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From: worley@ardent.UUCP (John Worley)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Advice Request on the C Users Group
Keywords: C, user group, unix
Message-ID: <572@ardent.UUCP>
Date: 1 Sep 88 17:13:20 GMT
Organization: Dana Computer, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA
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    I recently received a letter from the "C Users Group" (CUG), offering
wonderful things if I would consent to join them.  Before I send away for
this, I would like any and all opinions on the outfit, especially concerning:

	How old is the organization?
	Are they a legit and/or sincere users group?
	Are there "hidden costs"?
	How useful are the publications?
	How good is the code you can get?  Is it:

		Well written & documented?
		Portable?
		Useful (a faster Towers of Hanoi I don't need)?
		Relatively self contained?
		Worth the money?

	Does the "over 100 distribution formats" include QIC-24 tar/cpio?

    Please respond by mail; I will summarize if there is interest.

						Regards,
						John Worley
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