Conference napalm::heavy_metal

Hey folks,

	Time for me to bid my farewells too now.

	I had to look for bigger and better things outside of DEC...excuse
me, Digital (in fuscia). Felt like it was time for me to move on, so I've
taken a job with a company in Bedford Ma.

	I'll be keeping in touch via JJ probbably, maybe some others over
the internet.

	Only been in here for 1.5 years or so but it's been a scream. 
I'm glad I got to meet those few in here that I have, and I hope to still party
with you folks on the occasions you get together, and maybe meet a few more!

	Leaving DEC (I've been here 7 years now) was a VERY dificult decision
for me, not the least of the hard choices being that I was going to lose
constant touch with many friends.

	Take care, I'll be around for a little bit but then I'm history.

	Party on Garth.

	-a

    
    
    
    MAN OVERBOARD!   ;')
    
    Good luck dude.. 
    
    Whit-

    Bye Andy - It's been a pleasure man.  Best of luck outside!!
    Stay in touch!!
    
    jc (Cooper@kdx200.enet.dec.com)
    

>    MAN OVERBOARD!   ;')

That happened years ago. :^)

 >   jc (Cooper@kdx200.enet.dec.com)

thanks jc, I'm compiling a list of enet addresses to take with me so I
can keep in touch.

Anyone else wants to post 'em I'd be grateful (though I can figure
it out if I know your standard mail node.)

-a

    ...Bye Andy...we'll let you know if anything 'legendary' happens so you
    can join us.......;'))........when i read your goodbye note i was
    waiting to read that they'd made further cutbacks in your group
    etcetcetc...i'm very glad that your leaving represents you making
    the decision to move on and not a decision that was made for you as has
    been the case with many of the other noters who have left...good luck
    at the new place and remember, i am always right...........;"))....../k 

Hey Andy,

Best to ya, and keep in touch!

alan
(starr@qryche.enet.dec.com)

    
    
    GoodLuck....!!!!!!!!!!!! 
    
    SueJ

    GOOD LUCK ANDY!
    
    |KS|
    

 >   at the new place and remember, i am always right...........;"))....../k 

Karen, I knew that from the first note I read by you. Or at least I knew
enough to TELL you that. :^)

-a

    Mail me and I'll keep you up to date with Sir Charles.
    
    Mike
    (heiser@outsrc.enet.dec.com)

    Yo Andy, you can formulate any of our Internet mail addresses from the
    internal mail address (node::username) using the formula
    username@node.enet.dec.com.  Except possibly people that get mail on
    hidden nodes, I don't know how to get it to them.
    
    Ciao!
    Greg

 >   username@node.enet.dec.com.  Except possibly people that get mail on
 >   hidden nodes, I don't know how to get it to them.

Yep, that's what I meant by

>Anyone else wants to post 'em I'd be grateful (though I can figure
>it out if I know your standard mail node.)

Thanks,
-a

thanks mikey, means so much coming from you!

    ea

    Andy, send me your address before you leave.  I need to harass you in
    person during my next road trip back home.

>    Andy, send me your address before you leave.  I need to harass you in
  >  person during my next road trip back home.

Oooh gee, there's an invitation I can't pass up. Wonder what I'll do first,
that or my root canal and vasectomy?  

:^)

-a

    
    re: .15
    
    Wendy-O alert!
    
    

    I thought you might like that....  8P

    C'mon now Andy, that's not nice.  Besides, urology isn't a practice for
    the removal of invisible objects.  {insert giga-smiley's}

>    C'mon now Andy, that's not nice.  Besides, urology isn't a practice for
>    the removal of invisible objects.  {insert giga-smiley's}


XOXOXO       

-a

    
    	Andy, if you're still around, take good luck from Germany!
    
    	...SJ...
    

   Well, this is the official note and this is the official good bye.  I"m
   out of DEC/Digital as of Wednesday.  Landed a fabulous new job in
   Cambridge MA and can't *wait* to get settled in.

   It's been an interesting ~5.5 years here and I'll miss it ... met some
   great people and I'll miss them as well.  It's been cool.

   See ya on the internet.

   bye,

   Vicki

    
    wharz the new job????  good luck and keep in youch!
    

    
    	Good bye and the best of luck !!!!
    
    	...SJ...

    Yeah,Like Rob Said.."Keep In Youch". 
    
    
      Crazy_What_Ever_That_Means_Al
    

>            <<< Note 37.24 by KDX200::ROBR "Orange squares suck." >>>
>
>    
>    wharz the new job????  good luck and keep in youch!
 

   With OSF in Kendall Square.  Hear there are some great places to visit
   around the area.  

   Vic

    
    Keep in touch Vic and don't forget the rendez-vous in Mexico next year.
    
