Summer 1987 is history, and this Labor Day weekend I find some time to finish this issue. The July and August meets were lightly attended and short. Carl Morris brought his PC8300, the Chinese TS1000 clone to the August meet, and those present learned what it can do, and also found out what $30 these days will get you. Thanks Carl.
Local members dues are due! If this newsletter is addressed to you by hand (not printed label), your dues are past due. Please mail in your 87-88 dues today, or your name will be dropped from our mailing list. We hope to see all at the upcoming meets, and here are the meet dates for the remainder of 1988:
SEP 16 OCT 21 NOV 18 DEC 16
At the Vestal Library at 7pm. Bring an idea, a project or a recent purchase, bring a friend, come on down!
Our meet schedule for 1988 is a mess! By the time I got to the library to arrange for the meeting room for 1988, the local commodore club had picked up everyother third Wednesday. Getting the same day of each month was impossible. The 1988 meet schedule is as follows:
Jan 27 Feb 17 Mar 23 Apr 20 May 25 Jun 15 July 27 Aug 17 Sep 28 Oct 19 Nov 30 Dec 21
All are Wednesday nites, at 7pm. at the Vestal Library.
Editorial: Please do NOT send cash to us thru the mail. Please use a check or money order, and make sure your return address is on the check or money order. Thank you.
A critique of SINCUS NEWS, and one that I have heard before, and do not know how to solve, is that a new reader, or new user is unfamiliar with the abbreviations and jargon used on these pages. Likewise at meets, the language is heavy with jargon, abbreviations and insider quips. For the most part a new user or reader can learn more by asking questions, easily done at meets, more difficult in the newsletter. I get several newsletters, magazines and ads each month, and occasionally have to figure out the abbreviations myself. For years, SS, DD, QD and DS meant Single Side, Double Density, Quad Density and Double Sided, now I see 2S and 2D, do they mean the same? All the terms I am referring to are describing floppy discs. A glossary of terms included with each issue, or with each new member maybe an answer. Any suggestions? In each issue I am either trying to make space for what I have or trying to fill up blank space, so I tend to try to get out the info I understand without looking at it with NEW eyes. I also note I am reluctant to expose my ignorance in front of a room full of computer experts, but if I want to learn…
I wish to thank the author of the Copy right article from the Dallas TS User Group, it is a subject addressed by this editor several times in the past and still of great interest. The article does make very good reading! Paul Hill Editor.
This issue marks end of two years of editing and publishing SINCUS NEWS, anyone want to take a shot at it is welcome. Call or drop me a note-thanks.