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Boston Computer News Network                                   September, 1993
A Service of the Boston Computer Society, USA                      Vol.2  No.9
Sponsored by the Xbase Language Group                          Clipper Version 
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 0. * NEW SERVICE * Local Group Coverage in BCNN.
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    ReplyTo:  << your local developer group person >>
    Topic:    << your local meeting topic >>
    Date:     << your date, meeting place, and time >>

    By Christmas, the first paragraph of each BCNN will offer local 
    developer groups the option of publishing local news.  BCNN subscribers 
    opt for their user group of choice.  Paragraph 0 automatically appears.  
    Paragraph 1 appears first for non-participants.  Participation will 
    continue to be free of charge.

    Please wait until we distribute a list of participating user groups and 
    ask you to select one.  Each participating group emails a 30 line 
    paragraph, by the last day of the month.  Developers in every city can 
    keep track of what's going on locally.  User groups have a vehicle to
    reach people who don't normally come to their meetings.

    In October, BCNN pilot tests with Hartford, Connecticut and Stockholm, 
    Sweden.  If all goes well, we'll roll out other local groups as soon as 
    paragraphs start coming in.  More plans are being laid at the User 
    Group President's meeting in Islandia at the end of this month.

 1. Editorial:  Visual Objects and the Developer's Future.
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    ReplyTo:  Les Squires Internet:BCNN@world.std.com  CIS:73020,3435.

    You're a developer.  You've created and now must support several dozen 
    applications.  Somewhere along the line you pushed libraries and 
    reusable code to the limit.  You realized long ago that applications 
    have far more in common than not.  But given the cacophony of 
    programmers you've hired over the years, or even your own changing 
    coding styles, reusability always seemed to be too elusive.  At some 
    point along the way it became your compulsion to STANDARDIZE.  A 
    screens is a screen.  A pulldown is a pulldown.  Table access is table 
    access.  File finds are file finds.  The very last thing you want to do 
    is to hire yet another programmer to take off in yet another direction.  

    Standardize.  ACROSS applications, ACROSS vendors, ACROSS types of 
    tables, ACROSS Hardware platforms, ACROSS programmer styles, ACROSS 
    business definitions.  Reduce commonalties to a common platform, to a 
    core, to a data dictionary, to shared respositories.  To something.  To 
    anything.  Just make sure that what is common to all applications is 
    not mindlessly reinvented every time developers take up their 
    keyboards.  You know that one of your proudest days will be the day you 
    know that your developers are focusing their attention on the RIGHT 
    things, rather than continually reinventing.  Then there's time for a 
    decent living, a walk with the spouse, a pat on the dog.

    Oh, yes, don't forget multiple languages.  The real coup d'etat would 
    be to make the repository serve multiple languages.  Something like 
    replaceable database drivers (RDD's), you'd want 'replaceable 
    application languages' (RAL's).  Perhaps Clipper and Cobol and C++ 
    programmers working on the same project.  Who knows, you might even go 
    out and buy a compiler company to master even better the techniques 
    that span multiple applications, multiple operating systems, multiple 
    hardware platforms, and the ever changing needs of your user base.

    The easy part would be coming up with a name for your in-house 
    masterpiece.  You'd probably call it something like 'Visual Objects'.  
    Nice ring.  You'd start by naming it VO for Clipper.  But in the long 
    run, if you really wanted to harness this engine you'd roll out a VO 
    for C++ and a VO for Cobol and a VO for C.  By that time everybody 
    would be so familiar with RALs that nobody would care what language you 
    were working in.  And, you'd be happy.

    Editor's Note on Editor's Editorial.

    I saw a side of Computer Associates at Technicon, Orlando that I had 
    never seen before.  You could only buy a compile from Nantucket, but CA 
    presently supports over 300 business applications in finance, 
    accounting, project management, word processing, etc., etc.   They are 
    themselves developers!  Ultimately, they face the same project 
    development challenges we face, and to the extent that they solve their 
    own internal development challenges, they solve ours.

