Newslette� Blues
                         b� Ric� Swenton


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Ji� Taylo� an� man� other� abou� Jim'� involvemen� i� th� CCP/� �
Newsletter�  Le� m� sa� tha� th� jo� o� newslette� edito� i� � �
thankles� jo� requirin� countles� hour� an� relentles� efforts�  �
Ji� i� gettin� discourage� becaus� o� th� lac� o� submission� b� �
th� genera� membership�  Thi� i� no� surprising�  Afte� all� �
writin� i� no� necessaril� easy�  Furthermore� i� orde� t� writ� �
abou� something� yo� generall� nee� t� kno� mor� abou� th� �
subjec� tha� th� averag� reader�  Writin� als� take� time� an� �
wh� ha� extr� tim� t� spare.

     Man� peopl� joi� club� lik� CCP/� i� orde� t� ge� som� kin� �
o� servic� fro� th� club�  Som� joi� becaus� th� clu� offer� �
educatio� an� assistanc� no� availabl� elsewhere�  Other� joi� �
becaus� o� th� availabilit� o� th� club'� publi� domai� softwar� �
library�  Anothe� servic� whic� come� fro� th� clu� i� th� �
newsletter�  Let'� fac� it�  Mos� member� di� no� joi� s� tha� �
the� coul� autho� newslette� articles�  

     The� ther� ar� th� specia� members�  W� ar� th� one� wh� �
joine� t� giv� somethin� t� th� club�  W� ar� th� Le� Bradleys� �
th� Ji� Taylors� th� Bria� Nalewajeks� th� A� Hathways� th� To� �
Veiles� th� me'� an� severa� others�  � can'� spea� fo� th� �
others� bu� whe� � joine� CCP/M� � coul� no� thin� o� � goo� �
reaso� t� join� excep� fo� two�  � alread� wa� a� advance� CP/� �
use� an� a� relativel� accomplishe� i� hardwar� an� software�  � �
ha� acces� t� almos� everythin� i� th� clu� librar� an� � ra� m� �
ow� BBS�  � couldn'� thin� o� anythin� � coul� ge� fro� th� clu� �
tha� � didn'� alread� hav� o� coul� ge� elsewher� fo� fre� ..� �
ex�ep� fo� on� thing.

     Ok� yo� ar� askin� wha� thes� exception� are�  Th� reason� �
tha� � joine� wer� two�  On� � � ha� somethin� t� offe� th� �
membe�s�  � ha� experience�  Tw� � � coul� mak� ne� friends.

     Th� on� thin� � coul� ge� fro� th� clu� wa� successfull� �
obtaine� � � mad� thos� ne� friends�  On� unexpecte� rewar� �
obtaine� fro� th� clu� wa� th� satisfactio� o� helpin� other� �
wit� thei� problems. 

     Ther� ar� man� other� lik� me�  W� hav� experienc� an� w� �
ca� hel� you�  Ou� area� o� interes� ar� varie� an� ther� i� �
likel� someon� somewher� i� th� clu� wh� ha� th� expertis� t� �
hel� you�  Som� o� u� (especiall� myself� ca� no� atten� al� o� �
th� meeting� s� w� al� don'� kno� wha� kin� o� hel� i� neede� ou� �
ther� i� genera� membershi� land�  Ho� d� w� fin� ou� wha� kin� �
o� hel� yo� need?

     Well� yo� ca� writ� t� th� "Dea� CCP/M� colum� i� th� �
newsletter�  � a� sur� tha� someon� wil� com� t� you� assistance�  �
Yo� ca� eve� as� you� questio� a� � meeting�  I� i� i� no� ��answere� then� th� questio� ca� b� forwarde� t� th� BB� an� th� �
answe� ca� b� publishe� later�  D� yo� hav� � proble� interfacin� �
you� printe� o� modem�  D� yo� hav� � questio� abou� configurin� �
Wordsta�-4�  Ar� yo� gettin� to� man� dis� errors�  Wh� can'� � �
typ� � TZ� file�  Wh� d� disk� hav� t� b� formatte� befor� use?

     � a� guessin� tha� on� o� th� reason� yo� joine� CCP/� wa� �
t� obtai� informatio� an� suppor� fo� you� CP/� computer�  Di� �
yo� ge� tha� information�  Ar� w� supportin� you�  Mor� �
importantly� di� yo� as� you� question� an� di� the� ge� �
answered�  W� woul� lik� t� hel� bu� w� nee� t� kno� exactl� wha� �
you� need� are�  YO� hav� t� tel� us�  W� ar� no� min� readers�  �
Sometime� w� ar� goo� guesser� bu� yo� reall� nee� t� tel� u� �
what'� o� you� mind.

     Fro� th� informatio� w� gathe� fro� you� input� w� ca� �
provid� th� answer� i� man� ways�  W� ca� offe� printe� outpu� i� �
th� for� o� � simpl� paragrap� al� th� wa� t� � ful�-feature� �
article�  W� coul� eve� solv� you� problem� possibl� wit� � dis� �
fil� o� patc� informatio� t� � troublesom� program.

     I� i� u� t� yo� now�  Ar� yo� satisfie� wit� th� wa� thing� �
ar� goin� o� woul� yo� rathe� ge� som� actio� going�  I� i� ver� �
easy�  Al� yo� hav� t� d� i� as� som� questions�  Yo� wil� b� �
surprise� ho� � fe� question� ca� tur� int� ne� idea� an� �
inspire� solutions!