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Hi everyone;

I am attempting to write a major article. Here is a sneak peek of an un edited first draft. Feel free to comments. No idea how far I can take it at this point.

Mass Consumer and Merchant Adoption of Bitcoin Has Been Underestimated.

Alan Yong, cofounder of Bitcoin alternative DNotes believes that a whole range of issues and the obstacles facing mass consumer and merchant adoption of Bitcoin has been underestimated. .......

Yong, a well regarded visionary in the early days of portable computers and wireless communication has always been known to think outside the box in developing winning strategies. He has certainly competed against the “big boys” with enviable success. He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts. His first win was in partnership with Sysorex Information Systems Inc. of Falls Church, VA. in a bid for Departmental Microcomputer Acquisition Contract (DMAC) II, a $400 million package that included portable computers from Yong’s company, Dauphin Technology. The second win was in partnership with Sears Business Systems of Chicago for Navy Lapheld II procurement, valued at $450 million.

"He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts."

Winning two for two major government contracts was not a lucky draw but simply the result of a “winning strategy”. Better yet, it was a combination of executing multiple winning strategies.

The competitive forces of personal computers became ferocious very quickly. Thousands of newcomers around the world who knew where to source computer parts started their own business claiming to be “the finest computer manufacturer with the latest technologies selling their PC at the best price”. Does this sound familiar in the cryptocurrency world today?

I quickly realized then that to survive, Dauphin Technology needed to differentiate. It had to take a different path and not just be a “me too”. We decided to go after two major government contracts that included a large number of portable computers. I started doing a great deal of research on government contracts, which I knew nothing about going in. I was told every time by experts in that field that Dauphin would not stand a chance for obvious reasons, which I easily agreed. The company was young with zero experience in Federal Government contracts, did not have the right products and did not have the money to fund such a large contract.

Soon I started to wonder what if I would do something others won’t do. The end result could lead me to do things others can’t do. Doing things others won’t or can’t do is one of DNotes’ winning strategies.

"
The strategy of designing a number of portable computers that meet 100% of the specifications in accordance with the contract certainly paid off nicely. Riding on the momentum to advance the new start-up further, Yong went head on to compete with Apple Newton and others with the smallest handheld computer of its time, named DTR. It quickly became a media sensation which drew the attention of IBM top management leading to the signing of a manufacturing partnership."

Hi everyone, I'm back in the real world now! Dyna, a belated Happy Birthday! I remember your company. I had a simiiar experience in the mid '90s with the brand new "Internet". After working in the field on and off since the early '80s, myself and a partner started a local Internet access company. This was before the Web, before fancy graphics and high speed connections. We purchased 5 modems (9600 Baud), rented a small space in a friend's TV repair shop and hung out the "shingle" as it were, and started providing "High Speed" Internet access to South Jersey.

We had a 56k line to another provider halfway across the state and constant busy signals but, we were on line. This humble startup grew into ProNet USA with 1300 POP sites around the country and in direct competition with Steve Case (AOL). We also opened a learning center where we taught computer and Internet classes and started a network integrator service with the new Microsoft Windows for Workgroups and Novell Netware.

But, alas, the technology grew quicker than we could keep up and Case's free disk marketing plan was genius. Luckily, we saw the handwriting on the wall and when 56k modems arrived we decided to sell the business to a competitor who had been hounding us for years. It just wasn't worth the large investment in equipment needed to move to 56k when access prices were tumbling down for the customer and raising for the provider.

And so it goes with ground breaking technology, you might be able to catch the wave, but then you still have to ride it back to the beach without falling off your board, that's the hard part. I was lucky to have other sources of income during this time but most entrepreneurs are no so lucky.

So, what do I need to do at this point? I've been pretty much underground for the last week and still not completely caught up.

Welcome back RJF, hope you enjoyed your time in the sunshine state even though it was for work. Intriguing history, reminds me of how fast the mining industry has evolved, it is impossible to keep up. I'm sure Dyna will respond with where he is at and if he needs anything.

