›               o=o=o=o=o=››          PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE›           by JACK GEDALIUS››           Jan.--Feb., 1997››› We   shortened   the  length  of  our› October 19th meeting due to very  bad› weather  and the Nor'easter that came› to   Long   Island.   In   the   late› afternoon,  the water on most streets› was above the headlights or above the› door  entrances of the cars. This was› one of the heaviest rainfalls the New› York area ever experienced.›› The  OL'  HACKERS  ATARI  USERS GROUP› presented a plaque  to  Alex's  wife,› Marie,  in  order  to   express   our› devotion and appreciation to our late› president.›› The  club  learned  in  our  November› meeting, of the passing of JIM  HOOD,› of  Concord,  California,   who   was› editor-in-chief of ATARI CLASSICS.›› Al    Sharkis   discussed   different› emulators for the Atari and  the  IBM› compatible  computers.  He  said that› many new types are being developed.›› Jim Harris has moved  to  Mass.   The› New  Nest  bulletin  board  has  been› taken over by Patrick Mulvey. We wish› Jim good luck! ›› This is the time of the year to renew› your  membership  in  the OL' HACKERS› ATARI USERS  GROUP.  We  are  looking› forward to your continued support and› dedication to our group  and  to  the› Atari  Computer. Remember that we are› one of the largest growing 8-Bit-only› Atari  clubs in the USA and including› a very impressive disk library!›› Yearly   membership  is  only  $24.00› payable in us currency.›› WE WISH EVERYONE  A  JOYOUS  SEASON'S› GREETINGS AND A HAPPY AND HEALTHY NEW› YEAR!››              Bye for now,›››››             JACK GEDALIUS››               o=o=o=o=o=››››