 The magazine of the Melbourne PC User Group Editorial Peter Smith |
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Thank You
The PC Update team, and friends, met last December. We had a convivial get-together - it is a reflection of the technology we use that some members have worked together for over a year, without ever coming face-to-face! My heartfelt thanks to all who have contributed the untold, unseen and largely unsung hours to the magazine. Some work was done - the ostensible reason for our gathering was to discuss the task ahead:
"How can the team produce 11 PC Updates a year of 128 pages and 10,000
copies, without winding up in either the loony-bin or the divorce
courts!"
While we are not (yet) at that position, the rate of increase of both membership and advertising support indicates that we should
definitely be planning for this level. Of course, if we can manage that workload, anything less will be easier! We are presently running at 15-16 pages of advertising per issue (giving a 760 page
PC Update). If present trends continue we could have 2$ pages by end-1992, a 128 page
PC Update and lots of posties with well developed arms and legs!
1992 Deadlines and workload
The current increased size and workload impose the deadlines and schedules below. These are based on delivering
PC Update to members one week before the monthly meeting. This happened for several issues in 1991 and was well received by members as it gives plenty of notice of the monthly meeting. It is also one of the changes requested in the member's survey. In the case of authors, submission of an article by their deadline does not guarantee publication in the next issue, as, by that date,
80% of those parts of the magazine will be completed. The author's deadline is merely the last possible date for submission and is, in the main, intended for regular contributors or those involved in writing a series.
In the case of committee or SIG coordinators, submission of an article by their deadline does guarantee inclusion in the next issue, assuming it is provided electronically (i.e. on the
PC Update BBS or on diskette). Articles provided late or non-electronically can only be included if time permits.
Back Issues
Again, my thanks to all of you who contributed your saved copies of "old" PC Updates during the year. Two complete sets of
PC Update now exist. They are being bound, as 5 volumes per set; 1984/85; 1986/87; 1988/89; 1990 and 1991. They will be available by end January.
There are a number of spare back issues of PC Update. Any one who provided copies is welcome to browse the pile and remove any left-overs that they donated, once that is complete they get
first chance to buy what's left. After that we'll see what we still have.
Reprinted from the Jan-Feb 1992 issue of PC Update, the magazine of Melbourne PC User Group, Australia