If you're lucky, meaning "work like hell and risk everything near and dear to you", you get your minute or two on the world stage. It's what you do in that time that will shape the rest of your life. I have no regrets.

Anyway, I was conversing with "CryptoBroker79" about adding some copy to something he is working on and it occurred to me that we should all make a conscious effort to provide links or mention of all CR.I.S.P products when composing press releases or even posts about individual products on social media. I know that seems obvious but, what I'm getting at is a "product line home page" A simple page in the DNotesVault style that simply provides links to all products, approved forums, discussion groups connected websites, etc. At this time that would be all DNotes and CryptoMoms sites and individual CR.I.S.P. landing pages as well as this forum.

It may sound redundant but, people will go to the page that only requires 2 clicks before the one the requires 3. Nothing fancy, just name, brief description and the link. Use of bold and oversize fonts recommended. Also, that page will eventually rise higher in search engine ranking due to the amount of similar but individual links present. Just a thought....

That is a great idea! It would show in one spot everything that is affiliated with DNotes and make it so much easier for anyone wanting to learn more.

Excellent! A resources and links type of page on the DNotesVault. Footer or header link to the resources? The header is a little packed and I need to make room for more guaranteed funds addresses. I think middle of the footer seems like the best place. Should we call it links and resources?

Dyna

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Quote from: RJF on February 10, 2015, 12:42:00 PM

Hi everyone;

I am attempting to write a major article. Here is a sneak peek of an un edited first draft. Feel free to comments. No idea how far I can take it at this point.

Mass Consumer and Merchant Adoption of Bitcoin Has Been Underestimated.

Alan Yong, cofounder of Bitcoin alternative DNotes believes that a whole range of issues and the obstacles facing mass consumer and merchant adoption of Bitcoin has been underestimated. .......

Yong, a well regarded visionary in the early days of portable computers and wireless communication has always been known to think outside the box in developing winning strategies. He has certainly competed against the “big boys” with enviable success. He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts. His first win was in partnership with Sysorex Information Systems Inc. of Falls Church, VA. in a bid for Departmental Microcomputer Acquisition Contract (DMAC) II, a $400 million package that included portable computers from Yong’s company, Dauphin Technology. The second win was in partnership with Sears Business Systems of Chicago for Navy Lapheld II procurement, valued at $450 million.

"He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts."

Winning two for two major government contracts was not a lucky draw but simply the result of a “winning strategy”. Better yet, it was a combination of executing multiple winning strategies.

The competitive forces of personal computers became ferocious very quickly. Thousands of newcomers around the world who knew where to source computer parts started their own business claiming to be “the finest computer manufacturer with the latest technologies selling their PC at the best price”. Does this sound familiar in the cryptocurrency world today?

I quickly realized then that to survive, Dauphin Technology needed to differentiate. It had to take a different path and not just be a “me too”. We decided to go after two major government contracts that included a large number of portable computers. I started doing a great deal of research on government contracts, which I knew nothing about going in. I was told every time by experts in that field that Dauphin would not stand a chance for obvious reasons, which I easily agreed. The company was young with zero experience in Federal Government contracts, did not have the right products and did not have the money to fund such a large contract.

Soon I started to wonder what if I would do something others won’t do. The end result could lead me to do things others can’t do. Doing things others won’t or can’t do is one of DNotes’ winning strategies.

"
The strategy of designing a number of portable computers that meet 100% of the specifications in accordance with the contract certainly paid off nicely. Riding on the momentum to advance the new start-up further, Yong went head on to compete with Apple Newton and others with the smallest handheld computer of its time, named DTR. It quickly became a media sensation which drew the attention of IBM top management leading to the signing of a manufacturing partnership."

Hi everyone, I'm back in the real world now! Dyna, a belated Happy Birthday! I remember your company. I had a simiiar experience in the mid '90s with the brand new "Internet". After working in the field on and off since the early '80s, myself and a partner started a local Internet access company. This was before the Web, before fancy graphics and high speed connections. We purchased 5 modems (9600 Baud), rented a small space in a friend's TV repair shop and hung out the "shingle" as it were, and started providing "High Speed" Internet access to South Jersey.

