*-*-*›     MINUTES OF THE JULY 1994 MEETING›     ================================›› DONATIONS:››      The OL' HACKERS mailed  a  $25.00› contribution to the AMERICAN RED CROSS› for   the  RWANDA  RELIEF  EFFORT,  in› Africa.››      We also mailed a contribution  to› THE MACHINE BBS (516 764-5748) and the› NEW NEST BBS (516) 234-4943 for  their› continued   support   of   the   8-Bit› computer.›› VISITOR››      BOB ECKSTEIN and  his  son  STEVE› came to our meeting. They are ATARI 8-› Bit   users   and   they  wanted  more› information on  8-Bit  software.  JOHN› HARDIE  our  member   who   had   just› returned  from Sunnyvale CA. had a ton› of software on display for sale,  just› in time for them!›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      We  heard  from  our  member JOHN› KASUPSKI, former Vice President of the› WEST  NEW  YORK  ATARI  CLUB. JOHN has› written his first article called "BITS› n  BYTES"  which  was  printed  in the› JULY/AUG. newsletter.››      A letter  from  our  member  JOHN› POWELL  from  Pheonix,  AZ. He lets us› know that the COOL  Weather  there  is› down  from  116 F to 112 F. Now THAT'S› COOL!››       ALEX  wrote  a  letter  to  DAVE› EWENS, JEAN BROKAW, DALE  WOOSTER  and› MURRY STUART telling them he mailed an› upgrade of MYDOS that can create  2032› Sector  Ramdisk  for the 320K 130XE or› the upgraded 800XL. The disk has  docs› and  Source  code and UNARC.COM on it.› Side   two   has   MYDOS    for    the› 600/800/800XL and creates a 110 sector› RAMDISK.››      A letter from  BILL  SMINKEY  our› member from California . He told us he› had a Hard Drive problem. He contacted› BOB  PUFF  and they were unable to get› the matter cleared up. BILL is waiting› for a refund from CSS. BILL is feeling› better after his operations.››      ALEX wrote to  MIKE  HOHMANN  and› informed  him   that   we   would   be› supporting his FINE TOONED ENGINEERING› CO.  and  the  8-Bit  products  he  is› selling.››       ALEX  read  a  letter  from  our› member JOE EICHELBERGER in Florida. He› said  that  he  was  a little confused› about dues. It  is  $2.00  per  month.› After  June 30 you have to pay for the› current year plus the next  year.  The› reason we do it that way is because we› supply you with a lot of  extra  disks› if  you become a member. JOE evidently› got the right message  and  mailed  in› his dues till December 31, 1995.››      A  letter from JOHN PICKEN of the› GARDEN CITY ACE  in  B.C.  Canada.  He› also  mailed ALEX two loaded disks. He› said  that  he  would  be  willing  to› assist any of our members with  a  USR› ROUTINE  if  they need it. JOHN is the› premier 8-Bit programmer in Canada.››       A  letter  from  DAVE  EWENS  in› England.  He  writes  that  they  have› corrected the bug in  the  game  SUPER› HOP.  He  tells  us  that the new book› "THE COMPLETE AND ESSENTIAL MAP OF THE› ATARI  COMPUTER"  is  now  ready  from› T.W.A.U.G.››      JIM  CUTLER our member in England› tells   us  that  he  received  ALEX'S› message on the BBS "THE LAND THAT TIME› FORGOT".  He  also mailed us some disk› including the program HOME CARD.(  See› Demo - it has 20 pages of docs).››      A  letter  from  our  member  JOE› HICSWA  in  N.J.  He  mailed us a disk› called DRAW POKER that he wrote.  ALEX› used  it,  liked  it,  and sent back a› modified copy to JOE.›› ITEM››      JOHN HARDIE and the  OL'  HACKERS› purchased  the  new   book (470 pages)› from T.W.A.U.G in England called  "THE› COMPLETE  AND  ESSENTIAL  MAP  OF  THE› ATARI  COMPUTER".  It  is  a  new  and› complete  upgraded  version   of   the› Memory  Map  of the 800XL/XE with many› new programs and pokes  and  tips.  It› corrects  all the mistakes of "MAPPING› THE ATARI". To order  your  copy  mail› 18.5  pounds  Sterling, (about $29.60)› to T.W.A.U.G to receive it by  surface› mail.