›               o=o=o=o=o=››  ATARI 8-BITS IN THE NEWS -- REALLY! ››        BY Alan Sharkis, Editor›           OHAUG NEWSLETTER›› I was delighted to  receive  a  small› package  from RON FETZER just a short› time ago.  It contained a card and  a› news  clipping  from  the  October  1› LARGO  TIMES that were sent to RON by› JEAN   ULSCHMID,   who  was  visiting› Florida and happened to see  it.   At› the  top  of the article is a picture› of Pinellas County  ACE  member  Alan› Frazer  in  his  computer  room.  The› article highlights Frazer,  his  love› for Atari, and quotes him, PACESetter› Editor JEAN BROKAW, and member JIMMIE› PARRISH.   LARGO  TIMES correspondent› JULIANNE   WU   manages   to  give  a› favorable account of why these people› cling  to  their  Atari  8-bits, even› while some of them  own  other,  more› sophisticated  computers.   It  was a› pleasure to report  on  this  article› and  to have our local people pass it› around at the October OHAUG meeting.›› A short time after  that  meeting,  I› received  some  mail from JOE HICSWA,› President of JACG, informing me  that› he  had  given  an  interview  to   a› reporter    from    THE   RECORD   in› Hackensack, N.J.  Joe had  asked  the› reporter, David Noack, to contact me,› but since Joe didn't  have  my  phone› number, I assumed that I would not be› contacted.  I was right.  But then, I› was  delighted  to  see  a full-color› picture of Joe,  topping  an  article› called,   THIS   OLD   COMPUTER   and› subheaded,  STILL WORKING  AFTER  ALL› THESE YEARS.  Joe is there,  pipe  in› hand, with his 130XE in front of him.› Although the article is about all old› computers, and why people continue to› use them and seek them out, Atari  8-› bits  figure most significantly.  Joe› does a great job of describing his 8-› bit's  appeal  for him.  A sidebar to› the   article  lists  some  areas  in› online services, WWW pages and Usenet› Newsgroups  that are dedicated to old› computers and, again,  Atari  figures› prominently  in  these.   In  fact, I› could add to that sidebar,  as  could› many of you.›› I'm  going out on a limb and making a› prediction   that   more   and   more› newspapers  will  pick  up  on   this› topic.   If  I  may assume a position› atop a soapbox at this time, I'd even› venture  to  say  that  it's entirely› possible   that   some   enterprising› reporter  may  someday  appear at JTS› headquarters day and ask for comment.››               o=o=o=o=o=››››