|*|*|*|›            PRESIDENTS MESSAGE››      Today, as I write this, the snow› is falling and the 12th snow storm of› the season is piling another 12 to 18› inches on top of the  prior  hardened› snow  on  the  ground. Everything has› come to a halt. However, we, who have› computers  can escape the weather and› travel through  our  files,  be  they› Utilities,  applications,  games etc.› This is  the  time  to  catch  up  on› writing  that  program  that has been› buzzing   around  in  your  head,  or› writing  the  outline  of  the  great› American  novel.  Mother  nature  has› once again shown  that  she  controls› things after all.  Tomorrows  meeting› must be called off. Over one  foot of› snow within 12 hours is  a bit  much!› (We  hope to  have  our  meeting next› Saturday.)›     Speaking  now  as  Editor of this› newsletter, let me give you  a  birds› eye  view  of whats on tap. For those› of you who are programmers, read  the› DOCS,  and  run  "DLREAD",  or "BASIC› COPY,   and   read   "ERRORS",    and› "RETURNS".      Check     out     the› "ATASCIIC.ODE" program. Do you  write› letters,    and   hate   to   address› envelopes?   Try  "MAILABEL.BAS"  for› easy   printing,  and  for  different› labels too. For the gamers,  try  the› upgraded "BLACKJAC.BAS". For the 'how› to' people, there is another view  on› taking  care  of  your  drives.  Then› there  is an article on the 24 versus› 9  PIN  printers.  Like  to  use  the› modem? Try the "SPACE LINK"  article,› for a new connection. Now for all you› club treasurers, OHAUG brings  you  a› new,  user  friendly  and very useful› program   "TREASURER   REPORT",  with› DOCS, by our  RON  FETZER,  in  TURBO› BASIC.  How  about  the   'newsletter› reviews?  They bring you all kinds of› info about the 8 BIT world.  I  think› you will find a true cross section of› things for all 8 BIT'ers.››      Which brings me  once  again  to› the   value   of   belonging   to   a› club/group. It is about the only  way› to  really  learn whats what in the 8› BIT community. Renewal time for OHAUG› is basically in January of each year.› We  make it  a point to try to answer› ALL letters from any of our  members,› which  gives  us  a  warm  feeling of› closeness. Our far away  friends  see› to  it  that we receive disks full of› new programs, which I'm sure we would› not  see  otherwise.  To  them I say,› THANKS  Your input does  make OHAUG a› unique repository for 8 BIT info  and› programs.››      We  had  our  Annual JULY PICNIC› and CHRISTMAS dinner, attended by  22› people,  and all seem to have enjoyed› both   the   excellent   (and    very› reasonably  priced)  full course meal› and the friendly atmosphere which  we› created.  As usual, our official CAM-› CORDER photographer,  JACK  GEDALIUS,› took  pictures  of  the   group.   We› enjoyed it all, so much so,that as we› were leaving JUDITH PEGLER  suggested› we  go back to having our JULY BAR-B-› QUE  in  this  same  restaurant  next› JULY. (grin) A quick  vote  was taken› and it  was approved unanimously. I'm› looking forward to the next  friendly› get together.››      Thats  about it for now, and for› those   of   you   into  MODEMING,...› BYE...(NO CARRIER)!›               |*|*|*|›