    Flip

    And I never got to meet you even though I think we're in the same
    facility and on the same floor (ZK2-3???)

>               <<< Note 37.29 by DREGS::BLICKSTEIN "DOS Boot" >>>
>
>    And I never got to meet you even though I think we're in the same
>    facility and on the same floor (ZK2-3???)

   Dave,

   Yep, zk2-3 is it.  I have seen you around the halls though ... you just
   didn't know you were seeing me.

   ;^)

   Vic

    
    
    	Hey db, I didn't know we were almost neighbors....!
    
    	JJ
    

    re: .31 Judy
    
    >  Hey db, I didn't know we were almost neighbors....!
    
    In Vic's case, she knew who I was but I didn't know who she was (she
    saw me at a Citadel gig, so that how that happened).
    
    In your case, I know you but you don't know me.  I never made the
    connection between the GOOEY::JUDY in H_M and the one at the ZK
    Wellness center until a few weeks ago at Kim's going away party.
    
    	db

    
    	What's JJ doing at the Wellness Center?
    
    	There's a bunch of parts on her that look mighty healthy
    	already.
    
    	8^)
    
    							GTI

    
    
    	{blush}  =)
    
    	db, I saw you at a couple Citadel gigs too but I honestly
    	don't think I'd recognize you.....
    

    Wow!  You folks all work in ZK too?!  I'm surprised we haven't bumped
    into each other yet this week!

    Hey Mike! Thats how we know about you and /k- we see you walking around
    the pond together! We know you but you dont know us! hahahahahahaha
    
    SueJ

    Damn!  well I also agree that JJ doesn't need to workout.  

    
    
    	And how would you know?  I could be 300 pounds.... =)
    

You've lost weight?

    On_Wards to Tony.D..    Best_Of_Luck.
    
    And don't Forget what the Prisoner Said..."I am Not A Number.I'm A
    FREE_MAN!!"
    
                  Crazy_Resigned_To_The_Fact_Al

>    	And how would you know?  I could be 300 pounds.... =)
    
    I go back home all the time.  I know what most of you look like ;-)

    	
    	Goodbye Tony, best of luck!!!
    
    	and don't forget, those coming after the original HM-Noters will
    	take care that the sh*t goes on...
    
    	...SJ...

    See ya TTT.....
    
    Been fun...
    
    Glad to see you're gonna have a life again.
    
    Bonzo (do ya still wanna offload your valvestate?)
    
    

    
    
    	Tony..
    
    
    	sniff.....  =(
    
    	Good luck sweets.
    
    	JJ
    

    
    
    	*sigh* ...mega.
    
    	Good luck darlin'..
    
    	tigg~~~

    
    	Bummer...
    
    	Good Luck HoneyBear,,,
    
    	SueJ

    Tony....
    
    I've just read what you intend to do......
    
    
    
    
    you bum face big girls blouse!You never had the nerve to come up
    here and get drunk after all!
    
          ...best o' luck for the future! 8)
    
    					ian

    
    Hey Ian, I will dude!
    
    If anybody wants me I'm :-
    
    Tony Dallison
    16 Wyre Court
    Tilehurst
    Reading
    Berkshire
    England
    RG3 6FU
    
    Home: 0734-418312 Mobile: 0374-245216

    
    Due to circumstances beyond his control, Tony left the company last
    week.  If you want to get in touch with him, his address and telephone
    number are detailed in -1.
    
    Flip

    Well, while I'm sitting around waiting to get TFSO'd, I'd like to say
    goodbye to all you folks out there in Heavy_Metal Land.  To say this
    file has been interesting would be an understatement (I'll always
    remember the great Mike Tyson debate...)
    
    I'm sure I would be as amusing after I'm gone as Pete was, but then I
    wasn't as amusing while I was here either ;)  Guess I'm just not
    LeGenDaRy.....
    
    Anyway, it's been a blast here, but I can't say I'll miss Digital much. 
    A special thanks to the management staff here at LACT for making my
    last year here hell (would someone please delete this note later?)
    
    Ciao to all you special people out there (you know who you are!)
    
    Rock on,
    
    BJ (the other BJ from Florida)

    ...well BJ..you know I'll miss you..who else can i count on to back me 
    up!......;').......and I will keep in touch........take care and good
    luck......./k

BJ, good luck in wherever you end up next! And hopefully you'll be happier
there than you are here....

alan

    
    	Don't know who you are but as our names are somewhat similar,
    
    	TAKE THAT, ah no, TAKE CARE !!!
    
    	...SJ...

    
    	Pete Cook can be reached at ...
    
