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Started by Howard Shubs
Sun, 23 Aug 1992 01:43
September 1992 Calendar, 3 of 5
Author: Howard Shubs
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 01:43
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*More information: BCS„Mac office, at (617) 864-1700.
*Location: BCS„Mac, 1972 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: Take "Alewife" Red Line to Porter Square {\T}
Station, three blocks north on Massachusetts Avenue, on the
left (the glass-faced building across from the Beech Street
intersection).
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Macintosh Macintosh Drop-in Night Special Event
Friday, September 25
6:30Ă10:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->261
*Access: MBTA
Semi-monthly open house at the new BCS„Mac office, right off the Red
Line in Porter Square, Cambridge. This is your chance to see the
office, play with the machines, buy public-domain disks, or ask
questions that have been driving you crazy for months. Office tours
explain the public-domain library, the bulletin board, and the office
network. We are also looking for volunteers. All talents and levels of
experience welcome. Snacks provided.
*More information: BCS„Mac office, at (617) 864-1700.
*Location: BCS„Mac, 1972 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: Take "Alewife" Red Line to Porter Square {\T}
Station, three blocks north on Massachusetts Avenue, on the
left (the glass-faced building across from the Beech Street
intersection).
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Medical/Dental
Coming Attractions: October 16 & 17: MedCom '92
*Access: Parking
Coming this fall, the MedCom Conference with 18 seminars on Managed
Care, Practice Enhancement, and Practice Automation. More than 30
exhibitors and the BCS Buying Guide for the Health Care Provider.
*More information: Contact Susan Carman, MedCom '92, at (617)
890-6040.
*Location: Marriott Hotel, Copley Place, University Hall, 3rd
Floor, Boston, MA.
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Music
Judgement Day
Tuesday, September 8
7:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->542
*Access: MBTA Parking Wheelchair
We listen to all audio tapes that were sent for our music contest.
Winner is chosen by democratic vote. Look for details in the BCS Tech
newsletter.
*More information: Contact Joanne Fantini, (617) 731-9001.
*Location: The BCS Center, Building 1400, One Kendall Square,
Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: The BCS Center is at the back (north) of One
Kendall Square, bounded by Hampshire Street, Cardinal Medeiros
Avenue, and Binney Street. The nearest {\T} station is
Kendall Square on the Red Line.
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Networking Main Meeting
Provide Your Feedback on a New LAN OS
Thursday, September 17
7:30 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->545
*Access: MBTA Wheelchair
Local software developer, Harry Coin, shows his network operating
system, dubbed "N-4". Harry wants our feedback, comments, and
suggestions, and tells what goes into design, development, and
marketing of a full-featured LAN operating system.
*More information: Call Bill Chosiad at (617) 221-2439 (d).
*Location: MIT Building E51, room 311, 50 Wadsworth Street,
Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: On the corner of Wadsworth Street and Memorial
Drive. Building is one block from the Kendall Square {\T}
station with a parking lot on Amherst Street.
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Networking Internet Subgroup
Just the FAQs . . .
Thursday, August 13
7:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->545
We review the popular FAQs (frequently asked questions) about the
Internet. Bring your questions and answers to help others.
*More information: Call Bill Chosiad at (617) 221-2439 (d) or
Mike Barrow at (617) 253-7664 or email at
\tt{mlbarrow@mit.edu.}
*Location: MIT Building E51, room 140, 50 Wadsworth Street,
Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: Memorial Drive eastbound, turn right at drawbridge
at the third set of lights. Turn right at stop sign and go
straight through to second set of lights, turn left, and left
again at next lights, then right at third right with
BayBanks on corner and second building on the right.
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NeXT
Active Object with AttitudeĂThinking about Building Big Systems
Tuesday, September 1
7:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->203
*Access: MBTA Wheelchair
Michael B.Johnson, from MIT Media Labs Computer Graphics and Animation
Group, talks about "active objects" and how his work with autonomous
animated characters is the next logical step from "distributed
objects" to "active objects."
*More information: Contact Michael Burress at (617) 666-1980
(e) or John Stahr at (617) 873-8137 .
*Location: MIT Building 1, room 190, 77 Mass Ave., Cambridge,
MA.
