^_^_^_^  ›  Minutes, November 12th OHAUG Meeting›           -------- ----››      The first item of the meeting was› a  discussion  about  the  forthcoming› NEAR*US (North  Eastern ATARI Regional› * User Group) meeting to  be  held  on› 12/3/94 at Long  Island   ATARI   User› Group, Smithtown L.I. We  agreed  that› we would have representatives present,› ALEX,  RON  and  ALAN. ›     The   new  AMERICAN   TECHNAVISION› CATALOG was then passed around. Prices› seemed fairly reasonable. In answer to› ALEX's request, BOLT  ELECTRONICS sent› 25 catalogs.  Members of  users  clubs› will  get   a   10%  discount. Address› is, BOLT ELECTRONICS  REPAIR  SERVICE,› 920  Thornwood  St.,  Simi  Valley, CA› 93065-5646  -  Tel.  # 805 579 9954.›› ITEM››     Taken from THE MACHINE BBS "I  can› recommend OHAUG to ALL 8BITers regard-› less  of whether  they attend meetings› or not. Their disk based newsletter is› a valuable source of info and is  well› worth the dues etc  etc" sent by Sysop› LOU TRAPANI.›› Note: Because RON FETZER has developed› pains  in  his  wrist,  he will not be› able to continue writing  the  monthly› minutes.  Hereafter,  we   will   have› different  members  write the minutes.› Alphabetically, each member,  starting› with  the December meeting, will write› the monthly meeting minutes.››      S P E C I A L   D E M O!!››      We heard the Audio MIDI tape sent› to us by DAVID EWENS of T.W.A.U.G. and› it blew our minds. It was made with an› 8 BIT 130XE. The number of instruments› involved, and the quality of the sound› had to be heard, no words can describe› it!! DEREK FERN of  ENGLAND  made  the› tape  and  will show it at the ENGLISH› ATARI show 12/12/94 (today).›› CORRESPONDENCE››      Letter to RON from BILL  SMINKEY,› stating  he  had  received E-MAIL from› OCTAVIAN CRECU, ROUMANIA.  BILL  hopes› to  send  a  printer to  OCTAVIAN as a› gift. BILL is quite a guy!›      RON also received a request  from› RUSSELL STOWE, President of L.V.A.U.G.› for a replacement of his  damaged copy› of the newsletter,  which  he  says he› looks forward to receiving.  RON  sent› him a new copy.›       ALEX   received  a  letter  from› member  BEN  POEHLAND,  who  wants  to› donate  a  complete "ST" system  to  a› worthy   charity.  He  asked  for  our› input. He was  happy  about  receiving› issue # 1 of the new A.C. magazine.›      JACK  GEDALIUS  received a letter› from   new   member,   DAVID  OLDFIELD› complimenting   OHAUG   on  the  great› LIBRARY DISKS, and the NEWSLETTERs. He› advises that ATARI  Corp. now  has   a› CONSUMERS  SERVICE-- Tel.  #  1-800-GO› ATARI, and  for  game  hints,  900-737› ATARI.›      Letters from ALEX to N.O.A.H, and› M.A.G.I.C., asking if they were  still› in existence. NO RESPONSE to date.›      ALEX  received  a LETTER from TOM› SMITH thanking ALEX for  the  disk  he› sent. Thanks to TOM for   writing   an› article  for  the newsletter. TOM also› advised   about   his  many  favorable› dealings with SOFTWARE  SUPPORT,- 2700› ANDRESEN  Rd.-  Suite 8-10, Vancouver,› WA 98661, Tel. # 206-695-1393. ›      FRANK CASTALDO wrote to ALEX with› questions  on  how to use FINGERS.BAS.› ALEX gave him the answers. FRANK  then› thanked ALEX at this meeting, and said› he now enjoys using the program.  When› FRANK  goes  to FLORIDA for the winter› he will take  his  ATARI  system  with› him. Doesn't want to suffer withdrawal› pangs! (grin)›       Member    DAVID    EWENS    from› T.W.A.U.G. in ENGLAND sent ALEX a MIDI› AUDIO tape made with an 8  BIT  130XE,› just  like  the big boys. The sound as› described  in the above  paragraph  of› the minutes was FANTASTIC. It was made› by DEREK FERN and will  be  demoed  at› the  ALL  MICRO   SHOW   on   12/12/94› (today!).  We will bring you more info› as received.›      ALEX responded and thanked  DAVE,› and  told  him  it  would be played at› this meeting, (and it was).›      BILL SMINKEY wrote ALEX that  his› check  from  UNNICORN also bounced. He› said his Hard Drive is the best  thing› that he ever got for his ATARI hobby.›      Our  N.J.  member  JOE HICSWA re-› sent  ALEX  the  many  times  modified› "DRAWPOKR.BAS" which will be found  on› this  disk.  While  JOE wrote the main› program,   ALEX   and  JOE  made  many› modifications. JOE also has an article› in the newsletter.›› DEMO's››      RON  opened  a 1050 drive, and in› conjunction    with    his    article,› described   the   various   electrical› components of  the  drive,  and  their› functions. He showed how to measure AC› input with a  meter,  and  what  parts› need  to  be replaced depending on the› problem. It was a great  demo,  but  I› must  confess  to  my ignorance of the› innards of the drive or  micro,  so  I› still  can't  fix either one, so don't› ask me those hard questions, ask  RON,› ALAN  SHARKIS  or HAROLD PEGLER! RON'S› demo coincided  with  his  great  1050› article.›      ALEX  then  demo'ed  the upgraded› one  drive  version  of  MICRO  CHECK,› which automatically on Boot up  copies› a  number  of programs into RAMDISK 8.› This saves wear and tear on  your disk› drive,  and  works  10  times  faster.› There  is  also  a  new feature called› BUDGET in with the  program.  This  is› Disk # 521 in the Library.›      Then  ALEX   demoed  a  repeat of› DBLRMDSK,BAS, because it  creates  two› 707  sector RAMDISKS of your choice on› a   130XE  or  upgraded  800XL.  Using› option "J" in DOS to copy a disk  into› RAMDISK  does not work, but option "C"› (copy) does work. These  are  some  of› the  programs  on this disk, CALENDAR,› CHECKING ACCOUNT,  3  COLUMN  PRINTER,› DATA  X.  Side 2 has TEXTPRO 5.20 with› full documentation. Disk is #  522  in› our Library.›      We  then  saw   AAAUAG's   D.O.M.› October  1994,  which   included   the› original  utilities  under the name of› PAGE 6 GRAB BAG. Side 2 is a full disk› with  an   adventure   game   and   an› adventure  game construction  program.› it is Disk #  523 in the Library›      Next came the SLCC  D.O.M.  #1210› October  1994.  S-1  is  loaded   with› games,  some  with  DOCS.  S-2  has  a› complete  TEXTPRO  5.20  with  all the› DOCS. It's Library disk # 524.›› GAMETIME››      We ran  a  game,  and  8  members› competed in the game called MINI-GOLF.› Each had 2 holes to  make  the  lowest› score.  The  winner  was  JOHN HARDIE,› runner up  ALEX  (me),  and  in  third› place  ALLEN  ATKINS, (the REAL golfer› among us.) It was great fun  for  all,› with  many  laughs. Maybe we can do it› again some time.››             Respectfully submitted,›                        ALEX PIGNATO›                ** END **›