===============================›     MINUTES OF THE MAY 1993 MEETING›     › NEW MEMBERS:››      WILLIAM MATIJAKOVICH  from  Lodi› N.J.;DAVID  J. HARRIS of Seoul Korea;› GEORGE W. O'BRIEN of Hull MA.;  ALLEN› R.  KIRK of Keizer OR.; SEAN L. SMITH› of Hemel, England; and CHRIS McCOY of› Medina  OH.  all   joined   the   OL'› HACKERS. Welcome to the international› OL' HACKERS 8 BIT club. I  think  you› will   enjoy  being  a  member,   and› make many new friends.›› ITEMS:››       ALEX   PIGNATO  is  the  latest› author in the  OL'  HACKERS.  If  you› want  to  find  out  what  we are all› about, read the  article  in  CURRENT› NOTES  May  1993  called   "THE   OL'› HACKERS  ATARI  USERS   GROUP,   INC.› (OHAUG)" it is on pages 38,39.›      You will find a complete history› of our club, what we do, how we  help› each  other  and  why  we  are  still› growing.  It  is  a  terrific article› that is interesting and worthwhile to› read.  Congratulations ALEX on a well› written article.›      On  Friday  May  28,  the  local› members  of  the  OL'   HACKERS   got› together, packaged stamped and mailed› the 267+ A.C. disks. The meeting  was› held at JACK GEDALIUS' house.›      The club voted to send $20.00 to› THE NEW NEST BBS and THE MACHINE BBS.› We  feel these BBS's are the lifeline› for the Atari community in  our  area› and  they  deserve  our  support.  We› received  a thank you from each of te› BBS's.›› NEW DISK PROGRAMS:››      We are selling a  newly  created› disk that has 4 great programs on it.› 1. A YEARLY CALENDAR  where  you  can› indicate  important  dates, and print› them out as well. No more  forgetting› your  wedding  anniversary etc.! 2. A› MONTHLY POCKET CALENDAR where you can› indicate  your  appointments   on   a› monthly basis, and print them out. 3.› A   PERSONAL   DAILY   AND    MONTHLY› CALENDAR.  You  can  list  up  to   7› appointments  daily.  It prints out a› daily  list  as  well  as  a  monthly› calendar. 4. A DISK CATALOGER. One of› the  easiest  cataloger you have ever› used. You just place one  disk  after› the  other  into  the  disk  drive to› catalog them. It even writes the disk› number    automatically.    All   the› programs are fully documented on side› 2. This great disk is $3.00 including› shipping. It is a disk you cannot  be› without!  Write  to   the   librarian› HAROLD  PEGLER  and  make  the  check› payable to RON FETZER.›› DEMOS:››      ALEX  demoed  the  best MONOPOLY› GAME that we have ever seen on the 8-› Bit.  McDonalds  has  placemats   for› monopoly  that  will  work  with this› game. You do not need  the  placemats› however  because  the  computer  will› keep  track  of  everything.  You can› chose the color of red or black.  The› computer      rolls      the     dice› automatically. The graphics are  true› to the games colors & outstanding the› scrolling is great and  the  game  is› just  wonderful.  It is a PD game. On› side two we have some great  graphics› from  Europe.  This  disk is # 270 in› the library.›        ALEX    showed    CARDSTAX.BAS› program. We only saw the demo of  the› program.  You  can  use  P.S.  Icons,› Micro Painter pictures with text, and› use a pointer on the menu. ALEX wrote› to  the  author.  We  hope  to  get a› version w/DOCS soon.  You  can  print› out  the text and pictures in various› formats. We also have TURBO-BASIC 1.4› for  the  800 computers. It is in our› library. It is on Side 2. It is  disk› #272 in our library.›      ALEX  showed  the  HALLE PROJECT› disk from  Europe.  Great  music  and› graphics.  The  graphics   are   just› fantastic. The library number will be› #271.›      Next we saw the MEGA BLAST game.› This    disk    was   made   in   the› Netherlands. This is a shoot  'em  up› game - VERY HARD to play. This is for› the   advanced   game  player.  Great› action and graphics. Can become  very› addictive.  We  all  tried it and did› not do too well. Disk # 273›            ALEX   showed  a  disk  on› Music. Side 2 showed  a  tutorial  on› ASSEMBLY  LANGUAGE.  A must have disk› if   you   are   studying    Assembly› Language. Disk # 274.›      JACK  GEDALIUS   demonstrated  a› 1020  PRINTER  PLOTTER.  He showed us› how to do graphs, pictures and  text.› He  showed  us   the   extreme   fine› scrolling  that  this plotter can do.› He then demoed how to make  a  random› design in various colors. JACK showed› how the plotter could draw a castle. › He  showed  us  how it can make a PIE› CHART. The little machine  is  really› fantastic.    It     computes     the› percentages  and does the whole chart› automatically. Really very neat. This› was  another  great  demonstration by› JACK. Very  well  prepared  and  very› interesting, as usual.›      ALEX  showed  a  program  called› DESK TOP.#274 in the library. On side› two it has MAC.DOS It is  a  graphics› interface  for our 8-Bit. Very nice -›  if that is your interest. The  8-bit› equivalent  to  the  I.B.M.   