+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*¢¢ 10/95 NEWSLETTER REVIEWS¢ by Alan Sharkis¢ OHAUG Newsletter Librarian¢¢ This will be a short column, but¢ rather than combine it with material¢ I expect to get, I'll write it now so¢ that you are kept up to date.¢¢ LVAUG News for July/August, 1995 --¢ There is a reprint of an always¢ timely article by GEORGE MUEDEN (HACE¢ Newsletter, 11/91). It deals what¢ members of an organization owe to the¢ group, and it's important reading. ¢ There are very interesting article¢ taken from The Washington Post and¢ The Associated Press. One points up¢ some of the science bloopers uttered¢ by otherwise capable science¢ students. The other shows how on-line¢ people care enough to help a fellow¢ net cruiser who, at the time,¢ couldn't even coherently ask for¢ help. It's a heart-warming story, in¢ view of the negative things we've¢ been hearing about Internet activity.¢ Still another article, source¢ unknown, talks about the nature of¢ electricity. There is a short type-¢ in program to disable BASIC in an¢ 800XL, and a reprint of RUSSELL¢ STOWE's article (AAAUA, (FR)ANTIC,¢ 2/95) on disk drive maintenance.¢¢ (FR)ANTIC for August, 1995 -- JAMES¢ G. MARTIN, a corresponding member of¢ AAAUA, has written an article¢ reviewing entries found in recent¢ editions of New ATARI User, including¢ some new software! He also reports¢ that he has contacted AC and that the¢ magazine continues to function. (Ed.¢ I just received my September/October¢ issue A.P.) ¢ James has also reviewed, in another¢ column in this issue, a game called¢ Nibbler which was produced in 1983.¢ Finally, AAAUA saw fit to print their¢ membership list on the back cover of¢ this issue, and JOHN HARDIE's name¢ is, of course, there, among so many¢ familiar names.¢¢ The PACESetter for September, 1995 --¢ JEAN BROKAW presents an example of¢ how you can use the World Wide Web to¢ take college courses for credit. She¢ includes a screen-shot of the home¢ page for the SPJC writing club and¢ suggests that this would be a good¢ place to visit for PACE members who¢ don't feel that they write well¢ enough to submit articles for the¢ newsletter. The Mail Box column¢ quotes JOE HICSWA's letter about¢ computers. It's a short excerpt, but¢ beautifully written. ALAN FRAZER¢ takes us on a ride through the¢ Suncoast Free-Net to the Internet.¢ It's a fascinating article that shows¢ what our "obsolete, incapable"¢ (sarcasm intended) classic ATARI¢ computers can do for us. It's also a¢ great source of what we'd need to get¢ on the net. If you wish to stay in¢ computing, and wish also to go no¢ further than that 8-bit on your desk,¢ read the article! Alan is also¢ featured this month in the Getting to¢ Know You column. VITO A. RAIA¢ reviews a movie(???) in this issue.¢ Well, actually the question marks are¢ valid until one realizes that the¢ movie in question is DISCLOSURE, a¢ movie with a plot in which computers¢ and virtual reality figure quite¢ heavily. Read the review. There is¢ a reprint of sections of a JIM¢ TRAGESER (Mid-Florida ATARI Computer¢ Club Bulletin, 8/93) article on the¢ history of ATARI computers. And,¢ yes, the assortment of games, puzzles¢ and cartoons continues unabated.¢¢ *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*¢
