››    MINUTES OF THE MAY 1990 MEETING››  GENERAL MEETING:››  Again  this  monthly meeting started›with  a surprise, two former member's,›ANDREW  BUONGIORNO  and  MATT BENNETT,›returned  to  the nest. In addition, a›new  member, BILL MUDRY, joined CARLOS›HURTADO's  car  pool  from QUEENS, for›this  meeting. Besides rounding up old›and  new  OL'  HACKERS  members CARLOS›promised  us  a  "MAGIC  SHOW" for the›JUNE meeting.*››  POTPOURRI:››  ALEX PIGNATO asked "How many members›have registered with "THE REVOLUTION"?›A  show  of  hands  revealed  only (4)›members  have  signed up. Members were›asked  to please register, in order to›help  create as large an 8 BIT base as›possible!›  JERRY  GINSBERG has written a story,›"HOW    THE   VAGANTS   BROKE   MURDER›INCORPARATED".   The   story  will  be›serialized  in  our newsletters and is›six  chapters long. Although the story›is  not  computer  related,  it  is an›interesting  and historical true story›of  how  MURDER  INC., a brutal murder›for  hire mob, was broken when WILLIAM›O'DWYER   was  the  BROOKLYN  DISTRICT›ATTORNEY.*›  JOE  LEBER brought in a FEBRUARY 28,›1990  article  stating that the "ATARI›EXPLORER"  magazine is expanding their›magazine.›  A  discussion  revealed  8-bit ATARI›articles  appear only now and then and›are   spotty   at   best.*  Subscriber›members  were  requested  to be on the›lookout  for any 8-bit articles, to be›photocopied   and   brought   to   our›meeting.›  ALEX  read  a letter he had received›from  JOAN RYAN, 8 BIT SIG of ACE, ST.›LOUIS,  in which she discussed the ACE›8-BIT  LIBRARY.  ALEX  also  read  his›response,  agreeing  to the trading of›P.D.  library  disks, thereby creating›still  another  source of new programs›for the club!*›  In   FEBRUARY   the   president,  AL›BEITCHMAN,  was  requested  to write a›number  of  letters  for  the club, to›date  no action has been known to have›taken   place.  One  letter  was to be›sent  to  "NO  FRILLS  SOFTWARE" for a›list  of  ATARI USERS according to zip›codes. Is our president deliquent on a›motion   that   was   passed   by  the›members?›  For  those  who  purchased the "WQNR›DOS" disk from KRIS HOLTAGAARD, he has›now  included a full set of doc's on a›new  upgraded  DISK.  IF  you mail him›your orginal copy he will return a new›upgraded one to you, at no charge. How›can  you  go  wrong  with that deal, a›FREE UPGRADE.*›  The  MAY/JUNE  newsletter  issue was›held  to  (6)  sheets  (12  pages)  to›reduce    postage    cost   for   club›mailings.›  Alex  has  been  corresponding with,›BOB  WOMACK,  President  of  STATUS of›VIRGINIA BEACH, concerning "P/S LABELS›NO.7".  He  has  a  problem,  with his›GEMINI  10X. It has been printing only›every  other line of an icon on paper.›BOB  put  the  question to his members›and  he  replied  that a change of the›dip  switch,  for line feed adjustment›may  make for sucessful printing. Hows›that  for  cooperation  between CLUBS!›They  are  members of NORTH EAST ATARI›REGIONAL USERS SUPPORT (NEAR*US).*›  ALAN  SHARKIS  announced that ISLAND›VIDEO COMPUTERS is opening a new store›in  FARMINGDALE  on or about JUNE 1st.›They  do  a  terrific  job selling and›servicing    ATARI    equipment    and›software. Lets back them up.*›  The    second    announcement    was›"TRANSKEY"  a  modification  that goes›into  your  8-bit  machine  and allows›your 8-bit machine to use an IBM style›keyboard.*  The  advantage  of this is›the  keyboard  will  last  a very long›time, adds keys and functions that you›don't have with the ATARI keyboard and›will   add   keys   to  use  in  BASIC›PROGRAMMING.  The  article appeared in›the   SLCC   JOURNAL,   (SAN   LEANDRO›COMPUTER  CLUB.)  ALAN will review the›article for our next newsletter.*›  The third announcement was very sad,›when  he  relayed  the  news that PETE›FAZIO.  President  of  B.A.S.I.C.,  in›BROOKLYN,  passed  away.  PETE was the›editor  of  the  newsletter  "DATELINE›ATARI",  for  B.A.S.I.C., the BROOKLYN›ATARI  SOCIETY.  As ALAN said "Ask him›for  help  and  his face lit up and he›gave  it  to you". ALEX stated that we›in the ATARI world lost a good friend.