*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*››           NEWSLETTER REVIEWS›             by Alan Sharkis›       OHAUG Newsletter Librarian›› There's  not  much  material to share› with   you  this  month,  for  a  few› reasons.   RON  FETZER  was  able  to› obtain all of  the  newsletters  that› had  been  sent  to ALEX PIGNATO this› summer, and he passed them on to me. › There  were  duplicates  of  one, and› there was little 8-bit news in two of› them.   Only  one was mailed directly› to me (as we requested when we mailed› out  the  May/June issue of the OHAUG› Newsletter.)›› I'm  going  to  repeat  that  request› here.  If you're reading this column,› and  you  represent  the   newsletter› exchange  program  of  another   user› group,  please  send  your   exchange› newsletter  directly   to   me.    My› address  is  on  the  title screen of› this disk.   Since  I  now  edit  the› OHAUG  newsletter,  I  can  read your› user  group  publication  and  get  a› synopsis   of  it  into  this  column› faster than previously.›› If you're an OHAUG member, you should› be  aware  of   another   condition. › Several  of  those  other user groups› with whom we exchange newsletters are› using  disks  as the medium for those› newsletters (and you thought we  were› the  only  ones,  right?)   It  would› expand  this  column beyond practical› limits if  I  were  to  review  those› disk-based     newsletters     here. › However,  they  ARE  shown  at  local› meetings, and anything noteworthy  in› them will be reflected in the minutes› you   receive   elsewhere   in   this› newsletter.  The disks then enter our› p/d libarary, and  their  numbers  go› into the minutes.  They are available› to  you on  the  same  terms  as  any› other  library   disk.    Outstanding› editions  usually  come  to  us  from› ABBUC,  NOSAUG,  TWAUG,  and   SLCC. › Please  accept  my  apologies,  other› user  groups,  if I've left any out. › Just let me know, and I'll be sure to› mention  your club's name as having a› fine disk-based newsletter in my next› column.›› Now  on  to  the  reviews  (remember:› print only!):›› IMAGE  for  July 1996 -- If I were to› guess   from   this    fine    club's› newsletter,  I'd say that most of the› contributions were from ST owners and› gamers.   The editor, ED BAIZ, in his› THROUGH THE  KEYHOLE  column,  states› that  there are tremendous numbers of› files on the Internet,  including  8-› bit  files.   But  then he goes on to› talk about  how  TOS  based  machines› (ST, etc.) can access the Net.  Don't› be   deceived,  however.   The  IMAGE› people   are   very   Internet-aware,› having  many   providers,   including› FREENETs  available  to  them  at low› cost.  Too bad that all areas of  the› country  don't  have a Freenet.  That› will change.›› XIO3 (GCACE) for August 1996, ROWLAND› GRANT has subheaded his 8-BIT AFFAIRS› column "Farewell, Alex."   The  first› paragraph of this column is a tribute› to OHAUG,  and  especially,  to  ALEX› PIGNATO.   Rowland goes on to mention› some  of  the  products  from  STEVEN› TUCKER (A.P.E. 1.09, the PRO  system,› Imagic.)   He  wonders, as we all do,› what became of MIKE HOHMAN (Fte)  and› how  we can contact him.  He mentions› that   BOB   PUFF   (CSS)   is  still› supporting   our   8-bits.    Rowland› reports  a "changing of the guard" at› AMERICAN TECHNAVISION,  but  no  such› change    in    ownership    at   B&C› COMPUTERVISIONS     or     at    BEST› ELECTRONICS.    He   applauds    BILL› KENDRICK  for assuming the management› and   reorganization   of  the  8-bit› archives     at     UMICH.      Other› developments  are reported, as well. › Read the column.  Rowland also has  a› separate  column  about   OHAUG   and› writes  a  column about the club's 8-› bit demos.›› SLCC Journal for August 1996  --  BOB› WOOLLEY, always the inventor, has now› come up with another modified 1200XL.› This  one  sports  a  SyQuest EZ135. › This is the drive that  the  ST  guys› are  finding a popular alternative to› the other removable media hard drives› like  the  original SyQuests, and the› ZIP drives from  IOMEGA.   The  EZ135› can  now  be  had for about $135.  If› the   modification   is    not    too› difficult,  it would be an ideal hard› drive setup for us.  (I hope it isn't› restricted  to  1200XLs  but can work› with any 8-bit.  We may find out more› in  the next edition of AC -- ed.)   › Bob also reported to  his  group  the› sad news of ALEX PIGNATO's passing.›› IMAGE  for August 1996 -- Once again,› ED BAIZ has given only a  snippet  of› 8-bit  information.  But this snippet› is an important  one.   Remember  how› sad  we felt when BELLCOM went out of› business?  Ed reports that  there  is› now  a  company that will fill in the› gap.  It's TRIPLE SSS,  which  stands› for  "Shareware, Software, Support." › Requests for E-Mail catalogs (not  in› print  as  yet)  can  be   made   to:››     af32@freenet.hamilton.on.ca.›› *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*››››