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Communications of the Users Group Editor Barbara When problem solving is reduced to hacking, there's usually a problem in documentation somewhere. Bruce Ormsby Adam Software Corner, EP@P (December 1988) COMMUNICATIONS OF THE USERS GROUP EDITORBARBARA BEETON VOLUME10, NUMBER1 . APRIL1989 PROVIDENCE RHODEISLAND U.S.A. TUGboat, Volume 10 (1989), No. 1 TUGboat TUGboat Editorial Committee During 1989, the communications of the w Users Barbara Beeton, Editor Group will be published in four issues. One issue Ron Whitney, Production Assistant will consist primarily of the Proceedings of the Helmut Jiirgensen, Associate Editor for Software Annual Meeting. Laurie Mann, Associate Editor on Training Issues TUGboat is distributed as a benefit of mem- Georgia K.M. Tobin, Associate Editor, Font Forum bership to all members. Don Hosek, Associate Editor for Output Devices Submissions to TUGboat are for the most part Jackie Damrau, Associate Editor for .VTjjX reproduced with minimal editing, and any questions Alan Hoenig and Mitch Pfeffer, Associate Editors regarding content or accuracy should be directed for Typesetting on Personal Computers to the authors, with an information copy to the See page 5' for addresses. Editor. Other TUG Publications Submitting Items for Publication TUG publishes the series wniques, in which have The deadline for submitting items for Vol. 10, appeared user manuals for macro packages and 2, No. is May 1, 1989; the issue will be mailed in m-related software, as well as the Proceedings July. (Deadlines for future issues are listed in the of the 1987 and 1988 Annual Meetings. Other Calendar, page 117.) publications on wnical subjects also appear from Manuscripts should be submitted to a member time to time. of the TUGboat Editorial Committee. Articles of TUG is interested in considering additional general interest, those not covered by any of the manuscripts for publication. These might include editorial departments listed, and all items submitted manuals, instructional materials, documentation, or on magnetic media or as camera-ready copy should works on any other topic that might be useful to be addressed to the Editor, in care of the TUG the w community in general. Provision can be office. made for including macro packages or software in Contributions in electronic form are encour- computer-readable form. If you have any such aged, via electronic mail, on magnetic tape or items or know of any that you would like considered diskette, or transferred directly to the American for publication, contact Karen Butler at the TUG Mathematical Society's computer; contributions in office. the form of camera copy are also accepted. For instructions, write or call Karen Butler at the TUG Trademarks office. Many trademarked names appear in the pages of An address has been set up on the AMS com- TUGboat. If there is any question about whether puter for receipt of contributions sent via electronic a name is or is not a trademark, prudence dictates mail: TUGboatQMath. AMS . corn on the Internet. that it should be treated as if it is. The following TUGboat Advertising and Mailing Lists list of trademarks which appear in this issue may not be complete. For information about advertising rates, publication 4IMS-w is a trademark of the American Mathe- schedules or the purchase of TUG mailing lists, write matical Society. or call Karen Butler at the TUG office. APS p5 is a trademark of Autologic, Inc. METAFONT is a trademark of Addison-Wesley Inc. PC w is a registered trademark of Personal w, Inc. Postscript is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. TEX is a trademark of the American Mathematical Society. UNIXis a trademark of AT&T Bell Laboratories. TUGboat, Volume 10 (1989), No. 1 S. 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