Steve Ciarcia's C i r c u i t C e l l a r I N K Microcomputer Applications "Practical Applications for the Real World" Looking for unique hardware, clever software, project support, and techniques and technologies? Then Circuit Cellar INK is for you. Future issues to include articles on: o Video Biofeedback o Stepper Motors o 80386 Computer o Home Control o Print Spooler o Interfacing o Test Equipment o Video Recognition o Satellite Photos o Multitasking Premier Issue: January 1988 A 1-year (6-issue) charter subscription costs only $14.95. To start your subscription, send check; money order; or Visa, MasterCard, or American Express number (with expiration date and signature) to: Circuit Cellar INK P.O. Box 3378 Wallingford, CT 06494 or call (203) 875-2199. (Canada/Mexico, please add $3 for surface mail, $12 for airmail. All other foreign countries, please add $12 for airmail. U.S. funds only.) Msg #8490 posted 08/24/87 by Harv Weiner To: ALL USERS About: Circuit Cellar Ink (48 lines) Dear Circuit Cellar BBS User: We are starting a new publishing medium to supplement Steve Ciarcia's cur-rent projects in BYTE Magazine. This new bi-monthly publication is called CIRCUIT CELLAR INK - MICROCOMPUTER HARDWARE APPLICATIONS. The purpose of this letter is to see if you are interested in writing for it. In order for you to appreciate the kinds of articles we need, let me give you some background. The early days of microcomputing were truly exciting times. Magazines, such as BYTE and Kilobaud, and user group newsletters were filled with articles describing the basic techniques of microcomputing. Subjects ranged from expanding memory, power supply construction, disk drive and cassette interfaces, and even the design of whole computers. Commercial products were scarce, and only a special breed of electronics enthusiast had enough of the "right stuff" to put it all together into something functional. As personal microcomputing became more popular, commercial equipment pro-liferated, and it became cheaper to buy than to build. This created a group of "appliance operators" with little knowledge of electronics or computer fundamentals. Computer magazines redirected a lot of their editorial content from hardware construction articles to reviews of business- oriented equipment and system software in hopes of attracting high advertising revenues from these new aggressive manufacturers. The end result is that hardware builders constantly face a losing battle for editorial coverage when pitted against a readership full of appliance buyers. We feel that the computer experimenter is alive and well and we would like to return to the best part of those early days, albeit at today's much higher technical level. We feel there is a need for a publication that amplifies and supports Steve's efforts in BYTE with additional novel hardware and software applications. We feel that you might be someone who can relate to this era and would like to make a contribution. This is not a solicitation for money. We already know there is a vast subscriber base ready for anything Steve Ciarcia publishes. Instead, this is a call to arms to join with others in creating a special microcomputing oasis for technically proficient experimenters far away from the influence of advertising or special interests. CIRCUIT CELLAR INK will premiere with 24 pages of practical articles and reader interaction with no advertising. The goal is to inform, not to sell. Articles can be machine-specific or not, and should generally encompass one or more of the following topics: General technology Various types of control systems Sensors Data Acquisition, data logging, etc. PAL programmer Stepper Motors IBM PC interfaces BCC52 and SB180 expansion peripherals Real world interfacing Single board computers or controllers Smart house applications Software to run all of the above Remote sensing or control Tutorials on communications protocols Any video devices Descriptive applications Here is your chance to describe your special project to others who will appreciate, understand, critique, and enhance it to the mutual benefit of all. What about that project that you would love to build "if only I had the time?" An article for CIRCUIT CELLAR INK could be the motivation to complete, publish, and get paid for it. We will work with you in formulating your ideas and writing your articles. We don't expect you to submit a perfectly composed manuscript, and we will edit as necessary. Article lengths are unlimited and will be paid at the rate of $50 per published page. Longer articles will be serialized as necessary. If you would like to participate in CIRCUIT CELLAR INK, please submit a letter describing any project that you wish to contribute. We will be happy to evaluate and discuss it with you. We hope that you will view this as an opportunity to contribute something useful to the community of experimenters and professionals who have raised microcomputing to its present advanced state. Please contact me here via private message or directly by US mail. We look forward to hearing from you. Harv Weiner Microservices 67 Scott Drive South Windsor, CT 06074