From: viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson)
Subject: Re: N-Plants in Eastern Europe
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 06:34:13 GMT

aa139@Freenet.carleton.ca (Mike Lynch) writes:

>How things evolve in Eastern Europe will be most interesting. It is a shame
>that some of these citizens cannot hook up to discussion groups such as this
>one.  Is there anything we can do, perhaps donate computers, modems, etc.

	If you really feel like doing this, here are my addresses:

viking@iastate.edu
z1dan@exnet.iastate.edu
dan@seedsci.seed.iastate.edu
tnez3@isuvax.iastate.edu

	These are in order of preference.  Anyway, I am in a particularly
fortunate situation.  I have a friend in the Ukraine who is a netadmin, and
offers an e-mail translation service (German, Russian, English, and a few
others.  Software or manuals -- no difference to him.  Mail me for
information, and let your friends know about it!)  It seems that the
hard currency problem is a very real one for this poor guy.  In addition,
I've an uncle that maintains a fairly robust import/export business to
the former USSR with regards to hardware for both computation and
networking, and some software to go along with that.  By working with
these two contacts (and a few others I have less contact with) I may be
able to forward hardware and software to and from these areas.  I cannot
say exactly what will be acceptable to either party, but if you do want
to help people in the area with regards to computational access and
facilities, mail me and I'll see what can be done.

	NOTE: I won't make one red USA cent from this thing.  In fact,
I'm trying to find the funds to advertise the translation service in
a few journals.  My interest?  I graduate next December, and this will
look *incredible* on a resume.  That's it, save my normal willingness to
help others when I can (I can't help it -- I was raised that way!).
Given the phone calls and mail charges, I'll lose a couple hundred
most likely.  It's worth it in the interview next December when I
graduate, so that's my angle on this whole thing.

	Anyway, I am sorry this isn't directly related to energy.  Maybe
this can be of help: At ISU, when I was a lowly NucE Undergrad (program
was killed my Junior year, so I switched majors), we gathered data on
the UTR-10 reactor using Apple IIe's with D->A converter cards and a
few BASIC programs.  I'd be willing to bet that old IBM XT that works
as a doorstop might be useful over there for similar purposes, if not
as terminals for some sort of Freenet or even a machine to get News and
publish relevant articles for the townsfolk to ponder.  It's up to you.

	Please feel free to copy this article, in whole or in part, to
anybody/anywhere you see fit, so long as the context is not skewed in
the process.  I may or may not act as a go-between.  It depends on
what my contects wish to do and how easily they can connect to you.
I shall endeavor to help both sides in any negotiations I am in,
but prefer to merely act as a trading house for e-mail addresses.  If
my help is needed, it shall be given, but I trust responsible adults
will be participating and won't need my intervention at all. I will
not post e-mail addresses for the obvious harassment reasons.

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