MINUTES OCTOBER 1992›         ====================› NEW MEMBERS››      A.R.  WRIGHT joined our club. He› lives in Hernando, MS. Welcome to the› club.  I  think you will find it most› worthwhile. You join  us  along  with› many other non-local members.›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      CURRENT  NOTES   mentioned   our› newsletter  favorably  in  the   last› issue.››       ALEX   read   his   welcomeing › message to RON which ALEX had left on› GENIE  (G.E.  modem BBS). We now have› the following members on  GENIE,  who› can  be  reached  using the following› names and  numbers  where  indicated,› A.SHARKIS1,  A.PIGNATO,   B.POEHLAND,› C.COLE1,  J.ANDREWS24  and  R.FETZER.› These  are  our GENIE mail addresses.› If you want  to  send  us  a  message› please use these names.››    BEN  POEHLAND  our member from PA.› sent ALEX a message via GENIE. In  it› he  tells us the latest news of ATARI› CLASSIC magazine. He  hopes  to  have› the  first  issue ready for the WAACE› ATARI FEST in VA. BEN said that it is› a  miracle that AC was completed from› the time it  was  started  AUGUST  5,› 1992 to the deadline of SEPTEMBER 19,› 1992. BEN  did  an  amazing  feat  by› doing  this  in such a short time. He› got   a   staff   together,  reviewed› articles,   composed    the    pages,› answered    a    million   questions,› solicited ads.  and  did  a  thousand› other  things  in  6  weeks.  This in› itself     is     an     unbelievable› accomplishment.  DR.  ROLLY HERMAN of› the WESTCHESTER  ATARI  CLUB  is  the› Advertising  Manager.  Without trying› very hard the first issue  will  have› 30%  of it pages devoted to ads. This› showes you there is  a  support  base› for  the  8-Bit  computer.  DR. ROLLY› HERMAN will try to contact  every  8-›› Bit developer and retailer.››     ALAN  SHARKIS  is on the staff of› AC as a  reviewer.  ALEX  is  on  the› staff  as  the  DISK  MANAGER.   ALAN› SHARKIS wrote an article for AC which› will appear in  the  premiere  issue.› The  publisher  left  out the next to› the last sentence which is the  punch› line.  BEN  most  likely  will put an› editors note in the next issue.›› (FLASH ITEM ADDED BY EDITOR)››      ALEX got  another  message  from› BEN  stating  that  about  310  ATARI› CLASSIC magazines were distributed at› the WAACE fest. There are still  some› 1st  issue magazines available if you› send in your name.›› ITEMS:››      HAROLD PEGLER gave us a hint  on› the  use  of DISKCOM3.COM (DCM). This› is a BOB PUFF program  that  takes  a› disk  and  makes  one file out of it.› You should  first  take  your  source› disk  and  copy  each file to a clean› disk.  In  this  way  you  avoid  the› diskcom'ing  of  erased  programs.  A› great hint HAROLD.››      The SAN  LEANDRO  COMPUTER  CLUB› took  the  RECTANGLE program from our› newsletter   and  used  it  in  their› newsletter.››      The W.A.N.D  newsletter  of  the› Westchester  Atari Club reprinted the› article on COMPUTER VIRUS.››      ALEX brought up the  point  that› he  is  overworked  with  writing the› newsletter,   making   all    labels,› preparing  demoes  and  answering all› the mail. He asked for a volunteer to› take  over  the  mail. The discussion› was tabled  until the  next  meeting.› We  need a corresponding secretary to› handle the mail. Any volunteers, step› forward.›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      BEN  writes  us  that RON FETZER› submitted   an   article  which  will› appear in a later issue.››     A letter was sent to TOM  ANDREWS› our member from upstate NY. ALEX sent› him  a  replacemnt  newsletter  disk.› ALEX   explained   that  at  last  he› learned how  to  send  a  message  on› GENIE.››     A  letter from WAACE informing us› about the upcomming Atari Fest. (Will› be over by the time you read this.)››     JIM  CUTLER   our   member   from› England  sent  us  a  CHRISTMAS CARD.› Thanks JIM!››     A letter from  CHARLES  COLE  our› member  from  Arizona.  He  sent us a› list of his personal  library  and  a› super  data   base   program   called› DISKBASE.COM   by Todd Bake. He tells› us that he sent a review  to  CURRENT› NOTES  magazine,   plus he has 3 more› articles in the pipe line at CN  that› have  not  been  published as yet. He› tells us that he will send us any  PD› program  from  his  library  that  we› want.  That  is a very generous offer› CHARLES, and the  OL'  HACKERS  thank› you.››     ALEX   answered   that   he   had› recognized CHARLES name from articles› printed  in  CN.  