I don't remember when I joined either, but I'm pretty sure "American
Idol" wasn't on tv yet. I don't think I've been here as long as you, Daryl.
I seem to remember the list being hosted in Australia, and I definitely
remember Giles turning over list duties to Shawn. Not just Lee Hawkins,
but Les(?) Covington (who wrote the astro photography book)and Gary
Schloss were frequent contributors.
Daryl Hurley wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shawn Wright" <swright@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 8:07 PM
> Subject: [OM] Just checking in after a long absence
>
>
>
>>Hello all,
>>strong. If any of you old timers still recall the early days of the list,
>>post what you know prior to 1997, which is about as far back as my clear
>>memory goes...................
>>Shawn Wright
>>Oly List host Nov 1997-Jan 2004
>>
>
> I've been around awhile, but my memory isn't that good for dates. I can't
> recall what year I joined up, but at that time the list was hosted at a
> University, I think in Ohio. I joined before Doris Fang and after Denton
> Taylor. Lee Hawkins was a still regular, and the FAQ was already well
> established. Well, that's enough history. If I think any harder I might
> remember this was a OM list and even XA's and Stylus's were off topic. ;-)
> And thanks to all the hosts over the years!
>
> Daryl Hurley
> Topeka, KS
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