MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 1995 MEETING›  ====================================›› NEW MEMBER?›       We   welcomed   a  possible  new› member, LOU, who has  a  1200XL,  Rana› Disk  Drive,  and a Panasonic Printer.›› ITEM:›› Again, our thanks go to JACK  GEDALIUS› for  taking  pictures at the Christmas› Dinner on February  3rd  at  LAMBROW'S› RESTAURANT,  and  for   bringing   the› camera  to  the  meeting  so  everyone› could view the video.›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      ALEX  read  a   letter  from  one› of our  members,  and also a member of› NWPAC, JOHN POWELL of Phoenix Arizona.› JOHN listed  a  number  of  questions,› to which he wanted answers,  and  also› sent an article on the converting of a› Nintendo joystick to the Atari, and he› also enclosed a picture of himself.› Alex  responded,   answering  as  many› of JOHN'S questions as  he could.›      ALEX wrote a letter to JEFF  WOOD› informing  him that we will be sending› a copy of our newsletter  to  each  of› the  seven  people  (whose  names  and› address  he  sent  us) in Wyoming that› were interested in our club.›      BILL FUENTE from  Elmhurst  wrote› that  he  received  a  bad copy of the› newsletter disk. ALEX sent a new  copy› along with greetings and best wishes.›      JIM  CUTLER  from  England sent a› few   disks   for   the  library,  and› informed us of the demise of  the  BBS› he  used, "The Land That Time Forgot".› ALEX thanked JIM  for  the  disks  and› passed  his  E-mail  address  to  ALAN› SHARKIS.›      ALEX  wrote  a  letter  to  LARRY› MAGNUM  of  the D.A.C.E. club offering› an exchange of Disks of the Month  and› Library  Disks  between the two clubs.› ALEX also sent a copy of this disk  to› JAN BLOCKER of the A.A.A.U.A. (JAN has› been sending  their  D.O.M.  prior  to› this. The letter should not have  been› sent.)›› DEMOS:›› ALEX  showed us  a copy of the program› MICRO-CHECK which did not work at last› month's  meeting   but  did  work this› time. This version eliminates the need› for  disk swapping by loading the main› programs into Ramdisk  D8:.  Basically› it's  an  electronic  checkbook   that› allows you to enter, edit, search, and› save a listing of checks that you have› written.  It  maintains a balance that› can be carried over to a new year  and› allows  for   printing   listings   of› checks.  It  has  a  fantastic  Search› Feature,  and  is  a  must  for  all 8› BIT'ers. It is library Disk #521.›      ALEX  also  showed  us  the  FILE› INDEX program. This program allows you› to  create  an  index  of  files  from› disks.   ALEX   started   working   on› indexing  all  the  files  that   have› appeared  on our newsletter disks. Two› negatives of the program are it's slow› sort time and the fact that it appends› listings if you do  not  clear  memory› first.  It  wasn't  put it the library› until ALEX has more time to completely› check  it  out,  and  see if its worth› having in the library.›       Next   we   saw   a   disk  from› T.W.A.U.G. in  England  #  13  Jan/Feb› 1995. One of the programs, SPIRO, is a› plotting program that allows  printing› of the resulting picture. CYLONS was a› fast-paced   shoot-em-up  game.  MONEY› POUCH is a children's  learning  game.› It  teaches  them about making change.› CUSTOM BOOT allows you  to  display  a› message  while  a  disk is loading. On› side two we have a few Canon Bubblejet› printer  drivers for Atariwriter Plus.› Library Disk #539.›      JIM CUTLER sent us  a  disk  with› BBK  WORKS,  and  ANTIC  WRITER on the› back. BBK WORKS  has  a  Text  Editor,› Spell  Checker, Database, Spreadsheet,› and   an  ARC  program.  Library  Disk› # 540.›      We  saw  a  disk  of   UTILITIES,› including  a  Title  Program,  a  Menu› Program, a VTOC Program, and a Density› program. On side two, there are a  set› of docs for the programs on side 1. it› is Library Disk #541.›      Next we saw an  ABBUC  disk  from› Germany.  Magazine #39. Great graphics› and music  in  the  introduction.  The› disk  has Action! source code, Xformer› files,   and   a  bunch  of  Christmas› pictures as well as  others.  Enhanced› Density. Library Disk #542.›      ALEX  then showed us the P.A.C.E.› Disk  of  the  Month  for  Jan.  1995.› Casino games are  the  theme  of  this› disk. There was an excellent Blackjack› game that analyzes  your  playing  and› gives  you  a breakdown of your moves.› Or   you   can   play   without    any› instructions  on  what  are the proper› moves.  BANKSHOT  was  an  interesting› pool simulation that requires  you  to› bank  your  ball off the bumper into a› hole.   There  was  also  Poker,  Slot› Machine  (great  graphics),  Roulette,› and horse racing games  on this  disk.› It's Library Disk #543.›      Another  disk   full   of   ANTIC› programs was shown briefly. Side 1 has› programs from the August  1985  issue.› Side 2 has programs from the September› 1985 issue. Library Disk #544.›› OTHER NOTES: A resolution  was  passed› that  a  member  who  drops out of the› club and re-joins  in  the  same  year› must  still  pay  for the entire year,› regardless of when he rejoins.›› DOOR PRIZES:›› RON FETZER› JOHN HARDIE› ALAN SHARKIS››› Written by John Hardie› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›