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- T h e S o u t h F l o r i d a
- C O M P U T E R U S E R ' S G U I D E
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- 4th Quarter Edition October 1992
- Eric Thav, Editor and Publisher
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- c o u r t e s y o f
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- E R I C T H A V ' s
- SOUTH FLORIDA LOCAL BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM LIST
- * Serving all of Broward and Palm Beach Counties *
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- New releases, updates, and other information may be obtained from ERIC THAV on:
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- SILICON BEACH BBS (305) 474-6512 Public Access
- Fort Lauderdale, FL (305) 474-6429 Member Access
- Mark Lautenschlager, SysOp (407) 276-3750 Member Access
- 2400 - 14,400 bps (v.32, v.32bis, HST) (407) 737-0516 Member Access
- or you may use FidoNet to send netmail to ERIC THAV at 1:369/68.1
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- COMPUTER FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS
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- West Palm Beach Computer Fair & Sale
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- Date: Saturday, October 10
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- Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
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- Location: South Florida Fairgrounds
- Building #9
- 9067 Southern Blvd.
- West Palm Beach, Florida
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- Directions: Take Interstate 95 (I-95) to Exit 50, Southern Blvd. Head
- westbound approximately 7 miles. The fairgrounds are on the
- right (North) side.
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- Price: $5.00 (arrive AFTER 1:00pm, save an additional $1.00)
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- Contact: Peter Trapp
- Computer Fair America
- (607) 369-2796 or (800) 272-2796
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
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- Fort Lauderdale Area Computer Fair & Sale
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- Date: Sunday, October 11
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- Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
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- Location: Florida Expo Center
- 1125 Banks Road (CC 896)
- Margate, Florida
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- Directions: Take Interstate 95 (I-95) to Exit 34, Atlantic Blvd. Head
- westbound approximately 4 miles. Take Banks Road North to the
- first light Corner of Coconut Creek Parkway. The Florida Expo
- Center is located on the left-hand (West) side.
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- Price: $5.00 (arrive AFTER 1:00pm, save an additional $1.00)
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- Contact: Peter Trapp
- Computer Fair America
- (607) 369-2796 or (800) 272-2796
- 9:00am - 5:00pm
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- COMPUTER USER GROUPS
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- Broward Personal Computer Association
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- (BPCA)
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- Mailing Address:
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- Broward Personal Computer Association
- P.O. Box 9405
- Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310-9405
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- Meeting Date(s):
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- Fourth Thursday of each month, 7:30pm (beginner's SIG starts at 7:00pm)
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- Meeting Location:
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- Cypress Creek Humana Hospital
- 600 S.W. 3rd St. (Racetrack Road)
- Cypress Creek, FL
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- Take I-95 or the Florida Turnpike to the Atlantic Blvd. exit and go east to
- Dixie Highway. Turn right. Continue on Dixie to Racetrack Rd. (S.W. 3rd
- Street) and turn right. The hospital will be ahead on your left.
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- Bulletin Board:
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- BPCA Online (407) 474-2660
- Wildcat! BBS 300 - 14,400 bps
- Richard Weiner, Sysop
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- LANtastic User's Group
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- Meeting Date(s):
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- Second Tuesday of each month, 6:00pm
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- Meeting Location:
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- Calvary Baptist Church
- 2800 West Prospect Road
- Fort Lauderdale, FL
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- Contact:
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- Dave or Tami (800) 783-8397
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- Miami Amateur Computer Club
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- (MACC)
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- Meeting Date(s):
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- Second Tuesday of each month, 7:30pm.
- (Doors open at 7:15pm)
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- Meeting Location:
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- PC's & Programs
- 7130 SW 117 Ave
- Kendall, FL
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- Located in a mall on the Northwest corner of Sunset Drive and SW 117 Ave.
- Take State Road (SR) 826 to Sunset Drive (SW 72 St.). Head west,
- approximately 5 miles to SW 117 Ave. From Florida's Turnpike Extension,
- exit at either SW 80 St. and proceed North, or at Bird Rd. (SW 40 St.) and
- proceed South, to SW 117 Ave.
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- Miami PC User's Group
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- Meeting Date(s):
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- Second Tuesday of each month, 8:00pm (beginner's meeting starts at 7:00pm)
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- Meeting Location:
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- St. Thomas University Law School
- 16400 N.W. 32nd Ave.
- Miami, FL
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- Bulletin Board:
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- (305) 680-9481
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- Palm Beach PC Users Group
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- (P BUG)
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- About this Group:
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- The Palm Beach PC Users Group is dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge
- and ideas related to computers. The membership, currently in excess of 180,
- is comprised of dedicated PC users. Everyone with an interest in PCs is
- invited to join. Dues are $20.00 per year (per household) and are renewed
- upon expiration. All members receive a copy of our monthly newsletter, are
- eligible to purchase programs (disks) from our library at a nominal
- preparation charge per disk and are invited to join our monthly SIG meetings.
