Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!iuvax!uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!tank!arthur.uchicago.edu!barry From: barry@arthur.uchicago.edu Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: BCS NeXT Newsletter Keywords: BCS, newsletter, magazine Message-ID: <4966@tank.uchicago.edu> Date: 12 Aug 89 18:59:56 GMT Reply-To: barry@arthur.uchicago.edu () Distribution: usa Organization: Dept. of Mathematics, Univ. of Chicago Lines: 35 - Can anyone out there give a review of the latest issue of the BCS (Boston Computer Society) NeXT Newsletter, ``WhAT's NeXT?'' ? I got a complementary copy of their first issue two months ago, but their was little of substance in it, due to a lack of Cubes. [Specifically, they described a few peripheral features of the machine---the T-shirt, the mouse cord, the screwdriver, the black hole, etc---and speculated about the future of color on the Cube (look for Renderman as the 3-D scene discription language, due to NeXT's relation with Job's other company, Pixar).] Anyone care to comment on related matters, like the BCS NeXT User Group (probably a pretty small group at the moment) or the BCS NeXT bulletin Board? Are these useful things for a user to belong to ? Any general comments on BCS? Public service announcement: For more info, contact: BCS: The Boston Computer Society, One Center Plaza, Boston, MA 02108 BCS NeXT User Group Directors: Dan Lavin.......................617-969-6555 Jane McPeek.....................617-926-4027 NeXT Bulletin Board Service (currently a sub-board of Mac BBS): (for BCS Members) 617-625-7531 (300-2400) 617-625-6747 (300-1200) <-- Baud rates, I presume Membership in BCS: 1 yr => $35 (regular), $28 (student); gets you 2 BCS Newsletters, access to BCS BBS's, public domain software, meetings, plus more stuff. -Barry Merriman