Little Bits
By Andrew Roughan
Copyright (c) 1995 Apple Users' Group, Sydney
Republished from Applecations, a publication of the Apple Users' Group, Sydney, Australia.
o The big news this month is that Apple II fanatics will gather once again in Kansas City. This years conference looked to be in doubt when the previous organiser ICON (formerly Resource Central) announced that they would not be. Syndicomm, who run a number of areas on the GEnie on-line service, have stepped in to fill the void. The dates have been confirmed as 27, 28 & 29th of July and 40 rooms at Avila College have been booked. However, pricing is not yet available. A small contingent of AUG members is set to go this year. Book your holidays now!
o The 1995 Dataflow Software Catalogue is out now. Dataflow still carries educational software for Apple II computers. To receive your copy call the InfoFAX line on (02)699-9200.
o Most parents will face the dilemma of whether or not to purchase a computer for their children. Often this will be a major purchase sometime during the child's schooling years. Why wait until they are introduced to computers at school? Why not give them an early advantage? Give them an Apple II computer! They are extremely cheap and they have a huge selection of quality educational software available. Why buy them a Sega or a Nintendo when you can provide something that can do so much more?
o Digisoft's Golden Orchard Apple II CDROM is now shipping!
The introductory price is US$60. Overseas Shipping & Handling is US$5. Make cheques payable to Jim Maricondo. Sorry, credit cards are not acceptable. User group bulk discounts are available. More information is available from digisoft@hypermall.com. A content summary is available as file #758 from the [O]pen Information drawer of the [F]iling Cabinet on the AUG Apple // BBS.
To order, please send payment to:
PO Box 11005
Stanford, CA 94309-1005
o After some early criticism, Vitesse are now receiving better comments from purchasers of their FAXination facsimile software for the Apple IIgs. Many people are now reporting that they can successfully send, receive and view faxes. Vitesse has released a number of bug fixes via GEnie and their BBS. If you are having problems make sure you have the latest version.
o A new addition to the [O]pen Information area of the [F]iling Cabinet on the Apple II BBS is a press release about the MicroDrive interface card (file #765). This German card allows you to connect external IDE devices to an Apple II. It is being marketed as a replacement for the Vulcan interface card or as a means of internally mounting 2.5" IDE drives. The archive on the BBS has technical and ordering information as well as GIF pictures of the card.

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