CompuServe Thread

USUS, the UCSD Pascal Users' Society, will be holding their Fall meeting this coming weekend at the Showboat Inn in Greenwich, Connecticut. The meeting will start on the morning of Saturday, November 1, and run through 5:00 PM Monday. The theme of the meeting is Modula-2. Among the speakers on the program are Dr. Charles Zahn of Pace University, speaking on "Modula-2: A Historical Perspective", Carl Helmers (former Byte publisher) on "Machine Independent UCSD Experiences" and Dr. Gerald Weiss on "Implementing Modula-2 on the Version IV p-machine." Representatives of Apple Computer and of Stride Micro will be demonstrating new machines. Introductory and intermediate tutorial sessions will be held on UCSD Pascal and Modula-2 and the various USUS SIGs will be meeting. The USUS Software Library will be available for copying by USUS members at a nominal fee on IBM PC, Apple //, Macintosh, Atari ST, Amiga and Stride format diskettes. Registration for all 3 days of the meeting is $25 in advance, $35 at the door, $20 for students. 1 day registration is $18, $10 for students. To make an advance registration call USUS at (718)853-4645. The Showboat Inn is right off the Long Island Sound, at 500 Steamboat Road, one block from exit 3 on the Connecticut Turnpike (I95) and one block from the Penn Central Railroad. It's a 30 minute drive from Manhattan. If you wish to reserve a room at the Showboat, call them at (800)243-8511.