*****› MINUTES   OF   THE   DECEMBER    1993›               MEETING:› =====================================›› We are now in  our  9th  Year.  Happy› Birthday to ALL OL' HACKERS.›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      We  received our first Christmas› Card from JIM CUTLER our member  from› England.  He  had  also  mailed  us a› postcard of Great  Harwood  where  he› lives. ›      JOE  LEBER  sent   us   a   card› thanking us for the Mass Card for his› mother and his aunt both of whom died› within one week.›           A  letter  from  JOE HICSWA› our member in Passaic NJ.  He  writes› us  to  tell us that the IBM computer› owners can now buy a board for  their› computer  for  $500 so they can watch› TV on their monitors. With a flick of› a  switch,  we  8-Bitters  always had› that option at no cost, by using a TV› connected  to  our  8  BIT.  JOE   is› interested  in   making   his   Atari› portable,  but  a  power supply and a› charger for this will come  to  about› $300. A steep price to pay.›      A CHRISTMAS card from our member› GINA and MICHAEL BRYANT in  Virginia.› She  writes  that  Michael's ship the› MILWAUKEE is being decommissioned and› he  is  going  to  the U.S.S. SAIPAN.› Their young daughters are doing  well› in  school  thanks   to   the   Atari› programs  they  have.  She intends to› renew her membeship soon.›      A message from  our  member  TOM› ANDREWS  near   Rochester   N.Y.   He› congratulates  us  on all the work we› have been doing, in keeping the 8 BIT› alive ad well.›      ALEX wrote to SUE RIGGS. She did› not know how to use the dip  switches› on her printer. ALEX helped her out.›      A letter sent to IRVING ST JOHN,› in Brooklyn. ALEX urged him  to  join› us.›      A  letter to DAVID PATTERSON the› author of CARDSTAX. ALEX complimented› DAVID  on  the  great program that he› wrote. He sent us the latest  version› of the program.›      A  letter  to  our   member   in› England  -  DAVE  EWENS.  He  is  the› editor  of the TWAUG newsletter. ALEX› inquired about the AMS computer  show› and some other things.›      A  letter from RALPH BRADLEY the› author of a program that  prints  out› pictures  on  a CITIZEN-SWIFT 9 COLOR› printer. He mailed us one of his  new› programs  with  permission to use it.› It will be in  a  future  newsletter.› THANKS  RALPH!  RALPH  also  lives in› England.›      A letter from LARRY TISCHBEIN in› PA.  He  is  very  happy   with   our› CALENDAR  DISK.  He  mailed a copy of› one of the calendars to  one  of  his› friends    that    own     an     IBM› computer.(Rubbing it in LARRY?- grin)› LARRY mailed  us  a  calculator  disk› program,  with a request for help. No› docs came with  it,  so  ALEX  played› around  with  it to see how it works.› ALEX relayed the instructions back to› LARRY.››      Another  letter  from our member› S.J. MURRAY in Scotland.  He  is  the› editor  of the great FUTURA DISKS. He› mailed us FUTURA DISK #9. He inquired› if  the  hectic  Holiday  Season  has› calmed  down  a  little.  He tells us› that he went to the AMS show  and  it› was fairly well attended. It had many› 8-bit developers and clubs (14 tables› of  8  BIT  stuff!). His club and the› FUTURA   DISKS  did  quite  well.  He› mentions that he was able to sell off› some  of his second hand software and› hardware. He invited us to come  over› to  England  next  year  and sell the› "OL' HACKERS NEWSLETTER" at  the  AMS› show.  ALEX  will  go if STU picks up› the bill (grin). STU  tells  us  that› the OHAUG NEWSLETTER disk are selling› briskly. He has sold  about  a  dozen› disks  so  far.  He maintains that we› are the MOST INFLUENTIAL  8-BIT  USER› GROUP  in  the  U.S.A  if  not IN THE› WORLD. We thank  you  very  much  for› this compliment.›      ALEX responded that his issue #9› of the FUTURA DISK does not show  any› sign  of  fatique  or  overlaod. Even› though you he had to prepare for  the› AMS  show,  it is again a great disk.› He said he enjoyed  it  tremendously.› ALEX  passed  on  STU's thanks to RON› and HAROLD for the prompt shipment of› disks that he had requested.›      A  letter  from DANIEL CARRODANO› our member in  France.  He  tells  us› about  his XF551 that he is trying to› get from Rumania  (unreliable  postal› service).  He  also wished us a happy› holiday season.›      ALEX wrote to ROWLAND  GRANT  of› the  GRADEN  CITY  ACE  in  B.C.   in› Canada. He complimented ROLAND on his› prolific output as an author in  this› issue.  He  also  thanked him for the› several complimentary mentions of the› OL' HACKERS in the XIO NEWSLETTER.›      A  LONG....  letter  from   BILL› SMINKEY  our member in California. He› tells us about his travails over  the› hard  drive  he  had. BOB PUFF of CSS› software helped him out and he got it› going  again.  He  thanked us for the› Sparta disks ALEX sent. He  tells  us› that  he  finally  got his hard drive› working, on and off. It seems to have› an intermittant problem.