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personal electronics, has created a tremendous sense of individual empowerment An empowerment that imbues the spirit and opens the mind to creative and productive possibilities. Computers and software are “machines of the mind”; they unburden us and open a thousand windows and doors to opportunity. They and their personal electronic counterparts are great “equalizers”,

allowing the individual to compete on a more even footing with industry giants.

My contention is that people will put up with a relative lack of material goods, but deny them hope and opportunity, when it is right there to be seen and had, just on the other side ofthatwall. . . , and walls will come down.

So there is the reason I think that “The Woz” should be credited with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the fall of World Communism and the coming

Pax Romana in the 21st century. That little computer he pieced together broke mental chains around the globe.

Let no one accuse you of not being engaged in earth shaking activities. Though you may appear sedentary while contemplating the glow of your Multisync; remember, that next line of code you write, that next idea you have for a great software product, may have global ramifications beyond your wildest imagination.

Ok, I'll admit that the inspiration for this thesis came to me while sipping Remy Martin Cognac and listening to “Computer Incantations for World Peace” - a beautiful, but lively, musical piece by Jean Luc Ponty featuring an electronic violin and a synthesizer. You try it and see if you don’t have similar revelations.

Be a Bounty

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Introduce somone you know to DLaP, and do eveiyone a favor. Your friend will gain access to all the DLaP benefits of shared knowledge, DLaP will benefit by adding your friend to the sharing community, and you will benefit by the getting a free, one-month extension of your membership.

Sounds like a deal to me!

Bulletin Boards

Help us keep this bulletin board information current by reporting any new boards or new information you may discover. Call Linda Jean Richter at (213) 398-4358.

There are Dbase language forums on CompuServe and Bix. Their voice information numbers are:

CompuServe (800)848-8199

CompuServe usage can be optimized by using the shareware program TAPCIS, available from the TAPCIS forum area on CompuServe.

The following Bulletin Boards have Dbase files and message areas.

The Newsletter of the Dbase Language Professional Developers Group, September 1990

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