The LA Fox Developer Newsletter

February 1997

SDrina Conference ‘97 FAQs

by Barry R. Lee

>>Are there User’s Group discounts, or discounts for group

registration? <<

No.

>> Do you accept credit card payments? <<

Yes. However, the prices reflect a cash discount. Credit card

users must pay the full price of $209, $235, and $259 respec-

tively.

<<...are they [the meals] still included in the registration

price? <<

Yes. Unofficially, we’ll be covering breaks and lunches. If we

can at all afford it, we’ll be having continental breakfasts Satur-

day and Sunday, too. I’m pretty sure we’ll be doing the CBs,

but we’ll have to see how registration goes.

>>What about hotels and airlines?<<

- Hotel: We have secured discounted rooms at the rate of

$89.00 per room. To get this discount, you must call the LAX

Westin directly at (310) 216-5858 (not their “800” number). Be

sure to tell them that you are making reservations for the

“MICROCOMPUTER ENGINEERING SERVICES room block”.

This price will be honored 3 days prior and 3 days after the

event. You will need a credit card to hold the reservation.

- Airlines: We have secured a 5% discount of any published

fares on United or Delta. To get these special rates, you or your

travel agent will need to call one of the following phone numbers.

United’s meetings desk phone number is 1-800-521-4041. Our

meeting ID Code for United is “513DA”. Delta’s meeting desk

phone number is 1-800-241-6760. Our file number for Delta is

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Out and About (Con't from page 7)

tomers.” (Ed. Note: Borland C++Builderis Borland’s new

object-oriented development toolthat combines the power and

control of the C++ programming language with the rapid applica-

tion development productivity of Delphi.)

Arrivals and Departures, Part 2. On January 2, 1997,

12:45am, Calvin Hsia’s wife Pam gave birth to their new daugh-

ter, Wendy Iris Hsia. She weighed in at 7 lbs 5 oz and mea-

sured 19.5 inches. Not to be outdone, Toni Taylor-Feltman, on

January 20, 1997 at 9:55pm, gave birth to William Michael “Mic”

Feltman Ill. Mic weighed in at 8 lbs 10 oz and was 20.5 inches

long. Says Toni, “He was born on his Grandpa’s birthday so it

only seemed appropriate that he should share his name along

with his birthday. We are all doing well and are even starting to

(Con’t, next column)

Out and About (Con’t from previous column)

get adjusted to the lack of sleep we are getting. If you want to

see what Mic looks like, he has his own little section on our

web page, feel free to stop in and have a look (http://

www.foxgang.net/neon).” Now all we’re waiting for is Steven

Black’s new arrival. <g>

Short Takes

Apple Computer Inc. Chairman Gilbert announced that he will

be suspending the merit bonuses of executives, including

himself, until the struggling computer maker reports consistent

profits. [Ed. Note: Duhhhh!!!]

Tickle Me Barbie. In an effort to clear the way for an an-

nounced merger with Tyco, manufacturer of the hugely suc-

cessful Tickle Me Elmo, Mattel Inc. will be shedding many of

its weaker non-core lines. Mattel shares fell $1 .625 to $25.75

on the NYSE.

Do I really need to say anything about the AOL fiasco?!?!

Samsung finally made their much-expected move to take over

troubled computer manufacturer AST Research. Shareholders

quickly formed a “protection committee” to monitor their inter-

ests, with many of the shareholders saying that Samsung’s offer

is much too low. And while all this is going on, AST deserves a

“thumbs-up” for donating several systems to local fire depart-

ments in the area. The fire authority has a web site at http:ll

wvvw.ocfa.oig.

Finally, Microsoft announced that it would stop making its

Windows NT operating system for computers based on the

PowerPC chip, dealing the latest blow to the once-touted

microprocessor. Currently, only Apple sells PowerPC comput-

ers in any substantial numbers.

It Can’t Get Any Easier.......

We’ve come up with an easy way to submit articles to the LA

Fox DeveloperNewsietter one that has been overlooked for

a long time.

You can submit your articles to Barry Lee at CIS# 72723,3422

on Compuserve, orbrlee@earthlink.net.

These articles can be on any FoxPro-related topic, whether it

concerns a new technique you’ve discovered, a certain develop-

ment technique you may favor over others, book reviews, etc.

Editor reserves the right to edit or offer constructive comments

concerning submitted articles and accepted articles shall be

considered to be in the public domain.

The quality of this newsletter really depends on the members

that support it, not just read it. And I think we’d all be surprised

by the useful information that could be circulated around the

membership.

So.

How ‘bout it?

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