<><><><><><>› 8 BIT NEWS REVIEW› Review of the OHAUG Newsletter› Disk› By Louis F. Trapani›› After much procrastination I› finally joined the OL' HACKERS ATARI› USERS GROUP, Inc.. One of the› reasons I had been putting it off was› the fact that it is very difficult› for me to attend the monthly› meetings. If I joined I would want to› feel like I was a part of the group.› Since OHAUG did not have a BBS› running, I did not know how I could› feel as if I was a member and that it› would be worth my while. Then ALEX› PIGNATO, the president, told me of› their disk based newsletters. He› assured me that they do come out on a› regular basis and that I would› undeniably receive them. I figured› this might make it worth joining.›› So I looked forward to receiving› my first newsletter, which quickly› came soon afterwards. I had received› disk based newsletters and› newsletters ARCed in a file before.› For the most part they just consisted› of a large text file or several text› files, which you would read off the› disk. But when I saw that the OHAUG› Newsletter was a menu driven disk, I› could not be happier. It made reading› the newsletter a delight and easy to› do. This in my opinion is a big plus.› In addition there are some BASIC› files on the disk as well and by› hitting the space bar, it will run› them for you! As a BONUS, there› usually are more BASIC or MACHINE› LANGUAGE files!›› The newsletter itself is filled› with interesting articles and facts.› Plus, you receive the minutes of the› meeting. Now this may sound like a› dull venture for some, but since I› can not attend the meetings, I found› that by reading them I feel as if I› was there anyway. There are many› important issues to cover at club› meetings. By keeping on top of the› minutes of the meeting, I feel that I› am kept posted on club events.›› The format and the substance of› the newsletter is what really brings› it alive. If you are reading this in› the OL' HACKERS Newsletter you must› already realize what it has to offer.› What I just stated was an outsiders› first opinion. I do not know whether› it can be considered an outside› opinion now, since now I am a member› as well.›› Since I am new to the OHAUG, let› me just introduce myself. My first› computer was the ATARI 800XL when it› first came out. Since then, I have› become a heavy ATARI user with ALL› ATARI computers (i.e. STE, Portfolio,› Falcon (in the future)). I am a› System Operator (SysOp) of an ATARI› BBS that is running on a 130XE. All› OHAUG members are welcome to call THE› MACHINE 516-764-5748 and receive› OHAUG access. I am a learner.› Everyday I try to learn a little more› about the little friendly machines we› call ATARI.›› <><><> END <><><>›