Welcome to the TAS-Net News repository. Visit here to keep abreast of recent and past events and information about this network.
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January 12th, 2005 
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Facelift In keeping with our promise to remain on the cutting edge of both technology and design for our patrons, we have increased our server capacity. |
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October 6, 2003
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PocketEmpires.com PocketEmpires.com offers a half-price web hosting deal to TAS members. Only Cr.5 per year for a great web address, including plenty of server space, multiple email accounts and virtual domain. Be sure to avail yourself of this great benefit of TAS membership.
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September 30, 2003
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TTT Restocked The Traveller Trader online books store has been stocked with over one hundred Classic Traveller books and games over the past several days, with more being added daily. Be sure to avail yourself of this great benefit of TAS membership. |
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May 18, 2003
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Adventure Seed Contest Voting The contest for the best Adventure Seed submission is over and voting will now be held for seven days. Visit, read the entries and cast your vote in TAS-Net Forums. Who will win that great prize being offered to the winning author? |
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May 10, 2003
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Adventure Seed Contest! A contest for the best Adventure Seed submission is going on in TAS-Net Forums. Take a look at the Contest Rules in the Wanted: Adventurers section, and don't miss the mention of the great prize being offered to the winning author. Take full advantage of TAS-Net! |
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April 29, 2003
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21 Adventure Seeds If you haven't been using the new TAS-Net Forums then you have been missing one of the best features of your TAS membership. Not only can you network with other VIP members, but you can glean valuable information that will increase your gaming enjoyment. For instance, there are now over thirty articles posted in the Wanted: Adventurers section, including 21 great adventure ideas. Take full advantage of TAS-Net! |
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April 23, 2003
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Some new downloads available TAS membership pays you back in many ways. Today we have introduced two new, helpful features that you will want to download to your PerComp right away. Rush to the software download area and get a copy of the MT GM Aid Pack and/or the new Library Data as Help file. You'll be happy that you did. |
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April 9, 2003
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Welcome to Our New Server! Today our move to a new, co-located server began. As DNS propagates, you will be arriving here when you use either JTAS.net or JTAS.org. Welcome. With the new server will come improved services as time goes by. |
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March 11, 2003
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The Traveler Atlas The Society is always seeking to serve the needs of its many important members. Nothing is so needful for the travelling VIP as up-to-date astronomical data. With that in mind, we are very proud to announce a major revision of The Traveller Atlas. |
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December 20, 2002
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Grand Reopening of TTT The Society is proud to announce the grand reopening of the newly remodeled Traveller Trader! Known as "the place to get all of that wonderful, out-of-print Traveler stuff®", TTT is a full affiliate member of the TAS. |
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August 20, 2002
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New Updates to the Traveller Atlas Daniel Ward, creator of the wonderful TAS benefit The Atlas of Known Space, is performing upgrades to the project that will enrich, expand and improve this great resource for our members. Service interruptions may occur, but the end result will be a better and more reliable Atlas for you! |
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July 1st, 2002
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25th Anniversary Party at Medieval Starship Jay LaRosee of Medieval Starship in O'Fallon, Illinois has just announced that Marc and Darlene Miller will be visiting his shop on Saturday, July 13th for a Traveller 25th anniversary book signing and a photo session under the old GDW sign. Jay has a collection of memorabilia from Traveller's early days displayed in his store, which is just east of St. Louis. On display are original art works from book and game covers, some rare promotional items and, as mentioned above, the original sign that hung above the first Game Designers' Workshop door in Normal, IL. Visit the Medieval Starship Web Site for more information. |
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May 1st, 2002
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JTAS Collector Reprints Published Today Marc Miller received the first of the two Classic Traveller reprint volumes that contain the Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society. Volume 1 has the earliest issues, numbers 1 through 12. On Saturday, May 4th he will have Volume 2 with issues 13 through 24. Marc is going to be busy filling he pre-publish orders over the next few days. Now would be a great time to zip your order onto the stack! Go to Marc's Far Future Enterprises web site for more info. |
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April 27th, 2002
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Gateway University Library A new membership benefit has been added for TAS-Net members! Our affiliation with The Eaglestone University now allows our members full access to the Gateway University Library. Unlimited use is free to members. |
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April 15th, 2002
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The Eaglestone Collection We have been making some repairs and updates to The Eaglestone University on TAS-Net. In so doing, it came to light that there are several headings in the Burrito Files that are empty. All members are invited to comb their NPC databases and make submissions to this peanut gallery. |
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April 11nd, 2002
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JTAS Index Page Added To facilitate perusal and searches of the Journal articles, we have added an Index to Articles to the Library as an enhancement to the JTAS Covers and TOC. |
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April 2nd, 2002
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Announce Your Web Site or Your Game The TAS-Net discussion forum now has two new categories; one where you can post the URL to your Traveller web site and another for you to list your campaign info. Both are forums of the Open Traveller Discussion. All are welcome to post their info or to give feedback on the posted web sites. |
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March 25th, 2002
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Speedy Web Boards We have installed a dedicated database for the Web Boards, so they are incredibly FAST now. Please stop by and join in. |
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January 29th, 2002
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Journalist Characters A discussion about a proposed TNS Journalist career is heating up on the web boards. Stop by and join in. |
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January 11th, 2002
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Site Search Feature Added Since we understand the tediousness of poking around when one knows what one is about, TAS-Net has added a premium search feature. Accessed from the bottom of TAS-Net Home, the process is as simple as jotting in a word. As an added bonus, a detailed and fully automatic site tree with three steps of depth has been added, as well. |
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January 10th, 2002
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TNS Links Completed TAS-Net regrets the problems that plagued the TNS archive and feedback form. Your complaints reached the highest levels in the organization and those responsible have been sacked. We also took this opportunity to premier our new navigation console, seen above. |
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January 10th, 2002
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Join the Discussion Tell us what new features you want, what you like here, and what you dislike, too. Visit the TAS Web Boards and help us make your TAS better. |
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January 5th, 2002
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Join the Discussion We are scheming about a new Traveller supplement on the TAS Web Boards. We are going to write and publish our own Travellers' Aid Society "book", detailing the benefits of membership, how they can be used in game play, and two new careers: TNS Reporter and Hospitality & Tourism Management. |
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December 8th, 2001
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TAS Web Boards slow as a snail Our new BBS feature has a major problem of some sort and can't seem to complete a thought. So much for PHP! We're working on it. |
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December 6th, 2001
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Created the new TAS Web Boards A new feature to promote open discussion and feedback has been launched. The TAS Web Boards will now be a regular feature, freely available to all. Please visit and join (or start) a discussion on topics of your choosing or offer feedback about this web site. Thanks and enjoy! |
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December 4th, 2001
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Revamped and updated the Software section Cleaned out the projects onto the back burner, added some old software items to download, and sorted things better. |
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September 22nd, 2001
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Great new website! Daniel Ward has joined us to bring his Traveller Atlas to JTAS. |
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August 27th, 2001
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Cheese its da cops! Alex Ingram's outline for Police characters added to Member Services. |
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August 18th, 2001
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JTAS Covers. Cover images and Table of Contents for the original JTAS issues (1 - 24) have been added to the Library for your perusal. |
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May 5th, 2001 
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Site launch. The new JTAS.org is open for business. |