››      JOHN  told  us  about his trip to› Sunnyvale and ATARI Corp.  He  visited› BEST  ELECTRONICS,  B & C ELECTRONICS,› AMRICAN TECHNA  VISION.  He  also  was› with  MIKE  HOHMANN  of  FINE   TOONED› ENGINEERING.  They  made the rounds of› all the California  8-Bit  places  and› JOHN tells us there is plenty of 8-Bit› stuff around. He brought several boxes› full  of  games,  programs,   hardware› items  to  the meeting. We had a field› day acquiring all the stuff  we  never› saw before.›› DEMOS:››      RON  FETZER  demoed  the  program› HOME CARD. The program has 20 pages of› documentation. You will  need  several› days  to  read  and  digest  it.   The› program  is similar to the HOME FILING› MANAGER. The program is  like  a  file› box  where you can put notes on a file› card. You can have 337 of  these  file› cards. The retrieval of these cards is› very  fast.  You  also  have  an  auto› dialer  that  will  dial  a  telephone› number for you that is  on  the  card.› You can create mailing labels with it.› The font that the program uses is very› poor. You create a title card for your› file   so  you  know  what  each  line› represents. There is also a flow chart› that  comes  with  the  program.   The› program  is complicated, but complete!› Learn to use it, and you  will  get  a› lot  out  of  it.  It  is  our library› number #492.››      N.W.P.A.C. mailed us a  beautiful› disk  with  a  very  fancy  label  and› jacket.  It  is  our  library #493. On› side one is BRICK BAT a game. Side two› has  a variety of games HI-LOW(CARDS),› SOLITAIRE,   CAVERNS   OF  KAFKA  and › CRIBBAGE. These are some  great  games› to play by yourself.››      Next  we  saw  another disk BUNNY› BUSTER   a  game  by  our  own  member› CHARLES COLE. On this  disk  was  also› PING another game, QUICK DUMP and BOX.› We saw PING where you have to hit  the› disk  so it will hit the ball and make› the ball bounce. We saw  BUNNY  BUSTER› which  is  a  shoot-em-up game. On the› other side  there  are  utilities  and› some more games. It is library #494.››      The next disk we saw was SHIRLOCK› 1050   SECTOR   EDITOR.  This  is  for› advanced programmers. Side two has the› docs.  It  is  an ANTIC program. It is› now #495 in our library.››       From  H.A.C.E.  in  Huston  TEX.› SKYLINE in ARCed form. We did not  see› it.  You  will  need two disk to unARC› it. It is a lot of utilities.  Library› #496.››      A  program  from   JOHN   PICKEN,› Canada.  This  program will load MYDOS› 4.51 for 130XE  -  it  will  create  a› 2,032  Sector  RAM  DISK D8. This will› work   with  an  updated  320K  memory› 130XE.  The  other  side  is  for  the› 600/800XL to create RAM Disk.  Library› #497.››      T.W.A.U.G.  JUL/AUG  94.  We  saw› PRINT SHOP utility that shows the ICON› on the screen. You can show ALL Icons,› selected  Icons,  Print Icons, Print a› Jacket, Save Icon, Save Index. A great› Print  Shop  utility  to  get. Library› #498.››      D.A.C.E. DOM CHRISTMAS DISK 1992.› Library  #499.  It  has many Christmas› songs on it. On side two is a game.›      From the  same  club,  from  MAR.› 1993.  It is loaded with a lot of text› ALPHABET.TXT,  ANTHEM.TXT, BOPEEP.TXT,› BRIDGE.TXT,  CROSSING.TXT.    JAPANESE› VOCABULARY,      SPANISH   VOCABULARY,› LAW   VOCABULARY.  Library disk  #500.›     Again,  from  the  same club, from› AUG. 1993. It is a game  disk  and  V-› TEXT( A text reader).  Library  # 501.›      Another  from the same club, SEP.› 1993. It has on it  FILEEM  a  program› that  has  all the periodical programs› on  its DATA BASE. It is library #502.›› DOOR PRIZES:›› ALAN SHARKIS› HAROLD PEGLER› JOHN HARDIE› RON FETZER››           Submitted by RON FETZER ›› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›