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excerpt: "Steve Sawchuk editorial: spring meeting woes (only 2 attendees at the March 16 meeting), meeting schedule change to 3rd Thursdays starting May, letter from Jack Boatwright (Ontario, OR) re-engaging with ZX-81, report on Richard Matajovic using a TS1000 with an Aerco Disk Drive to read MS-DOS disks, and a joking April Fools resignation notice."
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# From the Editor’s Desk

[Steve Sawchuk](http://localhost/indiv/steve-sawchuk/) editorial: spring meeting woes (only 2 attendees at the March 16 meeting), meeting schedule change to 3rd Thursdays starting May, letter from [Jack Boatwright](http://localhost/indiv/boatwright-jack/) (Ontario, OR) re-engaging with ZX-81, report on [Richard Matajovic](http://localhost/indiv/richard-matajovic/) using a TS1000 with an Aerco Disk Drive to read MS-DOS disks, and a joking April Fools resignation notice.