We had a 56k line to another provider halfway across the state and constant busy signals but, we were on line. This humble startup grew into ProNet USA with 1300 POP sites around the country and in direct competition with Steve Case (AOL). We also opened a learning center where we taught computer and Internet classes and started a network integrator service with the new Microsoft Windows for Workgroups and Novell Netware.

But, alas, the technology grew quicker than we could keep up and Case's free disk marketing plan was genius. Luckily, we saw the handwriting on the wall and when 56k modems arrived we decided to sell the business to a competitor who had been hounding us for years. It just wasn't worth the large investment in equipment needed to move to 56k when access prices were tumbling down for the customer and raising for the provider.

And so it goes with ground breaking technology, you might be able to catch the wave, but then you still have to ride it back to the beach without falling off your board, that's the hard part. I was lucky to have other sources of income during this time but most entrepreneurs are no so lucky.

So, what do I need to do at this point? I've been pretty much underground for the last week and still not completely caught up.

Very good to hear from you, RJF. I remember the early days of the Internet very well. What you were able to do was quite an accomplishment and a record to be proud of. Steve Case's free disk marketing campaign was genius, indeed. One doesn't have to come up with many great ideas to be successful, as long as the execution of those ideas are done consistently with the mindset of wanting to be the best every time. That is the hallmark of DNotes. It could go down in history that CR.I.S.Ps. was also a marketing genius idea.

The press release for CR.I.S.P. For Retirement is now being optimized for release on Tuesday Feb. 17, 2015. Our development team has been working very hard on their part and on schedule. As soon as you are done with the text for the opening/landing page we will be delighted to help finalized it.

We will post an announcement here as soon as we can confirm a date to start the enrollment. It is likely to be this Sunday or Monday.

Next week will be very exciting. Wednesday Feb. 18, 2015 is DNotes Birthday. We need everyone to drop in and post a comment. Please encourage your friends to do the same. It's a big deal. To be the most stable digital currency for an entire year without any pump and dump should be great news for our industry. Our friends in the media should take notice of this. Yes, stability is possible if we all believe in working together for the mutual benefits of everyone. Thank you all for your support.

Chase

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Quote from: RJF on February 10, 2015, 12:38:58 PM

Quote from: DNotes on February 10, 2015, 10:57:11 AM

Quote from: RJF on February 10, 2015, 12:38:58 PM

Hi everyone;

I am attempting to write a major article. Here is a sneak peek of an un edited first draft. Feel free to comments. No idea how far I can take it at this point.

Mass Consumer and Merchant Adoption of Bitcoin Has Been Underestimated.

Alan Yong, cofounder of Bitcoin alternative DNotes believes that a whole range of issues and the obstacles facing mass consumer and merchant adoption of Bitcoin has been underestimated. .......

Yong, a well regarded visionary in the early days of portable computers and wireless communication has always been known to think outside the box in developing winning strategies. He has certainly competed against the “big boys” with enviable success. He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts. His first win was in partnership with Sysorex Information Systems Inc. of Falls Church, VA. in a bid for Departmental Microcomputer Acquisition Contract (DMAC) II, a $400 million package that included portable computers from Yong’s company, Dauphin Technology. The second win was in partnership with Sears Business Systems of Chicago for Navy Lapheld II procurement, valued at $450 million.

"He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts."

Winning two for two major government contracts was not a lucky draw but simply the result of a “winning strategy”. Better yet, it was a combination of executing multiple winning strategies.

The competitive forces of personal computers became ferocious very quickly. Thousands of newcomers around the world who knew where to source computer parts started their own business claiming to be “the finest computer manufacturer with the latest technologies selling their PC at the best price”. Does this sound familiar in the cryptocurrency world today?

