›   MINUTES OF THE MARCH 1994 MEETING.›   ==================================›› NEW MEMBER:››      PHILIP  GREENHUT  of  Livingston› N.J.  joined  the  club. He is also a› member of JACG. Welcome PHILIP!  Join› our  other  friendly members and have› fun at the same time.›› TO OUR EUROPEAN MEMBER/FRIENDS:››      In the future you can  pay  your› dues,  or purchase dsks in your local› currency and mail it in  an  envelope› to  ALEX. We have a bank near us that› will   exchange  your  currency  into› American Dollars.›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      A postcard from  OCTAVIAN  GRECU› our  member  from Romania. He thanked› us for the disks that  we  mailed  to› him  and  also  for membership in the› OL' HACKERS.›› HARDWARE   NEWS  FROM  ENGLAND.  This› information was taken off the MACHINE› BBS. From RICHARD GORE in England. He› is  making a  plugin  memory  upgrade› for  the  600/800XL  for  256KB  that› plugs  into the expansion port on the› back of the computer. It is  supplied› with  a printed manual and and a disk› full of software. The price is $85.00› including  shipping.   He   also   is› working  on a battery back up unit to› the standard YORKIE unit.  It  has  a› built  in printer interface, VBI feed› through port for  other  peripherals.› No  price was given for the YORKIE or› the battery back up. See,  there  are› still    people    working   on   our› computers. There is  also  a  lot  of› hardware beingdone in Germany for our› computer. We  are  NOT  DEAD  in  the› water yet, not by a long shot!!›      A  letter was sent to DAVE EWENS› of TWAUG, England, STUART  MURRAY  of› NOSAUG  Scotland,  WOLFGANG BURGER of› ABBUC Germany, THOMAS ANDREWS of  ACE› of  Syracuse, ROWLAND GRANT of GARDEN› CITY ACE in B.C. in Canada  and  JEAN› BROKAW of the PACESETTER in Largo Fl.› by   RON.  He  mailed  them  the  new› "TREASURER'S   REPORT"   program  for› their club  treasurer.  (See  MAR/APR› 1994 OHAUG Newsletter). Again in line› with the idea of OHAUG spreading  the› 8 BIT word! Thanks RON!›      A  letter  from DANIEL CARRODANO› our member in France.  He  mailed  us› his  yearly  dues  in French currency› (This is O.K. as we  found out we can› convert  it).  He  sends   his   best› regards to all the OL' HACKERS.›      A  letter from NORMAN WILLIAMSON› our member  in  England.  He  thanked› ALEX  for  his letter and the disk we› mailed to  him.  He  also  mailed  us› postcards  from  London. He is at the› moment putting programs on a disk for› the  1020  and  1029 printer which he› collected from various  sources  over› the years. He will mail it to us when› it is finished.›      Another letter  from  NORMAN  on› the  1st  of  March.  He  mailed us a› print out of the menu of the new disk› that  he  is  working  on. It is with› programs accompanied by  music.  Some› examples.    A    calendar    program› accompanied  by  "AS TIME GOES BY"; a› dice roll game  accompanied  by  "YOU› NEED  HANDS"; fuel check for your car› accompanied by "YOU NEVER WALK ALONE"› etc.  He  is  working on many more of› these programs. Sounds like a lot  of› work (accompanied by 16 TONS - grin -› RON)›      ALEX responded on Mar. 12.  ALEX› said that letters from England arrive› faster   then   letters   from  local› members.   We   call  it  SNAIL  MAIL› (grin). ALEX complimented  NORMAN  on› the  new menu of the disk  and on his› ability     to     create    programs› accompanied by music.›      A letter  from  JOE  HICSWA  our› member from N.J. and JACG. He thanked› us   for   replacing  a  post  office› mangled disk. He mailed us an article› for the  newsletter for working  with› the  1st  XLent  Work  Processor.  He› tells us he has cabin fever with  all› the snow we are getting. (Us too!)›      A  letter  from BILL SMINKEY our› oldest (in age) member in California.› He  tells  us  that  he  was  in  the› hospital  for  a heart attack. It hit› him at 4:00 in the morning and he was› transported  by  an emergency unit to› the hospital. He  can  now  work  the› computer for short periods of time.›      ALEX  replied  and  wished him a› speedy recovery. He said we  computer› nerds  are a hardy bunch! All the OL'› HACKERS send their best to BILL.›      BILL wrote us again and  advised› that  he  has to go into the hospital› for prostate surgery in  April.  ALEX› and  all  the  OL' HACKERS wish him a› speedy recovery.›› DEMOS:››       ALEX   showed   the  card  game› "SEVEN". It has some of the  greatest› card reproduced graphics andsound and› is a very  addictive  game.  Also  on› this  disk  is  a game called NUCLEAR› SIM, and docs. Its library disk #449.› On  side  two  we  have several games› that   are   similar   to  "WHEEL  OF› FORTUNE". There are 3 versions of the› game.  The sound and the graphics are› very good. We  played  one  game  and› lost, of course.›      HAROLD PEGLER dmo'ed the program› "SCREENS" It was written in 1986.  It› is library #247. It has a 36 page doc› manual that comes on the disk edy for› printing.  It  is a great program for› showing graphics  and  also  printing› it.  You  can  mix text and graphics.› You can load different fonts, you can› superinpose  one picture over another› picture. It is a  very  complete  and› fully    implemented    program.   