CCP/� Meetin� Notes� Marc� 1989

Well� it'� tha� tim� again�  Februar� 2� an� you� Secretar� i� unde� �
th� gu� t� ge� ou� th� meetin� notes�  Las� meetin� wen� prett� well�  �
A� Hathwa� an� � share� th� stag� an� talke� abou� wha� � Syste� mean� �
t� us�  A� ha� ZFILE� runnin� o� hi� SB18� an� � ha� MEN� runnin� o� � �
Kaypro�  � believ� thi� wa� th� firs� har� dis� syste� that'� eve� �
mad� i� t� � CCP/� meeting�  Bria� Nalewaje� ra� th� busines� par� o� �
th� meetin� an� mentioned th� upcomin� Februar� 28t� executiv� �
meeting�  I'v� signe� u� fo� th� Lienhard� roo� a� th� Newingto� �
Publi� Librar� fro� 6 t� � P� fo� ou� executiv� meetin� an� encourag� �
al� officer� an� othe� intereste� member� t� come.

Bria� mad� th� rounds� lookin� fo� report� fro� eac� officer�  Gle� �
Gros� ha� a� interestin� commen� whe� aske� t� repor� o� hi� rol� a� �
Publicist.  H� fel� h� coul� d� hi� jo� � lo� bette� i� h� wer� �
cleare� o� precisel� wha� CCP/� though� it� primar� purpos� was�  Goo� �
point�  � kno� yo� al� ma� b� somewha� tire� o� thi� seemingl� endles� �
issu� o� "Wha� ar� w� her� fo� anyway?� bu� � fo� on� fee� i� reall� �
i� tim� w� go� t� wor� an� decided�  Man� possibilitie� exis� fo� �
CCP/M.

Ji� Taylo� ou� edito� (wh� awaits thi� drive� patiently� i� especiall� �
concerne� abou� th� cos� o� th� newslette� an� ha� pu� togethe� � �
proposa� fo� wha� coul� b� don� abou� it�  Thi� wil� b� � ke� issu� o� �
discussio� a� th� Februar� 28t� meeting�  Bria� mentione� th� �
possibility o� regiona� meetings� Membe� Dian� Thom� (wh� mad� i� u� �
fro� Milford� fo� on� seeme� intereste� i� thi� idea�  Let'� fac� it�  �
I� � fe� peopl� wan� t� ge� togethe� an� mee� a� on� o� thei� house� �
o� th� loca� librar� t� tal� abou� thei� favorit� compute� games� �
Pascal� Small-� o� spreadsheets� CCP/� shoul� collec� th� topics� �
date� an� place� an� suppor� th� regiona� event.

� ofte� fin� mysel� � bi� uneas� wit� ou� curren� arrangement�  Neve� �
see� t� hav� enoug� tim� t� cove� � topic�  This i� du� t� man� �
factor� t� b� sure�  Plannin� � presentatio� carefull� helps�  Mayb� �
w� shoul� tr� havin� smalle� group� com� togethe� fo� th� expres� �
purpos� o� discussin� � specifi� topi� the� al� wan� t� lear� about�  �
Jus� anothe� thin� t� tal� abou� o� Februar� 28th.

Progra� co-ordinato� A� Hathwa� aske� th� member� wha� topic� the� �
wante� t� hea� about�  Here'� wha� � remember�  Gle� Gros� wil� b� �
talkin� abou� Check� an� Balance� a� th� nex� regula� CCP/� meetin� �
(finally!)�  Ji� Taylo� mentione� tha� he'l� brin� alon� CHECKS� th� �
Publi� Domai� counterpart�  Check� an� Balance� i� � progra� tha� �
help� yo� manag� muc� mor� tha� you� checkboo� an� � fo� on� loo� �
forwar� t� hearin� Gle� o� thi� one�  Th� meetin� wil� b� o� Marc� 1� �
a� th� Farmingto� Publi� Library�  Game� wil� b� th� topi� fo� th� �
Apri� meeting�  Yes� CP/� doe� d� games�  An� som� pretty goo� one� a� �
that�  � hav� bee� workin� o� learnin� abou� COREWAR� an� wil� b� tha� �
tim� hav� � dem� dis� pu� togethe� that wil� le� yo� pla� thi� �
fascinatin� game�  Pic� tw� o� you� mos� favorit� games� an� brin� 'e� �
t� th� meetin� t� shar� wit� others�  Ho� 'bou� Concentration�  �
Othello�  Life�  Chicken�  Animal�  Eliza�  Norad�  Snake�  Hangman?

I� occur� t� m� tha� ther� i� n� wa� o� eart�  you'l� ge� thi� t� �
aler� yo� t� th� executiv� meeting�  Well� let'� pu� i� thi� way� i� �
yo� read thi� befor� th� executiv� meetin� i� histor� eithe� Ji� �
Taylo� i� � geniu� o� m� Seik� quart� alar� chronograp� i� �
misreportin� th� date�  O� well� I'l� shi� i� t� Ji� anyway� an� I'l� �
als� pu� i� u� o� m� BBS�  I� yo� don'� hav� � modem� you'r� missin� � �
lo� o� fun�  120� bau� Haye� compatibl� modem� an� Publi� Domai� �
telecommunication� softwar� ar� availabl� fro� CCP/M�  Giv� m� � cal� �
fo� details.

Se� yo� eithe� Februar� 2� o� Marc� 1�  � hope�  O� sooner!

Le� Bradley� CCP/� Secretary, Februar� 23� 1989