VMs: Re: Introduction

["Jeff" <jeff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Welcome to the list. And never let me see anyone write the words "I can
honestly say that I will not be the one that figures out the secret to
decoding the VMs" because you just never know. You may have the one bright
idea that solves it.

Jeff


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Young" <tyoung1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <vms-list@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: 03 January 2004 23:38
Subject: VMs: Introduction


> Hail the list!
>
> As I am both new to this list and to the study of the VMs, I would like to
> introduce myself.  My name is Ted Young.  I live in (very) upstate NY.  I
> have been in the Computer Science field for over 8 years now.  I have a
> strong background in various computer languages, technologies and
platforms.
> Also, I have studied linguistics off and on since fourth grade, when I
> learned my first language (after English of course); Ancient Egyptian.
>
> Unfortunately, the first time I crossed paths with the VMs was only last
> week, when I stumbled across an article about Gordon Rugg's work with a
> Cardan Grille.  I did a little research into the VMs and immediately
became
> enraptured by its mystery and charm.  Over the last ten days, I have been
> scouring the internet reading every article I can find on the subject.
When
> I found this E-List, I decided to give it a try.  I was very happy to find
> it still, seemingly, active.
>
> I can honestly say that I will not be the one that figures out the secret
to
> decoding the VMs, but I would love to contribute what I can and will
really
> enjoy the ride.
>
> I have spent a lot of time working from Stolfi's website[1], and the many
> sites linked from his page.  I have also been to the The European Voynich
> Manuscript Transcription Project homepage where I got a copy of the Eva
font
> and the latest Interlinear file (though it seems that Stolfi's version has
a
> lot more in it, please correct me if I am wrong).  Are their any other
> resources I should be reading to get myself caught up with the latest
> advances in this field?
>
> Thank you.
>
> Ted Young
>
>
> [1] http://www.dcc.unicamp.br/~stolfi/voynich/
>
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