›A  few  members  are  also  members of›BASIC  and knew him well. ALAN at this›time  made  a  motion  that we stand a›moment  in silence for PETE FAZIO. The›motion  was  quickly  seconded and the›members then honored PETE.›  ALEX  gave  his  disk  drive to BRAD›JAWORSKI to have it repaired at ISLAND›VIDEO.  Since  his  disk drive is used›almost exclusively for OL' HACKER CLUB›work  he  requested  that the club pay›half    the   repair   expense.   STAN›SCHENFELD  made  a motion the club pay›half   the   cost  and  HARRY  TUTHILL›seconded the motion.››  DOOR PRIZES:››  Some might call it "SPRING MADNESS",›or  "SUMMER  SUPER  GIVEAWAY", as ALEX›tried  to  get  everyone a door prize.›HARRY   TUTHILL   considered   it   an›immediate  sucess  when  he  won  this›months top door prize. The winners for›MAY were:›ANTIC MAGAZINE/DISK- H. TUTHILL›FEB/MAR '90*        -J. LEBER›                    -M. BRYANT›WQNR UTILITY/ANTIC›PRINTER DISK*       -W. MURDY›SOURCE FLOW MEDIA/›ULTRA COPY*         -H. PEGLER›WQNR UTILITY/›FILE IT 2*          -S. SCHENFELD›                    -A. ATKINS›Once  again  a NEW MEMBER (BILL MURDY)›won   a   door   prize  in  his  first›attendence!›  DEMONSTRATIONS:››  CARLOS  demoed the new issue of KRIS›HOLTAGAARD's  "NEWSLETTER".  This copy›contains  more  help  screens  and  an›updated  main  menu screen. CARLOS and›ALEX are especially enthusiastic about›using    this   program   for   future›newsletter  issues.  For them it means›no  zeroxing, a bigger and larger "NL"›(NEWSLETTER),   but  on  the  negative›side,  (there  always  is  a  negative›side)  there  will  be a cost increase›including  a  disk,  plus mailing, and›the   effort  of  making  and  mailing›copies.  By  the  way, the menu allows›(4) options they are:›  1. Exit to BASIC›  2. Exit to DOS›  3. Printer Config›  4. NL Print Help**›  The  menu  contains  the  letters "A›thru   Z"   which  correspond  to  the›newsletter  titles for articles. "TEXT›PRO"  will  allow  the  use  of  ASCii›graphics  to be included. You have the›option  to READ, (on screen) PRINT, or›return  to  main MENU. When PRINTing a›hardcopy,  the  text is also displayed›on  the screen. KRIS deserves a lot of›credit   for   this  program  and  the›upgrades.*› ALEX  then showed off his disk titled›"BASIC   UTILITY  PACKAGE".  The  disk›contains   (13)   new   commands.  The›orginal program is an .OBJ program and›ALEX has added program instructions to›the  disk.  In  reviewing  some of the›programs   he   started  with  "Debut"›demoed at the APRIL meeting, then went›into "DEVICE.BAS", and a host of other›useful utilities! The programs will be›part of our LIBRARY!*›  Next   ALEX   demoed   our  "WELCOME›DISK".* Some members were unaware that›the  graphics are not the same on both›sides, although the text is the same.*›To  prove  his point he displayed both›on  the  monitor.  We  all enjoyed the›show!*›  AL  ATKINS,  was  next up, and using›"MICROCHECK",  he  showed  the members›that by using a two letter code in the›memo  line,  the  user can then select›for  printing any catagory desired. AL›uses  codes  such as, U for UTILITY, B›for  BANKING,  I  for INSURANCE, etc..›Then   expanding   the  U  to  UT  for›TELEPHONE,  UO  for  OIL, UW for WATER›the user now can group by catagory for›viewing or printing. At each years end›the  user  now has a complete printout›of  all  checks and then an additional›printout  for  the  many catagories to›store  as  records  for future use. AL›also   uses  "MICROCHECK"  to  keep  a›permanent  record  for  VISA  charges.›Using  the date, serial number, payee,›amount,  memo (with coding letters and›a  description  of item) on the check,›again  you have a yearly record of all›purchases.››  FUTURE MEETING DATES:››  Future  meeting  dates  for  the OL'›HACKERS ATARI USER GROUP are:››  JULY 21st, 1990   AUGUST 11th, 1990››  All  dates  are  a  SATURDAY and are›scheduled    for   the   PLAINVIEW/OLD›BETHPAGE LIBRARY.›  Remember........    the   next   OL'›HACKERS  ATARI  USER  GROUP meeting is›scheduled for JUNE 2nd, at 11:30am.››                       Sincerely,››                       AL ATKINS››  *  =Denotes  an  interruption of the›meeting    by    ANDREW    BUONGIORNO.›