›               o=o=o=o=o=››          PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE›           by Jack Gedalius››           May--June, 1997››› The   club   had  a  very  successful› Valentine's Day dinner  at  Lambrou's› in  Island  Park,  New York.  We were› happy to see Mrs. Alex  Pignato  with› her daughters and sons-in-law.›› At  the  February  meeting Al Sharkis› demonstrated  a  program  that  dumps› font to a printer  buffer.   He  also› showed  us  the  Frank Walters Decode› program   and   a   space    story-an› adventure  game.   He  demonstrated a› disk from TWAUG which had a ping pong› game  with obstructions.  This was an› excellent game.  The disk  had  other› games on it.›› At  the March meeting we welcomed the› members from LIAUG.  At the  luncheon› they    brought     equipment     for› demonstration  and  sale.  Ron Fetzer› showed   a  program  called  ANALYZER› which checks electrical  voltage  and› wave  form.   He  also demonstrated a› program   called  STAR  STUFFER.   It› designs fonts to a printer.   We  all› had a good time.   ›› We  regret  to inform you of the loss› of the mother-in-law of Al Sharkis.›› The April meeting was conducted at my› home.  Stan Schenfeld donated all his› Atari   equipment    consisting    of› computers,  disk  drives,  a printer,› and many programs.   The  members  of› the   club   went   WILD   over   the› equipment.       Everyone      bought› something.›› Al Sharkis demoed a disk from TYNE  &› WEAR consisting of a lottery program,› Pixel   Artist   Deluxe,   and  other› programs.  He  also  showed  an  SLCC› disk  which  on one side had a karate› master   and  on  the  other  a  text› adventure game. Al previewed  for  us› another   disk   from   the   LEANDRO› COMPUTER CLUB which consisted of many› games  and utilities.  He also showed› us   an   excellent  disk  from  Club› Cenacle of  France  that  included  a› "machine-code tutor".›› Ron Fetzer demoed a disk from ABBUC.›› The meeting ended with everyone happy› with his purchases.›››               Bye for now,›››              JACK GEDALIUS››               o=o=o=o=o=››››