Welcome to the VUG BBS      
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The messages system on the VUG BBS can be used for two purposes.  First, it can
be used to exchange private mail with other users.  More importantly, it can be
used to exchange messages with ALL users thus acting as  a  bulletin  board  or
news  group.   Active  discussion  is  encouraged on any topic,  as long as the
guidelines presented to you as a new user are maintained.

When discussion on a topic becomes too much for the general group, a CONFERENCE
will  be  set  up.   A  conference  is  a  BBS within the BBS -- having its own
registered user base and message system.    Currently,  there  are  no  active
conferences.

The  VUG BBS  also allows the  uploading  and  downloading  of arbitrary files.
These  can  be  text,  binary,  or  whatever;  and  can  be  transferred   with
almost  any  protocol.   See the  Files  subsystem for a listing of the current
contents.

Topics of active discussion are:

     VHDL IEEE Standard Language Reference Manual (LRM) Corrections
     VHDL Introductory and Training material
     VHDL Tool Validation Issues
     VHDL Model Validation Issues
     VHDL Commercial Component Model Development (EIA efforts)
     VHDL ASIC Model Development
     Analog VHDL
     VHDL in CALS and PDES
     VHDL Vendor Products
     VHDL Design Exchange Group
     VHDL Military Standards

Are you currently registered with the VHDL Users' Group mailing list?   If not,
send a (C)omment to the system operator requesting you be added.  Include  your
name, affiliation, address (with mailstop), city, state, zip, country  (if  not
USA), and voice phone number.  We will make sure to add you to our regular mail
and member list.  If you would like back copies of the newsletter, see the file
system, specifically the directory VUG.  They are all online there.
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