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1984 Spring Newsletter
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1. COMMENTS ON HARDWARE DEVELOPMENTS IN CHEMISTRY
by Kenneth L. Ratzlaff
2. AN APPLE FOR YOUR IBM PC-THE QUADLINK BOARD
By G. Scott Owen
3. PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES FOR EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE
by Dr. M. Lynn James
4. COMPUTERS IN CHEMISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
by Chung Chieh
5. Book Review- WORD PROCESSING FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
by Steven F. Jong (Reviewed by D. Rosenthal)
6. Book Review-EXPLORATIONS IN COMPUTER BASED INSTRUMENTATION AN INTERFACING PACKAGE
by Robert F. Tinker (Reviewed by Brian Pankuch)
ON THE COVER
My request for graphics material for future Newsletter covers resulted in a"considerable
number of submissions. I would like to thank all of you who responded. There are
ample materials for several future issues.
The cover for the present issue was supplied by Susan W. Rollinson {849 Lou Avenue,
Clifton Forge, VA 24422), and was obtained from a screen dump of Stan Smith's CHEMAZE
program {available from COMPress, P. 0. Box 102, Wentworth, NH 03282). Sue indicates
that few commercial programs have provisions for dumping text or screen graphics to a
printer and that she gets screen dumps from ''protected" programs by a "brute force" method.
She hopes that this does not prompt publishers to further "lock-up11 their programs. Her
system consists of an Apple II with an Epson MX-80 printer (with "Graftrax") and a Grappler
+ interface.
Sue explains that booting a new disk does not destroy the contents of RAM, but just
resets pointers and overwrites a small portion of RAM (the "Hello" program)
FINAL MESSAGE FROM THE OLD CHAIRMAN
The CEEE has just held it's election for· a new chairman. Both of the candidates,
Paul Cauchon and Bill Halpern have been very active in CCCE affairs and either one
would have been an excellent choice. The winner of the election. was Paul Cauchon
(Science Department, Canterbury School, New Milford, CT. 06776) and he will serve as
the chairman for the next two years.
*G. Scott Owen
Department of Chemistry
Atlanta University
Atlanta, GA 30314
COMMENTS FROM THE EDITOR
by Don Rosenthal
This issue of the Newsletter represents a combined December 1983 and March 1984
issue (Volume VI, Number 4 and Volume VII, Number 1).
The number of issues of the revitalized Newsletter distributed has increased from
about 500 for the March 1981 issue to 2000 for the present issue. The average number of
pages in each issue bas grown. Given these changes the cost of producing and mailing an
issue has increased dramatically. Initially, back. issues were routinely mailed to anyone
requesting them. Now, to reduce costs, a dollar is requested to cover costs of mailing
and Xeroxing. (The supply of many back issues has at this time been exhausted and
Xerox copies are being mailed.) Those living outside the U.S. are presently being asked
to make a voluntary contribution to cover the cost of mailing. The cost of producing
and mailing the Newsletter is being subsidized by funds provided by the Division of Chemical
Education to the Committee on Computers in Chemical Education, by C.C.C.E. income
ge~erated from workshops and the biennial meetings and by generous contributions from
Project SERAPHIM. While some discussion of instituting subscription charges has occurred,
we are reluctant to do this.
I would like to urge all readers to join the Division of Chemical Education as a member
or an affiliate. Annual dues are $5 and a membership form has been included in this
issue. Also, a subscription order form for the Journal of Chemical Education is included
in this issue. This Journal features the computer series edited by John Moore and other
articles of interest to chemical educators at all levels.
The Biennial Conference scheduled for the University of Connecticut in August should
be of considerable interest to computing enthusiasts. Two computer symposia and several
workshops are available. A computer graphics exhibit and software contest will be held.
Additional information and contest forms are available elsewhere in this issue. A birdsof-
a-feather session is planned to discuss the work of the Committee, the Newsletter and
Project SERAPHIM. Personally, I'd like suggestions from you about what could be done to
improve the Newsletter. It is hoped that many of you will attend.
As announced in the preceding article, Paul Cauchon has replaced G. Scott Owen as
Chairman of the Committee on Computers in Chemical Education. I would like to thank
Scott for his assistance and advice in helping to make the Newsletter possible. He has
provided considerable material for the Newsletter. Scott has done a great deal to promote
the vigor of the Committee.
Paul Cauchon has been active in developing the highly successful C.C.C.E. Workshops
for High School Chemistry Teachers. He has participated in many workshops and contributed
articles and information to the Newsletter. All this in addition to teaching at Canterbury
School and running Programs for Learning.
With this issue of the Newsletter, Ken Loach succeeds Henry Griffin as editor of
the Software QUERIES and WHO DONE IT? sections of the Newsletter. I would like to
thank Henry. on behalf of the Newsletter for his efforts sirJ.Ce March 1981. Ken Loach
teaches analytical chemistry and computer science courses at SUNY College at Plattsburgh
(Plattsburgh, NY 12901)
Congratulations to Ken Ratzlaff who has been elected Chairman-Elect of the A.C.S.
Division of Computers in Chemistry. Ken edits the Hardware QUERIES and WHO DONE IT?
sections of the Newsletter. Information on membership in the COMP division can be obtained
from Daniel J. Macero, Department of Chemistry, Syracuse University, Syracuse,
NY 13210. Dan and Ken are both c.c.c.E. members.
I would like to include an extensive list of summer meetings, workshops and courses
in the June Newsletter. Please send all pertinent information to me by May 1st.
Department of Chemistry
Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY 13676
Editor:
Donald Rosenthal
Department of Chemistry, Clarkson College of Technology
Potsdam, NY 13676
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