Decus U.S. Chapter Sigs Newsletters

This document is the October 1986 issue of the DECUS U.S. Chapter SIGs Newsletters (Volume 2, Number 2). It serves as a compilation of newsletters and technical updates from various Special Interest Groups (SIGs) within the DECUS organization.

Key sections of this document include:

• Artificial Intelligence (AI) SIG: Features guest editor Rebecca Wise, updates on the AAAI conference, a list of upcoming AI-related events, and the formation of a Public Domain Task Force.
• Business Applications SIG: Provides a steering committee listing.
• Commercial Languages (CL) SIG: Includes a humorous "catalogue" of obscure programming languages like "Bean Count 1,2,3," "Dogo," and "Valgol."
• Data Acquisition Analysis, Research and Control (DAARC) SIG: Steering committee information.
• Data Management (DMS) SIG: Includes an article by Keith W. Hare on Rdb standards and guidelines, focusing on database design and definition, as well as information on sponsored seminars.
• Datatrieve/4GL SIG: Features reports on "ReCallable Datatrieve" (including Macro-32 versions), a panel on novice questions and answers, and an analysis of the Spring 1986 Product Improvement Request (PIR) ballot.
• Large Systems (LS) SIG: Includes an article titled "You Can't Go Back," detailing the University of Western Ontario's experience migrating from their old DECsystem-10s to a new VAX system.
• VAX Systems SIG (Pageswapper): Contains an "Editor's Workfile" by Larry Kilgallen, letters to the editor regarding system security and other technical queries, and an extensive technical section on "VAX/VMS Security," including a list of security products and vendors.

The newsletter also includes administrative forms for membership, article submissions, and product improvement requests across the various SIGs.