=-=-=-=-=-=-=››           PRESIDENTS MESSAGE›              by ALEX PIGNATO››     THE FIRST THING I MUST DO, is to› wish you all a MERRY  CHRISTMAS  and› a VERY HAPPY  NEW YEAR, with lots of› GOOD HEALTH, and much PROSPERITY, as› we go into our 8th YEAR as a club!› ›      WOW!  Thats  the  only  way   to› describe all the good things that are› happening to the OL' HACKERS.››      Those of you  who  subscribe  to› ATARI  INTERFACE  MAGAZINE (AIM), have  seen the great review of "TURBO BASIC› PROGRAMMING  KIT",  (3  disks $7.00),› and   "DISK  MANAGEMENT  SYSTEM",  (2› disks   $6.00),   by   ELLEN   LENTZ.› (Checks, money orders made out to RON› FETZER,  personally,  thank you.)  We› have  received  many  orders and have› responded as fast as they came in. At› the  same  time  we have included the› latest OL' HACKER DISK NEWSLETTER, as› a  freebee! The result is that we are› getting many new members from out  of› town,  who  join us after reading the› newsletter. We welcome each and every› one  of  them  as  OL'  HACKERS.   To› CURRENT  NOTE subscribers, be sure to› keep an eye out for their  review  of› "TURBO BASIC PROGRAMMING KIT".››      While  other  user  groups  have› declining    memberships,   we   keep› growing. Last year we grew, and  this› year  we  went  up  at least 33% more› than  last  year.  Under  our  newest› rule, we asked  each  member  joining› after  JUNE  1, to pay $2.00 for each› of the remaining months of this year,› and  the  full  $24.00 for 1993. This› rule had to be implemented because of› the  number  of  people joining after› JUNE 1. To  those  members  who  have› only paid for 1992, remember that the› dues for  1993  ($24.00)  is  due  by› JANUARY 1, 1993, or sooner if you are› so inclined. Enough  about  money, (a› necessary  evil if we are to continue› in operation.)››      By the time you read  this,  its› quite  possible  that  the  new ATARI› CLASSIC 8 BIT  magazine  will  be  in› your  hands  if  you responded to the› write in campaign.  Now,  its  up  to› each  and  every one of us to send in› our Subcription Blank and $25.00,  so› that  the  subscription  base exceeds› the minimum 500 needed to publish the› mag.  I'm  happy to say that over 600› people responded during the campaign,› and  names  are still being mailed to› BEN POEHLAND, Production Mgr.,  ATARI› CLASSIC,  179  Sproul  Rd./Rt.   352,› FRAZER,  PA  19355.  The FREE PREMIER› issue  will  go  out  to  those  that› answered  during  the  campaign,  and› additional copies  will  be  sent  to› others  till supplies run out, so get› your name in FAST! For an  additional› $9.00 you can subscribe for the three› disks peryear that will come out with› every other issue of the magazine.› ›      Through our affiliated BBS,  THE› NEW  NEST  (516)  234-4943,  a  press› release  has  traveled to EUROPE, via› the   INTERNATIONAL   ATARI  NETWORK,› going    to    GERMANY,    and    the› NETHERLANDS. At the  same  time,  our› member  from ENGLAND, JIM CUTLER, put› the press release on an ENGLISH  BBS,› "CITY". This same press release is in› ATARI AIM MAGAZINE, and CURRENT NOTES› magazine,  as  well  as  on  all  the› commercial  services  such  as GENIE,› COMPUSERVE, etc.. If you haven't seen› it, you have been hibernating!› ›      Also the latest new computer the› FALCON 030 was  released  in Octbober› in USA and Europe. The reviews so far› give  it high  grades.  Cost is under› $1000.00. Now lets see how it will be› marketed!›               *=*=*=*