›››     ***************************›                                      ›         Acting    Presidents›              Message›     ›                 by›          ALEX        PIGNATO›                                    ›     ***************************›                                      ›                                      ›                                      ›             Hello  all you faithful 8›BIT  ATARIANS  who  are  reading  this›message.  First,  Let  me  wish  you a›belated  HAPPY  HOLIDAY  SEASON, which›will  probably be over by the time you›read this.›››               *****›     Secondly,   thanks   to  all  our›members   who  renewed  or/will  renew›their   membership   dues.   By   your›response  you  show  that you want the›OL'  HACKERS  to  continue.  You,  the›present  members  are,  for  the  most›part,  diehard 8 BITTERS, and from you›I  hear  remarks like I like the 8 BIT›and  its capabilities too much to give›it  up  for  any upgrade, just for the›sake of keeping up with the JONES's.›››               *****›     Thirdly,  the rumors of the death›of  the  8 BIT are most premature, and›AU  CONTRARE, it is vibrant and alive,›witness  the  resurgence  of EXCELLENT›programs being written by individuals,›like  our  own KRIS HOLTEGAARD. He has›written   programs  such  as  WQNRDOS,›DATAGRAF,  and  a  bunch  of utilities›that  can  be  incorporated into these›programs,   and  from  our  own  HORST›DEWITZ,   International  Correspondent›for OL' HACKERS, LIAUG, and BIT BYTER,›we  hear  that  a  new source of 8 BIT›programs  are in the works through the›mix  of WEST GERMANY's BIT BYTER Club,›and   a   new   AMERICAN  distributor,›'K-SOFT',  and  of  course all the new›SHAREWARE   programs  coming  through,›such as the 5.0 TEXTPRO, among others.›So keep the faith 8 BITTERS we are far›from dead in spite of the DOOMSAYERS!›››               *****›     Fourthly,  HAPPY  ANNIVERSARY OL'›HACKERS.  As  we go into our 7th year,›lets  continue to make our club the #1›8 BIT CLUB, that it presently is! Keep›active,  volunteer  your services, run›for office, but keep getting involved.›I  can  assure you, it's more fun than›just  staying  on  the sidelines, just›ask  JOE  LEBER,  ALLEN ATKINS, CARLOS›HURTADO,    KRIS   HOLTEGAARD,   HORST›DEWITZ,  ALAN  SHARKIS, HARRY TUTHILL,›STAN SCHENFELD, etc. etc. I might just›as  well  name the whole club rooster,›because  the whole club is involved to›some degree or other!›››               *****›     Finally, I planned on running for›President again, and if elected by the›time  you read this, (probably because›no one else will be rushing to take on›the  task  of  PRESIDENT, and if so, I›will  be  unanimously elected, after a›most  strenous  campaign  against  all›odds)  I  will try to continue to keep›in  contact  with  the  many friends I›have  made  in clubs from all over. It›is  through the publishing of our Disk›Newsletter  and my correspondence with›these new friends  that keeps the club›in   touch  with  all  kinds  of  nice›things.  A  BIG  THANK  YOU TO ALL OUR›FRIENDS.›››   THATS›››           ABOUT ›››                    IT›››                          FOR›                                NOW!››››     ALEX PIGNATO›