(OFF) Douglas Adams Dies

[Richard Crossley]

Perhaps somebody will remember Robert Sheckly now...
[sic]

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> Behalf Of Nick Medford
> Sent: 12 May 2001 16:17
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> Subject: Re: (OFF) Douglas Adams Dies
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> In message <5p+VzDAPxS$6EwsT at comics.demon.co.uk>, Jon Browne
> <jon at COMICS.DEMON.CO.UK> writes
> >In article <00f701c0dada$d5162d60$5bc13bcb at freeaqua>, Bill & Cynthia
> ><freeaqua at IINET.NET.AU> writes
> >>Sadness Runs Deep. One of the finest authors of our time. He's
> off to the
> >>Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
>
> What a bad one. I met him once, he was a former pupil at my school and
> came back to give a talk shortly after "Hitch-Hiker" took off.
> Aside from the
> invention and wit of his writing, he was a relentlessly curious
> individual who
> absorbed a huge amount about computer tech, artificial intelligence,
> quantum theory and cutting-edge science in general. Had he lived I'm sure
> all this would have been the foundation for some really exciting projects.
> Very sad.
> --
> Nick Medford
>