MINUTES OF DEC. 16TH, 1995, MEETING››      ALEX   PIGNATO,   gave  his  best› wishe and read a rather whimsical  old› beloved  holiday poem, 'Twas The Night› Before Christmas' which  can  be  read› President's Message column-This little› piece is  comical. How '90s it  is  to› be conscientious of being  politically› correct in all aspects....›       Several   enchanting   Christmas› cards  flowed in this month along with› our normal correspondence.  Our senior› member,    BILL   SMINCKEY,   sent   a› wonderful greeting sharing that he  is› enjoying  good  health  and wishes all› his best.  ALEX truly enjoyed  hearing› from      all,     especially     this› octagenarian.    An  OHAUG  thanks  to› ALL!!!›      JOHN PICKENS, GCACE, CANADA, sent› 3  disks,  which included his upgraded› XL2   and    XL2.XE.     The    Club's› appreciation      was     not     only› communicated, but an  extra  hope  was› asserted for JOHNS continuing with his› 8-bit involvement --  his  mind  is  a› great  thing!   ALEX truly appreciated› the last issue  of  GCACE's  X103  and› thanked GORDON HOPPER for an enjoyable› newsletter.  Can't  wait  to  see  the› review  that  ALAN SHARKIS is going to› write -- ALEX sort  of  set  the  tone› with  the   adjective   'rave'?    The› philosophical  problem ALEX is dealing› with is 'how can the  puddle  give  to› the ocean'? He sent JOHN an '84 French› disk  and  closed,  offering  anything› else we can give him in return.›       NIBBLES  &  BYTES,  Nov/Dec  '95› newsletter from N.W.P.A.C. alerted all› that  N.W.P.A.C. is going to be on the› Internet.  It includes  Mac,  IBM  and› other 16 bits.›      FRANK  KUZLOSKI  sent  a   lovely› letter  that  certainly helps motivate› the ol' Chief Bottle Washer  (CBW)  to› keep on keepin' on!  Perhaps the other› Club   members   will  be  stirred  to› another rousing year of stirring ideas› and wonderful articles that both edify› and entertain!  No, no there's no pay;› but  when something good is said about› the OHN/L, we all  can  share  in  the› joy!›      ALEX  shared  that   RON   FETZER› received  many  letters  covering next› year's dues.  It's  wonderful  to  see› how  many  of  our members mention the› newsletter as being one  of  the  main› areas of interest to 8 BIT'ers.›      A  letter   was   received   from› CHARLES  COLE.   First off, he remarks› about the scarcity of  8-bit  activity› in  'Cyberspace'.   When speaking with› BOB   PUFF,   he   was   advised  that› manufacture and sales of  black  boxes› is  slow.  MIKE HOHMAN from Fine Tuned› Engineering (FTe) is hard to  find  --›  he's  taken  his  BBS  offline.   His› Voice  Phone  is  still  available  at› (602) 668-6676.  CHARLES asserted that› MIKE   is   a   genious   at   product› development (always creating better is› not   always   the   way  to  stay  in› business) but  some  merchandise  took› far  took long to be shipped.  CHARLES› must have been very down when he wrote› this letter.  ›      A  concerned  and reasonable ALAN› SHARKIS pointed out  that  CHARLES  is› acting as a conduit for the negativity› he sees while not keeping a  realistic› balance.  For example: yes, BEN dumped› his surplus equipment, but he is still› up  and running. ALAN also pointed out› that BOB PUFF is just working the  ol'› Capitalistic  supply and demand game. › If the demand for an item rises, he'll› furnish  it. Buck up CHARLES, OHAUG is› still here and we've proven  to  be  a› feisty  group!!!  Things can only look› up from here on!!!  To reach  CHARLES,› use his E-mail address: on COMPUSERVE,› '73217,2321' or on  GENIE,  'C.COLE1',› or  see  ALAN  for  his  long INTERNET› address.›      Along with his dues, member  BILL› FORBES  shared  his enthusiasm for the› CD-ROM   from  the  Netherlands.   See› below for more on CD ROM!›      FRANK SAGSTETTER,  OHIO,  is  our› newest member. WELCOME ABOARD FRANK!›      JEFF  T. GERMAN sent his dues and› a question about pairing his BLACK BOX› with  a  MODEM and an inkjet printer. › ALAN shared that there is no  hardware› to run faxes yet on the 8-bit.  If the› printer   is   Hewlett   Packard,   he› bellieves,  JEFF  needs  a DESKJET 500› DRIVER (either NWPAC or  CHARLES  COLE› can  be  consulted  for  more  info on› this).  ›      JOHN M. JOHNSON thinks  that  his› dues  are  his  best  investment every› year.  He especially  points  out  the› "great"  newsletter. DANE STEGMAN also› renewed   and   stated  how  he  looks› forward to the club's  newsletter,  as› does JOHN DOUGLAS. Thanks guys!