<><><><><>› PRESIDENTS MESSAGE› By ALEX PIGNATO›› PLEASE CHECK CORRECTED MEETING DATES›› By the time you read this, the› second issue of the ATARI CLASSIC› magazine will have been put into the› mails. The bad news is that it had to› be sent third class mail. The good› news is that BEN POEHLAND, Managing› Editor, tells me that he has a bundle› of manuscripts for future issues.› Look for TOM ANDREWS very informative› article in this newsletter all about› the PREMIER issue.›› We have been receiving a bunch› of new and interesting disks from› EUROPE, and we even have a game disk› from POLAND, where I understand the 8› BIT is very popular. It is truly› amazing what the people on the other› side of the big lake have been able› to do with the graphics and sound› with our lil ol 8 BITS. You have to› see it to believe it. We have many of› these disks in our PD library which› are available to all our members. I› believe that we receive all these new› programs because it seems that our› humble newsletter has gone around the› world and has even reached MOSCOW.› We now have a members in SCOTLAND and› in FRANCE, ITALY-and ENGLAND as well.›› I just received and responded to› letters from all of these countries› requesting information on how to join› the OL' HACKERS. I can only hope that› we can continue to please our members› with interesting, newsy newsletters,› and of course, responding to any› problems they may have.›› We recently received a request› for a program that could print out a› full years calendar from member LARRY› TISCHBEIN, from PA. The program was› promptly sent out by JACK GEDALIUS› who rememberd that he had just that› program. This is a small sample of a› way we help each other in a users› group. In many ways a users group is› like a family who always should be› trying to help each other in any way› possible.›› In the event that you should› want to reach us/me, I can be reached› if you leave a message on GEnie› addressed to A.PIGNATO, and I will› try to respond as fast as possible.› We can also be reached through NEW› NEST BBS at (516) 234-4943, Suffolk› County, L.I, NY, or through THE› MACHINE BBS at (516) 764-5748, NASSAU› COUNTY, L.I., NY. Both SYSOPS, JIM› HARRIS, and LOU TRAPANI are members› of our users group. Both BBS are part› of networks. NEW NEST is part of› INTERNATIONAL ATARI NETWORK I.A.N.,› which includes GERMANY, HOLLAND and› parts of the USA, and THE MACHINE is› part of a USA network. You can leave› messages for me/us on either BBS and› I/we will receive them.›› Things are looking up for the 8› BIT, lets hope 1993 is the year of› the 8 BIT renewal. (Or am I just day› dreaming?) Its up to EVERY ONE OF US,› to do whatever we can, to build a› strong user base. IF YOU DONT BELONG› TO ANY USERS GROUP, JOIN US, WE WOULD› LOVE TO HAVE YOU AS A MEMBER! The› benefits include a Bi-Monthly› newsletter like this one, access to a› PD library of over 300 disks, at a› cost of $8.00 for 5 double sided› disks, help with any problems, access› to the two BBS's, etc..Check our› address in our 1st WELCOME SCREEN› when you load this disk.› Till next time...... ** END **›