================================================================================
Note 1003.38                the soapbox mailing list                    38 of 38
COVERT::COVERT "John R. Covert"                       6 lines   2-FEB-1994 16:10
                   -< Peter Cook: 73742.3307@CompuServe.COM >-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
US2RMC::"73742.3307@CompuServe.COM" "Peter Cook"

  John, can you put my address in Soapbox and in heavy_metal for
  me? Thanks!

-The Cookster

    
     Is he a contractA for DIGITAL ???
    
    

    
    	No.
    
    

    Pretty doubtful given that Compuserve address!

    
    doesnt look like he picked up a job at another hitech place either,
    seeing that hes using a pay account for internet mail!  

    	Pete Cook can be reached at ...
    
                   -< Peter Cook: 73742.3307@CompuServe.COM >-
    

>  -< nobody wants a macro-11 programmer???  :') >-
    
    Of course they do!  *EVERY* company has a janitor!!

    > nobody wants a macro-11 programmer???  
    
    I saw a guy on the side of the road near Clinton with a sign that
    said:
    
    		"Will code for food"
    
    Could it be?  ;-)

    What sign was Clinton holding?  "Will govern for food?"

  >  What sign was Clinton holding?  "Will govern for food?"
    
    Hahaha!  That's funny!  Good one Greg!
    
    

  >  doesnt look like he picked up a job at another hitech place either,
  >  seeing that hes using a pay account for internet mail!  
    
    He's probably using his free one month trial membership!
    
    

    
    :')
    
    

    No need to start another note.  After years of dodging the bullet here,
    I was finally presented an opportunity to leave on my own terms and
    work for a small software company.  It's been great noting in here and 
    am looking forward to meeting some of you in July.  Friday's my last day.
    
    thanks,
    Mike

    
    
    Yea--- Good Luck ! APRIL FOOLS!

    
    april fools, eh mike?
    

    Like we'd believe that, dated 1-APR...

    I'm leaving......9th May.See 99.l for update.
    
    
    
    						ian

    Good bye Ian and good luck !
    
    Sorin

    Ian-- Good Luck and we will see you soon!

    ...bye Ian...take care...and have a good one!..........;').........../k

    
    
    Ya, we'll miss'ya you big nancyblouse.. 
    
    ;')

    sure jim..insult him when he's not here to defend himself.....:")...
    talk about a weenie move!......;"))................/k

    
    
    I'm sure you'll let him know..
    
    ;')

    re-1
    
    
    are you callin' me a big girls blouse>????
    
    
    
    
    
    ahhh you know me so well! 8)
    
    
    ian

    I have received the nod, I will cease to be a DEC employee on
    02-SEP-94!  It has been a blast, I will be noting occasionally over the
    next few weeks, but as soon as a job offer comes up I'm gone.  You have
    my address, so let me know whats happening.
    
    Bonzo

    Oh no, not you TOO, Bob!?!  Goodness, everyone's leaving.  Well, at
    least you have a few months (unlike most of the recent departures).  I
    wish ya well!
    
    Greg

    Bob,
    	I am at a loss......I can think of a lot of other guys in the
    Aberdeen office that should have been in front of you....
    
    	Remember... Northfield Acy guys never fade......
    See you soon Bob...
    
    Paul Stan.......sorry Mal
    
    Ps The PS-10 ....IS..... the greatest guitar    8^) 

    Yo Clerky...  buy me lunch!
    
    Bob

    Best luck Bonzo !
    
    Sorin

    re -1
    Is that, best of luck for the future or best of luck for me buying you
    lunch !!!!
    
    Malzo      

    
    
    	Good luck to ya Bonzo!!!!!  Sorry to see ya go!
    
    	tigg~~~

    
    If ever you're in the area Bob, get in touch!
    

    Re. .83
    
    I wanted to say: Best of luck for the future !
    
    :-)
    Sorin

    
    	If I heard correctly, Duy Le, the original "Oriental long-haired
    	headbanger with horrible taste in music" [8^)] got "tapped" and
    	is now gone.
    
    	Good luck, even though you might not see this!!
    
    							GTI

Bonzo:

I was on holiday last week, and so missed your note.

All I can say is that I'm very sorry to see you go, all the best and (echoing
Flipper) if you're around this part of the universe (Reading) give us a shout.

Take care, and good luck.

Keef.

    
    	Just to make it "official"
    
    	Good luck to everyone here.  Rumors are flying left and
    	right and apparently it's a good thing I'm leaving now
    	where I still get a "package" of sorts.
    
    	Anyone needing to reach me can send mail to JJ; she's got
    	my home number (and knows to use discretion) (;
    
    	tigg~~~~

    Good bye Tigga~~~ and I wish you good luck ! It's sad so many people
    leave this notes file.
    
    Sorin

Another one bites the dust.

All the best Tigg.

Keef.

    	
    
        Sorry about to hear that tigg. =(  Good luck with getting your
    new house.  Take care.
    
