T h e S o u t h F l o r i d a C O M P U T E R U S E R ' S G U I D E ----------------------------------------- 1st Quarter Edition January 1993 Eric Thav, Editor and Publisher ----------------------------------------- c o u r t e s y o f E R I C T H A V ' s SOUTH FLORIDA LOCAL BULLETIN BOARD SYSTEM LIST * Serving all of Broward and Palm Beach Counties * - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - New releases, updates, and other information may be obtained from ERIC THAV on: SILICON BEACH BBS (305) 474-6512 Public Access Fort Lauderdale, FL (305) 474-6429 Member Access Mark Lautenschlager, SysOp (407) 276-3750 Member Access 2400 - 14,400 bps (v.32, v.32bis, HST) (407) 737-0516 Member Access or you may use FidoNet to send netmail to ERIC THAV at 1:369/68.1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------------ COMPUTER FAIRS AND EXPOSITIONS ------------------------------ West Palm Beach Computer Fair & Sale ------------------------------------ Date: Sunday, February 7th Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm Location: South Florida Fairgrounds Building #9 9067 Southern Blvd. West Palm Beach, Florida Directions: Take Interstate 95 (I-95) to Exit 50, Southern Blvd. Head westbound approximately 7 miles. The fairgrounds are on the right (North) side. Price: $6.00 (arrive after 1:00pm, save an additional $1.00) Contact: Peter Trapp Computer Fair America (607) 369-2796 or (800) 272-2796 9:00am - 5:00pm Fort Lauderdale Area Computer Fair & Sale ----------------------------------------- Date: Saturday, February 13th Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm Location: Florida Expo Center 1125 Banks Road (CC 896) Margate, Florida Directions: Take Interstate 95 (I-95) to Exit 34, Atlantic Blvd. Head westbound approximately 4 miles. Take Banks Road North to the first light Corner of Coconut Creek Parkway. The Florida Expo Center is located on the left-hand (West) side. Price: $6.00 (arrive after 1:00pm, save an additional $1.00) Contact: Peter Trapp Computer Fair America (607) 369-2796 or (800) 272-2796 9:00am - 5:00pm -------------------- COMPUTER USER GROUPS -------------------- Boca Raton Computer Society (successor to the PC Users Group of Boca Raton) ----------------------------------------------- (BRCS) About this Group: Since 1983, members of the Boca Raton Computer Society have been helping one another use and learn about IBM and IBM-compatible microcomputers. We now have over 600 members, including computer professionals, business owners, home users, and novices, and we welcome hundreds of visitors to our meetings each year. Regular memberships are $20 per household (U.S. addresses only). New members also pay a one $5 one-time registration fee. Student Memberships ($15) and Gold Memberships ($45) are also available. Dues may be paid at general meetings or mailed to the group's post office box, as shown below. (reprinted from Boca Bits, the newsletter of the Boca Raton Computer Society) Mailing Address: Boca Raton Computer Society P.O. Box 273421 Boca Raton, Florida 33427-3421 Meeting Date(s): Third Thursday of each month, 7:30pm (doors open at 7:00pm) Meeting Location: Spanish River High School Lecture Hall Boca Raton, Florida From I-95, exit at Yamato, head west about 2.8 miles. The building is located at the intersection of Yamato Road (51st Street) and Jog (Powerline) Road. Parking is on the west side of the building. Bulletin Board: Boca Bytes (407) 391-4884 Public Access Searchlight BBS (407) 276-3750 Club Members Only John Waller, Sysop (407) 734-3162 Club Members Only (305) 421-3198 Club Members Only 300 - 14,400 bps Broward Personal Computer Association ------------------------------------- (BPCA) Mailing Address: Broward Personal Computer Association P.O. Box 9405 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33310-9405 Meeting Date(s): Fourth Tuesday of each month, 7:30pm (beginner's SIG starts at 7:00pm) Meeting Location: Cypress Creek Humana Hospital 600 S.W. 3rd St. (Racetrack Road) Cypress Creek, FL Take I-95 or the Florida Turnpike to the Atlantic Blvd. exit and go east to Dixie Highway. Turn right. Continue on Dixie to Racetrack Rd. (S.W. 3rd Street) and turn right. The hospital will be ahead on your left. Bulletin Board: BPCA Online (407) 474-2660 Wildcat! BBS 300 - 14,400 bps Richard Weiner, Sysop LANtastic User's Group ---------------------- Meeting Date(s): Second Tuesday of each month, 6:00pm Meeting Location: Calvary Baptist Church 2800 West Prospect Road Fort Lauderdale, FL Contact: Dave or Tami (800) 783-8397 Miami