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	The WELL is a computer conferencing system where people post
responses to topics, and can read what others have posted. It is
divided into some 200 conferences [plus private conferences such as
the one I will describe].

	There is a private conference on the WELL devoted to the study
of Drexler's new book "Nanosystems". If you are on the WELL, simply
send me email [my userid on the WELL is solovay] and I will add you to
the user list for this conference. The emphasis of the group are the
technical issues raised by Drexler's book, rather than the social
implications and future prospects of Nanotech.

	If you are not a member of the WELL, you can join by
telnetting to well.sf.ca.us; the internet coordinates of the well are
192.132.30.2 

	the following is the blurb you will see if you pick the
newuser account [the one used to register]:

The WELL is a computer teleconferencing system running on a SEQUENT
S27 computer located in Sausalito, California.

The WELL offers users access to approximately 200 WELL conferences,
to the UNIX operating system, to USENET,UUCP mail and the Internet.

The basic cost of the WELL is a $15/month service charge plus a 
$2.00/hour usage fee.  Your first 5 hours of usage @ $2.00/hour
are free, so you can get to know the system, though you may want
to wait until you get the manual to make the best use of this time.

	End of blurb.

	I personally enjoy the WELL very much. There are conferences
on every topic from soup to nuts, including politics, science, sex,
and a conference for writers to compare notes on their experiences.
There are a lot of very bright people on the WELL. The politics is
left of center, and there are more hackers and humanists than pure
science types. Among other "celebrities", William Calvin [the author
of "The Cerbral Symphony"] is an active participant. All in all, it's
a good place.

	One last thing--if you do decide to join the WELL, I'd be
grateful if you would mention my name at the appropriate place in the
signup form; and I'd be very pleased if this posting leads to new
active participants in the "nanosystems" conference.