    
    
    
    
                                                *B*

Best to you tigg...  Sorry to hear this bad news.

Tim

    Good luck Tigg!
    

    
    	I just went downstairs and said "Bye" to Tigga.  Parting is such
    	sweet sorrow.  8^(
    
    	But right at the moment she doesn't have access to her account
    	[don't ask], so don't expect an answer if you sent her MAIL.
    
    
    							GTI

    
    
    	It's back.  She was typing earlier when I had her on the
    	phone.
    

	Good Luck tigg, could be a blessing considering the rumors flying
	around this part of the company...

	/Cap'n Quad

	Maybe_crazy_Al_should_have_had_that_party

    Well I never anticipated this.  We just had our meeting and I got the
    word...
    
    You're stuck with me at least another quarter!

Not funny

    Good luck Tigg,
    

    probably not funny to you, but I find some humor helps in these trying 
    times.  I already realize that I probably won't be so fortunate next
    quarter.

    
    
    Ya, we'll be the sorry saps that will get nothing for our time in this
    company..

    You said it, Whit.  We survived this time, only to be freed without a
    package the next time.

    >  You said it, Whit.  We survived this time, only to be freed without
    > a package the next time.
                               
    Yes, that's what I hear. 
    
    Although when I try hard, I guess I can understand it, but because the
    separation package keeps getting reduced (and now eliminated I hear),
    the net effect is that the longer you survive, the more you get screwed
    if you get separated.
    
    The complete elimination of the package is, IMHO, a major mistake
    because it now means you are taking a MAJOR LEAGUE risk by STAYING!
    
    Before you might say "I won't leave NOW because the package ought to
    tide me over until I find another job."
    
    Now, staying, means that if you get laid off your family will almost
    certainly be put into a financial crisis (no income).  That may be
    a risk that valued employees who might WANT to stay may not wish to
    take.
    
    So employees may decide to look for jobs WHILE they still are employed
    at DEC and have income, rather than wait until DEC terminates them and
    leaves them looking for a job in an awful hurry (which decreases your
    options).
    
    I can accept a lot of what's going on as "what needs to be done" but
    eliminating the package is not only a horribly unkind slap in the face
    to employees who get terminated in the future, it's also just an
    extremely bad business decision IMHO.

    db, I've been looking for the past 3 weeks.  I still have a good chance
    of landing something before the end of FY94, but I'm told you can no
    longer *volunteer* for the package.

    > but I'm told you can no longer *volunteer* for the package.
    
    I'm told that it's been a long time since you COULD do that.
    
    Bob Palmer said at least a year ago that he would not bribe people
    to leave Digital.   One of the big lessons that we learned from that
    is that many of the people who leave are very talented people who
    our competitors would hire in a second.   Many of the people who
    stay are folks who know that they may never get a job as good.
    
    I believe that if you know a manager who accepted "applications" for
    the package that he's in violation of a very strong corporate edict.

    To my knowledge, you've *never* officially been able to volunteer for
    the package and be granted it.  Now, there may be some level of
    negotiation that happens if your group has to make cuts and they know
    you'd prefer to leave...
    
    I'd have taken the first package that got offered 2-3 years ago in a
    heartbeat (you know, the *really* good one) if it was voluntary.
    
    re: db
    
    I can understand your argument (don't reduce the already skimpy
    severance package because it might cause attrition), but perhaps that's
    what they want.  It would appear that the thing of interest to the
    current management is reducing headcount, regardless of where or how it
    happens.  If they can manage to squeeze some people out by voluntary
    attrition, then that's that much less cost to the company to eliminate
    them.
    
    Quite honestly, given the large number of employees cut and heard some
    of the horror stories about how callously some of the layoffs have been
    handled, I'm a little surprised there hasn't been someone that's
    flipped out and come back afterward for a bit of vengence.  Hope we
    haven't laid off any former Postal workers...
    
    Greg

    People have volunteered and have been accepted in the past - I've seen
    it first-hand.  Today, I'm told it depends on your manager.
    
    Also, I wouldn't buy the notion that everyone left today are less than
    top-notch people who wouldn't gamble on the package.  There are lots of
    good people left, most with lots of seniority.  Unfortunately, the same
    can't be said about our infinite levels of middle management which
    contributed to this mess to begin with.  How come they're never TFSO'd?
    We're now at a point that I never thought I'd see DEC come to: the
    crossroads of becoming the next HP or the next Wang.
    
    Re: callous techniques
    
    I've heard in some areas, all those that had a '3' (i.e., doing your
    job) on their PA were let go.  I've also heard that salespersons that
    don't meet their quota will be flat-out fired to save the expense of a
    package.
    
    Mike

        BTW - the wage freeze is obviously aimed at attrition as well.

