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A "History" of Melbourne PC User Group
as taken from the pages of PC Update
Stan Johnstone
stanj@melbpc.org.au  

The Melbourne PC User Group has now passed its 20th birthday with its members enjoying the development of the fastest growing technology in history.  It has never been possible to create a written history of the Group, however using the Presidents' Reports and Editorials that have appeared in PC Update over the years it is possible by following the following links it is possible to read something of the Melb PC as it developed.
 
1984 March The President Exhorts .... Lloyd Borrett
  June Prez Said Lloyd Borrett
  July Prez Said Lloyd Borrett
  September Prez Said
Ed Said .....
Lloyd Borrett
Rod Thompson
  November Ed Said .... Rod Thompson
       
1985 February Pres Said
Ed Said
Monthly News
Lloyd Borrett
Rod Thompson
Rod Thompson
  March Ed Said
Monthly News
Rod Thompson
Rod Thompson
  April Ed Said
Monthly News
Rod Thompson
Rod Thompson
  July

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David Watson
  October Pres Said Lloyd Borrett
  December Prez Said Lloyd Borrett
       
1986 April Pres Said Lloyd Borrett
  June Pres Said Lloyd Borrett
  July Prez Said Lloyd Borrett
  August Prez Said Anne Rouse
  September Prez Said Anne Rouse
  October Pres Said Anne Rouse
  November /
   December
Prez Said
Editorial
Ron Lyth
David Jitts
       
1987 January Prez Said
Editorial
Ron Lyth
David Jitts
  February The Oval Office
Editorial
Ron Lyth
David Jitts
  March / April The Oval Office
Editorial
Ron Lyth
David Jitts
  May Prez Said
Editorial
Ron Lyth
David Jitts
  June Quick Reference Guide to Melb PC David Jitts
  July Prez Said
Guest Editorial
Ron Lyth
John Wilkins
  August Editorial David Jitts
  September Prez Said
Editorial
Ron Lyth
David Jitts
  October Editorial David Jitts
  November Prez Said
Editorial
President's Annual Report
A History of Melb PC
Ron Lyth
David Jitts
Ron Lyth
Lloyd Borrett
  December The President's Screen Address
Editorial
Ian Robinson
David Jitts
       
1988 January /
   February
Command File
Guest Editorial
Ian Robinson
John Wilkins
  March Editorial David Jitts
  April Command File
Editorial
Ian Robinson
David Jitts
  May Editorial David Jitts
  June Editorial David Jitts
  July The President's Screen Address
Editorial
Ian Robinson
Ash Nallawalla
  August Editorial Ash Nallawalla
  September The President's Screen
Editorial
Ian Robinson
Ash Nallawalla
  October Editorial Ash Nallawalla
  November Editorial Ash Nallawalla
  December Editorial
Bill Gates Down Under
Ash Nallawalla
 
       
1989 January /
   February
Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  March Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  April Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  May Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  June Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  July Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  August Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  September Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  October Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  November Pres Said
Editorial
President's Annual Report
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
John Beck
  December Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
       
1990 January /
   February
Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  March Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  April Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  May Pres Said
Editorial
Whither Melb PC -
     A Discussion paper
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
Charles Wright
 
  June Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  July Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  August Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  September Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  October Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
  November Pres Said
Editorial
President's Annual Report
John Beck
Ash Nallawalla
John Beck
  December Pres Said
Editorial
John Beck
Peter Smith
       
1991 January /
   February
President's Page
Editorial
John Drake
Peter Smith
  March President's Page
Editorial
John Drake
Peter Smith
  April President's Page
Editorial
John Drake
Peter Smith
  May President's Report
Editorial
John Drake
Peter Smith
  June President's Page
Editorial
John Drake
Peter Smith
  July President's Page
Editorial
John Drake
Peter Smith
  August The President's Pen
Editorial
Spen Ingamells
Peter Smith
  September The President's Pen
Editorial
Spen Ingamells
Peter Smith
  October The President's Pen
Editorial
Spen Ingamells
Peter Smith
  November The President's Pen
Editorial
President's Annual Report
Spen Ingamells
Peter Smith
Spen Ingamells
  December Editorial Peter Smith
       
1992 January /
   February
The President's Pen
Editorial
Spen Ingamells
Peter Smith
  March Editorial Peter Smith
  April President's Report
Editorial
Vice's Views
Spen's Pen
Joan Hedegus
Peter Smith
Charles Wright
Spem Ingamells
  May President's Report
Editorial
Joan Hedegus
Peter Smith
  June H1 Is Back, But Not To Stay!
Editorial
Lloyd Borrett
Ash Nallawalla
  July President's Page
Editorial
Lloyd Borrett
Ash Nallawalla
  August President's Page
Editorial
President's Annual Report
Lloyd Borrett
Ash Nallawalla
Lloyd Borrett
  September In The Saddle
Editorial
Peter Smith
Ash Nallawalla
  October In The Saddle
Editorial
Peter Smith
Major Keary
  November In The Saddle
Editorial
Peter Smith
Major Keary
  December In The Saddle
Editorial
Peter Smith
Major Keary
       
1993 January /
   February
In the Saddle
Editorial
Peter Smith
Major Keary
  March In the Saddle
Editorial
Peter Smith
Major Keary
  April Which Way from Here

Editorial
Peter Smith & Charles Wright
Major Keary
  May In the Saddle
Editorial
Peter Smith
Major Keary
  June CPU (Club President's Report) 
Editorial
Peter Smith
Major Keary
  July CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  August Editorial Ash Nallawalla
  September CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  October President's Annual Report
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  November CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  December CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
       
