The meeting was open to general discussion. Gabor took some
preliminary notes including a question regarding Robert Bates' status
as a member. The membership approved to have Bob receive a deluxe
membership for the $10 dues.
Gary Stagliano commented on Connecticut's Surplus Sales outlet.
Connecticut State Surplus is located near the Motor Vehicle Department
in Wethersfield. Gary said there is a veritable goldmine of computers,
terminals, printers etc. Check this place out!
Jim Taylor passed around a tool kit for computer hardware use. He
got it at a sale for $10.
Gary Stagliano and Brian Nalewajek made some remarks about
CCP/M's possible role in developing a good modem terminal program.
Gary mentioned David Goodenough's work on QTERM. [Editor's Note: David
is known for his work on QTERM, Rogue, CP/M UseNET software, EXL (a
library typer,) a ZIP file directory program and no doubt a lot more.
End Of Note]
A question was raised by Bob Bates who wanted to know what
"source code" was. After several attempts by the members, Al Hathway
described source code as any generic input which must be translated
into binary executable code. Lee Bradley further illustrated this
definition with an example on the board. It was very informative but
it showed very clearly how some of us neophytes have to hang on by our
nails to keep a proper perspective of understanding computer operation.
The general discussion was completed and various demonstrations
by Stephen Griswold and Al Hathway took place. [Editor's Note: Al has
been working with a Z-System utility named EXTEND which he found on a
ZSUS disk. He has indicated he will have something to present on it at
a future meeting. Stephen brought his standard truckload of hardware
and I believe assisted someone who needed some software copied from
one disk format to another. End Of Note]
We had an interesting conversation with Al Hathway who described
his cross country bicycle trip with all the adventures and hardships.
He could write a story about his experiences.
Attendance: Diane Thome, Gary Stagliano, Steve Dresser, Al
Hathway, Gabor Szikla, Bob Conlon, Brian Nalewajek, Stephen Griswold,
Tom Mannion, Bob Bates, Ray Brown, Jim Taylor, Lee Bradley, Tom Veile,
Reno Franconi.
