¢ PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE¢ by Jack Gedalius¢¢ November--December, 1999¢¢¢ At our November meeting we all worked¢ on how to work the newsletter now¢ that Al Sharkis is stepping down from¢ his role as editor. We will all miss¢ his expertise and dedication for his¢ many years of service.¢¢ Al opened his home to us for the¢ December meeting. There, we had a¢ delicious lunch. ¢¢ Then, we filed upstairs to his¢ magnificent computer room. On his¢ PC, Al demonstrated an Atari emulator¢ by playing the classic Chicken Game. ¢ We then saw a SIO2PC cable connection¢ in action when Al transferred a¢ section of our future newsletter from¢ the Atari 8-bit to his PC. He¢ accomplished this by using U.S.¢ Copier software on THE ATARI. He¢ then showed anothe method of¢ transferring files from the Atari¢ disk drive to the PC without using an¢ Atari computer. ¢¢ Al received a CD disk from Sage. ¢ This disk plays on the PC. It was¢ beautifully done on the history of¢ the Atari. It even contained all the¢ Ol'Hackers' newsletters. These¢ demoes were terrific in showing how¢ the two computer systems can be¢ merged. ¢¢ We wish everyone a healthy and a¢ happy new year. ¢¢ Don't forget your dues for the¢ millenium!¢¢¢ BYE FOR NOW,¢ JACK GEDALIUS¢¢ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<¢¢¢