*Directions: Enter MIT via main entrance on Mass Ave. Turn
right following large corridor through several buildings to 1.
Building 1 is adjacent to Memorial drive.
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Resource Center Beginners Clinic Subgroup
Calling All Beginners
Tuesday, September 8
7:00 p.m.
*Level: Beginners
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->812
*Access: Fee MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
Beginners Clinics are sponsored by the BCS Resource Center and show how
to start using any computer.
*Location: The BCS Center, Building 1400, One Kendall Square,
Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: The BCS Center is at the back (north) of One
Kendall Square, bounded by Hampshire Street, Cardinal Medeiros
Avenue, and Binney Street. The nearest {\T} station is
Kendall Square on the Red Line.
*Requirements: $10 for members.
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Resource Center New Member Night Special Event
Make the Most of Your BCS Membership
Thursday, September 24
7:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->811
*Access: MBTA Reservations Wheelchair
The BCS New Members Night is your chance to get a guided tour through
the many BCS resources. Jim Rinaldo, longtime BCS volunteer, speaks on
group meetings, dial-help, electronic bulletin boards, newsletters,
public-domain software, and many other topics.
*More information: Contact Jim Rinaldo at (617) 566-0572.
*Location: The BCS Center, Building 1400, 1 Kendall Square,
Cambridge MA.
*Directions: See above.
*Requirements: Reservations required, call the BCS office at
(617) 252-0600.
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Resource Center Open House
Daytime Open House
Wednesday, September 2
11:00 a.m.Ă3:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
Come to the Resource Center on weekdays. Volunteers are needed to
expand the hours that the BCS resources are available. Please call Mike
DiGenio at (617) 252-0600 if you can help.
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Resource Center Open House
Daytime Open House
Tuesday, September 8
11:00 a.m.Ă3:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Daytime Open House
Monday, September 14
11:00 a.m.Ă3:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Daytime Open House
Thursday, September 24
11:00 a.m.Ă3:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Discover WhatĂs New...
Tuesday, September 1
6:00Ă9:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->906
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
...at Resource Center Open Houses. Terrific opportunities to "try
before you buy." More than 25 personal computers! Over 2,000 pieces of
software! Thousands of books and periodicals! Get your hands on the
hardware and software and see how it performs!
*Location: The BCS Center, Building 1400, 1 Kendall Square,
Cambridge MA.
*Directions: See above.
*Requirements: Call the BCS office at (617) 252-0600 to reserve
a specific computer for an hour or just come visit. If you
park in the garage on Binney Street, bring your parking
ticket inside to get validated for a discounted parking rate
of $3.00 per evening.
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Resource Center Open House
Evening Open House
Thursday, September 3
6:00Ă9:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Evening Open House
Wednesday, September 9
6:00Ă9:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Evening Open House
Tuesday, September 15
6:00Ă9:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Evening Open House
Thursday, September 17
6:00Ă9:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Evening Open House
Monday, September 21
6:00Ă9:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Evening Open House
Wednesday, September 23
6:00Ă9:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Evening Open House
Monday, September 28
6:00Ă9:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Evening Open House
Tuesday, September 29
6:00Ă9:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Saturday Open House
Saturday, September 12
12:30Ă4:30 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Saturday Open House
Saturday, September 19
12:30Ă4:30 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Resource Center Open House
Saturday Open House
Saturday, September 26
12:30Ă4:30 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Access: MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
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Robotics
Thursday, September 10
7:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->528
*Access: MBTA Reservations Wheelchair
To be announced.
*More information: Contact Michael Colpitts at (508) 824-3950
(e).
*Location: MIT, Building 66, room 168, Ames Street, Cambridge,
MA..
*Directions: Building 66 is the triangular building one half
block south and west of the Kendall Square {\T} station.
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Science and Engineering
Finite Element and Boundary Edge Analysis
Thursday, September 10
6:30 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->527
*Access: Parking
We are beginning a new revitalized service to members by again holding
meetings. We start with a joint meeting with the Computer-Aided Design
Subgroup. Peter Borden, from Computer Aided Products, describes finite
element and boundary edge analysis and how these techniques take a CAD
construction and apply physical forces of mechanical stress, heat, or
electrical fields. The model behavior allows studying a building
structure in a hurricane or earthquake.