I quickly realized then that to survive, Dauphin Technology needed to differentiate. It had to take a different path and not just be a “me too”. We decided to go after two major government contracts that included a large number of portable computers. I started doing a great deal of research on government contracts, which I knew nothing about going in. I was told every time by experts in that field that Dauphin would not stand a chance for obvious reasons, which I easily agreed. The company was young with zero experience in Federal Government contracts, did not have the right products and did not have the money to fund such a large contract.

Soon I started to wonder what if I would do something others won’t do. The end result could lead me to do things others can’t do. Doing things others won’t or can’t do is one of DNotes’ winning strategies.

"
The strategy of designing a number of portable computers that meet 100% of the specifications in accordance with the contract certainly paid off nicely. Riding on the momentum to advance the new start-up further, Yong went head on to compete with Apple Newton and others with the smallest handheld computer of its time, named DTR. It quickly became a media sensation which drew the attention of IBM top management leading to the signing of a manufacturing partnership."

Hi everyone, I'm back in the real world now! Dyna, a belated Happy Birthday! I remember your company. I had a simiiar experience in the mid '90s with the brand new "Internet". After working in the field on and off since the early '80s, myself and a partner started a local Internet access company. This was before the Web, before fancy graphics and high speed connections. We purchased 5 modems (9600 Baud), rented a small space in a friend's TV repair shop and hung out the "shingle" as it were, and started providing "High Speed" Internet access to South Jersey.

We had a 56k line to another provider halfway across the state and constant busy signals but, we were on line. This humble startup grew into ProNet USA with 1300 POP sites around the country and in direct competition with Steve Case (AOL). We also opened a learning center where we taught computer and Internet classes and started a network integrator service with the new Microsoft Windows for Workgroups and Novell Netware.

But, alas, the technology grew quicker than we could keep up and Case's free disk marketing plan was genius. Luckily, we saw the handwriting on the wall and when 56k modems arrived we decided to sell the business to a competitor who had been hounding us for years. It just wasn't worth the large investment in equipment needed to move to 56k when access prices were tumbling down for the customer and raising for the provider.

And so it goes with ground breaking technology, you might be able to catch the wave, but then you still have to ride it back to the beach without falling off your board, that's the hard part. I was lucky to have other sources of income during this time but most entrepreneurs are no so lucky.

So, what do I need to do at this point? I've been pretty much underground for the last week and still not completely caught up.

Welcome back RJF, hope you enjoyed your time in the sunshine state even though it was for work. Intriguing history, reminds me of how fast the mining industry has evolved, it is impossible to keep up. I'm sure Dyna will respond with where he is at and if he needs anything.

If you're lucky, meaning "work like hell and risk everything near and dear to you", you get your minute or two on the world stage. It's what you do in that time that will shape the rest of your life. I have no regrets.

Anyway, I was conversing with "CryptoBroker79" about adding some copy to something he is working on and it occurred to me that we should all make a conscious effort to provide links or mention of all CR.I.S.P products when composing press releases or even posts about individual products on social media. I know that seems obvious but, what I'm getting at is a "product line home page" A simple page in the DNotesVault style that simply provides links to all products, approved forums, discussion groups connected websites, etc. At this time that would be all DNotes and CryptoMoms sites and individual CR.I.S.P. landing pages as well as this forum.

It may sound redundant but, people will go to the page that only requires 2 clicks before the one the requires 3. Nothing fancy, just name, brief description and the link. Use of bold and oversize fonts recommended. Also, that page will eventually rise higher in search engine ranking due to the amount of similar but individual links present. Just a thought....

That is a great idea! It would show in one spot everything that is affiliated with DNotes and make it so much easier for anyone wanting to learn more.

RJF

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Quote from: DNotes on February 10, 2015, 10:57:11 AM

Quote from: DNotes on February 10, 2015, 10:57:11 AM

Hi everyone;

I am attempting to write a major article. Here is a sneak peek of an un edited first draft. Feel free to comments. No idea how far I can take it at this point.

