*=+*=+*› MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 1994 MEETING.› ====================================› NEW MEMBERS:››       NORMAN  WILLIAMSON  of  Surrey,› England joined us. NORMAN is a  super› programmer.  He  has several programs› in the 8 bit public  domain.  He  has› been  an Atari enthusiast since 1983.› OCATVIAN GRECU of Bucharest,  Romania› also  joined  us. Ocatvian was in the› USA in  1988  and  at  that  time  he› bought a 130XE and a 1050 disk drive.› Welcome all. I think  you  will  make› many new friends and have a good time› in the club.›› DONATIONS››      The OL' HACKERS mailed $25.00 to› the  RED  CROSS for the relief of the› earthquake victims in California›› BBS SUPPORT››      The OL' HACKERS mailed  a  check› for  $15.00 to THE MACHINE BBS, Sysop› LOU, (516) 765-5748 and also  to  the› NEW  NEST  BBS, SySop JIM, (516) 234-› 4943 00 as a  token  of  appreciation› for their continued support of the 8-› Bit  computer.  Our  thanks  to  both› SySops. Both are OHAUG members.  Call› them there is a wealth of 8 BIT stuff› waiting for you.›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      We received a package  from  our› Scotish  member  STUART  MURRAY.   He› wrote   to   us   two   days   before› Christmas. He tells us that he enjoys› the  newsletter.  He mailed us FUTURA› ISSUE #10. Thanks for the  invitation› to next years 2 AMS Shows  in England› for the  8 BIT. Any takers?  He wants› an ALF UNCRUNCH PROGRAM. (SUPER UNARC› by Bob Puff will UN-ALF a program)-He› mailed us two surprise packages.  One› was  a Scotish Calendar and the other› one was  some  of  the  local  spirit› water  for  ALEX, RON  and HAROLD. He› said we should have a dram (shot)  on› him  for the New Year. We did and the› local   spirit  water  is  VERY  FINE› INDEED!   (GLEN  FIDICH  SCOTCH).  He› extended his  best  wishes  to all of› the members of the OL' HACKERS.›      ALEX replied that his gifts  are› sure very novel. The calendar and the› spirit water came as a real surprise.› We  have to now think of what kind of› American novelty we can mail to  him.› ALEX  also  wrote that we do not have› any 8 Bit  only  shows  in  the  USA.› HAROLD our librarian is going to mail› Bob Puff's SUPER ARC/UNARC program to› STUART.›      A  letter  from JOHN JOHNSON our› member in Oregon. He writes  us  that› he  likes  the  newsletter.  He has a› suggestion  for  the  newsletter.  He› asks that we should always include in› the  minutes,  the  library number of› the disks we demo. It makes it easier› to  order.  We  will  TRY  to do this› JOHN! Yours was  the  second  request› for    the  correction,  see  Jan/Feb› newsletter.›      A letter from our newest member,› NORMAN  C.  WILLIAMSON  from  Sutton,› Surrey, England. He writes us that he› lives   only   a   few   miles   from› Buckingham  Palace. He tells us he is› happy to join our  club.  NORMAN  got› our  address  from ED HALL in Canada.› He   mailed  us  two  disk  with  his› programs on it. (See demo section).›      ALEX replied that  he  was  very› pleased  to hear from such a prolific› programmer.  He  said  we  were  very› pleased that he joined our other very› capable  programmers  such   as   RON› FETZER,  TOM  ANDREWS,  CHARLES COLE,› BEN POEHLAND  and  on  and  on.  ALEX› wrote  that  the two disk we received› from him were extremely well done and› ALEX  liked  the  many  novel ways of› writing his programs.›      ALEX wrote to  DANIEL  CARRODANO› our  member in France. He thanked him› for making a TEXTPRO  and  DD3  disk,› per  ALEX's request.  He also thanked› him for the detailed  explanation  on› how  to  use  it.  He   congratulated› DANIEL  on his knowledge of the 8 Bit› computer.›      A letter to  BOB  ULSCHMID  from› JIM CUTLER  from  England.  