PRESIDENTS MESSAGE›              by ALEX PIGNATO››    When you are a member of  a  USERS› CLUB,  and  you  have  a problem, you› attend a meeting and ask  around  and› almost  every  time,  someone has the› answer that solves the problem. Thats› fine  for  local  members,  but  what› about  the  poor  soul  living so far› from the meeting  place  that  it  is› impossible  to attend? What does that› person do? ››    We, in THE OL' HACKERS  have  made› it a point to respond to the problems› of our far  flung  members.  I  can't› tell you how many times a request has› been received and promptly  responded› to  by  another member. I recall that› recently a  member  from  TEXAS,  TOM› WRAY,  wrote  asking  where  he might› find a piece of hardware,  An  ACTION› CARTRIDGE  that he wanted. Within one› month a member in OHIO,  DAVID  LANG,› responded  with  information on where› TOM   could   probably  get  what  he› wanted.››    At the present  time,  our  member› from  FRANCE,  DANIEL  CARRODANO, had› his   master  disk  go  bad.  (Sounds› familiar?) He wrote  to  us,  and  at› present  we  are  on  the  track   of› someone  in  upstate  NY  who has the› disk and will be sending it to me  to› be forwarded to DANIEL. ››    Then there was LARRY TISCHBEIN who› wanted a calendar that would  display› the whole year, like the IBM calendar› a friend  proudly  showed  him.  JACK› GEDALIUS  remembered  just   such   a› program  and  sent it to LARRY...once› again problem solved.››    Want more, how about this...A  few› months  back  the  OL'  HACKERS  disk› newsletter  contained  a really great› program.....WHEN IT WORKED.  I  refer› to  TITLCARD.BAS.  TOM  ANDREWS,  our› member  from  SYSRACUSE, reworked the› program   so   that   it   now  works› perfectly EVERY  TIME.  This  upgrade› will be in a future newsletter, so be› sure to look for it.››    These then, are just some  samples› of the type of benefits one gets from› belonging to a USERS GROUP. Its about› the only sure way to continue to make› your micro more than a "doorstop".  I› can  assure you that the 8 BIT is far› from  dead,  as  so  many  doomsayers› claim. On the contrary, I  am  seeing› so much new stuff that I can't get it› into our P.D.  library  fast  enough.› Don't  be  discouraged  if  you don't› live near a USERS gROUP, join one  by› mail,  and  I  can guarentee that you› will agree  that  your  dues  dollars› were  never better spent. If you want› to join us, get our address from  the› title  screens  and  write today, and› start a great new way of getting  the› most  out  of  your 8 BIT. We will be› waiting for your letters.›             << end >>›