=-=-=-=›   MINUTES OF THE JULY 1992 MEETING›   ================================››NEW MEMBERS: (This is  always a  happy›way to START A MEETING!) ››RICK NEAL joined our club.  He  bought›an  Atari  outfit for very very little›money, and he was asked to find 10  or›more  such bargains for us. He is just›starting with Atari. THEODORE  TOPPING›JR.  joined our club. THEODORE used to›correspond with me when  I  wrote  the›TURBO-BASIC  FLYER.   FRANK   CASTALDO›joined    us   also.   FRANK   is   an›inexperienced   computer   user.  MARK›BENSLEY also joined. MARK is  a  super›programmer.  MARK  has some commercial›8-Bit Atari  Educational  programs  on›the  market.  MARK  also  programs for›other computers. PATRICK HAYES  joined›us. PATRICK lives in North Carolina. I›know PATRICK from the old days of  the›TURBO-BASIC  FLYER. Welcome all to the›club. This is the fastest  growing  8-›Bit  club  in  the USA. You all made a›very wise choice, fellows! Thats 5 NEW›members added to th rooster!››PICNIC DINNER:››     JACK  GEDALIUS   brought   in,and›showed  us  a  video  tape  of our 1st›INDOOR ANNUAL PICNIC.  We  all  looked›great on it! Thank you JACK.››CORRESPONDENCE:››     We  received  a  letter  from our›member BEN POEHLAND  of  Pennsylvania.›He  is  a prime mover for the CREATION›of  the  new  ATARI  CLASSIC  COMPUTER›MAGAZINE.  The  publisher  is  UNICORN›PUBLICATIONS. ALEX talked on the phone›for 1 12 to 2 hours with BEN about the›magazine. BEN asked us to package  the›CLASSIC  COMPUTER  DISK.  This   would›involve  packing  about  600  disks in›mailing envelopes and  gluing  on  the›labels. This would be a 3 times a year›obligation on our part. BEN  hopes  to›put  out  the  AC  at  $25.00  a  year›including  the  AC disks. ALEX said if›OL HACKERS make the commitment  to  do›this,  it has to have 100% approval by›the membership. The membership  agreed›100%  by  vote to take on the task for›AC.›     BEN said next year he might  come›to  one  of  our   meetings   on   his›vacation.  He  as very pleased that we›are using his article on upgrading the›800XL.  He  said he wrote the manifest›for ATARI  CLASSIC,and  will  turn  it›into the publisher. It was read to us.›It is the foundation of the  magazine.›It took him a long time to do it. JEFF›MC WILLIAMS is working on an  advanced›8-Bit  program which will allow camera›ready schematic diagrams to  accompany›articles in the magazine.›     A  letter  from  our  member  TOM›ANDREWS  of  Syracuse to RON. He sends›us a disk with a whole bunch of  great›programs  on  it. This newsletter will›have a further improvement.  You  will›be  able to print on the front and the›back of the paper.  We  have  an  ODD,›EVEN, ALL page option on printing. You›first print the  ODD  PAGES  then  you›turn  the  paper around in the printer›and print all the EVEN PAGES, thus you›have  front  and back pages printed on›the paper. Or you can select  ALL  and›print  as usual.  TOM is the author of›this modification. An ACE of  SYRACUSE›member  demoed  the  DISK   MANAGEMENT›SYSTEM and it went very well.›     JIM  CUTLER   our   member   from›England wrote to us. He just got a new›modem and he is going to use Bob Term.›RON  said  he  will  mail   him   some›articles  on BOB TERM. ALEX instructed›the librarian  to  issue  5  disks  of›JIM'S  choice and send it to him. This›is   in   return  for  all  the  great›programs we have received from JIM.››      A  letter  to  DAVID  EWENS  our›member from England. ALEX thanked  him›and the other members from England for›the   disks  that  they  sent  us.  He›informed them to drop a  note  to  our›librarian  and  inform  him  of  the 5›disks that they  would  like  to  have›from us. This is just a small token of›our appreciation for  their  kindness.›ALEX  encouraged  them  to  write   an›article  for  the  newsletter from the›English perspective.››     ROWLAND GRANT of the GARDEN  CITY›ACE  in  B.C. in Canada sent us a disk›with the MANDELBROT SET on it. On  the›back  he sent us 2 great games - THINK›and SUPERHOP, both made by one of  the›clubs members.››ITEMS:››     On  the  bottom of page 44 of the›JUL/AUG  92  issue  of  CURRENT  NOTES›MAGAZINE is a note  that  TEXTPRO  5.0›will be mailed to all who ordered from›R. RICHE,  the author of  the program.