Looking Back to 1995

Looking Back to 1995

From the February, 2005 Newsletter

SECRETARY'S REPORT
Meeting 1/11/95. Minutes and comments (as I understood them)
Bruce Register, Sec'y

The meeting was called to order by President Harvey Bruneau. Some 53, MOL, attendees.

Elected Officers are:

President: Harvey Bruneau

Vice President: William LaMartin

Treasurer: Tom Cone

Secretary: Bruce Register

Member-at-Large: Connie Kincaid

Appointed Positions are:

Education Officer

Newsletter Editor

Bulletin Board System Operator

Librarian

President Harvey reported many bits of interesting information. He asked that the members let him know what subject matter that the members would like at the meetings and SIG meetings.

President Harvey reported that SIGs (Special Interest Groups) are scheduled.

Internet SIG...January 24, 1995, 6 PM, Reflectone Corporation, Tampa West Boulevard. The building is located south of Waters near Anderson Road. Security is tight; entrance is through the north entrance for only persons on the advance cleared list. If you signed up before the class maxed out, your name will be on the security list for entry. Charles Howe is the leader. We thank Mike Hodges and Reflectone Corporation for making this possible.

Microsoft Access. February 16, 1995, 6 PM, 3903 North Dale Mabry. Mark Saunders is the SIG leader; Sergio Mendez, Connie Kincaid are among the assistants. SIG enrollments can be made on the Bulletin Board; however, you should report your name exactly as it appears on the TPCUG membership list. Look at your membership card or the address label on the BITS OF BLUE.

SIG sessions are open to TPCUG members only. Have you renewed yet? President Harvey asked that everyone submit topics that we would like to experience, not only in SIG, but also in discussions at regular meetings. He also asked for SIG leader volunteers. Please make a note of your comments and hand them to President Harvey. Written comments are less likely to be forgotten or misunderstood. Lets help our long-serving President by putting them in writing.

President Harvey announced an upcoming SIG on OS/ 2. Come, listen and watch BITS OF BLUE for details at the appropriate time. Caere Corporation will present our program March 8,1995. Delrina will present April 12, 1995.

MISCELLANEOUS COMMENTS:

(As I understood them, factual or not)

Brainchild offers discounts on products and labor to TPCUG, membership card showing, members. One store is in St. Pete; the other is at 1910 W. Busch Boulevard.
President Harvey stressed the request that each of us bring in one new member in 1995...early in 1995.He also stressed the need for receiving renewal membership dues for 1995. Please encourage your fellow member friends to renew. Do not let member friends fall by the wayside.
The TPCUG Board is considering all aspects, known, or made known, to them regarding a more suitable meeting place. Please jot down your comments, however you feel regarding a change or not to change. Give your thoughts to President Harvey.

INDUSTRY NEWS:

Windows 95 will not run OS/2.

Lotus is developing an application to run on OS/2 under contract with IBM.

Notebook with Windows 95 must have a "plug and play" docking station which recognizes notebook Windows 95.

Some people, today, are spending more on speakers for computer systems than they spent on their stereo systems. Why not just hook up to the stereo; save money; spend the savings on computer needs.

Gold Disk will make a multi-media presentation at the TPCUG meeting February 8, 1995. Meeting starts at 6 PM, Auditorium, Administrative Building, HCC, Ybor City. Security guards are positioned in the parking lots.

PRESENTATION:

A speech by Bill Gates at Fall Comdex '94 was presented by President Harvey with equipment provided by Will Goble.

President Harvey announced that the manner of this presentation is a FIRST for TPCUG. A machine (computer) with a video card in it that allows one to hook up a VCR to the machine that has a video and sound card. The computer connects to a display panel positioned on the top of an overhead projector. The display is then viewed on the "movie" screen. The sound card in the machine permitted plugging into the external speakers.

On with Mr. Gates’…..Microsoft is presenting (The following are excerpts from Mr. Gates’ speech.)

"Microsoft Tech Net to help software users, like replacing Intel chips and how to cure Intel Chip problems."

"40 million PCs are out there and will double in the next ten years."

"...online service will be improved...Windows 95 will assist online services through innovative ideas."

"Stereo vision (3-D) is being developed to provide ....viewing...(we) will not see this as mainstream for 3 or 4 years."

"Internet can be accessed from computers of all types."

"Information Highway with all types of information by anyone will be available to anyone who wants it."

"Video is down the highway (Information Highway) at a future time."

"Fox Pro is to be released in January 1995 at a Fox Pro meeting."

"Microsoft Access is becoming the common tool.”

"E-Mail is in major use in business. Our E-Mail is our primary application in our company (Microsoft). Our E-Mail includes spreadsheets....(other documents)."

"Beta use (Beta Windows 95) allows you to use all the connectivity to any number of machines without license problems...this is to allow a user to test applications and get ready for the release of Windows 95."

"The real question is 'Will the industry run Windows 95 or OS/2' (and) is a dead-end (discussion). OS/2 and Windows 95 are just competition."

"All new machines that you buy after Windows 95 will come with Windows 95 already installed."

"In three or four years, the high end users and low end will operate from one platform instead of two as they come together in the future."

"Bus will become standard...VL....people will likely move to a 64 bit bus level."

After the Bill Gates video presentation, the door prizes were given away.

ALAN JANKOWSKI - UFO for Windows
Gerda Anderson- Optimizer for Windows

The meeting adjourned, approx. 8:50 p.m. u