MEETING OF MARCH 9, 1996›› OPENING NOTES:›    President and Editor In Chief  ALEX› PIGNATO  thanked  all   devotees   for› showing  up  in  the  6   inch   heavy› snowfall  that  still had not let up. › (However, as this writer sits  looking› at  a  blanket  of  white  on an early› April day with forecasts  of  1  or  2› more,  one  cannot  help but think ...› ENOUGH ALREADY!).›› CORRESPONDENCE:›     JOE   HICSWA,   Pres.,   NJ  JACG,› requests tickets to the upcoming OHAUG› gala dinner; but, one possible glitch,› he needs a place  to  hang  his  OHAUG› head   because   the   trip   on   his› otorcycle,  is  rather  long  ...  Any› takers?›    CARY DANFORTH, from  Maine,  a  new› inquiry.   She  was  referred to us by› ZTM  Software  who  is  JOHN  HARDIE's› contact.    After   experiencing  word› processing for 3 years, she wishes  to› broaden her Atari use.  JACK GEDALIUS,› Membership Chair, will send the  usual› prospective member packet.›    DALE  HUNTER,  Dayton, OH, wants to› sell his 800XL.  ALEX  sent  an  intro› packet  to  show  what an Atari can do› and, boy, did this change DALE's mind. › He  took  the Atari out of "mothballs"› and sent his $20 membership dues.   We› now  can  add  a  second  member  from› Dayton  to our rolls.  Club Librarian,› HAROLD PEGLER, has the  hardware  DALE› needs.   If not, ALEX "advertised" for› DALE on NEWNEST which is part of  IAN,› the  International  Atari  Network.   › ALEX  immediately  turns   these   new› members over to Membership Chair, JACK› GEDALIUS,   and/or   Secy/Treas,   RON› FETZER.›    JOHN  POWELL,  currently  of  Orem,› Utah,  seems  to be doing much better,› healthwise.    ALEX   shared    JOHN's› progress  which  can  be seen from the› the early 3-page letters  of  unending› questions  on  the  most   fundamental› level  to  his  present  level.   What› growth!   We're   proud   of   another› OHAUGer's triumphs.›    STU MURRAY, President of Scotlands,› NOSAUG, sent the newest FUTURA,  Issue› 18,  while  acknowledging  his   hardy› enjoyment  of  OHNL.  ALEX tossed many› an   accolade   across    the    waves› complimenting    OHAUG/NOSAUG    cross› member,  ROBERT  De  LETTER,  Belgium,› programming  contributions.   In fact,› ALAN SHARKIS is currently converting a› CD ROM from Holland forth club.›    ROBERT  DeLETTER, Zelzate, Belgium,› writes,   himself,   to   start    his› subscription  with  OHAUG.  Secy/Treas› RON FETZER offered ROBERT the ease  of› communicating    in    German    (It's› wonderful  that  our  Club  can  offer› German, Italian, Hebrew???  Any more? › Who knows.)   ALEX  received  ROBERT's› second   letter   which   included   a› MEMORANDUM  program  and  2  DATABASES› (all   written   in   TURBO   BASIC). › ROBERT's  third  letter included the 2› DATABASES for the 3.5 Drive for HAROLD› PEGLER.   Of all his various hardware,› he shares that his choice is "his  ol'› buddy  at home," his Atari.  Seems RON› FETZER, our US Ambassador has quite an› active correspondence with his Belgium› buddy. ›     ALEX  congratulated  OHNL's  staff› for      meeting     the     deadlines› consistently.    The   delinquency  of› ATARI CLASSICS, in  contrast,  causing› subscribers    to    become     rather› frustrated.  ›      DANE  STEGMAN, member from Akron,› NY, shares that his  frustration  that› life  pulls  him  away  from his Atari› enjoyment.  His 8-bit love stems  from› the  fact  that it's very easy to work› with.  After giving the  BBS  #,  ALEX› suggested that he correspond with ALAN› SHARKIS  to  get  JIM  CUTLER's  MODEM› address in England.  We'd like to  see› more  members  correspond   directly. › Well,   A  second  letter  shared that› DANE  loved  the  politically  correct› santa humor in the last OHNL and  that› he had met our ALAN on the BBS.  ›    CAUGHT!!!   