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- CCP/M
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- November 13, 1990
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- The meeting was open to general discussion. Gabor took some
- preliminary notes including a question regarding Robert Bates' status
- as a member. The membership approved to have Bob receive a deluxe
- membership for the $10 dues.
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- Gary Stagliano commented on Connecticut's Surplus Sales outlet.
- Connecticut State Surplus is located near the Motor Vehicle Department
- in Wethersfield. Gary said there is a veritable goldmine of computers,
- terminals, printers etc. Check this place out!
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- Jim Taylor passed around a tool kit for computer hardware use. He
- got it at a sale for $10.
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- Gary Stagliano and Brian Nalewajek made some remarks about
- CCP/M's possible role in developing a good modem terminal program.
- Gary mentioned David Goodenough's work on QTERM. [Editor's Note: David
- is known for his work on QTERM, Rogue, CP/M UseNET software, EXL (a
- library typer,) a ZIP file directory program and no doubt a lot more.
- End Of Note]
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- A question was raised by Bob Bates who wanted to know what
- "source code" was. After several attempts by the members, Al Hathway
- described source code as any generic input which must be translated
- into binary executable code. Lee Bradley further illustrated this
- definition with an example on the board. It was very informative but
- it showed very clearly how some of us neophytes have to hang on by our
- nails to keep a proper perspective of understanding computer operation.
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- The general discussion was completed and various demonstrations
- by Stephen Griswold and Al Hathway took place. [Editor's Note: Al has
- been working with a Z-System utility named EXTEND which he found on a
- ZSUS disk. He has indicated he will have something to present on it at
- a future meeting. Stephen brought his standard truckload of hardware
- and I believe assisted someone who needed some software copied from
- one disk format to another. End Of Note]
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- We had an interesting conversation with Al Hathway who described
- his cross country bicycle trip with all the adventures and hardships.
- He could write a story about his experiences.
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- Attendance: Diane Thome, Gary Stagliano, Steve Dresser, Al
- Hathway, Gabor Szikla, Bob Conlon, Brian Nalewajek, Stephen Griswold,
- Tom Mannion, Bob Bates, Ray Brown, Jim Taylor, Lee Bradley, Tom Veile,
- Reno Franconi.
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- Reno Franconi, Secretary