daroloson@watmath.waterloo.edu (Dani A. Roloson) (10/02/90)
I will be going to the AtariFest and staying at the Sheraton Reston. If any other netters would like to get together on Fri, Sat, or Sun night, please let me know by Thurs via e-mail. Dani Roloson KWEST Kitchener-Waterloo Eight Sixteen Thirty-two Atari User Group
weiner@terminator.cc.umich.edu (Jeff Weiner) (10/03/90)
1990 WAACE Atarifest Demonstration Rooms
The following is a list of activities that will be taking place in the
topical demonstration areas. Scheduled times are subject to change and
additional topics may get placed on the schedule, so please check the
signs posted outside of the rooms for changes.
MIDI Room
Coordinator: Todd Cumpston
Learn more about the Music Interface for Digital Instruments (MIDI)
Saturday
TIGERCUB
CUBASE
ROLAND DESKTOP MUSIC SYSTEM
Midi on a Budget
Washington Music Ctr. (topic TBA)
Sunday
CREATOR
Dr T's XOR generic patch editor
MidiMouse
DigiSound sound digitization
Veneman's music (topic TBA)
Jim Pierson-Perry, the Music/MIDI Editor for STart Magazine, will be on
hand to demonstrate MIDI fundamentals. Jim is a also semi-professional
musician and research chemist from Elkton, Maryland
John Morales, Atari's east coast MIDI expert, will also be on hand with
his high-powered digital editing system.
Desktop Publishing and Productivity Room
Coordinator: Terence Harris
Software for Word Processing, Database Management, Finance, and Desktop
Publishing.
Saturday:
1200?? - "Calamus for the beginner" - David Napierala
1300 - "LaTeX, DTP Power without the Price" - Horace Mitchell
1400 - "C'ing Your Way Through GEM Windows", Jeff Lomicka of tidbit
Software Engineering will present A tutorial for programmers
designed to help them make better use of the variety of gadgets
that control the operation of windows under Atari GEM. Learn
about scroll bars, buttons, resizing, and all of the other
tools.
1500?? - "Using the CodeHead Integrated System" -John Eidsvoog of
Codehead Software.
Sunday:
1200 - "HyperLink - Hypertext for the Atari ST" - George Geczy, JMG
Software International (product debut).
Times to be determined:
"Wind-X: Modular Multitasking", Charles Medley and Greg Evans of
ENiGMA Software.
Personal Finance with PHA$AR, John Barnes
Games Room
Coordinator: John Corkran, Jr.
Using your Atari for just plain fun.
Lynx Contest - High score on each of 6 different Lynx games on each
day wins the Lynx. 1 Lynx per winner.
Other games to be announced.
Education Room
Coordinator: John Corkran
Your Atari computer as a learning tool. Programs for all ages from kids
to college professors.
Emulations Room
Coordinators: Macintosh - Jeff Greenblatt and Dave Glotfelty
IBM -
What's cheaper than a Mac, friendliuer than a clone, and can do the work
of both? See Atari ST's run IBM and Mac software.
Dave Small, the ever-popular patron saint of ST hackers, will often be
found here.
Swap Room
Coordinator: Mickey Angell
Need that special component? Do you want to find a good home for your
used used equipment? Check the Swap room.
Telecommunications
Coordinator: Ron Seigal
Tools and techniques for modem mavens.
Featuring:
ARMUDIC - multiline BBS system.
STalker and STeno - the latest in terminal software by Eric
Rosenquist of Strata Software.
Sysops' confab - swap tips and tales with your fellow BBS operators
"GEnie online" - live show reports, GEnie personalities, and access
to Genie's services.
--
weiner@atari.archive.umich.edu "Ted, I fear that strange
Bet your ass I'm a wolverine... things are afoot at the CircleK"