Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!rex!ames!vsi1!altos86!charly From: charly@altos86.Altos.COM (Charly Rhoades) Newsgroups: comp.os.misc Subject: Re: References to Pick OS Summary: Some Info Sources for PICK Message-ID: <12387@altos86.Altos.COM> Date: 31 Jul 89 23:44:00 GMT References: <25937@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: Altos Computer Systems, San Jose, CA Lines: 64 In article <25937@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU>, gungner@maui.cs.ucla.edu writes: > I want to contrast the Pick operating system with Unix. > I've been looking for technical or trade publication articles on the > Pick OS, but I haven't had any luck. Does anybody have a good reference? > > David Gungner Here are three periodicals I have come across that cover Pick topics. I am not a regular reader of any of them, so I can't give a judgement on their worth. PickWorld published quarterly by Pick Systems 1691 Browning Irvine, CA 92714 Phone (714) 261-7425 FAX (714) 250-8187 $25/yr ($35 foreign) News & Review published monthly (except December) by Thurman Marketing Services Inc. 23181 Verdugo-104A Laguna Hills, CA 92653 Phone (714) 855-4442 FAX (714) 380-3942 Free (3rd Class Mail) to Pick users/vendors $15 (1st Class Mail)/year International Spectrum published 6 times a year by IDBMA (International Data Base Management Assoc.) IDBMA, Inc. 10675 Treena Street Suite 103 San Diego, CA 92131 Phone (619) 578-3152 FAX (619) 271-1032 $40/year (US) $45 (Canada and Mexico) $50 (Elsewhere) IDBMA also publishes other PICK industry stuff, including a more technical publication called the "International Spectrum Tech" journal. Southern California is (from what I hear) PICK-Country. You might find out when and where your local Pick User's Group meets.... Good Luck Charly Rhoades Altos Computer Systems - San Jose, CA {amdahl|sun|pyramid}!altos86!charly -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you know you have an unpleasant nature and dislike people, this is no obstacle to work. J. G. Bennett --------------------------------------------------------------------------------