From @YaleVM.YCC.YALE.EDU:LOJBAN@CUVMB.BITNET Sun Aug 15 22:53:24 1993 Received: from ELI.CS.YALE.EDU by NEBULA.SYSTEMSZ.CS.YALE.EDU via SMTP; Sat, 14 Aug 1993 23:12:40 -0400 Received: from YALEVM.YCC.YALE.EDU by eli.CS.YALE.EDU via SMTP; Sat, 14 Aug 1993 23:12:35 -0400 Message-Id: <199308150312.AA02801@eli.CS.YALE.EDU> Received: from YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU by YaleVM.YCC.Yale.Edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 5843; Sat, 14 Aug 93 23:11:21 EDT Received: from YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@YALEVM) by YALEVM.CIS.YALE.EDU (LMail V1.1d/1.7f) with BSMTP id 7629; Sat, 14 Aug 1993 23:11:21 -0400 Date: Sun, 15 Aug 1993 12:53:24 +1000 Reply-To: Nick Nicholas Sender: Lojban list From: Nick Nicholas Subject: Re: The first 4 JLs (was Re: Cucaracha) X-To: ucleaar@UCL.AC.UK X-Cc: Lojban Mailing List To: Erik Rauch In-Reply-To: from "Mr Andrew Rosta" at Aug 14, 93 09:04:30 pm Status: RO X-Status: To Mr Andrew Rosta respond I thus: #Nick writes: #> To Mr Andrew Rosta respond I thus: #Do the seraphim no longer rejoice? I thought I lost out on a job application because the seraphim poked up in the header; it turned out it was a matter of qualifications, but my new header is a tad safer... #> Those early JLs are certainly an interesting read! #Are these still available? I don't see why Lojbab would object to photocopying you them. The first two are quite dry, containing lots of dictionary work; they are of interest in conveying the atmosphere of... well, fear of JCB that seems to have prevailed at the time. The next two outline the circumstances of the split, and have a deal of historical interest. ******************************************************************************* A freshman once observed to me: Nick Nicholas am I, of Melbourne, Oz. On the edge of the Rubicon, nsn@munagin.ee.mu.oz.au (IRC: nicxjo) men don't go fishing. CogSci and CompSci & wannabe Linguist. - Alice Goodman, _Nixon In China_ Mail me! Mail me! Mail me! Or don't!!