    VO is central to CA's very survival,  I've been told by key CA leaders. 
    It might well be happen that in the future it will be mandatory that 
    new CA products or product re-writes will be done in Visual Objects.  
    dBFAST written in Clipper?  CA-Money written in VO?  CA-Paint, CA-
    Presents, CA-Textor?  In VO!  

    In that case, VO is hardly some trinket software to satisfy 
    Clipperheads.  Such an integerated development environment would, in my 
    opinion, make VO the most important personal computer product that CA 
    has ever designed.  Perhaps the first in the industry.  I'm thrilled to 
    hear that many of those standing in line for the beginning of the 
    Visual Objects beta test are actually CA employees, as anxious as you 
    and I to get on with it. 

    Personally, I came away from the Orlando conference thinking that we 
    Clipperheads are are probably much more central to CA's software 
    experiment than we could have ever believed.  Suddenly I feel important 
    again.  

 2. Report from Developers. Is CA-Clipper 5.2C Ready for prime time?
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    ReplyTo:    Darren Forcier [72117,1632]           
                A frequent contributor to The Aquarium, a disk based 
                monthly Clipper journal published by Grumpfish, Inc. 
                (503-588-1815).
    Subject:    52Ready?        
    Download:   CompuServe, CLIPPER, Library 0, File 52CUS.EXE.   

    The big burning question is, "Is CA-Clipper 5.2C ready for prime time?"  
    My response is an unequivocal "Yes".  I have taken the plunge and moved 
    all of my projects over to 5.2C.  Am I betting the farm (and my sanity) 
    on this release?  Yes and no.  

    I still maintain the 5.01a release on a separate drive, including all 
    the 5.01a compatible third party libraries.  All my projects use a 
    setup batch file which points my LIB, OBJ, and INCLUDE environment 
    variables to the proper drive and directories depending on whether I 
    want to work in 5.01a or 5.2C.  I use Opus Make to control my system 
    builds, and PVCS version control so I can snap version lines. CA-
    Clipper has grown up into a professional development tool and these 
    tools are becoming increasingly more important to produce reliable 
    systems.

    Moving my applications to 5.2C was a simple process of setting 
    environment variables and doing some feverish testing top to bottom. I 
    hedged my bets by using Exospace.  Everything has held water, even with 
    heavy use of GRUMPFISH 3.3, FlexFileII 2.0a, Provision:Windows 1.25, 
    DBFSIX 1.2c FunckyII 2.01/2.02 (Exospace version), Nanforum Toolkit 
    2.1, PS Error 1.2, Class(y) 2.0b.

    Here is a checklist for Upgrading to 5.2:

    1. Make sure you have updated CA-Clipper to the latest rev, 5.2C. 
       Download 52CUS.EXE from Library 0 of the Clipper forum. 

    2. Make tape backups of your Clipper 5.01a and project directories. 
       Don't burn any bridges.

    3. Make absolutely sure that all of your third party libraries are up 
       to date. Contact the vendor to obtain the latest patches, including 
       Exospace compliant versions, if available.

    4. If you use version control, snap a line across all of your source 
       modules.

    5. Use a good make utility.  Recompile everything.

    6. Use Exospace to to eliminate VMM problems, as Exospace replaces the 
       VMM system entirely.

    7. Test your system(s) vigorously, both at your site and in the 
       customer's environment. Explain to your customer that you are 
       upgrading to a new version of Clipper, and that some testing will be 
       required, but the application will run much faster (assuming you are 
       using Exospace) and have better memory performance. If you find any 
       anomalies contact CA and report them immediately.

    We are living in exciting times.  Things have changed!  Don't assume 
    that 5.2C isn't working, port your application and try it out!  Our 
    livelihoods depend on it.  We can't afford to stand still for a minute.  

