******››            PRESIDENTS MESSAGE››  A MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY NEW›  YEAR TO ALL the OL'  HACKERS and ALL›            OUR MANY FRIENDS!         ›››         HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO ALL›         OL' HACKERS, WHEREVER YOU›                  ARE!››      As we go into our NINTH YEAR  as› an  all  8  BIT  club,  I  am glad to› report that our membership  is  at  a› RECORD  HIGH!  We  presently  have 71› members, and if we grow much more, we› will  have to turn down new non-local› members.   This  is  because  of  the› "grunt   work"   necessary   to  keep› records, package  and  mail  out  100› newsletters bi-monthly, and to try to› respond to  members letters etc.  How› different this is from the decline of› membership in other clubs. I guess we› must be doing something right.››      Our own ATARI CLASIC magazine is› having  its  first anniversary, and I› am   told   that  we  have  over  500› subscribers,   and   over   300  Disk› subscribers, so it  too  is  growing.› THE  8 BIT DEAD? NO WAY JOSE! We just› must not listen to the doomsayers. If› your  8  BIT does what you want it to› do, STAY WITH IT. Lately I have  seen› messages  on  BBS's  saying that they› wish they hadn't gotten rid of  their› 8  BITS  when  they bought clones. If› you must have a 16 BIT  for  whatever› reason, fine, just put it next to the› 8 Bit and make it act as a RAMDISK fo› the  8  BIT  via  the  SIO2PC   cable› (grin).››      In  the  current newsletter, you› will notice that because of the  many› requests  received,  I  have put more› programs  on  side  2  and  therefore› there is less text than usual. Please› let  me  know  if  you like  having a› combination of the two,  or  more  of› one  or  the  other.  Your  input  is› needed  to  help  guide  me in future› newsletters. ››      We have a new Vice President,  &›Membership Chairman, JACK GEDALIUS-and›knowing JACK,  I'm  sure  he will be a›great help and an  asset  to the club.›Welcome  Mr. V.P., Membership chairman›we expect  great things from you.››      Thats all for  now,  be  healthy› and well till next time!››