>>><<<›   MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 1994 MEETING›   ==================================››      ROBERT  K.  ECKSTEIN  of  Merrick› Long  Island  made a second appearance› at our meeting. He liked what  he  saw› and  became  a local member who in the› future can be  of  help  in  the  many› tasks  necessary  to  keep a worldwide› club operating. ROBERT has a 130XE and› a  1050 disk drive. We welcome him and› we hope he volunteers for some of  the› club activities. He was recommended to› us by RANDY CONSTAN member of the LONG› ISLAND ATARI USER GROUP. RANDY  at one› time was a great 8 BIT programmer, and› now programs for te ST. Thanks Randy!›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      Our  83  year  old  member,  BILL› SMINKEY  from  El  Toro,   CALIFORNIA,› after  reading  about  the hardship of› our   member   OCTAVIAN    GRECU    in› Bucharest,   Romania   in   the   last› newsletter   donated  $10.00  for  the› purchase of any  disks  that  OCTAVIAN› wants  from  our library. BILL is just› coming out of a 7 month health problem› recovering  from   a   massive   heart› attack,  and then haveing to undergo a› prostate   operation.   Quite  a  guy,› right?   RON  mailed  a  prepaid  P.D.› Library Disk order form  to  OCTAVIAN.› This is one reason why the OL' HACKERS› is so great. We help each other in any› way we can.››     A  letter  from  the Editor of the› PACESETTER, JEAN  BROKAW.  She  writes› that  her  president  and her children› colored   all   65   issues  of  their› PACESETTER NEWSLETTER. She writes that› we  can  use  any article we want from› the newsletter. She wondered  what  we› felt  about  Copyright  programs  from› long gone companies. ››     We had a big discussion about copy› rights pro and con. Many  members  had› various  views  on this issue. Nothing› was really  resolved,  but  we  agreed› that  if  a  commercial  program   was› copyrighted,  it was wrong to copy it,› and put it into the library.››     We received a card from our member› JOE  HICSWA  in N.J. He writes that he› likes the modification that  ALEX  did› to  his program "DRAW POKER". He asked› ALEX   to  write  to  his  brother  in› CALIFORNIA, and encourage him  to  try› the  ATARI  8-BIT computer. BILL has a› Commodore that he never  uses  because› he  feels  its  too complicated and he› has no one to help him. ALEX did write› to  him  as requested. Now lets see if› we have a new ATARIAN. ››     ALEX wrote  to  JACKSON  BEEBE,  a› programmer.  ALEX  invited him to join› our club, if he is  still  into  using› the 8 BIT. He would be an asset to the› club.››     A letter from our member TOM  WRAY› in  TEXARKANA, TX. He thanked ALEX for› the special  disk  that  he  received.› ALEX  wrote  him  a  3   page   letter› answering  all  the questions TOM had.› In addition he mailed him a disk  with› the new TURBO BASIC and other programs› on it.››     ALEX wrote a letter to  M.A.G.I.C.› in  AMES,  IOWA,  because  we have not› heard from them.››      The   CENACAL   CLUB   in  FRANCE› translated an article about the 24 pin› printers  and  the 8-Bit computer into› French.  The  article  was  originally› written by our  member  CHARLES  COLE.› ALEX  mailed  a  copy  of  the  French› article to CHARLES.››     ALEX read a letter from our member› FRANK CASTALDO. He tells  us  that  he› bought  a  new   (used)   LEGEND   880› PRINTER.  He  had some questions which› ALEX answered. We showed FRANK how  to› use  PRINT  SHOP with the printer, and› solved some  of  his  other  problems.› FRANK  who is our Brooklyn member, and› takes about an  hour  to  get  to  the› meeting, brought new (used) LEGEND 800› printer, to the meeting. He was having› a  couple  of problems and needed some› help. ALAN SHARKIS huddled with him in› a  corner,  and in short order FRANK's› problems were solved. Way to go  ALAN!