 3. BCS September Meeting:  The Clipper 5.2C Patch.
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    ReplyTo:  Pat Tormey [72217,3014]
    Topic:    The Clipper 5.2C Patch:  Don't Leave the Meeting without It!
    Date:     September 21, 1993, 6:30 p.m.
    Place:    128 Entrepreneurs Center, 200 Fifth Avenue, Waltham, Mass USA.

    6:00 Beginners Q & A Session (What is Clipper?  What is tBrowse?)
    7:00 Technical Discussion (Darren Forcier, Pat Tormey)

    Technical discussions focus on the recent update Clipper 5.2C, 
    featuring an introduction to the concepts of Replaceable Data Drivers.  
    It's our turn to discover what they can do for our clients.  Bring your 
    questions and we'll work out solutions together.  The meeting will end 
    with a general discussion of Clipper news of recent months, including 
    the recent Technicon.  Bring a 3.5 disk. The 5.2C patch will be 
    available.  

    October Meeting: Tuesday, October 18, 1993, 6:30, will be devoted to 
    Introductory and Intermediate Clipper programming (Getting Started, 
    Code Blocks, Pre-Processor and TBrowse).  If you are ready to take 5.X 
    out of the box <G>, you must attend.

 4. Orlando, Technicon Insights Due by September 15, 1993.
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    ReplyTo:  Les Squires Internet:BCNN@world.std.com  CIS:73020,3435.
  
    Nearly 20 Orlandoneons have sent in their technical notes from the 
    Technicon.  Many are of the caliber of Mike Herrick [100116,444] who 
    made the following sample observation:

    Session 1062R - Programming in VO 
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    Porting a clipper application to VO may be possible with very few 
    changes to 5.x source.  Straight away this should give a better looking 
    application, but a top-notch windows application needs to be designed 
    afresh.  In general, a VO application merely creates a shell window, 
    displays it, then starts the ball rolling by passing control to the 
    event handler.  The flow of control in the application is determined by 
    the event and message traffic, NOT by function calls.

    Send your notes to CIS 73020,3435.  BCNN has received an inquiry from a 
    major publication interested in reprinting the report.  We'll be 
    distributing the emails to our editors shortly after that.  

 5. Two Upcoming Developer Polls:  Clipper 5.2C and ExoSpace
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    ReplyTo:  Les Squires Internet:BCNN@world.std.com  CIS:73020,3435.

    Are you using 5.2C now?  Are you using ExoSpace?  We'd like to hear 
    your comments.  A brief paragraph or two.  How's it working?  Are you 
    pleased?   BCNN will use your anecdotal replies to help formulate a 
    developer poll later this fall.

 6. New Development Opportunities:  INTERNET on Cable TV:  
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    ReplyTo:  Pat Tormey [72217,3014] FourSquare Solutions Inc.
    ReplyTo:  Les Squires Internet:BCNN@world.std.com  CIS:73020,3435.
 
    Recently a cable TV carrier in New Hampshire (a small, rural state in 
    the USA) announced that it will soon begin providing access to Internet 
    in addition to its regular cable television services.
 
    So, what could this possibly mean for Clipper developers?

    This breakthrough in communications means that everybody's television 
    becomes something of a workstation!  Have you television call my 
    television <G>. The question is how soon we developers can attach 
    keyboards and our Clipper applications to everybody's televisions.  
    Imagine sitting at your Pentium-driven television watching the 6:00 
    news in one window, downloading CIS-Clipper email in another window, 
    and sending off a draft of your new article to the BCNN in a third!

    Let's just look at a few of the the concepts.
 
    Modems convert high speed digital signals DOWNWARD to voice range 
    frequencies to trick the phone equipment (the screeching you hear on 
    the line).  It is also the limiting factor for computers to talk to 
    each other.
 
