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The PARALLEL Processing Connection is an entrepreneurial association; 
we mean to assist our members in spawning very successful new 
businesses involving parallel processing.

Our meetings take place on the second Monday of each month at 7:30 PM at 
Sun Microsystems at 901 South San Antonio Road in Mountain View, 
California. Southbound travelers exit 101 at San Antonio ; northbound 
attendees also exit at San Antonio and take the overpass to the other side of 
101. There is an $8 visitor fee for non-members and members ($40 per 
year) are admitted free. Our phone number is (408) 732-9869 for a recorded 
message about upcoming meetings.

Since the PPC was formed in late 1989 many people have sampled it, found 
it to be very valuable, and even understand what we're up to. Nonetheless, 
certain questions persist. Now, as we begin our fourth year of operation, 
perhaps we can and should clarify some of the issues. For example:

Q. What is PPC's raison d'etre?
A. The PARALLEL Processing Connection is an entrepreneurial 
organization intent on facilitating the emergence of new businesses. PPC 
does not become an active member of any such new entities, ie: is not itself 
a profit center.

Q. The issue of 'why' is perhaps the most perplexing. After all, a $40 
annual membership fee is essentially free and how can anything be free in 
1992? What's the payoff? For whom?
A. That's actually the easiest question of all. Those of us who are active 
members hope to be a part of new companies that get spun off; the payoff is 
for all of us -- this is an easy win-win! Since nothing else exists to
facilitate hands-on entrepreneurship, we decided to put it together ourselves. 

Q. How can PPC assist its members?
A. PPC is a large technically credible organization. We have close to 100 
paid members and a large group of less regular visitors; we mail to 
approximately 500 engineers and scientists (primarily in Silicon Valley). 
Major companies need to maintain visibility in the community and 
connection with it; that makes us an important conduit. PPC's strategy is to 
trade on that value by forming alliances with important companies for the 
benefit of its members. Thus, as an organization, we have been able to 
obtain donated hardware, software, and training and we've put together a 
small development lab for hands-on use of members at our Sunnyvale 
office. Further, we've been able to negotiate discounts on seminars and 
hardware/software purchases by members. Most important, alliances such 
as we described give us an inside opportunity to JOINT VENTURE 
SITUATIONS.

Q. As an attendee, what should I do to enhance my opportunities?
A. Participate, participate, participate. Many important industry principals 
and capital people are in our audience looking for the 'movers'!

For further information contact:


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B. Mitchell Loebel                                      parallel@netcom.COM
PARALLEL Processing Connection                                 408-732-9869