    
    	Well, 2 1/2 years, a "2+" and 2 "1" reviews, and 2 recognition
    	awards later and I don't regret not taking the package for a
    	second.
    
    	With overtime, I'm making a heck of alot more than I was making
    	before being offered the package [maybe too much more when I
    	look at my YTD taxes 8^)], am having alot more fun than I did
    	before since I'm now writing all kinds of inventory and trans-
    	action programs for Distribution/Production using MAXCIM, DATA-
    	TRIEVE, TEAM DATA [learning it now] and a bit of DCL.  And I'm
    	in line for a Production Control Analyst position which I'm told
    	is a step above a supervisor.  Add some duties as a stockroom
    	and shipping/receiving coordinator and my duties as a process
    	engineering tech and you've got one busy, no-life guy.  But I
    	still have a job and I like it.  And the people here like me,
    	so I can't ask for much more.
    
    							GTI

    You're obviously fortunate, Shawn.  You have traded a lump-sum payment
    and having to look for a job in exchange for a weekly paycheck.  I feel
    fortunate as well, but only an extreme optimist would expect it to
    continue.  The numbers being tossed around for layoffs in the next year
    are staggering.

    
    	Oh, definitely.  And the lump-sum WAS something to laugh at, I'll
    	tell you.  Even 2 1/2 years ago, in the days of the "better"
    	packages, I was looking at somewhere around $7K.
    
    	I won't even tell you how quick I made $7K last year, because you
    	probably wouldn't believe me, considering I was merely a stock-
    	room work coordinator in 2/93.
    
    							GTI

>    People have volunteered and have been accepted in the past - I've seen
>    it first-hand.  Today, I'm told it depends on your manager.
    
    
    According to Personnel, it's never "officially" been voluntary.  What
    happens between someone like that and their manager is strictly under
    the table.
    
>    Also, I wouldn't buy the notion that everyone left today are less than
>    top-notch people who wouldn't gamble on the package.  There are lots of
>    good people left, most with lots of seniority. 
    
    I agree, however, in other companies who've offered something like that
    (IBM a few years ago), their development efforts were crippled because
    they lost critical resources.  Face it, the person who knows he'll have
    a difficult time finding another job isn't the one that'll typically
    accept that kind of offer, it's the person that *knows* with a
    certainty that they have valuable skills that other companies will snap
    up in a heartbeat.  Otherwise, they get no benefit from the change.
    
>     Unfortunately, the same
>    can't be said about our infinite levels of middle management which
>    contributed to this mess to begin with.  How come they're never TFSO'd?
    
    That's for sure...
    
    Greg

>    I can understand your argument (don't reduce the already skimpy
>    severance package because it might cause attrition), but perhaps that's
>    what they want.  It would appear that the thing of interest to the
>    current management is reducing headcount, regardless of where or how it
>    happens.  
    
    If that's is their belief, than I think that is even more stupid.  I
    have been told by some people whose word I have reason to trust that 
    it is not.
    
    As you pointed out in your subsequent note, the people who leave are
    likely to be the most highly talented people who KNOW they can get 
    jobs somewhere else.   I'm told this was a bitter lesson from the
    first SERP (voluntary early retirement) package.
    

Well, as some of you already know, I've been tapped on the shoulder, and my
last day here at Digital is this Friday, June 17th. I've seen a lot of notes
lately being written by friends and fellow noters who are leaving, and I
debated whether I wanted to add another one to the pile, but it seemed
inappropriate to leave without saying goodbye.

Digital has been very good to me, and I leave with no hard feelings. I came
here 6 years ago through a temp agency as a fill-in secretary for a week,
and ended up staying on and being hired (and trained) as a software engineer. 
I'm lucky to be in the organization that I was, and to have the manager that 
I did. I wish Digital well in the future, both for the sake of the company 
itself and the surviving employees.

The toughest part about leaving will, of course, be the loss of everyday
contact with my co-workers - both within my group and throughout the company.

Via notesfiles, I've made countless friends; bought and sold more music items
than I care to think of; I've dated women that I've met over the net; found my
songwriting partner (hi Tom!), formed two DECjam bands, and found my current
band (See No Evil - which owes a large debt of gratitude to the DEC population 
for your constant support!); taken vacations across the country (and outside 
the country!) to visit fellow noters that I had never even met before - and 
was welcomed into their homes like a family member!; discovered the writing of
Dave Barry; founded and/or moderated the HEAVY_METAL, AFTER_HOURS, and
BOSTON_BRUINS notesfiles; and just basically enjoyed the discussions and
cameraderie of sharing ideas and knowledge on my various hobbies with others
in the Digital community.

