›**************************************›››  Minutes Of The April 1991 Meeting›  ------- -- --- ----- ---- -------››     President   ALEX  PIGNATO  opened›this  months OL' HACKERS meeting early›due to the amount of items on hand.››     ALEX Welcomed all members and new›members  to the meeting. To start off,›he  made  an announcement that LIAUG's›NEST  BBS  has  moved  to  a NEW phone›number  (516)-234-4943,  and is called›NEW  NEST.  The  SYSOP  is JIM HARRIS.›When  calling, make sure to advise him›that  you  are  a  member  of  the OL'›HACKER for quick access.››Announcements›------------››     Item:  Next,  A.C.E. of SYRACUSE,›unexpectedly  recived  a complete free›BBS system from ATARI Corp. Looks like›just  maybe  the giant is waking up to›the value of USERS CLUBS???››     Item: RE:SAM CORY  -(KRIS says he›is  his  Step  Dad).  ALEX requested a›motion  to make SAM an HONORARY MEMBER›(our   second  such  honor,  and  well›deserved  too). KRIS HOLTEGAARD made a›motion  to  make  SAM CORY an HONORARY›MEMBER  of the OL' HACKERS, the motion›was  seconded  by  HARRY  TUTHILL. The›motion  was  then  voted on and passed›unanimously.››     Item:  The  OL'  HACKERS/WQNR BBS›temporary hours are as follows:››     Monday:  9:00am to 12:00pm›              3:00pm to  6:00pm›              9:00pm to  6:00am››    Tuesday:  9:00am to 12:00pm›             12:00am to  6:00am››  Wednesday:  9:00am to 12:00pm›              3:00pm to  6:00pm›              9:00pm to  6:00am››   Thursday:  9:00am to 12:00pm›             12:00pm to  6:00am››     Friday:  9:00am to 12:00pm›             12:00am to  6:00am››   Saturday:  9:00am to 12:00pm›              3:00pm to  6:00pm›              9:00pm to  6:00am››     Sunday:  9:00am to 12:00pm›             12:00am to  6:00am››Treasury/Minutes Report›-----------------------››     AL   ATKINS   read   the   latest›TREASURY  report. After the report was›read,   ALEX  reminded  all,  that  AL›ATKINS  has  been the Secretary of the›OL'  HACKERS  for the past 5 years and›has  also doubled up by taking care of›the Treasury as well. A BIG THANK YOU,›and  a  round of applause was given to›AL in recognition of his efforts.››WQNR Software›-------------››     ALEX  brought  up  the  fact that›KRIS  brought  us  copies  of his WQNR›Software Newsletter for all members of›the  OL'  HACKERS  and  for people who›have bought WQNR Software.››Correspondence›-----------››     First up ALEX read a letter given›to  him  by  KRIS  that  came from JIM›CUTLER,  LANCASHIRE,  ENGLAND. Mention›was  made  of  the  fact that ALEX has›sent   JIM   the  latest  OL'  HACKERS›newsletter and invited him to join the›club.  (note:  KRIS  spoke  to  JIM by›phone  prior  to  the  meeting and was›told  that  JIM has sent a money order›for  his  membership dues, to join The›OL' HACKERS).››     Re:   NEIL  VAN  OOST,  Jr.  ALEX›stated  that he received some disks in›trade  from  NEIL,  who  is a GRAPHICS›freak,  and  an  important  member  of›J.A.C.G.››     Re:  NETTA FILLMORE, (B.A.C.E. in›CALIFORNIA)  ALEX  received 2 exchange›disks  from  NETTA,  along with a cute›ATARI   sticker,   from  somewhere  in›EUROPE.›››     Re: PAUL L. PLANTS. ALEX received›a  letter from PAUL that speaks of his›solo  effort to bring together all the›8  BIT  ATARI user groups. ALEX wrote,›telling  him  we  join with him in his›efforts.››     Re:  ALAN  SHARKIS. ALAN's letter›to    JAMES    CAPPARELL   of   ANTIC,›requesting  that  users clubs be given›the permission to type up, and keep in›their  club  libraries,  copies of the›few (VERY FEW) 8 BIT programs in START›magazine. The answer, if any, ought to›be interesting.››     Re:  NIEK VANDERLEE (our Canadian›member).  We received a post card from›him,  and  it was read to the members.›Also received, was a package from NIEK› a  day  after  Alex  had received the›post card. NIEK had advised about some›problems  he  was  having with certain›programs. ALEX wrote with many tips re›his  problems, as well as some tips on›how  to  use  TEXTPRO  word processor.›Because  NIEK  wanted  to  have a good›program   for  record  keeping,  HARRY›TUTHILL  suggestion  was  to have NIEK›use  the  program MICRO CHECK which is›in  our  library. RON FETZER, was seen›taking  NIEKS  address, and I'm sure a›friendship is in the offing.››     Re:  HORST  DEWITZ.  He sent us a›translation  of  the  WEST  GERMAN BIT›BYTER  Disk  to  be  put into the club›library.››     Re:  FIRST BYTE Co. ALEX found an›old   program  called  ENHANCEMENT  TO›BASIC, and wrote to them to see if the›program  was  updated and if its still›available. No sooner had ALEX sent the›letter,  but that a response came back›in the mail with an updated version of›the  program  Version 5.0. Also in the›reply  it  was  stated that FIRST BYTE›Co.  no  longer  exsits but that it is›still available through›     HATHAWAY  ELECTRONICS,  Box  168,›Rices  Landing,  PA  15357,  telephone›(412)592-5981.›     ALEX  then  showed the program to›the  members  to show how extensive it›is.  