xx004@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Atari SIG) (06/16/91)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Team Leaders' Thoughts.............................................THOUGHTS!.
Highlights.........................................................HIGHLIGHTS!.
Upcoming Events....................................................EVENTS!.
Recent Contributions...............................................RECENT!.
Volunteer Job Listing..............................................JOBS!.
Contributing Information...........................................CONTRIBUTE!.
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LEADERS!
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Team Leaders' Thoughts
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Welcome Team Members! This first issue will be distributed publicly
so that others will know exactly what this is all about. The following issues
will be distributed e-mail to members only - that is the privilege you get
for being a member! If you haven't received or filled out a questionnaire,
please let us know so that we can get one to you. This tells the team leaders
about you so they can decide how you can be helping the Support Team.
Each of you that have filled out a questionnaire will notice that you
have been listed to do specific volunteer jobs for the team. The jobs that
you were given was a result of the team leaders looking over the questionnaire
that you filled out and figuring out what you you could do best for the team.
If we were mistaken and gave you a job that you cannot do, or if you feel
you can do many other things besides the things that were listed for the
support team, please inform us by the Atari SIG address located on the cover
page of this newsletter.
A question that will soon arise is how often will a team member have
to contribute? This all depends on the job that you have agreed to have.
If you contribute online magazines, you should do it every week- that is unless
you have worked out an agreement with someone else to take some of the
burden. If you agreed to search through online magazines, Usenet, and
BBS', you should do it when you read these information sources and just
capture any news or information that seems important to you as you go along.
If you decide to review products as a support team member, you should do it
as often as you can- even monthly if possible. And if that isn't specific
enough- just do it as often as you can and as best as you can.
There are a few things that you should remember. The reason for
the assigning of jobs, etc. is so that we can have a real great information
source covering every area. Everyone will know exactly what to do so they
will be able to contribute without trying to guess what needs to done.
In the first announcement of the "16/32-bit Support Team", it was said that
this team works by everyone doing their part in order to get the most.
If everyone does their job, they will be able to get a lot of information.
Just imagine- one person contributing tips and tricks, a few people
contribute reviews, another person contributes online magazines, and yet
another contributes Usenet information. You get all of these just because you
contribute BBS news or any other job that you have chosen. Meanwhile, the
person contributing online magazines that you are reading is getting
everything you are but also the information you are contributing.
It is a good system and it works! The amount of information you receive
is determined by the amount of support members so tell your friends to join!
This Support Team is very unique since the only requirements to join is
that you have commitment to the team (meaning that once you say you will
do a job, you will do it) and you have at least an e-mail box address that is
on Free-Net or can receive e-mail through Internet. If you have an
e-mail box on Compuserve, you can also join the Support Team without even
having to access the Cleveland Free-Net Computer system.
If you have Cleveland Free-Net access, you'll be able to obtain any
of this information anytime that you wish. You will also be the first
to know about it. But if you don't have access to the Cleveland Free-Net,
do not frat! You can always request a contribution listed in this
newsletter from the Atari SIG on the Cleveland Free-Net. The Atari SIG
will make sure you are a team member and then send you the contribution
through e-mail to your mail box.
Spread the word around about the 16/32-bit Support Team! Get your
user group involved! And DEFINITELY contact us by the addresses above if
you have any questions about any of this.
Thanks.
Marc Lombardo, Len Stys
Atari 16/32-bit Support Team Leaders
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HIGHLIGHTS!
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The Highlights of Contributions
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The main highlights for this newsletter is the Atari Computer Files area
completion. Even though we are not allowed to have files on-line, we have
come up with a clever alternative.
You can now access the "16/32-bit Computer Board" through the Support
Area. Just type "go atari16" and you'll be there!
There are many NEW online magazines being posted. There is also some
information on the Summer CES at Chicago. There has also been several
reviews uploaded within the last month.
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EVENTS!
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Upcoming Events
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(if you go, take notes and report what went on!)
June 15-16 PACIFIC NORTHWEST ATARIFEST June 15th and 16th at the Steveston
Senior Secondary School, 10440 Number Two Road, Richmond B.C. Canada.
This is the first major Canadian Atari show west of Toronto, and is just
across the US border from Seattle. Contact Terry Schreiber at (604) 275-7944,
T.Schreiber1 on GEnie, or Node #505 Atari West BBS on F-Net.
June 29-30 The Great Lakes Atari Computer Users Conference at the Mercyhurst
College Campus Center (501 East 38th St.) in Erie, Pennsylvania.
GLACUC, call Patty Marshall at 412-225-8637.
July 20 Blue Ridge AtariFest, Noon to whenever, Saturday July 20, Westgate
Shopping Center, Asheville, North Carolina, at I-240 and US 19-23. Contact
B.R.A.C.E, Van Estes, 704-685-8358.
