Msg: 6443 *Conference*
04-19-96 07:49:41
From: RICHARD HANSON
To : ZINA BERGMAN
Subj: HTML
In response to part of your last message ... under a new thread ... > You're right the actual HTML code is really a no brainer -- the hard part is deciding WHAT to do and HOW to do it. You bet'cha!!! It's programming, business planning, publication layout, and a whole lot of other things all wrapped up in one. There ain't no way someone can just do it, walk away and it's a killer presentation. No way. Jose! However, as a labor of love, I've been working on some HTML files on a Model 102 ... heck, it's just ASCII!!! What's cool is trying to visualize it in your mind. Again, it's just like programming anything ... you've got to be able to visualize the end result of your code. I've been working on the overall design, function and maintenance of our new online publication, The Dock! (Internet Edition) @ www.The-Dock.com. It is to be a complete online news service. I currently have some editors that write monthly columns, a handfull of local content providers, such as Weekender Magazine (events around the county), TCI-TV, KCRT-TV and CC-TV (program listings), and several other news sources, like Rotary District 5160, etc. but that's not enough. Note: The Dock! (Interactive Edition) has been online as a BBS and Gateway since 1993. You may log on at 510-676-5359. The Dock! (Interactive Edition) uses TBBS, TDBS, Tiger, Tims, Sysom, etc. on a Novel Lite Network of 3 computers and 16 lines at a site on Clayton Road, Concord, CA. We're pushing over 150,000 e-mail message, daily (local, internet, and fidonet), keeping about 50,000 mesage online daily ... we're the fidonet hub for our area. We offer a lot of stuff, attracting about 70 local readers, daily. We have about 150 advertisers. And, I now have a full-time advertising sales department via an independent business firm in Walnut Creek, Words Unlimited, under the ownership of Barbara Linchey. For The Dock! (Internet Edition) the idea is to build an online service dedicated to our community (in this case, Contra Costa County) as if it were a newspaper. PressTime Magazine reports that newspapers around the country are doing this same thing. We have a very powerful local newspaper called the Contra Costa Times, now owned by Knight-Ridder, Inc. If they so choose, they can blow us out of the water and I'd be back on the street, looking for what I'll do next. They haven't, so I'm persuing a dream, along with my friend, Drew Blanchar. Putting an extensive news service on the "Nut" is a big job in planning, execution and maintenance ... with maintenance being the biggest, constant problem. I'd like to program a clipping service here at home, using one of my computers on my new ISDN line to retrieve certain news items, put them into pre-named files, log into our web server and upload, (overwriting the old). ---- > I've been overwhelmed at work -- you'd think Phd's would be smarter than they really are -- no common sense seems to be the order of the day. Hey ... none of that! You are smart. And, you have a steady pay check for heaven's sake ... something I wish the hell I had. With all the stuff I do, to do what I do, I find it very tough to do, things I'd like to do, without feeling guilty for not doing things that I must do. Frankly, life is do, do, do, do ... doo doo! On the flip side ... like I needed something to flip ... I got the opportunity to teach, again. I just finished up two classes. One for UC Berkeley Extension and the other for the University of San Francisco. UCB was telecommunications, and USF was Office Automation. I miss teaching (did 12 years from 1980 thru 1993). I was once in a PhD program and was looking for a steady gig (tenure track position) but it just didn't work out. So, be thankfull for what you have, Zina. You've got a good gig going ... grow it, use it, do some good. ---- > I've been monitoring the Tandy news group on the Net and Club 100 is spoken highly of -- glad I'm aquainted with a good group of folks. thanks again. zina Wow! On behalf of all those who contribute to Club 100 content and services, I really appreciate the feedback. Thanks again. -Rick- PS: I did receive the disk you sent (thank you) but have not had the chance to look it over. I will, of course. Everything takes time.