*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*¢ Newsletter Reviews¢ by Alan Sharkis¢ OHAUG Newsletter Librarian¢¢ There's excitement in the air. Atari¢ is busy launching the Falcon, and¢ while it isn't an 8-bit machine, it¢ might contribute heavily to the¢ continued life of Atari, Corp., which¢ should not be bad for 8-bitters. ¢ This month's crop of newsletter¢ reviews does not mention articles on¢ the Falcon -- they are repetitious. ¢ Please note, however, that most of¢ the newsletters reviewed at least¢ mention the new machine. We in the¢ 8-bit world do have something to look¢ forward to -- and it does seem like a¢ reality at this point. I refer, of¢ course, to Atari Classics magazine,¢ and wish its staff only the best.¢¢ ¢ The S.A.G.E. Scroll is likewise¢ involved in a computer show. It's¢ ComputERIE '92-J. GURIEL-8-bit editor¢ has written a column in which AC¢ Magazine gets a lot of attention. ¢ There is a reprint of John D.¢ Kapsupski's (WNYAUG) article on Top¢ Ten Reasons to Connect a Hard Drive¢ to your Atari ES Computer.¢¢ (FR)Antic for September, 1992¢ highlights Vice President BILLY¢ WASHBURN, who gives us a nice¢ tutorial in some of the fine points¢ of BASIC programming. JAMES G.¢ MARTIN writes about a problem he was¢ having with learning complicated data¢ base programs in a short time. He¢ discovered a very old program, Atari¢ Mailing List, which was sitting in¢ his archives on a cassette and turned¢ out to satisfy his needs. MANUEL¢ GARCIA gives a quick rundown of some¢ GIF viewing programs for the 8-bit.¢ ¢ The W.A.N.D. for September/October,¢ 1992 contains a reprint of Sparta Dos¢ X by CHESTER HADLEY from the Atari¢ Federation Newletter of May 1989. It¢ is a clear description of the uses to¢ which the author has put the XCart,¢ and it is worthy of note that he is¢ using it in an Atari 800 with an¢ Axlon 256K upgrade. The W.A.N.D.¢ also reprinted the article we ran by¢ BILL PIKE of PAC and BLAIR DAVIS of¢ S.T.A.T.U.S. on the 8-bit virus and¢ how to cure it. Other reprints¢ include PLATO's PAL's article from¢ M.A.C.E. Journal of Feb./Mar. 1984 on¢ stopping, backing up and continuing¢ the listing of BASIC programs on your¢ screen. A type-in listing¢ accompanies the article. So does ¢ one for a reprint from M.A.C.E.¢ Journal of January, 1984 on doing DOS¢ functions from BASIC. Still another¢ reprint is of the July/August 1992¢ issue of Nybbles and Bytes which is a¢ D.WOOSTER review of Spelunker NWPAC).¢ From the same issue of Nybbles and¢ Bytes comes a reprint of D. A.¢ BRUMLEVE's (Portland Atari Club)¢ article on educational software,which¢ I reviewed previously. To round it¢ out-there's the official announcement¢ of Atari Classics magazine.¢ ¢ SLCC Journal for October, 1992¢ contains a ROBBIE BRIDGES article¢ about telecommunicating with the 8-¢ bit. It may contain just the hint¢ you need!¢ ¢ The D.A.C.E. Desktop, surprise of¢ surprises, has a wealth of¢ information for 8-bitters this month.¢ First, JOHN DICKERSON writes an¢ article on using a modem that refers¢ (without naming it, unfortunately) to¢ the IAN (INTERNATIONAL ATARI NETWORK)¢ Host BBS THE NEW NEST (516)234-4943!¢ Be sureto read MARK BUTLER's column¢ entitled, Id's Tru, ETC (nope, no¢ spelling mistakes, that's what he¢ calls it.) In it, not only are there¢ references to programming languages¢ and a contest to use BASIC, and some¢ references to some new games coming¢ out, but there's a very amusing poem¢ to start off the article. ¢ *+*+*+*+*+*+* E N D +*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*¢