Yes, I will hopefully be on the USENET soon (either from a new company or from
home), but it will not be the same. Hopefully some of us will remain in 
contact, and hopefully these friendships will not fall by the wayside just
from lack of everyday communication. I wish everyone the best in life, and
look forward to what's in store for me next (whatever that may be!).

alan

    Best wishes to you Alan!  Maybe now some of us can win the 1-liners
    contests once in a while ;-)

    
    	Good luck!!
    
    	Sorry to see you go, but I'm sure you'll do fine!!
    
    							GTI
    

    
    
    Good luck Alan, take care.
    
    Jim-

    
    see ya alan!  we gotta go do another faneiul (sp???) night soon!
    i have them someplace, but make sure you send me your numbers.  will
    you be mostly up in nh after this week or down at your place this way?
    

    adios,Alan
    
    I meet you and you leave...geez what a jinx I am! 8)
    
    
    					ian

    Best wishes Alan and good luck !
    
    Sorin

    
    Very best wishes, alan!
    
    Flip

    Carry_On,Alan.Yer Knowledge and Humor will be missed.
    
    
      Crazy_Good_Luck_Al
    

	Take care Alan, and if you ever get that Kiss disc back,
	I'll take it...

	/Cap'n Quad

    alan...your a classy guy....but you knew that!....:")....i wont' say 
    goodbye though cuz i plan to stay in touch....ok??....you will be
    sorely missed though as one of the 'other' voices of reason in
    here...;<)...take care and we'll see you soon......./k

    
    'your a classy guy'??  wendy-o-spell kicks in again!  :')
    

    ...i'm definitely not awake enough to be taunted by the 'spelling police'......
                                                            .....ugh!....

   >sorely missed though as one of the 'other' voices of reason in
   >here...;<)...take care and we'll see you soon......./k

		Who might the "other" voice(s) of reason be???

	/CQ

    Take care Alan, and good luck!
    
    Ken
    

    See ya, Alan.  Guess you won't be getting those Noter of the Year
    awards anymore!  ;')  
    
    Now, if only they could TFSO some of the real idiots in this conf.

    
    
    	Hey ALan... sniff sniff  8(
    
    	I wish you the very best of luck in everything !!! everything 
    	happens for a reason!!! Something bigger and better is waiting
        out there for ALAN STARR!!! You will be missed.....
    
    	SueJ  

    Alan,
    	Take care and good luck whatever you gonna to do in the future.
        
    -Dle
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    sorry to see both tigg and alan go, I know they will make the best
    future for them selves.  This is my last action in Digital as I am
    finished today.  If anyone is gonna be in the UK, please get intouch,
    as I would still like to meet all of you.
    
    goodbye
    
    Bonzo (Aka Bob "you wanted to see me boss?" Irvine)

    
    TAKE CARE BONZO!!!!!!!!

    
    
    adios Bro.....another time.another pint in the Moorings!
    
    
    
    						ian

Well, a lot happened while I was on vacation.

Take care Alan and Bonzo.  Not that either will read this...


Tim

The time has come, the company said,
To pack up all your gear,
You've had a good time, but be a good chap
And push off outa here

[With sincere apologies to Lewis Caroll]

Yes, one and all, sometime over the next week or so I shall become one
of that ever growing band who used to work for Digital. After 16 years in 
engineering, it is with mixed feelings.

Two of the highpoints have been this conference and the lovable maniacs
that populate it.  [ :-) ] You've been kind to an old man!!

If during any of my dubious ramblings I have offended any of you, I
sincerely apologize.

It's been fun, and, for those of you staying, best of luck

	Keef.

PS: If anyone wants to drop me a line, see note 384.
PPS: At least I can spend sometime watching the cricket! Now there's a game!

    
    
    
    I'm getting sick of saying bye... 

    Bye Keef, sorry to see you go.  Wish you well in the future.
    
    Greg

    Well, I gotta go.
    
    Not forced to, but just the end of my traineeship. I enjoyed reading in
    here and 'talking' to people all over the world.
    
    I wish you all the best, and maybe till later.
    
    Marcel

    
    All the very best Keef, see you at the elaving do and I'll keep you
    updated on any interesting events.
    
    Flip

    
    ...leaving do.....elaving do....I'll be there anyway.
    
    All the best Marcel!
    
    Flip

    Nice talkin to you guys since I got da package. I'll never sell my gear
    though even if my family and I have to live on the street.hahhaa..
    Best wishes and God Bless you all!!
    
                  stig

    God Bless you, Stig.  I'll be prayin' for ya!

    Bye Marcel!  Best wishs and God bless.  I've enjoyed reading your
    notes.
    
    Goodbye to you too, Paul.  See mail...
    
    Greg

    
    	Bye to all who leave !!!
    
    
    	...SJ...

