David.M..Tanner@f210.n273.z1.fidonet.org (David M. Tanner) (06/21/91)
Index Number: 16282
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
We are about to launch a new computer magazine. We call it
Computer Folks. We do not wish to compete with capable
organizations who advertise their own computer products, nor are
we another professional voice. We want to try a new approach.
This is your magazine. We have nothing to sell but your ideas.
We are Computer Folks.
We plan to offer from six to twelve issues per year on a 60
minute cassette. We may expand to 90-minute tapes, as your
letters, articles, and demonstration tapes come p#uring in. Ed
Potter gave us the idea with Pla#back. an excellent recorded
bimonthly, largely based on reader contributions. In Playback.
the "Media is the Message." With Computer Folks. we do it with
bits and bytes.
We need your input. We welcome taped articles and braille
letters with any information or helpful hints for the blind
computer user. Tell us your best, your worst, or your funniest
experiences with a company or product. Feel free to demonstrate
computers, speech synthesizers, screen readers, applications
software, bulletin boards, shareware or games. Of course, we
shall also feature articles and comments of our own which we hope
will provide help and maybe even a laugh or two.
The total price for one year's subscription is twenty dollars.
Please send two dollars for a sample copy, or a blank 60-minute
cassette. We prefer braille or taped correspondence, for we are
blind computer people just like you. However, we will accept
typed letters or A#cii text files on an Ms-Dos compatible
diskette. Mail your checks or money orders to,
Richard A. Ring
269 Terhune Ave.
Passaic, N.J. 07055-3326.
You may call us at your own expense evenings and weekends, at:
(201)471-4211.
Remember, this is your magazine. If you include a letter or
article on your 60-minute cassette, you may find yourself in the
first, or next issue! We are all Computer Folks.
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