The UNIX(R) CRONicle February 1996 Official Publication of the STL!/unix/usr/group (UNIX(R) is a registered trademark of the X/Open Company Ltd.) ==================================================================== *** NEXT MEETING: Wednesday, February 14, 1996 at 6:30 pm Sunnen Products, 7910 Manchester 6:30 PM . . Tutorial "Using make," by Mike Kriz 7:00 PM . . Call For Help (An opportunity for you to ask technical questions of the group) 7:15 PM . . Social, off-line conversations, & book sales 7:30 PM . . Presentation "ISO 9000" by Karen L. Wagener Wagener & Associates, Inc. ==================================================================== PRESENTATION ISO 9000, by Karen L. Wagener What is ISO 9000 and why should I care? Does my company need to be registered? If you have ever asked yourself these questions, this meeting is for you. Karen Wagener's presentation will explain what ISO 9000 is, how it applies to the software industry, and how companies can benefit from implementing ISO 9000. Don't miss this presentation on the hottest topic today! Karen L. Wagener, Managing Director, Wagener & Associates, Inc., has a Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering from Washington University. She is a RAB certified Quality Systems Lead Auditor (United States) and an IQA registered Lead Assessor (United Kingdom). Karen is experienced in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries and is a DCS (distributed control system) expert. She has several years experience developing logic for process control software, configuring distributed control systems, testing distributed control system software and has been responsible for maintaining distributed control system software. Karen has been involved with ISO 9000 since 1990 and QS-9000 since 1994, and has been consulting in quality management systems since 1993. She has worked with numerous clients in the United States on ISO 9000 and QS-9000 registration, and her clients include companies from the chemical, software, medical device and automotive industries. She also conducts registrar office and witness audits on behalf of the Registrar Accreditation Board. She is a member of the American Society for Quality Control and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. ==================================================================== TUTORIAL: "Using make" by Mike Kriz Make is a simple yet powerful tool that can automate tasks in an intelligent way. While most often used for software development to automate and manage compiling and linking, make is versatile and can lend itself to nearly any repetitive task. ==================================================================== Meetings: ---------------------------------------------------------------- February 14, 6:30pm Main meeting Sunnen Products, 7910 Manchester ---------------------------------------------------------------- February 20, 6:00pm Steering Committee The Steering Committee meets the Tuesday following the general 2nd Wednesday meeting at 6:00 PM in the 2nd floor training room of Daugherty Systems, located at One City Place in Creve Coeur. Anyone is welcome to attend. The security guard can direct you to the room. If you would like to become more involved in the planning aspects of our group, please join us. Meetings usually last 1 1/2 to 2 hours. ---------------------------------------------------------------- February 15, 7:00pm: Linux SIG The Products of Yggdrasil by Matthew Feldt Meeting Location: Bridgeton Trails Public Library Room #2 3455 McKelvey Road St. Louis, MO ==================================================================== The STL!/unix/usr/group meets the 2nd Wednesday of every month at Sunnen Products, 7910 Manchester Blvd, just east of Hanley on Manchester. DIRECTIONS FROM DOWNTOWN: 1) Take 40 West to the Hanley exit. 2) Turn left (south) onto Hanley. 3) Turn left (east) onto Manchester, then turn right ASAP into the Sunnen Products driveway. The St. Louis UNIX Users Group Linux SIG (SLUUGLS) meets the 3rd Thursday of every month at a place to be determined. ==================================================================== ELECTIONS The St. Louis Unix User's Group will hold elections for two directors and four officers at our February meeting. The following offices/terms will be filled: Director, 3 year term Director, 1 year term President, 1 year term Vice President, 1 year term Secretary, 1 year term Treasurer, 1 year term It is not too late to nominate someone. To do so, contact a member of the Nomination Committee: Kevin Ruland kevin@rodin.wustl.edu Ed Wehner wehner@michelob.wustl.edu John O'Reilly oreilly@michelob.wustl.edu ==================================================================== ITEC SHOW May 22-23, 1996 SLUUG hopes to participate in the ITEC Show again this year on May 22-23. We will again be asking for your help in the booth and with presentations. What we need right now are a Presentation Manager and a Booth Manager. The Presentation Manager will co-ordinate 3 to 5 presentations (we already have some presentations lined up). The Booth Manager will co-ordinate the recruitment and scheduling of volunteers and booth setup. If you are willing to help with either of these positions, please call or e-mail Dave Mills or any SLUUG Officers or any of the Steering Committee members. Regards, Dave Mills Home (314) 452-3313 Cypress Systems, Ltd. Work (314) 230-5151 ext 103 Manchester MO 63011 Fax (314) 230-5494 ==================================================================== St. Louis Unix Users Group - Linux SIG (SLUUGLS) PRESENTATION: Continuing to look at different Linux distributions and vendors, last month's introduction to the Caldera Network Desktop will be followed by a review of Yggdrasil's Linux products. Yggdrasil offers a reference book 'The Linux Bible' with a CDROM that contains the entire text of the book for easy access and searching. 