modus@toaster.SFSU.EDU (Modula-2 Users' Association) (08/20/90)
The following two letters were sent to every name in
the database maintained by the American Administrator,
by First Class mail or International Air Mail.
This mailing was done to inform people that their
subscription had expired and to obtain a verification
of the data in the mailing list database. The second
letter was also included in Issue #10 of the MODUS
Quarterly publication.
If the record of your subscription is maintained by
the European Administrator you will not receive these
from this recent mailing. If you think you should receive
a copy of the recent mailing, it should arrive before the
end of August. If by September you have not received the
mailing, you should use the application form being sent out
in a later posting to let us know we have lost track of you.
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MODUS
P.O. Box 51778
Palo Alto, California
USA 94303-0721
10 August 1990
Dear Modula-2 User,
Your continued support of the Modula-2 Users' Association is
requested. Issue #10 of the MODUS Quarterly is ready and will
be published shortly. Our records are a bit confused so this
advance mailing is being sent to notify you and to request
your patience at undoing the confusion.
You received this letter because your name and address ap-
peared in the MODUS database. If you do not reply to this
letter your name will be dropped from the database. If you
paid membership fees and are entitled to a copy of issues 8,
9, 10, or 11, you must reply to this letter to receive them.
Please note the mailing label used on this letter. After your
name you will find a number within parentheses (some will also
find a symbol). All information on the mailing label comes
from the MODUS database. The number shows the last issue you
received according to the database. The symbol shows how re-
cently you paid your membership fees. (an "@" means you paid
enough for issues 8, 9, 10 and 11; a "%" means you paid enough
for issues 12, 13, 14, and 15)
Of the 600+ names in the American database, there are 121 with
an "@", and 6 with a "%" symbol. This means it is possible
that many members were sent issues 8 and 9 when they had not
sent in membership fees covering those issues. It also may be
we did not send issues 8 and 9 to some of you who where ex-
pecting them.
By quickly marking your answers to the following questions and
by completing the application on the reverse, you will help us
correct the database. If you mark that you are entitled to
copies of issues 8 or 9 you will be sent copies.
Please Circle Your Answers
Last Issue of MQ Received: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Last Issue Fees Paid: 3 7 11 15
If no reply is received to this letter, I will assume your da-
tabase entry contains an error and the entry will be made
inactive. If you received issues 8 and 9, but only paid fees
through issue 7, you can help us by marking your application
"For issues 10 and 11 only".
The need for asking your help with this is predicated on the
assumption that many errors crept into the database over the
years. Your help with correcting them will make sure you get
the MQ issues you are entitled to.
Sincerely,
Stan Osborne
American Administrator
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MODUS
P.O. Box 51778
Palo Alto, California
USA 94303-0721
10 August 1990
Dear MODUS Readers,
This letter is to provide you with current information about
the Modula-2 Users' Association (MODUS).
My name is Stan Osborne. I am the new "American Administra-
tor" for the Association. Like my predecessors I volunteered
for this responsibility. It is my hope that we will be able
to publish an issue of MODUS Quarterly every three months.
MODUS was formed to provide a forum for communication between
all parties interested in the Modula-2 language. The primary
function of MODUS is to publish the MODUS Quarterly. If my
memory is correct, MODUS has also sponsored two conferences.
As many of you are already aware, MODUS has not fulfilled its
primary function during the last two years. This is no longer
the case. Issue #10 of the MODUS Quarterly is ready and being
printed. Work has started on getting material for Issue #11.
All past and present members are being notified by mail.
Within the next two years the international effort to produce
the first Modula-2 standard will be completed. The MODUS
Quarterly is one way for you to learn more about the standard
and how it affects the future of Modula-2.
You can help with reactivating the Association by:
o submitting a membership application
o sending in letters and articles for publication
o telling other Modula-2 users about MODUS
My sincere thanks to you in advance for your help with the
above. If you have questions, comments, criticisms, or com-
plaints about the operation of the Association, please don't
hesitate to tell me about them. I am especially interested in
suggestions you might have about how any aspect of MODUS can
be improved.
Sincerely,
Stan Osborne
American Administrator
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American Administrator
Modula-2 User's Association
PO Box 51778, Palo Alto, CA 94303-0721, USA
Internet: modus@cs.sfsu.edu Usenet: cshub!modus