*****›             THOUGHTS FROM›                   A›              MAIL ORDER›                MEMBER›           By LARRY TISCHBEIN,› Member of THE OL' HACKERS A.U.G, Inc,› and L.V.A.U.G.›› September 10, 1992››           Hi, I am Larry Tischbein of› 1210   W  Broad  St,  Quakertown,  PA› 18951-1230, Phone 215-536-5737.›› This is how I became a member of  the› OL'  HACKERS Atari USERS GROUP, Inc.!› I have belonged to the LEHIGH  VALLEY› ATARI  USERS  GROUP  for  a couple of› years and in the course of  events  I› agreed  to  try and become the editor› of their newsletter when no one  else› wanted  the  job.  (ED.  NOTE: SOUNDS› FAMILIAR?) As a result of this I  had› access  to the other newsletters that› the LVAUG  received  from  the  other› clubs  that  we exchanged newsletters› with; particularly the disk with  the› OL'  HACKERS  newsletter on it, and I› think   that  they  are  really  very› worthwhile  and  interesting,  and  I› look forward to receiveing them.›› I know that a lot of  effort  is  put› into  that  disk that is sent out all› over the  world,  every  two  months,› even  if  I  can't   always   operate› everything they put on that disk, and› I still enjoy it, anyway.››           In August of 1991, I joined› the OL' HACKERS club  and  have  been› very  pleased  and  happy  with   the› results  of  being a non-local member› and in January 1992 I re-enlisted for› another  year,  (that is a joke folks› as I was a 4-F for World War II and I› can't  enlist in anything at 71 years› of age.)››           By  mail  and  telephone  I› became  acquainted  with ALEX PIGNATO› and RON FETZER and when I told them I› had  trouble  with  my  800  XL   and› Atariwriter  in  printing columns for› my newsletter job they  quickly  sent› me  a  word  processor  that  does  a› wonderful  job  of all of my printing› needs for all of  my LVAUG newsletter› work,  and  especially  since  I have› managed to  upgrade  to  a  130XE  it› really  has taken care of my printing› two columns when I TRY and publish  a› newsletter.››           Also I have received a copy› of the OL' HACKERS disk library (over› 300  double  sided  disks)  and  have› purchased a few disks thru OUR club. › ALEX and RON have also sent me a  few› disks  on  their  own  and out of the› kindness of their hearts to  try  and› help  me  out,  since  I  am  a  slow› learner  and  it  is  hard  for me to› catch on to something by myself.  So,› when  I  got  in  a jam a few times I› either wrote letters to ALEX  or  RON› or  called them on the phone for help› and I must say that they have  always› taken  the  time  to  either  call or› write to me to try and bail me out of› the  hole  that  I have most recently› dug for myself.››           That is why  I  am  glad  I› have  become  a MAIL ORDER member and› since ALEX and RON are also  retired,› its easier for me to get hold of them› than it is for my buddies in LVAUG as› most  of  them  are  still  gainfully› employed, also, since  they   are  in› Allentown  it is a long distance call› anyhow. So that is another  advantage› of  ME  belonging  to the OL' HACKERS› even if the club is all the way up in› New York state.››           ALEX  has  been kidding me,› and asking that  I  should  write  an› article  for OUR newsletter, so now I› have tried to do that and  hope  that› it  will be helpful to any of you who› might be  considering  joining  as  a› MAIL  ORDER  member. I can assure you› that you won't be neglected  and  you› will  be pleased that you have joined› the OL' HACKERS and you will be  very› pleased  with the gains that you will› have made by joining this BEST OF THE› 8 BIT clubs.››           By  the  way,  I  am   also› interested  in receiving letters from› anyone that is willing to write,  and› I  promise  faithfully  that  if  you› write  to  me  I  will  find  time to› answer   you.  So  how  about  it  my› fellow/gal club members, write!  Also› I  would appreicate any articles that› you can give me to put in  the  LVAUG› Newsletter.  I  had  better  quit now› while I am ahead.›› Larry   Tischbein,› (a   HAPPY   OL' HACKER!)› 1210 W Broad St› Quakertown PA 18951-1230› 215-536-5737››