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The Technology (or Technological -- sources differ) Amateur Press Association, '''TAPA''' was founded in 1966 by [[Mike Ward]] as an attempt to encourage [[fannishness]] in [[sercon]] [[MITSFS]] ("We're not fans -- we just read the stuff!").  In this it was a failure, but it did introduce [[fans]] such as [[Tony Lewis]], [[Ed Meyer]] and [[Suford Lewis]] to [[fandom]].  It lasted 10 mailings.
 
The Technology (or Technological -- sources differ) Amateur Press Association, '''TAPA''' was founded in 1966 by [[Mike Ward]] as an attempt to encourage [[fannishness]] in [[sercon]] [[MITSFS]] ("We're not fans -- we just read the stuff!").  In this it was a failure, but it did introduce [[fans]] such as [[Tony Lewis]], [[Ed Meyer]] and [[Suford Lewis]] to [[fandom]].  It lasted 10 mailings.

Revision as of 05:30, 14 April 2023

(Did you mean [[TAPA (Disambiguation)|a different TAPA]?)

The Technology (or Technological -- sources differ) Amateur Press Association, TAPA was founded in 1966 by Mike Ward as an attempt to encourage fannishness in sercon MITSFS ("We're not fans -- we just read the stuff!"). In this it was a failure, but it did introduce fans such as Tony Lewis, Ed Meyer and Suford Lewis to fandom. It lasted 10 mailings.

{What was "TAPA Keg"?}

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Publication 1966
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