QMUG/LA’s *4th* Year!

Here’s what happened in our *4th* year, July ’97 - June ’98:

               Apple Event:
Wed, Jul  9th  Apple announces the “resignation” of Dr. Gil Amelio.

Mon, Jul 14th  “Claris FileMaker Pro 3.0”
’97,   7:30pm  presented by Doug Glenn of Software by Design

               Apple Event:
Mon, Jul 14th  Apple’s stock today is $15.63/share.

Wed, Aug  6th  Apple announces Microsoft’s $150,000,000 stock purchase
               at Macworld Expo/Boston.

Mon, Aug 11th  “Scanner Night!”: Bring your floppy and
’97,   7:30pm  captured Kodak-moments and immortalize them on your Mac!
               presented by Brad Lohman

               Apple Event:
Tue, Sep  2nd  Apple announces its $100,000,000 purchase of Power Computing’s
               “core” assets.

Mon, Sep  8th  “Copland: the Man, his Music, and Mac OS 8”
’97,   7:30pm  presented by Doan Stafford

               Apple Event:
Sun, Sep 28th  Apple launches its new ad campaign, “Think Different,” on
’97,   7:00pm  ABC’s “Wonderful World of Disney” showing of Pixar’s “Toy Story.”

               Industry Event:
Wed, Oct  1st  MacUser magazine releases its last issue..

Mon, Oct 13th  “QMUG/LA’s *2nd* Annual Gay MacJeopardy Tournament!”
’97,   7:30pm  Match wits with your fellow gay Mac users!
               presented by Doan Stafford, and

               Watch Apple’s new commericial, if you missed it
               presented by the QORE

               Apple Event:
Mon, Nov 10th  Apple unveils its new Power Macintosh G3 series, and
’97,  11:00am  its new Apple Store, online shopping and G3 customization.

Mon, Nov 10th  “Open Transport”
’97,   7:30pm  presented by Brad Lohman

               Watch Apple’s “Dreams Contest” winning commercials
               presented by the QORE

Sat, Nov 22nd  “QMUG/LA Advisory Council meeting”
’97,   12noon  presented by the QORE

Mon, Dec  1st  “QMUG/LA Honors Day Without Art”
               presented by the QORE

Mon, Dec  8th  “QMUG/LA’s *4th* Annual Absolutely Fabulous
’97,   7:30pm  Gay Software Review and Disks!”
               presented by Doan Stafford, and

               QMUG/LA’s *4th* Annual End-of-Year Party!
               presented by the QORE

               Stock Watch:
Tue, Dec 23rd  Apple’s stock today vallied at $12.94/share.

               Apple Event:
Tue, Jan  6th  Apple pre-announces its expected $45,000,000 1st quarter *profit*
’98            at Macworld Expo/San Francisco.

Mon, Jan 12th  “Macworld Expo/SF ’98 Review and Raffle”
’98,   7:30pm  presented by Doan Stafford, and

               “www.apple.com—Apple’s website”
               presented by Doan Stafford

               Apple Events:
Mon, Jan 19th  Apple posts 8.1 for download from its website.

Tue, Jan 27th  Apple absorbs Claris, and Filemaker, Inc. is born.

Wed, Feb  4th  Apple unveils its “Snail” commerical.

Mon, Feb  9th  A double-header, just in time for Valentine’s Day!
’98,   7:30pm
               “Cruising with your Mac: Love and Sex with your Mac and
               modem, from local bulletin boards to the World Wide Web”
               presented by Frank Manis, and

               “IRC: Internet Relay Chat”
               Chat w/ real people in real-time!
               presented by Terry Bott

Mon, Mar  9th  A “Desktop Publishing for Professionals” double-header!
’98,   7:30pm
               “Adobe PageMaker,” and then

               “Quark XPress,”
               both presented by Cedar Tree Media

               Stock Watch:
Wed, Feb 18th  Apple’s stock today closed above $20 at $20.56/share.

               Apple Events:
Fri, Feb 27th  Apple stops development of its Newton OS and devices.

Wed, Mar 11th  Apple unveils its “Toasted Bunny” commerical.

Mon, Mar 30th  Apple releases QuickTime 3.0.

Mon, Apr 13th  “MacJobs: Employment Opportunities
’98,   7:30pm  for the Macintosh Advantaged”
               panel presentation by MacTemps and AppleOne

               Apple Events:
Wed, Apr 15th  Apple announces its $55,000,000 2nd quarter profit.

Wed, May  6th  Apple announces its hardware strategy
               — new PowerBook G3s and the iMac.

Wed, May  6th  Apple’s stock today closed above $30 at $30.31/share.

Mon, May 11th  Apple announces its software strategy
               — Max OS X (ten).

Mon, May 11th  “Hard Disk Maintenance and Organization”
’98,   7:30pm  presented by Brad Lohman, and

               “Major Apple Update”
               presented by Doan Stafford

               Apple Event:
Wed, May 13th  Apple honors Jerry Seinfeld in its “Think Different” commercial..

Mon, Jun  8th  “Protecting Your Privacy”
’98,   7:30pm  presented by Doan Stafford, and

               “QMUG/LA’s *4th* Anniversary ‘Think Different’
               Celebration,” awards ceremony, and raffle!
               presented by the QORE

 

 

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