He  suggested that if ten or more›members ordered the program, there was›a  lower price, and that the club kick›in  $2.00  for  each  copy  ordered. A›motion  was  called  for  that  if  10›members ordered the disk that the club›would  in  fact kick in $2.00 per disk›ordered.  The  motion was made by KRIS›HOLTEGAARD,   and  seconded  by  JOSEF›LEBER  and was carried unanimously. To›everyones  surprise  10 members wanted›it,  and  STAN SCHENFELD was delegated›to  handle the matter. STAN graciously›offered  to  lay  out  the  money  for›members who were short.››     ALEX moved on to read the minutes›for  the  March  meeting.  The minutes›were accepted as read.››     Moving  on,  ALEX then showed the›members  a  program  called TITLE CARD›that makes screens for your program in›ATASCII  graphics.  He  had TITLE CARD›appended  to  a program called BORROW.›This  program  which  no  one had ever›seen,  alone, made it worthwhile to be›a  member  of  the club, as it will be›available in our library.››Demonstrations:›---------------››      First  up  was  KRIS  HOLTEGAARD›with his demo of TEXTPRO, Version 4.54›which  fits  the  needs  of  any Atari›8-Bit  user  either  new  or advanced.›This   was   KRIS's   second  demo  of›TEXTPRO.  His first demo  with Version›3.32r was back in 1988. It was time to›demo  the newest version since then to›bring  everyone  up  to  date with the›latest wrinkles, and NEW features that›TEXTPRO now gives you. Some of the new›features that were demoed were:››1-  How  to continue printing files to›your  printer  if  you  have  multiple›files  by  using  the command -Inverse›lower  case  "g"  the  followed by the›drive and filename.››2-  Also,  how you can check as to how›much  of the TEXTPRO Buffer is used by›hitting   -Control  'U',  and it shows›you  on the top command line how large›your  current file is, how much of the›buffer  is  left and where your cursor›is at the moment.››3-  A  question was asked as to how to›get  a  directory  loaded into TEXTPRO›and saving it out to a file by hitting›-Control L, then typing in *.*,D. This›will  load your directory into TEXTPRO›and then you can save it out as a text›file.  Next  he  showed  how  to get a›SPARTA  DOS  directory  from the files›menu  by  hitting   -Control  M,  then›moving  the cursor menu bar to the *.*›then hitting 'D'.››4-  KRIS  then  called on MARK to show›the  club  how  to  use  the TEXTPRO's›Macro  and create Macro's which turned›out to be very simple.››5-  KRIS then showed us how to use the›printer codes of your printer that you›can  inbed  into  your  text  and also›showed  how  to use different types of›justification  in  different  parts of›your  text  just  by using the inverse›key  followed  by  the spacing of your›document.››6-  He  then showed how to call up the›TEXTPRO on-line help files. It is done›by  hitting  the  HELP key (on the old›400  and  800  you use the OPTION '?',›both   pressed  at the same time.) key›for  the overall help file. To get the›individual help file main menu you hit›the   OPTION  key  all  plus  the  key›corresponding  to  the  selection  you›want.››     Next  up  was  STAN SCHENFELD who›Demoed  Mo-Label  from  P.A.C.E. club,›Pennsylvania.    This   is   truly   a›fantastic   labeler   program,   which›allows  the  user  to  make  any  size›labels  from small ones to as large as›8x8 (maybe even larger)››     Next  Up was ALEX with some Oldie›but   Goodies.  First  was  a  'LABEL'›printing  disk.  and many Utilities on›side 2.›     Then  his  second disk, was 'MAIL›PROGRAMS',   and   on   side   2   was›AUTODIALER and more utilities.››     Then   came   a  disk  with  many›financial  programs such as BOOKEEPER,›and  the  Teachers Work Shop, all with›extensive  documentation on disk. Side›2 has all educational type games.››     ALEX  showed  the club a few disk›repair  program,  of  which there were›two  outstanding ones to take note of.›One  was  MISTER  DISK  and the other,›DISK DETECTIVE.›     All  4  disks  were then put into›the  hot  hands  of our club librarian›HAROLD  PEGLER,  to  be  added  to our›LIBRARY!››     Then the oldie talking 'SAM', was›demoe'd  by  ALEX.  Some  members  had›never  seen  it,  and  all enjoyed it,›especially  when  the  PITCH and SPEED›was changed.››     Next  demo was SOLOFLITE By MICRO›PROS. A flight simulator, which allows›you  to  fully  control your plane, to›take   off   and   land  in  different›airports,  and  then  it will show you›your flight path. An excellant program›though  not  as  complicated as FLIGHT›SIMULATOR.›››Door Prizes›-----------››The Grand Prize went to....›JOE LEBER      SILENT BUTLER››Other winners were:›RON FETZER        STAN SCHENFELD›HARRY TUTHILL     AL ATKINS›››Future Meeting Dates›--------------------››May  11, 1991     June  1, 1991›July 20, 1991     August 17, 1991››All  dates  are  on  SATURDAY  and are›scheduled    for   the   PLAINVIEW/OLD›BETHPAGE  PUBLIC LIBRARY. Remember the›next  OL'  HACKERS  ATARI  USER  GROUP›meeting  is scheduled for MAY 11, 1991›at 11:30 AM.››             Thank You All,›             KRIS HOLTEGAARD›› -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-››