=-=-=-=-=-=-=¢¢ PRESIDENTS MESSAGE¢ by ALEX PIGNATO¢¢ THE FIRST THING I MUST DO, is to¢ wish you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS and¢ a VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR, with lots of¢ GOOD HEALTH, and much PROSPERITY, as¢ we go into our 8th YEAR as a club!¢ ¢ WOW! Thats the only way to¢ describe all the good things that are¢ happening to the OL' HACKERS.¢¢ Those of you who subscribe to¢ ATARI INTERFACE MAGAZINE (AIM), have seen the great review of "TURBO BASIC¢ PROGRAMMING KIT", (3 disks $7.00),¢ and "DISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM", (2¢ disks $6.00), by ELLEN LENTZ.¢ (Checks, money orders made out to RON¢ FETZER, personally, thank you.) We¢ have received many orders and have¢ responded as fast as they came in. At¢ the same time we have included the¢ latest OL' HACKER DISK NEWSLETTER, as¢ a freebee! The result is that we are¢ getting many new members from out of¢ town, who join us after reading the¢ newsletter. We welcome each and every¢ one of them as OL' HACKERS. To¢ CURRENT NOTE subscribers, be sure to¢ keep an eye out for their review of¢ "TURBO BASIC PROGRAMMING KIT".¢¢ While other user groups have¢ declining memberships, we keep¢ growing. Last year we grew, and this¢ year we went up at least 33% more¢ than last year. Under our newest¢ rule, we asked each member joining¢ after JUNE 1, to pay $2.00 for each¢ of the remaining months of this year,¢ and the full $24.00 for 1993. This¢ rule had to be implemented because of¢ the number of people joining after¢ JUNE 1. To those members who have¢ only paid for 1992, remember that the¢ dues for 1993 ($24.00) is due by¢ JANUARY 1, 1993, or sooner if you are¢ so inclined. Enough about money, (a¢ necessary evil if we are to continue¢ in operation.)¢¢ By the time you read this, its¢ quite possible that the new ATARI¢ CLASSIC 8 BIT magazine will be in¢ your hands if you responded to the¢ write in campaign. Now, its up to¢ each and every one of us to send in¢ our Subcription Blank and $25.00, so¢ that the subscription base exceeds¢ the minimum 500 needed to publish the¢ mag. I'm happy to say that over 600¢ people responded during the campaign,¢ and names are still being mailed to¢ BEN POEHLAND, Production Mgr., ATARI¢ CLASSIC, 179 Sproul Rd./Rt. 352,¢ FRAZER, PA 19355. The FREE PREMIER¢ issue will go out to those that¢ answered during the campaign, and¢ additional copies will be sent to¢ others till supplies run out, so get¢ your name in FAST! For an additional¢ $9.00 you can subscribe for the three¢ disks peryear that will come out with¢ every other issue of the magazine.¢ ¢ Through our affiliated BBS, THE¢ NEW NEST (516) 234-4943, a press¢ release has traveled to EUROPE, via¢ the INTERNATIONAL ATARI NETWORK,¢ going to GERMANY, and the¢ NETHERLANDS. At the same time, our¢ member from ENGLAND, JIM CUTLER, put¢ the press release on an ENGLISH BBS,¢ "CITY". This same press release is in¢ ATARI AIM MAGAZINE, and CURRENT NOTES¢ magazine, as well as on all the¢ commercial services such as GENIE,¢ COMPUSERVE, etc.. If you haven't seen¢ it, you have been hibernating!¢ ¢ Also the latest new computer the¢ FALCON 030 was released in Octbober¢ in USA and Europe. The reviews so far¢ give it high grades. Cost is under¢ $1000.00. Now lets see how it will be¢ marketed!¢ *=*=*=*
