Well, its with a deep sadness that I sit here typing this message this
morning. As of tonight, 05/01/00 at 11:59am, TekLab will no longer be
accessible by the Internet.
It's been a very difficult decision for me to make, one that I've had to
weigh heavily these past few weeks, but I simply can't hide from the facts
- TekLab must go offline and stop the free support lists its been giving to
the user community over the years.
The hard fact remains - it costs me a great deal each month to keep the
connectivity required to support the load of users that are participating
in these lists, and in spite of my best efforts I have been unable to get
any hardware manufacturers to contribute to these costs. As a result, I am
now bankrupt and must face the fact that I have to discontinue my network
account, and retire the overworked machine that's been running hard for the
last 3 years, keeping the lists running.
I wish you all the best of luck, and will happily participate in any
alternative forums that spring up as a result of this activity. Maybe we
can get Korg or someone to set up a machine on their high-capacity network,
and run the lists off there, in lieu of actually starting a letter writing
campaign or something. If any of you are in LA, feel free to call me at
(323) 666 6440, maybe we can stay in touch by phone.
Thank you all for your participation, your stimulating conversation, your
insightful flames, and your valuable lurking skills. If anyone wants to
send me a postcard, please do so - make sure to include your postal address
so that I can write a letter back to you. My email probably won't work any
more after this message.
Seeya guys. Its been sweet.
j.
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