›               o=o=o=o=o=››   MINUTES OF THE MARCH 1997 MEETING›› GENERAL MEETING:› PAT MULVEY  opened  this,  the  first› joint meeting of OHAUG and LIAUG with› a  brief  statement  of  purpose  and› agenda,   and  a  rough  schedule  of› future  joint  meetings.   After  the› LIAUG general  meeting,  we  welcomed› members  of  LIAUG who joined with us› today as follows:  DIANE MULVEY,  GUS› ROTALO,  HAROLD  JAGENDORF,  and MARK› GLICKSMAN who is  also  president  of› NEAR*US.   We  also  had  visitors as› follows:  KEITA IIDA,  GEORGE  GABLE,› and  BARBARA  J.  KELLER  who  is the› recording secretary  for  OHAUG.   We› have  dedicated  this  meeting to the› memory of ALEX PIGNATO and we  had  a› dinner February 14 at Lambrau's which› was   well   attended   and  everyone› enjoyed   themselves   with   winning› tickets for gifts given at the end of› the   dinner.    First  prize  was  a› Valentine box of  chocolates  won  by› Dorothy  Keller (the Club secretary's› daughter)who   was   there  with  her› fiance. › CORRESPONDENCE:›› JACK GEDALIUS read a nice  card  from› MARIE  PIGNATO  thanking   the   Club› Members  for  such  a nice evening at› the Club Dinner.›› RON FETZER has correspondence from  a› member  who  wants  advice   on   two› interconnect systems.›› JACK  got  a  note  from  JOHN POWELL› who's looking for all issues of Antic› and  Analog  Magazines  which  we can› ship COD; he also wants the BLACK BOX› and  wants  to get in touch which the› man  who  made  SPARTADOS.   He  also› wants a  STAR  NX1020   printer.   He› recently married a girl named Maryann› and now lives in Dallas, TX.›› AL SHARKIS received a note  from  BEN› POEHLAND saying he's cleaning out the› rest of his equipment.›› PAT MULVEY sees JIM HARRIS weekly and› says he likes Massachusetts. ›  › POT POURRI:›› On  April  19  we  will have our next› meeting at JACK GEDALIUS home at 1 PM › instead of at the Library. ›› On  April  26  &  27 the Trenton Show› will be held  in  Jersey.   It's  the› biggest  computer  show  on  the east› coast   at   the   campus  of  MERCER› COMMUNITY COLLEGE with a flea  market› and  classes,  one ticket covers both› days;    they  take  over  the  whole› college.›› RON   FETZER  had  a  call  from  MAL› JARDENE offering to sell an  800  and› an  810  disk  drive  if  anyone   is› interested.›› AL  SHARKIS informed the members that› when you play EMPIRE  from  the  next› Newsletter  you  must  first  copy it› onto  another  disk.   It's  a  great› game.›› A brief note,  MARK  GLICKSMAN  spoke› with  PAT  about a site they found on› the web that will give us a WEB page,› there's  an  offering  for a free WEB› page   (WWW.GEOCITIES.COM)   He  also› wants to bring NEAR*US onto the WEB.›› JACK announced  there  are  magazines› and products for sale at this meeting› if anyone's interested.›› TREASURER'S REPORT:›› At this date we are in the black.›› DEMONSTRATIONS:›› RON FETZER showed the first  demo,the› AEP  8  bit Trace Logic Analyzer (for› Pat because it has  demos  that  blow› you out of your mind) by PAUL ALHART. › He gives you an  interface  for  your› computer.  He gives you all the parts› and you can  print  it  out  on  your› computer.On  the other side is called› Star Stuffer and Default Rider  which› sets  defaults.   The  Star   Stuffer› loads  fonts in your printer.  It has› special fonts.  ›› The next demo was similar to PacMan. › Then  we  demod  speeches by SAM such› as,   Shakespeare,   The   Gettysburg› Address,  The  Pledge  of Allegiance;› SAM  can  translate  also.   It  also› plays the song Daisy, Daisy and sings› it  at  different  speeds.   We   all› enjoyed  singing  along  a  bit.  SAM› also lists BASIC (Library #677).›› DOORPRIZES:›› RON FETZER won the  first  doorprize,› FRANK KUZLOSKI won the next one, then› guest GEORGE GABLE, and AL  MANNELLA,› JACK  GEDALIUS,  and   finally   ALAN› SHARKIS.›› The  meeting  was  then  concluded on› this rainy day.››               o=o=o=o=o=›››