    Cable TV service "talks" to equipment at RADIO frequencies, allowing 
    fast transfer of video data.  Tonight, as you watch your TV, think 
    about what you could do if your computer had that access speed to every 
    computer/television on similar cable links.  Start designing your new 
    Clipper application for the mass market, or start hooking up your 
    clients worldwide to their sources of business.  We'll compare notes in 
    a couple of years.

 7. Follow-up on Donations to CINSU for Russian Students.
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    ReplyTo:  Kathy M. Kelly, U.S. Rep        >INTERNET:bcnn@world.std.com

    ReplyTo:  Nickolay A. Sychov, President       >INTERNET:ofs@vki.nsk.su
              College of Informatics of            phone: (383-2) 35-69-31
              Novosibirsk State University (CINSU)                35-22-58
              35, Russkaya Street,               telefax: (383-2) 35-52-37
              630058, Novosibirsk,                 telex: 133146  TEVUS SU
              Russia                              E-mail: ofs @ vki.nsk.su

    Last month's BCNN invited developers to assist 13-15 year old Russian 
    students at the College of Informatics of Novosibirsk State University 
    (CINSU) to learn about computers.  CINSU is setting up two courses: TO 
    GET ACQUAINTED WITH COMPUTER and I AM A PROGRAMMER.  

    You were invited to 'adopt a programmer' by donating $90 or $180, 
    respectively, to support a student in either course.  CINSU will give 
    you detailed information about the student you sponsor.

    One glitch.  Kathy Kelly soon discovered that sending money to Russia 
    costs $40 per transaction.  To cut down on such overhead, the Boston 
    Computer Society has established a bank account to collect donations 
    from people in the U. S.  The BCS Xbase Group will forward all moneys 
    in two or three money transfers to CINSU.

    If you wish to help some students from Russia, make your check out to 
    'Boston Computer Society/Xbase Group'. Note on it that it's for Russia 
    Computer Education.  Any size contribution is welcome.  Be sure to 
    include your name, organization, address, telephone number, an 
    indication of which course you want to support.  BCNN will create a 
    sponsor list and give this information to the pupil you sponsor.

    Mail to : Russia Computer Education Fund, Boston Computer Society, 
    c/o Kathy Kelly, P.O. Box 126, Center Harbor, NH 03226-0126 USA.

 8. Wanted:  Volunteer to Create a Periodicals Roundup.
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    ReplyTo:  Les Squires Internet:BCNN@world.std.com  CIS:73020,3435.

    Clipper Advisor, Clipperama, Aquarium, Database Advisor, and Reference 
    Clipper.  Would you like to take on the job of contacting each of these 
    magazines to write up a short BCNN article on the 'must look at' 
    publications?

 9. CompuServe 14400 Baud Access Numbers                     (c) CompuServe
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    ReplyTo:    GO PHONES on CompuServe

    CompuServe now offers 14,400-bps access capability. This service will 
    be offered in other U.S. locations within the next year, and will 
    eventually be extended to Europe. 

    Pricing for 14,400-bps access is the same as for 9,600 bps: $16 per 
    hour for Standard Pricing Plan members, and $22.80 per hour for 
    Alternative Pricing Plan members.

    14,400 bps service supports V.42 error correction and requires a 
    V.32bis modem. To log on at 14,400 bps using the CompuServe Information 
    Manager, enter the Session Settings and change the bps rate to either 
    14,400 or 19,200. If you have problems logging on, change the modem 
    type to the Hayes Compatible (default) setting.

