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March 28, 2000

Bridgett in ICQ | Sergei in ICQ | Nicia in ICQ | Ying Lan in ICQ | Maggi in ICQ | Sue and Maggi and Vance in Hearme
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I started out pushing my machine to its limits and eventually over the edge. I was running multiple browser window, the Homestead chat, ICQ, Yahoo chat with Sue, the Palace, and the Heame voice chat in addition to running a few other programs such as Word, and was arranging all the windows, when suddenly, Netscape crashed. All the other programs worked, and even the Hearme Voice Presence continued working, so that I could hear the conversation of others in the chat, but I could not respond through Netscape. At first I rebooted thinking I could rejoin with Netscape, but the browser soon crashed again. At this point I just listened to Ying Lan and Maggi and responded to each in ICQ, not sure if I should attempt the Hearme site with Internet Explorer. Finally, at Nicia's prodding, I took the chance, and found myself in the voice chat with two Vances present. Because my machine thought it was Netscape Vance, I heard my own voice with some delay when I talked through my working browser IE. Eventually I managed to shut down Netscape and return to Hearme normally, but by then it was time to go. Still it was a fun evening, even though I felt I was barely able to keep my head above water much of the time.

I was busy working at class time, but I could see Bridgett and Sergei online via ICQ. I rushed to get my work done ...

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nunset 5/28/00 3:36 PM hay vance where are you guy chatting

Vance 5/28/00 3:36 PM Hi. I'm just wrapping up some work here at the office. Where would you like to go today?

nunset 5/28/00 3:37 PM eather one of the room is fine with me,

Vance 5/28/00 3:39 PM OK, I'll get each one up and running. I'll start with homestead (just to keep an eye on it) then the Palace, and then Michael's voice chat.

nunset 5/28/00 3:40 PM okay vance any thing I can do to help?

Vance 5/28/00 3:42 PM Nice of you to offer. No, not much to do. What are you doing Sunday July 2 at 9:00 GMT (It's 11:45 GMT now). Were doing a presentation in Barcelona and we could use your help then if you want to join us, if you think you'll be free at that time.

nunset 5/28/00 3:44 PM I will check my time for july and tell you in a while, , what is about?

Vance 5/28/00 3:46 PM I'll find you a url in a bit. It's just another conference

Vance 5/28/00 3:47 PM Sergei reports that Sue is in the voice chat, so I guess we should go there

nunset 5/28/00 3:47 PM okay be there in a bit

Vance 5/28/00 3:49 PM ok, we'll be here

'CALL for the 21st Century' - IATEFL Computer Sig Event to be held at ESADE, Barcelona, Spain. June 30^th - July 2nd, 2000; http://www.paddocks64.freeserve.co.uk/CompSIG2/esade.htm.

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Vance 5/28/00 3:38 PM Hi Sergei, are you joining us today? At the moment, it's just you and Bridgett, so we can pick a place. Any preferences?

alwayslate 5/28/00 3:42 PM I'll try both Vance's Chat Room and Hearme

Vance 5/28/00 3:43 PM OK, I've just gone to my chatroom. I'll start the Palace and go to the hearme area

alwayslate 5/28/00 3:44 PM Great!

alwayslate 5/28/00 3:45 PM Sue has joined Hearme

Vance 5/28/00 3:47 PM coming

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Vance 5/28/00 4:56 PM Hi Nicia. Maggie, Sue, Ying Lan and I are in voice chat site in case you've got time.

Nima 5/28/00 4:57 PM where is it?

Nima 5/28/00 4:58 PM Tell me where is it... send me the URL, please

Vance 5/28/00 4:58 PM hi. I was trying to get it, but my netscape just crashed.

Vance 5/28/00 4:59 PM Hang on, http://www.netword.com/webheads_voicechat

Nima 5/28/00 4:59 PM oh! Tell Maggi to put me in your ICQ list, or call me now... it´s because I´m at home..

Vance 5/28/00 5:01 PM ok. My ICQ is working and I can hear them in the voice chat, but Netscape is frozen. I'll ICQ Maggi. Her number is 8595983

Nima 5/28/00 5:01 PM ok, she call me... try with Explorer...

Nima 5/28/00 5:05 PM Did you have the Explorer in your computer? Mabe I need to install the Hearme.com here, because it´s not working....

Vance 5/28/00 5:06 PM Yeah, I was just about to do that. I have a crashed netscape.

Vance 5/28/00 5:16 PM Yeah, I have explorer. I just launched it. The strange thing is the voice client is working perfectly. I can hear them and respond in ICQ. And I can chat with you. But I have no netscape.

