M U D P I E 
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Museum and University Data, Program and Information Exchange 
THIRD CRAM-COURSE IN TIME-SHARED COMPUTER PROCRAMMING 
The third annual cram-cour se in programming the time-shared 
computer using the language BASIC will be given on July 5, 1971. 
The entire day will be devoted to ins truction in the language, 
and July 6 will be used for al lowing those who attended the course 
to use the teletypes in the Museum of Natural History to submi t 
and test programs they have written. The course is aimed at the 
complete neophyte in computer work ; no background or experience 
of any sort is necessary. Individuals with some knowledge of 
programming or previous work with time-shared computers are wel¬ 
come to attend, of course , but it might be a bit boring. 
The course will be given in the National Museum of Natural 
History, Washington, D. C ., probably in the divisional library 
for Reptiles and Amphibians, unless the group gets too large for 
that room. The library is in Room 207 , West Wing. The session 
will start at 9:00 A.M. It would help if anyone planning to 
attend would notify J. A. Peters, Division of Reptiles and 
Amphibians, National Museum of Natural History, Wash., D.C., 
20560, as soon as possible, so we can know how many people to 
expect.--JAP. 
NOTE CONCERNING ENCLOSED REPRINT 
You will find enclosed with this issue of MUDPIE another 
paper on a computer topic, written by a Smithsonian staff member, 
Thomas Waller, of the Division of Invertebrate Pal eontology. 
The compartmentalized mailing lists of the Museum of Natural 
History are such that papers on computer use cannot be distrib¬ 
uted to interested people. The lists are structured to accomo¬ 
date our divisions, so all people on the invertebrate paleon¬ 
tology list got this paper, whether interested in computer 
applications or not, but people in other areas and on other 
lists will not get it unless they request it. Since MUDPIE 
is sent to people who have either expressed an interest in 
its purposes, or requested a reprint of a computer paper, 
it seemed appropriate to suggest that a supply be made avail¬ 
able to cover the MUDPIE mailing list. The press agreed, 
and you have a copy of Waller's paper as a result. If you 
have no use for it please pass it on to someone who does 
(and suggest that they write in for MUDPIE, as well), or 
send it back to me.—JAP. 