›      JIM  CUTLER sent in his dues, and› he wrote "Enclosed is my dues for  the› delights  of  a  further   year's   OL› HACKERDOM".   Which  dues was returned› to him as he was accorded the title as› one  of  the HONORARY members for 1996› because of his many  contributions  to› OHAUG.   Thanks  to  E  mail  and  the› INTERNET, this Brit is as close to any› other member in this  country!   (ALAN› SHARKIS  has  become   a   very   busy› correspondent.)›      TOM  SMITH authored an article on› the INFO-8 ATARI USERS  GROUP  on  the› INTERNET.   ALEX   shared   his   deep› gratitude  for TOM's input.  He wishes› many more members would follow ... TOM› suggested  that all Club members share› their GENIE addresses and offered  his› INTERNET  address.   Along  with   his› dues,    his     INTERNET     address:› "TOM.SMITH@sdcs.org"  He also sent the› address   for   the    INFO-8    ATARI› subscription                 request: › "LISTSERV@LISTSERV.NET"  Thanks  TOM! ››      RUSSELL  STOWE sent our Library a› French Vocabulary disk to  solve  last› month's  FRENCH   Epson   Drive   Disk› problem    (remember?).    ALEX   sent› RUSSELL the disks from JOHN PICKENS in› return,  for  his  library,   and   as› mentioned  above,  sent  a copy of the› FRENCH disk to JOHN PICKENS.›       TOM   ANDREWS  wrote  a  4  tome› communique that offered  his  INTERNET› address      on       GENIE       as: › "T.ANDREWS16@GENIE.GIS.COM"  TOM,  the› great    programmer,    is   at   work› developing a new version of REFORMER. › Offering    some    praise   for   our› newsletter allowing  him  to  feel  as› though  he was present -- quite a trek› from Manlius, NY!  He also shared  how› he'd  love  to  cooperate and take the› minutes if he had the  opportunity  to› be  a part of our meetings! TOM shared› how   he  was  dissatisfied  with  the› current   CN   because   they've  been› neglecting the 8-bitters.  RON  FETZER› already  dropped his subscription. TOM› told how his  COMMODORE  1701  coupled› with  130XE  is  like  a match made in› heaven!  Always on top of  things,  he› made sure to send his dues, Along with› new modified NEWSLETTER program.  ALEX› thinks  it's  a  great modification to› the newsletter, and will install it.›      ALAN  SHARKIS  wrote  to  AC  and› stated  that BOB WOOLEY's influence is› strongly felt and the bias towards the› advanced  Hacker is far too apparent. › AC disKs needs to be better documented› with  a  greater  variety  for new and› veteran 8 BIT'ers.  Heres hopeing.›      LARRY TISCHBEIN, Editor of LVAUG,› Quakertown,  PA,  shared  this  bit of› folk wisdom:  "Remember, every day  is› a  GIFT  --  That  is why it is called› "THE PRESENT."›      JIM CUTLER,  sent  3  disks.  The› ASTROLOGY one, showed that perhaps RON› FETZER might become a President of US,› but  RON's  birthright  is Hungary ...› so?  Anyhow, S'amazing  that  the  top› job  of this country was bantied about› the members like a hot tamale -- seems› NOBODY wants to get NEWTralized!  ALEX› thanked JIM for the disks.›      JOHN POWELL sent his new  address› in  S.C,  and  ordered  disks from our› Library. He moved near a  VA  Hospital› for  health  reasons. We wish you heal› real soon.  He  also  asked  his  many› questions   as   usual,   which   were› answered by HAROLD and ALEX.›      › DEMOS›      First up was RON who  showed  how› to  load  the  newsletter into Ramdisk› D8: and run it really fast IF you have› the OS+ upgrade. Then he showed how to› use  "SPELL  CHECKER  (100000  words)"› with 1st  XLENT  (or  any  W.P.)  word› processor.  As  usual RON (the teacher› in   him   always   shows)   gave  out› explaination sheets to  his  students.› Thanks  for  interesting  demo's,   as› usual.›      PAT  MULVEY  then  took  over  by› showing  us (on his LAPTOP) a tiny bit› of what is in the NEW CD ROM from  the› NETHERLANDS,  which  PAT purchased. He› advised that  the  ROM  contained  the› equivelant  of  2331  single   density› disks  or  1150  double density disks.› Programs and  graphics  galore!  Price› was  $35.00.  OHAUG  hopes to order it› soon.›      There  were  a  couple  of  disks› demoe'd, but were not recorded for the› newsletter. Sorry about that.›› DOOR PRIZES›      1. PATRICK MULVEY›      2. ALAN SHARKIS›      3. HAROLD PEGLER››      ALEX donated a  CORN  POPPER  and› Ron  got  it.  He was the only one who› didnt have one at home.›                      D.E.C.›                <<**>>››