======= ======== ==== =======›   MINUTES FEBRUARY 1992 MEETING›   -----------------------------››NEW MEMBER:››     DANE L. STEGMAN joined our  club.›He  lives in Akron N.Y. and he uses an›130 XE. He writes us that he  lives  a›little bit too far away from any Atari›Group. The nearest group to him is  an›ST Group, not 8 BIT. We welcome you to›the club DANE, and we hope  you  enjoy›being an OL' HACKER!››SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:››     ALEX PIGNATO the president of our›club opened the meeting by  announcing›that  this  newsletter is dedicated to›the memory of  KRIS  HOLTEGAARD.  KRIS›was killed in an auto accident.›     The  club  observed  a  minute of›silence in KRIS  HOLTEGAARD'S  memory.›Four members of our club ALEX, RON, AL›ATKINS and HAROLD went to the  funeral›home to pay our last respects to KRIS.›KRIS was a dear friend to all  of  us.›He  helped us with any problem we had.›KRIS   was   one  of  the  outstanding›programmers in the ATARI WORLD. He was›a  great  family  man and and a valued›member of our club.  All  of  us  will›miss him greatly. The club made a cash›donation  to his memory.››BULLETINS :››     The NEWEST  2 DISK  set of  "DISK›MANAGEMENT SYSTEM"  consisting   of  7›programs  by our  RON FETZER  and STAN›SCHENFELD-is available for $6.00. Send›check or money order  made out  to RON›FETZER, and mail to HAROLD PEGLER, 129›KETCHAMS Road, SYOSSET, NY 11791.››     ALEX at a  great  sacrifice  (?),›went and checked out the CAFE 20 SOUTH›where we will  have  our  annual  club›dinner.  He took his family to dinner.›It is a nice room and the food was out›of  this  world. ALEX we know it was a›GREAT sacrifice, and a DIRTY JOB,  BUT›SOMEBODY HAD TO DO IT.››IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:››     STAN   SCHENFELD   informed   his›employer  that  he will RETIRE May 31,›1992, so that he can devote more  time›to  his 8 BIT. Welcome to the world of›leisure and fun STAN.  The  club  also›gave  a  rousing  rendition  of "HAPPY›BIRTHDAY" to ALEX  who  was  66  years›young.››IMPORTANT MEETING DATE CHANGE:››     Our  APRIL  MEETING DATE has been›changed from APRIL 25,  to  APRIL  18,›one week earlier.››ITEM:››     LIAUG is planning a BBS  FEST  on›March  7,  1992.  The  entire NEST BBS›will be at the show. There  will  also›be 8-Bit systems there to teach how to›log on to  the  NEST.  There  will  be›DEMOS on just about anything having to›do with a BBS.›     From WNYAUG ALEX made reprints of›"BASIC  101" by JOHN KASUPSKI. It is a›series   of  articles  JOHN  wrote  on›programming. ALEX will  distribute  an›article  for  each  member  at   every›meeting.  The articles assume no prior›computer   programming  experience.  A›great way to learn how to program.›     WORD   MAGIC,   SPELL  MAGIC  and›GRAPHICS MAGIC a 2 disk  set  now  put›into  Public Domain by its author, may›be ordered from our library. The  disk›numbers  will  be  179  and 180 in our›library catalog.›     In the latest  issue  of  CURRENT›NOTES   JAN/FEB   92,   there   is   a›classified advertisement in it  urging›8-Bit  users  to  write  to  JEFF   MC›WILLIAMS indicating that they would be›interested in subscribing to an  8-Bit›only magazine.››Re: KRIS HOLTEGAARD:››     Less than a week before KRIS died›he had called ALEX and told  him  that›ownership and all proprietary interest›in his 8-Bit work reverts to  the  OL'›HACKERS.  On  January  27,  1992  ALEX›wrote  a letter confirming KRIS's gift›to our club. Little did we  know  that›in  a few days hence he would be dead.›He will be missed by us and the entire›Atari community.››     JIM  HARRIS  the SYSOP of the NEW›NEST BBS(516 234-4943) created  a  new›message  base "WQNR THE ROCKET". It is›a public  message  base  dedicated  to›KRIS  HOLTEGAARD. If you want to write›anything about his life, his  work  or›any  thoughts about KRIS please log on›to this message base. This is  message›base  #9.  You  hit the "=" sign. That›tells you what base you want to go to.›ALEX  urged  all members to go on line›and add a few words and thoughts about›KRIS.›     ALAN  SHARKIS   said   he   would›periodically  save  any  messages that›were on that message base. We want  to›make a disk copy of these messages and›keep them.›      Several  other  SYSOPS  both  of›Atari and IBM put up a notice on their›BBS' about KRIS and made a donation in›his memory.›     ›CORRESPONDENCE:››     AL  SHARKIS  wrote  to our friend›HADJILA in ALGERIA informing him  that›books  on MACHINE LANGUAGE programming›for   the  8-Bit  are  mostly  out  of›print.›ALEX   asked   the   editor  of  ATARI›INTERFACE MAGAZINE to correct our LOGO›listing of the club.›     A letter from an outstanding NON-›LOCAL member, JIM CUTLER from England.›He  informed  us  that  the disks that›HAROLD sent him  arrived  safely.  JIM›has  and  continues  to  send  us  new›programs  he comes across in the U.K..›Thanks JIM!›     On a sad note, we  were  recently›advised  of  the  passing   of   JIM'S›mother,  and  the OL'HACKERS sends him›our condolences.