    ST CITY             AC  PHONE #   MODEM
    -- ----            --- -------- ---------
    CA Los Angeles     213 623-7486 V32/BIS
    CA Newport Beach   714 263-0244 V32/BIS
    CA Santa Clara     408 980-1044 V32/BIS
    FL Orlando         407 894-0199 V32/BIS
    IL Chicago         312 857-0008 V32/BIS
    MA Cambridge       617 576-0013 V32/BIS
    NJ Rochelle Park   201 712-0479 V32/BIS
    NY New York        212 755-9080 V32/BIS
    OH Columbus        614 764-2957 V32/BIS
    OH CompuServe 800  800 544-3095 V32/BIS
    PA Philadelphia    215 665-0360 V32/BIS

10. Developer Activity:  Advantage Xbase Server from Extend Systems.
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    ReplyTo: Steve Wishengrad [73234,2301]

    I am in the process of evaluating the Advantage Xbase Server from 
    Extended Systems.  So far it has passed the compile and run test.  It 
    appears that my data entry screens that access several file come up 
    faster than without the server.  They are working on making indexing 
    faster.  The work around is to use their ExtendBase library for 
    indexing.  They're also working on making ExtendBase compatible with 
    the Advantage RDD.  They're working on making the Advantage product 
    Protected Mode Compliant (ExoSpace).  I was told by Mark Larimer at 
    Extended Systems that this was their highest development priority and 
    that they expected a maintenance release to be available within 1-3 
    months.  I'll let you know when I've done more thorough testing on the 
    Xbase server.  Please share your own experiences.
 
11. CLIPPER->(Sep 93 Disk) Contents                                  * $$ * 
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    ReplyTo: Dan Comeau [70451,2312]
             DanlWare Systems Corp.
             208-82 Armstrong Crt.
             Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3M 4M6, CANADA
             CompuServe     [70451,2312]
             InterNet       70451.2312@compuserve.com
             Voice & Fax    902/443-2207

    52CAPI.EXE   Clipper 5.2C API patch
    52CUS.EXE    Clipper 5.2C patch. Updates 5.2, 5.2a, & 5.2b to 5.2C
    ATEDIT.ZIP   Source code for a simple FoxPro-like @..EDIT in Clipper
    BCNN9308.ZIP Boston Computer News Network Clipper Newsletter for Aug/93
    C52TN1.TXT   Clipper 5.2 Tech Notes (#1) as of 1 Jun 93
    CCCHEK.ZIP   CCCheck() Checks credit card number against check digit
    EXOSPACE.TXT Press release: CA-Clipper/ExoSpace
    FILLTB.ZIP   Fills TBrowse display keeping cursor on current record
    INIT.THD     Edited Clipper forum discussion on 5.2 INIT/EXIT procs.
    MEMACC.ZIP   Memory Access: Timings of different Clipper 5.xx memvars
    MEMFUN.ZIP   MEMOEDIT() with line limitations
    MEMOGE.ZIP   'GET' memo fields: @SAY..GET..AS MEMO <t, l, b, r>
    NEDESC.ZIP   Netto v1.1 - Function listing
    NETTOL.ZIP   Netto v1.1 - Library and Documentation
    NETTOS.ZIP   Netto v1.1 - Source code and master makefile
    NFLIB.ZIP    Nanforum Toolkit v2.1 + patches -- Library and documentation
    NFSRC.ZIP    Nanforum Toolkit v2.1 + patches -- Source code & makefile
    PATCH.EXE    PocketSoft RTPatch Version 1.12.  Needed to patch Clipper.
    VO-QA.TXT    CA-Visual Objects for Clipper Q&A Sheet
    VOBETA.TXT   Press release: CA-Visual Objects for Clipper is in Beta
    ORDERFRM.TXT Order form for the CLIPPER->(Disk of the Month).
    UNZIP.EXE    UnZip 5.0. Use this to unZIP the *.ZIP files.
    README.TXT   Detailed description of the files on this month's disk.

12. Reposting/Reprinting of BCNN on Local Bulletin Boards.
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    ReplyTo:    Chris Pels [73777,3562] 

    All materials are copyrighted by the BCS, unless otherwise indicated, 
    and free for any user group to redistribute on their own BBS on the 
    condition that a by-line referencing the BCS is included. '(c) Boston 
    Computer Society BCNN.  Free, monthly email newsletter for Clipper 
    Developers.  CompuServe 73020,3435 to subscribe.'

