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February 2004, Week 2

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Shawn Gordon <[log in to unmask]>
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Shawn Gordon <[log in to unmask]>
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We'd be happy to donate a copy of Kobol as a prize.

At 10:45 AM 2/7/2004, Jeanette Nutsford wrote:
>I am planning to run a trivia contest at the SIGCOBOL meeting at HP World
>2004 in Chicago this August. The first part of the meeting will be reports
>from some of the companies migrating their software from the HP3000. The
>second part of the meeting will be a contest for individuals answering
>questions about COBOL and the HP3000. Anyone attending the meeting can
>participate in the contest. Depending on the number of contestants, I think
>we will have initial rounds to find the top 4 contestants then we will have
>a final.
>
>I am soliciting questions to be included in the contest. I need a lot of
>questions, with answers please, sent to my own email address -
>[log in to unmask]  The questions on the HP3000 can be from any era of
>the HP3000. The questions on COBOL can be on the history as well as the
>usage of COBOL.
>
>I am also soliciting small prizes from companies that are willing to be part
>sponsors of the contest.
>
>I intend to publish the list of questions and answers after the conference
>as I suspect they will make interesting reading of the history of the HP3000
>and COBOL.
>
>Please help me make this SIGCOBOL meeting 'one to remember'.
>
>Jeanette Nutsford
>SIGCOBOL Chairman
><[log in to unmask]>
>
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Regards,

Shawn Gordon
President
theKompany.com
www.thekompany.com
949-713-3276

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