/\/\/\/\› MINUTES   OF  FEBRUARY  1994 MEETING.› =====================================››      Our make up meeting on  February› 19 was the result of a "FEW SPRINKLES› OF SNOW" (18 inches)  on the previous› Saturday. (grin)›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      A  letter  from  our  SYSOP  LOU› TRAPANI thanking us for the check for› the   maintenance  of  the  BBS  "THE› MACHINE" (516) 764-5748.›      A letter from MURRY BERKOWITZ to› RON.  He  writes  us  that  he thinks› belonging to the OL' HACKERS  is  the› best investment he has ever made. Not› only does he get the latest  news  of› the 8-Bit world but he  made many new› friends. He  writes  that  he  is  in› Florida  for  the winter and will see› us next spring at our meetings.›      A post card from OCATAVIAN GRECU› of Bucharest Romania. He is searching› for some software and a club  he  can› join.  He can't  get software  in his› country so to  spread  the 8 BIT word› we mailed him the software he wanted.›      We  saw  a picture of DAVE EWENS› our TWAUG members from  EnglandG  and› also  of  JOHN  MATHEWSON  and  TOMMY› WOOD. A handsome bunch of chaps. DAVE› writes us that at the ANNUAL  AMS  8-› BIT  SHOW in England there were a lot› of  new  software  titles  especially› from Poland and Germany.  There  were› also  some  hardware  mods  such as a› STEREO BOARD for the 8-Bit  and  some› other  goodies.  Quite  a  few of the› software titles have been adopted  to› stereo  and  the sound is phenomenal!› Next year they will have 2 8Bit shows› in England  because of the success of› this last one.›      ALEX replied that it  is  always› nice to hear from our good friends in› England and the success of the 8-Bit.› Alex  also mailed some pictures of us› taken at our last ANNUAL DINNER.›      From the PACESETTER  NEWSLETTER.› They  wrote  us and told us that they› enjoy our newsletter. They especially› liked the article "LIFE INSURANCE FOR› YOUR  DISK  DRIVES"  by  yours  truly› which was in the last newsletter.›      ALEX  wrote   to  JEAN  that  he› appreciates  the  nice comments about› the newsletter and he also said  that› we  are  still  talking  about  their› CHRISTMAS  ISSUE  of  the  newsletter› that  was  in  full  color, about the› great articles and the funny  sayings› in that newsletter. He said we marvel› at how many woman they have  involved› in their club.›      A  letter from NORMAN WILLIAMSON› our member from England.  He  thanked› us for the disks we mailed to him. He› tells us that he  copied  and  mailed› ALEX'S letter to his son in Hong Kong› where he is an  Import-Export  Agent,› to his friend in Australia and to LES› ELLINGHAM the editor of THE NEW ATARI› USER.  He  uses a  800XL   with   the› original  64K  memory   but   he   is› thinking  of  upgrading it. He mailed› us an upgraded version of the WEATHER› WIZZARD  and  THE  WHEEL  OF  FORTUNE› (Library  #433).  The password on the› disk is "OLHACKER".  If  you  make  3› mistakes  the program deletes itself.› You   can   recover   it   by  typing› A=USR(58487) and  then  type  in  the› correct  password.  He  mailed  us  3› disks. On the games disk he mailed us› a hard copy of the docs but they  are› also  on  the  disk. We also received› another game on the disk called BILL-› BEN. All now in the LIBRARY!›      We received a  letter  from  JOE› HICSWA  our  member in N.J. He mailed› us a disk with  lots  of  interesting› BASIC  programs  on  it   (See   demo› section)  and  an  article on the 1st› XLEnt Word Processor  for  newsletter›      ALEX talked to GEOFF  GREENE  of› FLORAL  PARK  N.Y.  ALEX mailed him a› copy of  the  latest  newsletter  and› some  reprints  about the OL' HACKERS› and some programs. ALEX  invited  him› to join our club.›      A  letter  from  JIM  CUTLER our› member in England.  He  mailed  us  3› more  disks.  One  of  them  is BASIC› VIEW. We will demo  it  at  our  next› meeting.›      A  letter  from DALE WOOSTER the› president of NWPAC. He thanked us for› mailing  him  the  TREASURER'S REPORT› DISK. They printed the docs right  on› the  disk  envelope.  A neat idea. He› also mailed us  the  January  94  DOM› that they had just finished. He tells› us their library is now 360 disks and› they are going to use a TEXTPRO macro› to put it in a hard copy.›      ALEX answered that  is  hard  to› top them. ALEX also mailed them a new› disk in return.