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Winter UNICOM 1983 Pre-announcement UNICOM is the conference and exhibition of the _U_N_I_X* community spon- sored jointly by /_u_s_r/_g_r_o_u_p, the _U_S_E_N_I_X _A_s_s_o_c_i_a_t_i_o_n, and the _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _T_o_o_l_s _U_s_e_r_s _G_r_o_u_p. Place: Town and Country Hotel San Diego, California Dates: Tuesday through Friday, January 25-28, 1983 Vendor Exhibition: Tuesday through Thursday /_u_s_r/_g_r_o_u_p is a non-profit corporation formed by and for people who have a commercial interest in _U_N_I_X and _U_N_I_X-like operating systems and associated software tools. Key /_u_s_r/_g_r_o_u_p activities include sponsor- ing twice-yearly conferences where, in addition to meeting contacts, attendees have the opportunity to learn about software and hardware products being offered in the _U_N_I_X-related marketplace. Also provided are products catalogs and a bi-monthly newsletter. The _U_S_E_N_I_X _A_s_s_o_c_i_a_t_i_o_n is an organization providing a forum for the ex- change of technical information about the _U_N_I_X system and associated hardware and software. Such services are provided through semi-annual conferences, bi-monthly newsletters and software exchange. The _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _T_o_o_l_s _U_s_e_r_s _G_r_o_u_p is focused on a set of license-free, _U_N_I_X-like utilities and system calls, written in Ratfor and Pascal. When run in conjunction with almost any local operating system, the Tools package presents a virtual operating system interface consisting of a virtual machine (system calls or "primitives"), utility programs, and a command language, thus achieving inter-system uniformity over a variety of operating systems. Originating from Kernighan and Plauger's book _S_o_f_t_w_a_r_e _T_o_o_l_s, the enhanced package now includes programs for text formatting, mail systems, enhanced Ratfor preprocessors, a source code control system, command line interpreter similar to the _U_N_I_X Shell, and many other utilities. IMPORTANT If you wish to receive the pre-registration packet (and did not get a copy of this announcement by mail) send your name and address to: UNICOM P O Box 385 Sunset Beach, CA 90742 Local Arrangements Coordinator is Judith DesHarnais ucbvax!sdcsvax!sdchema!jfd (213)592-3243 __________ * _U_N_I_X is a trademark of Bell Laboratories.