MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER MEETING:› ================================›› NEW MEMBER:›      We welcome THOMAS  WRAY.  THOMAS› lives  in  TEXARKANA,  TEXAS. I think› you will enjoy the  OL'  HACKERS  and› will make many new 8 BIT friends.›› HOLIDAY GREETINGS:››      All the local members of the OL'› HACKERS send  HOLIDAY  GREETINGS  AND› GOOD  WISHES  FOR THE NEW YEAR to all› our NON LOCAL members and to all  our› many friends all over the world.›› ANNOUNCEMENTS:›      ALEX showed us the last issue of› AIM.  In  it  they  published  ALEX'S› Presidents   Message,  and  the  club› minutes  of  August,  1992.  All  the› members gave  AIM  and  ALEX  a  warm› hand.Subscription renewals for A.I.M.› were paid  to  RON FETZER, TREASURER.›› ANNIVERSARY:››      This  December  will  be our 8th› year as an 8-BIT  only  club,  having› started  in 1985. This is a life time› in longevity for an Atari  Club,  but› specially an 8 BIT club!›› CHRISTMAS DINNER (??)››      Our ANNUAL CHRISTMAS DINNER will› be as usual in February. Why? Because› last  year  through  an oversight, we› had to postpone it till February, and› we  found  people had more time to be› together, without time conflicts.  By› vote we decided to continue this way.› More details at the next meeting›› BBS INFORMATION:››      LOU TRAPANI, SYSOP, and our  new› member  in  Oceanside put our message› on how to join the OL' HACKERS on his› BBS  (THE  MACHINE - (516) 764-5748).› If you  have  any  messages  you  can› leave  them  on  this  BBS or THE NEW› NEST (516) 234-4943.›› ITEMS:››      WELCOME DISK  UPDATE  COMMITTEE.› ALEX  appointed  ALAN  SHARKIS,   RON› FETZER and JACK GEDALIUS.›       NOMINATING    COMMITTEE.    The› following    members   are   on   the› nominating committee:STAN  SCHENFELD,› ALLEN ATKINS and BOB ULSCHMID.›› MEETING DATE CHANGE:› Our March meeting has been changed to› MARCH  27, 1993. MAKE NOTE of CHANGE!›› SPECIAL  MEETING:› On TUESDAY MARCH 9, 1992 at 10 A M we› will have a MINI MEETING at the  home› of JACK GEDALIUS. We expect  that  we› will  be doing  the> Disk Mailing for› the AC Magazine  at  that  time.  The› address  is: 716 Hillcrest PL. Valley› Stream.      Tel:      (516)791-8639.› Directions:   Go  down  MILL  RD(Past› Green   Acres)   make   a   right  on› Brookdale/Rosedale Rd  and  go  until› you pass the Jewish Temple Hillel. Go› past the temple and make a left  turn› on  to  Park  Lane.  Go until you hit› Crestview Ave.(4 Stop signs). Make  a› right  turn  on Crestview and another› right onto Hillcrest Pl, on the right› side  of  the  street (3 houses).››    JACK  GEDALIUS  called  up   the› author  of  CHROMA CAD. He had a nice› conversation with him and he  invited› him to join our club.›› TREASURERS REPORT:›      We  are  in  the black and doing› well.›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      ALEX wrote to MARVER SEAMAN  the› author  of  CHROMA  CAD.  He  said we› enjoyed a demo of his program and  he› invited him to  join the OL' HACKERS.››      A  card  from   ATARI   CLASSICS› MAGAZINE.  BEN  POEHLAND,   confirmed› ALEX'S  Letter  to the Editor and his› article on WHAT USERS CLUBS CAN DO TO› SURVIVE. They are scheduled for issue› #2 of AC. AC now supplies  a  stipend› of  $25.00  for  a published article,› that fit certain guidlines. They also› have  an  AUTHORS  KIT,  for  all you› budding authors. If you need it,  you› can  write  to  BEN  POEHLAND,  ATARI› CLASSIC Managing Editor for it.››      DALE  WORSTER  from   N.W.P.A.C.› (NORTH  WESTERN  PHOENIX  ATARI CLUB)› wrote to ALEX and told him that  when› he  became  president  of their club,› their WELCOME DISK was in poor shape.› He  suggested  we  update   our   own› WELCOME DISK also.››      ALEX  answered  that   per   his› suggestion,  we will be revamping our› WELCOME DISK also. He said he enjoyed› reading DALE's letters very much.››      We  received  a letter from ALAN› R.   KIRK  from  ACUNET,  in   KAIZER› OREGON. He found us  listed  in  AIM.› They  sent  us a software package for› review. They in turn want a  software› package  in  return.  