*More information: Call Jim Bourne at (508) 664-6250.
*Location: Aquinas College, 15 Walnut Park, Newton, MA.
*Directions: see ĂIBM Main Meeting.Ă
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Telecommunications
Modem Madness
Monday, September 28
6:30 p.m. beginners 7:00 p.m. main presentation
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->541
*Access: MBTA Wheelchair
Group directors Bob Gorrill and Adam Heath present an overview of modem
standards and the latest developments in modem technology. Learn what
you need to know to buy a modem or replace an existing slower modem
with a new and improved version.
*More information: Contact Adam Heath at (617) 776-4622 (e),
or send electronic mail to \tt{aheath@shiva.com}.
*Location: The BCS Center, Building 1400, One Kendall Square,
Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: The BCS Center is at the back (north) of One
Kendall Square, bounded by Hampshire Street, Cardinal Medeiros
Avenue, and Binney Street. The nearest {\T} station is
Kendall Square on the Red Line.
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TI 99/4a
Stale Meetings
Wednesday, September 23
7:30 p.m.
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->242
*Access: MBTA Parking Wheelchair
Discuss the meeting format and if we should change it. Also the 99/4a
emulation on a PC.
*More information: Justin Dowling at (617) 565-1261(d), or
(508) 295-2237(e).
*Location: The Charles River Museum of Industry, 154 Moody
Street, Waltham, MA.
*Directions: By car from Route 95 (128): take Exit 26 (Route
20) and follow Main Street to Central Square Waltham. Right on
Moody Street, cross river, left on Pine Street to municipal
parking lot. By train from Boston: take Fitchburg/Gardner
Line from North Station to Waltham Station. By bus: take
bus #370 from downtown Boston (Federal and Franklin
Streets); #70 from Central Square, Cambridge; #53, 54,
56, 58 from Newton Corner; #61 from Lexington Center.
All trains and buses stop at Waltham Common, near the
museum. (Look for the smokestack.)
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TI Pro
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->241
The TI Pro Group usually meets one Saturday of each month at Pickhover
& Gehman Law Office in Attleboro. Please contact Roger Culp at (617)
731-5599, days, or (508) 668-5276, evenings, for more information or
Infoline code 241.
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Training & Documentation
Becoming a Successful Instructor
Wednesday, September 16
7:00 p.m.
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->904
*Access: MBTA Wheelchair
Successful computer training requires more than knowledgeable
instructors. Marilyn Horn Claff outlines the steps that computer
trainers can take to be more successful. Come and share your ideas.
*More information: Contact Judy Housman at (617) 354-2365.
*Location: MIT Building E51, room 329, 50 Wadsworth Street,
Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: On the corner of Wadsworth Street and Memorial
Drive. Building is one block from the Kendall Square {\T}
station with a parking lot on Amherst Street.
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User Interface Design Pen-based Computing Subgroup
PI Systems: An Affordable Approach to Pen Computing
Wednesday, September 2
7:00 p.m.
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->602
*Access: MBTA
Tom Feddro, from PI Systems, reveals the strategy of PI's low-cost,
third-generation, pen computer and its custom software development
tools. The Infolio is designed for mobile data collection. Two
developers present applications and experiences with machines available
for you to try.
*More information: Call Randy Parker at (617) 566-2451 or Bill
Goodridge at (617) 239-0958.
*New Location: M.I.T., Building 4, room 163, Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: Bus #1 passes 77 Mass. Avenue. Bus #85 runs to
Kendall Square station.
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User Interface Design Speech Recognition Subgroup
MIT Media Lab Field Trip
Monday, September 14
7:00 p.m.
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->603
*Access: MBTA Reservations Wheelchair
Barry Arons, from the MIT Media Lab, presents an overview of speech
input and output work. He demonstrates his own projects including
speech operated phones, speech only hypermedia, and desktop audio.
*More information: Contact Bruce Kulik at (617) 488-3069 (d/e)
or Peter Fleming (617) 923-9356.
*Special Location: MIT Media Lab, 20 Ames Street, Cambridge,
MA.
