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Jocelyn Doire OPCUG - OS/2 SIG Coordinator ____________________________ >>> Postal Strike Due to the postal disruption, the December Newsletter had to be cancelled. However a couple of articles could not be repeated or are of immediate interest, so I'm sending them now in this email version of newsletter. >>> December Meeting: Date: November 3, 1997 Time: 7:30 p.m. Place: National Museum of Science and Technology Speaker: Eric Albert - Keating Technologies Eric Albert will be our speaker. Keating Technologies are the Canadian representatives of some of 3COMs networking components, USRobotics Modem and communication products, The Pilot Palmtop and other items of interest. Check out www.3com.com and www.usr.com and www.keating.com for additional information as required. >>> Club news Future of the newsletter by Chris Seal At the end of 1992 I joined the OPCUG. At the first meeting I wandered in to the DTP SIG room where I was lucky enough to be recruited by Lynda Simons to assist in the production of the newsletter. Shortly thereafter I took over the editorial role from Lynda, a position I have held until now- this issue is my last newsletter to edit. When I had more time for it I greatly enjoyed producing the newsletter. I acquired and edited articles, layed out the newsletter in Ventura, printed out address labels, took the camera-ready art and labels to the printer, and distributed newsletters to stores and libraries in the area. In the last few years my work has been simplified. First by a change in printer: no longer did I have to drive into Ottawa early on a Friday to carry art to the printer-I was able to upload a postscript file to the new printer. Secondly through the assistance of Jean Vaumoron, who takes the articles, adds graphics, and creates the newsletter you see today. There is now an opportunity for someone in the club to take on the role of editor: Jean will still layout the newsletter, but the club needs someone to acquire and edit articles. If you are interested, contact me at 831-0280 or through the PUB. >>> DTP SIG November/December Meetings by Bert Schopf Scanning the Scanners: part I DTP SIG member Dr. G.D. Petrie put together a comprehensive presentation on scanners, which he presented the first half of at our meeting on November 11th. This is a really hot topic, as our turnout indicated-it was standing room only for latecomers! Dunc's presentation outlined the technology behind scanners and how they operate to give you digital pictures. He explained the sometimes confusing terms used by the industry and enlightened us on things like dynamic range, pixel colour depth, and resolution. The full text of Dr. Petrie's presentation is available on the PUB as well as on the DTP SIG website (www.cyberus.ca/~blackbird). Scanning the Scanners: part II On December 9th, the second part of Scanning the Scanners will concentrate on scanning/image acquisistion software, TWAIN drivers, bundled software, and tips & tricks for scanning. Dunc will also discuss future trends in the home/office scanner industry and review his sources for more scanner information. Part II will also feature live scanner demonstrations and image editing techniques. Appropriately enough, we will begin the session with a presentation on yet another way of bringing pictures into your computer by a manufacturer of a new portable motion video hand-held camera from Hitachi. The new video camera records full-motion video in MPEG and JPEG format with audio. The DTP SIG meets on the second Tuesday of the month at Griffin Computer Training & Consulting, 275 Slater Street, Suite 340. Meetings commence at 7:30 p.m. Bring a friend! >>> News Communiqu‚ from the National Museum of Science and Technology: The Great Computer Swap - You want to buy or sell second-hand computers, computer equipment or sofware ; - You have questions concerning your computer needs - You would like to see and try the latest computer equipment and sofware made by hightech leading companies - Saturday January 17 1998 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the National Museum of Science and Technology The Great Computer Sswap is included with Museum admission. To register as a seller or for information, please call (613) 991-3044 Free Parking - 1867 St-Laurent Boulevard at Lancaster, Ottawa ____________________________ OTTAWA PC NEWS Ottawa PC News is the newsletter of the Ottawa PC Users’ Group (OPCUG), and is published monthly except in July and August. The opinions expressed in this newsletter may not necessarily represent the views of the club or its members. Deadline for submissions is four Saturdays before the general meeting. *** Group meetings OPCUG normally meets on the first Wednesday in the month, except in July and August, at the National Museum of Science and Technology, 1867 St. Laurent Blvd, Ottawa. Meeting times are 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fees: Membership: $25 per year. Mailing address: 3 Thatcher St., Nepean, Ontario, K2G 1S6 Telephone answering machine: 723-1329 Bulletin board—the PUB (BBS): Up to 28.8 kbps v.34, 228-0665 (4 lines) Chairman: Harald Freise, hfreise@@fox.nstn.ca, 828-3411 Treasurer: Willem (Bill) Vandijk, Bvdijk@@igs.net, 256-3054 Secretary: David Reeves david_reeves@@nt.com, 723-9658 Membership Chairman: Mark Cayer, cayemar@@statcan.ca, 823-0354 BBS Sysop: Chris Taylor, ctaylor@@nrcan.gc.ca, 723-1329 Newsletter: Chris Seal (editor), cseal@@fox.nstn.ca, 831-0280 Julie Dustin (assistant editor) micropro@@fox.nstn.ca, 823-1552 Mr. Jean Vaumoron (layout), vaumojav@@magi.com, 731-7847 Public Relations: Bob Cross, cross@@fox.nstn.ca, 595-1002 (after 6 p.m.) Facilities: Bob Walker, skywalk@@istar.ca, 489-2084 Beginners’ corner facilitator Duncan Petrie, 841-6119 DTP SIG coordinator: Bert Schopf, blackbird@@cyberus.ca, 232-8427 Fox SIG coordinator: BobThomas@@msn.com (voice/fax) 596-3313 Internet SIG coordinator: David Curling, Curlingd@@loday.com, 731-5381 OS/2 SIG coordinator: Mr. Jocelyn Doire, jdoire@@cslo.consultronics.on.ca Paradox SIG coordinator: Larry Chop, chopla@@magi.com, 236-8761 (days) Windows SIG coordinator: Chris Taylor, ctaylor@@nrcan.gc.ca, 723-1329