Amateur Computer Club --------------------------- (MACC) Meeting Date(s): Second Tuesday of each month, 7:30pm. (Doors open at 7:15pm) Meeting Location: PC's & Programs 7130 SW 117 Ave Kendall, FL Located in a mall on the Northwest corner of Sunset Drive and SW 117 Ave. Take State Road (SR) 826 to Sunset Drive (SW 72 St.). Head west, approximately 5 miles to SW 117 Ave. From Florida's Turnpike Extension, exit at either SW 80 St. and proceed North, or at Bird Rd. (SW 40 St.) and proceed South, to SW 117 Ave. Miami PC User's Group --------------------- Meeting Date(s): Second Tuesday of each month, 8:00pm (beginner's meeting starts at 7:00pm) Meeting Location: St. Thomas University Law School 16400 N.W. 32nd Ave. Miami, FL Bulletin Board: (305) 680-9481 Palm Beach PC Users Group ------------------------- (P BUG) About this Group: The Palm Beach PC Users Group is dedicated to the dissemination of knowledge and ideas related to computers. The membership, currently in excess of 180, is comprised of dedicated PC users. Everyone with an interest in PCs is invited to join. Dues are $20.00 per year (per household) and are renewed upon expiration. All members receive a copy of our monthly newsletter, are eligible to purchase programs (disks) from our library at a nominal preparation charge per disk and are invited to join our monthly SIG meetings. Board of Director's Meetings are held periodically to conduct club business; all members are invited to attend. General meetings are are held the third Tuesday of every month at 7:00pm sharp in the Cardinal Newman High School Cafeteria, 512 Spencer Drive in West Palm Beach, FL. (reprinted from P BUG, the newsletter of the Palm Beach PC Users Group) Mailing Address: Palm Beach PC Users Group 319 Sequoia Drive West Palm Beach, FL 33409 Meeting Date(s): Third Tuesday of each month at 7:00pm Meeting Location: Cardinal Newman High School Cafeteria 512 Spencer Drive West Palm Beach, FL Bulletin Board: P BUG (407) 775-1338 Searchlight BBS 300 - 2400 bps Jack Cook, Sysop Palm Beach Macintosh Users Group -------------------------------- (PBMUG) Meeting Date(s): First Tuesday of each month. Contact: Denny Lockridge, President (407) 744-9973 South Florida Macintosh Users Group ----------------------------------- (SFMUG) Meeting Date(s): Second Monday of each month. Contact: Bob Dean, President (407) 968-4957 South Florida X User's Group ---------------------------- (SFXUG) Meeting Date(s): Second Tuesday of each month, 7:00pm (refreshments and Steering Committee meeting held prior to General Meeting) Meeting Location: Florida Atlantic University 500 Northwest 20th St. Boca Raton, FL 33431 Contact: Garry Paxinos (305) 970-7353 pax@ankh.ftl.fl.us Bill Rothanburg (305) 970-7353 wcr@metrolink.com Mahesh Neelakanta mahesh@cybernet.cse.fau.edu -------------------------------- COMPUTER-ORIENTED TV/RADIO SHOWS -------------------------------- Craig Crossman's Sound Bytes ---------------------------- A weekly radio show featuring product comparisons and "shoot-outs", Celebrity Computing, and more. Callers are encouraged to call in and ask questions regarding computers and may answer trivia questions to win valuable prizes. Local community computer news is also provided by the host. Station: WJNO-AM (1230AM), West Palm Beach, FL (signal reaches from the Florida Keys up to the Treasure Coast and is also simulcasted on WJNX-AM 1330) Show Time: Sunday, 10:00am - 12:30pm Host: Craig Crossman Craig Crossman's Computer America --------------------------------- A weekly *national* radio show featuring product comparisons and "shoot-outs", Celebrity Computing, and more. Callers are encouraged to call in and ask questions regarding computers and may answer trivia questions to win valuable prizes. Station: No local stations as of yet, but the show is carried on various radio stations in other parts of the country on the American Radio Network. Local "listeners" may attend the LIVE airing of the show at Palm Beach Atlantic College (see below). Location: Palm Beach Atlantic College Show Times: Sunday, 3:00pm - 5:00pm Sunday, 5:00pm - 7:00pm Host: Craig Crossman TECHNO-FILE ----------- A syndicated newspaper column taking the question and answer format on computer topics. Local Newspapers: The News The Miami Herald Columnist: Craig Crossman The Computer Chronicles ----------------------- A weekly informative look at new computer products and technologies as well as recent computer news. Station: WXEL-TV (PBS / Channel 42), West Palm Beach Show Time: Saturday, 1:00pm Host: Stewart Cheifet