ALEX  said  we  are› thrilled at having him as  a  member.› ALEX  told him that he can be reached› on GENIE too, but he is not  yet  too› familiar  with  th  ins  and  outs of› GENIE.››     A letter from BILL MIMS. He is in› the Air Force in Dekota where he runs› a BBS. We sent  him  the  PROGRAMMING› KIT and the JUL/AUG newsletter.››     A  letter  from  JIM  CUTLER  our› member  from  England.  He said he is› now  using BOB TERM and he downloaded› the newsrelease about the AC magazine› to the CITY BBS in ENGLAND.  He  also› tells  us  that  he got a new kitchen› with  new  appliances.  He  said  the› newsletter   was  superb,  as  usual.› Thanks JIM, glad that  you  like  our› efforts.››     A  letter  from  TOM  ANDREWS our› member from upstate NY. He writes his› disk  newsletter  got  mangled by the› post office. We sent him a new  copy.› He  writes   us   that   our   sample› newsletter  on  GENIE  is doing quite› well,  and  is  being  downloaded  by› about 20 8 BIT'ers..››     A  letter  to  DANE  STEGMAN  our› member  from  Akron  N.Y.  He  is the› secretary of an ST Club in BRAD, the › BUFFALO  REGION  ATARI CLUB, however,› he is however a devoted 8-Bitter.››      JOE   HICSWA   our  member  from› Passaic NJ  writes  us  and  sent  us› membership  dues.  JOE is also the 8-› Bit V.P. of JACG. He writes  that  he› has enjoyed our newsletter, and looks› forward to, receiving them.›  › DEMOES:››      JACK GEDALIUS demoed  HOME  FILE› MANAGER. JACK records all his stocks,› bonds,   air   conditioning  business› records etc. with  this  program.  He› also  has all his collection of ANTIC› magazines   on   it.  His  son  keeps› records of dinosaurs on his copy. The› program  simulates  a  file  of index› cards. You can keep several files  on› the disk.›      It  has a great search function.› It automatically sorts your file.  It› is  all  menu  driven  and  very user› friendly and intuative to  work.  You› can  tag a card. It puts a paper clip› on the  card.  You  can  un-erase  an› entry.  The program is great and very› easy to work. It is especially suited› for students because it is so easy to› use. A great demo! ››      We saw a demo  program  of  MARK› BENSLEY  commercial  programs.   Very› well done.››      ALEX  showed  a   program   that› creates  two RAMDISKS with a modified› 256K 800XL or 130XE 256K computer. It› is  a  modified  2.5  DOS.  You   can› configure  the  DOS to any of the two› RAMDISK drives that you want such  as› D3;  D4; D8 etc. D3 must be formatted› and has no DOS  or  DUP.  D8  is  the› usual  setup. With a 256K upgrade the› D8 RAMDISK will be 90K  and  the  2nd› RAMDISK  will  be  90K  and  can   be› assigned  any number from D2 - D7. It› will survive a RESET and the data  is› not  lost.  Thus  you can copy 2 full› disks into the RAMDISKS because  each› disk  is only 88K. JOE DANKO of SPACE› wrote this program. The program  will› go into the library.››     A hint form our SYSOP JIM HARRIS.› In DOS 2.5  if  you  have  a  machine› language  program  that  you  want to› self   boot   you   can    call    it› AUTORUN.SYS.  If  you  have   a   2nd› machine  language   program  to  self› boot  call  it  RAMDISK.COM . DOS 2.5› looks for RAMDISK.COM first and  then› it looks for AUTORUN.SYS.››      A  most addictive game was shown› by ALEX called MYJONG. If you get  it› you  will do nothing else except play› this game. So DON'T GET IT unless you› are  prepared  for  the consequences!› ADDICTION!›  ›     We saw a PSF CONVERTER that  lets› you manipulate PS Icons. On the other› side of this disk  is  G-  PRINT  and› CPALATTE  both  of these programs are› terrific and you should have them. G-› PRINT is a printing program that lets› you print with various fonts  and  in› columns,  and  will   print   inverse› characters.››      ALEX  demonstrated SAM the voice› simulator on a program. SAM can  read› anything.  It is an old program but a› good one. Even IBM does  not  have  a› SAM  yet. We heard the soliloquy from› Hamlet and the Gettysberg Address. It› is  still  a  unique program that has› not been ported to any other computer› system, as far as we know!›› DOOR PRIZES:› JACK GEDALIUS› BOB ULSCHMID› CASTALDO FRANK› HARRY TUTHILL› HAROLD PEGLER›› And  another meeting is history. Hope› you all voted, and AMERICAN DUTY  AND› PRIVLIDGE.›› Submitted by›                        Ron Fetzer›› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<››