#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*¢¢ PRESIDENTS MESSAGE¢ By ALEX PIGNATO¢¢ By the time you read this, it¢may be announced OFFICIALLY-but I can¢report UNOFFICIALLY, that the stated¢goal of 500 8 BIT'ers willing to¢subscribe to an ALL 8 BIT MAGAZINE-to¢be published by the publisher of¢ATARI INTERFACE MAGAZINE, has been¢achieved. Now lets see if the¢publishers are willing to go ahead as¢has been announced. If an 8 BIT owner¢does not belong to a USERS GROUP, its¢almost impossible for them to get¢news, reviews, P.D. programs, help¢with their problems, etc. etc., so if¢you know anyone with an ATARI tell¢them to join a club. Some of your¢friends who have children may have an¢ATARI 8 BIT gathering dust. Broach the¢subject of computers, and then slyly¢sneak in the natural question, "Do¢your children have an ATARI¢COMPUTER?". Be sure to EMPHASIS,¢'COMPUTER', so that if they say Yes,¢then you can start your routine about¢all the things the 'COMPUTER'¢(emphasized) can do, an all that your¢friend is missing, and how this is¢part of the wave of the future.¢Surely, you say, "You dont want to be¢MORE IGNORANT than your little 10 year¢old, do You?" ¢¢ ** S P E C I A L **¢¢ This months newsletter has a¢special feature by our own RON FETZER.¢RON has put together 3 programs (see¢BONUS) which combined with 1st XLENT¢Word Processor, will alow for GRAPHICS¢in with your Text. How's that for the¢8 BIT GAME MACHINE. Of course you know¢that 1st XLENT is a commercial¢product, and should still be available¢by mail order from companies like¢AMERICAN TECHNA-VISION, BEST¢ELECTRONICS, SAN JOSE COMPUTERS, etc.¢all the above three are in CALIFORNIA.¢If you want the addresses, just write¢to EDITOR, and answer will be¢forthcoming.¢¢ ****¢¢ We are very proud of the fact¢that our club keeps getting new¢members, and most often they come to¢us after a recommendation from another¢8 BIT user. I guess we must be doing¢something right! Every member, local¢or out of town should be rightly proud¢to be a part of the OL' HACKERS. Even¢our newest members come on board and¢volunteer something. Some even before¢they are members, such as our ENGLISH¢members! Thanks to all of you for¢making us the best 8 BIT club!¢¢ Remeber to check your directory,¢you may be surprised at what you find¢there.¢¢ *** END ***¢¢