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 Editor's Note: The following was written and given to us at the 10/31/93   
 Eeeek! Night At The Palace.  We would like to share it with you:           
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         From:  Nancy J. Teppler,  Owner - Avatar Online Systems            
                        Eeeek - it's a Sysop!!                              
                                                                            
 At ONE BBSCON (THE BBS convention) held in Denver, Colorado this past      
 August, thousands of BBS owners, would-be owners, sysops (systems          
 operators), and users gathered to share ideas and take part in workshops   
 on everything from how to run a BBS for profit to legal aspects of         
 running a BBS.                                                             
                                                                            
 Among all the talk and learning and hurried meetings, the strongest        
 undercurrent of the convention was the fact that BBS operators, unlike     
 many of their counterparts in business, ENJOY HELPING EACH OTHER.          
                                                                            
 The owners of Eeeek BITS! have taken this phenomenon to new heights in     
 organizing Eeeek! Night at the Palace - where sysops and users from 21     
 BBS's around the Southland are gathering together to share an              
 entertaining evening as well as to help those less fortunate.              

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 AOS (Avatar Online Systems) applauds fellow Sysops for their help in       
 making this night a success and thanks Jackie and Kryss for their          
 unstinting efforts on behalf of BBS's, children, and the homeless.         
                                                                            
 It is our firm hope that through this event the public might learn more    
 about the features of good bulletin boards that are available to them      
 simply by using a modem and their computer.  On AOS, for example, we help  
 students with their studies by providing professional tutors online.       
 Many youngsters make friends with others all over Los Angeles, Orange      
 County, and Simi Valley, and since the nature of boards is that they are   
 multi-ethnic/multi-cultural, we see a tremendous hope for the future in    
 the good will that is encouraged and promoted through the use of good      
 bulletin boards.                                                           
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 ED:  We would, again, like to thank ALL the participating BBSes & Sysops,  
 and their users who did SOOOO much to help with that event! The Haunted    
 House in the afternoon accomodated over 700 children & the evening event   
 brought in a ton of food for the victims of the Fires. None of it would    
 have been possible without the help of all the good-hearted people in the  
 bbs world; it is YOU whom WE applaud!  Happy New Year to you all! :)       