Vance 5/28/00 5:57 PM Thanks for trying to join us. We're all having problems with the voice chat but it's new technology and we'll make it work eventually. I did get in later with IE. I wasn't sure what would happen if I did that, and I could hear the chat even with netscape not working, and I could talk to everyone using ICQ. When I did get in with IE, I was in the chat twice, as two Vances, and I could hear my own echo when I spoke in IE. Strange.

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Vance 5/28/00 5:03 PM I can hear you fine, but I can't use netscape

Vance 5/28/00 5:04 PM I can hear you fine.

ying 5/28/00 5:04 PM How about IE5?

Vance 5/28/00 5:04 PM Working a lot of windows. Michael has to go to bed early. He emailed excuses. Tell maggi

Vance 5/28/00 5:05 PM I'm trying to launch IE5

Vance 5/28/00 5:08 PM I'm enjoying your conversation. I've got IE running, but I don't know if I should go to the voice chat in IE because I can hear you perfectly talking together.

Vance 5/28/00 5:11 PM Perfectly, it's not a problem really, except I can't chat back in Voice

Vance 5/28/00 5:13 PM I was like a drop of water I think

ying 5/28/00 5:13 PM Is it not a problem? What is?

Vance 5/28/00 5:14 PM This is easier to answer in email. Can you understand what Maggi was saying?

ying 5/28/00 5:14 PM NO. I don't understand it.

Vance 5/28/00 5:16 PM Had been is "past" past. I am a consultant now. I was a teacher before now. Before I was a teacher, I had been a student.

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MAD 5/28/00 4:12 PM Let me know if I need to start up the laptop and go to the Palace.

Vance 5/28/00 4:32 PM I can hear you but I think I'm having a netscape crash. I can't work the text box

MAD 5/28/00 4:33 PM oh je...well...we aren't going anywhere....

Vance 5/28/00 4:33 PM Can you save your log for me. I'm about to lose mine.

MAD 5/28/00 4:34 PM sure

Vance 5/28/00 4:35 PM ok brb

Vance 5/28/00 5:02 PM My netscape has crashed again. I can hear YL talking perfectly, and you, but anyway I'm talkign to Nicia. And I just heard you reached her.

Vance 5/28/00 5:05 PM that's right

Vance 5/28/00 5:09 PM I'm enjoying your conversation. I've got IE running, but I don't know if I should go to the voice chat in IE because I can hear you perfectly talking together.

MAD 5/28/00 5:09 PM Nicia is trying to come...

Vance 5/28/00 5:09 PM Sounds like you're having a nice talk together anyway

Vance 5/28/00 5:10 PM I'm in touch with Nicia too. The hearme isn't working on her netscape

Vance 5/28/00 5:10 PM Perfectly, it's not a problem really, except I can't chat back in Voice

Vance 5/28/00 5:11 PM Perfectly, it's not a problem really, except I can't chat back in Voice

Vance 5/28/00 5:11 PM oops

MAD 5/28/00 5:11 PM butter fingers

Vance 5/28/00 5:11 PM What? Pay attention to the fine points of grammar?

Vance 5/28/00 5:12 PM All those little articles? Pay attention to them? Is this really Maggi?

MAD 5/28/00 5:12 PM haha

Vance 5/28/00 5:13 PM The question is was or had been

MAD 5/28/00 5:29 PM how come I can mark the text to save it but I can't right click and save it...?

Vance 5/28/00 5:31 PM Because it's not a file already. Yeah, if you're getting that I would appreciate it. I'll have something for the web site at least

MAD 5/28/00 5:33 PM so how do I make it a file?

Vance 5/28/00 5:34 PM You block it off. Then you press ctrl-c to copy. Then you make your text editor active and press ctrl-v to paste it there.

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Status: Connected

Maggi has joined

Sergei: Hello Maggi

Maggi: Hi Sergei

Vance: Hi, we're doing frog jokes (Maggi started it)

Maggi: How are you today?

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Sue has joined

Sue: sorry, i am back again

Maggi: Hi Sue....

Sue: Yes, i can hear now

Sue: My slow provider

Sue: fine, thank you

Sue: no, not yet

Maggi: where are you from?

Sue: Japan

Sue: where is maggi from?

Maggi: Germany

Sue: Germany?

Sue: German beer

Maggi: I live here but I am American.

Sue: I see.

Sue: Not many students here

Sue: Yes, i saw it. Thanks, Vance

Sue: I don't know the procedure of the eclass well, can you explain to me?

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Sue: so it is kind of chatting?

Sue: oh, i see. Once a week?

Sue: By sending mail to website?

Sue: silent?

Sue: half, half

Vance: Are we speaking too fast?