Mass Consumer and Merchant Adoption of Bitcoin Has Been Underestimated.

Alan Yong, cofounder of Bitcoin alternative DNotes believes that a whole range of issues and the obstacles facing mass consumer and merchant adoption of Bitcoin has been underestimated. .......

Yong, a well regarded visionary in the early days of portable computers and wireless communication has always been known to think outside the box in developing winning strategies. He has certainly competed against the “big boys” with enviable success. He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts. His first win was in partnership with Sysorex Information Systems Inc. of Falls Church, VA. in a bid for Departmental Microcomputer Acquisition Contract (DMAC) II, a $400 million package that included portable computers from Yong’s company, Dauphin Technology. The second win was in partnership with Sears Business Systems of Chicago for Navy Lapheld II procurement, valued at $450 million.

"He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts."

Winning two for two major government contracts was not a lucky draw but simply the result of a “winning strategy”. Better yet, it was a combination of executing multiple winning strategies.

The competitive forces of personal computers became ferocious very quickly. Thousands of newcomers around the world who knew where to source computer parts started their own business claiming to be “the finest computer manufacturer with the latest technologies selling their PC at the best price”. Does this sound familiar in the cryptocurrency world today?

I quickly realized then that to survive, Dauphin Technology needed to differentiate. It had to take a different path and not just be a “me too”. We decided to go after two major government contracts that included a large number of portable computers. I started doing a great deal of research on government contracts, which I knew nothing about going in. I was told every time by experts in that field that Dauphin would not stand a chance for obvious reasons, which I easily agreed. The company was young with zero experience in Federal Government contracts, did not have the right products and did not have the money to fund such a large contract.

Soon I started to wonder what if I would do something others won’t do. The end result could lead me to do things others can’t do. Doing things others won’t or can’t do is one of DNotes’ winning strategies.

"
The strategy of designing a number of portable computers that meet 100% of the specifications in accordance with the contract certainly paid off nicely. Riding on the momentum to advance the new start-up further, Yong went head on to compete with Apple Newton and others with the smallest handheld computer of its time, named DTR. It quickly became a media sensation which drew the attention of IBM top management leading to the signing of a manufacturing partnership."

Hi everyone, I'm back in the real world now! Dyna, a belated Happy Birthday! I remember your company. I had a simiiar experience in the mid '90s with the brand new "Internet". After working in the field on and off since the early '80s, myself and a partner started a local Internet access company. This was before the Web, before fancy graphics and high speed connections. We purchased 5 modems (9600 Baud), rented a small space in a friend's TV repair shop and hung out the "shingle" as it were, and started providing "High Speed" Internet access to South Jersey.

We had a 56k line to another provider halfway across the state and constant busy signals but, we were on line. This humble startup grew into ProNet USA with 1300 POP sites around the country and in direct competition with Steve Case (AOL). We also opened a learning center where we taught computer and Internet classes and started a network integrator service with the new Microsoft Windows for Workgroups and Novell Netware.

But, alas, the technology grew quicker than we could keep up and Case's free disk marketing plan was genius. Luckily, we saw the handwriting on the wall and when 56k modems arrived we decided to sell the business to a competitor who had been hounding us for years. It just wasn't worth the large investment in equipment needed to move to 56k when access prices were tumbling down for the customer and raising for the provider.

And so it goes with ground breaking technology, you might be able to catch the wave, but then you still have to ride it back to the beach without falling off your board, that's the hard part. I was lucky to have other sources of income during this time but most entrepreneurs are no so lucky.

So, what do I need to do at this point? I've been pretty much underground for the last week and still not completely caught up.

Welcome back RJF, hope you enjoyed your time in the sunshine state even though it was for work. Intriguing history, reminds me of how fast the mining industry has evolved, it is impossible to keep up. I'm sure Dyna will respond with where he is at and if he needs anything.

If you're lucky, meaning "work like hell and risk everything near and dear to you", you get your minute or two on the world stage. It's what you do in that time that will shape the rest of your life. I have no regrets.

