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Re: Atlanta 2600 meeting

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From: e.
Date: Thu, 29 Jun 1995 00:00
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In article <3sv7s4$rc8@felix.cc.gatech.edu>,
Joe Wetzel <jwetzel@cc.gatech.edu> wrote:
: stuhlman@netcom.com (S. Stuhlman) writes:
: 
: >Chris Farris (chris@ravenloft.stucen.gatech.edu) wrote:
: 
: >:                           Announcing the Atlanta
: >: 				2600 group.
: 
: > Ummmm... excuse my ignorance, but what is a "2600" anyway?
: >Just curious...
: 
: It's a group dedicated to the survival of the Atari 2600.   :^)
: 
: No... it's really a hackers group, named 2600 because that's the
: frequency of the tone which could get you a free phone call years
: ago.

Actually, it's the name of a quarterly technical magazine based in New
York.  From it spawned the worldwide monthly 2600 meetings, which a group
of techo-enthusiasts (sometimes including journalists and feds :) gather 
to share information, chat, and have a good time.  It isn't really a
hackers group.

e.
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From: gt5762b@prism.gatech.edu (e.)
Subject: Re: Atlanta 2600 meeting
Date: 1995/06/29
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