Conference hydra::amiga_v1

3743.0. "May Boston Computer Society Meetings" by BOLTON::PLOUFF (It came from the... dessert!) Wed May 02 1990 17:39

     Here are Boston Computer Society Amiga-related meetings for the
     month of May.  Big news is the May 23 Amiga Multimedia presentation
     at the BCS General Meeting.

     Friday, May 4 - Amiga Video Subgroup.  Topic to be announced. 
     Meets at 7:30 PM, Cambridge Community Television Studios, One
     Kendall Square, Cambridge. (Located next to Quantum Books and near
     Draper Labs, actually five blocks northwest of Kendall Square
     itself.)  For more information call Cary Wasserman at (617)
     492-5621.

     Monday, May 7 - Amiga Tech Group.  "Amiga Programminig in a Visual
     Arts Educational Context."  Hubert Hohn, director of the Computer
     Arts Learning Center at Mass. College of Art, discusses development
     of educational programs for students from art to math to science. 
     7:30 PM at Department of Transportation, Cambridge, Rm. 120.  See
     below for directions.

     Tuesday, May 15 - Amiga General Meeting.  "Word Processors for the
     Amiga."  Discussion of what's new, what's improved and what's
     coming.  What's good for simple tasks, desktop publishing; what are
     prices; is there a good public domain WP?  7:30 PM at Department of
     Transportation, Cambridge, Auditorium.

     DoT building is located at 55 Broadway, at the intersection of
     Broadway, Main and 3rd Streets, and across from the Marriott Hotel. 
     Enter tall building through center courtyard; parking on side
     streets.  Recommended approach: use Storrow Drive to the Kendall
     Square - Cambridge exit.  Or ride the Red Line to Kendall.

    Wednesday, May 23 - BCS General Meeting.  "Real-Time Desktop Multimedia
    on the Amiga."  Commodore and Gold Disk combine to unveil breakthrough
    technologies for real-time desktop multimedia presentation.  Gold
    Disk's David Jones demonstrates the just-released _Showmaker_ video
    production software package.  Stay tuned for possible Commodore
    presentation.  7:30 PM, The New England Hall, 225 Clarendon St, Boston. 
    Street parking is difficult; paid parking at Copley Place, theatre
    district or under Boston Common, then walk several blocks.  Or ride the
    Green Line to Arlington or Copley.