He writes› that it was very nice  to  hear  from› BOB.  He  tells  BOB  he  had a quiet› Christmas. That is just  the  way  he› likes  it.  They  had 5 cm (2 in.) of› snow around Christmas and also a  lot› of  flooding  in   other   parts   of› England. Mother nature strikes again!›      A letter from FRANK KUZLOSKI our› member and librarian  of LIAUG  8-BIT› section.  He  tells  us  that he uses› TEXTPRO to index the library. He made› a  MACRO  for  TEXTPRO which does the› heavy   work  of  cataloging  of  the› files. He  sent  us  a  copy  of  the› library  file  and  said  if  we want› anything to swap he will be  glad  to› do  it.  He  tells  us  that  the OL'› HACKERS   NEWSLETTER   is  the  best!› Thanks FRANK. We think so too.›        ALEX     answered    him    by› congratulating him on becoming the 8-› BIT  librarian.  ALEX   stated   that› HAROLD  will  look  over the list and› order anything we want. ›      A letter from our  member  DAVID› LANG  in Defiance Ohio. DAVID ordered› the CALENDAR DISK. He writes us  that› he  awaits  our newsletter with great› expectation   and   excitement  every› other month to see what is new in the› 8-BIT world.›      A letter from "I CAME BACK" DALE› WOOSTER, President of N.W.P.A.C. DALE› again assumed the helm  of the  NWPAC› group for another year.  He  and some› other  members  are going  to run the› club with new rules  and  procedures,› making  it  an even  better club than› it already is!!  He mailed  us  their› CHRISTMAS DISK. We saw it last month.› A great disk, and very well done!›› DOOR PRIZES›› JACK GEDALIUS› BOB ULSCHMID› HAROLD PEGLER› ALLEN ATKINS› JOE LEBER›› SPECIAL DRAWING››      AL  ATKINS  drew  some  special› lottery tickets for  a  gift  to  the› club,  donated  by  JOHN HARDIE. ALEX› had given AL ATKINS his  tickets  for› AL  to  hold.  The drawing was won by› guess  who???  That's right...our own› ALEX PIGNATO and it was a 7800  ATARI› GAME    SYSTEM    with    some   game› cartridges. (I think this  was  fixed› somehow!! (grin) THANKS JOHN FOR YOUR› GENEROSITY.›› DEMOS››      RON   FETZER   showed  his  new› program called "TREASURER'S  REPORT".› This  is  a  great  new  program that› saves you a TON of time if you are  a› clubs treasurer. No more calculators,› spreadsheets, data bases etc. It does› it  all!  You  just enter your income› and expenses and  then  you  can  see› your  report  on  the screen or print› it. You can also save and  load  your› report. You have a provision to erase› a wrong entry. It is written in TURBO› BASIC. It can handle up to 200 income› and expense items. See the article on› the  "TREASURER'S   REPORT"   program› elsewhere  in  this  newsletter.  The› program  itself  is  on  this disk as› "TREASRPT.ARB".   The  extender  .ARB› makes it a self  booting  program  if› you  use  the  newer version of TURBO› BASIC. If you order the disk you  get› the  self  booting  program,  the new› TURBO BASIC and the complete docs. It› is library disk # 444›      RON  FETZER  also  showed how to› use the R-TIME-8 clock from ICD  with› DOS  2.5. He created a disk that puts› the Z Handler  automatically  on  the› disk  as  the  disk  is formatted and› also puts  RAMDISK.COM,  DOS.SYS  and› DUP.SYS on the disk at the same time.› RON also showed a program to set  the› clock  in  BASIC  that  he wrote. The› program  is  called  "CLOCKSET".  The› disk is library # 443.›      ALEX showed the  WEATHER  WIZARD› program  by  NORMAN  WILLIAMSON   our› newest  member  from  England.  It is› library #433. ALEX  printed  out  the› docs  and  passed  them  around. They› were  very  complete.  We  were  very› impressed by the way  NORMAN  created› the  title  screens  for his program.› The screens were unique and also  had› sound with it. The program prints out› various cloud types  that  appear  in› the  sky.  