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From: ndallen@contact.uucp (Nigel Allen)
Subject: Algorithm: A Newsletter for People Who Enjoy Programming
Reply-To: ndallen@contact.uucp (Nigel Allen)
Organization: Contact Public Unix BBS. Toronto, Canada.
Date: Thu, 17 Jan 91 23:16:32 GMT
Message-ID: <1991Jan17.231632.24621@contact.uucp>

Algorithm: A Newsletter for People Who Enjoy Programming
 
For one year now, A.K. Dewdney (author of Scientific American's 
popular Computer Recreations column) has been publishing a 
newsletter (or is it a magazine?) called Algorithm. Appearing bi-
monthly, Algorithm features a wide range of topics in each issue, 
mostly centered around fascinating programming projects of the kind 
we used to see in Computer Recreations. Besides Dewdney, Clifford 
Pickover (JBM's graphic genius), Michael Ecker (formerly of Creative 
Computing) and Dennis Shasta (creator of the Dr. Ecco puzzles) also 
write columns for Algorithm. Each issue features Algoletters from 
vendors with projects and ideas to share, the four programming 
columns just mentioned, stimulating articles and reviews of weird 
and wonderful programs written by individuals and small 
companies.
 
The basic vehicle of Algorithm is algorithms. By specifying program 
ideas in pseudocode, the publication makes them available in a 
language-independent form. The emphasis in mainly recreational 
and (dare I say it?) educational. Topics range from fractals and chaos 
to cellular automata, scientific simulation and computer games. The 
scope is wide open and engaging.
 
Anyone wishing a free inspection copy of Algorithm should drop a 
line to Algorithm, P.O. Box 29237, Westmount Postal Outlet, 785 
Wonderland Road, London, Ontario, CANADA N6K 1M6. Alternatively, 
they can send me e-mail (ndallen@contact.uucp) or reply to this 
message, and I'll forward the request to Algorithm.