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The August, 1992 issue of <TAG>, The SGML Newsletter, is in 
the mail. As a service to the readers of comp.text.sgml, the 
table of contents, along with a brief description of each 
article, is listed below.

For more information about <TAG>, contact the Graphic 
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                    <TAG> August 1992
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Attributes and Metadata in SGML Tag Language Design
    by W. Eliot Kimber, Staff Information Developer, IBM Corp, 
    RTP, North Carolina.
    
    Explores the role of attributes and metadata in SGML tag 
    language design for text description languages. 
    Discusses the task of SGML tag language design in the 
    context of application data analysis and database 
    design.

The SGML Content Modeler: a New SGML Teaching Tool
    by Deborah Lapeyre, Consultant, ATLIS Consulting Group, 
    Rockville Maryland.
    
    Introduces a new teaching tool developed by Tommie Usdin 
    of ATLIS Consulting Group. Ms. Usdin demonstrated a 
    preliminary version of this concept at the SGML '91 
    Conference Trainer's Panel, and received wide interest 
    in it. The article describes the product, which consists 
    of a set of brightly colored "paper dolls" that 
    represent elements, attributes, and various content 
    model objects.

Response to July Editorial, SGML: It's Not Just for Text Anymore
    by Dave Peterson of Xyvision, Inc.

    Mr. Peterson demonstrates a non-document view of SGML 
    and, among other things, argues that one of the 
    strengths of SGML is that it provides a way to represent 
    a typed, hierarchical data set as a "flat file", which 
    is easily transferred between disparate systems.

Timely News, Calendar, and Users' Group information 
completes the issue.

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Submitted by Brian Travis              brian@sgmlinc.com
Managing Editor,  <TAG>: The SGML Newsletter
Tele: +1 303 680-0875  Fax:  +1 303 680-4906