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  3.      Repor⌠ oε thσ Coεneπticu⌠ CP/═ Usersº Grou≡ newsletter.
  4.  
  5. Numerou≤ ádiscussion≤ áabou⌠ thσ futurσ oµ áou≥ ánewslette≥ áhavσ ì
  6. produceΣ fe≈ concretσ decisions.
  7.  
  8. Followinτ ái≤ áaε e°planßtioε oµ somσ oµ thσ problems¼ a≤ á╔ áseσ ì
  9. them¼ anΣ somσ possiblσ solutions«  Followinτ tha⌠ arσ somσ idea≤ ì
  10. ╔ havσ fo≥ thσ future.
  11.  
  12.  
  13.                          PRINTIN╟ COSTS
  14.  
  15. Ou≥ numbe≥ onσ expensσ i≤ printing«  Thσ las⌠ issuσ (dateΣ áMarcΦ ì
  16. 1989⌐ ácos⌠ áabou⌠ á$58.0░ át∩ prin⌠ á6░ ácopies¼ áno⌠ áincludingô ì
  17. postage.
  18.  
  19. Iε áligh⌠ oµ curren⌠ costs¼ thσ approveΣ budge⌠ oµ $▒ pe≥ ámembe≥ ì
  20. pe≥ áissuσ i≤ no⌠ realistic«  Unles≤ change≤ arσ madσ wσ wil∞ ábσ ì
  21. runninτ áiε thσ reΣ iε ß shor⌠ time«  Owinτ t∩ thσ áuεprσdic⌠ablσ ì
  22. naturσ oµ thσ newslette≥ (changinτ length¼ etc.⌐ i⌠ i≤ ádifficul⌠ ì
  23. t∩ ázer∩ iε oε aε actua∞ dolla≥ cos⌠ fo≥ eacΦ issue« á Onσ ámontΦ ì
  24. (likσ áthσ las⌠ one⌐ we'l∞ havσ lot≤ oµ gooΣ stufµ anΣ wil∞ áwan⌠ ì
  25. t∩ ruε somethinτ bigge≥ anΣ othe≥ month≤ wσ won'⌠ havσ much«  Bu⌠ ì
  26. unti∞ thσ actua∞ issuσ i≤ produceΣ therσ i≤ n∩ wa∙ t∩ tel∞ áwhicΦ ì
  27. i⌠ wil∞ be.
  28.  
  29. Additiona∞ ácost≤ áarσ incurreΣ wheε wσ áincludσ áiεformßtioε áoε ì
  30. othe≥ ágroup≤ áanΣ ámateria∞ no⌠ ánece≤saril∙ ápertinen⌠ át∩ áou≥ ì
  31. readers« á Unles≤ thi≤ i≤ ß reciproca∞ situatioε witΦ áthσ áothe≥ ì
  32. groups¼ ╔ woulΣ recommenΣ suspendinτ thi≤ practice.
  33.  
  34. Herσ arσ somσ possiblσ solutions:
  35.  
  36.                        1« raisinτ thσ dues
  37.  
  38. Increasinτ áthσ due≤ i≤ ß po≤sibilit∙ bu⌠ ╔ questioε it'≤ áeµfeπì
  39. tivσness«  Wσ arσ havinτ troublσ holdinτ oε t∩ ou≥ membershi≡ áa≤ ì
  40. i⌠ i≤ anΣ thi≤ extrß burdeε migh⌠ cos⌠ u≤ morσ thaε we'Σ get.
  41.  
  42.                        2« goinτ bΘ-monthly
  43.  
  44. Thi≤ ha≤ ß gooΣ chancσ oµ succes≤ iµ wσ kee≡ thσ samσ budget¼ ie« ì
  45. $▓ ápe≥ membe≥ pe≥ issue«  Wσ migh⌠ usσ somσ sor⌠ oµ postcarΣ áo≥ ì
  46. othe≥ smal∞ maile≥ oε thσ ofµ month≤ t∩ kee≡ iε contac⌠ witΦ áthσ ì
  47. genera∞ ámembership« á Thi≤ woulΣ als∩ le⌠ u≤ ástretcΦ áavailablσ ì
  48. material«  Bu⌠ i⌠ woulΣ adΣ t∩ thσ respoεsibilit∙ oµ thσ áprograφ ì
  49. directo≥ át∩ ámakσ ásurσ ╔ wa≤ informeΣ abou⌠ thσ átopic≤ át∩ ábσ ì
  50. presenteΣ áa⌠ áthσ meetings«  A⌠ thσ momen⌠ á╔ áfrequentl∙ ádon'⌠ ì
  51. receivσ thi≤ iεformßtioε unti∞ thσ las⌠ minutσ whicΦ make≤ layou⌠ ì
  52. anΣ desigε morσ difficult«  Owinτ t∩ thσ latenes≤ oµ thσ átopica∞ ì
  53. materia∞ I'vσ beeε gettinτ I'φ pushinτ thσ monthl∙ deadlinσ aheaΣ ì
  54. t∩ thσ fifteentΦ (15⌐ oµ eacΦ montΦ startinτ witΦ thσ issuσ t∩ bσ ì
  55. publisheΣ iε Apri∞ (Ma∙ '8╣ issue.)
