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   Connecticu� CP/� Users� Grou� Meetin� Notes

     Th� las� meetin� o� CCP/� wa� lightl� �
attende� du� t� th� ba� weathe� conditions�  � wa� �
disappointe� fo� severa� reasons�  � ha� misse� �
th� las� meetin� du� t� � conflic� wit� � clas� � �
wa� takin� s� � ha� no� see� peopl� fo� � coupl� �
o� months�  Look� lik� I'l� hav� t� wai� ti� �
Januar� 10t� now�  � als� ha� pu� togethe� � �
handou� o� MicroCalc� � spreadshee� progra� �
writte� i� Turb� Pasca� an� didn'� ge� � chanc� t� �
tal� abou� it�  Bria� Nalewaje� an� A� Hathwa� �
spok� briefl� abou� spreadsheets�  Evely� an� Her� �
Strau� and Ji� Taylo� wer� th� onl� othe� hard� �
soul� tha� mad� it�  Th� onl� othe� thin� tha� �
cam� u� involve� givin� othe� compute� group� �
materia� w� writ� fo� ou� newsletter�  � thin� w� �
ar� clos� o� thi� issue�  Bria� favor� allowin� �
othe� group� t� publis� wha� w� writ� o� acquire�  �
Ji� als� favor� thi� bu� feel� permissio� shoul� �
b� obtaine� firs� fro� u� o� fro� th� autho� i� �
th� cas� o� copyrighte� material�  W� shoul� shar� �
an� w� shoul� conside� th� effor� involve� b� �
thos� wh� creat� th� material�  Wha� d� yo� think?

     � wen� t� th� Decembe� 20t� meetin� o� th� �
YO� compute� grou� an� talke� abou� Z80MU, � �
progra� whic� allow� a� IB� P� t� ru� CP/� �
programs�  Quit� � fe� peopl� brough� computers�  �
� Dav� Hacket� brough� his brother'� Ithac� �
Encore� a� MP/M-base� 8� flopp� system�  He'� �
lookin� fo� CBasi� t� ru� som� accountin� softwar� �
an� need� hel� o� gettin� thi� softwar� ont� th� �
bi� floppies�  � suggeste� Ric� Swento� migh� b� �
abl� t� hel� hi� eithe� b� preparin� a� 8� flopp� �
o� b� figurin� ou� th� hardwar� specifi� I/� cod� �
an� the� "nul� modeming� th� softwar� over�  Dary� �
Gehlbac� mentione� tha� he'� loo� fo� IM� o� ME� �
overlay� fo� thi� machine�  An� hel� o� thi� woul� �
b� appreciated.

    Edito� Ji� Taylo� ha� bee� encouragin� m� t� �
collec� � lis� o� peopl� w� thin� shoul� b� pu� o� �
ou� complimentar� newslette� list�  Th� followin� �
peopl� com� t� mind�  Ja� Sage� Jo� Wright� �
Bridge� Mitchell� Stev� Russell� Wayn� Masters� �
Ir� Hoff� Gai� Rhoades� Dav� McCord� Ar� Carlson� �
Bruc� Morgan� Ro� Fowler� Stev� Fox� Ampr� �
Computer� Inc.� Michae� Karas� Eri� Meyer� Ke� �
Barbier� Richar� Conn� Ia� Cottrell� Fran� Gaude� �
Karlyn� Carrington� Pete� Grogono� Mar� Warren� �
Kare� Eisenstadt� Stev� Wilcox� Leo� Zolman� Keit� �
Petersen� Advance� Concept� Engineering� On�  �
Systems� Chuc� Falconer� Michae� Liddle� Ke� �
Davidson� Rus� Pencin� Georg� Peace� PeopleTal� �
Assoc.� Centra� Compute� Products� Stev� Sanders� �
Ki� Levitt� Stev� Greenberg� Howar� Goldstein� �
Richar� Surwilo� War� Christensen� Gar� Kildall� �
Te� Campbell� Rober� Freed�  Other� t� follow�  �
Addresse� an� � not� o� tw� o� wh� thes� folk� �
migh� lik� t� hea� fro� u� i� bein� compile� an� �
wil� b� sen� t� Jim�  I� yo� have someon� yo� �
thin� shoul� b� o� thi� list� le� u� know.

    Renni� Walke� ha� bee� lookin� int� ConnNET� � �
servic� o� SNET�  Currently� ConnNE� look� lik� � �
statewid� versio� o� th� nationa� syste� calle� P� �
Pursui� an� allow� user� t� cal� with thei� �
compute� an� mode� � loca� numbe� an� the� specif� �
� Connecticu� "Dia� Out� number�  Renni� ca� thu� �
avoi� th� long distanc� rat� whe� h� call� � �
remot� acces� syste� whic� i� hal� wa� acros� th� �
state�  Ther� i� � monthl� charg� fo� ConnNE� an� �
� pe� minut� charg� fo� th� call� made�  � fil� �
name� CONN-NET.LB� contain� acces� number� an� �
detail� o� wha� ConnNE� offer� an� ma� b� foun� o� �
th� TC� an� CCP/� bulleti� boards�  Har� cop� o� �
it� content� i� availabl� fro� CCP/M�  Thank� �
Renni� fo� doin� th� researc� o� this�  � on� pag� �
flie� o� ConnNET'� Dia� Ou� servic� wil� als� b� �
distribute� a� th� secon� Tuesda� Farmingto� �
Publi� Librar� meeting.

    I� ISD� doesn'� mea� anythin� t� yo� yet� �
Stuar� Holde� say� i� will i� abou� tw� years�  � �
migh� b� spreadin� fals� rumor� bu� here'� wha� � �
thin� ha� happened�  � SNE� employe� ha� developed �
� syste� whic� reduce� al� call� t� loca� calls� �
n� matte� wha� th� eventua� destinatio� is�  A� �
Integrate� Switche� Digita� Networ� take� car� o� �
assemblin� an� disassemblin� "packets� an� routin� �
the� a� hig� spee� t� th� intende� receiver�  �
(Stuar� als� mentione� tha� som� peopl� hav� �
translate� ISD� t� "� Sur� Don'� Know"�  No� tha� �
i� i� nearin� publi� release thes� peopl� sa� i� �
stand� fo� "� Stil� Don'� Know")�  PAD� (Packe� �
Assembler/Disassemblers� hav� bee� se� u� acros� �
th� stat� t� handl� th� digita� traffic�  �
ConnNET'� Dia� Ou� servic� i� jus� on� o� th� �
result� o� thi� scheme.

    I� i� Decembe� 31st� 198� an� soo� � ne� yea� �
wil� b� upo� us�  Wha� goal� d� yo� hav� fo� '89�  �
I� Connecticu� CP/� Users� Grou� o� you� list�  I� �
i� o� mine�  I� wil� alway� be.