13. New Files on CompuServe                                 (c) CompuServe
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    ReplyTo: Steve Silverwood [CA Sysop] 76703,3035.  Forum Administrator.

    Filename    Size Date      Description
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    Library  0: Browse Me First!
    VOBETA.TXT   6K 23-Aug-93 Press release: CA-Visual Objects is in Beta
    VO-QA.TXT    6K 23-Aug-93 CA-Visual Objects Q&A Sheet
    PATCH.EXE   77K 23-Aug-93 Patch.EXE: needed to apply CA-Clipper updates
    3PCERT.TXT   4K 23-Aug-93 Press release: 3rd Party Product Certification
    52CUS.TXT   17K 20-Aug-93 Instructions for 52CUS.EXE patch file
    52CUS.EXE  387K 20-Aug-93 Clipper Patch: 5.20/5.2a/5.2b->5.2C
    CWCLIP.CNF  26K 20-Aug-93 Transcript of conf. w/Charles Wang 8/18/93
    52CI.TXT    17K 19-Aug-93 Instructions for 52CI.EXE Patch File
    52CI.EXE   489K 19-Aug-93 International CA-Clipper Patch 5.20/5.2a/5.2b

    Library  1: General Files
    INSTAL.   12K 27-Aug-93 Install de-archived files on hard disk from arch
    X3J19.ZIP  5K 24-Aug-93 Xbase Standard: How to make proposals
    TAGS.ZIP  22K 23-Aug-93 CIDEX TAGS (Rel 2) Editing Productivity Tool.

    Library  2: CA-Clipper Prog.
    DGROUP.ZIP   9K 25-Aug-93 A discussion of DGROUP and UE 667-669
    STATWN.ZIP   7K 24-Aug-93 StatWin - Display Status Window in your Apps.
    IM21.EXE   351K 23-Aug-93 Image2 screen editor for Xbase languages
    PROPER.TXT   2K 16-Aug-93 PROPER() Clipper5.X Func to form proper names.

    Library  3: CA-Clipper & LANs
    DISKAL.EXE  108K 23-Aug-93 Disk Alert Version 1.07

    Library  4: CA-Clipper APIs
    GLIDE1.EXE  422K 24-Aug-93 The Glide - Generic Language IDE
    GTGRPH.ZIP    5K 23-Aug-93 Graphical Terminal 0.2 A.Linares

    Library  5: Nanforum Toolkit
    NFPAT9.ZIP    3K 18-Aug-93 Nanforum Toolkit v2.1 - Patch #9 (8/17/93)
    NFORX.ZIP     5K 18-Aug-93 Nanforum Toolkit v2.1 - ExoSpace Kit v1.1

    Library  7: 3rd Party Products
    NCCDEM.ZIP 163K 27-Aug-93 NccDemo EXE
    LOGTEX.ZIP 599K 25-Aug-93 LOGTIME TIME BILLING GENSYS SHAREWARE EXOSPACE
    LOGTBL.ZIP 540K 25-Aug-93 LOGTIME TIME BILLING GENSYS SHARWARE BLINKER
    SCHNEW.TXT   2K 23-Aug-93 SCHOONER COMPETITIVE UPGRADE OFFER
    GFSPEL.EXE 223K 23-Aug-93 Grumpfish Speller Demo, Quick and Easy
    EXO10C.ZIP 240K 23-Aug-93 ExoSpace 1.0C patch file
    SCRUTI.TXT  22K 22-Aug-93 Press Release!  New Debugging Tool!
    SCRUTI.EXE 461K 22-Aug-93 Updated Scruti.EXE Demo
    NPYDMO.ZIP 296K 19-Aug-93 Nappy for Clipper Demo - Print using MS Windows
    PROLIX.EXE 404K 18-Aug-93 Prolixity 2.0 Spell Checking Demo
    DOC310.ZIP 118K 18-Aug-93 DOC Vers. 3.10 Source Code Documentor Clipper
    POSPIN.DOC  11K 16-Aug-93 Point of Sale Plus
    GETDEM.EXE 285K 16-Aug-93 FastGet - Full-blown mouse-driven menu system
    FUNKYP.EXE 246K 16-Aug-93 Protected Mode version of FUNCky (preliminary)
    FDEM02.ZIP   2K 16-Aug-93 Carousel of Dbf Browsers using Frankie Lib
    FASTDE.EXE 240K 16-Aug-93 FasTBrowse - Clipper 5 TBrowse Code Generator