It› certainly   belongs   in  everybody's› library.›      We also saw a  KOALA-PICS  disks› fully  loaded.  They are library disk› #327 to #345. These are NOT 62 sector› pictures.  Each disk has a program on› it called "SEE-PIC" that lets you see› each  picture  on  the  disk. It is a› graphics file utility. You  can  also› print  the pictures as hard copies in› gray scale on the  printer  with  the› program.    You   have   a   lot   of› flexability   with    this    program› allowing  you   to   manipulate   the› pictures.  It  can  print in GR. MODE› 7,8 and 9.›      We also have a  program  in  the› library called "KOALA SLIDE SHOW" The› library number is not  known  by  me.› Write    to   HAROLD   if   you   are› interested.  It  lets  you  load  the› pictures  into the RAM disk for quick› display. This is  only  for  display.› This  was  another  great demo by our› librarian HAROLD PEGLER.›      Next we saw and heard  digitized› music.  On  side  two  was the ATOMIT› game. It is a game where you have  to› match  up  atoms  so they interlock -›  very tricky.›      We saw the GERMAN SOUND MACHINE.› It  is  library  #451.  You can write› edit and play songs. On side  two  is› the  AUTOPLAYER  for the songs. There› are also songs on the disk.  This  is› for  the  budding  "MOZART'S"   among› you.›      Next we saw the FUTURA DISK #11.› Jan/Feb  1994.  It  is  library  disk› #452.› On side one there is a  lot  of  Text› and  documentation  and  a   terrific› program  called  "DISK UTILITY BASIC"› also completely documented.›      Then we saw SLCC DISK #1203.  It› is  our  library  disk #453. It has a› text game called "ADVENTURE.BAS"  and› docs.    Also    a   GEM   interface.› DRAGON.BAS an  adventure  puzzle  for› use  with a joystick. Next we saw the› game   CGM.  It  also  has  docs.  It› consists  of  several  files  on  the› disk.   It   is  a  GR.  0  interface› manager. It creates different windows› with USR commands. Side two is a DEMO› (with a little paprika,  (grin)  from› Hungary  called  "VERONIKA"  -  quite› impressive  what  my  "lansmen"   are› doing.  It  is  a  whole side in 1050› density. The sound and  the  graphics› are  outstanding.  A  whole  side  of› DEMOS.›      We saw a PAGE 6 disk with 2 or 3› PINBALL   games   and  demos.  It  is› library #72-6. It also had some music› on  it.  On  side  two is WORD SEARCH› SOLVER. You can O.D. on puzzles  with› this  disk. It finds the words in the› puzzles. You now can get  a  disk  to› create  the word search puzzles and a› disk   to   solve   the  word  search› puzzles. You now have nothing  to  do› anymore. The computer will do it all.› My computer is  already  addicted  to› this  and  has  a  crosshatch pattern› etched in the screen (grin).› (Editor: Oh yeah? Well my computer is› so smart that when it makes a mistake› it blames  it  on  another  computer!› (grin)›      We  saw  FUN DOS made by our own› JOHN HARDIE of OHAUG.  When  you  run› the  DOS and you will see some pretty› amusing situations develop. This is a› good  disk to get to start a meeting.› This is our library disk #454.›      Next we saw ABBUC DISK #35  from› Germany.  Another  fantastic disk but› you must read German -  ja,  Verstehs› du das? Many of the programs overscan› on the monitor  because  of  the  PAL› system  in  use  in  Europe.  Library› #456.›      RON (yours truely) did a demo on› BASIC VIEW. This program  only  works› with ATARI BASIC. If you program with› ATARI BASIC this is a  great  program› for  you  to get. It is a programming› utility. It requires  a  joystick  to› operate.  You load it with DOS OPTION› L -->LDVIEW. Afterwards  you  are  in› BASIC  and  load the program that you› are working on  in  the  normal  way.› Then you type in "VIEW" and the BASIC› VIEW will list  the  program  in  its› window.  You  can  scroll forward and› backwards, you can  examine  all  the› variables  you  can insert new values› for the variables. You  can  see  the› program  executing line by line as it› is executing  by  pressing  "OPTION".› This  is a toggle and you can go back› and forth.  You  can  examine  memory› locations.  It  is  a  very  complete› debugging  utility  that  does almost› everything you need to  correct  your› program.  It  is  especially good for› beginning       and      intermediate› programmers. It is fully  documented.› It is library disk #457.›      We  saw  TextPro  VERSION  4.54.› This  is the latest fully implemented› version. Version 5.0 is a  Beta  test› version  only  and  has  no full docs› with it. TP4.54 has a quick keystroke› menu  on  it that is very helpful. It› lets you  get  started  very  quickly› without reading a bible full of docs.› On side two are the docs and a couple› of  games  and  also   some   graphic› pictures. Library #458.›      Next  we  saw  a  DOS  2.0 which› loads as a  DOUBLE  DENSITY  DISK!!!.› Library  #  459.  It  is called ATARI› DOUBLE DOS 2A-M. Plus.  On this  disk› there  are  a whole lot of utilities,› over 30 I think. With  this  DOS  you› also  get  a 255 Sector RAM disk on a› 130XE.››          DAS IST ALLES!!!››        Written by RON FETZER.›› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<››