Newsletter
The first newsletter began with a single page letter. It was mainly to announce the date of the next meeting, the scheduled program, which was usually given by one of the group members, and perhaps one or two news items. Following is a copy of the first CCPCUG's newsletter:
CHARLOTTE COUNTY PC USERS' GROUP March 26, 1984
Dear Member:
The next meeting of the CHARLOTTE COUNTY PC USER'S GROUP
Will be on Monday April 2, 1984 at 7:30 P.M. The meeting location has been changed to the Punta Gorda Isles Civic Association Building, room number 7, at 1800 West Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda. If you are traveling into PGI, this building is located immediately past the PGI Yacht Club.
Larry Maurer, a professional computer consultant and a member of our club, will present the program covering MS-DOS with specific emphasis on files and file names, keyboard commands, and tree directories.
We are enclosing a copy of our mailing list and ask that you return this list to the undersigned with any appropriate corrections. A survey sheet is also enclosed for those persons who have not previously completed one, and we would like to have this sheet filled out and returned. The club must have the active help of a large number of people if it is to evolve into a viable organization. We especially urge you not to be modest in making yourself available as there appears to be a shortfall of persons willing to take an active part in the management of our proposed organization. As reported in our last meeting, there will be an election of officers on May 7, 1984 and the formal organization of our club will be completed shortly thereafter.
Please volunteer your help.
At the February 27th meeting, the members agreed to pay $3.00 to fund the organization, and this amount will be deducted from the yearly dues when they become payable upon completion of our formal organization. The Steering Committee does not have a bank account, so it would be appreciated if everyone will be prepared to pay $3.00 (in cash) at the meeting.
Hope to see you Monday, Bill Millholland
By 1987 it was increased to a 4 page newsletter. John Skinner took over the editing chores in 1989. It was in 1991 that John produced a 6-page publication and soon afterwards it expanded to 8 pages. The name "Charlotte Bytes" was christened on May 1, 1991. Mary Lou Dobson took over as editor on May 1, 1995 and by that time we were up to a 28 page newsletter. Debbie and Tony Raimondo took over temporarily when Mary Lou resigned
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