*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*››           NEWSLETTER REVIEW››            By Alan Sharkis›       OHAUG Newsletter Librarian››      This review is going to be a bit› shorter than usual.   I  just  didn't› get many articles to do this time.  I› could, of course, fill  in,  or  "tap› dance",  but  it's  the  start of the› school  year  and  tasks  other  than› computer interests are piling up,  so› bear with me.››      The   March,   1992   issue   of› (FR)ANTIC  contains a review by BILLY› D. WASHBURN of  one  of  my  favorite› programs,  Atari Planetarium.  MANUEL› GARCIA provides an addendum  that  is› useful  in  the San Antonio area.  It› gives   latitudes   and    longitudes› correct  to  the  nearest  second for› various   reference  points  in  that› town.  Perhaps  some  ambitious  soul› (not me, thanks) could compile such a› list for our Long Island area?  LARRY› ALLEN  continues his SpartaDos X Tips› column (part 3) with a discussion  of› the  COPY and TYPE commands.  MATTHEW› D] BAKER presents part 3 of his Atari› Art  column.   He   concentrates   on› Rambrandt  and  Diamond Paint.  ALVAN› SHERRILL discusses speed  and  memory› with  regard  to  word-processors and› the human interface.  I have to agree› with his philosophy.  See if you do. › Finally, ED. HALL publishes annotated› answers  to  his  previously  printed› Trivia  Quiz.   I picked up some very› interesting     computer     history,› although  I must admit that I learned› more from this answer key than I  was› able  to recall when I took the quiz.››      The  March,  1992  Between Bytes› (JACS)     contains     the    fourth› installment of ROBERT ELY's SpartaDos› column.   He  stresses SDX syntax and› gives examples of several  variations› of the BASIC, BOOT and CAR commands. › He distinguishes  between  "CAR"  and› "CAR:".   I wonder how many of us can› do that?  He also goes  over  the  MD› (or  CREDIR,  or MKDIR) commands.  In› another   column,   Robert  describes› Color Dump, a  program  he  wrote  to› enable  24-pin dot-matrix printers to› print graphics 9 pictures in  color. › He  plans  another  version for 9-pin› printers with  single-color  ribbons,› stating  that  it  would  work  in  a› similar  manner,  but  would  require› more attention from the user.  UPDATE› ATARI (HACE) for March, 1992  has  an› interesting GEORGE IKEN article about› sending   formfeed   commands   to  a› printer from either the 8-bit or  the› ST.   It  all started out with a one-› line program of BASIC code  that  got› compiled  to  a  rather  large binary› file.  George was not  satisfied  and› played  with  the idea a bit longer. › What he came up with  is,  ..well,  I› won't spoil the suspense ...››      In  the MUG Newsletter of March,› 1992 please look for  an  article  by› KEN WICKERT (ACE of Syracuse) and its› associated sidebar by VERNON W. SMITH› of NAPCO.››      Puget  Sound  Atari   News   has› resurfaced!     This    magazine,   a› collaborative effort of several  user› groups  in  the   Pacific   Northwest› promised  to  return,  and  it   has,› slicker  and  better  than ever.  DON› LUCIA (A.U.G.I.E.) presents  a  model› constitution and bylaws document that› any club can use or modifiy to  their› own  requirements.    JASON   HEDRICK› (with  special  thanks to BOB WOOLEY,› BOB PUFF and PAUL SMITH)  presents  a› hardware  mod  for  the  1200XL  that› brings  the  machine in line with the› rest  of the  XL/XE  series and more.››      In the MUG Newsletter for April,› 1992,  NAPCO  presents a reprint of a› THOMAS J. ANDREWS (ACE  of  Syracuse,› OHAUG)  article  on bubble sorts.  He› also  reviews  an  8-bit  game,  Rail› King.  KEN WICKERT (ACE of  Syracuse)› discusses the idiosyncratic  behavior› of GEnie  with  regard  to  half  and› full-duplex  logons and suggests ways› around it.  Finally, the JIMMY  BOYCE› (CACE)    Atariwriter+   article   on› loading, saving and  appending  files› is reprinted.››      JACG  Newsletter for April, 1992› contains   two   good  potpourri-type› articles: one by  JOSEPH  E.  HICKSWA› and  the  other  by SAM COREY.  Sam's› article mentions ALEX  and  the  late› KRIS  HOLTEGAARD among other people. ››› *+*+*+*+*+*+END+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*      ››