Thanks
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After a number of years reading and sometimes contributing to these Amiga
Forums, I'm about to leave, for a while anyway. I'd like to thank the
people here who have taught me so much. After six years I'm still in awe of
my Amiga. When I needed it to, it ran DOS, it ran MAC, it networked on a
Sun system as a VT – then as an X terminal. It did database prototyping and
publishing. It did it cheaply and reliably – and I got my help here. A
great machine supported by great people.
I'm leaving a long-term job for parts unknown, literally not on the map.
Sixteen of us are attempting to establish a clinic in Zimbabwe and operate
it 60 days each year with low-pay/no-pay volunteers. I'm in the low-pay
category. 🙂 Along with dentistry and general medicine, we hope to correct
cataracts and a crippling form of tendonitis. It's mundane in the US, but
in Africa it's miraculous: making the blind see and the lame walk – and
making them self-supporting, for they have nothing to lean on.
I wrote a little Amiga "gawk" script for the pharmacy. As soon as the MSDOS
computer running it fails (day 1? day 2?), my job is something like
scrubbing the floors, which should remove any accumulated
little-tin-godlike tendencies along with my knuckles.
Again, thanks, I feel like I know many of you and I'll miss you.
Rob,
I wish you the best of luck.
A local Catholic church has a visiting priest from Zimbabwe. He is asking
for people to donate their old prescriptions. He says nothing from the
west is getting through. He knows this is illegal and knows that
prescription drugs beyond the expiration date could be worthless (and
dangerous) but, as he says, it's better than what they have now — nothing.
-sja
Rob…
God Bless You! I Hope you find the experience as rewarding as I know your
contribution will be to those you are serving.
If there is an organization to which AmigaUsers can make a contribution to
support your efforts, why not post an address/phone here… not a
solicitation, just the information for those who might be willing…
Michael
….from the north coast
Rob,
We will certainly miss you!! I do hope you can find a way to get in touch
from time to time. We'd love to know about your experiences in Zimbabwe.
My very best wishes go with you.
Betty
Rob,
I'm a new member of the Amiga forum, and I dont know if I ever "spoke" to
you, but in any case, good luck. It is a worthy cause to help others in
need.
Jose Fuentes, NYC
Jose,
I think you meant your message to go to Rob Salmon instead of to me. Rob
is the one who is going to Zimbabwe.
Betty
Oops!
Betty, I realized that after I had clicked my mouse button to send 🙂
Well, if you ever go to where Rob is goind, good luck to you, too! 😉
Bye.
Jose
No problem – and I can always use some good luck!
Betty
Rob,
I wish you all the best in your efforts. Perhaps you can locate a node to
logon every now and then to keep in touch?
David
Rob,
Your contributions have been appreciated and you'll be missed.
Good luck in your new "job"…I hope the clinic does well…and you
all stay in good health! You're doing a good thing!
Don
Rob,
Glad to hear you have found such a rewarding job, and I wish you the best
of luck with it. I also look forward to hearing about your experiences when
you return.
Thanks again for everything you have done for me.
-larry
We'll miss you! Good luck, and try to get word to us about how everything
is going!
Steve
We will all miss having you here Rob. Best of luck with your humanitarian
work in Zimbabwe. People like yourself are the real diplomats and a credit
to the rest of the country.
John – K7KB (via Whap!)