›      WESELEY  DUFF  our  member  from› Ohio  renewed his membership. WESS is› 48 years old. He works for WCI  STEEL› as  a  mechanical  technician.  He is› married to Norma and they have  three› daughters. His interests are, raising› horses, working with wood and working› with  his Atari. It is always nice to› find out what our  non-local  members› are  doing.  Thanks  WESS   for   the› information.›      A  letter  from  JOHN M. JOHNSON› our member from  Oregon.  He  renewed› his subscription and he tells us that› the NEWSLETTER is  his  most  awaited› mail.  He  reads  it  from  cover  to› cover. The postal service mangled his› copy of the newsletter. We mailed him› a new copy.›      A  letter  from DANE STEGMAN our› member  from  upstate  New  York.  We› helped him with a problem he had with› AWARD  WARE.  He  also  renewed   his› membership.›› F L A S H ******** ICD PRODUCTS:›› ICD finally sold its 8-Bit rights to:››      MIKE HOHMAN›      P.O. Box 66109›      Scotts Valley CA 95066›    TEL:408-GET-REAL (Honest-thats his› number!)››      Mike is a great hacker. He  will› manufacture  and  sell  the 8-Bit ICD› line. THIS IS A GREAT THING FOR US  @› BIT'ters,  There will be more on this› in the future.›› DEMOS:››      We saw the TWAUG  NEWSLETTER  #5› from England. On it is MAGIC SQUARES,› SPACE  WOLFES,  FOLDER  LABEL  (OHAUG› PROG.), BOMBER. On side two it has  2› games  EMPIRE  and  ZEROX.ARC.  It is› #422 in our library.›      Next  we  saw  TWAUG  NEWSLETTER› DISK  #6.  Side two has a game called› SPY  HOTEL  and  an  upgrade  to  the› TETRIS game. On side one  FAST  BASIC› VER.  II, SPOT THE DIFFERENCE (GAME),› INDEX   CREATOR,  TITLE  CARD  (OHAUG› PROG.). It is #424 in our library.›      Next we saw the FUTURA DISK  #9.› It  will  be  #423 in our library. It› has BATTLE.DOC. On side one there are› a lot of documentation files. On side› two it has  ACEPLOT.COM,  BBKART.COM,› BLOCK.FNT,    CHAMBER.SNG,   CURL.FNT› BLIPGLY.COM (GAME), KOUNG.COM (GAME),› LETSGO  (SONG),SYNTWO.SNG BAUCUS.SNG.› These   disks  are  loaded  with  new› materials. They are  very  worthwhile› to get.›      We  saw  a  disk   called   ARMY› GRAPHICS.  A  great  picture  program› also  a  program for PIE CHARTS, etc.› On side two we have PAGE 6  programs.› It  has  a  DISSAMBLER,  MONITOR.DOC,› MONITOR.OBJ,    RAMEDIT    (PUTS    A› BOOTLOADER  ON  THE DISK) SEARCH.OBJ,› HEADER.BAS,   HEXDUMP,    BINDEC.BAS,› SORTOUT.BAS,  RAMXL. All the docs are› on the disk. A  great  disk  to  get.› Library  will  list  it  with  PAGE 6› disks.›      A disk for the NEW YEARS  PARTY.› "BARTENDER".  It  has  all  kinds  of› drink  mixes and how to make them. It› allows you to add  your  own  special› drinks  and  recipes  for them. It is› one of the best  drink  mix  programs› that I have seen. On side two we have› some song  programs.  Also  PRINTSTAR› 1.3 BASIC (This is TOM ANDREWS Newest› version,   with   added    features).› Library disk #426.›      Next we saw a disk with programs› from COMPUTE 1986 first half  of  the› year.     We     saw     ANHANCE.BAS,› ASTROID.BAS,             BLKJACK.BAS,› BOMBING.BAS,   BACHS.BAS,   BUZZ.BAS,› COLORS.BAS,     ESP,    GRHRDWIR.BAS,› LARRY.BAS, LIBERTY.BAS, MINOR.BAS and› BLKJACK.MOD  which  we  saw.  A great› card game. ALEX was wiped  out!  ALEX› modified this game but he still lost.› Side two has AMSPLYER.OBJ  and  games› and  songs.  It is in the library. It› is a two disk set which  has  all  of› 1986 BEST OF COMPUTE. The disk is now› in the library. This is an oldy but a› goody.›      Next we saw SLCC NEWSLETTER DISK› 12/93.   They   copied  some  of  our› programs   on   their   disk  -  with› permission     (thats     a     great› compliment!).  It  is  #428  in   our› library.›      Next  was SLCC Nov. 1993. It has› CUSTOM PRNT with docs, game of  FROG,› KILLER,  TWO  PLAYER CHESS VARIATION,› OMINVNT.BAS,  GRADVARC.BAS.  On  side› two  we  had  CIRC.BAS(GAME  with  18› levels),         ARTLST.MOD(PRINTSTAR› UPDATE),  FILEEM  PART III, STIX.DMO.› We   saw   CUSTOM  PRINT,  which  was› modified by TOM ANDREWS,  the  author› and  our  member from upstate N.Y. It› is library disk #431›      #429 two games from England. One› is  TVJAI(JAILIGH GAME), the other is› BIPLANE JETS. They both have docs  on› the disk.›      Next we saw AAPD UTILITIES. This› has to  do  with  AMATEUR  RADIO  and› ANTENNA  designing,  RF  COILS, YAGGI› CALCULATIONS   etc.   Side   two  has› MAXICOPY, VTOC, RUNCARD, SPCRIPT.OBJ,› SPELLER.OBJ, CHANGE REV. B TO REV. C.› Library # 430.››      Next we saw a program that makes› BASIC  MODULES  that  you  can use in› your own program such as  DIR,  LOCK,› UNLOCK, SLWSCROL, RENAME etc. It is a› very useful program to have.›› DOOR PRIZES:›› HAROLD PEGLER› BOB ULSCHMID› RON FETZER› HARRY TUTHILL› JACK GEDALIUS›› Written with much grumbling over  any› typos by›                         Ron Fetzer›› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<››