*Directions: The media lab is a white building about half a
block from Legal Seafoods near the Kendall Square /T station
of the Red Line.
*Requirements: Reservations required. Space is limited. Call
Bruce Kulik at (617) 488-3069.
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Virtual Reality
Proposed New Group Cyberpunks & Scientists: Report on a Couple of
Cons
Wednesday, September 16
7:00 p.m.
*Access: MBTA Wheelchair
This inaugural meeting of the Virtual Reality Group brings reports
Omega Institute's Virtual Reality weekend that featured Myron Krueger,
Brenda Laurel, Eric Gullichsen, and Terence McKenna. Be part of this
exciting new group focusing on this increasingly visible field.
*More information: Contact Paul Matthews at (508) 921-6846 or
use e-mail to pgm@world.std.com.
*Location: The BCS Center, Building 1400, One Kendall Square,
Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: The BCS Center is at the back (north) of One
Kendall Square, bounded by Hampshire Street, Cardinal Medeiros
Avenue, and Binney Street. The nearest {\T} station is
Kendall Square on the Red Line.
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Visually Impaired
Bridging Windows with Speech
Saturday, September 12
1:00 p.m.
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->544
Joe Lazzaro, director of adaptive technology programs at the Mass
Commission for the Blind, demonstrates Window Bridge by Syntha-Voice
Computers in Ontario, Canada. Window Bridge is the first screen reader
software that allows blind users to access MS Windows applications with
synthetic speech output.
*More information: Contact Jamal Mazrui at (617) 666-9856 (e).
*Location: To be announced.
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Worcester
Build Your Own Computer
Monday, September 14
7:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->324
*Access: Parking
Learn the ins and outs of a computer so you can build your own.
*More information: Contact Elaine Baskin, (508) 755-2904.
*Location: Clark University, 950 Main Street, Higgins Building,
Persky Hall, Worcester, MA.
*Directions: From I-290, take Brosnihan Square exit 12. At end
of ramp, go right under the railroad bridge to Cambridge
Street. Follow Cambridge Street to Webster Square (at third
set of stop lights) then take right onto Main Street. At
first set of lights, turn left onto Maywood Street Park in
lot on left. Higgins Building is across street.
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ZITEL (MS-DOS and CP/M)
CD-ROM Technology
Tuesday, September 22
7:30 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->205
*Access: Parking Wheelchair
CD-ROM is perhaps the most important technology since the Gutenberg
press. On a small metal disk (the same as a CD music disk), entire
databases can be contained, retrieved, and manipulated, using a
personal computer equipped with a special, inexpensive drive. John
Goldie, former editor of The Boston Kugel, demonstrates this technology
and explains how the average user can acquire it and what to expect in
the future.
*More information: Arthur Galer at (617) 986-6624, evenings.
For more CP/M meeting information, call Jay Sage at (617)
965-3552.
*Location: The BCS Center, Building 1400, One Kendall Square,
Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: The BCS Center is at the back (north) of One
Kendall Square, bounded by Hampshire Street, Cardinal Medeiros
Avenue, and Binney Street. The nearest {\T} station is
Kendall Square on the Red Line.
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Apple II All about Apple II Workshops
Septemebr Workshops are based on Appleworks and Appleworks-GS.
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->806
*Access: Fee Parking
Apple II Group Workshops are held at the Beaver Country Day School.
Unfortunately, there is no wheelchair access for workshops.
Reservations are not required, and the fee structure is standard. For
more information about group activities, call the group hotline at
(617) 232-2202, or with a modem, call the group bulletin board at (617)
232-2244. To volunteer to help the group, contact Albert Willis at
(617) 288-2959 (e).
*Location: Beaver Country Day School, 791 Hammond Street,
Chestnut Hill, MA. Go to the Computer Lab on the second floor.
*Directions: From Boston, go West on Route 9 to the traffic
light at Longwood Tennis Club on the corner of Route 9 and
Hammond Street. Go left on Hammond for about half a mile. The
school will be on your right. From Route 128: go East on
Route 9 to the same intersection with Hammond, turn right
and go half a mile to the school. On the {\T}: take the
Green Line to Longwood station, exit to Hammond Street,
cross Route 1 and continue on half a mile to the school.