'Plug and Play Linux', Yggdrasil's own complete Linux distribution. 'Linux - Installation and Beyond' a three hour instructional video describing installation of 'Plug and Play', 'Red Hat' and 'Slackware' Linux. 'Linux Internet Archives', a 6 CD set of Linux software including mirrors of sunsite, tsx-11, ftp.digital.com and multiple different Linux distributions. All the above will be described and contrasted to other Linux products available with an emphasis on Yggdrasil's 'Plug and Play' Linux distribution. For more information on Yggdrasil see http://www.yggdrasil.com LOCATION DIRECTIONS: Bridgeton Trails Public Library Room #2 3455 McKelvey Road >From 270: Exit St. Charles Rock Road east, make right onto McKelvey Road, Library is on the right (west) hand side of McKelvey. >From Lindberg: Exit St. Charles Rock Road west, make left onto McKelvey Road, Library is on the right (west) hand side of McKelvey. For more information on SLUUGLS refer to the WWW home page for the group at http://dark.wustl.edu/sluugls/ or contact Matthew Feldt at linux@www.feldt.com. ==================================================================== CTI - Computer Telephone Integration A new SLUUG Special Interest Group (SIG) is in the process of being formed, called the CTI-Users Group. The purpose of the group is to explore and discuss the exciting new technologies, standards, and opportunities in CTI. Watch for a separate electronic mailing and survey about the CTI-Users Group, or contact: Tony Zafiropoulos President iTEK, Inc. Voicemail/Pager: 841-1100 Fax: 644-0988 Email: itek@inlink.com Web: http://www.inlink.com/~itek ==================================================================== Special Interest Groups As our membership grows, we have had some inquiries about the possibility of having Special Interest Groups in several areas. If you are interested in starting or participating in a SIG for System Administration, Networking, C, Object Oriented Programming, a specific vendor, etc., please call Dave Mills at 230-5151, extension 103, or contact any officer of the group. ==================================================================== WANTED * * WANTED * * WANTED * * WANTED * * WANTED * * WANTED SLUUGLS would like to set up a Linux Server to mirror Linux sites and provide Linux to the bulletin board users of SLUUG. In order to provide these services we are seeking a donation of a system with the following configuration: 4/586 Motherboard & CPU 16MB RAM 2+GB Hard Drive Ethernet Adaptor CDROM Drive Any donation, even parts will be appreciated. Thank you. Matthew Feldt E-mail: linux@www.feldt.com SBC Communications URL: http://www.feldt.com ASCII-armored Public PGP key is in .plan or web page. ==================================================================== SPONSORS..... Andersen Consulting Arbor Consulting Ask/Ingress Software AT&T Global Information Solutions Brown Group, Inc. CIBER, Inc. Cyborg Consulting Enterprise Cypress Systems, Ltd. Daugherty Systems Gundaker Realtors Better Homes & Gardens Hewlett-Packard IBM Informix Corporation Lindenberg & Associates Maryville Data Systems, Inc. Mastercard International O'Reilly & Associates Pyramid Technology Corporation Rave Computer SEI Software Systems Specialists, Inc. Sun Microsystems Sunnen Products Sybase The Charron Law Firm Unisys Venmar Systems, Inc. ==================================================================== SPONSOR OF THE MONTH Cyborg Consulting Enterprise (CCE) is a computer consulting company with three arms. CCE is a Solution Provider, a Network Value Added Re-seller (VAR), and a Service Provider to the Information Highway. As a Solution Provider, CCE provides solutions based on client needs. CCE will do the analysis, design, implementation, installation, training, and on-going support. CCE specializes in setting up Local Area Networks (LAN) and Wide Area Networks (WAN). In addition, CCE provides Network and System Integration, Project Management, Custom Programming, and Service Maintenance for mainframe, mini, workstation, and micro environments. As a Network VAR, CCE is involved in reselling computer hardware, software, and peripherals. CCE has relationships with various distributors and manufacturers and can get practically any computer products in the market at competitive prices. More importantly, CCE knows how to select the right components to provide a complete solution for our clients. As a Service Provider, CCE provides low cost access to the Information Highway along with a turnkey solution so that clients can have a true business presence 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on the Information Highway. CCE allows their clients to have their own World Wide Web Home Page so that the client can offer their products and services to the Global Community. Contact: Sam Kaleem email: kaleem@cyborgnet.com Cyborg Consulting Enterprise voice: (314) 579-9185 639 Highland Park, Suite #C fax : (314) 579-9072 St. Louis, MO 63017 www : www.cybornet.com ==================================================================== SLUUG on the World Wide Web (WWW) The St. Louis UNIX Users Group maintains a WWW page at http://dark.wustl.edu/. Visit us to learn more about who we are and what we do, visit other UNIX user groups' WWW pages, sign up for the Linux SIG, or just to browse. ==================================================================== /usr/groups/other We publish other user group meeting schedules on a reciprocal basis. If you are a member of another non-profit group, please inform them of our policy and invite them to exchange meeting information with editor@michelob.wustl.edu, or call any of the SLUUG officers. