›         PRESIDENTS MESSAGE›                 by›            ALEX PIGNATO››No, I am not the president of  the OL'›HACKERS, but as Vice President, I feel›it  is  my  duty  to take up the reins›until  a  new president is elected, be›it   at   the   July  21  meeting,  or›thereafter.››AL  BEITCHMAN, has gone the way of the›16  BIT. Seems as how he got his hands›on  a  16 BIT Clone, which he is using›to help him in his office work with an›IBM  in  the use of a certain style of›SPREAD SHEET. I understand that he got›it  as  a  gift  from his nephew. Nice›gift,  no? At least AL made the change›to make his job easier somehow. This I›respect   and   understand.....We  are›sorry  to  lose  him but as the saying›goes...LIFE  GOES  ON, and so does the›OL' HACKERS!››At  this  point, I should mention that›we are holding our own, cause it seems›as  though  if  we  loose a member, we›seem to get 1 or 2 new ones!››Now    to    go    on    with    other›matters..Please  be  sure  to  read my›article  about  my  very pleasant call›from  none  other than BOB BRODIE, the›ATARI  USERS  GROUP  coordinator,  who›just  got  back  from  visiting  ATARI›shows  and  USERS  GROUPS.  BOB admits›that  while ATARI is not in a position›to  support  us  8  BITTERS,  he has a›great  deal  of respect/admiration for›us  diehard  8 BITTERS! He promised to›do  all  that  he personally can do to›help  us. He also said that there were›only  a handfull of 8 BIT (only) clubs›in  the  U.S.A.,  so we in OL' HACKERS›can  be  justly  proud  of  our unique›position.›››This  is  our  first NEWSLETTER, using›the  program made for us by our member›KRIS  HOLTEGAARD.  Kris is a diehard 8›BITTER  and though he knows how to use›a  16  BIT  PC, and might even get one›some  day,  I  doubt that he will ever›loose  his love affair with the 8 BIT.›THANKS KRIS!››We,  my  Co-Editor CARLOS, and myself,›would  love to receieve your comments,›be  thay  favorable or unfavorable, so›please  send  those  letters  in..Your›comments  will be given consideration.›Now that Summer is here, I expect that›computing  will  slow down, but thanks›to   our   LIBRARY   hosts,   and  air›conditioning  our  summer meetings are›stll great fun.››››    ******** THATS **************››››      ************* ALL ************››››     ****************   FOLKS *******››                                      ›