🚀 go-pugleaf

RetroBBS NetNews Server

Inspired by RockSolid Light RIP Retro Guy

Article View: aus.org.acs
Article #208

Re: Adelaide - What to see for the hi-tech tourist?

#208
From: Peter Bowditch
Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 00:00
23 lines
1728 bytes
Robert J Moorey : Physicist & Winemaker <rjmoorey'@'adam.com.au>
wrote:

>Tom Worthington wrote:
>
>> ps: This message is from the chair lift at Threadbo.
>                                             ^^^^^^^^
>Well apart from being a show off, you can't spell either 8-): Thredbo

On very old maps: "Threadbow"

Changed later to give it a more sophisticated, alpine feeling.

(Students of the arcane may like to find the root of the word
"sophisticated" and see how it fits so admirably into the last
sentence.)

........................................................
Peter Bowditch                Mobile: +61-419219659
Gebesse Computer Consultants  peterb@gebesse.com.au
Parramatta NSW Australia      http://www.gebesse.com.au/         
PB's book is at http://www.gebesse.com.au/books/internet.htm
Technical Details
Message-ID: <338ad1d4.266287555@nntp.peg.apc.org>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!unknown!not-for-mail
References: <3388C12C.7443@acslink.net.au> <3388dc70.0@eden.adam.com.au>

Show Full Headers
Complete Article Headers
X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit
X-Google-Thread: f4299,81c1a3df9a55750f
X-Google-Attributes: gidf4299,public
X-Google-Thread: fc9bd,81c1a3df9a55750f
X-Google-Attributes: gidfc9bd,public
X-Google-Thread: 108c83,81c1a3df9a55750f
X-Google-Attributes: gid108c83,public
X-Google-Thread: fa7f6,81c1a3df9a55750f
X-Google-Attributes: gidfa7f6,public
X-Google-Thread: f5d9f,81c1a3df9a55750f
X-Google-Attributes: gidf5d9f,public
From: peterb@gebesse.com.au (Peter Bowditch)
Subject: Re: Adelaide - What to see for the hi-tech tourist?
Date: 1997/05/27
Message-ID: <338ad1d4.266287555@nntp.peg.apc.org>
X-Deja-AN: 244226853
Sender: peterb@peg.apc.org
References: <3388C12C.7443@acslink.net.au> <3388dc70.0@eden.adam.com.au>
Organization: Gebesse Computer Consultants
Reply-To: peterb@gebesse.com.au
Newsgroups: aus.org.acs,aus.org.efa,aus.computers,aus.comms,rec.travel.australia+nz