THE UNIX NEWSLETTER VOLUME 3 NUMBER 2 FEBRUARY 1978 Page 1 NOTICE This document may rights, and non-disclosure nts. Circulation of this document is restricted to holders of a lice for the UNIX oO ni-UNIX software system from Western Electric. SyekTicense holders may reproduce with Covered by one or more licenses, copy- 4e document for uses in conformity nix license. All other circulation or reproduc! js prohibited MEETINGS This issue is being mailed before the January issue in order to distribute the tentative agenda for the meeting in New York on May 24 through May 27. The January issue is being printed and is rather bulky. On the flip side you will find the notice of a local Washington, DC meeting which may, in fact, not reach you in time. Our apologies to the sponsors. The program chairman for the New York Meeting is Lou Katz and he asks that communication with him about the meeting be in writing and addressed to: UNIX MEETING c/o Dr. Lou Katz Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons 630 West 168 Street New York, NY 10032 It is important that the letters indicate the Unix Meeting on the en- velope to insure that they don’t get buried in junk mail. Lou will be most appreciative of offers to help organize particular sessions as well as requests to speak. WEDNESDAY 10:00 - 12:00 Arrival and Registration 1:00 - 3:00pm Fun, Games, Educational Uses 3:00 - 4:00pm Coffee and Room Registration 4:00 - 6:00pm Version 7, Conversion to new versions, etc. 8:30 - 11:00pm Graphics THURSDAY 9:00 - 10:45 Security 11:15 - 1:00pm Networking 3:00- 5:30pm Data Base Systerns 8:00 - 9:00pm PWB/UNIX Presentation 9:00 - 11:00pm PWB/UNIX Users’ Experience FRIDAY 9:00 - 10:45 Canned Packages, Vendor Packages, Books and Publications 14:15 -_ 1:00pm Small Unixes (Unices?) 3:00 - 5:30pm Unix and/or C on other machines 8:00 - 11:00pm Biomedical and Real-Time Applications SATURDAY 10:00 - 12:00 Legal, Moral, Organizational Issues 12:00 - 2:00pm Word Processing and Typesetting 2:00 - Visits to Laboratories The program is very much subject to change depending upon the schedules of speakers. Address editorial material, payments, and software submission to Melvin Ferentz Box 8 The Rockefeller University 1230 York Avenue New York, N.Y. 10021 Subscription requests and address changes should be addressed to Armand Gazes Physics Department Brooklyn College Brooklyn, N.Y. 11210 is Computer Corporation of America Prof... Box 8 Rockefeller University 1230 Park Avenue New York, New York Melvin Ferentz 10021 Dear Prof. Ferentz: In the interest of advanc nit Washington, D.C. UNIX user hosting an evening seminar at Arpil 24, 1978, at 7 PM. CCA interested in participating in Because of the large number of would appreciate the voluntary attendees per CPU. This first to get to know each other, and doing. , We are easily accessible Parkway, Key Bridge exit, and If you have any questions, or please contact me at 703-522-1 MAM:bec Headquarters 575 Technology Square, Cambridge, Massachu: 1600 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22209 (703) 522-1717 March 8, 1978 ing and developing a closer 's community, CCA will be its Rosslyn facility on cordially invites anyone this seminar to respond. participants expected, we limitation of 2 or 3 meeting will be primarily to see what other people are from the George Washington are two blocks from METRO. need further directions, Palys Sincerely, Whikedl LA Michael A. McDonald Development & Demonstration Facility setts