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Missouri Society of Professional Engineers The Missouri Society of Professional Engineers (MSPE) will discuss pending telecommunications deregulation. When: February 22, 1996, at 7:00 PM Where: The Engineer's Club, 4539 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis Telecommunications deregulation will affect everyone in Missouri: o Will Southwestern Bell (SBC) get local service competition? o Will SBC enter the long distance market? o Will Missouri get CATV to deliver phone service? o When will Missouri get ADSL service? (ADSL uses the existing copper network for 772kbps up to 8Mbps.) o When will Missouri get fiber-to-the-curb? We intend to sign up an elected official, and a prominent business person who is familiar with telecommunications issues. The speakers have not been confirmed yet, but we will make a second announcement; please check our web pages for more up-to-date information. http://www.icon-stl.net/mspestl Cost: $5 per person (covers snacks, too!) Please contact Kurt at (314)533-9333 to reserve your seat. Or email mspestl@icon-stl.net. ------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Louis Quality Association "Client-Server Testing," presented by Dan Mosley When: Tuesday, February 27, 4-6 PM Where: A-B at Watson & Geyer Contact Mike at (314)259-7535 for more information. ------------------------------------------------------------------- St. Louis Internet Users Group The St. Louis Internet Users Group is devoted to discussing issues dealing with the Internet. Each meeting includes a presentation, question and answer session, and a discussion of new resources available on the Internet. Meetings: 2nd Monday of the month, 6:30 PM, auditorium, lower level, One City Place on Olive Street Road in Creve Coeur. Contact: Jym Barnes at (314)926-8672 (jym@stl.net) or visit their Web home page, http://www.stl.net. ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), St. Louis Chapter Meetings: 2nd Monday of the month, 5:30 PM, Grone Cafeteria, 4409 Woodson Road, 2 blocks south of Lambert airport. Dinner at Grone's before the meeting. Contact: Dayle Majors at (314)441-2895. ------------------------------------------------------------------- The Gateway Area Macintosh User Group (GAMUG) Meetings: Second Tuesday of the month, 7:00 PM, Parkway Instructional Services Building, 12657 Fee Fee Road, just west of Page and I-270. Contact: GAMUG Hotline, 664-6972 (voice) or 664-6975 (FAX). ------------------------------------------------------------------- GAMUG SIGS Numerous SIGs are supported by GAMUG, including FileMaker Pro, MIDI/Finale, Desktop Publishing/Prepress, and Education. A Communications SIG and a Programmers SIG meet after the main meeting, and two New User SIGs meet before the meeting, from 5:30 to 6:45 PM. ==================================================================== CONTACT LIST CONTACT LIST CONTACT LIST CONTACT LIST -------------------------------------------------------------------- Address Changes Klaus Mueller H: +1 (314) 334-6477 & Membership 331 S Spring Ave Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 EMAIL: mueller@michelob.wustl.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- BBS Questions Gary Meyer H: (314)781-8644 EMAIL: gary@michelob.wustl.edu EMAIL: meyer@decus.org -------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate Sponsors Paul Backer W: (314)454-4002 FAX: (314)454-6158 EMAIL: pauldb1@slch.wustl.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter Editorial team: EMAIL:editor@michelob.wustl.edu Submissions Publisher: Sanjiv Bhatia H: (314)382-3352 W: (314)516-6520 FAX: (314)516-5400 EMAIL: sanjiv@aryabhat.cs.umsl.edu Editor: Steve Totten H: (618)931-0037 EMAIL: totten@michelob.wustl.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- O'Reilly Books Fred Govier W: (314)342-7846 EMAIL: govier@michelob.wustl.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- Presentations Rich Seibel H: (314)878-0394 W: (314)851-2725 EMAIL: rich@michelob.wustl.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- Steering Committee Dave Mills H: (314)452-3313 Information W: (314)230-5151 ext 103 FAX: (314)230-5494 EMAIL: mills@michelob.wustl.edu -------------------------------------------------------------------- Linux SIG Matthew Feldt H: (314)429-5433 URL: http://www.feldt.com EMAIL: linux@www.feldt.com -------------------------------------------------------------------- ==================================================================== SUBMISSIONS If you would like to submit an article to the CRONicle of general interest to the members of the St. Louis UNIX Users Group, email it to editor@michelob.wustl.edu ====================================================================