	Kena Computer Club
	Hiram's Oasis (703) 938-4990
	The Masonic Remote Bulletin Board



2 B 1 ASK 1	Kena Temple, Fairfax, VA	October, 1993




NEXT MEETING

        The October 21, 1993 meeting will feature Hardware and circuit boards
with a demonstration of how to add memory and other goodies within the case.
We will try to answer your questions about hardware and software. Please let
us know what you would like discussed at our meetings and how we can help
you.   Come and bring a friend. The meeting will be in the Oasis Room and
will start at 7:30 PM. We will have a new I/O board with a 16550 UART chip
for sale if anyone wants it.  The 16650 is the new high speed UART that is
necessary for high speed modems.  I was able to get 1625+ BPS .ZIP transfers
with an old XT using the 16650. One of the local BBS's is marketing a
14,400bps/Fax modem.  The internal modem is $149 and the external modem is
$179, and  the I/O board with one 16550 is $30,  and these can be ordered
online.

NEW PROGRAMS

        The shareware authors have been active.  Please note these excellent
programs are now on the Hiram's Oasis. TICKLE20.ZIP is an appointment tickler
that is the first screen shown when you boot your computer. You have to
configure it and add your appointments.  It works slick as a whistle, good to
remember when to send the IRS estimated checks or more important things like
your wife's birthday. PCAL1462.ZIP is a more elegant tickler program.
Requires more of your input but shows much more information.  I prefer the
simpler programs. SHORTS01.ZIP, SHORTS, and 1LINERS are excellent resource
sources for those who write trestleboards or newsletters. A sample of the
1LINERS is included at the end of this newsletter. These two files are
upgraded frequently, so to be sure you have the latest, download these often.
The Philalethes magazines  of Feb., Jul., and Aug. have been scanned and they
are online. The Apr. issue will be scanned and put online later.
  
NEEDED: Assistant SYSOP

        Again, we are asking. We are looking for assistants to help with
running Hiram's Oasis with the long term goal of one of these assuming full
responsibility for the board. The qualifications for the job are the
availability of free time, an interest in computers and the board, interest
in the fraternity and a desire to learn.  We are also requesting our members
to contribute articles for this newsletter.  After six years of putting
together a newsletter with articles which I hope have been of help , I have
gone stale. I also plan to spend more time travelling and I do not feel it is
fair to the members to pull the plug when I am away. It would be nice if a
Northern Virginian Shriner were interested in becoming an assistant.  All
suggestions are welcomed.

NEW FORMAT

        Now that I have had a chance to test the new WordPerfect SIX.0. I
decided to modify the format of our newsletter. Please let me know how it can
be made better, or better yet, upload a short article to put in it. A one K
file in ASCII is about the right size. Importing it into the newsletter file
is simple. 

MORE 1LINERS

Do Not Attempt to Traverse a Chasm in Two Leaps
Do agnostics engage in idol speculation?
Do you expect mere proof to sway my opinion?
Doctrine is the skin of truth set up and stuffed.
Does the name Pavlov ring a bell?
Dogs come when you call. Cats have answering machines
Dogs crawl under gates, software under Windows.
Don rally two muck on yore spoil chequer.
Don't assume malice when stupidity will explain it.
Don't play stupid with me, I have more experience...
Don't question authority, it doesn't know either.
Don't take life too seriously, it's not permanent.
Don't waste time learning the "tricks of the trade." Instead, learn the trade
Doubt is the root of education, not faith.
Drink till she's cute.  Stop before you marry her.
Drive inexpensive cars, but own the best house you can afford.
Drummer wanted: Dead Beats need not apply
Dumb Questions are better than smart mistakes!
Dumb luck beats sound planning every time.  Trust me.
Dyslexia: it can warn without striking!
EXTRA CREDIT: Define the universe. Give three 	 examples.
Eat more frog legs....Get a jump on the world!
Entirely too many meetings start at 7:30 sharp and end at 10:30 dull.
NEW SHORTS

"The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she
served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been
found." -- Calvin Trillin

"Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side." -- La
Rochefoucauld

"When you're safe at home you wish you were having an adventure; when you're
having an adventure you wish you were safe at home." -- Thornton Wilder

"The marvels of modern technology include the development of a soda can
which, when discarded will last forever, and a $7,000 car which, when
properly cared for, will rust out in two or three years." -- Paul Harwitz

"If a man is primarily after wealth, the world can wip him; if he is
primarily after pleasure, the world can beat him; but if a man is primarily
growing a personality, then he can capitalize on anything that life does to
him." -- Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick

"Never lend books, for no one ever returns them. The only books I have in my
library are those that other folks have lent me." -- Anatole France

"Peace: In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of
War"

 "The more ignorant the authority, the more dogmatic it is. In the fields
where no real knowledge is even possible, the authorities are the fiercest
and most assured and punish non-belief with the severest of penalties." --
Abraham Myerson

