I’ve recently been following a mail thread from old UUNETers catching up and exchanging where we are now.  A recurring theme was how much working there was a high point in so many people’s careers, how people felt excited and valued.  Looking back from 12 years out I’ve been trying to analyse what was different – it was a fun company, there were great people, tremendous ambition, incredibly hard work and lots of frustrations but above all there was the sense that what we were doing was making a difference.  The thing that I find amazing looking back is how right we were – the Internet has transformed the way we live and work in a way that few of us even dreamed to think it might.  What a privilege it was (and still is) to be part of that.

Pat Chapman-Pincher

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