*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*››           NEWSLETTER REVIEWS›             by Alan Sharkis›       OHAUG Newsletter Librarian››› It  must  have  been  a month between› writing the last column  and  writing› this  one, but I don't know where the› time  went.   During  that  time,  my› entire house was  painted,  including› closets,  which required the complete› disassebly and  packing  of  both  my› Atari  and  my  MS-DOS systems.  Upon› re-assembly, the Atari  system,  with› all  of  its   separate   units   and› interconnections,    went    together› relatively  smoothly.    I   had   to› resolder  a  ground  lead  in the one› piece of handmade-cable  --  the  one› that  gives  me  null-modem  from  my› Atari  to a switchbox, and then on to› my  DOS  machine.   The  DOS  machine› required  a  LOT  MORE  TIME  to  put› together,    even    though    almost› everything is contained in one  box. › It's  a  long story, but take my word› for it; the Atari is simpler  to  re-› assemble  and  check  out.  On to the› reviews ...›› Update Atari for May, 1993.  This  is› over  a  year  old,  but  contains  a› GEORGE  IKEN  article   about   Atari› graphics  converters  that   includes› handy  descriptions  of  all  of  the› graphics  modes.   It  also describes› items in the H.A.C.E. library that  I› didn't  know  existed.   They   allow› conversion from file formats found on› other machine platforms.›› (FR)ANTIC   for   May,  1994  --  BOB› HUDDLESTON   wrote   an    enchanting› article  about  (simulated)   flying,› using  the FS-2 Flight Simulator from› Sub Logic.  Russell  Stowe  begins  a› series  on disk drive maintenence and› a list of  "NEVERS"  that  we've  all› violated  from time to time; tempting› the appearance of the  Murphy  demons› in  so doing!  RUSSELL STOWE gives us› a   type-in  program  for  formatting› disks   from   BASIC.   There's  also› another   type-in,   reprinted   from› P.A.C.E. (March, 1994) that puts  the› hands  of  a  clock on the screen and› rotates them backwards! Who says time› go backwards? (grin)›› The PACEsetter for May, 1994  --  RON› FETZER's  article, Life Insurance for› your DISK  DRIVES,  is  reprinted  in› this  issue.  There is also a reprint› of a review of Broderbund's Art  Shop› by  FORREST  A.   BLOOD   IV,   which› originally  appeared  in   the   JACS› Newsletter  of June, 1986.  There are› also  the usual puzzles and jokes. An› always interesting newsletter!›› The SAGE Scroll for May, 1994 has  an› interesting  comment  by  editor  JIM› FOUCH    regarding   the   death   of› Commodore and its relation to Atari. › There  are  also  reprints of Requiem› For The ATARI 8-Bit, by ROBERT ARISTO› of MVACE, which was first seen in the› MVACE News of April  1989  and  later› reprinted  in  the  LVAUG   News   of› December,  1991;   and  of   What   A› COMPUTER  HAS  DONE  TO  MY  HOUSE by› DENNIS KLINE,  (an OHAUG member)  and› reprinted from OL' HACKERS newsletter› of  March/April 1991 after submission› to SAGE via WNYAUG.›› Nybbles and Bytes for May/June,  1994› -- DALE WOOSTER gives us his thoughts› on   TextPro   5.1,   AC    Magazine,› SpartaDos  3.2F,  the  R-Time-8 "2000› bug",   and   Prism  Studio,  all  in› separate articles.  JOHN COLLINS  has› an  interesting  editor's column that› mentions   a   variety  of  important› items.›› The DACE Desktop for May/June, 1994 -› -  includes  a mini-review of Djinni,› an   attempt  to  bring  Aladdin-like› navigation   to   those   of  us  who› use our modems and subscribe to GEnie.›› The S.L.C.C. Journal for June, 1994 -› -  contains  a  three-page listing of› their library additions through June.› OHAUG  is  listed as a source of many› of these fine disks.  The text of BOB› BRODIE's    resignation   letter   is› reprinted.›› The PACEsetter for June,  1994  --  A› reprint of BEN POEHLAND's response to› RON FETZER's article on  disk  drives› is    reprinted.    PACE   also   has› reprinted   Ron's   writeup   of  his› program, Treasurer's Report,  with  a› note that the program can be found in› the PACE library, and a great program› it is too!›› Nybbles and  Bytes  for  July/August,› 1994  --  There  is  a  reprint of an› article by STEVEN BERG, from the  ACE› (Eugene,  Oregon  -  Dec/Jan   1983) › Newsletter  which describes and gives› measured drawings of a desk that  can› be  constructed  from  one  sheet  of› plywood  and which will hold an Atari› 8-bit system.  It's  similar  to  the› commercial  desk  I've  used  for  my› system  since  about  the time of the› original article.   JOHN  POWELL  and› DALE  WOOSTER  collaborated   on   an› article   describing   how   Nintendo› Controllers can be modified  to  work› with  Atari  8-bit  computers.    The› entire  ATARI  Affairs  column   from› May/June,  1994  XIO3  is reprinted. › This column, by  ROWLAND  GRANT,  has› many  interesting  bits  of  news and› mentions   OHAUG   and  RON  FETZER's› Treasurer's  Report  Program.   MERLE› BARNES reviews MyCopyR v2.1.  ›› *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*›