The LA Fox Developer

The LA Fox Developer Newsletter

September 1995

Out and About (Con’t from page 1)

November 20, 1995, 7:30 PM - Microcomputer

Engineering Services, LLC (MES). Microcom-

puter Engineering Services, LLC (MES) has been

developing custom FoxPro applications for clients

all over Southern California, as well as other parts

of the country, during the last several years. MES

specializes in system analysis/design, custom

software systems written in FoxPro, third-party add-

in products, and quality/productivity improvement.

On this night, MES will be demonstrating tips and

techniques developed for applications running at

several client sites, as well as discussing user

interface issues, system design, design tools, RAD

and other development issues.

December 18, 1995, 7:30 PM - The Annual LA

Fox Christmas Party. Last year, we were very

fortunate to be treated to one of the first previews

of Visual FoxPro. Who knows what surprises await

us this year? One sure thing will be George

Dvorak’s delightful treats that never disappoint.

Plan for an evening of fun and friendship.

Upcoming Events If you want to take about a

month off, and either you’re independently wealthy

or your credit cards are paid off, you can become a

professional conference attendee. Here’s what’s

coming up:

Advisor FoxPro Developers Conference in Phoe-

nix, October 22-25, 1995. Cost of the conference is

$795 if you register before 9/22/95, $895 after 9/22/

95. This is going to be a big one. To register, or to

get more info, call 800/368-3204.

Great Lakes Great Database Workshop is going

on November 5-7, in Milwaukee, WI. Cost of the

workshop is $225 before 9/9/95, $285 if received by

10/28, and $325 after 10/28, and will be featuring

many of the same speakers from the Phoenix

conference. For more info, or to register, call 414/

224-7654 or log on to CompuServe at 70651 ,2270.

ComdexlFall’95. . . .The mother of all computer

shows, for mavens and minions alike, November

13-17, in Las Vegas. Everybody that’s anybody

exhibits at this one. Costs range from $75 for an

Exhibits Only Pass to $695 for the Information

Passport. You can get updated information, or

www.comdex.com:8000.

Since We Last Met....

Names in the News In case you missed the article

in The LA Developer, on the current timetable for VFP

books, there was an omission. Whil Hentzen already

has a book out, Programming Visual FoxPro 3.0,

available at Barnes & Noble. Barbara Peisch, presi-

dent of the San Diego group, receives an “honorable

mention” for her contributions in the opening

acknowledgements. Michael Meer, member of both

the OC and LA Fox groups, recently completed VFP

training with George Goley, Alan Schwartz, et a!, to

become the only certified Micromega VFP trainer in

Southern California. He’s just returned from teaching

his first class in Austin, Texas and a second at the

Biltmore in Los Angeles. Microcomputer Engineer-

ing Services, LLC, has moved into new offices at

18377 Beach Blvd. - Suite 210, in Huntington Beach.

They’re looking for several cost-effective FoxPro

developers/programmers to work, on a contract basis,

on some of their upcoming projects. They may be

reached at 714/375-3300, Fax 714/375-3302, CIS#

72723,3422.

Digital Equipment is forming.a business unit dedi-

cated to connectivity software, as part of the com-

pany’s strategic effort to establish a lead in enterprise

computing and network integration. IBM is shifting

around some of its key executives, and hiring away

executives from other companies, in an effort to beef

up its position in the software industry, following its

$3.5 billion acquisition of Lotus Development Corp.

Lee Reiswig, former head of OS/2 development, will

become general manager of technology and strategy

for the IBM Software Group. In addition, IBM has

hired Gian Carlo Bisone, formerly of Compaq, to head

up marketing for the new group. Meanwhile, in Milan,

Olivetti SpA unveiled a multi-media PC, called “Envi-

sion”, which targets the growing European home PC

market. Envision is a home PC system that can be

connected to a television set and other home appli-

ances, such as faxes and answering machines, and is

pre-programmed for easy connections to the Internet

and other on-line services. Its innovative design,

which makes it look more tike a VCR, comes with an

infrared keyboard and a remote control to activate

basic computer services, such as starting up Windows

95, CD ROMS, etc. They’ll be selling it for about

$1,850.

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