From: richard@auvax1.adelphi.edu
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: RPST: Meeting In Jamaica And Caribbean IRC Talk 2
Date: 16 Dec 92 06:25:58 GMT
Organization: Adelphi University, Garden City NY

THIS IS A REPOST DUE TO LACK OF RESPONSE!

Well, when pondering the idea of moving to a more intimate and rapid means of 
communication between us all (other than BBS) I was hit with two ideas.  First,
meeting face to face.
  Here, I can only address this to those of us who will be in Jamaica on
Christmas eve.  My mother owns a store in the Village Plaza in the Half Way
Tree
shopping area (recently renamed Mandela Square) called the Village Plaza Rx &
Gift Store, where I will be assisting her more than likely.  At noon of that
day we could all meet there vis-a-vis and get to know the people behind the
e-mail addresses.  So as not to get lost, as Jamaica has seen a dramatic
expansion in shopping malls (despite trying economic times), The Village Plaza
is located off Constant Spring road, the first of several sectioned mall areas
leading up to Mandela Square (HWTree).  It is right beside Hi-Lo Supermarket,
just ask for directions.  Perhaps we could arrange to go as a group to UWI and
CAST to see what we can do to improve connectivity to Jamaica. 

Second, the IRC.
IRC (Interactive Relay Communication) Is already established on Internet and
has been for some time.  It basically operates like this (at least as how I
access and use it).  
1.  Once I enter the VAX/VMS system (with a $ prompt) I type IRC
2.  This enters the IRC Shell which asks for a name define (your name should
appear as a default) - I simply hit return
3. Various IRC messages scroll by and stop.  Then I type  /nick Jahmon.  The
computer types  Richard in know known as Jahmon.   This is how one selects a
nickname which can be changed at any time by repeating the process for
selecting a nick.
4.  I then type /List and hit return.  This initiates a scroll of all of the
avaliable IRC channels and the number of people on them.
5.  I then choose a channel and type /join #hottub  to join the channel Hottub.
6.  Once in, the system operates like a CB Radio in that one sees in
consecutive lines (headed by the users nicknames) the typed responses of the
users in close to real time communication.
7.  To 'say' something you only have to type the text and hit enter to send it.

N-O-T-E:
  There are many things U can do on this system such as kick other users off,
send private messages, etc.  I will post an IRC users basic help manual to this
BBS very soon for those who are interested.  The ULTIMATE AIM is to create a
channel called CARIBE for us to be able to communicate with each other in real
time.

*Please try this out and send comments to yours truly on your success or
failure. Also - many thanks to the people who responded to my prior posting on
the IRC and hooking up with individuals I could meet with in Jamdown that could
help with strenthening E-communication - I got lots of good info I will soon
post such as e-mail addresses for several caribbean countries.

Peter Tosh - The Malcolm X of JAMAICA - Long Live His Memory  (See the new
documentary film on Tosh called Stepping Razor - Red X, in which he explains
how he introduced Bob Marley to Rastafarianism, and how he felt he was marked
for death because whenever he saw his name on a government document there was a
red x beside it).

Peace....but NOT without Justice!
  
 
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Richard L. Dennison               -\--/-  Internet: richard@auvax1.adelphi.edu
President, Caribbean Club        |  \/  | Fone:(516)352-1926 Fax:(516)877-3296
Chairman, Afrikan Concerns Assn  |  /\  | Caribbean Cultural Awareness Club
Editor In Chief, AFRIKA UNBOUND!  -/--\-  Adelphi U., Garden City, N.Y. 11530
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