››     CHUCK  McBRIDE  a  veteran  TURBO›BASIC  programmer  will  review  the 3›disk PROGRAMMING KIT  released  by  us›and written by RON FETZER for a future›issue of CURRENT NOTES MAGAZINE.››     RON showed a HANDY  DANDY  GADGET›for  all  ATARI  users.  It  is a disk›notcher mounted on  the  bottom  of  a›coffee  can that has a 1/2 hole in it.›This way your  notcher  does  not  get›clogged  and all the little black disk›pieces get collected in the  can.  The›wife will appreciate this also!››     LIGHTNING  PROTECTION  !!!!  In a›severe thunderstorm there is ONLY  ONE›WAY  to  protect  your  equipment. You›must   unplug  it  from  the  electric›socket. Don't  forget  to  unplug  the›phone  line  of  your   modem.   Surge›protectors  CANNOT  stop  a  lightning›strike near your house or traveling on›your electric  or  phone  lines.  ALEX›lost  some  equipment.  I have lost an›interface -  all  because  I  did  not›unplug my equipment. This reminder tip›comes from SAM CORY, member  of  OHAUG›and J.A.C.G..››     By the way, J.A.C.G. offers every›issue of our newsletter as their DISK-›OF-THE-MONTH.  They  said  we have the›most comprehensive and well written 8-›Bit  newsletter  anywhere.  Thanks for›the   compliment,   its   nice  to  be›appreciated.››TREASURERS REPORT:›     We are OK and doing very  nicely,›THANK you!››DEMOES:››     An  Australian  disk. We saw some›great graphics on the disk. Their disk›is  like  a  slide  show.  It   is   a›newsletter  disk. One side is text and›the other side is graphics.  They  use›SMART RAM a great DOS program.›     HAROLD  PEGLER   demonstrated   a›printing  program similar to BILLBOARD›but with easier instructions that will›print  graphics  pictures   from   any›format.  It  is  called  SUPERB SCREEN›DUMP Ver. 2.0. It will print  pictures›in  various sizes up to 8 x 10 inches.›You   also  have  shading  options  to›change the type of printout  that  you›want.›     ALEX  demonstrated how to use the›1st   XLEnt   Word   Processor.   This›demonstration  was  aimed  at  the new›users  of  the  word  processor.  ALEX›demonstrated the use of the  RAM  DISK›and  the  two  windows  that  can hold›separate   programs   in   the    word›processor. You can have one version of›a  file  in  one  window  and  another›version of the same file in the second›window.  You can cut and paste between›the 2 windows.  It  is  a  great  word›processor.  RON  then demonstrated the›great  picture  formatter  that  comes›with this word processor. It lets  you›print    pictures   with   your   text›files.(See JUL/AUG 92 Newsletter.)›      ALEX  demoed  BOOT  DIRECTORY  a›great   program  that  shows  you  the›directory of your disk  upon  boot  up›time.  ALEX  showed us a disk of BASIC›LESSONS.   It   starts  you  off  from›scratch and takes you through  all  of›ATARI  BASIC.  It  is disk #194 in our›library.›     ALEX demoed  mandelbrot  pictures›made  from  SUPERHOP.OBJ  and  printed›with  BILLBOARD.  SUPERHOP.OBJ loads a›fractal picture.›     ALEX also demoed LAS  VEGAS  SLOT›MACHINE  GAME  and a POKER GAME. These›are two great games. ALEX lost to  the›computer in both games. Both games are›in machine language.›      ALEX   then   showed   BILLBOARD›modified  for  the  GEMENI printer and›the ATARI XMM801 printer and of course›the  EPSON  printers. The modification›was done by our  member  from  upstate›New    York    TOM    ANDREWS.    ALEX›demonstrated  the  gray scale function›and the various printer options of the›program.  If you do not have BILLBOARD›you are urged  to  get  it.  It  is  a›classic  and the best printing program›for the 8-Bit. On  the  back  side  of›this  disk  is  a  GREAT  MENU program›called MENUEXC.BAS. In addition  there›are  a  ton  of great utilities on the›back of this disk. This disk  is  #196›in  our  library.  ALEX  also   showed›DISKDIR.TXT  a  program that reads the›disk directory and stores it as a text›file. You can then use it in your word›processor and catalog your disks. Then›came  PSLABEL7  Ver  3.  This  is  the›newest  upgrade.  It  is  also on this›disk. A dynamite disk to get from  our›library.   It  also  has  VTEXT.COM  a›terrific text reader program.››DOOR PRIZES:››MURRY BERKOWITZ›FRANK CASTALDO›HAROLD PEGLER›JACK GEDALIUS›RON FETZER››Submitted by››                          RON FETZER››  >>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›