MINUTES OF  SEPTEMBER  1993  MEETING:› =====================================››› NEW MEMBERS:››       JOHN  HARDIE,  (an  old  member› returns) the Resource Editor of  A.C.› re-joined  our  group.   WILLIAM   V.› SMINKEY  contacted us (thanks to JOHN› McGOWAN) wrote to us and also  joined› our  group.  WILLIAM   is  our   most› senior  member,  (80   plus!.)    BOB› WOOLEY also joined. BOB is a hardware› hacker extra ordinaire.  BOB  uses  a› 1200XL which he loves. He has written› many articles about the mods  he  has› done.  JOHN R. DOUGLAS from Bethlehem› PA.   also   joined   us.   JOHN   is› interested  in TURBO BASIC for SPARTA› DOS 3.2. (Look elsewhere on this disk› for   TURBO   BASIC   3.2Q.)   ANDREW› KOLSTEAD from  Washington  DC  joined› us.  ANDREW uses a BLACK BOX from CSS› with two 20Meg. SYQUEST hard  drives,› two  QUINTOPUS' and 2 expanded memory› computers.  I think fellows you  will› have  a  good  time and make many new› friends, and I'm  sure  we  will  all› learn from your own experiences.›› WANTED:››      ===>  ALEX  and  I purchased the› ALIEN VOICE BOX.  We  need  the  DISK› PROGRAM  that goes with it. If anyone› can make us a copy it would  be  much› appreciated. <===›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      ALEX  wrote  to ROWLAND GRANT of› the GARDEN CITY ACE-in  B.C.  CANADA.› ALEX  asked  if  we could get some of› JOHN PICKEN'S latest work for the  8-› bit.  JOHN  PICKEN  is  one  of   the› premiere  programmers  for the 8-bit.› ROWLAND answered  and  said  he  will› send  us  a  disk of JOHN's works, as› soon as they are completed.  He  also› complimented us on our newsletter.››      A  letter from STUART MURRAY our› member in Scotland. He thanks us  for› the back issues of our newsletter. He› put them into the NOSAUG library.  He› said  he  is going to spread the word› of the OL' HACKERS  in  Europe.  ALEX› responded  jokingly  and  said  if he› spread the word too  well,  we  might› get  overloaded  with   new   members› (grin!).››      A  message on GENIE from CHARLES› COLE a member of  our  club  and  the› HARDWARE  EDITOR of AC. He assumed we› are the ones that duplicate the disks› for  AC.   He   offered   help   with› duplicating.  We informed him that we› do not duplicate the disk for AC, but› we  thanked  him for the offer. STEVE› HOFFEE is in charge  of  duplicating.› We are in charge of packing, stamping› and mailing the disks. A message from› STEVE  HOFFEE.  He thanked us for our› message to him about  CHARLES  COLE'S› offer.  He  will  contact CHARLES. He› sends his regards to the "WORKER ANTS› who  do the grunt work. My hat is off› to you OL'  HACKERS".  Thanks  STEVE,› but  you  too  deserve our thanks for› all   the   grunt   work  you  do  in› duplicating 300 plus disks for A.C.››      A letter  from  JIM  CUTLER  our› member from England. JIM said he, and› DAVE  EWENS,  another  OHAUG  member,› finally got the bug out of the SILENT› PARTNER disk and it will now work OK.› Thanks guys!›› DEMOS:››       We   started   our  meeting  by› packaging, staamping and mailing  100› of  our  disks  to  be  mailed to the› members.   Each  member  should  have› received a 2nd disk with "LIBRARY II"› in  it.  HAROLD  PEGLER again out-did› himself  and  produced  a  great  2nd› LIBRARY   DISK,  reviewing,  printing› descriptions etc.,  a job  that  must› have  taken  many many hours of grunt› labor. It is members  like  him  that› make a club great.››      ALEX  put  in  the library disks› #406 and #407. They come from England› and  give  you  Plans, Docs and Parts› lists to make gadgets  to  attach  to› your  computer.  This  is   for   you› electronics guys - so you can O.D. on› all   the  projects.  The  disks  are› written with Atari Writer.››      RON FETZER showed how to use the› 1ST  XLEnt  Word  Processor and DAISY› DOT III. RON made a disk that has the› wordprocessor  and  DDIII  on it. The› disks outoloads 15  DDIII  fonts  and› then  loads  the  wordprocessor.  The› disk  uses  the file "FINGERS.BAS" to› outoload  the  fonts  and  the  DDIII› PRINT PROCESSOR into the RAM DISK D8:› You  also  have to use the file BASIC› OFF to disable BASIC. You can go back› and forth to the wordprocessor or the› print   processor  by  going  to  DOS› Option L and loading the  appropriate› file  from  the RAM DISK. It all goes› very fast because of  the  RAM  DISK.