20-07-2000 11:32									#1
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First of all, maybe a little early, happy birthday Dan&Markos.

I was wondering if the b-day chat could be a few hours earlier. 7pm EDT is midnight GMT and even later in the rest of Europe and since Monday is a normal working day...

	20-07-2000 15:24									#2
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thanks for the (early) wishes

unfortunately our european visitors(and webmasters) usually have to do with these hours for all our chats due to the larger amount of american visitors...

	20-07-2000 15:40									#3
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Maybe you can have 2 chats

	20-07-2000 16:08									#4
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But then you'd face a difficult choice as to which one to enter, wouldn't you Narck?

On the subject of this chat, does one need to have specific software installed to take part in it?

	20-07-2000 16:31									#5
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you can use mirc if you like, but you can also connect via a web page http://apolyton.net/misc/chat/room.shtml
<font size=1 face=Arial color=444444>[This message has been edited by MarkG (edited July 23, 2000).]</font>

	20-07-2000 16:47									#6
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Thanks MarkG. So all you need is a java enabled browser, I've got that covered. I'd like to join in if I'm free at the time, should be fun.

	21-07-2000 03:05									#7
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I see. It's going to be an all-American party. I thought that it wouldn't be much trouble to do it three hours early since it's a Sunday but I'm obviously wrong...

Well, have fun anyway...

	21-07-2000 09:42									#8
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It is not intended to be an "All American Party" at all, Hueij. That is not the intention.

How does moving it to Saturday sound to everyone?

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	21-07-2000 18:28									#9
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Why don't you make it a 24H thing? That way all off us could get a taste. There's bound to be people around the chat room all day long if you advertise it properly.

	21-07-2000 23:31									#10
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Can't it just change to earlier Sunday? The Americans can stay later. I'm on Zurich time now. So even a important American wants it at the right time.

*GP hangs head*

	22-07-2000 12:38									#11
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So an American in Europe is enough to change the time? Suddenly I feel very superfluous... j/k

Thanks for changing it, I look forward to it.

And GP, how do you like this old continent of ours? Hope you have fun.

	23-07-2000 02:26									#12
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yeah, silly me showed up a bit early
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	23-07-2000 06:28									#13
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I'm going to be about 1000 miles away from my computer on the "Big Day" so

<font size=8 face=Arial color=444444>HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!</font>


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	23-07-2000 18:40									#14
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1. what is EDT? I thought it was EST

2. why 7? the announcement says 4 pm EDT...

	23-07-2000 19:03									#15
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1. EDT = EST. Anywyay, it's Apolyton time(as shown on the forum)

2. we changed the hour and the day...

	24-07-2000 00:09									#16
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the day, too?

where can I find the current date and time?

I mean the current setting for the birthday chat, not the current real time... know what I mean?

	24-07-2000 00:15									#17
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dear god, doesnt anyone notice the announcements?

<font size=3>PARTY TIME! SATURDAY, JULY 29th, 4PM EDT</font>

	24-07-2000 00:43									#18
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9pm GMT, goodo

	24-07-2000 00:59									#19
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11pm Finnish time. Splendid.

	24-07-2000 02:59									#20
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7am in Vladivostok. Nice one.

	24-07-2000 09:39									#21
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...and what would you care about Vladivostok for?

	24-07-2000 12:58									#22
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I'm bad with time zones. What time would it start on the US west coast?

	24-07-2000 13:10									#23
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Markos, EDT is Eastern Daylight Time and is currently 1 hour different from Eastern Standard Time.

	24-07-2000 14:03									#24
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I will also extend my felicitations from Down Under on the happy event forumwise as with my tongue-tied fingers I've never been able to survive in a chat environment. So

<font size=5 face=Arial color=blue>
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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BTW, MarkG, did you know that Melbourne has the second highest population of Greeks after Athens?

	24-07-2000 15:51									#25
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9pm Geneva, Switzerland time. That means I'll miss it...

	25-07-2000 02:03									#26
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sure it's 11 am finnish time? I'd say it's 10 pm Central Europe time and also Finnish time...

	25-07-2000 04:58									#27
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I thought that GMT was in Greenwhich...

(Stodlum said that it's 9pm GMT, Finland is GMT+2. But if Switzerland is at 9pm then, it's 10pm finnish time.)

(At least I am pretty sure of that it is pm, not am )

	25-07-2000 12:02									#28
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Crap, I no longer remember wether Swiss time is -1 or -2 hours Finnish time... Oh well, I'll miss it in any case.

	25-07-2000 12:37									#29
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Switzerland is CET

	25-07-2000 15:20									#30
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and Finnland is CET, too I always thought. so Finnland time should be equal to Switzerland time as Switzerland is GMT +1. or +2. don't know because we have summer time in Central Europe and Summer Time influneces the time zones thingy...