From: BobConant@aol.com¶
To: rolls@foxtail.com¶
Date: Sun, 29 Sep 1996 15:02:43 -0400

Pete Docter:

>  I am also interested in automatons and "audio-animatronics,"

Bob Conant

> Welcome aboard. I am a big Disney fan myself and love those audio
> animatronics figures.

I sent this note to Pete when I saw his intro, but with this followup
from Bob, perhaps it would be wise to mention to the list at large that
discussions of automata, old and new, including Disney-style
animatrons, is chartered and welcome in the news- group
rec.arts.puppetry.  The charter for the news- group is written widely
enough to cover almost any interpretation of puppetry, and it has
occasional threads on animatronics, including a discussion a few months
ago on resources for builders.  It's a low-traffic newsgroup (averages
about 5-6 messages a day) so it takes very little time to read.  Any-
one wanting to start some animatronic discussions is more than
welcome.

regards,¶
Larry Smith