›      ALEX wrote to JOHN PICKEN of the› GARDEN  CITY ACE in B.C. in Canada in› response to an article in their great› newsletter  the "XIO". He asked if it› is possible to get a copy  of  JOHN'S› "DOUBLE XL AND RAMDISK PROGRAM". JOHN› has  chased  down  the  bugs  in  the› program. He is not yet ready  to  put› it in the P.D. but interested members› can get a copy.›› VIDEO PRESENTATION››       JACK  GEDALIUS  our  chronicler› brought in the tape  of  all  of  our› past  ANNUAL  DINNERS and showed them› to us. Gosh,were we young in 1985! We› saw  some  of  the  members that have› left us. We had to listen  to  ALEX'S› speeches  again!  At  the LAST dinner› meeting,  ALEX  made  NO speeches! It› was a nice retrospective look at  the› OL' HACKERS, and to  see the founding› fathers in the  flesh.  (So to speak)›› JAGUAR DEMO:››      JOHN HARDIE brought the  JAGUAR,› 4  game  cartridges and a COLOR TV to› the meeting. JOHN tells us he has  it› hooked up in his house to a 27 In. TV› with stereo sound and "S  VIDEO".  He› said  it  looks  and sounds great. At› the meeting we  had  to  hook  it  up› through  the  RF  antenna leads so it› lost  some  of  the  resolution.  The› JAGUAR sells for $250.00 and it blows› every  other  game machine out of the› water.›      The sound and the graphics  were› absolutely  astounding.  The  machine› itself  was  very futurisitic looking› as well as the keypad controller.›       The   first  game  we  saw  was› "CYBERMORPH" a game with shooting and› fast  action.  You  have  to  collect› pods.  The  versatility of the keypad› and the program is truly outstanding.› The  program  talks  to  you  in very› realistic voice and gives  you  hints› on playing. Each game cartridge has a› 50 MEG RAM space. So you can  imagine› what  can  be  programmed  into these› games.›       The   next   game  we  saw  was› "TRIPPER MC FUR".  It  comes  with  a› keypad  overlay  to help you play the› game. You select the planets you want› to  play  on.  Each  planet   has   a› different  situation. It is basically› a shoot-em-up game.›      The next game  was  the "RAIDEN"› cartridge  and it is identical to the› arcade version. It is a  great  game.› The graphic effects are great and the› sound is outstanding too.›      The last game was a game similar› to    LEMMINGS.    It    is    called› "EVOLUTION".  It  was the best of the› games. You have to move  various  men› from  one  level  to the other levels› and you have to pick up  things.  The› 3-D effect is great. The people learn› as you  play  the  game.  It  has  80› levels  of  play.  The  music was the› best of all the games we saw.›› MORE DEMOS:››      Library  disk  #445.  It  has  a› digitized  picture  of BOB VILLA with› sound,   TRICKY  TRACKS,  TEXT  VIEW,› HEARTS (GAME),   DEMO   and    PUZZLE› PLEASURE. It is TWAUG #7 JAN./FEB  94› disk. A great disk to get. We saw the› DEMO program - OUTSTANDING!  On  side› two we have CES text, DOCS  etc.›      The  next disk is NWPAC DOM JAN.› 94. It is library number #446. It has› "CROSSWORD MAGIC" on it. and on  Side› two was "CROSSWORD" by Mike Steffens.› It  is  another fantastic program. It› comes with the docs on the  disk.›       A  disk from  SLCC FEB. 94. All› games in BASIC. About 10 or 12  games› on this disk. On the back we have the› JACG  PSLABELS.BAS with PS UTILITIES.› It  makes fancy labels with PS ICONS.› It is  library number #447. This is a› great label program where you can use› PS ICONS with your labels. This  also› prints  DOUBLE  HEIGHT  text  on your› labels  (type  the letter then CNTL &› the letter again to  get  the  double› height letters.)›      Next we saw a game disk from our› member  NORMAN WILLIAMSON in England.› This   is   library   #448.   It   is› completely  documented.  The password› is "OLHACKER". We forgot the joystick› so  we  could  not  demo  the  games.› NORMAN assures us that they are great› games. Our  librarian  HAROLD  PEGLER› informs  us  that  he  has   examined› previous  programs  from  NORMAN  and› they  are  all great programs. HAROLD› tells  us  that  on  disk  #434-A  by› NORMAN there are some great tutorials› on  how  to  program sound effects in› BASIC.  He  tells  you  how  you  can› insert these sounds into  your  BASIC› programs.›      We had JOEL GEDALIUS, the son of› JACK play a math  game.  He  selected› multiplication (level -  hard).  JOEL› did  exceedingly  well  on this game.› The problems were multiplication of 2› digit  numbers  by  2  digit numbers.› Well done JOEL!›› DOOR PRIZES:›› STAN SCHENFELD› AL SHARKIS› JOEL GEDALIUS› HARRY TUTHILL› JACK GEDALIUS› RON FETZER› HAROLD PEGLER› JOHN HARDIE››      This was written by RON FETZER›› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›