›     ALEX answered  JIM's  letter  and›sent  a disk, and told him that he has›been busy as  helllll.  His  daughters›were  in  a  car  accident  and  other›personal matters.›     A  letter  and  disk  to  the SAN›LEANDRO ATARI  CLUB.  ALEX  requested ›BOB  SCHOLARS  PROGRAM D.O.M. from the›club.›     A letter to  HARRY  TUTHILL  from›GINA  BRYANT,  IN  VIRGINIA BEACH. She›thanked HARRY for the good  advice  on›how to correct a hardware problem. The›printer now works fine. ONCE AGAIN  WE›SEE  THE VALUE OF BELONGING TO A USERS›GROUP!›     ALEX sent a disk,  and  wrote  to›JOHN  COLLINS  from  the  NORTH   WEST›PHOENIX  ATARI USERS GROUP. JOHN is an›expert in graphics and ALEX asked  him›about  programs  that  work  with  the›Atari  Light Pen and 62 sector printer›converters.›      From   LARRY    TISHBEIN,    Our›PENNSYLVANIA  MEMBER,  we  received an›"OLD TIMERS  EYE  EXAMINATION  CHART".›LARRY, I'm sorry to a say that most of›us failed the eye exam!›     A letter to  SAM  CORY,  our  NEW›JERSEY member, about KRIS HOLTEGAARD'S›untimely death.  SAM  and  the  JERSEY›ATARI  COMPUTER  GROUP, were also very›friendly with KRIS.›     A letter to  DANE  STEGEMAN,  our›new  upstate  NY  member,   from   RON›welcoming DANE to the club.››HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS:››     HAROLD bought a 3 1/2" disk drive›modification from BOB PUFF of COMPUTER›SOFTWARE  SERVICES.  He  had  problems›with  it.  He  contacted  BOB  and was›helped immediately. I have had similar›experiences  with  BOB.  It is a great›company    to    deal    with.    Very›responsible. By the way, BOB was voted›last  month as the AUTHOR OF THE MONTH›by the club. SUPPORT THIS COMPANY!››TRENTON COMPUTER FAIR:››     ANTHONY FALCONE reported  on  the›history  of the TRENTON COMPUTER FAIR.›The fair has been corrected from April›25  to  April 11 and 12 as reported by›ANTHONY.››DEMOES››     JACK  GEDALIUS  demonstrated  the›LIGHT  PEN.  JACK tested all the light›pens bought  by  the  club,  they  all›worked.  JACK then demonstrated mirror›effects,   how   to   change   colors,›resolution of the pen etc. JACK is the›expert on the  LIGHT  PEN.  It  was  a›great  demonstration. JACK also showed›some games that can be played with the›light  pen  such  as checkers and some›other games. Sorry to report that JACK›is  being  laid  off  because  of  the›recession.  We  all hope you get a new›job soon JACK!›      ALEX  showed  a  GERMAN  PROGRAM›called DESIGN  MASTER.  It  will  take›light  pen pictures and print them out›as hard printer  copies.  ALEX  showed›some fantastic things that he did with›DESIGN   MASTER.   This   is   such  a›fantastic program that it rivals PRINT›SHOP.  ALEX  also  showed  some really›nice things that he had  printed  out.›It  would  be  great  for making large›labels and many other graphic designs.››     RON FETZER demonstrated how to do›DESK TOP PUBLISHING with the 1st XLEnt›word   processor.   With   this   word›processor you can load pictures into a›word processing file and print it. The›word processor has a PICTURE FORMATTER›that  processes pictures to be used in›your   word   processor   file.    RON›distributed  a  DESK TOP PRINTING file›to each member. Look for his  article,›and  demo  on  this  disk.  To use the›demo, these three files must be on the›same side of the disk:›DESKTOP.EPS, 35 sectors.›RON1.DSJ, 65 sectors.›TRECK1.DSK, 67 sectors.›     ALEX demonstrated B&G SLIDE SHOW.›This   program   stretches,  distorts,›fades, dissolves etc. the pictures. It›runs    a    series    of     pictures›automatically.  You  can  show a whole›show without  doing  anything.  It  is›Library number 181.›     TOBASIC.OBJ (1 sector) was shown.›This is particularly useful with TURBO›BASIC.  With  TURBO BASIC, when you go›to DOS you don't have BASIC.  If  this›program  is on the disk you just go to›OPTION [L] and  type  TOBASIC.OBJ  and›you  get BASIC back again. A very neat›program. This file  will  also  be  on›disk #181.›     ALEX  showed  the MYJONG game. It›is from  the  AIM  disk.  A  fantastic›game.  You  can  very  easily   become›addicted.›     A  BRIDGE playing game was shown.›Also a TICKET GAME and a  SCRATCH  OFF›lottery  game was also shown. Two very›nice games. We also saw PAC  MAN  type›game  where  you play against time. We›also saw a game where you go  through ›various  rooms  to pick up objects, in›order to complete  your  mission.  All›were from the AIM Disk.››DOOR PRIZES:››RON FETZER›JOE LEBER›HARRY TUTHILL›ANN RAWLINSON››ELECTION OF CLUB OFFICERS››     The  same  slate of officers were›elected as last  year.  The  secretary›RON  FETZER  cast the YEA vote for the›entire   club.   Each   officer    was›presented    with   a   ribbon   medal›signifying his office.››     Suddenly it was 5:00 P.M., and we›had  to leave the Library....Time sure›does fly when you are haveing  a  good›time!›Submitted by ›                         Ron Fetzer››>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<››