AL  MOLINELLA  was  the› only  club  member  (poor  soul)   who› inadvertently  showed   up   for   the› cancelled  February  meeting.  (A good› lesson:  read your OHNL faithfully and› thoroughly!)›    LARRY  TISCHBEIN, OHAUG member, and› Editor     of    LVIUG,    Quakertown,› Pennsylvania, reaffirms his loyalty to› his  Atari  8-bit  and  1st XLENT word› processing software and joy  in  using› it!   Snow?  Snow?   At  least   LARRY› shared a very humorous (only after the› fact,   though)   about  his  family's› experience   with   "Wicked  White."  › (Yes, ALAN snickered.)  LARRY  had  to› unhinge  2  of his 3 entrance doors to› his home and,  get  this......  shovel› the  STUFF O-U-T from WITHIN the house› ... it was SO bad that  they  couldn't› get  outside through the drift-blocked› doors!!!    He   reminds  us  of  Mark› Twain's witty  rhetorical  complaint: › "Everybody  talks  about  the weather,› but nobody ever  does  anything  about› it!"   (How true)  'Confushus' (that's› Artie Confushus) say, (No,  seriously,› folks, listen to this bit of wisdom:) › "To be upset over what you don't  have› is  to  waste what you do have."  And,› always the sage,  he  leaves  us  with› "The  worst  prison is a closed heart,› and mind!"  ›     A.   B.   TURNBULL   member   from› Northumberland,  England, reminds JOHN› HARDIE about his KOALA PAD request and› adds  POWER PAD and DIAMOND GOS SYSTEM› to his shopping  list.   ALEX  had  to› return    the     foreign     currency› accompanying  his  request because the› bank's     conversion     rates    are› prohibitive so  that  the  Club  could› only  accept  either  US  $24  or   an› international money order in Treasurer› RON FETZER's name.  OHAUG dues are the› same  for  all  members,  even  though› shipping costs are much higher for our› members overseas.›    TOM ANDREWS  member  from  Manlius,› NY,  sent  us  a letter on TEXTPRO and› speaks   of   its  pros  &  cons.   He› included a disk of  new  additions  to› grace  the pages of future editions of› the   N/L.    Quite  prolific!   Quite› appreciated  by  OHNL  staff  and  all› members (we hope)!!›    › MOTIONSL:›    JOE LIEBER motioned  for  OHAUG  to› send  $20  DONATION  to NEWNEST BBS to› help OHAUG broaden  its  horizons  and› glean  more  info ... don't forget the› INTERNATIONAL ATARI NETWORK  which  is› part  of  this  BBS!!!  With AL ATKINS› seconding,   a   unanimous  vote  said› YES!!!›› DEMOS:›    OH#631 - s/1: OHSCREEN.MKR: a  slow› load,  great  for  making menus; CRAZY› SCOOTER, (this disk was to be used  as› one  of today's Door Prizes) and PRINT› PARTNER, a fantastic graphics  program› which  can  make  almost  anything you› wish and while members had a chance to› scan the instructions, ALEX demoed its› cropping ability  (offering  different› sizes)  and  the ease to individualize› every choice  (RON  and  ALEX  enjoyed› this  'User  Friendly'  program) (ALEX› used SUPERDUMP which  allows  only  62› sector  pictures   -   S/2:   SCRATCH2› wordprocessing  program,  all  members› had  a  helpful  point of view; FRENCH› PICTURE SHOW, the  Club  members  sure› weren't  blue  when  they enjoyed this› rather risque romp. No, its  not  what› you  are thinking, it was just regular› graphics.›     OH#632 - S.A.M. MENU  (Need  HAPPY› to  copy)  -  S/1:  S.A.M.  popped  in› (Speaker  Automated Menu) to speak for› one of our members who we cannot  give› credit to because the name and address› have been lost;  we all  enjoyed  this› creative  communique  (great  program,› great  gift!!!)  so  very much and the› OHNL staff want to  give  this  sender› their  15  minutes  (or  bytes) in the› spotlight of OHAUG  history;  so  take› our  thanks  and,  please,  but  don't› leave  all  our  readers  in the dark,› SEND US YOUR NAME!