1994 January /
   February
CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  March CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  April CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  May CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Colin Lovitt
Ash Nallawalla
  June CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Colin Lovitt
Ash Nallawalla
  July CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Colin Lovitt
Ash Nallawalla
  August CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Colin Lovitt
Ash Nallawalla
  September CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Colin Lovitt
Ash Nallawalla
  October CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Colin Lovitt
Ash Nallawalla
  November CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Colin Lovitt
Ash Nallawalla
  December CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial

President's Annual Report
1994 Members' Survey
Colin Lovitt
Ash Nallawalla
Colin Lovitt
Ross Parkhowell
       
1995 January /
   February
CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial

Returning Officer's Report
Colin Lovitt
Ash Nallawalla
George Skarbek
  March CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Colin Lovitt
Ash Nallawalla
  April CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Trevor Jacobs
Ash Nallawalla
  May CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  June CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  July CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  August CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  September CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  October CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  November CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
  December President's Annual Report
Editorial
Charles Wright
Ash Nallawalla
       
1996 January /
   February
CPU (Club President's Report) Charles Wright
  March CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Carol Daniels
  April CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Carol Daniels
  May CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Carol Daniels
  June CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Carol Daniels
  July CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Carol Daniels
  August VGA (Vice-President's Gadding About)
Editorial
Ash Nallawalla

Carol Daniels
  September CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Carol Daniels
  October CPU (Club President's Update)  
Editorial
Charles Wright
Carol Daniels
  November CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Charles Wright
Carol Daniels
  December President's Annual Report
Editorial
Charles Wright
Carol Daniels
       
1997 January /
   February
CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  March CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  April CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  May CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  June CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  July CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  August CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  September CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  October CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  November CPU (Club President's Report)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  December President's Annual Report
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
       
1998 January /
   February
CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  March CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  April CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  May CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  June CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  July CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  August CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  September CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  October CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  November CPU (Club President's Update)
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
  December President's Annual Report 1998
Editorial
Stan Johnstone
Carol Daniels
       
1999 January /
   February
Editorial Carol Daniels
  March Club President's Comments
Editorial
Morris Tobias
Carol Daniels
  April Club President's Comments
Editorial
Morris Tobias
Carol Daniels
  May Club President's Comments
Editorial
Morris Tobias
Carol Daniels
  June Club President's Comments
Editorial
Morris Tobias
Ash Nallawalla
  July Editorial Ash Nallawalla
  August CPU Club President's Update
Editorial
Morris Tobias
Ash Nallawalla
  September PC (President's Comments) Morris Tobias
  October PC (President's Comments)
Guest Editorial
Morris Tobias
Gary Taig
  November Club President's Comments
Editorial
Morris Tobias
Ash Nallawalla
  December Club President's Comments
Editorial
President's Annual Report
Morris Tobias
Ash Nallawalla
Morris Tobias
       
2000 January /
   February
PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
Morris Tobias
Ash Nallawalla
  March PC (President's Comments)
Guest Editorial
Morris Tobias
Stan Johnstone
  April PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  May PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  June PC (President's Comments)
Guest Editorial
George Skarbek
Gary Taig
  July PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  August PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  September PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  October PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  November PC (President's Comments)
Editorial

President's Annual Report
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
George Skarbek
  December PC (President's Comments)
Guest Editorial
George Skarbek
Gary Taig
       
2001 January /
   February
PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  March PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  April PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  May PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  June PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  July PC (President's Comments)
Guest Editorial
George Skarbek
Stan Johnstone
  August PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  September PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  October PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  November PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
President's Annual Report
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
George Skarbek
  December PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
       
2002 January /
   February
PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  March PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  April PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  May PC (President's Comments)
Guest Editorial
George Skarbek
Gary Taig
  June PC (President's Comments)
Guest Editorial
George Skarbek
Gary Taig
  July PC(President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  August PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  September PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  October PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  November PC (President's Comments)
Guest Editorial
President's Annual Report
George Skarbek
Gary Taig
George Skarbek
  December PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
       
2003 January /
   February
PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  March PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  April PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  May PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  June PC (President's Comments)
Guest Editorial
George Skarbek
Stan Johnstone
  July PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  August PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  September PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  October PC (President's Comments)
Editorial
George Skarbek
Ash Nallawalla
  November PC (President's Comments)
Guest Editorial
President's Annual Report
George Skarbek
Stan Johnstone
George Skarbek
  December In the Hot Seat
Editorial
Returning Officer's Report
Dave Botherway
Ash Nallawalla
Doug Brooke
       
2004 January /
     February
In the Hot Seat
Editorial
Dave Botherway
Ash Nallawalla
  March In the Hot Seat
Editorial
Dave Botherway
Ash Nallawalla
  April In the Hot Seat
Editorial
Dave Botherway
Gary Taig
  May In the Hot Seat
Editorial
Dave Botherway
Ash Nallawalla
  June In the Hot Seat
Editorial
Dave Botherway
Ash Nallawalla
  July In the Hot Seat
Editorial
Dave Botherway
Ash Nallawalla
  August In the Hot Seat
Editorial
Dave Botherway
Ash Nallawalla
  September In the Hot Seat
Editorial
Dave Botherway
Ash Nallawalla
  October In the Hot Seat
Editorial
Dave Botherway
Ash Nallawalla
  November In the Hot Seat
Editorial

A New Home in Chadstone
President’s Annual Report
Dave Botherway
Ash Nallawalla
Dave Botherway
Dave Botherway
  December In the Hot Seat
Editorial
Dave Botherway
Ash Nallawalla