    Library 11: CA TechnniCons
    TC93NG.ZIP   42K 18-Aug-93 CA-TechniCon '93 Sessions (NG)
    TC93.ZIP     22K 18-Aug-93 CA-TechniCon '93 Session List

    Library 13: Developers/Jobs
    HELPJA.       1K 19-Aug-93 PROGRAMMER NEEDED S87

    Library 15: CA-Clipper/ExoSpace
    EXO.TXT       4K 18-Aug-93 Press release: CA-Clipper/ExoSpace

14. BCNN Statement of Ownership, Copyright, and Responsibility.
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    The BCNN Newsletter is sponsored by the xBASE User Group of the Boston 
    Computer Society.  BCNN is dedicated to keeping professional database 
    developers (both consultants and corporate employees) informed about 
    educational events, meetings, job openings, world events, notable 
    articles, technical tips, new and 'must have' products, etc.  

    As an electronic network BCNN is also a hub where developers can 
    address world class issues to fellow developers around the world.  
    Recipients agree to respond via Email to periodic polls of their 
    directions, opinions, and needs. For those who do not have User Groups 
    in their areas, BCNN is a vehicle where individuals can volunteer and 
    contribute to something larger than themselves.  Over 3,800 persons 
    world-wide now participate. 
        
    The newsletter is distributed monthly by electronic mail via 
    CompuServe, Internet, FidoNet, and other electronic gateways.  It is 
    free of charge to individual developers.  Modest fees are charged to     
    corporations for job placement and third-party announcements.  Opinions
    expressed are solely expressed by the Xbase Language Group of the     
    Boston Computer Society, even in cases where 'Xbase Language Group' is     
    abbreviated to 'BCS'.  All materials are copyrighted by the BCS,     
    unless otherwise indicated, and free for any user group to redistribute 
    on their own BBS on the condition that a by-line referencing the BCS is 
    included.  

    BCNN Executive Committee and Special Responsibilities      
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    DataBytes                                     Ron Addison [73530,1517]
    Back Issues of BCNN to May, 1992               Don Berman [72470,2317]  
    Executive Commitee                              David Byer [76304,206]
    Executive Commitee              John DeMeritt jdemerit@phantom.dot.gov
    Executive Commitee             Larry Dysert (Buffalo, NY) [72417,1703]
    Columnist/Contributor   Manny Garcia, Replica Corporation [72467,1342]
    Executive Commitee           Peter LeMay plemay@abd.mhs.compuserve.com 
    Executive Commitee           Tripp Micou tmicou@abd.mhs.compuserve.com 
    Executive Commitee                       Reginald Moseley [72301,1121]
    Troubleshooting/Customer Serivce               Chris Pels [73777,3562] 
    Clipper Showcase                               Chris Pels [73777,3562]
    Columnist/Contributor Richard Simon, Envision Development [71141,2515]
    Executive Committee       George Smith (Hartford, CT USA) [71155,2543]
    Columnist/Contributor    Pat Tormey, FourSquare Solutions [72217,3014]
    Executive Commitee          David Young (Atlanta, GA USA) [73700,3647]    

    Les Squires, Director
    Xbase User Group 
    c/o Word Jenny, Incorporated
    P. O. Box 126
    29 Brick Kiln Road, Kilnwood
    Center Harbor, New Hampshire 03226-0126 USA
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