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personal electronics, has cre-

ated a tremendous sense of

individual empowerment An

empowerment that imbues the

spirit and opens the mind to

creative and productive possi-

bilities. Computers and software

are “machines of the mind”; they

unburden us and open a thou-

sand windows and doors to

opportunity. They and their

personal electronic counter-

parts 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 contem-

plating the glow of your Multis-

ync; 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 inspira-

tion for this thesis came to me

while sipping Remy Martin

Cognac and listening to “Com-

puter 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

Hunter

Introduce somone you know

to DLaP, and do eveiyone a

favor. Your friend will gain

access to all the DLaP bene-

fits 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

Bix

(800)227-2983

Telenet

(800)336-0437

Tymnet

(800)336-0149

CompuServe usage can be optimized by using the shareware pro-

gram TAPCIS, available from the TAPCIS forum area on Compu-

Serve.

The following Bulletin Boards have Dbase files and message areas.

Number

Max Baud

The Crow’s Nest

Official DLaP BBS

213-962.1428

2400

On The Waterfront

Clipper, DLaP Echo

213-306.2581

9600

The Talkin’est Comp.

DLaP Echo

805-2fl-0427

unknown

Caribbean Databank

225Mg Clipper Files etc

305-294-3443

2400

Gold Coast BBS

Clipper User Group BBS

305-698-6988

2400

Long Island SiIvr Bullet

Clipper User Group BBS

516-345-5116

1200

ClipBoard

Clipper User Group BBS

714-545.3175

2400

NYCENET(PADD)

Database Professional

212-769.0550

2400

IDBUG

Clipper, C, dBASE

212-869.3923

2400

BOSS

Clipper, C, dBASE

201-568-7293

2400

Clubhouse

Clipper, C, dBASE

201.272-2073

2400

IASD

Clipper, C, dBASE

602-863-5088

2400

ADBUS

Clipper, C, dBASE, Fox

404-998-2806

2400

Debug

Clipper, C, dBASE

919-688-3710

2400

CCS Multiboard

Clipper, C, dBASE

614-436-6284

2400

dBASE III Dept

Clipper, C, dBASE

503-285-0746

2400

Silver Bullet

Clipper, dBASE, Fox

713-864-3758

2400

Silver Bullet

Clipper, dBASE, Fox

214-902-0069

2400

Silver Bullet

Clipper, dBASE, Fox

713.251-3319

2400

dBEST in dWEST

Clipper User Group BBS

702-253.9917

2400

The Clipperist

Clipper (what else?)

613-761-1416

unknown

FileBank

Clipper/dBASE

619-728-4318

unknown

KWIBBLE

Clipper, NetWare

703.243-1741

2400

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

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