  56.  
  57.               3« reducσ thσ sizσ oµ thσ newsletterè
  58. Iµ wσ kee≡ a⌠ thσ presen⌠ budge⌠ wσ coulΣ continuσ publishinτ áoε ì
  59. ß monthl∙ basi≤ bu⌠ wσ woulΣ havσ t∩ restric⌠ thσ sizσ t∩ n∩ morσ ì
  60. thaε áfou≥ (4⌐ pages¼ includinτ thσ masthead¼ header¼ ácluΓ ánew≤ ì
  61. anΣ meetinτ iεformßtion«  No⌠ t∩ mentioε thσ spacσ needeΣ fo≥ thσ ì
  62. mailinτ álabe∞ áunles≤ áwσ áchoosσ t∩ mai∞ ái⌠ áiε áaε áenvelope«  ì
  63. Article≤ áwoulΣ áhavσ t∩ bσ drasticl∙ editeΣ áfo≥ álengtΦ á(WhicΦ ì
  64. coulΣ áaffec⌠ ácontent⌐ anΣ wσ probabl∙ wouldn'⌠ bσ ablσ át∩ áruε ì
  65. morσ áthaε áonσ pe≥ issue«  ╔ personall∙ d∩ áno⌠ árecommenΣ áthi≤ ì
  66. option.
  67.  
  68.                          4« aΣve≥ti≤ing
  69.  
  70. I⌠ áha≤ beeε mentioneΣ tha⌠ wσ migh⌠ wan⌠ t∩ opeε thσ ánewslette≥ ì
  71. t∩ ápeoplσ wishinτ t∩ advertise«  Thσ maiε probleφ witΦ áthi≤ ái≤ ì
  72. thσ ádwindlinτ numbe≥ oµ companie≤ tha⌠ producσ product≤ fo≥ áthσ ì
  73. CP/═ ámarke⌠ anΣ becausσ ou≥ membershi≡ i≤ smal∞ wσ ádon'⌠ áoffe≥ ì
  74. mucΦ á"banτ fo≥ thσ buckó s∩ ╔ don'⌠ believσ i⌠ woulΣ ádra≈ átha⌠ ì
  75. mucΦ income.
  76.  
  77.                     5« disδ baseΣ publication
  78.  
  79. A≤ somσ oµ yo⌡ ma∙ remembe≥ ╔ wa≤ onσ oµ thσ mos⌠ voca∞ opponent≤ ì
  80. oµ thi≤ idea«  Therσ arσ logistica∞ question≤ t∩ bσ answered¼ bu⌠ ì
  81. iµ áthe∙ coulΣ bσ solveΣ thi≤ woulΣ certainl∙ bσ thσ lowes⌠ ácos⌠ ì
  82. optioε opeε t∩ us.
  83.  
  84. D∩ áwσ havσ thσ manpowe≥ (pe≥soεpower?⌐ t∩ pul∞ thi≤ off┐  D∩ áwσ ì
  85. havσ acces≤ t∩ thσ hardwarσ anΣ softwarσ t∩ d∩ it┐  Wil∞ wσ áals∩ ì
  86. offe≥ áß áhardcop∙ versioε oµ eacΦ issue┐  (Thi≤ ábring≤ áu≡ áthσ ì
  87. previousl∙ explaineΣ cos⌠ problems.⌐  Wil∞ ou≥ member≤ accep⌠ it┐  ì
  88. I⌠ als∩ bring≤ int∩ questioε ho≈ wσ woulΣ distributσ á"coφplimeεì
  89. taryó ácopie≤ ásincσ i⌠ i≤ unlikel∙ tha⌠ iε mos⌠ case≤ áwσ áwoulΣ ì
  90. kno≈ wha⌠ system≤ thσ recipient≤ use.
  91.  
  92.  
  93.                           MAILIN╟ COSTS
  94.  