They would like› member produced software.  They  sent› us  PAGE EDITOR - A WYSIWYG (What You› See Is What You Get) type of program.› It is for desk top publishing for the› 8-Bit.  The  sample  of  the  desktop› publishing was very impressive. It is› somewhat like NEWSROOM except you can› have   right  justification  of  your› text. It will be  disk  #236  in  our› library.  We  sent him a full disk in› return.›      ALAN SHARKIS wrote a  letter  to› DAVE  EWENS  our  member  in England.› DAVE is installing an ISO2PC  on  his› computer.  DAVE  said  that he uses a› XTEC interface which does  some  very› interesting things. ALAN said that AC› magazine finally came and that he had› an article in it.›      A  letter  from  JIM  CUTLER our› member from England in respons to BOB› ULSCHMID's  letter.  He  said that we› are a godsend to him because there is› not  a  user  group within miles from› him.   He   has   signed    up   with› COMPUSERVE. JIM is a very active NON-› LOCAL member of the club.›      ALEX got a  letter  from  THOMAS› WRAY. He also joined the OL' HACKERS.› THOMAS  lives  in  TEXARKANA.  He  is› looking for an ACTION  CARTRIDGE.  If› anyone  knows where it can be bought,› please write to us and we  will  pass› the info to TOM.  Welcome to the club› TOM.›› DEMOES:››      ALEX demoed  REPAIR  STATION  on› one  disk,  and a whole bunch of CX85› utilities. This disk will be #237  in› the  library. REPAIR STATION lets you› list a messed up program. On side two› of  this  disk  is   DISKBASE.COM   a› utility  to  help  you  organize your› disk  library.  Also  on  this  disk,› PRINT 40/80  in  BASIC,  SUPER.BAS  a› utility    to   print   pictures   in› different   sizes.   A   real   great› printing   utility.   It   also   has› MENUEXC.BAS  a  super  menu  program,› note   however  that  it  only  works› correctly with DOS 2.5. We  also  saw› disk #193 SUPERB30.BAS, a SCREEN DUMP› picture   utility  for  MICROPAINTER,› MICROILLUSTRATOR,   GR.8   Etc.  This› program is also on the previous  disk› #237.› ›      ALEX  demoed  a  disk  from  our› friends  at  ABBUC  in  Germany. They› created   a   professional    printer› processor.  They   had   some   great› graphics  on the disk. I will go over› this disk at a later date. They  also› have  a  lot  of  utilities  on  this› disk.››      ALEX  showed  a  DICTIONARY DISK› that     will     work    with    any› wordprocessor. You can  either  enter› the words in your dictionary one at a› time  or  you  can  let  it  read  an› article and it  will  enter  ALL  the› words in the dictionary. This way you› can build  up  your  dictionary  very› fast.    You   make   your   personal› dictionary   this   way.   Besides  a› dictionary you can use it  to  create› spelling list, specialized dictionary› etc. It has completed docs written by› ALEX.  This  disk will be #238 in the› library. On side two of this disk  we› have  AREA  CODE,   CROSSWORD,   EASY› CHART,  FAST  FILE  BASIC,  GAS MILE,› INFO   BITS,    HOMEWORK,    INVOICE,› INVENTORY,    SCRIPTOR   BASIC   etc.› Another dynamite disk to get.››      ALEX demonstrated PICTURE  PLUS,› a  commercial program. A very easy to› use and excellant  program.  You  can› use  text  to  write  over a picture,› move pictures side  to  side,  up  or› down,  and  do many other things etc.› The author is CHET  WALTERS  (CRYPTIC› WIZARD), who also wrote LISTER PLUS.››       JACK  GEDALIUS then did a great› job demo'ing KENNEDY  APPROACH.  This› program  has fantastic audio messages› between the pilots  and  you  in  the› Control Tower. It is a very well done› commercial program, with pretty  good› graphics,  as  represented on a RADAR› SCREEN, and worth buying.  As  usual,› JACK  was  very well prepared to demo› all  the  different  nuances  of  the› program. Well done JACK. ›› DOOR PRIZES:›› BOB ULSCHMID› AL ATKINS› ANN RAWLINSON› HAROLD PEGLER›› Santa was not as  generous  with  his› door  prizes  as in past years. Maybe› next year?›› Submitted by›                      Ron Fetzer› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›