›              o=o=o=o=o=››   MINUTES OF OHAUG MEETING 5/22/99›› JACK GEDALIUS opened the meeting with› a  review  of  the computer show some› members went to in Edison, New Jersey› on May 1.  A brief dicussion followed› by  members  about  experiences  they› have had  repairing  their  pc's  and› printers.   There  was  also  a short› discussion on rebates offered and how› if you buy from a computer show there› is no guarantee to fall back on.›› JACK welcomed MEL LEVINE  back  since› he  hasn't been here in a while.  Mel› was in Florida.›› TREASURY REPORT:›› RON FETZER,  Treasurer,  reports  the› treasury is in the black.›› ALAN  SHARKIS  then  reported that he› received an email from ROBERT  BUMAN,› Editor  of  the  Spectrum  Erie Group› (Sage Scroll)  requesting  copies  of› all our newsletters which he wants to› put on a CD-Rom that  he  is  putting› together  to  be completed by July 1,› 1999.    He  wants  to  preserve  the› history of the user groups.  He would› like  us  to  send him as many of our› newsletters,   from   1991   to   the› present, as we can.  JACK has all the› disks and a summary of each  disk  in› order  at  home.   The members agreed› that they can do this.  ALAN  doesn't› know  how  ROBERT  BUMAN  intends  to› distribute  this  CD-ROM  after  it's› completed.›› Discussion  the  centered  around the› future of the  newsletter  since  our› Editor, ALAN SHARKIS is retiring from› his position.  RON  FETZER  suggested› doing it four times a year instead of› six times a year.  Four men agreed to› each do it once a year as follows:››             RON FETZER›             JACK GEDALIUS›             HAROLD PEGLER›             HARRY TUTHILL›› RON  FETZER  and  HARRY  TUTHILL feel› they don't need a  PC  to  help  find› program  files for the newsletter but› can just use the ATARI  and  our  p/d› library.›› DEMONSTRATIONS:›› ALAN  SHARKIS  demoed how to assemble› the Newsletter  by  loading  DOS  and› using  the  latest  edition  of   the› Newsletter.   He  brought  up  a  DOS› directory, then showed how to use the› letters from the menu,(Ex:A=ALL),  as› beginning  letters  for the filenames› of text articles.   Each  article  is› edited,  then  printed  to  disk. The› header   you  place  in  the  article› contains the codes that  will  format› this  printing, and the letter of the› alphabet that is the first letter  of› its filename will correspond with the› menu choice for that  article.   (The› computer  only  reads  the  first few› letters  of  each  filename  and  the› ".TXT" extender when  you  press  the› letter  for  the  article you wish to› read from the menu.)›› Then he brought  up  WELCOME.SCR  and› showed  how  to  change  the  months,› etc.,  which have to be revised every› issue.  Alan suggested using  TextPro› for  this  part of the job since it's› easy to get inverse  characters  with› it.   The MAINMENU.HLP  file also has› to be revised,  but  you  don't  ever› have    to     touch     WELCOME.BAS,› AUTORUN.SYS,            PRESSPRT.MNU,› PRESSPRT.HLP,   or         HELP.DOC. › NEWSLTR.BAS  must  be  revised   each› issue  by  changing  line 2100 to run› the proper  BASIC  program  when  the› spacebar  is  pressed  from  the menu› screen.     DMEETDAT.TXT  has  to  be› revised   when   meeting   dates  are› changed or new dates are  added,  the› KEMAIL.TXT  file  has  to  be revised› when   member  e-mail  addresses  are› added or changed,  and  the  CWHO.TXT› has  to  be  revised  when there is a› change of officers.›› ALAN prefers to use First XLEnt  when› working  with text files, rather than› Atariwriter.  The  procedure  is  the› same,  but  the  commands  may differ› somewhat.  Actually, any 8-bit  word-› processor that allows you to print to› disk will work.  In First XLEnt,  you› can  change  the  screen color if you› prefer   another  color  scheme.   He› generally loads in a HEADER file (Ex:› PAGE.FMT  is  RON's).   OPTION-C   is› handy here, since it centers a line. › Load it as  an  insert  (#3)  if  you› already have the text on your screen,› and then  cut  the  bottom  separator› line  and paste it to the end of your› text.  The header should contain  the› formatting  codes  to  allow  no page› numbering,   full  justification,  no› page length, left  margin  at  1  and› right margin at 38, the top separator› line, two carriage returns  and  the › bottom  separator  line.   When  your› text has been edited and saved, print› it to  disk,  giving  that  file  the› final filename.  Skip Mail merge, etc› & go to Print Entire  File  To  disk,› D2:.   After its loaded you can check› to be sure it  has  proper  space  on› left/right,  and  make  any necessary› changes.  Then reSAVE it  under  same› file  name-Replace?-Yes.   It is then› ready to go on a Newsletter disk.›› There were no door prizes today.›› The next meeting  date  is  June  12,› 1999.››              o=o=o=o=o=›››