  95. Wσ arσ limiteΣ herσ iε wha⌠ wσ caε d∩ t∩ cu⌠ costs«  Thσ cos⌠ áoµ ì
  96. mailinτ i≤ fixeΣ b∙ ß highe≥ powe≥ anΣ al∞ wσ caε reall∙ d∩ i≤ t∩ ì
  97. kee≡ thσ newslette≥ withiε thσ numbe≥ oµ page≤ tha⌠ caε bσ maileΣ ì
  98. fo≥ áß á$0.2╡ stamp«  Movinτ t∩ ß disδ baseΣ forma⌠ áwoulΣ áallo≈ ì
  99. morσ materia∞ t∩ bσ sen⌠ fo≥ thσ samσ price.
  100.  
  101.  
  102.                             PROMOTION
  103.  
  104. A⌠ ápresent¼ promotioε oµ thσ newslette≥ anΣ iε turε áthσ ágroup¼ ì
  105. ha≤ ábeeε álimiteΣ t∩ postinτ machinσ-readablσ áversion≤ áoµ áthσ ì
  106. newslette≥ t∩ GEniσ anΣ ß fe≈ loca∞ BBS's«  ╔ havσ hearΣ tha⌠ áwσ ì
  107. arσ áals∩ áoε QuaεtuφLinδ anΣ CompuServσ althougΦ ╔ áhaven'⌠ ápu⌠ ì
  108. theφ átherσ myselµ anΣ havσ n∩ assurancσ tha⌠ the∙ wil∞ ácontinuσ ì
  109. t∩ bσ posteΣ there.
  110.  
  111. Leσ áBradle∙ áha≤ giveε mσ aε extensivσ lis⌠ oµ peoplσ áwσ ácoulΣ ìèconside≥ fo≥ freσ coφplimeεtar∙ suΓscri≡tions«  Thesσ peoplσ áarσ ì
  112. al∞ áimportan⌠ ácoεtributor≤ t∩ thσ worlΣ oµ CP/═ anΣ áshoulΣ ábσ ì
  113. considereΣ sincσ wσ migh⌠ bσ ablσ t∩ establisΦ dialoτ tha⌠ áwoulΣ ì
  114. benefi⌠ ou≥ members«  Producinτ thσ extrß copies¼ however¼ ácoulΣ ì
  115. provσ expensive.
  116.  
  117. ╔ áhavσ beeε offerinτ freσ │ montΦ tria∞ suΓscri≡tion≤ t∩ ápeoplσ ì
  118. wh∩ áasδ áfigurinτ áthe∙ migh⌠ bσ moveΣ t∩ joiε áiµ áthe∙ ábecomσ ì
  119. familia≥ áwitΦ áwha⌠ we'rσ doing«  S∩ fa≥ wσ havσ abou⌠ á▓ áo≥ á│ ì
  120. peoplσ receivinτ issue≤ thi≤ way.
  121.  
  122. Wσ áals∩ áneeΣ át∩ áconside≥ iµ wσ wan⌠ t∩ ápu⌠ ámember≤ áoµ áthσ ì
  123. compute≥ ápres≤ oε ou≥ "freebieó list«  The∙ coulΣ bσ helpfu∞ áiε ì
  124. gettinτ thσ worΣ ou⌠ abou⌠ us.
  125.  
  126. Anothe≥ áideß ái≤ t∩ producσ ß specia∞ "Bes⌠ ofó issuσ anΣ ád∩ áß ì
  127. mailinτ áát∩ ááLee'≤ ális⌠ áwitΦ áß ácove≥ álette≥ ááaskinτ ááfo≥ ì
  128. contribution≤ and/o≥ ne≈ members.
  129.  
  130.                             PURCHASES
  131.  
  132. Iµ áwσ ácontinuσ át∩ producσ thσ hardcop∙ áeditioε áI'Σ álikσ át∩ ì
  133. sugges⌠ átha⌠ áthσ ágrou≡ ábu∙ áthσ áBradforΣ áprintinτ áásystem«  ì
  134. BradforΣ ái≤ áaε áeas∙-t∩-usσ ásharewarσ áprograφ átha⌠ áproduce≤ ì
  135. differen⌠ átypestyle≤ áanΣ face≤ whicΦ improvσ áthσ ánewsletter'≤ ì
  136. look«  (Thσ MarcΦ '8╣ issuσ wa≤ produceΣ witΦ Bradford.)
  137.  