›     OH#634 - s/1:  MEMORANDUM  -  s/2:› this  disk  also offered both DeLETTER› games previously previewed  in  OH#633› and  offers   a   cross-reference   to› facilitate  its  use.    Rave  review,› Sir; Encore, Encore, Encore ...›     OH#635  - NOSAUG FUTURA 17/4th Qtr› '95 - s/1 LINE UP - s/2:  MEGADEMO,  a› bitter  reality  program edited by the› late DAVID EWEN: a) CLIMBER; b)  SOUND› EFFECTOR,  ALAN  SHARKIS  demo'ed this› program and handled all questions;  c)› UNICOM;  d)  WHIPPING TOP; e) JOYTYPER› (another DeLETTER program)  While  RON› FETZER  began  the  demo,  JOHN HARDIE› triumphantly performed for  the  Club;› f)  EXPEDITION;  g)  SOUND DEMO; h) LT› CYCLE; i) DLI MAKER.›     OH#633 - NOSAUG FUTURA 18/1st  Qtr› '96  -(NOTE the OHAUG#.... should have› been demoed after  OH#635)   Beautiful› graphics  introduce  this  disk;  ALEX› read    off    the   programs/articles› offered:    s/1:   INTRO;    CONTENTS;› EDITORIAL;  ATARI 8 BIT NEWS; HARDWARE› WAREHOUSE;   ATARI  8  BIT  BOOKSHELF;› NETWORK TO THE WORLD;  DTB;  ATARI  8;› TURBOBASIC  FLYER  (a  creation of our› RON FETZER); FRIENDLY VIEWS ON THE ST. › A  SHORT HISTORY OF COMPUTERS; CALLING› ALL   NOSTALGIA   ENTHUSIASTS;  FUTURA› SUBSCRIPTION     INFO;     SEE    YOU;› LISTER.BAS; QUICKDOS.BAS; DRAW800.BAS;› PREVIOUS    MENU.      ALEX     demoed› DRAW800.BAS  that   he   thought   the› graphic  quality  was  magnificent and› compared favorably to IBM.  RON shared› that  this creation was "born" (before› OHAUG).  s/2: offered programs written› by our new member from Belgium, ROBERT› De LETTER; his games  CAVES  OF  KATUR› and  KATUR's  REVENGE  are  a  tour de› force and were greatly enjoyed by  all› (Ron  called  it fiendishly creative -›  Bravo Meistro De Letter!)›     OH#636 - TWAUG DOM 19, JAN/FEB '96› -   s/1:   Catchy   tune   opened   on› offerings  such  as  NADRIL, CUDDLEMAN› and SPEED2.COM.›     OH#637 - SLCC 1401, JAN '96 -  s/1› AVALANCHE.BAS,  a  game  like   Qbert;› DIRHEAD2.BAS,     writes     directory› headers;   DOCPRINT.BAS,   text   file› printout;  FLOWER.BAS,  makes  flower-› shaped   graphics;   MANEUVER.BAS,   2› player strategy game using keypad  (no› turbo); MASTER.BAS, disk directory and› cataloging;  2COLUMN.BAS,  enhancement› of   DOC  print;  TYM.BAS,  test  your› memory; UNIVERT, universal  converting› utility -› DOCPRINT.BAS,  program  written by the› famous  RON  FETZER  and,  of  course,› modified by ALEX (long before they met› in  person)  which had been printed up› in ANTIC magazine (4/85).  It was soon› realized  that this side was very much› like one of our  past  OHNLs.  -  s/2:› TEXT ADVENTURE TRILOGY from BELLCOM;›     OH#638 - SLCC 1402, FEB '96 - s/1:› BLAST.BAS, a short and simple shoot'em› up;  ENTRE.DOC.  (ENTRE.BAS,is on s-2)› super   complex   stock   market  game› wherein the Club started to sound like› a    'big'   stock   brokerage   firm;› OMEN.COM,   sound   graphics  demo  in› German; STREAMER.BAS, a  utility  demo› which creates vertically rolling text;› TROLL2,   a   joystick  strategy  game› between   wizards   and  trolls  (what› else?);   -s2   Boot   without  basic;› SYSOFC.COM and more.  As the last demo› of the day, JOHN HARDIE chose TROLL2. › As  he  walked  away  disgusted,  ALEX› asked him to choose  another  program,› and  he  chose  BLAST;  and it was and› they did.  A rousing way to segway  in› to  "the  HARRY  thing"  or  a/k/a the› Tuthill Door Prize Awards:››      FIRST:    HAROLD PEGLER›      SECOND:   ALAN ATKINS*›      THIRD:    ALAN SHARKIS›      FOURTH:   JOHN HARDIE›       FIFTH??:    HARRY  TUTHILL  (who› else)›› *NOTE:  ALEX reminded  everyone  about› the  upcoming  "Gala"  affair.   ALAN,› just  a  reminder ... since ALEX keeps› telling us how he's rather  forgetful,› he  has  to remind himself of upcoming› OHAUG activities.››                     D.E.N.››