Anyway, I was conversing with "CryptoBroker79" about adding some copy to something he is working on and it occurred to me that we should all make a conscious effort to provide links or mention of all CR.I.S.P products when composing press releases or even posts about individual products on social media. I know that seems obvious but, what I'm getting at is a "product line home page" A simple page in the DNotesVault style that simply provides links to all products, approved forums, discussion groups connected websites, etc. At this time that would be all DNotes and CryptoMoms sites and individual CR.I.S.P. landing pages as well as this forum.

It may sound redundant but, people will go to the page that only requires 2 clicks before the one the requires 3. Nothing fancy, just name, brief description and the link. Use of bold and oversize fonts recommended. Also, that page will eventually rise higher in search engine ranking due to the amount of similar but individual links present. Just a thought....

RJF

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Activity: 616

Merit: 500

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Hi everyone;

I am attempting to write a major article. Here is a sneak peek of an un edited first draft. Feel free to comments. No idea how far I can take it at this point.

Mass Consumer and Merchant Adoption of Bitcoin Has Been Underestimated.

Alan Yong, cofounder of Bitcoin alternative DNotes believes that a whole range of issues and the obstacles facing mass consumer and merchant adoption of Bitcoin has been underestimated. .......

Yong, a well regarded visionary in the early days of portable computers and wireless communication has always been known to think outside the box in developing winning strategies. He has certainly competed against the “big boys” with enviable success. He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts. His first win was in partnership with Sysorex Information Systems Inc. of Falls Church, VA. in a bid for Departmental Microcomputer Acquisition Contract (DMAC) II, a $400 million package that included portable computers from Yong’s company, Dauphin Technology. The second win was in partnership with Sears Business Systems of Chicago for Navy Lapheld II procurement, valued at $450 million.

"He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts."

Winning two for two major government contracts was not a lucky draw but simply the result of a “winning strategy”. Better yet, it was a combination of executing multiple winning strategies.

The competitive forces of personal computers became ferocious very quickly. Thousands of newcomers around the world who knew where to source computer parts started their own business claiming to be “the finest computer manufacturer with the latest technologies selling their PC at the best price”. Does this sound familiar in the cryptocurrency world today?

I quickly realized then that to survive, Dauphin Technology needed to differentiate. It had to take a different path and not just be a “me too”. We decided to go after two major government contracts that included a large number of portable computers. I started doing a great deal of research on government contracts, which I knew nothing about going in. I was told every time by experts in that field that Dauphin would not stand a chance for obvious reasons, which I easily agreed. The company was young with zero experience in Federal Government contracts, did not have the right products and did not have the money to fund such a large contract.

Soon I started to wonder what if I would do something others won’t do. The end result could lead me to do things others can’t do. Doing things others won’t or can’t do is one of DNotes’ winning strategies.

"
The strategy of designing a number of portable computers that meet 100% of the specifications in accordance with the contract certainly paid off nicely. Riding on the momentum to advance the new start-up further, Yong went head on to compete with Apple Newton and others with the smallest handheld computer of its time, named DTR. It quickly became a media sensation which drew the attention of IBM top management leading to the signing of a manufacturing partnership."

Hi everyone, I'm back in the real world now! Dyna, a belated Happy Birthday! I remember your company. I had a simiiar experience in the mid '90s with the brand new "Internet". After working in the field on and off since the early '80s, myself and a partner started a local Internet access company. This was before the Web, before fancy graphics and high speed connections. We purchased 5 modems (9600 Baud), rented a small space in a friend's TV repair shop and hung out the "shingle" as it were, and started providing "High Speed" Internet access to South Jersey.

We had a 56k line to another provider halfway across the state and constant busy signals but, we were on line. This humble startup grew into ProNet USA with 1300 POP sites around the country and in direct competition with Steve Case (AOL). We also opened a learning center where we taught computer and Internet classes and started a network integrator service with the new Microsoft Windows for Workgroups and Novell Netware.

