*==*›  MINUTES OF THE MARCH 1994 MEETING.› ==================================›› NEW MEMBERS:››      RUDY DiGIOSAFFATTE of  Succasunna› N.J.  joined  us.  He  saw  one of our› newsletter and he liked  what  he  saw› and  joined  us.   We   answered   and› responded  to  a  few  problems he had› with his SX212  MODEM.  RUDY,  a  math› teacher, only has a 1020 printer which› he puts to good use.  MICHAEL  FORZANO› of  Sterling  VA. also joined us. MIKE› was about to sell  his  8  BIT  outfit› because  he  has  a  16 BIT. He called› ALEX who persuaded him  to  stay  with› the  8 BIT, after he said how he hated› to   sell   his   upgraded  equipment.› Welcome to the club. You will  have  a› good time and make many new friends.›› CORRESPONDENCE:››      ATARI  CLASSICS  is  ending   its› publications   after   the   April/May› issue.  Not enough support by  the  8-› BIT  community was shown in renewal of› subscriptions.   It   was   a    great› magazine. Words  cannot   describe the› admiration we have for  the  FANTASTIC› job by OUR MEMBER, BEN POEHLAND. It is› now up the clubs like us and all other› 8-BIT clubs to keep the 8-BIT alive.› We  are  strong  and  hope to keep the› 8-BIT Atari computer world  alive!!›      A letter from our  member  DENNIS› KLINE  in  Florida.  He mailed us some› PRINT SHOP pictures and materials that› he printed with his 24 pin printer. We› saw  some  PRINT  SHOP  GRAPHICS.  The› pictures were normal in every  respect› except  that  they  were longer in the› vertical direction. It  looked  to  me› that  the  printer did not produce any› darker or more defined print than a  9› PIN  Dot Matrix. I suspect that only 9› pins of the printer are used. He  also› used  it  with  DOT  MAGIC  II and 1st› XLEnt   word processor.  He   uses   a› PANASONIC KX 1124i 24 PIN printer. For› the PRINT SHOP pictures  he  uses  the› CENTRONICS GLP printer selection.›      THOMAS WRAY our member from Texas› wants to know how to use  the  program› WORD  WEAVE  from  our  N/L disk. ALEX› replied and gave him  instructions  on› how to use it.›      A letter to NORMAN WILLIAMSON our› member   in   England  by  ALEX.  ALEX› thanked him  for  the  disks  that  he› mailed and said that he will demo them› at our meeting. ALEX said he liked the› songs  on  the  disk,  especially  the› Anniversary Waltz and the menu screen,› and a song for each program›      A disk and letter was sent to SAM› CORY  of N.J. and librarian of JACG by› ALEX.    He    mailed    him    NORMAN› WILLIAMSON'S disks. ›      Alex also sent a letter an a copy› to    DALE   WOOSTER,   President   of› N.W.P.A.C.›      A letter from our  member  DANIEL› CARRODANO  of France. He mailed ALEX a› disk with TEXTPRO and DAISY  DOT  III.› Daniel  gave  him some hints on how to› use it.  ALEX  liked  the  picture  of› POPEYE  and  OLIVEOIL. DANIEL is doing› most of  the  translation  of  reviews› from  English  into  French  for  Club› CENACLE (FRANCE) an all 8-BIT club.›      ALLAN ATKINS our member is quoted› in P.A.C.E.  from  Largo  Fl.  on  his› article on the SAM Service Information› for the 8-BIT. It was quoted from  our› N/L. They also thanked yours truly for› mailing them the "TREASURER'S  REPORT"› program.›      ALLEN ATKINS also mailed 25 pages› of medical information to  our  member› BILL  SMINKEY  regarding   a   medical› condition    that   BILL   has.   BILL› responded by thanking him  for  wealth› of  information  he  received. He said› this shows what a great group the  OL'› HACKERS  are,  in servicing a very new› member. We wish BILL a  good  recovery› from his upcoming operation.›      A  letter  from  DANE STEGMAN our› member from  upstate  N.Y.  He  really› liked  the  MAR/APR  N/L.  He has some› problems with  PAGE  6  SOFTWARE  from› England. Unfortunately we did not know› the software and could  not  help  him› (it  sometimes  happens, but rarely we› hope!)›       A  letter  from  our  member  in› England DAVE EWANS of TWAUG.  He  said› he  received  a  new copy of the ATARI› GADGETS USERS DISK.  He  mailed  us  a› working  copy.  He  also  mailed  us 3› double  sided  disk  with  PRINT  SHOP› FONTS. (I didn't know there were  that› many  in  existence!)  They are in the› library #460, 461, 462.  ALEX  replied› that the last issue of TWAUG was great› and   we  appreciate  the  disks  they› mailed us, and we  particularly  liked› the  pictures  of  our  group  in  the› Newsletter. (A bunch of handsome chaps› -, and their ladies, even if we do say› so ourselves)!›      ALEX  wrote  to JOHN DICKERSON to› request copies of their 1993 and  1994› DOM disks.›      JOE  HICSWA  our member from N.J.› and JACG writes us that  he  uses  the› 1st  XLENT  w.p.  to   write   address› labels. He uses a daisy wheel printer.› If the labels start  to  slip  in  the› printer  he  pauses  the printing with› the   space   bar   and  adjustes  the› labels.