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golem
Nov 6, 2016, 5:35:29 AM11/6/16
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Foxidrive had been suffering severe health problems in recent years and
unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
Though we never met, we did communicate infrequently over many years via
email, BBS message areas and then newsgroups.
He had very considerable technical knowledge and regularly assisted many
other members of the computer club to which we both belonged.
On very many occasions he demonstrated his coding skills here and in other
newsgroups.
He is sadly missed and is now at peace.
unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
Though we never met, we did communicate infrequently over many years via
email, BBS message areas and then newsgroups.
He had very considerable technical knowledge and regularly assisted many
other members of the computer club to which we both belonged.
On very many occasions he demonstrated his coding skills here and in other
newsgroups.
He is sadly missed and is now at peace.
JJ
Nov 6, 2016, 7:37:53 AM11/6/16
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Auric__
Nov 6, 2016, 10:28:34 AM11/6/16
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--
Condemned woman rejects last dinner. Sips tea.
golem
Nov 6, 2016, 3:22:03 PM11/6/16
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JJ wrote:
>
> May he be remembered of the good deeds he have done in this newsgroup.
Well said!
>
> May he be remembered of the good deeds he have done in this newsgroup.
golem
Nov 6, 2016, 3:26:09 PM11/6/16
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Auric__ wrote:
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> That sucks, a lot.
Yep but now his suffering is over.
>
> That sucks, a lot.
Yep but now his suffering is over.
pro...@berkeley.edu
Nov 6, 2016, 8:30:43 PM11/6/16
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absolutely no idea he was having medical problems.... We all will miss
him terribly!
--
Phil Robyn
Tom Del Rosso
Nov 7, 2016, 4:24:55 AM11/7/16
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least live a long life?
golem
Nov 7, 2016, 5:33:09 PM11/7/16
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Tom Del Rosso wrote:
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> He'll be universally missed. Do you know how old he was? Did he at
> least live a long life?
Back in July he told me that he was 57 years old.
>
> He'll be universally missed. Do you know how old he was? Did he at
> least live a long life?
He is indeed being missed by many other members of our computer club, even
though he left it more than a year ago.
He was very generous in sharing his knowledge and assisting others.
golem
Nov 7, 2016, 5:37:56 PM11/7/16
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and was previously active for MANY years in other areas including
international echo (message) areas back in the Fidonet/BBS days.
> absolutely no idea he was having medical problems.... We all will miss
> him terribly!
Only became aware of it myself in the last year.
international echo (message) areas back in the Fidonet/BBS days.
> absolutely no idea he was having medical problems.... We all will miss
> him terribly!
B00ze
Nov 7, 2016, 10:27:40 PM11/7/16
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Aarg, Golem, you multi-posted...
On 2016-11-06 05:34, golem <go...@wherever.nix> wrote:
> Foxidrive had been suffering severe health problems in recent years and
> unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
Rest in peace FoxiDrive.
Best Regards,
--
! _\|/_ Sylvain / B00...@hotmail.com
! (o o) Member:David-Suzuki-Fdn/EFF/Red+Cross/SPCA/Planetary-Society
oO-( )-Oo "There's a frood who really knows where his towel is."
On 2016-11-06 05:34, golem <go...@wherever.nix> wrote:
> Foxidrive had been suffering severe health problems in recent years and
> unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
> He is sadly missed and is now at peace.
This is a major loss to this newsgroup and to DOS programmers everywhere.
Rest in peace FoxiDrive.
Best Regards,
--
! _\|/_ Sylvain / B00...@hotmail.com
! (o o) Member:David-Suzuki-Fdn/EFF/Red+Cross/SPCA/Planetary-Society
oO-( )-Oo "There's a frood who really knows where his towel is."
Timo Salmi
Nov 8, 2016, 3:09:52 AM11/8/16
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On 06.11.2016 12:34, golem <go...@wherever.nix> wrote:
> Foxidrive had been suffering severe health problems in recent years and
> unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
My profound respects for his great contributions to the community. Rest
> Foxidrive had been suffering severe health problems in recent years and
> unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
in peace our great batch friend.
All the best, Timo
--
Prof. (emer.) Timo Salmi, Vaasa, Finland
http://www.netikka.net/tsneti/homepage.php
CRNG
Nov 8, 2016, 8:10:38 AM11/8/16
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On Tue, 8 Nov 2016 10:09:40 +0200, Timo Salmi <t...@uwasa.fi> wrote in
<38b12e10-7329-2f7c...@uwasa.fi>
>On 06.11.2016 12:34, golem <go...@wherever.nix> wrote:
>> Foxidrive had been suffering severe health problems in recent years and
>> unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
>
>My profound respects for his great contributions to the community. Rest
>in peace our great batch friend.
