Now that the smoke has cleared and you have had time to evaluate the Orlando Winterfest, I would be interested in your assessment of the affair. Information regarding the Winterfest is scarce here on the west coast.
1 have heard, through 75-2068 UP-DATE and other sources, that a Sinclair Northamerica Users Group was born in Orlando. I have heard also that at this time you are soliciting the opinions of the Timex/Sinclair community ss to what shape and direction this new organization should take. Though the idea of a nation-wide Timex Users Group is not а new one (indeed Timex Corp. planned to have one), none of the subsequent attempts began with so much fanfare. Having the Timex media (what there is of it) announce the beginning of this group simultaneously gives you a much better chance of success. It may just be an idea whose time has come.
Other attempts of starting such a group, that I am aware of, have always had one thing in common. We always felt that it was crucial to set up a system that, through a network of BBSes;t could be used for the ‘timely’ exchange of information of interest to the members of the organization. Now that good telecom programs are available for all the Timex, Sinclair, and Amstrad computers and PC-Pursuit makes long distance data transmission affordable, I hope that SNUG plans to use this as a primary (or alternate) method of disseminating information to its members. A network of BBSes could be designated as collection/release points for SNUG. These BBSes could forward the collected data to a SNUG BBS on a weekly (or other time-frame) basis and get any new info to release and post it on the BBSes. The BBSes could also exchange the Timex message bases among themselves, and share information and knowledge with each other and their individual users. It might help stop some of the ‘reinventing of the wheel’ that we Timexers are so good at. In my opinion, these ‘core’ BBSes should be in PC-Pursuitable areas to encourage their use.
| am interested in your idea and please put me on your list of persons to be kept informed of developments. If І can be of any assistance, рleasе don’t hesitate to ask. I hope that you can succeed where I and others have failed. Yes, a national or Northamerican users group is an excellent idea, it’s just not an idea that will work without a lot of support by a lot of dedicated Timex people. I, for one, would love to see it happen. Take care and Keep On TIMEXing!