- Board of Director's Meetings are held periodically to conduct club business;
- all members are invited to attend. General meetings are are held the third
- Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm sharp in the Cardinal Newman High School
- Cafeteria, 512 Spencer Drive in West Palm Beach, FL.
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- (reprinted from P BUG, the newsletter of the Palm Beach PC Users Group)
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- Mailing Address:
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- Palm Beach PC Users Group
- 319 Sequoia Drive
- West Palm Beach, FL 33409
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- Meeting Date(s):
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- Third Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm
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- Meeting Location:
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- Cardinal Newman High School Cafeteria
- 512 Spencer Drive
- West Palm Beach, FL
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- Bulletin Board:
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- P BUG (407) 775-1338
- Searchlight BBS 300 - 2400 bps
- Jack Cook, Sysop
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- Boca Raton Computer Society
- (successor to the PC Users Group of Boca Raton)
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- (BRCS)
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- About this Group:
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- Since 1983, members of the Boca Raton Computer Society have been helping one
- another use and learn about IBM and IBM-compatible microcomputers. We now
- have over 600 members, including computer professionals, business owners,
- home users, and novices, and we welcome hundreds of visitors to our meetings
- each year.
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- Regular memberships are $20 per household (U.S. addresses only). New members
- also pay a one $5 one-time registration fee. Student Memberships ($15) and
- Gold Memberships ($45) are also available. Dues may be paid at general
- meetings or mailed to the group's post office box, as shown below.
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- (reprinted from Boca Bits, the newsletter of the Boca Raton Computer Society)
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- Mailing Address:
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- Boca Raton Computer Society
- P.O. Box 273421
- Boca Raton, Florida 33427-3421
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- Meeting Date(s):
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- Third Thursday of each month, 7:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm)
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- Meeting Location:
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- Spanish River High School
- Lecture Hall
- Boca Raton, Florida
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- From I-95, exit at Yamato, head west about 2.8 miles. The building is
- located at the intersection of Yamato Road (51st Street) and Jog (Powerline)
- Road. Parking is on the west side of the building.
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- Bulletin Board:
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- Boca Bytes (407) 391-4884 Public Access
- Searchlight BBS (407) 276-3750 Club Members Only
- John Waller, Sysop (407) 734-3162 Club Members Only
- (305) 421-3198 Club Members Only
- 300 - 14,400 bps
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- Palm Beach Macintosh Users Group
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- (PBMUG)
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- Meeting Date(s):
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- First Tuesday of each month.
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- Contact:
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- Denny Lockridge, President (407) 744-9973
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- South Florida Macintosh Users Group
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- (SFMUG)
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- Meeting Date(s):
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- Second Monday of each month.
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- Contact:
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- Bob Dean, President (407) 968-4957
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- South Florida X User's Group
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- Meeting Date(s):
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- Second Tuesday of each month, 7:00pm (refreshments and Steering
- Committee meeting held prior to General Meeting)
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- Meeting Location:
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- Florida Atlantic University
- 500 Northwest 20th St.
- Boca Raton, FL 33431
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- Contact:
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- Garry Paxinos (407) 243-2405 pax@megasys.com
- Bill Rothanburg (305) 970-7353 wcr@metrolink.com
- Mahesh Neelakanta mahesh@cybernet.cse.fau.edu
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- COMPUTER-ORIENTED TV/RADIO SHOWS
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- Craig Crossman's Sound Bytes
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- A weekly radio show featuring product comparisons and "shoot-outs", Celebrity
- Computing, and more. Callers are encouraged to call in and ask questions
- regarding computers and may answer trivia questions to win valuable prizes.
- Local community computer news is also provided by the host.
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- Station: WJNO-AM (1230AM), West Palm Beach, FL
- (signal reaches from the Florida Keys up to the
- Treasure Coast and is also simulcasted on WJNX-AM
- 1330)
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- Show Time: Sunday, 10:00am - 12:30pm
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- Host: Craig Crossman
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- Craig Crossman's Computer America
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- A weekly *national* radio show featuring product comparisons and "shoot-outs",
- Celebrity Computing, and more. Callers are encouraged to call in and ask
- questions regarding computers and may answer trivia questions to win valuable
- prizes.
-
- Station: No local stations as of yet, but the show is
- carried on various radio stations in other parts
- of the country on the American Radio Network.
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- Local "listeners" may attend the LIVE airing of the
- show at Palm Beach Atlantic College (see below).
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- Location: Palm Beach Atlantic College
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- Show Time: Sunday, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
- Sunday, 5:00pm - 7:00pm
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- Host: Craig Crossman
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- TECHNO-FILE
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- A syndicated newspaper column taking the question and answer format on computer
- topics.
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- Local Newspapers: The News
- The Miami Herald
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- Columnist: Craig Crossman
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- The Computer Chronicles
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- A weekly informative look at new computer products and technologies as well as
- recent computer news.
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- Station: WXEL-TV (PBS / Channel 42), West Palm Beach
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- Show Time: Saturday, 1:00pm
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- Host: Stewart Cheifet
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