gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu (09/21/89)
I just got my September issue of "The Active Window", the Boston Computer Society MUG newsmagazine. In it they have a calendar of BCS Meetings related to the Mac. This one -- referring to the general BCS meeting (i.e., the BIG meeting) -- caught my eye: ******************************* WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 BCS GENERAL MEETING "A new product introduction by Apple". In January 1984, Steve Jobs publicly unveiled the Macintosh computer to members attending the BCS General Meeting at Boston's John Hancock Hall. In September 1989, BCS*Mac proudly presents the first public showing of an exciting new development from Apple at the same historic location. Representatives from Apple's Cupertino headquarters will be on hand to discuss and demonstrate this milestone product. Watch your mail for more details. The meeting is sponsored by The BCS, the world's largest user group. ******************************** Does anyone have any guesses what this might be? I can't imagine that it's the Portable/IIci rollout, since this is supposedly a "first show". But maybe it is. Any ideas? Robert ------ gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu ----------------------------- generic disclaimer: all my opinions are mine
bmug@garnet.berkeley.edu (BMUG) (09/22/89)
In article <5485@tank.uchicago.edu> gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes: > >I just got my September issue of "The Active Window", the Boston Computer >Society MUG newsmagazine. In it they have a calendar of BCS Meetings related >to the Mac. This one -- referring to the general BCS meeting (i.e., the BIG >meeting) -- caught my eye: >******************************* >WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 >BCS GENERAL MEETING > >"A new product introduction by Apple". In January 1984, Steve Jobs publicly >unveiled the Macintosh computer to members attending the BCS General Meeting at >Boston's John Hancock Hall. In September 1989, BCS*Mac proudly presents the >first public showing of an exciting new development from Apple at the same >historic location. Representatives from Apple's Cupertino headquarters will be >on hand to discuss and demonstrate this milestone product. Watch your mail for >more details. The meeting is sponsored by The BCS, the world's largest user >group. Um, if it *is* the Portable/IIci, Sept 27th won't be the first public showing. If the Seybold Publishing Seminar in SF is considered public (and it is open to all and sundry), the machines were prominently displayed and demoed today. If they mean the first user group showing, they may just get scooped on that too :-). Of course, perhaps they mean the first public showing at John Hancock Hall... John Heckendorn Type ^N to skip fascist mailer line filling... . . . . . . . . /\ BMUG ARPA: bmug@garnet.berkeley.EDU A__A 1442A Walnut St., #62 BITNET: bmug@ucbgarne |()| Berkeley, CA 94709 Phone: (415) 549-2684 | |
c8s-an@franny.Berkeley.EDU (Alex Lau) (09/22/89)
>If they mean the first user group showing, they may just get scooped >on that too :-). What John means is that someone from Apple came by to show off a Mac Portable tonight at the BMUG meeting. And that there will be a IIci being showed off in the near future. :-) --- Alex UUCP: {att,backbones}!ucbvax!franny!c8s-an INTERNET: c8s-an%franny.berkeley.edu@ucbvax.berkeley.edu FIDONET: Alex.Lau@bmug.fidonet.org (1:161/444)
mjkobb@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU (Michael J Kobb) (09/23/89)
In article <17522@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> c8s-an@franny.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Alex Lau) writes: >>If they mean the first user group showing, they may just get scooped >>on that too :-). The original thread of this was "What's happening at the BCS's 9-27 meeting?" I got a card in the mail today, which explained that the rollout at the meeting will be of a Mac Portable. --Mike
c8s-an@franny.Berkeley.EDU (Alex Lau) (09/25/89)
In article <743@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes: >In article <17522@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU> c8s-an@franny.Berkeley.EDU.UUCP (Alex Lau) writes: >>>If they mean the first user group showing, they may just get scooped >>>on that too :-). >The original thread of this was "What's happening at the BCS's 9-27 meeting?" >I got a card in the mail today, which explained that the rollout at the >meeting will be of a Mac Portable. >--Mike That's what John was talking about. A man from Apple came by the BMUG Main Meeting on Thursday the 21st to show off the Portable. On the 27th, when BCS catches up to BMUG, we'll have someone come by (in San Francisco) to show off the IIci. So how is this the first appearance of the Portable? :-) --- Alex UUCP: {att,backbones}!ucbvax!franny!c8s-an INTERNET: c8s-an%franny.berkeley.edu@ucbvax.berkeley.edu FIDONET: Alex.Lau@bmug.fidonet.org (1:161/444) p.s. BCS is a great group too, in its own way.
turner@sdti.com (Prescott K. Turner) (09/25/89)
In article <5485@tank.uchicago.edu> gft_robert@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes: >WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 27 >BCS GENERAL MEETING > >"A new product introduction by Apple". >******************************** >Does anyone have any guesses what this might be? I can't imagine that it's the >Portable/IIci rollout, since this is supposedly a "first show". But maybe it >is. Any ideas? The mail promised in the quoted meeting announcement has arrived. An excerpt: The Boston Computer Society September General Meeting Come see the debut of the brand new Macintosh Portable -- Prescott K. Turner, Jr. Software Development Technologies, Inc. P.O. Box 366, Sudbury, MA 01776 USA (508) 443-5779 UUCP: ...{harvard,mit-eddie}!sdti!turner Internet: turner@sdti.sdti.com
goz@cca.ucsf.edu (Goz Lyv) (09/26/89)
We also saw the Portable at the GMUG meeting on Wed. the 20th... -Goz
ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) (09/28/89)
< We also saw the Portable at the GMUG meeting on Wed. the 20th... -Goz What is the GMUG? Tim Smith ps: I can guess what the M, U, and second G stand for, by the way. It's only the first G I need help on.
goz@cca.ucsf.edu (Goz Lyv) (09/29/89)
In article <22596@cup.portal.com> ts@cup.portal.com (Tim W Smith) writes: >What is the GMUG? GMUG=San Francisco Gay Macintosh Users' Group -Goz