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to do. People usually have to be trained to use computers and word processors. This means that NEXUS has to havea stable team - paradoxically where no one person is indispensable. It helps if you’re all friends. Computers are not cheap. That makes having some form of busi- ness skills and orientation more important to reduce the burden on finance:. The automation of administra- tion is one of the areas that NEXUS is exploring. We're getting an idea of where we should direct our ener- gies. Ona less concrete level there are other and future possibilities gener- ated by information transfer be- tween the different computers used by various alternative groups. We hope that this article goes some way towards countering the media lies that home computers can be used for nothing more than play- ing games or hacking into large corporations and ripping them off. Like C.B. radios, computers are an important tool for organising envi- ronmental and other political ac- tions. If you have any comments or suggestions we'd be very interested in hearing from you. Author M'Bob °° MENTIONED GRouPs Australian Association of Sustainable Communities: C/O Nimbin Neighbourhood & Information Centre Cullen St Nimbin N.S.W. 2084 A LTERNATIVE UsES Citizens Concerned About Food Irradiation: C/O Touchstone Consulting Services 11 Campion Ave, Bardon Qld 4065 The Akashic Records has been in operation for over two years and in this time we have seen a definite increase in computer usage by alter- native groups. The ‘Rainbow Re- gion’ of northern NSW has a num- ber of lapheld computers (like Peter Pedals’) and quite a few small Mi- crobee computers, all being used for various educational and network- Southern Crossings : 302 Pacific Hwy, Lindfield N.S.W. 2070 The Crystal Visionary : C/O Aquarian Media P.O. Box 566 Milsons Pt, N.S.W. 2061 The Archives Project : P.O. Box 570, Parkes N.S.W. 2870 Nexus New Times Two