From pbeck@pica.army.mil Mon Mar 22 07:59:36 1993 Return-Path: Received: from COR4.PICA.ARMY.MIL ([129.139.68.9]) by life.ai.mit.edu (4.1/AI-4.10) id AA23749; Mon, 22 Mar 93 07:59:36 EST Date: Mon, 22 Mar 93 7:58:16 EST From: Peter Beck (BATDD) To: cube-lovers@life.ai.mit.edu Cc: pbeck@pica.army.mil Subject: cubing Message-Id: <9303220758.aa08917@COR4.PICA.ARMY.MIL> NO cubing isn't dead. CFF will hold its annual meeting the day after IPP, which is in amsterdam this year. their newsletter is still published. There is a renewed interest as indicated by sales of magic solids. In particular ISHI PRESS, san jose is comerrcially selling: 5xs super novas - hungarian made regular dodecahedrons I believe that there are 2 books on square 1 in the editing stage. I don't know when/if they will go to print. there was discussion and a solution to square 1 posted to this list, in addition the test issue of a puzzling magazine from ISHI press featured square 1. check the literature. pete beck THE FUTURE IS PUZZLING, BUT CUBING IS FOREVER !!