With the absence of our regular reporter Owen, this report is brief.
There was a good turn out for the first Coffee and Chat Meeting of the
New Year. Particularly welcome was Neville Anderson back from the sick
list, who thanked members for their support, cards and well wishes.
The informal part of the meeting was brief to allow for a first class
presentation by Emil Joseph of  the program Adobe Acrobat,  and the
impact of pdf files  not only  on the publication of Sixteen Bits, but
International Newspapers and online publishing in general.  Version 3
of the Acrobat reader is available for downloading from the PCUG BBS.

 	The Meeting due to the interest of members went over time with the
presentation receiving deserved acclamation. There were a number of
other issues raised and refreshingly some of these dealt with the very
basics of computing and internet connection. It is clear from these
discussions that some members still have difficulty with connecting to
the Internet and there is a real need for those with the necessary
skills to visit these members in their homes to help them get
connected. Other matters raised were larger capacity tapes for
Colorado Tape drives, problems with a scanner and memory and TV cards
for computers. About  half of those present expressed support  for
another Picnic in the Park to follow a Tuesday Meeting.  The spirit of
user helping user was as usual apparent with suggested solutions and
members volunteering to help those with difficulties.
Next week at 1030 Tuesday 28th January there will be a virtual C and C
Meeting online  at #CConline on our own irchost.pcug.org.au  Port
6667.

Jim

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