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Here is the current North Staffs programme, please send any queries to Dave
Sparks.

From daves@kid01pml.icl.co.uk Thu Jan 21 08:46:05 1993

        British Computer Society, North Staffordshire Branch
        Forthcoming Programme



8 pm, Monday 25th January                         The Computing Science Building
                                              Staffordshire University, Stafford

        HYPERTEXT - No Longer an OptICL Illusion
        Dave Griffiths, Publications Manager for ICL

The combination of HyperText and CD-ROMs capable of holding vast amounts of data
was irresistible to ICL's Publications Department.  At a stroke, the entire
manual suite for ICL's VME Operating System could now be produced and maintained
without expensive printing and distribution costs.  Not only that - by using
HyperText techniques, a great deal of extra usability and added value could be
built into the manuals making them much more useful and, more importantly, much
more appealing to use.

This practical demonstration of OptICL will cover the use of HyperText authoring
techniques as well as the added value given to Users: an interactive manual
suite with a pro-active structure; comprehensive search and indexing facilities;
high quality graphics; sound capability; `what if' and `how do I' facilities,
etc.

If you would like to see how such techniques can reduce yours and your Customers
costs, come along to this practical demonstration (using an overhead PC
projector so that all can see).



8 pm, Monday 22nd February           Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Physics
                                                             University of Keele

        The Relationship between Objects
        Dr. Jenny Whitworth, School of Computing, Staffordshire University

Considerable attention has been given to the development of the concepts of
modularity and information hiding, resulting in new design approaches such as
object-oriented methods.  In this seminar the concepts which underpin the
object-oriented paradigm are applied to a Petri net model of a railway crossing,
and consideration is given to the structure of the relationship between the
objects.



8 pm, Monday 22nd March                           The Computing Science Building
                                              Staffordshire University, Stafford

        Smart Cards
        Mark Deakin, Senior Hardware Engineer, GEC Card Technology

Smart cards - incorporating a microprocessor and non-volatile memory rather than
the simple magnetic stripe of the familiar credit card - are reportedly the
flexible technology of the future.

This presentation will cover the history of smart cards and GEC's involvement;
the way in which a Smart Card communicates with the card reader; the
intelligence and memory which can be incorporated in a flexible card; security
considerations; the markets for smart cards; and standards and future work.

Typical applications for smart cards will be demonstrated.



8 pm, Monday 26th April              Main Lecture Theatre, Department of Physics
                                                             University of Keele

Details of this meeting are not yet finalized.



7 pm, Monday 17th May

        Branch A.G.M.

Details of the Branch A.G.M. are not yet finalized.

 

Non-members are welcome at all meetings.  Further details may be had from
Dave Sparks  tel 0782 621308 (evenings)
             email D.J.Sparks@kid01pml.icl.co.uk

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