    Paul/stig
    
    Best of luck, but I will say that I certainly won't miss seeing your
    stupid (*imvho*!) Hillary p_n in notes!
    
    
    All my best,
    B.

Well, it's my turn to add my name to this list of people.

After nearly 13 years at Digital I'm leaving to go to ODI, a small software
company in Burlington Ma.  I have a couple of friends who work there and was
presented with a chance to change jobs (and careers).  My last day here will be
Friday Sept 2.  I'm leaving of my own accord although there's lots of things
about Digital I'll miss.

This is probably the only notes file I'll sign out of.  I've had the pleasure of
meeting quite a few of you.  I even got to meet Ian after he came to the states.

I'll always think back fondly of: Tar Pits, LGTB, Pictionary and of course DAFS,
and laugh.

Take care.

Tim

    
    
    	Good luck Tim!
    
    
    	Take Care!
    

    See you at Boves sometime!

    Well...Keep on Notin fer Another Week..
    Yer Lucky to have Buds at ODI.As you know it will help with Alot of
    Thangs.
    
      Crazy_Onwards_Tim_Al

    Oh man!  Sorry to see you go, Tim, but I'm happy for you at the
    prospect of starting a new job voluntary!  I hope it works out well for
    you and brings you much pleasure.
    
    God bless!
    
    Greg

    
    Good luck Tim!

    Nice to see someone go because they want to, for a change.  Best
    wishes, Tim!

    
    
    Good luck Tim and take care..
    
    Whit-

    Tim, what are your views on Satriani vs. Morse and Abortion?   ;-)
    
    Just kidding, good luck dude.  Thanks for all the PC help.

    
    boves rules the world!!!
    

    adios Timobili!I'll swing by next week and torment you.
    
    
    
    
    					ian

    
    Tim--- Look for the BIG BLUE COOLER!
    
    Good luck in everything and god bless!
    
    SueJ
    

    
       later Tim...   good luck and see at the clubs some day
    
    
    BJ

    
      Take it easy Tim....Good luck.  Remember not to drive with Ian ;')
    
    /Sax
    

    Good luck Tim !
    
    Sorin

    Well, there's been a lot of action in this note over the last years,
    and now I'll add my bit.  I gave Digital my resignation today, with 4
    weeks notice.  It appears that they're going to keep me around for that
    period, but I thought I'd let you all know what's going on.  
    
    At the latest, I'm outta here on Jan. 4th.
    
    Greg

    You're a bum for leaving and I'm gonna miss ya!  You've been a great
    brother in the Lord!
    
    praying for ya,
    Mike

I wish you best of luck for the future Greg !

Sorin

    
    Best Of Luck Greg,,, Will miss you! But when I listen to my 70's 
    music - Ill think of you! :(
    
    SueJ

    Wow....Big Decision,But I'm Sure you and yer Family have Thought it
    over Long_And_Hard.
    
    
        Crazy_On_Wards_Al

    
    man!!  there goes one of the originals....  where ya going to greg?
    

	Good luck Greg, you've definitely bneen one of the cooler both here and
	Rad_Rad...BTW, is that why it needed to change owners?

	/Cap'n Quad

>    man!!  there goes one of the originals....  where ya going to greg?
 
    Well, TODAY it's called NCR Microelectronic Products Division, part of
    AT&T Global Information Solutions.  But it's been sold to Hyundai Corp,
    effective at the first of the year.  The bulk of NCR will be staying
    with AT&T and Hyundai is going to leave the MPD as a wholly owned
    subsidiary (hands off), so they'll be making up a new name.  
    
    I'll be doing systems integration for putting their RAID controllers
    and storage array products onto a wide variety of popular platforms
    that they sell onto (Solaris, HP/UX, AIX, SCO, Win-NT, Win95, Win/Dos,
    etc).
    
>	Rad_Rad...BTW, is that why it needed to change owners?
    
    Yeppers.  The reason for the urgency was that there was the potential
    for me to be escorted out on Wednesday when I handed them my
    resignation, since I'm going to work for the competition.  That didn't
    happen (guess they didn't feel that I was that much of a threat). 
    Perhaps because of the fact that, although NCR is a competator, they're
    also a partner (DEC OEMs a couple of their controllers...)  RAD_RAD was
    on my workstation, a pretty nice one, which I figured would be claimed
    by someone else in my group umm..before my chair was cold.
    
    Greg
                                                              

    
    Greg, you'll be missed.  All the very best for the future.
    
    Flip

    This is it, I'm here for another 5-10 minutes..maybe.  Thought I'd drop
    my final note in here.  It's been great talking with you all.  This
    notesfile has been a bright spot in my Digital experience and I wish
    the best for all of you.  I'll have Internet mail access and will be
    sending my new address as soon as I know it, so there's no need to lose
    touch completely.
    
