Z-user� group
                          Volum� #1

     Sinc� thi� i� th� ver� firs� dis� distribute� b� th� Z-user� 
group�  i�  seem� appropriat� tha� � giv� yo� � littl� histor� o� 
jus� ho� thi� al� started�  

     Whe� � starte� i� th� Microcompute� arena� tw� year� ago�  � 
didn'�  kno�  anythin� abou� anything�   Bu� �  a�  �  compulsiv� 
reade� an� spen� much�  muc� tim� readin� wha� th� expert� ha� t� 
say�   �  the� too� thei� advice�  pocketboo�  permitting�   Tha� 
mean�  tha�  �  wa� goin� t� hav� �  S-10�  bus�  Z-80�  dua�  8� 
floppies��  64�  o�  memory�� al�  runnin�  unde�  CPM��   The�  �
cam� languages���   A��  first���  ɠ wen�� alon� wit�  Basic�   �
However��  i�� didn'�� reall� tur� m� o� s� � jus� collecte� an� �
drifte� fro�� on� languag� t� another��   Th� expert� sai� th� �
greates� thin� aroun� wa�  Pascal��   S�  whe�  UCS�  Pasca� wa� �
offere�  t�  ou�  loca� Compute� clu� � chippe� i� an� go�� � �
copy��   Ou� o� fort� member� wh�  go�  tha� Pascal��  onl� thre� �
o� u� go� i� u�  an�  running�  Non�  o�  u� use� i� AFTE� w� go� �
i��  u�  an�  running��   Mostly�� becaus�  w�  wer� al� CP� �
orientated�   S� w� gav� u� o�  Pascal�  Meanwhile� � wa� stayin� �
i� touc� wit� variou� friend� aroun� th� countr� an� on� o� the� �
tol� m� abou� Ithaca'� PASCAL/Z��   I� wa� onl� versio� #� bu� � �
love� i� fro� th� ver� first�   � like� th�  ide� an� i� spit� o� �
th� earl� bugs��  � ha� � bal� wit�  it�  S� � bough� versio� 2.� �
an� like� tha� eve� better.

     Man� program� late� � wa� � confirme� Pasca� freak�  S� muc� 
s�  tha�  whe�  th�  S� Fai� rolle� around�  �  looke�  u�  Stev� 
Edleman�  H� wa� th� guidin� ligh� fo� Ithac� Intersystem� an� w� 
seeme�  t� hav� som� commo� interests�   T� mak� �  shor�  story� 
shorter�  Stev�  too� � coupl� o� m� suggestion� t� hear� an�  i� 
Ma� o� 198� announce� t� th� worl� tha� Ithac� Intersystem� woul� 
activel�  suppor� � Pascal/� use� group�   � offere� t� direc� i� 
an� kee� i� running� s� w� mad� � deal.

     Th�  inten�  o� thi� grou� i� t� assis�  Pascal/Z�  Z8�  an� 
Z800�  softwar�  dissemination�   Tha� way�  we'l� al�  ge�  mor� 
program� t� pla� aroun� wit� an� hav� fu� too.

     Fo� th� stranger� wh� happen� t� pic� u� thi� disk� Pascal/� 
require�  �  Z8�  cpu�  CP� an�  56�  o�  useabl�  memory�   Mos� 
everythin�  els� i� u� t� th� owne� o� th� system�   � inten�  t� 
publis�  �  flye�  bimonthl� s� th� bugs�  fixe�  an�  an�  othe� 
interestin�  item�  ca� b� passe� on�   Donation�  ar�  certainl� 
needed�   � wil� tr� t� edi� an� tes� al� program� sent� giv� th� 
autho�  plent�  o�  credi� an� sprea� hi� progra�  al�  ove�  th� 
world�   It�  lik�  � chai� letter�  yo� sen� i� one�  an� ge�  � 
hundre� back�   S� don'� b� lazy� sen� i� in�  Someone� somewher� 
wil� b� gla� yo� did�  An� yo� wil� too.
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�CHARLI� FOSTER
Director
Z-Users Group
7962 Center Pkwy
Sacramento, Ca 95823