›               o=o=o=o=o=››          PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE›           by Jack Gedalius››          July-August, 1998›› At the July 18  meeting,  Al  Sharkis› demonstrated  the  ABBUC  Disk number› 53, which had good  opening  graphics› and  a  music  program,  which played› various musical instruments.  He also› demonstrated  another  disk called FX› Tools.  In addition, he  demonstrated› an  html  (a page-formatting language› for the Internet) file, and converted› it  for  Atari.   Al also described a› utility disk compiled by Les Wagar, a› new member to our club.›› At  the  August  meeting,  Al Sharkis› described the fourth version  of  our› new  utility  disk  from  Les Wagar. › This disk contains utilities to check› the density of the disk in the drive,› the  directory  in  BASIC,  a  sector› copier,   controlling    of    files,› restoring  deleted  files,  a special› disk locker, a line  renumberer,  and› many more great features.  Alan asked› for somebody to volunteer to take the› disk  and  work  up  a  comprehensive› demonstration  of  it,  because  time› would  not allow him to do justice to› that task.  He  also  demonstrated  a› disk  called Spiele Disk from ABBUC. › This disk  contains  seven  games:  a› game  consisting  of a labyrinth in a› castle, a skateboarding game, Balloon› 087  -- flying a balloon through good› and   bad  weather,  Ice(a  labyrinth› game),  Adebar  --  a  game  about  a› stork, Last Oldtimer(similar to  Pac-› Man)  and  Jinks,  a glider game.  We› look forward to seeing everyone  next› month.››              BYE FOR NOW,›             JACK GEDALIUS›             ›               o=o=o=o=o=››››