*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*¢ (Editor-This is the second NEWSLETTER¢ REVIEW article on this months OHAUG¢ newsletter, in an effort to keep you¢ well informed as to other ATARI club¢ newsletters, and doings. A.P.)¢¢ NEWSLETTER REVIEWS¢ by Alan Sharkis¢ OHAUG Newsletter Librarian¢¢ KEEPING IN TOUCH!¢¢ This group of reviews is short, but¢ contains some very important¢ information. It should be viewed as¢ a guide to some very vital¢ information for all Classic Atari¢ users. If you are a corresponding¢ member and don't have access to one¢ or several of the summarized¢ articles, write to us here. Mention¢ the article and the newsletter from¢ which it came, and I'll try to get a¢ copy of that article to you. I¢ won't, unfortunately, be able to send¢ out entire newsletters.¢¢ From (FR)ANTIC for January 1995 --¢ RUSSELL STOWE's Presidents Corner¢ column describes a game demo by AAAUA¢ member RICK DETLEFSEN in which¢ several computers can be linked¢ together to allow for multiple¢ players. The game is Maze of¢ Agdagon, and it is not the first time¢ I've heard of it. I hope we can get¢ a copy of it here at OHAUG and try it¢ out! RUSSELL GIBSON's column, The¢ Last Part, explores several nuances¢ of programming the numeric keypad in¢ BASIC. I can't seem to recall the¢ previous two columns, so I can't¢ really follow the logic of what he's¢ doing. BOB HUDDLESTON reviews¢ U.S.A.A.F., a simulation of daytime¢ strategic bombing of Nazi Europe by¢ the US in World War II. It's a good¢ review of an equally good game. ¢ There is also a list if 8-bit dealers¢ of hardware and software, but a much¢ more comprehensive list is to be¢ found in the review of Nybbles and¢ Bytes, below.¢¢ From Nybbles and Bytes for¢ January/February 1995 -- Apparently,¢ RICK DETELFSEN has made contact, if¢ not friendship with N.W.P.A.C.¢ President DALE WOOSTER. Dale writes¢ about Rick providing programs and¢ hardware for N.W.P.A.C., and Rick has¢ also contributed a review of that¢ hardware/software package to Nybbles¢ and Bytes. Read his review of The¢ Super Sketch Graphics Tablet. You¢ can also chuckle at an amusing story¢ by, and picture of, JOHN POWELL¢ entitled, "Who Is This Man & Where¢ Are His Pants???" There is also a¢ reprint of an article I posted on¢ FidoNet, and apparently intercepted¢ by Dale on the Iron Horse BBS,¢ describing the return of NEAR*US. I¢ like the sentiments expressed in¢ Dale's introduction. Most of the¢ issue, however, is devoted to a list¢ of 8-bit vendors and developers, both¢ domestic and foreign. Phone numbers¢ and other means of contact are listed¢ where possible, along with¢ descriptions of each¢ vendor/developer's services. The¢ heading states that most of the¢ entries in the list have been¢ verified as of December of 1994. ¢ This list is a _MUST HAVE_! ROWLAND¢ GRANT's Atari 8-bit Affairs column is¢ reprinted from XIO3, as usual, and is¢ full of information. Finally, on the¢ next-to-last page, is a series of¢ one-line 8-bit programs that should¢ please everyone. Before typing in¢ the programs, however, please heed¢ the advice to widen the columns to 40¢ (necessary pokes are provided) and a¢ warning that editing may not be¢ possible after typing a line.¢¢ From (FR)ANTIC for February 1995 --¢ RUSSELL STOWE's Presidents Corner¢ column mentions that the A.A.A.U.A.¢ has just received several programs¢ for the 1020 plotter. Indeed, some¢ of those programs are printed on the¢ back page of this issue. I don't¢ have a 1020, so I couldn't check out¢ the programs. I hope JACK GEDALIUS¢ sees this review, requests the issue,¢ and checks them for us! RUSSELL also¢ writes a column on disk drive¢ maintenance and another on support. I¢ mentioned that there is a solid¢ connection between A.A.A.U.A. and¢ N.W.P.A.C., and this has been¢ strengthened by JOHN POWELL of¢ N.W.P.A.C. becoming a member of¢ A.A.A.U.A. BOB HUDDLESTON reviews¢ another wargame; this time it's,¢ "Tigers In The Snow." MANUEL GARCIA¢ describes how (FR)ANTIC is created.¢¢ From MVACE News for February 1995 --¢ The Atari 8-bit Affairs column by¢ ROWLAND GRANT is reprinted from XIO3¢ for January/February 1995.¢¢ From the LIAUG LightHouse for March¢ 1995 -- THOMAS J. ANDREWS' review of¢ Billboard is reprinted from the OHAUG¢ newsletter.¢¢ From The PACESetter for March 1995 --¢ Pinellas County A.C.E. has produced¢ another good issue. JOHN POWELL's¢ picture and part of his article¢ mentioned above in the review of¢ Nybbles and Bytes is reprinted. John¢ is also a member of Pinellas County¢ A.C.E. Come to think of it, he's¢ also a member of OHAUG, and a guy I¢ see on FidoNet from time to time. ¢ Well, John, now that everyone's seen¢ you in your shorts -- please promise¢ us that you won't pose that way¢ unless the weather gets a little¢ warmer than the 38 degrees you¢ report. We need you in good health! ¢ ALAN FRAZER's review of Trail Blazer¢ from a previous issue of The¢ PACESetter is reprinted. JOHN¢ SLEZAK's list of TextPro commands is¢ handy to have. JIM PARRISH writes a¢ good article on printing labels. The¢ Getting To Know You column features¢ JOSEPH HICSWA, of JACG, OHAUG, and¢ P.A.C.E. I was surprised to find, in¢ a tiny column on page 7, an¢ announcement of an operating system¢ that will allow the Atari 800 to¢ handle XL and XE software. Read¢ about it! The P.A.C.E. Mail Box¢ column features a question about¢ XLENT Word Processor from JOE HICSWA.¢ It is answered in detail by VITO¢ RAIA. The usual assortment of¢ puzzles, riddles and jokes, this time¢ centering around a St. Patrick's Day¢ theme, rounds out the issue.¢ From the S.L.C.C. Journal for March¢ 1995 -- CLAY HALLIWELL describes his¢ program, Colorview Squash.¢¢ A FINAL THOUGHT!¢¢ Stay informed! Read the articles¢ mentioned in this column. Get hold¢ of that vendor/developer list in the¢ February Nybbles and Bytes and copy¢ it. Go over your three OHAUG Library¢ Disks, Buy a few, and take advantage¢ of the wealth of programs that are¢ still available to you, at what you¢ must admit is truly a most reasonable¢ cost! It can lend a great measure of¢ support to your 8 BIT micro, making¢ it more valuable than ever.¢¢ *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*¢
