Aleutian Tales, Volume One

- Dear Brand,

- Just received the copies of the CU MUG (Champaign- Urbana Macintosh Users Group) newsletters.  They are terrific. Just finished carefully reading them.  They are full of interesting things.  Of course, most of it is over my head and the rest I don't understand too well.  It's
  hell getting old.

- As I mentioned, we get our elecrticity from a couple of old diesel
  generators and it costs us 34 cents a kilowatt hour.  Even at that
  price it isn't too reliable. I appreciate the information you sent me
  about the compatability between my Mac and my square wave inverter.
  The Mac seems to get along fine with the battery charger - inverter
  set up.  I was thinking I might need a larger truck battery but the
  regular sized car battery works just fine.

- I am now working on a set up where I can keep the battery charged
  with an alternator hooked up to our bicycle exerciser.   I am having
  trouble, however, using the mouse while pedaling. I haven't figured
  out whether to fasten the base for the keyboard firmly to the floor,
  separate from the bicycle, rest my arms on the supports and try to
  keep my hands steady, or to fasten the bicycle to the computer
  supports and let the entire structure move as a unit.  I'll keep you
  advised.

- I'm having fun with my program on salmon fishing.  I have been
  gathering data about the various streams and bays and the salmon
  runs, dates, specific locations, weather tides, times, bait or lures
  used.  The problem is that fishermen lie a lot. They will tell you
  that they caught their fish in Nanteekin Bay when I know they were
  fishing in Humpy Cove. They will tell you they were using Pink Pixies
  when they were using Rooster Tails.  They will swear the fising is
  poor in Beaver Inlet when there are a million fish swimming through
  the channel. The Aleuts are even worse than the rest of the liars.
  They tell wonderful stories about fishing, eagles and the ravens.
  They all sound completely believable but I am sure they are just
  avoiding telling me any thing definitive about salmon.
- Sure liked you article about the Cray.   Can't wait to see the next
  installment.  Thanks again for the CU MUG newsletters.  Can't wait
  for the next issue.  If I do anything interesting with my Mac, like
  running it from aa wind generator,  I will be sure to let you know.

- Pop
June 1985