› PROBLEMS SOLVED!› TREASURERS REPORT:››       RON    FETZER,   the   treasurer› reported that we are in the black  and› doing O.K.›› DEMOS:››      We  saw  a  T.W.A.U.G.  disk from› England TW 314 called  HELP  KEY.  Our› library  #503.  This program will show› you how you can program  HELP  SCREENS› using  the  HELP KEY in your own BASIC› program.››     Next we saw  S.L.C.C.  disk  #1206› June  1994.  On  it  is:ADVENTURE.BAS,› ASCCUR.BAS,    DISKIO.BAS,     HOT.BAS› (DEMO),  FRACTAL  DISPLAY   GENERATOR,› MINOTAUR.BAS. UNTOKEN.BAS, PRAYER.TXT,› 2 TIME TRAVEL TXT ADVENTURE GAMES. (BY› DAVID  CASTELL),  WIREBALL.BAS.  It is› our library #504.››      Next we saw S.L.C.C.  disk  #1208› Aug. 1994. On it is: ALPHABET.BAS(SORT› THE DIRECTORY  ON  THE  DISK  AND  RE-› WRITES  IT. SLOW!), CRIBBAGE.BAS, (new› version)      ELECTRA.BAS      (GAME),› GRAPHIC3D.BAS   (DRAW  IN  3-D  FORM),› HANDLERS.TXT,   TRAIN   CRAZY  (GAME),› MEGABLAST (GAME). Our library #505.››       Next   we  saw  T.W.A.U.G.  BEAR› ESSENTAILS   UTILITIES.   Our  library› #506.   ARTIST  UTILITIES.  Manipulate› Graphic 62 Sector pictures.››      We saw a  word  processor  called› CHICK  SCRATCH.  ALAN SHARKIS is going› to review it. None of us had ever seen› it. It seems to be a fully implemented› word processor. Maybe some day, it may› appear  in  a  newsletter.  On side #1› FONTS for EPSON  and  GEMENI  printers› and  also  FONT  MAKER.  Our   library› #507.››      HAROLD  PEGLER demoed a DATA BASE› program by JERRY WHITE called FILE  IT› II  SYSTEM.   It   has   a   FINANCIAL› ACCOUNTING  SYSTEM,  a DATA BASE and a› LABEL   SYSTEM.  It  is  a  commercial› program.   You  can  run  a  financial› report   printout  monthly,  or  by  a› specific code. The label program is  a› 3  line label. In the DATA BASE SYSTEM› you have a string of 79 characters.  A› scale is on the top of the screen. You› do not get any FIELD LABELS. You  must› remember  where each field begins. You› can program the TAB key to start  each› new field. You can search on any field› you want. It is written  in  BASIC  so› you  can modify it to suit your needs.› It sorts, deletes etc. It has all  the› features  of a DATA BASE program. Max.› number of records is  340.  It  has  a› very    nice   documentation   manual.› Another great demo by HAROLD.››    JACK GEDALIUS brought  in  his  VCR› and  showed  us  the  tape of our last› PICNIC-IN-THE-RESTAURANT party in June› 1994.  It  seems we all talk too much.› The speech  by  ALEX  was  short  this› year,  and  this after not having made› ANY speech last year. (grin)  Everyone› had  a  great  time.  We  numbered  24› people this year.››      We saw an EPSON PRINTER DRIVER in› French from CLUB  CENACAL  in  France.› ALEX translated some of it already but› we do not  have  any  French  speaking› members  to  complete the job. It also› had a  label  program  on  it.  It  is› library #508››     We  saw a MONOPOLY GAME that has a› terrific graphics realistic  board.  A› VERY NICE program. It is library #509.› It is D.A.C.E.  DOM  for  April  1994.› Side two has a game called SYMBOLISM››     Another  disk  from the same club.› It has a game called DANDY and a  cute› graphics  program showing moving cows,› and a funny commentary. It  is  called› COWS.  DANDY  is  fully  documented. A› Dungeon   and  Dragon  kind  of  game.› Library #510.››     We saw the game ULTRA TETRUS. ALEX› tried  it.  On  side  two  is  OCTAGON› another  great game from D.A.C.E. DOM.› Our library #511. Very hard to play.›› DOOR PRIZES:›› BOB ECKSTEIN› ALAN SHARKIS› JACK GEDALIUS› HAROLD PEGLER›› Submitted by RON FETZER›› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<››