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July, 1999

July 1, 1999 Meeting Announcement
Corel and Syntran

Our July, 1999 DVPC meeting will feature Corel with WordPerfect 9.0, Corel Draw 9.0, and WordPerfect Office 2000. You can read about this latest version of the #2 office suite from Corel in last month's issue of Diablo Blue. At the meeting we'll see some of the new features in both WordPerfect and Corel Draw, like web integration and support for voice dictation. We'll also feature Syntran and see a demonstration of FaxPrint and CamPrint. FaxPrint bypasses your computer, directing incoming faxes straight to your printer so they can be printed immediately. With CamPrint you simply connect your digital camera and your printer to the CamPrint unit and you can print all or individual photos, multiple photos of the same image, or select different sizes to print - all without having to turn on your PC. We may also see CFR 200, a Compact Flash Card Reader/Writer which is 100 times faster than using a serial port connection for getting photos into your PC.
DVPC meetings are held in the lobby conference room in Building B at the Bank of America Technology Center office complex in Concord, located near the northeast corner of Clayton Road at Galindo (see the Map to Monthly Meetings on page 15). Please use the main entrance of the building, which is in the center of the front of the building that faces Clayton road.
Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the main meeting starts at 7:00 p.m. From 6:30 to 7:00 we'll have the New User's SIG meeting; you can visit the Networking Table if you have something to sell or trade, need technical help, or just want to exchange views; and, as usual, we'll have library disks and those great DVPC mugs (version 2) for sale. The main meeting will include SIG news, random access, our presenters, and some of our usual great door prizes. See you at this month's meeting!

President's Corner
By Alan Mildwurm, DVPC
Snow in July? I hope not. Actually I have had several conversations with Corel and I think they WILL be at our July meeting. Of course, while I don't expect snow, I can't predict the likelihood of: floods, earthquakes, pestilence, comet/asteroid/Mir space station impact, volcanic eruption, plague, airport delays or Klingon attack. Assuming the earth remains in a stable orbit, we should be on.
Also presenting is Syntran with their two cool devices:FaxPrint2 and CamPrint. These devices are reasonably priced and fit a useful niche.
Last month Ron and I (and a few other notables, hangers-on, and assorted personages) attended the roll out of Microsoft Office 2000 at the new Metreon in San Francisco.
The Metreon was not even officially open. Workmen were scrambling around installing doors, pouring cement, and attending to other finishing touches to this new entertainment complex at Fourth and Mission. The Metreon is very cool. It boasts 16 theatres including an Imax, all

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