›               o=o=o=o=o=››           PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE›            BY Jack Gedalius››            November-December›› At the November meeting, we had a few› guests.  We  had  PAT  MULVEY's  wife› DIANE  in  attendance.   Also, we had› DAVID OLDFIELD from Connecticut.   We› also  had  FRANK  WALTERS from Panama› City, Florida.   He  demonstrated  B-› Calc,  a  great  spreadsheet program.› In using this program,  he  used  the› Atari CX-85 Numeric Keypad, for which› he made a special handler program  to› control  the  cursor   movement   and› recalculating  functions  using  this› keypad.   To do this modification, he› used the Vertical Blank Interrupt  of› the  Atari. He showed many samples of› how to use this spreadsheet  program.› He  was  a  positive  asset  to   the› meeting.  David Oldfield talked about› putting   Antic   magazines   on  the› Internet.   RON  FETZER  demonstrated› the ABBUC disk #54.  The disk  had  a› new  cover  page   that   was   quite› impressive.   The  disk  also  had  B› Copier,  Label  Maker, a picture of a› Dalmatian dog, a BobTerm  driver  for› 80  columns, and a music program.  We› were very fortunate to have  so  many› out-of-town  members  present  at our› meeting.›› At the  December  meeting,  we  began› selling  Atari  equipment  which  was› given  to  us by  the PIGNATO family.› JOHN HARDIE  brought  down  some  new› equipment  --  1020 plotters and 1027› printers.    We   gave  away  a  1020› plotter   as   a   door   prize.   We› discussed  our  winter  dinner  which› will be held  February  12,  1999  at› Lambrou's.     This   will   be   our› Valentine's Day Dinner.›› This   is  the  time  to  renew  your› membership!  1999  will  be  a  great› year!  Membership is only $24.›› ALAN  SHARKIS discussed the POOL DISK› TOO, recently  shipped  from  Europe,› which  contains  two   CD-ROMs   with› almost every Atari program ever made!› Ron Fetzer  demonstrated  ABBUC  Disk› #24  which  contains a program called› Mike's  Slot  Machine,  which  was  a› German-style slot machine.  The  disk› also  had  order forms for schematics› and manuals for Atari XL and Atari ST› machines.  It also  had Polish music.› It had a game called Snap  II,  which› was   a   labyrinth.    John   Hardie› discussed the success of the World of› Atari  '98  in  Las  Vegas  this past› summer.  Next year it will be  called› the  Classic  Game  Expo  1999 and it› will be held at the  Plaza  Hotel  in› Las Vegas.›› I  wish  everybody  a  happy  holiday› season.››               BYE FOR NOW,›              JACK GEDALIUS››               o=o=o=o=o=›››