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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
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Subject: Re: Reports from DevCon: days 1 & 2
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Date: 3 May 88 06:01:37 GMT
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Bob recollection is pretty much close to reality, though I don't know
whether what I am saying makes any sense since, as everybody else, I had
12 hours of sleep in 3 days.  The fun was great (especially at the USENET
meeting and Randy's taped replay of Star Trek).  Dave Haynie won the USENET
Boing! award, but George Robbins was VERY close second.  The conference
cost less than last time ($200 instead of $450) and general agreement is that
we (developers) come back with more: more docs (nicely printed), more source 
code examples. One thing Bob did not mention are the Janus disks that RJ handed
out that allow using the bridgecard to create a 976-type partyline :-)
Dr. Henry Rubin, Commodore Chief Operating Officer, seemed to enjoy RJ's
talk quite a lot.

There was talk of another devcon much sooner than 1 and 1/2 years from now.
The IFF library meeting also got started.  I don't know if it will become
one of the official Working Groups, but it is likely. Carolyn is handling
that one.

The Addison-Wesley Manuals are going through a major revision by Carolyn
and Nancy Rains.

Only drawback, I came back with a cold.  It is nice to be back in "sunny"
Southern California :-)  How about having the next devcon in LA in January
of 1989 (it was 85 degrees this year)?

Lauren, Patsy and Nancy took care of all our needs, and Gail Wellington
run the show very nicely and smoothly.  Is she running for a higher
position inside CBM?  Lots od developers were hoping so.

-- Marco
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