But, alas, the technology grew quicker than we could keep up and Case's free disk marketing plan was genius. Luckily, we saw the handwriting on the wall and when 56k modems arrived we decided to sell the business to a competitor who had been hounding us for years. It just wasn't worth the large investment in equipment needed to move to 56k when access prices were tumbling down for the customer and raising for the provider.

And so it goes with ground breaking technology, you might be able to catch the wave, but then you still have to ride it back to the beach without falling off your board, that's the hard part. I was lucky to have other sources of income during this time but most entrepreneurs are no so lucky.

So, what do I need to do at this point? I've been pretty much underground for the last week and still not completely caught up.

Welcome back RJF, hope you enjoyed your time in the sunshine state even though it was for work. Intriguing history, reminds me of how fast the mining industry has evolved, it is impossible to keep up. I'm sure Dyna will respond with where he is at and if he needs anything.

If you're lucky, meaning "work like hell and risk everything near and dear to you", you get your minute or two on the world stage. It's what you do in that time that will shape the rest of your life. I have no regrets.

Anyway, I was conversing with "CryptoBroker79" about adding some copy to something he is working on and it occurred to me that we should all make a conscious effort to provide links or mention of all CR.I.S.P products when composing press releases or even posts about individual products on social media. I know that seems obvious but, what I'm getting at is a "product line home page" A simple page in the DNotesVault style that simply provides links to all products, approved forums, discussion groups connected websites, etc. At this time that would be all DNotes and CryptoMoms sites and individual CR.I.S.P. landing pages as well as this forum.

It may sound redundant but, people will go to the page the only requires 2 clicks before the one the requires 3. Nothing fancy, just name, brief description and the link. Use of bold and oversize fonts recommended. Just a thought....

DNotes

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Quote from: grandmama on February 10, 2015, 10:16:53 AM

Hi everyone;

I am attempting to write a major article. Here is a sneak peek of an un edited first draft. Feel free to comments. No idea how far I can take it at this point.

Mass Consumer and Merchant Adoption of Bitcoin Has Been Underestimated.

Alan Yong, cofounder of Bitcoin alternative DNotes believes that a whole range of issues and the obstacles facing mass consumer and merchant adoption of Bitcoin has been underestimated. .......

Yong, a well regarded visionary in the early days of portable computers and wireless communication has always been known to think outside the box in developing winning strategies. He has certainly competed against the “big boys” with enviable success. He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts. His first win was in partnership with Sysorex Information Systems Inc. of Falls Church, VA. in a bid for Departmental Microcomputer Acquisition Contract (DMAC) II, a $400 million package that included portable computers from Yong’s company, Dauphin Technology. The second win was in partnership with Sears Business Systems of Chicago for Navy Lapheld II procurement, valued at $450 million.

"He led a startup company in 1989 to prominence by teaming up with two major partners to win two for two mega government contracts."

Winning two for two major government contracts was not a lucky draw but simply the result of a “winning strategy”. Better yet, it was a combination of executing multiple winning strategies.

The competitive forces of personal computers became ferocious very quickly. Thousands of newcomers around the world who knew where to source computer parts started their own business claiming to be “the finest computer manufacturer with the latest technologies selling their PC at the best price”. Does this sound familiar in the cryptocurrency world today?

I quickly realized then that to survive, Dauphin Technology needed to differentiate. It had to take a different path and not just be a “me too”. We decided to go after two major government contracts that included a large number of portable computers. I started doing a great deal of research on government contracts, which I knew nothing about going in. I was told every time by experts in that field that Dauphin would not stand a chance for obvious reasons, which I easily agreed. The company was young with zero experience in Federal Government contracts, did not have the right products and did not have the money to fund such a large contract.

Soon I started to wonder what if I would do something others won’t do. The end result could lead me to do things others can’t do. Doing things others won’t or can’t do is one of DNotes’ winning strategies.