Vance: We can be clear here

Sue: i am not used to it yet, a bit fast for me to understand

Sue: Thanks, i think i know it now

Vance: So we meet in 3 places, did you get them?

Sue: yes, i got them. i am interested in voice chatting

Sue: I ordered one, can get it next week

Sue: yes, my pronunciation is not good

Sue: I see, running around?

Vance: Do you have ICQ?

Vance: Not running, just sitting

Sue: Yes, I have ICQ, but never try voice chatting there.

Sue: I use Yahoo frequently

Vance: I'm 2774215, ICQ

Vance: and vance_stevens at Yahoo

Sue: sounds interesting

Maggi: my number on icq is 8595983

Sue: I deleted icq recently, have to install it later

Sue: yes

Sue: I am here now

Sue: Yes, estimate the functions of ship

Sue: bulk carrier

Vance: initial ship design

Sue: not that big, middel size

Sue: about 200 meters long

Maggi: that's still pretty big...

Vance: What do you consider big?

Sue: For shipyard here, it is divided into three classes, we belong to middle class

Vance: Are you in a coastal city?

Sue: teacher?

Sue: yes, in a coastal city.

Sue: I just went to the beach this afternoon

Vance: Which city?

Sue: Okayama

Sue: It is near to Seito Bridge in Japan

Sue: Which city are you in now, Maggi?

Vance: I'll look it up on the Internet

Sue: yes, you will find it

Maggi: south of Frankfurt

Sue: Can you speak Germany, maggi?

Maggi: yes...

Sue: difficult language , i heard

Maggi: the grammar is at first but it gets easier later

Sue: a bit far

Sue: it is next to Hiroshima

Sue: http://iwe.kusa.ac.jp/

Sue: this is the place i am in now

Sue: Maggi, what is your job?

Maggi: I teach Business English in companiues

Maggi: companies

Sue: Teacher

Maggi: yes...but we are more trainers now

Sue: I thought for Europeans they can speak good english naturally

Maggi: yes, the younger ones...but Business English is not taught in the schools yet.

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Sue: is it completely different ?

Maggi: not as much slang or idioms

Sue: You studied business english in University, maggi?

Sue: how many years have you been there?

Sue: 27?

Maggi: in Europe

Maggi: 22 in Germany

Sue: How old are you, maggi?

Maggi: 48

Sue: your voice sounds very gentle

Maggi: thank you

Maggi: ^.^

Sue: yes, yes. I thought your are around 20

Sue: You decide to stay in Germany later too?

Maggi: good question...no idea...for the moment I have a very good job

Maggi: my son wants to go to Hawaii to study...

Sue: for university?

Maggi: yes

Sue: not bad

Sue: Is Germany always cold? no summer?

Sue: When is the best time to go to Germany for sightseeing?

Maggi: oh yes...but not so much...but the days are nice a long now...

Maggi: hmmm

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Maggi: in the south it is nice starting now...

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Maggi: in the north later in the summer but then there are all the other tourists.

Sue: yes, i have never been to Europe, plan to go there next year

Maggi: you will like it...where in Europe?

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Sue: I do not know yet, maggi, what do you say?

Maggi: don't try to see too many cities

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Sue: yes

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Sue: about Europe

Sue: Hi, Ying

Ying: Hi Sue

Sue: yes, first time for me to enter here

Sue: me? of course student

Sue: Ying's voice is not that clear

Sue: better

Sue: Where is Ying from?

Sue: from Korea?

Maggi: Taiwan

Ying: Taiwan

Sue: Oh, taiwan.

Vance: I just mentioned http://www.eviews.com

Sue: Ying speaks good english

Vance: She does

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Sue: which story?

Ying: It is a tape of "Chicken soup for the soul".

Sue: sounds tempting

Sue: I prefer to pork soup

Maggi: I like chicken better too

Sue: It seems to be the time for your lunch, Maggi

Sue: And it is time for me to sleep

Maggi: it is

Sue: have to get up early tomorrow morning

Sue: I am from Japan, Ying

Maggi: have sweet dreams Sue...

Sue: yes, 10pm

Sue: it was nice to meet you all, Maggi, Vance, and YIng

Maggi: yes, same here Sue

Sue: hope to meet you all next week, I could use Mic next week, i am sure

Maggi: great!

Sue: bye, everyone. Have a good weekend

Sue: bye

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Maggi: bye

Ying: I had was like a drop of water...

Ying: or I had been like a drop of water

Maggi: no...you can't use both together

Maggi: had been is ok

Ying: "Each thought I had was like a drop of water disturbing

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Ying: still pond, and I marveled at the peacefulness of each passing moment. "

Ying: It was written by an American...

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Ying: Bora?

Ying: Have you met Bora in the voice chat room?

Vance: on the air?

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