It  also  prints  out YOUR› actual weather forecast. It  has  now› been modified  from 1 to 5 integrated› programs  on  weather.  It is a whole› disk devoted to weather  and  weather› forecasting. On side two of this disk› are MISCELLANEOUS programs by NORMAN.› On  it  he has a program to help with› typing the ATASCII codes (CHR$  etc.)› and  inverse  characters. A great aid› in programming.›      We saw  a  2nd  disk  by  NORMAN› called  MISCELLANEOUS  PROGRAMS   II.› Library # 434. We saw a program which› made different flags  on  the  screen› and  it played the national anthem of› each flag selected. A  great  gaphics› program!  There were many other great› utilities on the disk. A  great  disk› to get.›      We  saw  a   disk   called   MAX› HEADROOM.  It  is  library disk #435.› Side 1 has 2 games. It also has demos› on this side. On Side two  is GHOSTLY› GOBLINS.›      Next we saw FUTURA DISK #10 from› Scotland NOSAG - NOV/DEC 1993. It  is› our library disk #436. On side one is› a lot of text and docs. We saw a game› called  MERRY  MIX.  It  is  a   game› similar  to  CONCENTRATION  -  a very› nice game. The graphics and sound  on› the game were great. On this disk was› also an article on the AMS  7-  8-BIT› fair   in   England. Also  DISKCOM 3,› PICLOADER.BAS,    TRIVIA.DOC,    MINE› HUNTER.   Another  LOADED  disk  from› Scotland with  unusual  programs  and› great  games.  He  also  reviewed the› TURBO-BASIC FLYER which was published› by  yours  truly  some  years ago and› some   of   the  programs  from  that› newsletter.›      We saw a game called  THINK  AND› WORK  from  Germany translated by the› busy bees at N.W.P.A.C. Side  one  is› the  English version. Side two is the› German  version.  A  game  with  many› levels, and great  graphics.  Library› disk #437.›      A  disk  from  S.L.C.C.  -  Jan.› 1994.  It has BILLBOARD.BAS.(Modified› for XMM801 and Gemini  10X  printers,› by  our  TOM  ANDREWS).  DISKLAB.LE5,› DOUBLE.DD3(MOD).  There are many more› utilities on this  disk.  It  is  our› library  disk #438. It also has games› such as DOUBLE6.BAS,  BACKGAMMON  FOR› TWO,  MIND.BAS,  ROBOTS.BAS, STINGRAY› and some others. A good disk›      We saw the PRINTLAB  disk.  This› disk  lets  you  create  various size› labels and book labels with all kinds› of  print  sizes  and  pictures   (62› sectors).  This is library disk #439.› Again a great disk to have.›      Next we  saw  a  disk  that  was› mailed  to  us  by  our member JOSEPH› HICSWA from N.J. -  JACG.  On  it  is› EARTN.BAS,   ERASE.VAR,   HAPPYB.BAS,› MUSKIE.BAS,    MECDOC.TXT,    MECDOS,› UTILI.BAS, ALPHABET.BAS,  ANIMAL.BAS,› CHR$.BAS,   DISOLVE.BAS,   COUNT.BAS,› PUMPKIN, SHERLOCK,  STRTRECK.BAS.  It› is  a two sided disk with nothing but› BASIC programs on it. It  is  library› number #440.›      We  saw  a  N.W.P.A.C. GAME DISK› with PIPELINE, PLOP and HYAMS.ADV and› other  games.  It  is  in our library› disk #441.›      We  saw  a program called ARTIST› UNLEASHED. It is on one disk  and  it› is  a  drawing program. It is library› disk #442.›› GERMAN  DOS  SPEAK-  (a  conversation› actually overheard at this meeting??)››  Vas ist das?›  Das ist MYDOS!›  Das ist YOUR DOS?›  Nein dis ist MYDOS!›  Das DOS ist nicht SPARTA DOS?›  Nein, Dis DOS ist MYDOS, DUMBKOPF!›  Vas ist das nexte DOS?›  Nexte DOS ist SUPER DOS?›  Vat DOS is da bestest DOS?›  Das  bestest DOS ist  das  beste DOS›  for mein HERR, JA?›      Any valid contribution to GERMAN› DOS  SPEAK  will be published in this› newsletter. Mail you contribution  to› Das  HERR RON FETZER or Das HERR ALEX› PIGNATO -  Das  ist  alles  fuer  das› DOS! Think up some good ones!!!››      Submitted by Ron Fetzer›› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›