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            An official news service of EFF-Austin

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                       February 4, 1993

     Structural changes in Word
     Line Noise
          Voice Mail Box
          EFF-Austin-BBS Mailing List
     Electronic Press Release : Cyberdawg and GTC Meeting

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                  STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN WORD

There are some changes in the structure and format of _Word_,
the EFF-Austin newsletter.

When I volunteered to edit a monthly newsletter, I had no
idea what a hassle, burden, and bear it would become. The
volume of information (agitprop) that EFF-Austin is producing
now is so large that a monthly issue is *enormous*.  The
immediate future forecast issues of 1500-2000 lines each.
Large issues only discourage people from reading the entire
newsletter, and actively encourages the "glazed eye"
phenomenom, which trained medical professionals have told me
increases the chances of hitting the (N)ext message command.
This runs counter to our communication goals.

As a solution, I am going to model _Word_ similar to what
EFF-National does with their comp.org.eff.news newsgroup.
Information will be released when available, instead of
waiting for two or three weeks.  The immediate result is that
you, the home viewer, will hear about EFF-Austin events much
sooner.

The primary focus is the same.  _Word_ presents accounts of
past EFF-Austin events, announcements of future events, and
organizational information. (See Line Noise, this issue).
There is also a little more room now for the essays,
editorials, and articles-not-directly-related-to-EFF-Austin
that have appeared in the past.

Expect a lot of "little" issues like this in February, as I
work my way through the backslog of information and events.
People who are interested in writing articles for _word_,
either on a one-shot basis or as a more long term commitment,
should contact me.  There's plenty of food on the plate to
pass around.


                     David Smith, Editor
                   bladex@wixer.cactus.org

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                          LINE NOISE

This is the "grab bag" section of the newsletter.  Short
articles, notices, announcements, FYIs, and in general,
"things you need to know", all go here.


VOICE MAIL BOX

EFF-Austin now has a voice mail box.  We hope that a central
phone number will make it more convenient for people to
contact us.  Not all of our members are connected to the Net,
nor are many members of the media who have contacted
organizers in the past about EFF-Austin events.  People who
wish to leave a message for individual Board members or who
just want to contact EFF-Austin, should write this number
down:

                      VMB : 512-465-7871


EFF-AUSTIN-BBS MAILING LIST
(eff-austin-bbs@wixer.cactus.org)

A new EFF-Austin mailing list has been created to connect
EFF-Austin members who are interested in issues relating to
BBS systems. The mailing list is accessible to UUCP, WWIVnet,
and (some) FIDOnet systems. This is a subset of the BBS
Committee, and our current agenda is the creation of "Info
Sites".  When implemented, these are BBS systems which anyone
may call and be able to retrieve EFF-Austin information such
as minutes of meetings, newsletters, and announcements of
future events.  Those interested should contact David Smith
at (bladex@wixer.cactus.org) or on WWIVnet (46@5285).


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                             EFF-AUSTIN
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| GTC MEETING                   |       |         CYBERDAWG |
| Government and Technology Con |       |    High Times Bar |
| Austin Convention Center      |       |     and Brain Gym |
| "The Orange Room"             |       |  312 Congress Ave |
| 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.              |       |  5:00 - 8:00 p.m. |
|_______________________________|       |___________________|
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               |__________________ ________________|
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                    Thursday, February 11th, 1993

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                         GTC MEETING

     EFF-Austin is holding a Meeting in "The Orange Room" at
the Government and Technology Conference. TRACEY LA QUEY
PARKER, author of the best selling, _The Internet Companion_,
will speak. EFF-Austin members are then free to wander
through the dealer's hall, which features computer and
telecommunications exhibits and demonstrations by the
nation's leading technology companies on such applications as
GIS, electronic democracy, law enforcement, and virtual
reality. Admission to the GTC costs $15 for the public, but
this fee is wavied for members who pre-register. Contact Jon
Lebkowsky (jonl@tic.com) if you are interested.

                 CAN'T MAKE THE GTC MEETING?

Then consider the CYBERDAWG at High Times Bar and Brain Gym.
This is an unstructured *human* networking sessions where
members of the Austin electronic community meet to mix,
mingle, and exchange information. A diverse range of computer
users attend, ranging from the GONZO (writers, artists, and
musicians) to the WIREHEAD (sysops, hackers, sysadmins,
programmers, and technicians) to the POLITICO (cyber-
libertarians, government officials, and lawyers) and really
to ANYONE interested in exploring the social and legal
implications of computing and telecommunications. Phil
Newton, the owner of High Times, has promised a 10% discount
on any purchases by EFF-Austin members during the Cyberdawg.

                     CONTACT INFORMATION

EFF-Austin          eff-austin@tic.com       General
Jon Lebkowsky       jonl@tic.com             GTC Meeting
David Smith         bladex@wixer.cactus.org  Cyberdawg

Or leave a message on our Voice Mail Box     512-465-7871


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| EFF-Austin contact information                            |
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| E-mail : eff-austin@tic.com  Snailmail : PO Box 18597     |
| VMB    : 512-465-7871                    Austin, TX 78760 |
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| Disclaimers :  You are encouraged to re-distribute this   |
| document electronically.  Any opinions expressed belong to|
| the author and not the organization.  (c) 1993.           |
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