*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*›(Editor-This is the second NEWSLETTER›REVIEW article  on this months  OHAUG›newsletter, in an effort to  keep you›well informed as to other ATARI  club›newsletters, and ATARI info. A.P.)››*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*››          NEWSLETTER REVIEWS›            by Alan Sharkis›      OHAUG Newsletter Librarian››I've been  given  quite  a  stack  of›newsletters  to  summarize and review›this time!  Many have no reference to›things 8-bit but there's always hope.›The others are summarized here:››MVACE  News  for  September  1994  --› There  is  a  reprint   of   ROWLAND›GRANT's  (GCACE)  Atari 8-bit Affairs›column, previously reviewed by me.››Update  Atari  (HACE)  for  September›1994 --  GEORGE IKEN  writes  a  MIDI›Glossary  which   is   complete   and›accurate.›I.M.A.G.E.  for  September 1994 -- ED›E.   SUTTON  writes  a  column  about›software solutions to the problem  of›transferring text files written on an›Atari 8-bit to MS-DOS computers.››The  S.A.G.E.  Scroll  for  September›1994 -- DAREK  MIHOKA's  "History  of›Atari Emulation on the PC", reprinted›from a file that's  usually  included›with  PC  XFormer  2.0  and  2.5,  is›reprinted.››XIO3  (GCACE)  for  September 1994 --› JOHN PICKEN gives us instructions on›how  to  use  a deskjet to print text›from an Atari  8-bit.   John  advises›that graphics be done on an old 9-pin›dot-matrix printer.  John also writes›a  review  of TextPRO 5.20.  The most›exciting thing about this new version›of   the   popular   shareware   word›processor are "add-ins"  --  machine-›language  modules  that load into the›macro buffer and perform specialized,›customized functions.  John's example›is particularly attractive to me.  It›converts    ^M-^J   (standard   ASCII›carriage-return     and     line-feed›characters)  to  ATASCII  155  in one›global  find-and-replace  operation. ›ROWLAND GRANT's  description  of  the›GCACE meetings is interesting, if you›happen to  remember  the  educational›software  that  Atari   produced   on›cassette  and  which  needed a master›cartridge.    Rowland  also  mentions›recent announcements in his Atari  8-›bit  Affairs  column,  some  of which›have   come   to   fruition.    These›announcements  come  from Mike Hohman›of FTe and from Atari Classics.››Nybbles   and   Bytes   (NWPAC)   for›September/October  1994  -- The issue›sports a Garfield and Odie cartoon on›its  front  cover.   The   file   was›originally  a  .GIF,   and   it   was›converted  to  Atari  format   by   a›program  called J-View and printed on›a   Star   NX-1000   using  Billboard›software.   DALE  WOOSTER  writes  an›update, much more complete than  JOHN›PICKEN's  (see  above),  on   TextPRO›5.20.   Apparently,  Dale is involved›in writing the documentation for this›program,  and  gives instructions for›ordering   the   manual   from  him. ›CHARLES COLE, a member of OHAUG,  has›recently  joined NWPAC, and has given›them   permission   to   reprint  his›article on using 24-pin printers with›the  Atari  8-bits.   He mentions the›fact that there are laser printers on›the market that will emulate an Epson›FX-80 and will therefore work  better›with  our Ataris than many of the 24-›pin dot matrix printers  and  ink-jet›printers.  There is also a review (no›author listed) of The Last  Guardian,›a  game  for  our  8-bits  that   was›released  in  1992  and  is no longer›available.  JOHN  COLLINS  writes  an›article  on  how  to  ship  equipment›safely.››SLCC  Journal for October 1994 -- KEN›WICKERT's (ACE of  Syracuse)  article›on  8-bit disk copying, together with›TOM ANDREWS' updates,  as  originally›printed  in  the  ACE   of   Syracuse›Newsletter  and  later  in  the OHAUG›newsletter, is reprinted again here. ›It's popularity is obvious!››The  PACESetter  for  October 1994 --› KATHY SEVERANCE, in  her  Beginner's›Corner,  talks  about using passwords›that   are  hard  to  hack.   It's  a›worthwhile  article  for  anyone  who›routinely gets on  line.   The  usual›assortment  of  seasonal (this is the›Halloween issue) puzzles, riddles and›games is included and challenging, as›always.››Update Atari (HACE) for January  1995›--  GEORGE  IKEN  writes the third in›his series on DOSs for the  Atari  8-›bit.   This  time he covers SpartaDos›and SpartaDos X.  His description  is›general,  but  clear.  It will enable›the new user who is considering using›a  version  of SpartaDos to decide if›SpartaDos is a good choice.››MVACE NEws for January 1995  --  Once›again,  ROWLAND  GRANT's  Atari 8-bit›Affairs from XIO3 is reprinted.   You›should read it, its full of news  and›rumors regarding the ATARI world!››(FR)ANTIC (AAAUA) for September  1994›--  RUSSELL  STOWE's  Back  to  BASIC›column  gives  us  a short listing of›Atari BASIC keywords  and  a  type-in›Musical  Keyboard   program.    JAMES›MARTIN's   article,   "Death   of   a›Computer?",   is   not   only   worth›reading,  but  worth  your  reply, if›you're so inclined.   SPACE  COWBOY's›BBS  Connections column reprints RICK›REASER's list of BBSs that carry  the›FidoNet  Atari  National  Echo, along›with their  node  numbers.   Two  are›relatively  local  to  us, one in The›Bronx and one in Seaford.   Both  run›on IBMs, but the sysops are old 8-bit›hands who continue to make  the  echo›available  to  us 8-bitters.  (If you›need the phone numbers of  either  of›the two, just ask me -- A.S.)››(FR)ANTIC (AAAUA) for November 1993 -›(Ed. How did this old timer get skip-›over in the past?)›New  BASIC type-in program appears in›RUSSELL  STOWE's  President's  Corner›column.  It  displays  multiplication›tables  for  practice.  MANUEL GARCIA›writes about  sources  of  stationery›and  supplies  that  can be used with›The Print Shop and similar programs. ›The Back To Basic column gives simple›directions   on   setting   up  8-bit›systems.››*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*›