<><><><>› PRESIDENTS MESSAGE› by ALEX PIGNATO› I hope you all enjoyed a HAPPY› HOLIDAY SEASON!›› As you probably noticed in the› menu, we are into our 9th year as an› ALL 8 BIT club, with a worldwide› membership of 73 at last count! Wow,› its incredible that the 8 BIT that› was deserted by so many, remains so› strong, with a cadre of staunch 8› BIT'ters. I can't tell you how many› messages on BBS's I have read where› the individual bewails the fact that› they got rid of their 8 BITs, or they› are still using the 8 BIT alongside› their clones. A raging battle is› being waged everyday by both sides› claiming theirs is better, while in› truth, if the micro you are now using› fits your needs, then that is the› best one for YOU!›› Yes the 64 BIT JAUGUAR is now in› the hands of a limited number of› people. Our own JOHN HARDIE purchased› three of them. One for himself and› two others for friends/relatives in› TEXAS. The machine were to be demo'ed› at the December meeting, but JOHN had› ordered furniture which was being› delivered that same day, so he could› not come. However I have seen a demo› and I can tell you first hand that› it is an amazing machine. The colors,› the scrolling, the 3D effects, and› the music have to be seen/heard to› be appreciated, 'cause no words can› adequetly describe them. As some of› you know, in November 1992, I and RON› FETZER decided to take a flyer on the› ATARI stock. Ron bought in at $1.50 a› share, while I paid $1.75. After a› couple months of decline, the stock› hit a low of about .60 cents, and I› felt that ATARI was DOING it to me› again. Setting me up for high hopes,› and then dashing me down. As the› shares slowly climbed to $3.00, RON› put in a sell order, while greedy me› told everyone, that I would hold› until it reached $10.00. Of course, I› didn't really believe it would, but I› put on a bravado act for all to see› my courage in not selling, make my› profit, and be happy. No, I held on,› hoping it would $10.00 by Christmas.› When in early November 1993, the› stock hit $12.3/4, I decided to› protect some of the gain, and put in› a sell order if it went down to› $10.00, which it very shortly did.› So, I was sold out at $10.00, and I› feel I did the right thing. This is› the first time I was so smart (LUCKY› is more like it [grin]) with a stock.› Wish I could repeat the process a few› times. Its a NICE FEELING and I wish› it for all of YOU! By the way, it is› now down around $6.00. I'm glad I'm› out.› Club membership renewals have› been coming in steadily, and by› February we will know how many› members stayed with us. Please read› "LETTERS" on side 2 for some member› comments.›› I hope we meet again in January› and every other month in 1994!› <><><>›