›   *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*›››         Newsletter Review››          by Alan Sharkis›     OHAUG Newsletter Librarian›› The  S.A,G.E.  Scroll for April, 1992› announces that the club is moving.  I› assume  the  mailing  address remains› that same box number  listed  on  all› previous issues, and I'm sure we wish› the  club  continued  good  luck  and› success in their new quarters.   This› particular    issue    contains    no› specifically  8-bit  information, but› does make good reading if you  are  a› LYNX  fan  or  are  interested in the› promised new machines from Atari.›› The LIAUG Light House for April, 1992› contains  part 3 of The Adventures in› Structured   Programming   series  by› MICHAEL STOMP.   This  was  reprinted› from  Z*NET  issue  #201(January  12,› 1992).›   › The  LIAUG  Light House for May, 1992› features "A history of LIAUG ...  the› beginnings",  bu  PAT   MULVEY,   who› served  as the club's BBS sysop for a› while, and still serves as its  8-bit› program  chairman.   The  issue  also› reprints  an  article called, "Living› With an  8-Bit",  by  JIM  BROZOVICH,› reprinted    from    Michigan   Atari› Magazine.    It   is  an  interesting› description of the  author's  efforts› to  achieve   a   measure   of   IBM-› compatibility    with    his   800XL,› including upgrades  and  instructions› to  transfer   word   processor   and› spreadsheet  data  from   Atari-based› programs to IBM-based programs.  This› article   was  reprinted  from  Z*NET› issue #201  (January  12,  1992).  It› also  appears  in   an   OL'   HACKER› newsletter.›› The  S.A.G.E.  Scroll  for  May, 1992› contains, in its Local  News  Column,› mention of a letter that ALEX PIGNATO› sent to the club when  they  lamented› the  poor  sales  of their disk-based› newsletter.  Alex suggested  a  price› cut  to solve their problems and they› thanked us for the suggestion.   This› issue   also   reports   that   ATARI› EXPLORER is now offering  an  on-line› newsletter.   It  will  have help not› only   from  Atari  Corp.  and  Atari› Explorer Magazine, but from the Z*NET› people, as well.  In fact, Z*NET will› cease publication as the new  on-line› magazine   begins.    Several   phone› numbers and CIS addresses  are  given› for  those who want information.  JIM› GURIEL tells us how he, as a  new  8-› bit  owner,  became   a   member   of› S.A.G.E.   A copy of the final report› of the Campaign Committee  for  ATARI› CLASSICS  Magazine is also printed in› this issue, as well as KEN  WICKERT's› article  on   the   uses   of   8-bit› ramdisks.›› The  May, 1992 Between Bytes contains› a column by ROBERT ELY that describes› two  new "rooms" on the JACS BBS that› are of interest  to  8-bitters.   One› contains  a  collection  of SpartaDos› utilities,   and   the   other  is  a› discussion base for  ML  programming.› Robert also describes the workings of› a program he is writing in  BASIC  XE› that will serve as a fram grabber for› color video images.›› (FR)ANTIC for May, 1992 has two  long› lists  that many of you would like to› have.  One is BBS Smiles and contains› all  of  those  crazy   symbols   you› sometimes  see  in  BBS  messages  --›  symbols  that are made with standard› ASCII characters and are supposed  to› look   like   faces   with   specific› expressions if you tilt your head  to› the  left  to read them.  The author,› SPACE COWBOY (I'm not kidding, that's› his   handle)   presents   the   most› comprehensive list  of  those  things› I've ever seen.  It's amusing just to› read -- even if you  never  use  that› kind   of   thing.    Another   list,› courtesy   of   LVAUG,  is  a  rather› comprehensive   list   of    filename› extenders  for  Atari files.  Well, I› can think of ONE that they left  out;› .PIL  for  Atari  PILOT  files,   but› that's  about  it.   This is a useful› list   to   have   handy,  since  you› sometimes come across a file with  an› unusual  extender,  and  knowing  the› extender  definition  will give you a› clue about what you can do  with  the› file.   JAMES  G.  MARTIN  writes  an› interesting  article  about  PacMan. › President  ALVAN SHERRILL's Beginners› Column   warns  us  about  unplugging› equipment   (even  equipment  plugged› into   a   surge   protector)    when› lightning  is  prevalent.  An article› taken from the WNYAUG disk newsletter› from  November  1991 by Mike Husband,› entitled,    "Fundamental    Computer› Programming"       is       extremely› informative.  Check it out!›› The  May/June issue of XIO3 is filled› with  8-bit  news.   ROWLAND  GRANT's› Atari News & Rumors column has to  be› read  carefully to pick out the 8-bit› material, but along the way you might› get  a few hints of things that Atari› Corp. will be doing soon  that  would› indicate  that  the  company plans to› stay in business and be a major force› in   the   industry.    The   General› Meetings  column,  also  by  Rowland,› contains   even   more   8-bit  news,› including some fine programs by  JOHN› PICKEN.  In fact, almost every column› in   this   issue  has  8-bit-related› material.›› The   Atari   News   Section  of  MUG› Newsletter for June, 1992 contains  a› reprint  of the last of JIMMY BOYCE's› (CACE) series on AtariWriter+.  He is› concerned  this month with the SUBSET› concept in the mail-merge part of the› program.  There  is also a reprint of› TOM ANDREWS' review of Sign Maker.›› L.V.A.U.G. News  for  June,  1992  is› devoted almost entirely to Part II of› MIKE  STOLIKER's  SpartaDos  Tutorial› series.  Mike takes  us  through  the› directory structure and has us create› a  disk  with  many  directories  and› subdirectories.  All of  the  related› commands  are explained, illustrated,› and   reviewed.   JAMES  G.  MARTIN's› article,   "Pride   In   The    Atari› Classic",  from  April 1992 (FR)ANTIC› is reprinted.›› SLCC Journal for June, 1992  contains› a  rather  lengthy  article  by   BOB› WOOLEY  about the use of computers in› classrooms.  This article, while  not› specific  to  the  8-bit, is still an› interesting one to read.››  +*+*+*+*+*+  END  +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*››