Windows› environment.    MAC*.DOS   Ver.   1.0› supports sub-directories  and  volume› names  and  some other great goodies.› This is for you DOS junkies!›      ALEX showed MAGIC  DOM  Nov/Dec.› 1992.  It  will  be  #  275  in   our› library.    It    has     MAJONG.ARC,› CASSETTE(AUDIO)    LABEL     PRINTING› PROGRAM,  KEY  OBJECT  (PROGRAM  YOUR› KEYS),  MINER  25  (GAME), AMS SONGS,› THANKSGIVING  PICTURE,  BUDGET  MAKER› and RUBICS CUBE. These  programs  are› on  side one. We looked at the BUDGET› PROGRAM. The program is very neat and› figures  out  a  budget  for  you. It› breaks down the budget  into  %.   On› side  #2  we  have  NUT CRACKER (SONG› AMS),   AG   DEMO   (VIDEO   GAME),FD› DISEASE,  TITLE  CARD  (Upgraded  and› CORRECTED  version.  CREATE  YOUR OWN› TITLES), ROGER RABBIT (PICTURE FILE),› BETTY  BOOP  PICTURE,  PEWEE  and   a› digitized sound track, NORAD. ›      ==>For OHAUG members 5 disks for› $8.00  including  shipping  or  $3.00› each<==›      We saw another MAGIC DOM Jan/Feb› 1993.  Library  # 276. MOVE IN AND UP› (SONG AMS), SHEAN (GRAPHICS DEMO), K-› BURT  (GAME)and  CITYBOMB, BACKGAMON.› We saw the game  BACKGAMON.  You  can› play  against  the  computer or 2 can› play.   A  very  nice  game  -  great› graphics (Improved version). This  is› for  you game junkies!  Side #2 has a› game called CIRCUS it  is  a  PINBALL› game.  Very  nice  and very colorful.› ALEX played and won.  I  wonder  what› ALEX did in his youth?›      We  tried  to  boot  a  disk  in› double    density    -    ADVENTURERS› COMPANION  and side two has a GAME on› it.›      We saw SILENT PARTNER  a  spread› sheet  program,  BUSY  PLOT, SIDEWAYS› PRINTER, SPEED  CALC,  B-CALC,  CALC-› MAGIC and PROFESSIONAL DEMO. Docs are› on both sides. It is compatible  with› many  printers.  It is library disk #› 277. This is  a  disk  from  England.› (Disk  has  a  mistake on it. We will› try to get a new copy).›      We saw DISK MASTER with docs. On› side  2  we saw DISK WIZZARD. This is› #278 in our library. If  you  have  a› disk  problem  or  a  messed up file,› this is the disk for  you.  The  DISK› EDIT section was VERY impressive!›      We  saw   ColorSquash.   Library› #279. This program takes RGB pictures› and   converts  them  to  our  format› (Composite).   We   saw   some  great› pictures on the  disk.  It  is  fully› documented.›      We  saw  a new computer language› called QUICK. It is  going  all  over› Europe.  The  demo played only music.› We also saw a shoot 'em up game  made› w/QUICK. Can't evaluate the language.› I did not see the docs. Library  disk› # 280.›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      The CONNECTICUT ATARI FEST is on› June 12 & 13. A couple  members  plan› on going.›      A  message  from  JOHN  AALTO of› LIAUG. JOHN message was  on  THE  NEW› NEST  BBS.  He  mentions that the BBS› has a lot of 8-Bit material on it. He› said "I and many other members have a› close affinity and  respect  for  the› OL'HACKERS.  ALEX PIGNATO and the OL'› HACKERS are constantly coming  up  in› other  Atari  Newsletters.  They make› the   phrase   'THE  8-BIT  IS  DEAD'› laughable..." We thank JOHN  for  his› kind words.›      A  message  from  DUTCH LEONARD.› Topic: MY VIEWS. "Yes the  OL'HACKERS› seem  to be one of the last strong 8-› Bit clubs left in  the  nation.  That› may  be  an   excellent   idea.   One› magazine,  one  club  and  pool   our› efforts."  I  know  there  are  other› great  8  BIT clubs around, no thanks› to ATARI!›           We got a  letter  from  our› member  LARRY  TISHBEIN  in  PA.   He› thanked us for the help ALEX gave him› with a  word  processor  problem.  He› said  we  have  a  great  system   of› helping  out  any   member   with   a› problem.›      A  letter  from  our member DANE› STEGMAN   in  Akron  N.Y.  He  has  a› problem with AWARD  WARE.  He  has  a› problem  using 2 drives, one being an› XF551,   with  this  program.  HAROLD› PEGLER will answer him and straighten› out the problem.›      A  letter  from  JIM  CUTLER our› member from  England.  He  says  that› DAVE  EWENS and his merry men who put› out TWAUG, are doing quite a good job› with  the disk magazine they publish,› we agree!.›      A letter from  TOM  ANDREWS  our› member    from    Upstate   N.Y.   He› complimented ALEX  on  the  fantastic› job  on  the article in CURRENT NOTES› on the  OL'  HACKERS.  He  said  ALEX› makes  the  OL' HACKERS sound like an› oasis in the desert.›      A letter  from  DAVE  EWENS  our› member  from England. He thanked ALEX› for   the   nice  comments  on  their› newsletter disk which  they  printed.› They  have about 80 subscribers. They› are   receiving   many  articles  and› reviews. They also sent  2 new disks.›› DOOR PRIZES:›› HAROLD PEGLER› HARRY TISHBEIN› MURRY BERKOWITZ› JACK GEDALIUS›› Submitted by ›                         Ron Fetzer›› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›