"
The strategy of designing a number of portable computers that meet 100% of the specifications in accordance with the contract certainly paid off nicely. Riding on the momentum to advance the new start-up further, Yong went head on to compete with Apple Newton and others with the smallest handheld computer of its time, named DTR. It quickly became a media sensation which drew the attention of IBM top management leading to the signing of a manufacturing partnership."

Hi everyone, I'm back in the real world now! Dyna, a belated Happy Birthday! I remember your company. I had a simiiar experience in the mid '90s with the brand new "Internet". After working in the field on and off since the early '80s, myself and a partner started a local Internet access company. This was before the Web, before fancy graphics and high speed connections. We purchased 5 modems (9600 Baud), rented a small space in a friend's TV repair shop and hung out the "shingle" as it were, and started providing "High Speed" Internet access to South Jersey.

We had a 56k line to another provider halfway across the state and constant busy signals but, we were on line. This humble startup grew into ProNet USA with 1300 POP sites around the country and in direct competition with Steve Case (AOL). We also opened a learning center where we taught computer and Internet classes and started a network integrator service with the new Microsoft Windows for Workgroups and Novell Netware.

But, alas, the technology grew quicker than we could keep up and Case's free disk marketing plan was genius. Luckily, we saw the handwriting on the wall and when 56k modems arrived we decided to sell the business to a competitor who had been hounding us for years. It just wasn't worth the large investment in equipment needed to move to 56k when access prices were tumbling down for the customer and raising for the provider.

And so it goes with ground breaking technology, you might be able to catch the wave, but then you still have to ride it back to the beach without falling off your board, that's the hard part. I was lucky to have other sources of income during this time but most entrepreneurs are no so lucky.

So, what do I need to do at this point? I've been pretty much underground for the last week and still not completely caught up.

Welcome back RJF, hope you enjoyed your time in the sunshine state even though it was for work. Intriguing history, reminds me of how fast the mining industry has evolved, it is impossible to keep up. I'm sure Dyna will respond with where he is at and if he needs anything.

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Quote from: Chase on February 09, 2015, 02:32:41 PM

Quote from: DNotes on February 08, 2015, 12:42:35 PM

Quote from: Chase on February 08, 2015, 09:35:18 AM

What major issues with the existing financial system can DNotes solve?

Half of the world's population does not have banking access and is therefore excluded from participating in economic growth.

Edit - DNotes can also help address all the other issues faced by people without banking access in the following article...

That is a big one for sure. There are many initiatives to provide people everywhere in the world access to computers and internet, it will be nice if we can help the cause with DNotes.

Quote from: DNotes on February 07, 2015, 10:41:04 PM

What technologies are most important to the future and success of DNotes?

What major issues with the existing financial system can DNotes solve?

1) Micro transactions, under $1 are not feasible. The transaction fees make micro transactions unprofitable if not impossible.

What services are most important to the future and success of DNotes?

1) Direct and simple fiat to DNotes exchange.

What major obstacles does DNotes face to achieve success?

1) Half of the world's population does not have banking access and is therefore excluded from participating in economic growth.

Obstacle - Combating and rising above the bad reputation bitcoin has (whether it is deserved or not).

Seems like when ever anyone is accused of something the old saying "innocent until proven guilty" is never the case. Once the accusation is out there the mentality is "if he/she is accused of it they did it". It is unfortunate that this mentality seems to cross the lines into ALL in the industry. Positive PR is lacking across the board as well. Just look at our media, if it is a bad story or if something happened that was bad that gets the headline. It is not the story of someone doing something wonderful. That story gets buried deep into the broadcast or print. That is a huge problem with our media today and has been for quite some time. Just look at how Bitcoin and the likes are presented. The negative is presented rather than the positive. The headlines you see are how some scam coin ripped someone off, not that DNotes is working to make retirement, education and lives better. It is high time the positives start making the headlines! Just think what society would be like if the media stopped promoting "the bad" and started promoting "the good".

Very true, negative stories often become sensationalized to drive traffic and viewers while positive and helpful stories fall under the radar.

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