*Requirements: $15 for one workshop; $25 for two workshops for
BCS members; $25 for one workshop; $40 for two workshops for
non-members. Memberships available at the door. Free
demonstration at 1:30 p.m. All materials are supplied.
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Apple II
Appleworks 3.0
Saturday, September 12
10:00Ă11:30 a.m.
*Level: Beginners
*Access: Fee Parking
This is the classic 8-bit program from Claris that integrates word
processing, database, and spreadsheet modules. It helped make Apple II
a powerful education and business computer and is still the standard
against which all other Apple II word processors are judged. Pam
Michaelson introduces Appleworks expert and how to get started on the
word processing module. Please note that Appleworks 3.0 runs on all
Apple IIe, Apple IIc, and Apple IIgs computers.
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Apple II
Appleworks GS
Saturday, September 12
10:00Ă11:30 a.m.
*Level: Beginners
*Access: Fee Parking
When Apple brought out the 16-bit Apple IIGS, Claris introduced
Appleworks-GS to carry on the idea of an integrated program in the
GS/OS desktop environment. It included modules for word processing,
spreadsheets, database, page layout, graphics, and telecommunications.
We cover getting started. Please note that Appleworks-GS runs only on
an Apple IIGS.
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Apple II
Intermediate Appleworks 3.0
Saturday, September 12
noonĂ1:30 p.m.
*Level: Intermediate
*Access: Fee Parking
Pam Michaelson covers the fundamentals of using the database and
spreadsheet modules as aids to the production of reports in the word
processing module. Also, a review of TimeOut applications from Beagle
and other methods of dramatically increasing the functionality of
Appleworks 3.0.
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Apple II
Intermediate AppleWorks-GS
Saturday, September 12
NoonĂ1:30 p.m.
*Level: Intermediate
*Access: Fee Parking
A continuation of the morning class. After a review, we focus on using
word-processing, page layout, and graphics modules together as a
desktop publishing environment. We also review other applications that
improve performance including the Pointless font system.
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BCS Main Office Desktop Publishing
Copyfitting
Tuesday, September 29
7:00 p.m.
*Level: All levels
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->810
*Access: Fee MBTA Parking Wheelchair
Do you find that you approach a document with no idea of how much space
the text takes up? Would you like to know how to predict the amount of
copy in an eight-page newsletter or how many pages a manual needs to
be? Copyfitting teaches you how to estimate so you can speed up your
work and make production predictible.
*More information: Contact David Field at (508) 346-9401.
*Location: The BCS Center, Building 1400, One Kendall Square,
Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: The BCS Center is at the back (north) of One
Kendall Square, bounded by Hampshire Street, Cardinal Medeiros
Avenue, and Binney Street. The nearest {\T} station is
Kendall Square on the Red Line.
*Requirements: Cost $10 for members, $15 for non-members.
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BCS Main Office Desktop Publishing
Desktop Publishing Day
Saturday, September 26
10:00 a.m.Ă5:00 p.m.
*Level: Beginners
*Infoline: (617) 621-0881 --->810
*Access: Fee MBTA Parking Reservations Wheelchair
Desktop Publishing Day is your opportunity to learn how to get those
projects from an idea, to your desktop, and out into the world. A whole
day of seminars for only $25! In the morning, learn what skills and
equipment you need and hear from professionals in the field. After
lunch, see demonstrations of Quark, PageMaker, and Ventura. Attend a
seminar on design or how to set up desktop publishing as a business for
your employer or yourself.
*More information: Contact David Field at (508) 346-9401.
*Location: The BCS Center, Building 1400, One Kendall Square,
Cambridge, MA.
*Directions: The BCS Center is at the back (north) of One
Kendall Square, bounded by Hampshire Street, Cardinal Medeiros
Avenue, and Binney Street. The nearest {\T} station is
Kendall Square on the Red Line.
*Requirements: Reservations required since previous events have
been sell-outs. Call the BCS office at (617) 252-0600. Cost
$25 for members, $35 for non-members. Brown bag your lunch or
eat locally.
--
Howard S Shubs hshubs@eff.org I don't represent the EFF,
The Denim Adept hshubs@BIX.com but I do agree with them.
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