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From: hattori@convex.com (Mato Hattori)
Subject: The Robot Sumou Tournament, special offer !!
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Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1992 15:52:47 GMT
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Hi! I have posted some articles introducing the Robot Sumou Tournament
in Japan before.  I'm so surprised to recieve so many responses to my
article.  I'm so glad that so many people are interested in this game.
Many people send e-mail to me offering some costs to receive an copy
of article, video and pictures.  And, most of all, the fact that there
are people who want to participate the next tournamnet even though it
will be held in Japan is surprises me very much.

I would like to help you to reach your aim of constructing robots, and
I would like to see all of you at the tournament hall in Tokyo next
December. :-)


For that purpose, I would like to inform you my suggestion to initiate
your participation.

At first, you may watch the video introducing the tournament.  Then
you can know how the games are played. Next, you should have the rule
book of the game published by the main sponspor, the Fuji Software
Inc.  Then you can make special idea of your powerfull robot wrestler. 
Additionallu, you should have some friends to work with.  In order to
do that, I will introduce some people who participate the last year.
I know some students in the University of California, Riverside School
appeared last tournament.  Finally, if you decided to participate the
touranment, you should contact to the main sponsor by writing a letter
to Japan.

Accodingly, I will make a package including video tape, the rule book,
and some addresses and phone numbers where you can get more informa-
tions.  All of these items will be provided in Japanese, and also
translated in English.

Please give me a few weeks to complete this package.  I should gather
exact informations, and get appointments of people whoes article, name
and address are shown, and I must study much with my dictionary. :-)


Then, I would like to introduce the Round Table Method to distribute
this package.

To get this great package, please e-mail me with your complete name
and postal address.  The name and address I received will be listed in
a paper included in the package.  I will send a package to a person
listed at first, who might be the nearest person to me.  The person
who recieve the package should have a responsibility to send the en-
tire package to the next person listed right below your name. 

The items included in the package is copy free.  Any person may have
no responsibility to see and copy any of the items, including me.

But, please do not stain, tear, destroy them.  You should send exactly 
what you receive to the next person.

This method will prevent much costs of copying and shipping.  You may
copy only things you want, and have only one-way of shipping costs.

However, there might be some problems in listing your certain name and
address in the package.  Please don't misuse this package.  I believe
nobody will intend to do bad things with this package.



How did you feel about my proposal?  If you feel some trouble, such as
copyright or legal matter, please let me know and let us discuss to
seek better way.


I will inform you in this news group when I complete the package.

Send me an e-mail with your name and address to get this package!!


Thanks,
--
Mato Hattori
Convex Computer, U.S.A.   / NKK Corporation, Japan
email: hattori@convex.com / hattori@csrd.nkk.co.jp
voice: 1+214-497-4304     / 81+44-322-6277
