Number 232 - August 2002

Computer Chronicles and Net Café
by Stewart Cheifet, Managing Editor
Dear Fellow Computer User:     Nineteen years ago, Computer Chronicles was launched as the first ever weekly network television show devoted to personal computers. It happened because bulletin board sys-ops found out about the show (which was airing locally in the San Francisco Bay Area) and called their local PBS stations to ask them to carry the program. As a result of the efforts of local users groups, Computer Chronicles was soon being broadcast in more than 200 cities around the country.     For some reason, many PBS station program directors now think computer technology is old hat and that the excitement over the Internet is passé.     So we need your help, once again, to remind these television gatekeepers that the personal technology revolution is alive and well and that users like you want a weekly television program that delivers useful information on new hardware, software and the Web.     If your local PBS station is not carrying Computer Chronicles and/or Net Café (our show all about the Internet) I would appreciate your assistance in contacting the station and urging them to carry both shows. PBS stations are very sensitive to the opinions of their viewers (and contributors) and a few calls or emails can make a big difference.	Computer Chronicles and NetCafé have been recognized repeatedly for their journalistic excellence with a long string of awards and honors. The programs are viewed by more than a million people each week and are seen in more than a hundred countries around the world. They should be on in your town!     We've setup special pages on our websites just for you so you can get updated contact information for your local PBS station. Please go to either:     www.computer chronicles.org/ forug.html or     www.netcafe.org/forug.html     for program director e-mail addresses and phone numbers.     Thanks so much for your help.     Stewart Cheifet     Managing Editor     Computer Chronicles Net Café     David Fradin, Managing Director Pacific Management Partners: http://www.pacmanage.com. This article is brought to you by the Editorial Committee of the Association of Personal Computer User Groups (APCUG), an International organization to which this user group belongs.
Number 232 - August 2002