July 27 MIST AtariFest III in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, July 27th,
sponsored jointly by the user groups at Indianapolis and Bloomington known as
MIST (Mid-Indiana ST). Held at CADRE, Inc., 6385 Castleplace Drive,
Indianapolis, IN. Bill Loring, 812-336-8103.
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RECENT!
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Most Recent Contributions
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Contribution Contributor Author Source Date
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ST Report: 08-Jun-91 #723 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 06/13/91
ST Report: 08-Jun-91 #723 Chris A. Joseph ------ ST Report 06/13/91
Z*Net: 07-Jun-91 #9124 Bruce D. Nelson ------ Z*Net 06/13/91
ST Report: 31-May-91 #722 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 06/13/91
Z*Net: 31-May-91 #9123 Michael Current ------ Z*Net 06/06/91
The Chicago CES (NEWS) Mark T. Vassel Mark T. Vassel D.A.N.I.E.L. 06/03/91
ST REPORT: 24-May-91 #721 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 05/30/91
Z*Net: 24-May-91 #9122 Michael Current ------ Z*Net 05/26/91
ST Report: 17-May-91 #720 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 05/21/91
Z*Net: 17-May-91 #9121 Bruce D. Nelson ------ Z*Net 05/21/91
Z*Net: 17-May-91 #9121 Michael Current ------ Z*Net 05/21/91
Z*Net: 15-May-91 #9120 Bruce D. Nelson ------ Z*Net 05/21/91
ST Report: 10-May-91 #719 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 05/18/91
Z*Net: 10-May-91 #9119 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 05/18/91
ST Report: 03-May-91 #718 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 05/18/91
Z*Net: 03-May-91 #9118 Michael Current ------ Z*Net 05/18/91
GEM-View/Graphics(REVIEW) Ed Krimen Ed Krimen Original 05/07/91
Synchro Express (REVIEW) Marc Lombardo ScottyMeredith Original 05/07/91
Drakkhen/Games (REVIEW) Marc Lombardo Scott Sorg AIM Magazine 05/05/91
GranSlam/Wrd.Proc.(REVIEW)Marc Lombardo Bill Pike AIM Magazine 05/04/91
PageStream-Color (REVIEW) Marc Lombardo Bill Rayl AIM Magazine 05/03/91
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LIST!
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16/32-bit Computer Support Team Leaders
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Marc Lombardo (aa400), Len Stys (aa399)
16/32-bit Computer Support Team Members
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Name Address Job(s) Volunteered
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Ed Krimen........al661@cleveland.Freenet.Edu...Writing reviews of products
Searching through Online
for valuable information
Contributing of tips & tricks
Mark T. Vassel...am076@cleveland.Freenet.Edu...Keeping Team updated on anything
happening on pay systems
Contributing of tips & tricks
Writing reviews of products
Shoo-yu tang.....sytang@lamar.ColoState.EDU....Recopying reviews from user
group newsletter to review area
* Searching through Usenet for
valuable information
Writing reviews of products
John Thaanum.....thaanuj@prism.CS.ORST.EDU.....Writing reviews of p.D. programs
Retyping to ASCII from paper
* Searching through Usenet for
valuable information
Alan Messer......adm2@doc.imperial.ac.uk.......Writing reviews of products
Richard Slansk,,,slansk@cs.ualberta.ca.........Writing reviews of products
Searching through BBS' for
valuable information
Marshall Harris..marshall@cs.uq.oz.au..........Recopying reviews from user
group newsletter to review area
Writing reviews of products
Adam David.......adamd@rhi.hi.is...............Contributing of tips & tricks
Writing reviews of products
Carlos Borges....an630@cleveland.Freenet.Edu...Recopying reviews from user
group newsletter to review area
Contributing of tips & tricks
Writing reviews of products
David A. Johnson.aq009@cleveland.Freenet.Edu...Recopying reviews from user
group newsletter to review area
Searching through BBS' for
valuable information
Contributing of tips & tricks
Writing reviews of products
Michael D. Lewis.ar224@cleveland.Freenet.Edu...Recopying user group newsletter.
Recopying reviews from user
group newsletter to review area
Recopying to ASCII from paper
Writing reviews of products
David Paschall-Z.al770@cleveland.Freenet.Edu...Searching through Usenet for
valuable information
Writing reviews and summaries of
P.D. programs
Paul Steffen.....aq386@cleveland.Freenet.Edu...
Brian Cooper.....lanai!bcc@uunet.UU.NET........
Sommers Marl A...n8510295@unicorn.cc.wwu.edu...
Dan Oliver.......am015@cleveland.Freenet.Edu... NEEDS TO FILL OUT
Nick Visic.......af338@cleveland.Freenet.Edu...
