›               o=o=o=o=o=››   MINUTES OF OHAUG MEETING 3/21/98›› TREASURY REPORT:› We are in the black.›› PRESIDENT JACK  GEDALIUS  called  for› any reports.›› ALAN  SHARKIS  reported he spoke with› TOM ANDREWS about the Newsletter  and› will  show  the members some disks as› examples of  what  he's  done.   ALAN› also  has  correspondence from THOMAS› RAY who now is the proud owner of WEB› TV  and  was  not going to rejoin the› OHAUG because he  had  problems  with› Newsletter  disks but RON now has his› check for membership dues and we  are› happy  not  to  lose his  membership.› Also   ALAN   called   SAM  CORY  and› informed   him   about  the  upcoming› schedule of joint meeings.  SAM asked› if  anyone  has  any  info about what› happened  to  the  guy  who  designed› VIRTUOSO.  Please let SAM know if you› do.   Sam would also like to obtain a› copy of VIRTUOSO.  He is sending ALAN› a  video  tape  of  a  demo done with› VIRTUOSO many  years  ago  at  LIAUG.› ALAN   also  corresponded  with   JON› MORDOSKY of LVAUG and  BOB WOOLLEY of› SLCC.›› JACK asked ALAN what service did they› give  him  on  Internet with Delphi? › ALAN says it's all  in  TOM  ANDREWS'› article  in  the  latest Newsletter. › Read the Newsletter!!›› JOHN HARDIE read  the  details  about› the  meeting  in  Las  Vegas  at  the› Sahara  Hotel  this  August for Atari› users.   Then  JACK  offered  a  free› Bell-Atlantic floppy disk.›› JACK informed the group  there  would› be  a  joint meeting April 4 at 12:30› and we should arrange a car pool  for› members  who  need  a  ride  to   the› Suffolk meeting.›› Directions to the meeting are:›› LIE  to Exit 58 (Old Nichols Rd) make› a left north to Smithtown Blvd.  (2-3› mi.)  make another  left and go about› another mile to shopping  center  (on› the right) and the library is in this› shopping center along with  two  nice› restaurants.›› An alternate route is:›› Northern  State  Pkwy. to end when it› becomes 347/454 - go  straight  ahead› to  fork where 347 is left and 454 is› right.Take left fork  (347)  about  6› miles  past Comp USA and look for the› Watermill Restaurant  on  right  then› turn  right  onto Terry Rd. until you› can turn left onto  Smithtown  Blvd. › Stay  on Smithtown Blvd. about a half› mile   and  then  you  will  see  the› shopping center on the left hand side› and  the  library  is toward the left› end of the shopping center.›› Ask for the  Community  Room  in  the› Library.  We  will take a lunch break› during the meeting.›› There are joint meetings on  April  4› in  Suffolk  (LIAUG),  June   20   in› Nassau,  August 1 in Suffolk, October› (to be announced) in  Nassau.   We'll› forego  the  regular  OHAUG   meeting› during  the  months  that  we  have a› joint meeting  at  LIAUG  (April  and› August.)›› ALAN  informed members that ATARI was› sold to HASBRO Interactive  for  five› million  dollars.   HASBRO  will also› pick up a fifty million dollar debt. › Discussion   then   centered   around› making a nice flyer for the Atarifest› meeting  this  summer  in Las Vegas. › 600 copies will be made.   The  flyer› will  mention  our  newsletter,   our› library, and our large membership and› its international character.›› ALAN SHARKIS brought up a  discussion› about the Newsletter program update. › Asked members  what  about  going  to› 1050  density.   We   send   out   60› Newsletters.   We'd  probably have to› have a referendum to see how many  of› our  members  could  not support that› change.  ALAN then demoed the changes› that  TOM  ANDREWS  suggested and the› members agreed on it.›› DEMONSTRATIONS:› ALAN SHARKIS  demoed  a  disk  called› CSYA which is Cross Stitch Your Atari› which  comes  from  ANDY  FLOYD.   It› takes   a  micro  illustrator/painter› file and prints  out  a  cross-stitch› picture.   ALAN   passed   around   a› printout.›› Then he demoed a storybook disk based› on the Sailor Moon  legend,  also  by› Andy Floyd. (library #717).›› Next  he  demoed  another  Andy Floyd› disk called "Push It". Push It  is  a› clone  of Socoban.  It's a two-player› game.  Side 1 is just a .GIF file  of› an  Alternate  Reality  map  (library› #718).›› Next ALAN demoed the latest disk from› TWAUG labeled with a couple of acorns› on one side and old man winter on the› other side.  On side 1 are  a  number› of  programs  we've  probably already› seen including Monopoly, Pool League,› etc.  Issue  #30.  The second side is› also  interesting  program  which  is› another  magazine data base.  It  may› be useful (library #719).›› RON  has  ABBUC  magazine  #52 1/1/98› which   he  demoed  and  it  included› Flintstone   Adventures.    He   then› demoed  Dinakiller,  then Protractor,› etc.›› There   were  no  door  prizes  given› today.›› The next meeting will be on April 4th› and  will  be a joint meeting held in› Suffolk County at LIAUG.››               o=o=o=o=o=›››