The SIG/M Report By Bill Chin The Trenton Computer Festival is now history, probably the biggest and best within the many ACG- NJ years of existance. Our present archival library of public domain software has now expanded to now 25 volumes ( 8 inch single density 3740 compatable diskettes ) with the merger of the Z- Users Group or Sacramento, CA ( not the San Diego Pascal Users Group as mentioned in the May, 1981 column of ACG-NJ News ). Charlie Foster had agreed in March to merge his own Public Domain Library (originally intended for Pascal/Z but later expanded scopewise to all CP/M or Pascal/Z utilities/programs) volumes 1 thru 7. Charlie has also agreed to be a part-time editor to ACG-NJ newsletter for Pascal and an editor to SIG/M. Due to this merger we have now adopted the policy of having Regional SIG/M coord- inators to handle local internal news to coordinators. They are : National Headquaters - SIG/M Users Group ACG-NJ Iselin, N.J. Western Region - Charlie Foster Sacramento, CA South Central Region - Al Whitney Houston, TX New England Region - N/A North Central Region - N/A Southern Region - N/A International - N/A N/A --> Not available at this time. It is hoped from the Regions the local coordinators can unite into a international network of Computer Hobbyists. CON: Many appologies to the San Diego Pascal Users Group in our May column ( right byte wrong location in the data space ). New Releases are volumes 12 thru 25 where volumes 19 thru 25 are the Z Users Group libraries. Not all of the Z users group donations are Pascal Z oriented as one might think.... LST: Volume 1 350 point 8080 code Adventure 2 Fortran source of Volume 1 3 550 point Z80 code Adventure 4 CP/M Utilities 5 Processor/Memory/ICOM diagnostics 6 6502 Simulator for a Z80 7 Bulletin Board Utilities 8 Pascal & Communications Routines 9 CP/M Utilities( has CRCK Pgm ) 10 Games, Dissassemblers, CDOS Simulator for CP/M 11 Auto CPU adjusting 550 pt. version of Adventure -superceded vol 3 12 Cross Reference Index for CPMUG Volumes 1 thru 47 and SIG/M 1 thru 11 13 HELP and FIG-FORTH, CP/M utilities 14 HELP system for common software 15 1st Documentation Catalog of NYACC for -catalog CPMUG SIG/M and abstract 1 thru 42 1 thru 3 16 Other CP/M utilities 17 Other CP/M utilities Micronet Executive, CP/M 2.2 bios 18 Other CP/M utilities copyright program, ICOM utilities 19 Z users group vol 1 CP/M utilities, Simplex Method expanded DUMP 20 Z users group vol 2 Monitor pgm, teletek subsystem 21 Z users group vol 3 Text Processing, WUMPUS, disk utilities 22 Z users group vol 4 Math utilities (.PAS) Recipe System 23 Z users group vol 5 UCDS utilities, RTC routines HANOI game 24 Z users group vol 6 Games, Calendar-1981 25 Z users group vol 7 Database (.PAS), Multi-trak BIOS PRN: Trenton Festival Time was unbelievable. Out of about 650 pre-copied diskettes about 450 were sold to all present (and overflowing into the hallways). We even had a group come from as far as Indiana. We are sorry we did not have any copying facilities for fellow members, but please remember you can copy at only Users Group Meetings for $1 donation for copying. All diskettes and services of SIG/M are STRICTLY VOLUNTEER and not paid by the ACG-NJ or NYACC computer clubs. So.. if you order from SIG/M be patient (4 to 6 weeks). Bits + Bytes: All SIG/M libraries on: are up to volume: 8 Inch 25 Northstar DD 25 Micropolis ModII 25 * Apple CPMUG n/a yet * TRS-80 Mod 1/3 n/a yet Mod 2 25 CP/M * H-89 n/a yet * Superbrain n/a yet * means its in the process of creation **** all non continental handling/postage have gone up eg Hawaii add $8.00 additional We've received 2 new CPMUG volumes from CACHE: #50 - A homebrew Pascal compiler (w/source!) #51 - "Stage 2" macro preprocessor If you wish to be a Volunteer copier for SIG/M Please contact Howard Fingerhut (201)572-5664 or see us at our SIG/M user group meetings (held the first Friday of each month). Policy/organization meetings will also be held at users group meetings. CPMUG is available up thru volume 51 at 1st Fri of every month BUT only on 8 inch SD. NYACC group has just printed their second release of their PUBLIC DOMAIN catalog of CPMUG (1 thru 49) and SIG/M (1 thru 18) archival libraries. It contains the -Catalog.NNN and Abstract.NNN of all volumes The intended cost is $8 to 10.... well worth it It's available at NYACC meetings and ACG-NJ meetings while the supply lasts. Editorial: Trenton was a good meeting place but let's not forget that we are a NON-PROFIT computer club and SIG/M is part of it. If you wanted the library that much that you could have .... stormed the place.... then order thru channels. It was meant only as a service to make the disks available for the Computer Faire. We could not run the Users Group as a "users group to share experiences". Hopefully we will get larger quarters for the next meeting but let's be more civilized. Send all inquires to: SIG/M P.O.Box 97 Iselin, N.J. 08830 or leave msgs at: a cooperating CBBS or (201) 272-1874 or (215) 398-3937 in PUBLIC DOMAIN We hope to now release our preliminary list of cooperating club coordinators.....