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- The
- SIG/M Report
- By
- Bill Chin
-
-
- The Trenton Computer Festival is now history,
- probably the biggest and best within the many ACG-
- NJ years of existance. Our present archival
- library of public domain software has now expanded
- to now 25 volumes ( 8 inch single density 3740
- compatable diskettes ) with the merger of the Z-
- Users Group or Sacramento, CA ( not the San Diego
- Pascal Users Group as mentioned in the May, 1981
- column of ACG-NJ News ). Charlie Foster had agreed
- in March to merge his own Public Domain Library
- (originally intended for Pascal/Z but later
- expanded scopewise to all CP/M or Pascal/Z
- utilities/programs) volumes 1 thru 7.
-
- Charlie has also agreed to be a part-time
- editor to ACG-NJ newsletter for Pascal and an
- editor to SIG/M. Due to this merger we have now
- adopted the policy of having Regional SIG/M coord-
- inators to handle local internal news to
- coordinators. They are :
-
- National Headquaters - SIG/M Users Group
- ACG-NJ
- Iselin, N.J.
- Western Region - Charlie Foster
- Sacramento, CA
- South Central Region - Al Whitney
- Houston, TX
- New England Region - N/A
- North Central Region - N/A
- Southern Region - N/A
- International - N/A
-
- N/A --> Not available at this time.
-
- It is hoped from the Regions the local
- coordinators can unite into a international
- network of Computer Hobbyists.
-
-
- CON:
-
- Many appologies to the San Diego Pascal Users
- Group in our May column ( right byte wrong
- location in the data space ).
-
- New Releases are volumes 12 thru 25 where volumes
- 19 thru 25 are the Z Users Group libraries.
- Not all of the Z users group donations are Pascal
- Z oriented as one might think....
-
- LST:
-
- Volume 1 350 point 8080 code Adventure
- 2 Fortran source of Volume 1
- 3 550 point Z80 code Adventure
- 4 CP/M Utilities
- 5 Processor/Memory/ICOM diagnostics
- 6 6502 Simulator for a Z80
- 7 Bulletin Board Utilities
- 8 Pascal & Communications Routines
- 9 CP/M Utilities( has CRCK Pgm )
- 10 Games, Dissassemblers, CDOS
- Simulator for CP/M
- 11 Auto CPU adjusting 550 pt. version
- of Adventure -superceded vol 3
- 12 Cross Reference Index for
- CPMUG Volumes 1 thru 47 and
- SIG/M 1 thru 11
- 13 HELP and FIG-FORTH, CP/M utilities
- 14 HELP system for common software
- 15 1st Documentation Catalog of NYACC
- for -catalog CPMUG SIG/M
- and abstract 1 thru 42 1 thru 3
- 16 Other CP/M utilities
- 17 Other CP/M utilities
- Micronet Executive, CP/M 2.2 bios
- 18 Other CP/M utilities
- copyright program, ICOM utilities
- 19 Z users group vol 1
- CP/M utilities, Simplex Method
- expanded DUMP
- 20 Z users group vol 2
- Monitor pgm, teletek subsystem
- 21 Z users group vol 3
- Text Processing, WUMPUS,
- disk utilities
- 22 Z users group vol 4
- Math utilities (.PAS)
- Recipe System
- 23 Z users group vol 5
- UCDS utilities, RTC routines
- HANOI game
- 24 Z users group vol 6
- Games, Calendar-1981
- 25 Z users group vol 7
- Database (.PAS), Multi-trak BIOS
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-
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-
-
- PRN:
-
- Trenton Festival Time was unbelievable. Out of
- about 650 pre-copied diskettes about 450 were sold
- to all present (and overflowing into the
- hallways). We even had a group come from as far as
- Indiana.
-
- We are sorry we did not have any copying
- facilities for fellow members, but please remember
- you can copy at only Users Group Meetings for $1
- donation for copying. All diskettes and services
- of SIG/M are STRICTLY VOLUNTEER and not paid by
- the ACG-NJ or NYACC computer clubs. So.. if you
- order from SIG/M be patient (4 to 6 weeks).
-
-
-
- Bits + Bytes:
-
- All SIG/M libraries on: are up to volume:
- 8 Inch 25
- Northstar DD 25
- Micropolis ModII 25
- * Apple CPMUG n/a yet
- * TRS-80 Mod 1/3 n/a yet
- Mod 2 25 CP/M
- * H-89 n/a yet
- * Superbrain n/a yet
- * means its in the process of creation
-
- **** all non continental handling/postage have
- gone up eg Hawaii add $8.00 additional
-
-
- We've received 2 new CPMUG volumes from CACHE:
- #50 - A homebrew Pascal compiler (w/source!)
- #51 - "Stage 2" macro preprocessor
-
-
- If you wish to be a Volunteer copier for SIG/M
- Please contact Howard Fingerhut (201)572-5664 or
- see us at our SIG/M user group meetings (held the
- first Friday of each month).
-
-
- Policy/organization meetings will also be held at
- users group meetings.
-
-
- CPMUG is available up thru volume 51 at 1st Fri
- of every month BUT only on 8 inch SD.
-
-
- NYACC group has just printed their second release
- of their PUBLIC DOMAIN catalog of CPMUG (1 thru
- 49) and SIG/M (1 thru 18) archival libraries.
-
- It contains the -Catalog.NNN
- and Abstract.NNN of all volumes
- The intended cost is $8 to 10.... well worth it
- It's available at NYACC meetings and ACG-NJ
- meetings while the supply lasts.
-
-
-
-
- Editorial:
-
- Trenton was a good meeting place but let's not
- forget that we are a NON-PROFIT computer club and
- SIG/M is part of it. If you wanted the library
- that much that you could have ....
- stormed the place.... then order thru channels. It
- was meant only as a service to make the disks
- available for the Computer Faire. We could not run
- the Users Group as a "users group to share
- experiences". Hopefully we will get larger
- quarters for the next meeting but let's be more
- civilized.
-
-
-
- Send all inquires to:
-
- SIG/M
- P.O.Box 97
- Iselin, N.J. 08830
-
- or leave msgs at:
-
- a cooperating CBBS or (201) 272-1874
- or (215) 398-3937
-
- in PUBLIC DOMAIN
-
-
- We hope to now release our preliminary list
- of cooperating club coordinators.....