››  MINUTES OF THE JUNE 1990 MEETING››  GENERAL MEETING:››  AL  BEITCHMAN started presiding over›the  JUNE meeting, his last as our OL'›HACKER  CLUB  PRESIDENT. That's right,›it came as a shock to most members. AL›has now gone the way of the IBM CLONE.›More  and more it became AL'S business›partner,  then  his home companion. We›are  sorry  to  lose AL and he will be›missed.››  While waiting for the meeting to get›started   JACK   GEDALIUS  again  went›through   "CARD   SHUFFLER"  with  his›family digitized pictures.››  POTPOURRI:››  ALEX PIGNATO read his letter and the›reply  to  JOAN  RYAN, ACE, ST. LOUIS,›8-BIT  SIG  CHAIRWOMAN.  They  too are›plagued  with  low  membership  at the›meetings.  JOAN  returned  a disk ALEX›had  sent  clearly  marked  with  many›warnings, PLEASE DO NOT X-RAY, BEND or›FOLD!,  DISK ENCLOSED, MAGNETIC MEDIA,›DISK  IS  ENCLOSED  clearly marked all›over  the  package,  but  their not so›observant  letter  carrier  folded the›envelope  over  and jammed it into her›mailbox.  He  had  managed to bend the›disk,  cardboard  and  all.  A  GERMAN›disk, ALEX sent JOAN made full circle.›The disk contained many ST. LOUIS, ACE›PRINT SHOP ICONS.›  HORST DEWITZ produced three disks he›had  traded  with  NAPCO.  They were a›GAMES  DISK,  a  CPR  DISK, (sure fire›winner with marvelous graphics) and an›ICON   PRINTER   PROGRAM.   NAPCO  has›contacted  RON MOTLEY and now is a new›member  of NEAR*US. You remember, dont›you,   "NORTH   EAST   ATARI  REGIONAL›USERS"?›  The  MAY  issue  of  L.I.A.U.G.  has›articles  by HORST and STAN SCHENFELD.›ALEX   mentioned   that   he  had  not›received  the  last  couple  of  their›newsletters!›››  CARLOS  HURTADO stated that the next›OL' HACKERS NEWSLETTER will be on disk›as discussed at our MAY meeting. HORST›DEWITZ, HAROLD PEGLER, MIKE BRYANT and›AL ATKINS responded to his request for›volunteers   to  do  the  copying  for›mailings and members use. Master disks›will  be  mailed to the volunteers who›will  bring  completed  copies  to the›next   meeting,  which  will  then  be›packaged stamped and mailed by ALEX.›  ALEX offered a toast, (with coffee,)›to  HAROLD PEGLER for a long and HAPPY›RETIREMENT.  Today  is HAROLD'S second›day into his retirement.›  PICNIC  TIME!  The  third annual OL'›HACKERS  picnic  is  now scheduled for›SUNDAY  AUGUST  5th  at  the  BETHPAGE›STATE  PARK picnic area. The rain date›will be SUNDAY AUGUST 19th.››  DOOR PRIZE:››  HARRY  TUTHILL  was asked before the›drawing  if  he  wanted to come up and›select  his prize. HARRY declined, and›said  he  would  wait.  It didn't take›long, his number was the second one to›pop up. In addition to HARRY winning a›JUNE prize, the other winners were:››ATARI     WORD     PROCESSOR    MANUAL›J.LEBER››P/S          UTILITIES          w/DOCS›H.TUTHILL›(& JACG GAMES)››USEFUL        UTILITIES-2        sides›A.BUONGIORNO››ANTIC         APRIL/MAY         w/DOCS›A.ATKINS››ZYBEX/TROLLS                      etc.›H.DEWITZ››SYNCALC/SYNFILE                 w/DOCS›M.BRYANT››  DEMONSTRATIONS:››  ALEX    demoed   "TOBASIC.OBJ"   and›"SWITCH.BAS",  these programs are fast›becoming   two   of   his   favorites.›"TOBASIC.OBJ"  will  take you to basic›without  a  cold  start,  If  you  had›originally   loaded   without   basic.›"SWITCH. BAS" will switch you back and›forth  between  DOS  and  BASIC  in  a›matter  of  a  second. These are small›programs  but  are  very  useful  when›needed.  Each  can  be  included  when›using other programs.››  "P/S   UTILITIES"   came  next  with›features  such  as  a  COMPANION save,›SCREEN MAGIC SHOW and a help screen.››  The  games  disk had "ZYBEX" a shoot›'em up type of game that would win the›approval  of many small children. Also›games   like   "CHICKEN",  "FAILSAFE",›"FIVE    STUD    POKER",   "FOOTBALL",›"CASINO" and more.››  ANDREW  BUONGIORNO  stepped  up  for›SHOWTIME    and   announced   he   was›introducing   "PIGGY   SOFTWARES,  the›first  time anywhere. Needing a couple›of  programs  in a hurry and not being›able  to find them he told us he wrote›his own.›  The   first   one   was  "INCOME  VS›OUTGOING  PAYMENT",  where  you  enter›weekly,   monthly,  quarterly,  yearly›income  and payouts. These figures are›adjusted by the program for your use.›  The  next was "RETURN ADDRESS MAKER"›which  can  be  edited, printed, start›over,  etc. Useful when you run low on›your supply of labels.›  The  third  program  was "ATASCii TO›ASCii    CONVERSION".   Normally   the›conversion is ASCii to ATASCii›so  that  ATARI  users can convert and›use  IBM programs. This program allows›the  ATARI  user  entry  into  the IBM›world.  The  program  contains  a disk›directory  to  lead  you  through  the›process.›  Then  a program "DOES YOUR TELEPHONE›NUMBER MAKE A NAME". Again the program›is  menu  driven and all the user does›is  to  sit  back  and let the program›continually  search  the  alphabet for›any  name  you  like  as  it  comes on›screen.›  ANDREW  then  lead  the applause for›his "PIGGY SOFTWARE".››  FUTURE MEETING DATE:››  Future  meeting  dates  for  the OL'›HACKERS ATARI USER GROUP are:››  AUGUST 11th, 1990››  The   date  is  a  SATURDAY  and  is›scheduled    for   the   PLAINVIEW/OLD›BETHPAGE  LIBRARY.  NEW  DATES  TO  BE›POSTED  AS SOON AS ALEX GETS THEM FROM›THE LIBRARY! ››  Remember........    the   next   OL'›HACKERS  ATARI  USER  GROUP meeting is›scheduled for JULY 21st at 11:30am.›  Remember  too....  The  next  ANNUAL›PICNIC is August 5, 1990!›                         Sincerely,›                         AL     ATKINS›