It seems fitting that in a year when a movie would kindle interest
in "Dead Poets", a user group catering to a "dead" computer operating
system should do so well. CCP/M has done well in this past year. Many
of our long time members continue active envolvement in the group, even
though they often spend much of their time with non-CP/M type systems.
We've also added many new people to our membership. This year has seen
our group become a Z-System distributor, a developement that added a
great deal to the value we can offer our members. The year started with
many changes from our previous way of conducting our affairs. For one
thing, we took full responiblity for our group's newsletter, a move
that eventualy brought us to the inovative disk based format we are
enjoying now. We've also established a a degree of dependablity that
should continue to bring rewards in the future. One of the best
developments of the past year has been a better distribution of the
workload amung those doing the behind the scenes chores that are
often taken for granted. While we still need to expand this concept of
distibutive effort, we've made a start and have begun to see the
rewards it can bring.
I think it's a good time to recognise all those that contributed to
CCP/M's success in the past year. While I can't mention each
individual's name, it's clear that CCP/M would not have survived, let
alone flurish, without the contributions of many individuals. I
sincerly thank the officers and appointees that carried out thier
responsiblities through out the past year. Here's thanks also to
everyone that contributed materials to the newsletter, offered
presentations at our meetings or added to our always expanding software
library. For everyone that conributed the making CCP/M a better user
group, your efforts are very much apreceated.
While it's clear that there have been many individuals making
important contributions to the group over the part year, I, as the
current president, belive it's appropriate to bring special recognition
to those who made an extrodinary difference thru thier efforts. I had
in mind to sellect one person as the first recipiant of the CCP/M
president's certificate of appreceation. In fact, I feel that this
distinction should be shared by two members this year. Not only are
they both worthy of recognition for thier contributions, but, they made
many of thier most significant contributions thru a cooperative effort
that stands as an example how much can be accomplished by individuals
working together toward a common goal. The recipiants of the 1988-89
President's certificate of appreciation are Lee R Bradley and James F
Taylor. Both of these men have spent many hours over the past year
working on various tasks and projects which have had a profound
influence on the quality of our user group. While they were certainly
not alone in thier willingness to commit themselves to providing
service and suport to CCP/M, they did distinguish themselves by the
constancy of thier efforts and the varied nature of thier
contributions. I'm sure that all the other members of CCP/M will join
me in this special thanks to two people that offered so much of their
time and effort over the past year. Being able to formalize this common
sentiment is one of the true pleasures of having been president this
past year.
With a new year for CCP/M approching, it's a time to look forward
to new opertunites and inovations. I hope all the members of CCP/M
share my hope that CCP/M can build on the work of this past year, as we
had in turn built on early efforts. The future for CCP/M is an open
question. There are limitless opitions for the group's direction and
character. If the resourcefullness, imagination and dedication of the
current membership is an indication, I have every confidence that
1989-90 will be a still more interesting and prosperous year for CCP/M.
