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Message #06566



To: beam@sgiblab.sgi.com
From: Sean Rigter rigter@cafe.net
Date: Sat, 09 Oct 1999 17:12:18 -0700
Subject: [alt-beam] Re: Reversing walkers



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But then I've never seen a bug starve to death trapped in a corner cause
it couldn't back out.

Similar warning=)

wilf

Richard Caudle wrote:

> You know, I've watched lots of bugs walking and I can't recall ever
> seeing one go backwards. They turn in a circle to locate a clear
> path, then go when they find it. Maybe I need to watch different
> bugs! IMHO, it seems that reversing walkers are a departure from the
> holy quest...er BEAM philosophy. Neat toys, but non-BEAM. Wide is
> the path that leads to destruction. CAUTION: Portions of this
> correspondance are satyrical in nature and should be avoided by the
> humor impaired! Richardwww.geocities.com/frankendaddy/nCORE.html


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But then I've never seen a bug starve to death trapped in a corner cause
it couldn't back out.

Similar warning=)

wilf

Richard Caudle wrote:


You know, I've watched
lots of bugs walking and I can't recall ever seeing one go backwards. 
They turn in a circle to locate a clear path, then go when they find it. 
Maybe I need to watch different bugs! IMHO, it
seems that reversing walkers are a departure from the holy quest...er BEAM
philosophy.   Neat toys, but non-BEAM.  Wide is the path
that leads to destruction. CAUTION: 
Portions of this correspondance are satyrical in nature and should be avoided
by the humor impaired! Richardwww.geocities.com/frankendaddy/nCORE.html  
">http://www.geocities.com/frankendaddy/nCORE.html">www.geocities.com/frankendaddy/nCORE.html  



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6567 Sat, 9 Oct 1999 20:59:05 -0700 [alt-beam] BEAM on PBS "beam list" "Rik" well..after getting the mailing that they were going to be showing Mark
Tilden and others on a PBS show about robotics..i jumped onto the pbs site
to track down my local listing...and it was nowhere to be found...HOWEVER
... i saw a comercial for the show last night...confirming the oct.8th
showing!!!!

im in south florida..and pick it up on WXEL .. hope this info helps...and
YES ..i will be taping it

im a total newbie to beam..and even tho' i remember seeing something about
Mark on tv a while back....this will be the first time since i have been in
the scene!...WOO HOO! ...CANT WAIT!!!!!!1

-Rik

www.geocities.com/mutantb0y



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