=*=*=*=*=*=*=*››  Minutes of April 1st OHAUG Meeting›           ------------››      ALEX  started  the   meeting   by› covering the NEAR*US meeting  held  on› March 26,  1995  in  Penn  Station  of› Newark, NJ due to the fact  they  were› unable to obtain a  reasonable  priced› meeting room. They reviewed the  prior› meeting and  went  over  questionaires› and open comments about NEAR*US by the› Steering Committee. They discussed the› needs of the individuals,  BBSs,  User› Groups, posible resources  of  NEAR*US› and the goals. The goals seem to be  a› sort of unbrella group that would be a› source of information to anybody  that› wants it regardless of platform.›      JOHN MORDOSKY  of  LVAUG  did  an› excellent job of  preparing  for  this› meeting by doing a lot of thinking and› putting it  down  on  paper,  also  by› doing an outstanding job  in  chairing› this meeting. JOHN did a survey of the› questionaires   with   the   following› results:› "Should we  rename  NEAR*US",› 53% said no;› "What  computers  do  you  use",› Mostly 8-BIT, some ST and some both.›      The next meeting is scheduled for› June 17, 1995. The  meeting  place  is› not known at this writing (There is  a› possibility that it will  be  held  at› OHAUG's  meeting  room  in  Plainview,› NY, There  may  be  a  SWAP FEST.  BOB› PUFF, may come. All are invited.  Keep› posted fo more info as received.)›      ALEX then read the report of  the› meeting, by JOE HICSWA. (See the  full› report on side 2 of this newslettr!)›      ALEX read a notice on the Trenton› Computer  Festival  at  Mercer  County› Community College, one of the  biggest› in  America,  April  22  to  23.  Flea› market has hard and software at almost› giveaway prices, but know what you are› buying.  $8.00 for a two day admission› tickets--Saturday  and  Sunday.  There› will  be  parking  lot  buses  to  the› Festival.›› CORRESPONDENCE››      A letter  from  JEAN  BROKOW   of› P.A.C.E. in Largo, Fla. thanking  ALEX› for the upgraded MICROCHECK disk.  She› had the original, but this new version› is so easy to  use.  It  will  make  a› great addition to their club  library.› She also asked for  some  other  disks› which ALEX sent her.›      BOB SCHOLAR of S.L.C.C. sent ALEX› a nice letter thanking him  for  disks› received. BOB is one of the few  8-bit› members of S.L.C.C. and is responsible› for  their  "DOM".  These   disks   of› programs  will  help  him   fill   his› "DOM"s, in the future.›      ALEX wrote  a  letter  to  GEORGE› EIKIN of H.A.C.E. requesting a copy of› his program called CAMCORDER  for  our› library.   This   is   ALEX'S   second› request. It looks like a good program.›      ALEX received a letter from OHAUG› member   JOHN   POWELL   in    Arizona› complimenting him on the latest  issue› of our Newsletter. He  asked  ALEX  to› furnish the addresses of several Clubs› so that he could  write  to  them.  He› also thanked HAROLD  PEGLER  librarian› for sending him the  complete  set  of› PrintShop ICON disks  from  the  OHAUG› library. John also asked  if  OCTAVIAN› GRECO needs another 1050  disk  drive.› ALEX wrote back with list of clubs and› replied that OCTAVIAN surely could use› the drive,but JOHN should be  prepared› for  a  big  mailing  bill.›      FRANK KUZLOSKI, via New Nest  BBS› left ALEX a very long letter on how he› wanted to make a dictionary of certain› words  for  himself.  He  obtained   a› program  from  New  Zealand,  went  to› local library  and  was  typing  every› word  with  each  letter.   By   using› TextPro  and  special   programs   for› sorting, he  finally  has  a  personal› dictionary the way he wants.  He show-› ed the power of  TEXTPRO  to  do  many› more things than just word processing.›      ALEX responded by commending  him› on using the various programs the  way› he did and accomplishing his goal. His› own private spelling dictionary-A to Z›      RON FETZER thanked HAROLD  PEGLER› librarian for the information on where› to locate the OS chip  in  the  800XL.› RON was then able to change  the  chip› to Revision C.›      JOE HICSWA sent ALEX  a  disk  on› Daisy Dot fonts. ALEX sent  him  DAISY› DOT II, with the DOCS.