This report will cover the meetings of the months of July, August and September 1985. Due to current changes of jobs within the society, most recent news first.
Gary Ennis, President and SINCUS NEWS editor, announced his decision to step down as editor of SINCUS NEWS effective immediately, due to increased pressures of business in his new position as manager of Computer Dome at the Oakdale Mall. At the September 18 SINCUS meeting, no volunteers for the position came forward, so yours truly will try to maintain the newsletter, in addition to society Secretary. I am happy to report to all members that the society is alive and well, and that the newsletter while late will still go out, as long as several other very busy members help me with the typing and other odds and ends of printing a newsletter.
The September meeting was quite interesting as Wes Brzozowski brought forth his latest creation on back up copy makers – more to follow in the next couple of months on this.
We had a guest in our mists, Steve Berg, from the North Florida T/S Users Group and he had much to tell and fill us in on how their group functions and much in the way of informed opinions on the disc drive systems available and monitors. We need this personal contact between user groups, so much more can be learned than thru the newsletters and modems.
Meeting dates and locations for the rest of this year and next– Vestal Public Library, 3rd Wednesday of each month— EXCEPT – February and March 1986–the 2nd Wednesday of each month-7 pm- come early-
George Penney is now Treasurer, Glen Wilson is returning to school. Glenn did a great job for the past two years, Thanks Glen…enjoy the newsletter on us.
Back issues-a project near and dear to my headache. Thanks to Carl Morris, Scot Eddy and my wife, we now have the back issues about 95% on tape. We aren’t a business, so anyone who wants back issues, we’d appreciate a donation of $12 or more. With this issue we are beginning to reprint articles from early issues of SINCUS NEWS.
The 1000 users can unite with Don Lamen for projects or classes relating to the 1000 computer.
A party for the November meeting (pizza and coke) is planned for the ringing in of our fourth year.
COMPUTER DOME, Gary’s place, got its first EMC 2068 with the disc drives, I tried them they are fast-anything is fast when all you gots is the old cassette recorder-problem I ran into is having to read the book first!! Fast-quiet- and about two months of spare time to learn this. Gary also reports the effect of plugging in the wrong power supply-the smell of very hot resistors-and a very small puff of smoke. When the FIRST EMC -Portugal-computer in the Triple Cities is repaired, we then may get a glimpse of it. Apparently Gary started something, as very soon after the EMC smoke, Wes blew his 2040 printer and IF1 and 2068 with a slight alignment problem on the edge connector. Wes reports all ok. Well as soon as the IF1 replacement arrives from England.
We are going to extend newsletter subscriptions until October for local members, and two months to corresponding members to in some way make up for the lag in newsletter output this summer. I anticipate an increase in dues as of the first of the year. We are publishing at just over cost, and at this rate the money wont go too far. The ads or lack of them is generally the problem, one ad a month could keep us in the black. I am going to generate the letter in this format, unless I get a lot of feed back with violently expressed opinion to the contrary. As for the ads, see back page for ad sizes and rates.
All correspondance for the society newsletter or membership swaps, renewal, ads, etc: SINCUS NEWS
PO Box 36
Johnson City, NY 13790
Gary’s address is still PO Box 523, Owego, NY 13827, and if you want to contact the SINCUS President, you write ’em.
Paul Hill, SINCUS