Mark Leair.......aa338@cleveland.Freenet.Edu... QUESTIONNAIRE
Chris Continenza.ap912@cleveland.Freenet.Edu...
John W. Giguere..ah619@cleveland.Freenet.Edu...
Jason Baker......an375@cleveland.Freenet.Edu...
16/32-bit Computer Support Team User Groups
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Name Location User Group Member Ctrb.#
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WILL BE UPDATED WHEN CONTRIBUTIONS START ARRIVING THAT ARE MADE POSSIBLE
BY USER GROUPS.
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JOBS!
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Volunteer Job Listing
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The following are things that need to be done on a continuing basis.
If you think you can do any of these for the Support Team, please tell the
support team leaders by the Atari SIG address of xx004 (complete address
located on cover page of newsletter).
- Writing reviews on software, hardware, and public domain files that you own
or recently aquired.
- Retyping articles and reviews from your user group newsletter.
- Retyping articles from AIM magazine or other user group newsletters.
- Retyping press releases or product summaries.
- Searching through online magazines and capture valuable information and
reviews from it.
- Searching through BBS' and capture valuable information and reviews from it.
- Searching through Usenet and capture valuable information and reviews
from it.
- Updating Support Team on anything new happening on pay computer systems.
- Posting of online magazines weekly.
- Writing an article about an Atari computer show that you attended.
- Writing short summaries of new public domain software that has been
released.
- Updating Support Team on new files uploaded to the atari archive ftp site.
- Writing tips and tricks for other Atari ST users.
- User Group Newsletter recopied in ASCII form.
And Anything else not listed.
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CONTRIBUTE!
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Contributing Information
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If you do not have access to the Cleveland Free-Net, all information should
be sent to the Atari SIG address located on the cover page.
If you do have access to the Cleveland Free-Net, each contribution should be
contributed to the appropriate place (eg. online magazines should go in online
magazine section, reviews should go in review section).
All information or news being contributed that does not have a specific place
should be posted on the "16/32-bit Computers Bulletin Board".
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ALL!
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All Information Obtained
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Contribution Contributor Author Source Date
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PageStream-Color (REVIEW) Marc Lombardo Bill Rayl AIM Magazine 05/03/91
GranSlam/Wrd.Proc.(REVIEW)Marc Lombardo Bill Pike AIM Magazine 05/04/91
Drakkhen/Games (REVIEW) Marc Lombardo Scott Sorg AIM Magazine 05/05/91
Synchro Express (REVIEW) Marc Lombardo ScottyMeredith Original 05/07/91
GEM-View (REVIEW) Ed Krimen Ed Krimen Original 05/07/91
Z*Net: 03-May-91 #9118 Michael Current ------ Z*Net 05/18/91
ST Report: 03-May-91 #718 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 05/18/91
Z*Net: 10-May-91 #9119 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 05/18/91
ST Report: 10-May-91 #719 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 05/18/91
Z*Net: 15-May-91 #9120 Bruce D. Nelson ------ Z*Net 05/21/91
Z*Net: 17-May-91 #9121 Michael Current ------ Z*Net 05/21/91
Z*Net: 17-May-91 #9121 Bruce D. Nelson ------ Z*Net 05/21/91
ST Report: 17-May-91 #720 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 05/21/91
Z*Net: 24-May-91 #9122 Michael Current ------ Z*Net 05/26/91
ST REPORT: 24-MAY-91 #721 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 05/30/91
The Chicago CES (NEWS) Mark T. Vassel Mark T. Vassel D.A.N.I.E.L. 06/03/91
Z*Net: 31-May-91 #9123 Michael Current ------ Z*Net 06/06/91
ST Report: 31-May-91 #722 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 06/13/91
Z*Net: 07-Jun-91 #9124 Bruce D. Nelson ------ Z*Net 06/13/91
ST Report: 08-Jun-91 #723 Chris A. Joseph ------ ST Report 06/13/91
ST Report: 08-Jun-91 #723 Bruce D. Nelson ------ ST Report 06/13/91
Any more ideas for the newsletter??? Write the Atari SIG (xx004)!
(c)1991 16/32-bit Computer Support Team
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Team. The information present is believed to be factual but cannot be
guaranteed.darling@cellar.UUCP (Darling) (06/16/91)
xx004@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Atari SIG) writes: > There are a few things that you should remember. The reason for > the assigning of jobs, etc. is so that we can have a real great information > source covering every area. And with such real great editing, how can it miss? ^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^\\\^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~ darling@cellar.UUCP \\\ Thomas Darling * record production * dance re-mixing uunet!cellar!darling \\\ Fact HQ Studio * The Cellar BBS:215/336-9503 * FACT v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~\\\~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~v~