>
> All the best, Timo
+1
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<38b12e10-7329-2f7c...@uwasa.fi>
>On 06.11.2016 12:34, golem <go...@wherever.nix> wrote:
>> Foxidrive had been suffering severe health problems in recent years and
>> unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
>
>My profound respects for his great contributions to the community. Rest
>in peace our great batch friend.
>
> All the best, Timo
--
Web based forums are like subscribing to 10 different newspapers
and having to visit 10 different news stands to pickup each one.
Email list-server groups and USENET are like having all of those
newspapers delivered to your door every morning.
Zaidy036
Nov 8, 2016, 10:59:42 AM11/8/16
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On 11/8/2016 8:10 AM, CRNG wrote:
> On Tue, 8 Nov 2016 10:09:40 +0200, Timo Salmi <t...@uwasa.fi> wrote in
> <38b12e10-7329-2f7c...@uwasa.fi>
>
>> On 06.11.2016 12:34, golem <go...@wherever.nix> wrote:
>>> Foxidrive had been suffering severe health problems in recent years and
>>> unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
>>
>> My profound respects for his great contributions to the community. Rest
>> in peace our great batch friend.
>>
>> All the best, Timo
>
> +1
>
+10
> On Tue, 8 Nov 2016 10:09:40 +0200, Timo Salmi <t...@uwasa.fi> wrote in
> <38b12e10-7329-2f7c...@uwasa.fi>
>
>> On 06.11.2016 12:34, golem <go...@wherever.nix> wrote:
>>> Foxidrive had been suffering severe health problems in recent years and
>>> unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
>>
>> My profound respects for his great contributions to the community. Rest
>> in peace our great batch friend.
>>
>> All the best, Timo
>
> +1
>
choon...@gmail.com
Nov 9, 2016, 8:34:09 PM11/9/16
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This is rather the first time I've responded to this news group.
Benefited a lot from his contribution, thanks for the update to the group. Really would like to express my thanks to him though like most, we probably never see nor even interact before.
Have peace.
Benefited a lot from his contribution, thanks for the update to the group. Really would like to express my thanks to him though like most, we probably never see nor even interact before.
Have peace.
Todd Vargo
Nov 9, 2016, 11:21:20 PM11/9/16
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in several newsgroups. His enthusiasm for helping and solving problems
for others continued until his final weeks. His posts will be missed.
--
Todd Vargo
(Post questions to group only. Remove "z" to email personal messages)
golem
Nov 10, 2016, 6:38:05 PM11/10/16
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Todd Vargo wrote:
> in several newsgroups. His enthusiasm for helping and solving problems
> for others continued until his final weeks. His posts will be missed.
He definitely was very generous with his knowledge and expertise in
> in several newsgroups. His enthusiasm for helping and solving problems
> for others continued until his final weeks. His posts will be missed.
assisting so many others over several decades AFAIK.
Yes, he is already being missed by many in various coding areas on the Net.
golem
Nov 10, 2016, 6:39:34 PM11/10/16
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At last!
It's only by individuals participating that newsgroups like this continue to
flourish and be attractive to others.
Foxidrive would approve!
>
> Benefited a lot from his contribution, thanks for the update to the group.
> Really would like to express my thanks to him though like most, we
> probably never see nor even interact before.
I hope that you might consider doing so more often from now.
> Benefited a lot from his contribution, thanks for the update to the group.
> Really would like to express my thanks to him though like most, we
> probably never see nor even interact before.
It's only by individuals participating that newsgroups like this continue to
flourish and be attractive to others.
Foxidrive would approve!
Gabor Grothendieck
Nov 11, 2016, 7:02:46 PM11/11/16
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On Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 5:35:29 AM UTC-5, golem wrote:
> Foxidrive had been suffering severe health problems in recent years and
> unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
I noticed this a bit late but let me add how sad it is that foxidrive is no longer with us. He was certainly both masterful and helpful in the matters of this group and will be certainly missed.
> Foxidrive had been suffering severe health problems in recent years and
> unfortunately passed away on Thursday.
Sponge Belly
Nov 19, 2016, 11:25:17 AM11/19/16
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Hello All,
FoxiDrive was one of the good guys. He will be missed.
This one's for you, Foxi...
So You'll Aim Toward the Sky by Grandaddy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1l3IFTQm0I
Goodbye and good luck.
- SB
FoxiDrive was one of the good guys. He will be missed.
This one's for you, Foxi...
So You'll Aim Toward the Sky by Grandaddy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1l3IFTQm0I
Goodbye and good luck.
- SB
FileGod
Feb 6, 2017, 3:52:55 AM2/6/17
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On Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 2:35:29 AM UTC-8, golem wrote:
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