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This month in Features PCUG News & Services 8Mother, Oh Mother 7 Membership Notes Ted Macarthur reviews a selection of motherboards Mike Burke with information for new members 12Super Notetab 19TIP Help Directory Terry Bibo explains Nhan Tran’s guide to TIP information 14Soft Options 2 23Internet Clinic Robert Dakin remembers Information about how to get commected 16CD ROM 44Internet Project Application Nick Thompson reviews a selection of software Get connected with TIP 20Qool URLs 45Member Services Anne Greiner selects the best of the Web Details of services available to members only 22Where’s the Robot of my Dreams? 46Special Interest Groups Ockham’s Razor transcript Where the real action is 24 Centrefold 47 The Great Coffee and Chat Luncheon Training News Low cost training for members 31Capture It! 48 Vendor Discounts Jim Hume shares a lovely bit of software Membership has its privileges 32 Bits and Bytes 50Members’ Ads Have a laugh with Andrew Clayton Check here first for bargains 33 Puzzle Corner Exercise the old grey cells with Vic Bushell 50 PCUG Membership The official membership form 34 Software Library News Phil Trudinger reviews a selection of software 51Help Directory Stuck? Call the experts 40 Microsoft vs Evil Walter van Praag looks at monopolies 52Calendar What’s on next month 42What’s News? Malcolm Morrison keeps up with the latest Profile 2Editorial Information Advertiser & Product Information How to contribute to Sixteen Bits 11 InterACT Technology Group 3Contact Information How to contact us 13 Dynamite Internet 4Editorial 30 L&S Associates Anne Greiner 41 Bettowynd 4President’s Letter Anne Greiner fills in 48 Vendor Discount Scheme 5Letters From our readers... Stop Press: WINNER of ‘Best Columns’ award Intergalactic Newsletter Competition. SIXTEEN BITS July 1998 1 SIXTEEN BITS (ISSN 0817-0991) Managing Editor is published monthly by the Anne Greiner PC Users Group (ACT) Inc [email protected] PO Box 42 [email protected] Belconnen ACT 2616 Australia Online Editor Tamsin Sowden Deadlines For We welcome submissions of articles from [email protected] members of the Group. 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