    Don't bother replying or sending mail now 'cause I won't get it. 
    Thanks for the great conversations!!!
    
    God Bless!
    Greg

    
    
    
    It seems really quiet in here now... 
    
    

    ..now if only you'd leave, it'd seem like springtime....;')0)).....

    How soon until we can trash greg behind his back ala Friz, /prc, etc?
    8^)

    
    
    
    That greg guy... what a poseur.. ;')

    ..I think we've waited long enough......that greg...what an androgynous
    geek!.................;"))......................;')......./k
    

    I think I'll post some Warrant lyrics while listening to George 
    Winston in his honor!

    ...ah  WhitHopper!.....please describe the sound of one brain cell
    working................................

    
    
    I wouldn't know, my little Blonde beauty.. Could you please enlighten 
    us? 
     

    ...i could try , but i was counting on you for your 'first hand'
    description.................;').................../k
    

    
    
    ...Come now, its best if tought by the teacher! Please teach us, oh
    wise one! 
    
    ;')

    but WFB, does it have to be /k specifically, or will any HM_Blonde
    bombshell suffice?

    ....buck...it's WfB......Big W, little f..big B.....ok?.....;").....
                                                 /k

    >....buck...it's WfB......Big W, little f..big B.....ok?.....;").....
    
    
    make that Big A, little W, little f, Big N
    8^)

    That Friggin Greg...   Likes One Band One Day..Hates em The Next.
    Well,AtLeast So Much Disk Space won't be Wasted in here Any_More.
    I mean,The Guy doesn't even like The Black Crowes!!!!
    
    
       Crazy_A_Humungous_Smiley_Face_Al
    

**                             -< oh /jen...    ;') >-
**--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
**    but WFB, does it have to be /k specifically, or will any HM_Blonde
**    bombshell suffice?
    
    RE: Buck!
    
    I would love to help but I can only aspire to have a brain cell some
    day.  I had put one on my Christmas wish list, but got carousel
    memorabilia instead.  :)
    
    As for 'bombshell'...when was the last time you had your eyes checked,
    sweetie?  I've heard that sitting on a roller coaster for six hours at
    a time can shake your optic nerves loose!  :^)
    
    /jen

    
    By the way....you should realize Greg didn't really get a new job.  He
    won the lottery and is now independently wealthy.   He asked me to
    watch who was nasty to him in here behind his back so he could cross 
    them off his gift list!   :^)
    
    /jen

The final entry to mark my departure from Digital after more than 8 years. I have
enjoyed HEavyMEtal Notes a lot. A break from C/S and OO...

Vaya Con Dios!

/Tom S 

    What does Vaya Con Dios mean - goodbye - I'm sure there's a band called
    that who had a hit with Falling.

    
    Someone who is a bit more fluent than I might have a better
    translation, but basically:
    
    Vaya Con Dios = Go with God.
    
    /jen
    

    gee when you guys are done analyzing phrases...maybe you can wish this 
    guy good luck!    goodbye tom and good luck...!............../karen

    I'll be out the door next Thursday but won't have access to my account 
    for all of next week. Therefore, farewell you lot and if I've bored
    you to tears through my mostly UFO related notes then, tough. :^)
    
    Barry_ready_to_Pack_it_up_go   (groan)
    
    

    
    Good luck wherever you are going Barry! UFO were pretty good in their
    heyday...like a lot of other bands....
    
    Keep the faith! Metal rules!
    

    It's been a long time since I've been in here, but I wanted to 
    drop in and let everyone know that I have handed my resignation in,
    and Friday will be my last day at Digital.
    
    Instead of working at another semiconductor company, I will be taking
    some time off.  This summer I am going to work on music and enjoy the 
    outdoors.  This fall/winter I will hopefully be living in ski country 
    and doing the ski bum thing.
    
    Have a good one and see you later!
    
    /danielle

    Best Of Luck to you Danielle!!!
    
    SueJ

    
    
    	Good luck Danielle!
    
    	(are you going to visit Davey in Montana?)
    
    
    	snarf!
    

    
    Best wishes Danielle,
    
    Enjoy LIFE outside of DEC!  :)
    
    /jen

Good luck Danielle !

Sorin

    
     Good Luck Danielle !  ...and keep those buns cool !!!
    
    

Best of luck Danielle.  Sounds like a plan.  I'm sure a lot of people envy you
right now.

Tim

    I don't know you, but good luck anyway!
    
    'pril

    Carry On,Sweet_Stuff.
    
    
    
       Crazy_Bye_Al

    
    Best of luck with your plans Danielle.
    
    Flip

    Bye Danielle.  Best of luck with your music and other endeavors!

    Bye everyone!  Thanks for the well wishes!  
    
    8^), danielle