MINUTES OF OHAUG MEETING 3/18/00¢ Our President JACK GEDALIUS opened¢ the meeting by giving ALAN SHARKIS¢ the floor. ALAN discussed how the¢ Nassau Library System is closing down¢ the end of this month. He offered¢ information on a provider called my-¢ i.s.p. which he is beta testing. He¢ then read a letter from JOHN POWELL¢ which ALAN responded to and read his¢ response to club members. ¢ JACK informed club members that JOHN¢ HARDEE wants do take a turn doing the¢ Newsletter. Discussion then turned¢ to the upcoming Trenton Show where¢ the collectors will be selling from¢ their collections. JOHN HARDEE has a¢ large collection including ATARI¢ Pinball Machines. ¢¢ Discusson then centered around the¢ future of this ATARI Club and its¢ members. ¢¢ TREASURY REPORT:¢ RON FETZER reports we are in the¢ black.¢¢ Discussion then centered around the¢ need to find a shell account we can¢ use with our ATARI. We need a shell¢ account who has a dial-up phone¢ number so we can dial in. We are¢ looking for a free provider. One¢ member is researching this¢ possibility and will inform us at the¢ next meeting of the findings. If¢ anyone has any information on this¢ problem, please contact JACK¢ GEDALIUS, President of our Club. We¢ are trying to find a solution to this¢ problem. ALAN SHARKIS offered¢ information on a provider who charges¢ $9.95 a month for an account, an isp¢ who has an access number in¢ Hicksville, www.gis.net and you can¢ sign up month by month or long term. ¢ They have shell accounts and a dial-¢ up phone number. JIM HARRIS¢ discovered this provider.¢¢ JACK GEDALIUS announced that we have¢ lost HAROLD PEGLER who was a very¢ active member who filled many roles¢ in our club including and especially¢ acting as our LIBRARIAN. JACK also¢ mentioned the loss of ALAN SHARKIS's¢ father who passed on also this¢ month.¢ Club members made plans to visit the¢ PEGLER home and pay their respects. ¢¢¢ Discussion then went to the Computer¢ Show on May 6 which is on the same¢ date as the next Computer Club¢ meeting in Nesconset.¢¢ DEMONSTRATIONS:¢ JACK GEDALIUS showed movies of the¢ summer barbeque from last summer and¢ then the annual dinner in February.¢¢ JACK then demoed one of the games he¢ will have in the next Newsletter.¢¢ There were no door prizes at this¢ meeting. ¢¢ The next meeting of the OHAUG will be¢ on Saturday, April 15.¢¢¢