› RON  made  some macros of his address› and   the   clubs   address   on  the› wordprocessor   to   use   with   the› program.›› The  difference between the SHAREWARE› version and the COMMERCIAL version of› DDIII  is  that  in  the   COMMERCIAL› version  you  can  use  an  unlimited› amount  of fonts in your document. In› the SHAREWARE  version  you  can  use› only  one  font.  This   is   a   BIG› DIFFERENCE.  The  COMMERCIAL  version› sells  for $25.00 from the author RON› GOLDMAN. RON said that  next  to  the› wordprocessor  he  uses   DDIII   the› most.›      ALEX  showed  a   very   similar› program  that  was  created  by   our› member    from    France   -   DANIEL› CARRODANO. He uses TEXTPRO  2.5r  and› the  shareware  version  of  DDIII to› create a similar program.  You  still› need  a  256K  computer. He creates 2› RAMDISKS, and in  one  he  loads  the› fonts  and  DDIII and in the other he› loads TEXTPRO. This program is faster› loading  because  both  DDIII and the› wordprocessor are in a RAMDISK. To go› to  DDIII you just press START. To go› to  TEXTPRO  you  just  press  RESET.› Since both programs are in a  RAMDISK› you  get  virtually  instant loading.› This disk is in now available in  our› library.›      The  beauty  of  using  DDIII is› that you have about  60  Near  Letter› Quality  Fonts  you   can   use.   In› addition  you  have  several  hundred› DDII  NLQ  fonts  that will work with› DD3. There is no  printer  regardless› of  price that has that many built in› NLQ fonts. Check the library disk for› DDII and DDIII fonts.››      ALAN  SHARKIS  built   a   voice› synthezier  (ANALOG  #29).   It   was› called  "CHEAP TALK". You need a chip› that at that time was sold  in  RADIO› SHACK.  It  is not available anymore.› In A.C., April 1993 it  is  mentioned› again.  LUIS  MARCOTTE  picked  it up› again and wrote some ML routines  for› it. So now you just can type in words› in BASIC and the program will say it.› He  created  a  T  HANDLER.  This   T› HANDLER  will then translate the word› into sound. A.C. does cover a lot  of› territory,  so  you  never know which› article is  just  the  one  you  were› looking  for.  ALAN  now  has a great› program   to   go   with   his  voice› synthezier.   The   sound  was  quite› remarkable.   I  think  it  was  even› better than S.A.M.››      ALAN also demonstrated  a  great› DOS program that lets you write notes› while in DOS. It does not  work  with› TURBO  BASIC.  It  has a great little› pop  up  editor.  It  has  many  nice› features. It will also give  you  the› internal  code,  the ATASCII code and› the keyboard code of any key. It also› has  a  built  in calculator. You use› CNTL & SHIFT & 1,2,or 3. For HELP you› press the HELP KEY. The calculator is› a pretty good calculator. It also has› a  ML monitor. A great little program› to   get.   It  is  in  also  in  our› library.››      ALEX showed  a  working  WINDOWS› PROGRAM  called DESKTOP. A remarkable› resemblance to the drop down  windows› on  the  ST's.  It  works  with   the› joystick.  On side two of the disk we› have MEC DOS. This DOS is very  close› to  SPARTA DOS and MS DOS. It is #409› in our library.››       We  saw  FUTURA  DISK  #7  from› NOSAUG,   SCOTLAND.  We  saw  several› games on this disk. A great  disk  to› get.  There  are  lot  of programs on› this disk. Now in the Library.››       We   saw  an  ABBUC  disk  from› Germany with some very nice music  on› it.  PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, ANGEL, and› a lot of other songs from the  opera.› Side  two  has  more  songs  on   it.› Library  disk  #405.  For you guys to› O.D. on songs.››      RON showed an ART  DISK.  On  it› are  6  art  programs.  ANIMATOR.BAS,› ARTCLASS.BAS,      PERFECT       BAS,› PIONTSET.BAS, SCRENGEN.BAS, ARTMAKER.› The disk is documented. On the  other› side  of the disk  we have  FONT DATA› WRITER, from GARDEN CITY ACE (CANADA)› program with demos and docs.›› DOOR PRIZES:›› AL SHARKIS› HARRY TUTHILL› RON FETZER› JACK GEDALIUS›› Submitted by›                      Ron Fetzer›› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›