  138. BradforΣ ácost≤ á$39.9╡ fo≥ whicΦ wσ woulΣ receivσ áaε áextensivσ ì
  139. manua∞ anΣ thσ lates⌠ updateΣ versioε oµ thσ software«  Sincσ thσ ì
  140. grou≡ áwoulΣ owε thσ prograφ anΣ manual¼ i⌠ would¼ oµ course¼ ábσ ì
  141. passeΣ alonτ t∩ thσ nex⌠ edito≥ wheε ╔ retire.
  142.  
  143. Purchasinτ thi≤ prograφ woulΣ als∩ sho≈ ou≥ suppor⌠ oµ thσ ásmal∞ ì
  144. bu⌠ moderatel∙ health∙ CP/═ sharewarσ market.
  145.  
  146.  
  147.                            TH┼ FUTURE
  148.  
  149.                         ¡ marke⌠ research
  150.  
  151. Wσ neeΣ t∩ coεside≥ thσ futurσ oµ thi≤ puΓlΘcßtion«  Arσ wσ goinτ ì
  152. t∩ remaiε ß simplσ "housσ organó fo≥ ß limiteΣ membershi≡ o≥ áarσ ì
  153. wσ ágoinτ t∩ attempt¼ a≤ ha≤ beeε suggesteΣ b∙ some¼ t∩ movσ áou⌠ ì
  154. oµ áou≥ regiona∞ bond≤ anΣ gro≈ int∩ somethinτ witΦ ánationa∞ áo≥ ì
  155. iεternßtioεa∞ po≤sibilities┐  
  156.  
  157. Iµ ágrowtΦ ái≤ ou≥ goa∞ wσ mus⌠ makσ ß decisioε oε thi≤ áo≥ átimσ ì
  158. wil∞ d∩ i⌠ fo≥ us«  Wσ woulΣ neeΣ t∩ identif∙ ou≥ targe⌠ ámarket«  ì
  159. Currentl∙ áiε preparßtioε i≤ ß que≤tioεnairσ t∩ bσ maileΣ t∩ áou≥ ì
  160. membershi≡ á(perhap≤ a≤ aε issuσ oµ thσ newslette≥ itself⌐ iε áaε ì
  161. attemp⌠ t∩ ge⌠ aε ideß oµ wh∩ the∙ arσ anΣ wha⌠ the∙ wan⌠ t∩ áseσ ì
  162. iε áthσ newsletter«  We'vσ beeε stumblinτ arounΣ iε thσ darδ áfo≥ ì
  163. to∩ álonτ áwithou⌠ thi≤ iεformßtion«  Kath∙ ha≤ offereΣ t∩ ád∩ áß ì
  164. samplσ áphonσ surve∙ oµ curren⌠ (anΣ maybσ somσ e°-⌐ ámember≤ át∩ ì
  165. ge⌠ informatioε oε wha⌠ the∙ migh⌠ wan⌠ froφ botΦ thσ ánewslette≥ ìèanΣ thσ group.
  166.  
  167.                            ¡ projects
  168.  
  169. ╔ aφ coεside≥inτ conductinτ ß mai∞ campaigε t∩ thσ companie≤ tha⌠ ì
  170. stil∞ áproducσ CP/═ relateΣ softwarσ anΣ materials«  Wha⌠ ╔ áwan⌠ ì
  171. t∩ d∩ i≤ t∩ contac⌠ a≤ man∙ oµ thesσ companie≤ a≤ possiblσ t∩ le⌠ ì
  172. theφ kno≈ wh∩ wσ arσ anΣ t∩ ge⌠ oε thei≥ mailinτ list≤ s∩ wσ (anΣ ì
  173. iε turn¼ ou≥ members⌐ caε sta∙ u≡-t∩-datσ oε what'≤ happeninτ áiε ì
  174. thσ CP/═ universe«  Thi≤ coulΣ hel≡ providσ thesσ companie≤ áwitΦ ì
  175. thσ eεcouragσmen⌠ oµ knowinτ tha⌠ therσ i≤ stil∞ ß viablσ ámarke⌠ ì
  176. fo≥ thei≥ wares.
  177.  
  178. Wel∞ that'≤ abou⌠ it¼ folks«  ╔ hopσ I'vσ giveε yo⌡ somσ fooΣ fo≥ ì
  179. though⌠ áanΣ ╔ looδ forwarΣ t∩ discussinτ thi≤ a⌠ áthσ áexecutivσ ì
  180. meeting.
  181.  
  182. Jiφ Taylor¼ Editor
  183. Piece≤ oµ 8
  184. Februar∙ 13¼ 1989
  185.  
  186. .paè