›      From  our  Scottish  member  S.J.› MURRAY we received a letter and FUTURA› DISK #11. He thanked us  for  allowing› our newsletter to be included in their› PD library.›      ALEX  wrote  to  our  member  JIM› CUTLER  in England and thanked him for› the disks. He also told him  he  could› send  British  Pound  notes  for   his› orders  in  the future. We have a bank› that   will   exchange   it  for  U.S.› Dollars.›      A letter  from  DALE  WOOSTER  of› NWPAC from Phoenix AZ. He rubbed it in› a little. He mailed us his  newspapers› weather  report  of  75-80  degree  F.› while  we up here are F-R-E-E-Z-I-N-G.› He   tells   us  that  their  club  is› planning a swap meet. He mailed us  an› excellent crossword game disk.›      A  letter  from  new  member RUDY› DiGIOSAFFATTE. He writes us  that  SAM› CORY  one  of  our  New JERSEY members› gave him some N/L. disks and he  liked› them.  He  decided to join us. He also› had some problems connecting his SX212› MODEM  directly  to  a  phone line. We› advised him to use a  P.R.  connection› or  the  850  Interface  because it is› more   reliable   and  it  is  then  a› standard connection.›      A letter from JOE LEBER our local› member  to  ALEX.  He  thanked him for› SUPER DOS VER.  5.1.  He  advises  all› Atarians  that  VER.  5.1  OF SUPERDOS› does NOT work on INDUS DISK DRIVES  it› works OK on all the other drives.(Ver.› 4.4, however works OK on INDUS drives,› go figure!)›› DEMOS:››      We were shown NORMAN WILLIAMSON'S› disk. He is one of our  newer  members› from    England    and    a   terrific› programmer. The disk came  with  great› music  and  a dedication screen to the› OL'  HACKERS.  He  converted  a  whole› bunch of sheet music into Atari  8-Bit› music.  It  is  great  programming. It› also has a monthly Calendar program, a› Christmas quiz, Dice Doll, Fuel Check,› Multi-Format, Wallpapering  measuring,› Wedding  Quiz  (a gift guide), Yattzzi› and Ludo Chase (board  game).  On  the› back    we    have   Counter   Action,› Caterpillar Race, Coat of Arms and a 9 › hole  golf.  We  played the golf game.› Very  nice  and  very  tricky.  It  is› library #463.›      We saw an XBASIC  DEMO  and  CODE› WRITER  DEMO. Library #464. A SAM DEMO› DISK. Library #465.  THE  DEMONSTRATOR› DEMO  DISK.  Library  #466. TRIAD DEMO› AND ALLIANTS DEMO. Library #467. GAMES› DEMO  and ADVENTURE DEMO DISK. Library› #468.    EUROPEAN   DEMO   and   RALLY› SPEEDWAY DEMO. Library #469. ZYBEX and› SAXXON DEMO.  Library  #470.  VISICALC› DEMO  and  EDUFUNT DEMO. Library #471.› These disk only show you a demo of the› programs.  They  are  NOT   the   full› program.  We  received these disk from› our member JOHN HARDIE.›      RON FETZER distributed  diagrames› and  instructions  for SUPER VIDEO 2.0› and SUPER  VIDEO  2.1  for  the  800XL› computers.  This  is   a   one   sheet› compilation    of    BEN    POEHLAND'S› articles.  If you want a copy write to› RON or ALEX and we  will  mail  it  to› you.  Send  a  self  addressed stamped› legal size envelope. If you intend  to› do the upgrades - this will be a great› help to you.›      Library disk #472 is a disk  from› our member DANIEL CARRODANO of France.› He  has  combined  TEXTPRO  and  DDIII› (shareware version) into one  program.› You  can switch easily between the two› without losing any text  and  you  can› print  it  with DDIII. A great utility› for anyone to get. It  also  has  many› DDIII  fonts  on it for you to use. On› side two we have ACE C Compiler.›      We saw TWAUG  issue  #8.  Library› #473.  On  it  is   FIND  A  KEY, P.S.› PICTURE PRINT (prints 7 icons  on  one› line - a little slow), PP HACK CONVRT,› PO HAM, COPY +, ALIEN  PIN  BALL,  BSP› TIME(  CHANGE  TURBO BASIC TO EUROPEAN› TIME), TINY MITE and CONVERSION.  Side› two has a lot of TURBO BASIC utilities› (MYDOS) by JOHN PICKEN of  the  Garden› City ACE in Victoria  BC, Canada.›      We  saw JOHN PICKENS (GARDEN CITY› ACE   in   Victoria  BC  Canada)  Beta› version of XLTWO.COM. JOHN is  working› out a few bugs and then he is going to› release it  as  SHAREWARE.  What  this› program  will  do  is  it will let you› configure your XL/XE computer  as  TWO› computers      working      completely› independently from each other. You can› load XE1 computer with a  program  and› do  all  the  normal things you always› do. You  can  also  load  XE2  with  a› different  program  and  do  all   the› normal  things.  You  can  go back and› forth between the two computers.  This› is  just  an  overview of the program.› There are many other features. It is a› great idea and JOHN is to be commented› for implementing it.  We  just  showed› it. It is not in our library, persuant› to JOHNS request.› › DOOR PRIZES:› › RON FETZER› HAROLD PEGLER› BOB ULSCHMID› HARRY TUTHILL› JOE LEBER›            Submitted by Ron Fetzer› >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<›