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Add link to Stephen Harris’ “about” page, and identify the quoted text as such.
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Stephen Kitt
Stephen Kitt
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Spud's Public Usenet Domain, aka Spuddy, or Spud's Xanadu - formerly run by Stephen HarrisStephen Harris. Featuring (and quoted from the page):

  • Spuddy offers the only online full usenet/mail service for free in the UK. A growing system, now running on a Sun Sparc 2, Spuddy represents a high speed fast-expanding system.
  • Why not give it a call?!
  • Thousands of other users to talk to, averaging 400 users a week
  • Over 2 gig of stuff to download or request by post. This includes a complete archive of GNU freeware, mirrored from prep.ai.mit.edu
  • Two `mud' games.
  • FREE access to a full Unix shell. The choices of shell are : sh, csh, bash, ksh, zsh, tcsh, etc.
  • If you don't like Unix - you don't have to touch it! There is a menu system that allows user-friendly access to the world of usenet ! Just request a `menu' shell.
  • Full access to usenet news. This (obviously) includes posting.
  • Your own mailbox for worldwide internet/uucp mail.
  • No limit on downloading - no ratios or silly rules. You may request sources by post for free (providing you provide the media!)
  • No restriction for time spent online.
  • A friendly BBS.
  • Spuddy offers the only online full usenet/mail service for free in the UK. A growing system, now running on a Sun Sparc 2, Spuddy represents a high speed fast-expanding system.
  • Why not give it a call?!
  • Thousands of other users to talk to, averaging 400 users a week
  • Over 2 gig of stuff to download or request by post. This includes a complete archive of GNU freeware, mirrored from prep.ai.mit.edu
  • Two `mud' games.
  • FREE access to a full Unix shell. The choices of shell are : sh, csh, bash, ksh, zsh, tcsh, etc.
  • If you don't like Unix - you don't have to touch it! There is a menu system that allows user-friendly access to the world of usenet ! Just request a `menu' shell.
  • Full access to usenet news. This (obviously) includes posting.
  • Your own mailbox for worldwide internet/uucp mail.
  • No limit on downloading - no ratios or silly rules. You may request sources by post for free (providing you provide the media!)
  • No restriction for time spent online.
  • A friendly BBS.

Spud's Public Usenet Domain, aka Spuddy, or Spud's Xanadu - formerly run by Stephen Harris. Featuring (and quoted from the page):

  • Spuddy offers the only online full usenet/mail service for free in the UK. A growing system, now running on a Sun Sparc 2, Spuddy represents a high speed fast-expanding system.
  • Why not give it a call?!
  • Thousands of other users to talk to, averaging 400 users a week
  • Over 2 gig of stuff to download or request by post. This includes a complete archive of GNU freeware, mirrored from prep.ai.mit.edu
  • Two `mud' games.
  • FREE access to a full Unix shell. The choices of shell are : sh, csh, bash, ksh, zsh, tcsh, etc.
  • If you don't like Unix - you don't have to touch it! There is a menu system that allows user-friendly access to the world of usenet ! Just request a `menu' shell.
  • Full access to usenet news. This (obviously) includes posting.
  • Your own mailbox for worldwide internet/uucp mail.
  • No limit on downloading - no ratios or silly rules. You may request sources by post for free (providing you provide the media!)
  • No restriction for time spent online.
  • A friendly BBS.

Spud's Public Usenet Domain, aka Spuddy, or Spud's Xanadu - formerly run by Stephen Harris. Featuring (and quoted from the page):

  • Spuddy offers the only online full usenet/mail service for free in the UK. A growing system, now running on a Sun Sparc 2, Spuddy represents a high speed fast-expanding system.
  • Why not give it a call?!
  • Thousands of other users to talk to, averaging 400 users a week
  • Over 2 gig of stuff to download or request by post. This includes a complete archive of GNU freeware, mirrored from prep.ai.mit.edu
  • Two `mud' games.
  • FREE access to a full Unix shell. The choices of shell are : sh, csh, bash, ksh, zsh, tcsh, etc.
  • If you don't like Unix - you don't have to touch it! There is a menu system that allows user-friendly access to the world of usenet ! Just request a `menu' shell.
  • Full access to usenet news. This (obviously) includes posting.
  • Your own mailbox for worldwide internet/uucp mail.
  • No limit on downloading - no ratios or silly rules. You may request sources by post for free (providing you provide the media!)
  • No restriction for time spent online.
  • A friendly BBS.
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scruss
scruss
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Spud's Public Usenet Domain, aka Spuddy, or Spud's Xanadu - formerly run by Stephen Harris. Featuring (and quoted from the page):

  • Spuddy offers the only online full usenet/mail service for free in the UK. A growing system, now running on a Sun Sparc 2, Spuddy represents a high speed fast-expanding system.
  • Why not give it a call?!
  • Thousands of other users to talk to, averaging 400 users a week
  • Over 2 gig of stuff to download or request by post. This includes a complete archive of GNU freeware, mirrored from prep.ai.mit.edu
  • Two `mud' games.
  • FREE access to a full Unix shell. The choices of shell are : sh, csh, bash, ksh, zsh, tcsh, etc.
  • If you don't like Unix - you don't have to touch it! There is a menu system that allows user-friendly access to the world of usenet ! Just request a `menu' shell.
  • Full access to usenet news. This (obviously) includes posting.
  • Your own mailbox for worldwide internet/uucp mail.
  • No limit on downloading - no ratios or silly rules. You may request sources by post for free (providing you provide the media!)
  • No restriction for time spent online.
  • A friendly BBS.