CCP/M 1988-89 Looking back and looking forward It seems fitting that in a year when a movie would kindle interest in "Dead Poets", a user group catering to a "dead" computer operating system should do so well. CCP/M has done well in this past year. Many of our long time members continue active envolvement in the group, even though they often spend much of their time with non-CP/M type systems. We've also added many new people to our membership. This year has seen our group become a Z-System distributor, a developement that added a great deal to the value we can offer our members. The year started with many changes from our previous way of conducting our affairs. For one thing, we took full responiblity for our group's newsletter, a move that eventualy brought us to the inovative disk based format we are enjoying now. We've also established a a degree of dependablity that should continue to bring rewards in the future. One of the best developments of the past year has been a better distribution of the workload amung those doing the behind the scenes chores that are often taken for granted. While we still need to expand this concept of distibutive effort, we've made a start and have begun to see the rewards it can bring. I think it's a good time to recognise all those that contributed to CCP/M's success in the past year. While I can't mention each individual's name, it's clear that CCP/M would not have survived, let alone flurish, without the contributions of many individuals. I sincerly thank the officers and appointees that carried out thier responsiblities through out the past year. Here's thanks also to everyone that contributed materials to the newsletter, offered presentations at our meetings or added to our always expanding software library. For everyone that conributed the making CCP/M a better user group, your efforts are very much apreceated. While it's clear that there have been many individuals making important contributions to the group over the part year, I, as the current president, belive it's appropriate to bring special recognition to those who made an extrodinary difference thru thier efforts. I had in mind to sellect one person as the first recipiant of the CCP/M president's certificate of appreceation. In fact, I feel that this distinction should be shared by two members this year. Not only are they both worthy of recognition for thier contributions, but, they made many of thier most significant contributions thru a cooperative effort that stands as an example how much can be accomplished by individuals working together toward a common goal. The recipiants of the 1988-89 President's certificate of appreciation are Lee R Bradley and James F Taylor. Both of these men have spent many hours over the past year working on various tasks and projects which have had a profound influence on the quality of our user group. While they were certainly not alone in thier willingness to commit themselves to providing service and suport to CCP/M, they did distinguish themselves by the constancy of thier efforts and the varied nature of thier contributions. I'm sure that all the other members of CCP/M will join me in this special thanks to two people that offered so much of their time and effort over the past year. Being able to formalize this common sentiment is one of the true pleasures of having been president this past year. With a new year for CCP/M approching, it's a time to look forward to new opertunites and inovations. I hope all the members of CCP/M share my hope that CCP/M can build on the work of this past year, as we had in turn built on early efforts. The future for CCP/M is an open question. There are limitless opitions for the group's direction and character. If the resourcefullness, imagination and dedication of the current membership is an indication, I have every confidence that 1989-90 will be a still more interesting and prosperous year for CCP/M. BRIAN NALEWAJEK (president CCP/M) August 1989