*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*›         Newsletter Reviews›           by Alan Sharkis›     OHAUG Newsletter Librarian›› There's excitement in the air.  Atari› is  busy  launching  the  Falcon, and› while it isn't an 8-bit  machine,  it› might  contribute  heavily   to   the› continued life of Atari, Corp., which› should not  be  bad  for  8-bitters. › This  month's  crop   of   newsletter› reviews  does not mention articles on› the Falcon -- they are  repetitious. › Please  note,  however,  that most of› the  newsletters  reviewed  at  least› mention the new machine.  We  in  the› 8-bit world do have something to look› forward to -- and it does seem like a› reality  at  this point.  I refer, of› course, to Atari  Classics  magazine,› and wish its staff only the best.›› › The  S.A.G.E.  Scroll   is   likewise› involved  in  a  computer show.  It's› ComputERIE '92-J. GURIEL-8-bit editor› has  written  a  column  in  which AC› Magazine gets a  lot  of  attention. › There  is  a  reprint  of   John   D.› Kapsupski's  (WNYAUG)  article on Top› Ten Reasons to Connect a  Hard  Drive› to your Atari ES Computer.›› (FR)Antic   for    September,    1992› highlights   Vice   President   BILLY› WASHBURN,   who   gives   us  a  nice› tutorial in some of the  fine  points› of  BASIC  programming.    JAMES   G.› MARTIN  writes about a problem he was› having with learning complicated data› base  programs  in  a  short time. He› discovered  a very old program, Atari› Mailing  List,  which  was sitting in› his archives on a cassette and turned› out  to  satisfy  his  needs.  MANUEL› GARCIA  gives a quick rundown of some› GIF viewing programs for  the  8-bit.› › The  W.A.N.D.  for September/October,› 1992 contains a reprint of Sparta Dos› X  by  CHESTER  HADLEY from the Atari› Federation Newletter of May 1989.  It› is a clear description of the uses to› which the author has put  the  XCart,› and  it  is worthy of note that he is› using it in  an  Atari  800  with  an› Axlon  256K  upgrade.   The  W.A.N.D.› also  reprinted the article we ran by› BILL PIKE of PAC and BLAIR  DAVIS  of› S.T.A.T.U.S.  on  the 8-bit virus and› how   to  cure  it.   Other  reprints› include PLATO's  PAL's  article  from› M.A.C.E. Journal of Feb./Mar. 1984 on› stopping, backing up  and  continuing› the listing of BASIC programs on your› screen.      A     type-in    listing› accompanies the  article.   So  does › one  for  a  reprint  from   M.A.C.E.› Journal of January, 1984 on doing DOS› functions from BASIC.  Still  another› reprint is  of the  July/August  1992› issue of Nybbles and Bytes which is a› D.WOOSTER review of Spelunker NWPAC).› From  the  same  issue of Nybbles and› Bytes  comes a  reprint   of   D.  A.› BRUMLEVE's   (Portland   Atari  Club)› article on educational software,which› I  reviewed  previously.  To round it› out-there's the official announcement› of  Atari Classics magazine.› › SLCC  Journal   for   October,   1992› contains  a  ROBBIE  BRIDGES  article› about  telecommunicating  with the 8-› bit.  It may contain  just  the  hint› you need!› › The  D.A.C.E.  Desktop,  surprise  of› surprises,    has    a    wealth   of› information for 8-bitters this month.› First,  JOHN  DICKERSON   writes   an› article  on using a modem that refers› (without naming it, unfortunately) to› the IAN (INTERNATIONAL ATARI NETWORK)› Host  BBS THE NEW NEST (516)234-4943!› Be  sureto read MARK BUTLER's  column› entitled, Id's Tru,  ETC   (nope,  no› spelling  mistakes,  that's  what  he› calls it.) In it, not only are  there› references to  programming  languages› and a contest to use BASIC, and  some› references to some  new games  coming› out, but there's a very amusing  poem› to   start  off the  article.  › *+*+*+*+*+*+* E N D +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*›