MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 1992 MEETING:› ------------------------------------›› ***  ALEX wished all members  present› and absent a HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS NEW› YEAR. He hopes that the  OL'  HACKERS› continues  to  grow  as  it  did   in› 1991.***››› NEW MEMBER:››      MARK  GLICKSMAN joined our club.› MARK is also a member of LIAUG.  MARK› is    very   heavily   involved   and› dedicated to  the  8  BIT.  MARK,  we› welcome you to the club.›› ITEMS:›      The  club  decided  to  send   a› donation  of  $10.00  to   the   PAUL› PETRARO  BONE  MARROW DRIVE. PAUL has› chronic leukemia and has 4 months  to› live  unless  a  suitable  donor   is› found.››      AL SHARKIS passed around a flyer› from JEFF MC WILLIAMS, which he found› on   BBS. JEFF asked us to send him a› postcard by March 31, 1992.  He  said› if  he gets 500 postcards then he can› approach the editors of AIM to  print› an  8-Bit  Magazine.  [Ed. When I got› home after the meeting, I received  a› call  from ANTHONY FALCONE, our BRONX› member. He said he got a letter  from› BEN    POEHLAND,   our   Pennsylvania› member, advising us OL' HACKERS  that› he  has  given  all  our  names   and› addresses  as joiners of this push to› get an all  8  BIT  magazine  sarted.› HERES HOPING!]››      LIAUG has a BBS meeting on March› 7. They will demonstrate how to use a› BBS,  how  a BBS works, etc. Hands on› experience and hints on  how  to  get› the  most  out  of  a  BBS.   It   is› conducted  by  JIM  HARRIS.  All  are› welcome.  It is held at the NESCONSET› BRANCH  OF  THE  PUBLIC  LIBRARY.  It› should be very interesting.››› ANNUAL DINNER:›      We discussed when and  where  we› should hold our annual dinner affair.› ALLEN ATKINS and  ALEX  were  on  the› committee.  ALEX  was  able  to get a› good deal  at  a  friends  restaurant› called  CAFE  20  SOUTH. We will have› our annual affair there on  Wednesday› February  19  at  7PM. The address is› 1084 Grand  Ave.  It  is  in  Baldwin› right  off  and south of the SOUTHERN› STATE PARK WAY Exit #20.››› COMMITTEE REPORTS:››        The    NOMINATING    COMMITTEE› recommended that all present officers› of  the  club  stand for re-election.› All present officers  agreed  to  run› for  re-election.  Elections  will be› held at our February meeting.›› TREASURER:››      The treasurer gave  his  report.› We are in the black, and doing well.›› NEWSLETTERS:››      ALAN  SHARKIS   the   Newsletter› Review  Editor  reminded  the club if› they wanted to read any article  they› should  notify him so he can bring in› the appropriate newsletter. There s a› wealth of info in those newsletters.››      From  FRANTIC  - THE ALAMO ATARI› CLUB. JOHN HARDIE one of our  members› whom  we  cannot  get  in touch with,› informed the FRANTIC club that he was› at  the  CHICAGO  COMPUTER  FEST  and› bought several boxes of goodies. JOHN› give us a call. We miss you.››› CORRESPONDENCE:››      A letter from our VIRGINIA BEACH› MEMBERS, MIKE and GINA BRYANT to RON.› They wrote and  said  they  miss  our› club  and  the fellowship it offered.› They moved to Virgina Beach and  they› are  looking  for  an Atari Club down› there. All the members  of  the  club› send  you  guys  a  BIG HELLO, and we› miss both of you and  the  girls too!› MIKE's  ship  is  just  back  from  a› European  cruise,  and he will be off› again to other parts. MIKE dont get a› swell  head,  but you sure look great› in   that   Petty   Officer   sailors› uniform!››      We  received   a   letter   from› HADJILA NASSERDDINE in Algeria. He is› looking   for   a  book  on  Assembly› Language programming and also disk on› that subject. He has a 65XE computer.› ALAN SHARKIS was appointed to contact› HADJILA.››      A  letter  to SAM COREY. SAM has› been MOST HELPFUL in building up  our› PD  library.  ALEX sent SAM a copy of› the DISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM as well as› an  early  release of our newsletter.› We   want   to   thank  SAM  for  his› suggestions  on  improving  the  DISK› MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.››      A letter from BRUCE  WILLIS  who› is  the new and overloaed, 8 BIT club› librarian  of  M.A.G.I.C.,  in  IOWA.› BRUCE sent us a  bunch  of  backdated› newsletter  disks,  and we thank him.› ALEX asked BRUCE to send us the other› missing  newsletter  disks. A hint to› all OL' H people.....Get those disks,› they  are  very  interesting and very› well done, definitely  worth  having.› They are in the LIBRARY.››      A  letter  from TOM ANDREWS. TOM› tells us that KEN WICKERT of  ACE  OF› SYRACUSE  the 8-Bit editor is now the› ST EDITOR. TOM ANDREWS wrote  a  very› nice  review  on  SIGN  MAKER  in the› JAN/FEB 1992 of their newsletter.  It› is a very interesting article. If you› get a chance you should read  it.  It› works  with  Print Shop Icons. TOM is› working on an update on PRINTSTAR and› REFORMAT.  We  can't wait to see this› baby!›      SX212 MODEM TIP, from  TOM.  "If› you  are  using an 850 interface or a› PR CONNECTION  interface  you  should› connect the modem to that rather than› in the daisy chain. If you are  in  a› daisy  chain  setup  and  you want to› abort  the  operation  sometimes  the› modem does not hang up. When you  use› an  850  or a PR CONNECTION this does› not happen because the  modem  driver› is  loaded from the interface. If you› are in a daisy chain set up  and  the› modem does not hang up HIT RETURN and› then the ABORT KEY again.  