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Message no. 1
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: ADMIN: Information on the Shadowrun Drive Drive
Date: Fri, 1 Sep 1995 23:26:30 -0500
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Ladies and Gentlemen (and all non-Terran people too):

It is now time for the Shadowrun Mailing List Drive Drive!

We are attempting to raise a few bucks to get a hard drive that we can
install on a computer and put on to the net that can act as the official
FTP site for all your net.Shadowrun needs. JD Falk
(jdfalk@************.org) has agreed to administrate the new site, which
will be located somewhere int he net.neighborhood of CAIS.COM, who agreed
to put the drive up on their machines.

The main reason for doing this is that the current FTP site,
cerebus.acusd.edu, is gruesomly slow and buggy. The main reason for
purchasing our own drive instead of getting space on another system is so
that if the need efer arose, we could easily move the hardware and data
to a new location.

With drive prices plumettign daily, we shoudl be able to get ahold of a
fairly large drive for a fairly good price. At least in the 1GB+ size.
Any extra moneies we get will go to purchase a few tapes so that the
drive can be backed up. Any in excess of THAT will be distributed to
those people in Europe or Autrailia that are going to be setting up
overseas mirrors of the site.

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We are going to organize this Drive Drive telethon fashion. That is, you
pledge a certain amount. $10 is recommended, although you are welcome to
contribute what you can afford.

We are also going to offer several premiums. These will be auctioned off
to hopefully increase the amount we get and to add a little excitement.
Some items are available in unlimited numbers, and will be a girf to
those that pledge a certain amount. Some items are limited in quantity
and thus will be given tot he person that bids the most. Remember, all
monies (save any production and shipping costs) will go to the drive, so
the prices will be higher than their "street" price :-)

Minimum Bid Current Bid Item Description
=============================================================================
$25 Unlimited NERPS Shadowlore or Foundations (bound and
signed)
$40 Unlimited NERPS Shadowlore AND Foundations (bound
and signed)
$50 Unlimited NERPS Shadowlore, Foundations, and
Shadowlore II (when available)
$35 -- 1995 Shadowrun Mailing List T-shirt
(+$5 for foreign foreign shipping)
$35 -- 1995 Shadowrun Mailing List T-shirt
(+$5 for foreign foreign shipping)

* I have available several PC Computer games. If there is interest, I'll
make up a list and put it up, let me know.

* If you have something would want to put up on the list, let me know.
Also include the minimum pledge/bid you think is appropriate.

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HOW TO SUBMIT A PLEDGE:

If you wish to pledge for the Drive Drive, drop an email message to
hayden@*******.mankato.msus.edu with the subject line of "Shadowrun
Pledge". Any other subject line will be ignored.

Put into you message a mention of how much money you are pledging. If
you are pledging for one of the premium items, also list that in your
message. For example:

I'm pledging $35. Apply this towards one of the tshirts.

If the item you are pledging at is a bidding item, you won't be obligated
to honor your pledge if someone outbids you. If you pledge on an
unlimited item or on no item, you are expected to pay up when we're
done. :-)

Once the pledge drive is finished, instructions on how to pay up will be
emailed to you or to the list.

If you have any questions, let me know.

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NOTE: We need more premium items. If you got something, let me know.

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Message no. 2
From: Mika Nikolic <MNik@***.COM>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Information on the Shadowrun Drive Drive
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 1995 00:51:49 -0400
the games sound good. but i still don't understand what the pledges are for.
Message no. 3
From: "Robert A. Hayden" <hayden@*******.MANKATO.MSUS.EDU>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Information on the Shadowrun Drive Drive
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 1995 00:11:31 -0500
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On Sat, 2 Sep 1995, Mika Nikolic wrote:

> the games sound good. but i still don't understand what the pledges are for.

I don't understand what you don't understand. People pledge money. If
they pledge enough, they get a goody too.


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Message no. 4
From: Gary Carroll <gary@****.COM>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Information on the Shadowrun Drive Drive
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 12:41:15 -0700
Minimum Bid Current Bid Item Description
=====================================================================
$25 Unlimited NERPS Shadowlore or Foundations
(bound and signed)
$40 Unlimited NERPS Shadowlore AND Foundations
(bound and signed)
$50 Unlimited NERPS Shadowlore, Foundations, and
Shadowlore II (when available)
$35 -- 1995 Shadowrun Mailing List T-shirt
(+$5 for foreign foreign shipping)
$35 -- 1995 Shadowrun Mailing List T-shirt
(+$5 for foreign foreign shipping)

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If you have any questions, let me know.

=========

What do we have to do to get Gurth or someone else to Print up
and bind the NAGEE 1-7, The RunnerGear, The Crome Conversions,
and the new Project 3 books... (over and above the cost of
creating *of course*)

I would be interested in all of this.

=========

P.S. put me down for the shadowlore 1 & 2 and foundations
for $50

Thanks
Gary C.
Message no. 5
From: James Pearley Kilbride <kilbrj@***.EDU>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Information on the Shadowrun Drive Drive
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 16:05:16 -0400
What are the Shadowlore books???
Message no. 6
From: "J.D. Falk" <jdfalk@************.ORG>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Information on the Shadowrun Drive Drive
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 1995 16:24:28 -0400
On Thu, 7 Sep 1995, James Pearley Kilbride wrote:

> What are the Shadowlore books???

Excerpted from the ShadowRN FAQ, Part III, Section 1:

] NERPS
]
] "Inside Joke" at the offices of FASA. According to them, it
] originally stood for "Nothing Ever Really Pleases Steve/Scott",
] although no particulars as to the identity as to Steve or Scott
] were given. Appeared in FASA products as early as Virtual
] Realities (p. 81) possibly earlier. Has now taken on a life of
] its own.
]
] Despite the natural tendency to interpret NERPS as a jibe to
] Steve Jackson Game's product GURPS, such speculation is without
] foundation.
]
] NERPS are the ultimate placebo. They may serve as a cure
] (almost) for anything one might care to name -- from the common
] cold to nuclear war. NERPS are commonly used to contend with
] Munchkins and just about anything else that springs to mind.
]
] Finally, NERPS has also been adopted as the name of an
] associated mailing list, which has as it's purpose to design
] several new, fan-written, ShadowRun manuals. NERPS was acronymed
] to stand for: Net Enhancements for Role-Playing Shadowrun.
] Unlike the FASA version of NERPS, this name for this Tome was
] coined partially as a jibe at GURPS.

Excerpted from the NERPS FAQ, Part 2, Section 5:

] A. NERPS ShadowLore
] This first publication contains eighty-six pages of new races,
] magic, cyberware, bioware, gadgets, contacts and rules designed to
] spice up any ShadowRun game.
. . .
] C. NERPS ShadowLore II
] Following in the footsteps of the first NERPS ShadowLore, this
] publication will contain spells, equipment, vehicles, and rules
] modifications. It is currently being edited, and should be
] finished some time later this summer.

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Message no. 7
From: Gurth <gurth@******.NL>
Subject: Re: ADMIN: Information on the Shadowrun Drive Drive
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 1995 11:19:46 +0200
>What do we have to do to get Gurth or someone else to Print up
>and bind the NAGEE 1-7, The RunnerGear, The Crome Conversions,
>and the new Project 3 books... (over and above the cost of
>creating *of course*)

As I've tried to make clear several times before, I'd be willing to print
out _one_ Plastic Warriors book (buyer's choice) for the Drive Drive but
definitely not all those others :)

--
Gurth@******.nl - Gurth@***.nl - http://www.xs4all.nl/~gurth/index.html
Let it all out
-> Unofficial Shadowrun Guru & NERPS Project Leader <-
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