›               o=o=o=o=o=›› MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 1997 MEETING›› GENERAL MEETING› President JACK GEDALIUS discussed our› annual  Christmas  in February party,› which will take place  this  year  on› Valentine's  Day  at   Lambrau's   in› Island  Park.   (A  new  member, JOHN› CESIRO joined the club at the  party,› and    CURT   VENDEL   rejoined   the› following day at the meeting.)   Jack› also  mentioned  a  letter  from JOHN› POWELL   who   wants   to    continue› receiving  the newsletter, so he sent› us still another new  address.   John› tells  that he's very happily married› and also asked about  the  CSS  Black› Box.   Since none of our members owns› a   Black  Box,  we  could  offer  no› advice.  ALAN Sharkis then brought up› that  the  next meeting, March 1 will› be a joint meeting with LIAUG and  we› should  take a lunch break during the› meeting.  It was decided to  order  5› or  6  pizzas  from across the street› and eat in.  The April  19th  meeting› will  have to be held somewhere else › since   the   library   will  not  be› available.    This   issue   will  be› discussed  further  at  the  March  1› meeting.›› TREASURER'S REPORT:› In the black.›› CORRESPONDENCE:› RON FETZER received a letter from JIM› CUTLER from England writes that he is› dropping out because his  machine  is› kaput.  We will miss him.›› ALAN   SHARKIS   has   a   Newsletter› returned to us  from  S.P.A.C.E.  and› returned  it  to  them  at  their new› address.  Next he received  the  back› cover  of The PACEsetter from Florida› and sent it back requesting the rest.› He  also  heard from DANE STEGMAN who› has  a  list  of  stuff  from  GORDON› HOOPER of Garden City ACE; a list  of› old  Antic  magazines.  Dane wants to› know if we're  interested  in  them. › David   Oldfield,   expressing   some› interest, took the list.   JACK  says› we're interested in the first year of› that issue.  ALAN says it  starts  in› May  of  '93.  ALAN called SAM CORY. › Sam   hasn't   been  sending  us  the› J.A.C.G. Newsletter and  he  said  he› would send one.  ALAN will call again› if we don't get one in the next  week› or so.›› LIBRARIAN REPORT:› HAROLD  PEGLER  reported  that he has› completed Disk #4 and it will go  out› to  the out-of-town membership in the› newsletter mailing  next  month.   It› has  been  distributed  to  all local› members today.›› POTPOURRI:› ALAN passed around a list of "How You› Know  If  You're Addicted to AOL" and› read   a   little  from  it  for  the› members.    He  also  discussed  AT&T› monthly charges and how you  can  use› AT&T  or  another  provider to get to› AOL.›› There were visiting members  from  as› far  away as 3 hours (Connecticut) at› our meeting this month.›› DEMONSTRATIONS:› ALAN demonstrated a Font  Maker   and› downloader  program  for  the members› called  STARFONT.   The  program  was› modified by our own  TOM  ANDREWS  to› include  the  STAR  NX1000  series of› printers.  Fonts  included  were  all› draft  quality,  and TOM will produce› NLQ fonts if anyone  is  interested. › On  the  other  side is a game called› "Decode"  written  by  FRANK  WALTERS› back in 1983 (Library #673 two sides)› which  we  tried.   ALAN says he only› beat it once and it took 6 guesses.›› ALAN then demoed a  DOM  by  the  SAN› LEANDRO computer club #1502 Feb 97; a› two sided disk with a text  adventure› game (Library #674).›› ALAN  mentioned a newsletter from the› TYNE AND WEAR Atari User Group ( Issue  #25 Jan/Feb '97);  he  referred to  a› number  of  interesting  articles  in› this magazine   and  then   demoed  a› disk  on  both sides DOS with scrolls› which had  nice demo programs  and  a› game.  It is John Boskett's demo.›› JOHN  HARDIE  brought   a   prototype› portable  65XE  system  with him.  It› had previously belonged to  BOB  PUFF› of  CSS.  The  machine consisted of a› detachable  keyboard  and  a  console› that had an ST-type floppy disk drive› and  a small monochrome monitor.  The› power   supply   was   an    external› switching  type,   and   the   entire› machine  could  be locked together as› one unit with a carrying handle,  not› unlike the early Compaq portables but› a good deal smaller and lighter.›› CURT VENDEL brought down a collection› of  spare  parts,  mostly for the 800› series of  computers,  which  he  was› giving  to  anyone  who  would   take› them.›› DOORPRIZES:› The  door  prizes  were  awarded   as› follows:›› David  Oldfield  -  picture   program› winner› John Cesiro - Crosswords winner› Al Sharkis - Musical Atari book› Ron Fetzer - Master Type program›› (At this point, our audio tape became› too noisy and  we  couldn't  properly› associate    names    with   prizes. › Actually, everyone  who  was  at  the› meeting received a door prize and all› the prizes were  so  special  it  was› hard  for  everyone to decide what to› choose -- ed.)›› FUTURE DATES:›› Final reminder that the next  meeting› is  on March 1 (the first Saturday in› March at our site)  and  is  a  joint› meeting  with  LIAUG  and anyone else› who would like to  attend.   We  will› all  enjoy  a lunch treat of pizza at› this meeting.››               o=o=o=o=o=›››