This  will› do  it!"  This  tip is ve ry welcome,› TOM.  BOB TERM version 1.22 will also› fix this problem.›      Tom  also sent us a copy of P.S.› Labels (Print Shop Utility Disk).  He› fixed the problem so now it will work› correctly with a  mailing  list.  The› program  was  not issuing enough line› feeds between the labels. If you have› a  problem  "add another ? #C2 to the› beginning of line 3740".››      A  letter  from  NIEK  VANDERLEE› wishes  all  the  members   a   Merry› Christmas  and  a  Happy New Year. He› went to Holland on vacation. He  said› there  was  very  little  8-Bit Atari› stuff. [Ed. Say, NIEK, any chance you› will  be  coming  to  New York and to› Long Island in the next vacation?]››      A letter to JOHN  MC  GOWAN.  We› sent  JOHN  a  donation  of $10.00 in› recognition for his many  outstanding› 8-Bit  programs. We hope he continues› his good work.››       Our  club  decided  to  send  a› letter and a token of appreciation to› BOB PUFF for his outstanding work for› the 8-Bit  community.  The  treasurer› was instructed to send a letter and a› donation of $10.00. We also  hope  he› continous his good work. ››      A  letter  to  HACE  the Houston› Atari  Club  to  Harold  Gaily.  ALEX› asked   for   the  docs  of  PICPRINT› HIGHLIGHTS and PICRDEMO.ARC. It turns› out  it  is  not a program but a demo› disk.››      A letter to TOM  HUNT  by  ALEX.› ALEX  has  used SNAPSHOT and he asked› TOM if he had an  upgrade  available.› TOM  has  also  worked on TURBO BASIC› and many other programs. We sent  TOM› a  copy  of   our   DISK   MANAGEMENT› SYSTEM.››› DEMO's:››      RON FETZER demoed Ver.2.0 of the› DISK  MANAGEMENT  SYSTEM.  RON  added› another program  to  Disk  #1  called› TITLE LABELS. This program will print› a 3 line title label for a disk  that› is  on  one subject or is a copy of a› commercial  program.  RON  felt  that› this would be more  informative  than› listing  all  the files. This program› can also print address  labels.  Disk› #2 of the program was not changed.›      The  W.A.N.D. of the Westchester› Atari   Group   devoted   the  entire› January issue to disk maintenance and› cataloging.  Dr.  ROLAND  HERMAN  the› editor  and  president  of  the  club› devoted   4   pages   to   the   DISK› MANAGEMENT    SYSTEM.    Thank    you› WESTCHESTER  ATARI  CLUB.  Dr. ROLAND› HERMAN   tried   out    the      DISK› MANAGEMENT  SYSTEM  and he recommends› it.››    AL ATKINS demoed a great combo  of› TOM  ANDREWS  printing  utility using› PRINTSTAR and COL40.  AL  made  up  a› great    disk   of   the   two,   and› distributed one to each member of the› club.  You now can print out any kind› of text material in 2  or  3  columns› using  this program. Instead of going› through 19 steps we now can do it  in› only 5 steps thanks to AL ATKINS, and› TOM ANDREWS.››       ALEX   demonstrated   the   new› BELLCOM  menu.  It  has  many   great› features  that you may want. They are› on the JAN. 1992 AIM disk. It had  an› ARC'd  program  called  DRAW  7. with› full docs.› Software Infinity  made  up  the  DEC› 1991  issue  of  the AIM disk. It has› many great games on side #2.›       These   AIM  disks  are  really› loaded with ARC'd files, and will  be› found in our LIBRARY.›      We  next  saw a number game with› DIGITIZED VOICE, from Germany. It was› not  a  "SAM" disk. ALEX demonstrated› the   AIM   1992  disk  and  all  its› program. We saw a COLOR  TETRUS  type› game  demonstrated  by   ALEX.   Very› interesting.  You  match  the colors.› Its not for  you  if  you  are  color› blind.  It will be in the library. It› is called "ULTRA TETRUS". We then saw› a  great  ABBUC  disk  with fantastic› graphics, as usual.››       JACK  GEDALIUS  demonstrated  a› light   pen   he   bought  from  Best› Electronics.   It   comes   with    a› cartridge.  It  has drop down menues.› The light pen socket will not  easily› fit  into  some 130XE joystick ports.› What you have to do for a simple fix,› is  to  take  use an extension, or to› take off the case on  the  130XE  and› enlarge  the  joystick  port #1 so it› will fit. Its very easy to  do.  JACK› showed  us  the different menues that› come with the  program.  We  saw  the› different  resolutions  with  the pen› and the various colors you  can  use.› He  showed us the different geometric› figures it can produce, from  circles› to  rectangles.  You  can fill in the› shapes  with  colors.  You  can  also› print text in various sizes. You  can› magnify  your  creation.  You  can do› mirror images, make 4 or 8 copies  of› the  drawing  on  the screen. You can› fill   in   each  mirror  image  with› different colors. JACK put on such  a› terrific  demonstration  that all the› members of the club who were present,› decided  to  buy a light pen. ALEX is› going to contact the store to see  if› we  can  get  a  discount  on a large› order. JACK really got the membership› excited  about  the light pen. A well› done job JACK! The price of  the  pen› is  $25.00  from  Best Electronics in› California.››› DOOR PRIZES:›› JOE LEBER› JACK GEDALIUS› HAROLD PEGLER› RON FETZER› ALAN SHARKIS›      Lately it seems that  HARRY  T's› number has been lost by the computer.› Hmmm. Any skulduggery afoot? Naw, its› just  bad  luck  HARRY,   guess   the› computer  feels  you won enough times› for now.›››                      Submitted by›                          Ron Fetzer›› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›