›               o=o=o=o=o=››    MINUTES OF THE JULY 1996 MEETING››             GENERAL MEETING:›             ----------------›› JACK GEDALIUS opened our JULY meeting› by thanking ALAN SHARKIS  for  having› the  local  members over to his house› for a  demonstration tying ATARI with› IBM  and  the Internet.  He gave us a› delicious lunch, a  beautiful  spread› and  we  all  appeciate it.  We thank› him very  much  for  it.   We  had  a› plaque  made  up  in  honor  of  ALEX› PIGNATO.  Jack and RON FETZER  worked› on it.  The plaque was passed around.›› REPORTS:›› RON gave the treasury report as being› in the black. ›› ALAN reported there is now a Web page› on  the  Internet  which  is bringing› back old issues of  ANTIC  Magazine. › He  promised  support  to members who› wish  to  access  the  Internet  with› their 8-bits.›› Another thing Alan stated is that  at› present  he  has  received  only  one› other  newsletter  from another group› and was wondering if any of them were› still going to Alex's address.  These› newsletters help us  out  in  writing› our  own  newsletter.  Alex's family,› while promising to help us with  club› activities,  has  not been able to do› so. HARRY TUTHILL indicated he  would› talk  with  GAIL  PIGNATO  about club› equipment. › Harry reports  that  doorprize  discs› are  made  up.  There are going to be› some lucky people!›› JACK asked HAROLD PEGLER if there was› any  new information on the library? › Harold is going to start  working  on› another  catalog  disc  with  all the› latest additions; Disc #4.›› JACK called for a vote on a new  vice› president.   A  request was also made› for a report on correspondence.›› JACK has some correspondence from  E-› Mail,  and  he  read just a few items› into the minutes:›› From BEN POEHLAND on Internet - I  am› stunned  by the news of Alex's sudden› death.  The man  was  practically  an› institution.   It  was  Alex who held› the club together.  He stood with  me› shoulder  to  shoulder when we had to› deal with those impossible people  in› Ann Arbor.  He stood like a rock ... › and was someone  I  could  rely  on. › With  Alex's passing we have lost not› only   one  leader,  our  leader  and› guiding light, but more important  we› have  lost  an  inspiration that Alex› provided to the group.›› TOM   ANDREWS   -  I  am  practically› speechless, this was so  unexpected. › The  ATARI  Committee has lost one of› its staunch enthusiars.  I have  lost› a  good  friend.   I am going to miss› him.  May  he  be  where  8-bits  are› plentiful and hardware never fails.›› And  we  got  the same thing from the› NEW NEST BBS, and from LYLE L on  the› NEWNEST  and   from   TOM   HUNT   on› INTERNET,  from  W.  BURGER of ABBUC,› from CURTIS VENDEL on  FIDONET,  from› DAVE  KUTLER  from England, from DANE› STEGMAN, from JOHN MORDOSKY and  they› all say basically the same thing.›› The Secretary got some correspondence› as follows:›› GARDEN CITY ACE and VICTORIA CANADA -›  condolences  for  Alex.   They  also› tell  who  wrote this SUB ATTACK type› program that  we  modified  from  the› original.  And I answered and thanked› them for the  information  and  their› condolences.   We  got  a  letter  in› response  to  a  letter  sent to JEAN› BROKAW of PACE SETTER saying that  we› will  continue  being  as close as we› always were.  They  sent  us  a  note› saying  I  hope  this will not change› anything.  I sent a letter  to  LARRY› TISCHBEIN  who  wanted information. I› sent a condolence  letter  to  SYLVIA› SMINKEY,  and  I  sent  a  condolence› letter  on behalf of the club, and we› got   these   thank  you's  from  the› PIGNATO family  for  the  flowers  we› sent at the funeral.›› Someone mentioned there are people on› FIDONET   who  have  urged  that  the› Dragon Lord Game, they would like  to› know where it's available.  I said we› would contact the  author.  RON  will› write to the author.›› A  call was made by the President for› the election of a new Vice President.› JIM  HARRIS  and  JOSEF  LEBER   were› nominated   and   JOSEF   LEBER   was› elected.  JACK mentoned that we  have› to  change  the  newsletter  disc  to› reflect those changes.››                POTPOURRI:›                ----------›› AL  MANNELLA  asked about a data base› for his coin collection.  Fortunately› JOHN  HARDIE  had   donated   surplus› hardware  and  software  for the club› members.  One  of  the  programs  was› Home Filing manager which solved Al's› problem.    Also,    JACK    GEDALIUS› subsequently demonstrated the program› for Al's benefit.›› ITEM:›› JACK suggested it would be  nice  for› an  activity  of  the  club to have a› weekend away  with  our  wives  to  a› country  resort -- something a little› different.  RON  FETZER  suggested  a› vote next year on this proposal. JACK› offered a suggestion  that  we  could› start  our meeting at 1 PM instead of› 11:30 AM.  Discusson followed and the› decision  was  to   meet   again   on› September  21  at  the  same  time as› usual.  JACK notes that  day  is  the› first day of Fall.››           ATARI EXPERIENCE:›           -----------------›› Alan  Shaarkis  related that he saw a› preview of the latest emulator called› RAINBOW  made  by  the  same guy that› made an emulator which  runs  on  the› McIntosh,  however this is RAINBOW 95› and   runs  under  Windows  95.   The› preview version  runs  with  a  small› window  on  the desk top.  The author› has   promised   other  things  in  a› version-to-come.  So  far,  it's  the› nicest  thing  Alan  has ever seen in› terms of what the screen looks like. › It  has  no sound, it cannot load any› more than  16K  under  the  operating› system.   That  will  change  as time› goes  on,  but  it  will  accept  ROM› images of the operating systems of an› 800,  an  800XL  and  eventually of a› 130XE; and if you happen to have  the› ROM  image,  it  will  also emulate a› 5200 game machine.  The 5200 has very› similar   instructons   to   an   800› computer.    Alan   will   watch  its› progress   because  he's  writing  an› article for LIAUG on emulation.››            DEMONSTRATIONS:›            ---------------›› JACK   GEDALIUS'  daughter,  Rebecca,› demonstrated ONE ON ONE, a basketball› game  from   ELECTRONIC   ARTS   with› impressive  graphics.  She did a very› commendable job.›› JACK GEDALIUS gave a demonstration of› HOME FILING MANAGER, an ATARI program› which will  be  very  useful  for  AL› MANNELLA.›› RON FETZER demonstrated a disc from a› German Club called ABBUC a Newsletter› disc  #45.   This  is  info  from the› club, notices, XP80 info,  they  have› new  PD  material,   new   demos   in› Germany, regional news, and news from› ABBUC. ABBUC has  a  mailbox,  and  a› page  on  the  Internet   with   test› results  of hard and software.  There› is a small game on the disk they sent› us    called   Whirlwind   which   he› demonstrated. Everyone agreed it  was› an  excellent game.  The birds looked› very lifelike and it was great fun.››                o=o=o=o=o=››