›      Letter from  JIM  HOOD  informing› ALEX that STEVE HOFFEE has resigned as› Disk Editor of Atari Classics magazine› due to medical problems.  BOB  WOOLLEY› is working to prepare a disk  for  the› upcomming issue. At this time there is› only about 125  disk  subscribers,  so› BOB and JIM decided to copy  the  disk› themselves and include them  with  the› magazine when mailed. They should have› things ready to mail by the end of the› month. You can reach JIM HOOD by voice› on   510-672-1244   or   by   FAX   on› 510-672-7611     concerning      Atari› Classics.›      Letter  from  JOHN  MORDOSKY   to› OHAUG,  thanking  us  on   behalf   of› everyone involved in  the  hosting  of› the NEAR*US meeting on March 11, 1995.›› DEMOS››      P.A.C.E. "DOM" March 1995, OLH  #› 556 contains PRINTSHOP LABEL MAKER  by› Jim Pierson-Pery plus  a  modification› to his PRINTSHOP LABEL MAKER to  allow› the printing of the ".TXT" files  from› SynFile+ database program. Side 1 also› has 6 Fonts and  an  envelope  program› "ENVELOPE.BAS".     Side     2     has› "LBLMSTR2.BAS"   and   "LABLEMKR.BAS".› Documentation on the disk.  ALEX  sent› them the upgraded version PSLABEL7.BAS› for their library, theirs was an older› version.›      S.L.C.C. "DOM" #1212  Dec.  1944,› OLH # 557. This DOM has 2 games  (with› DOCs): "FELTRON.BAS" a text  adventure› and "NUKEXL.BAS" a game/simulation for› one player with  joystick;  1  utility› "CREATOR.OBJ"  (and  DOC)   lets   you› create 12 sector. M/L, loading  menues› similiar to the one used  by  BELLCOM;› and an application program "TEDIT.OBJ"› word  processor  from  ANALOG  #54  by› Bryan Schappel. Side 2 has  a  graphic› program "COLORIZ1"  in  16  files,  it› occupies  the  whole  disk   in   1050› density. It  adds  color  to  16  grey› shade   (GR.9)    screens.    Complete› documentation on disk.›      ALEX then  demo'ed  a  game  disk› received from  DAVE  OLDFIELD,  OLH  #› 558, in TURBO BASIC and 1050  density.› Use <SELECT> to go back to  the  menu.› (NOTE: there is an error on "ROULETTE"› ERROR 12 at 25000). Side 1 has  "TEXAS› HOLD'EM  POKER"  2.1  by   G.   Martin› (Shareware) a unique  card  game  with› excellent   graphics.   Side   2   has› "RAMBLIN GAMBLIN FIVE" plus five  more› games, menu  driven:-  "ROULETTE",  "5› CARD STUD",  "SLOT  MACHINES",  "BLACK› JACK (21)" and "HORSE RACE".  Complete› documentation on disk. ALEX  and  some› of the  members  played  most  of  the› games during the demo.›      The next disk to be  demo'ed  was› the "Pirates Treasure  Chest",  OHL  #› 559,  loaded  with   disk   and   tape› utilities  plus   copying   programs:-› "BINARY",   "CARTDUMP",    "CASSDISK",› "COPYDISK.BIN",  "DISASM",  "DISKMAP",› "DISKTAPE",  "FILECOPY",  "FIXXL.BIN",› "MAKEMENU.BIN",               "MODEM",› "QUIKCOPY.BIN",  "SEARCH",   "STATUS",› "TAPEDISK",  "TAPETAPE",   "UNPROTEC",› "VAR" and "TEXT,DAT". Side 2  contains› a  program  called  "ASSEMBLE"   which› enables  you  to  analyze  and   alter› disks.  Some  of   the   menu   driven› commands are:- "Assemble into sector",› "Change current sector", "Go to binary› address", "Image sectors",  "Menu  and› format   changes",    "Print    screen› contents", "Read  a  certain  sector",› "Scan  for  1  or  2  bytes",   "Write› current   sector"   and   "Disassemble› sector".›      ALAN SHARKIS demo'ed a disk  from› Poland for the  library,  OHL  #  560,› Side 1 is "Bitter Reality" a demo disk› in  1050  density  a  Mega  Demo  from› SLIGHT. There are eight  graphic/music› demos  some  are   really   gorgeous:-› "Flexible Square",  "Greetings  Part",› "Sinus    Worm",    "Rzog     Plazma",› "Partyland",  "Filet  Lazna",  "Dragon› Bobs" and "Farewell". Side 2 is a game› "SIMPLE MINDS" by The Missing Link,  a› New Generation Software.  Every  level› of the game displays an ugly face then› disappears. Your job is to reconstruct› the face  by  moving  squares  around,› similiar to  jigsaw  puzzle.  Joystick› required. Instructions scroll on title› screen›› TREASURER'S REPORT›› Was rendered by RON FETZER.› We are very healthy  and  well  in the› black›› Door Prize winners were:› ALAN  SHARKIS› RON FETZER.››             Respectfully submitted›             HAROLD M. PEGLER››              ** END **››