From: Pieter Stouten CARBON DMPC COM> Date: 5 jan 1997 Subject: Shogi-L messages and subscribers from 1990 until 1996 I wish you all a somewhat belated healthy and happy 1997. The start of a new year provides a nice opportunity to analyze preceding years. Please find below a table that shows the growth of SHOGI-L since its founding in May 1990. "Messages" refers to the number of messages sent to SHOGI-L in a given year and "Subscribers" stands for the number of non-concealed subscribers at the end of that year. The number of subsribers at the end of 1990 (51) is an interpolated number as I do not have the exact number by year end. Year Messages Subscribers ---- -------- ----------- 1990 170 51 1991 112 92 1992 98 126 1993 351 153 1994 223 187 1995 549 218 1996 900 264 Please visit http://www.halcyon.com/stouten/shogi-l.html for a graphical representation of the data. 1996 has seen a substantial growth both in terms of messages (almost twice as many as in 1995) and subscribers (46 new subscribers is better than any other year apart from the founding year). Keep up the good work and enjoy SHOGI-L, Pieter Stouten, co-owner SHOGI-L