MINUTES: APRIL 20, 1996, MEETING›› CORRESPONDENCE:› JOHN also wrote to ALEX PIGNATO giving› him  a  another  newer, new address in› Morgantown, NC.   John  came  up  with› another  list  of  quest for ALEX.  As› was   apparent   by  ALEX's  response,› JOHN's   continuing    interest    and› enthusiasm  is  appreciated  while his› little mishaps have brought a touch of› endearing  humor  to the group.  ALEX,› again,   patiently   answered    these› several  time-consuming  questions and› asked for a little sympathy.   Hobbies› are  not  supposed to demand so much! › JOHN's   third  letter  explained  his› three crashes, shared his  esteem  and› appreciation  for  the  time  taken to› answer his questions and  promised  to› keep  things  more  reasonable  (JOHN,› reasonable  is  like 1 or 2 questions,› maximum, every 2 or months).›    ALEX read the letter  he  wrote  to› MAX  and  JOHN,  editors   of   TWAUG,› England,  commiserating on the loss of› DAVID EWEN. ›     JOE   HICSWA  who  is  wonderfully› engaged being an 'internet' himself as› he  keeps  in  contact  with   several› different  clubs.  ALEX  believes  his› postcard budget is about $100 a month! › His creativity is a joy  to  read  and› his  appreciation  of  the  Atari   is› easily  seen.   This  time  he  sent 2› files on disk for OHNL:  ALEX response› acknowledged  the  receipt.   A second› letter handles some  further  business› and  waxes  poetic about his wonderful› travels in  Amerca's  outback  on  his› trusty steed or bike.›    ALEX  shared that they're expecting› their 10  million  dollar  check  from› some  publishing  house.  (grin)  ALAN› received  the  same,  too.  And, MR. &› MRS. PIGNATO, your  daughter  received› the  same  only  promising  11 million› dollars check, (IF only...›    PACESETTER JOAN  BROKAW  of  Largo,› FL,  sent us the DOM Disk asking for a› game that states the high scorer for a› club contest. Not to worry, Madam, the› Dynamic Duo  are  on  the  job.   ALEX› responded sending her their answer ...› and then another modification.›    LARRY TISCHBEIN sends his best,  no› new  articles,  just  Spring gardening› reminders.  Always nice to  hear  from› our Quakertown, PA, correspondent.›    ALEX  wrote  to  HAROLD  GAILEY  of› HACE,  Houston,  TX,  to inquire as to› the whereabouts of their monthly 12/95› SKYLINE Disk and confirm that OHAUG is› still on their mailing list.›     TOM   ANDREWS   long   letter   of› expanation  of an accompanying disk of› articles written by  TOM,  was  surely› appreciated by ALEX.›› DEMOS:›    OH#639  -  s/l:   RECIPUTE  - BASIC› program with MACHINE LANGUAGE -  might› satisfy  the  request   made   by   AL› MOLINELLA for inventory programs, this› is a recipe inventory  -  the  dynamic› duo  (ALEX  and RON) have been hard at› upgrading work and after 4 upgrades it› was  ready for OHAUG.  After all their› hard work, it was quite  evident  that› they  deeply  enjoyed  demoing  it and› showing their creativity.  Not  to  be› sexist,  we'll  note all those gourmet› (and not-so-gourmet) cooks  will  love› this  helpful  item!   (Except   MARIE› PIGNATO  who  makes  every dish, every› time, by heart and  it  always  tastes› delicious,  even  without measuring!) › Each   disk   will   accept   recipes,› totaling  64  on  DOS;  and,  as  ALEX› shared, using MYDOS will allow the use› of a subdirectory allowing a total  of› 120   recipes.   The  men  were  truly› interested  in  bringing  this home to› share with their wives (it's also nice› that  the ol' 8-bit is useful to other› members of the household).  --   s/2: › SUBATTACK  (Again,  modified  by   the› Dynamic  Duo  a couple of times) - RON› demoed this game.  ALEX is  the  Champ› (hey,  too  much practicing, AL!)  RON› steps up to be the  Commander  at  the› Helm.  In fact, the top is 3,925 kills› for ALEX.   RON  was  doin'  great  at› 1,000  kills  until ALEX sabotaged his› game (could this be  counterinsurgency› to   protect   his   title?).    Other› programs   are   a   catalog/directory› program,  SOLITAIRE.BAS,  RAMDISK.BAS,› HORSERACE,  OTB.BAS,  DARKSTAR,  POLKA› SQUARE,  RAMDISK.COM,  STOCK   MARKET,› MASTERMIND,  etc.   ALEX chose to next› demo  the  STOCK  MARKET  game.   ALAN› SHARKIS   was  pulled  over  while  he› screamed out that money seems  not  to› like  him  because  it  leaves  him so› quickly!  ('sfunny)  ALEX  threw  ALAN› out of the 'chair' really fast to show› the   others   how   a  really  smooth› investor (no  inside  investing  here)› functions.   At  least on paper in the› 8-bit   world,  ALEX  is  a  mogul,  a› tycoon.  In a matter of minutes,  ALEX› made  close  to  seven  hundred  funny› monies.  Another good game for all you› real tycoons (at heart) to keep active› in the big "Game" of the Market.  Next› to be demoed is HORSERACE sounded like› a  train at first, but this was a game› all related to.  The next  demoed  was› DARKSTAR  (I  think).  This game had a› sinister sound to it.›    OH#640 - SLCC #1403, 3/96 --  s/1: › DISKDROP.BAS,  an   action   adventure› game,  DATA.TXT,  explains  how to use› and transfer this database program  on› another  disk,--  s/2  MOVIE  DEMO (no› Basic) was chosen to be  demoed.   All› members  (even  ALEX) checked this out› for the  first  time.   The  tune  was› upbeat.   ALEX  explained   that   the› graphics shown was a spacecraft taking› off ›    OH#641 - SLCC #1404, 4/96  -  s/1: › BANNER.BAS,  prints  out   a   banner,› DOMINOS,  games,  KOOKY, NAME & AGE, a› riddle, RELAX, a program that is self-› descriptive  --  s/2:  Has  a  lot  of› science  programs:  MERCURY, MOONQUIZ,› SATURN, SPACELAB, MARS, etc. ›    OH#642 Library Disk from SLCC›    OH#643 Library Disk from TWAUG›    OH#644 T.W.A.U.G. D.o.m. for 4/96›    OH#645 - XL2  by  JOHN  PICKENS  of› Canada which makes one computer act as› two computers. (Recent Upgrade›    OH#646 - CRZYSCOT, car racing game,› ROULETTE,    CALENDAR,     OHSCRNMAKER› (BASIC).  The  Club  members seemed to› enjoy this for quite some  time  (ALEX› had to be reminded of his sacred duty,› doling out the  DOOR  PRIZES;  and  he› didn't  even  react when ALAN reminded› him of the late hour.›       ALEX tried to  help  JACK?  with› his  difficulty with a program.  So he› booted the program and read (with  all› members'    support)    to     further› understand  and  help JACK.  When ALEX› gave up, JACK said he thought  he  had› brought  it  to an expert (?)... it is› generally agreed y all that there  are› no 'experts' here.›› OTHER BUSINESS:›   The  LIAUG  Meeting Minutes (by ALAN› SHARKIS, Secy)  from  Saturday,  March› 1st,  were  read.   An  overflow crowd› with all LIAUG members,  LIACE,  MACE,› BASIC  and  OHAUG bussed in.  In fact,› it was a Atari 8-bit  rally  of  sorts› with  almost  every  Northeast  member› present.  Several local SYSOPS who are› not affiliated with Atari Users Groups› came; among them were JOHN QUINN known› to all as 'ZEUS' of THE GODS' PLAYLAND› BBS,  LOU  TRAPANI,  'THE MACHINE' and› JIM EVANS from  the  'STARLING'  BBS. › Not  only  where  they all delightedly› caught off guard, the  librarian  (who› fervently  worked  to catch this large› group on film in order that they might› justify additional monies come budget-› time)   and  the  local  pizzeria  who› valiantly   struggled   to  keep  that› speecy-spicy stuff coming  to  satisfy› these 8-bitters.  LIAUG President, PAT› MULVEY, bit back his  tears  realizing› what  grand support there is for ATARI› and   his  Club.   The  demonstrations› covered the entire 8-bit, ST and  game› system gamet and had to be attached as› a separate pamphlet  accompanying  the› minutes.  Guest speakers included BILL› GATES of MICROSOFT who publicly stated› that  his  war  of  words was over and› that a new line for  all  Atari  users› would  soon  be available and jokingly› held up a FALCON O30  and  asked  when› we'd  be  getting  a  'real computer',› NOLAN   BUSHNELL   admitted  that  his› blunder   of   suggesting   that   the› concentration be on game machines will› be regretted  for  a  long  time.  THE› SMITHTOWN HIGH SCHOOL KICKLINE,  whose› leader  responded  to  all  questions,› etc.,  with  "Cool!"  As ALAN SHARKIS'› notes brought us to the meeting's end,› he  jokingly  disclosed   his   'April› Fool's'  prank.   There  wasn't even a› meeting in a blizzard-soaked  February› (but this rally of support would be so› nice).  I'm sure  we'd  all  agree  to› give  ALAN  an 'A' for creativity; but› credibility would have to accord  with› one's  gullibility  (is  this  even  a› word?) factor.›› DOOR PRIZES:›    FIRST:    HAROLD PEGLER›    SECOND:   AL MOLINELLA›    THIRD:    RON FETZER› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›››