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Y. 11572.Please refer to the above schedule forOL' HACKERS NEWSLETTER deadlines.l lp*sendx*Ocey *+*+*+*+* NEW SCHEDULE OF MEETING DATES Meetings To June 8, 1996, they start at 11:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.j} September 9, 01995 2nd Sat. October9 <14,B Y1995 2nd Sat. Novembera d11,j 1995 2nd Sat. Decek}mber 16, n1995 3rd Sat. DECEMBER 25th - HAPPY HOLIDAYS JANUARY 1st - HAPPY NEW YEAR Januaryx 6, l}C 1996 1st Sat. February" %10,+ ^1996 2nd Sat. February (?? XMAS DINNER)1996 Marchj l9,r 1996 2nd Sam}m t. April 20, /1996 3rd Sat. May< ?11,E X1996 2nd Sat. Junee g8,m 1996 2nd Sat. Jn}uly ??, 11996 ?? July (LAMBROU'S)5 O??? Summer Dinner AugustY \??,b 1996 ?? NEW DATES PRINTEDo} AS SOON AS RECEIVED $ 1->->END<-<-)5 O??? Summer Dinner AugustY \??,b 1996 ?? NEW DATES PRINTED0 <#><#>" 5PRESIDENTS MESSAGEC TBY ALEX PIGNATOY t* IN MEMORY OF DAVE EWENS *| } @+=+=+ *MINUTES OF Sept. 1995 OHAUG meeting*F President, ALEX PIGNATO, opened the meeting this 9th"} @>>***<< OL' HACKERS October 14, 1995 MinutesF Right off the bat, the October 14, 1995, meetin&z}1 The OL HACKERS Disk News Letter Help File T The OL'HACKER Disk Based News Lette(t}ris very simple for you to use. Allyou have to do is make the selectionsyou'd like and read them. To readthe whole newsl(u}etter, use SelectionA. To read only part of thenewsletter, select each file in anyorder by using the letter in front ofit(v} on the main menu screen. If youwant to change one of yourselections, use the BACKSPACE key toremove selections until you(w} reach theone to be changed, and start fromthere with your new selections. Theother screen editing function keyswill not(x} work from the main menu. When you are finished selecting, pressRETURN then [R] and start reading. Asyou can see there ar(y}e pauses in thetext so it's much easier to read. Making a selection from 1 thru 4 youcan Exit to Basic or Exit to Dos, or(z}even go to The News Letter PressRoom. Selections B thru Z are newsArticles. When a selection is madethe article is sent ({}to the screenwith page breaks. At the end of thelast article selected, you are sentback to the Newsletter Main Menu. (|} About The Printer( (9;? When you make your selection ofthe file you would like to rea(}}Gd youwill be presented with the following: enu rint ead:M If you choose then and youdon't have a pri(~}Gnter on line you willcome back to these options. Then youshould use the option to read thefile online. If however you (}eithermade a mistake or don't care to reador print the file you selected youcan go right back to the main menujust by hit(}mting . If you choose and you have not yet configuredyour printer, you will do that beforeprinting.s When the n(}ewsletter program isformatting files for the printer, orwhile it is printing, press CONTROLand P to pause printing. To re(}Asume,press any key. To cancel printing,press CONTROL and C. E eAbout Configuring Your Printeri ino z (}  The printer configuration sectioncan be reached by using selection 3from the main menu. You also will be(}send there the first time you try toprint a file, if you haven't beenthere already. Explainations of theconfiguration sec(}.tion can be accessedfrom the print room menu.: en't beenthere already. 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[A]4v,-@ v@E-}!,( [A]>v,-@ %)@-=,(Go to BASICA M[B]Hv,-@ QU@Yy,(à [B]Rv,-@ }E.}@,(Go to DOS ([D]\v,-@ ,0@4T,(Ӡ [D]fv,-@ X\@`p,(Load a Diskt [L]pv,-E/}@  @/,( [L]zv,-@ 37@;[,(Return to Prg? [R]v,-@ _c@g,( [RE0} ]v,-@ @6,(TO Ǡί̿ [N]v,-@ :>@Bi,(TO OHAUG N/L? [N]v v*-@ mq@ u*(SelE1}ect a lettervAR":v(>:A%,+@kv 4R A v! 4A6-@o! B vE2}CZ4BB`v4DBpv4NBv] 4L(>:A%,6.1-@^b@fY("Did you put a new E3}3 disk in drive #1]v&7@$(<@,F,4Y& Bv&7@JN<@Rw,4N& B0v3(>:A%,"-@{E}( *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*3 FNEWSLETTER REVIEWSS cby Alan Sharkisj OHAUG Newsletter LiI5}brarian August has been a slow month, but even the opening days of September promise more activity. For me, theI6}Ǜ school year is starting again. I have a new IBM clone with tremendous capacity to do its own things as well as toI7} help out with Atari 8-bit activities. Getting it configured to do that will take up some of my time, I'm sure. MeaI8}nwhile, my 8-bit system is not frozen in time, as one would suspect. News to pass on, new programs to evaulate I9}and review, and old favorites to revisit are all going to keep me happy for a long while. Update Atari (HACE) I:}for July 1995 -- GEORGE IKEN has written a column on newsgroups related to Atari computers on the Internet. Most oI;}f these newsgroups concern themselves with ST affairs, but there are others that are devoted to other facets of theI<}Ǜ Atari world, including one on 8-bit general discussion. That one can be reached at "comp.sys.atari.8bit" and has beI=}en going strong for many years. George feels that he gets more out of the discussion groups and forums on Delphi and GI>}XEnie than from the Internet newsgroups. That's just his opinion; others have\ different opinions. Whatever. I?} The message is clear: If you have a modem, USE IT! (FR)ANTIC (AAAUA) for July 1995 -- The newsletter has reprintedI@}9 two of its own past articles. One, by ex- president= BALVANF SHERRILL (his Beginners Column from Jan. 1991)IA} addresses such issues as surge protection for modems, DOS for Atari 8-bits, the importance of a labeling system IB} for disks, and backing up important disks. MANUEL GARCIA's November 1991 column is an overview of the operatIC}ion of PrintPower, a program that is still widely used in the 8-bit community. Nybbles and Bytes (NWPAC) for ID}GJuly/August 1995 -- President DALE WOOSTER's front-page column plays up the value of a club BBS and its links, IE}E4through networking, to others around the world.8 Although he describes a situation of shyness around modems IF} among his members (Sound familiar? Feel guilty?), he points with pride to the fact that the club's BBS (PAUGS) IG} and another local BBS (The Iron Horse) have message bases exclusively for NWPAC members. In addition, The Iron IH}Horse BBS, under the management of Sysop NiteHacker, has become part of the USF and IAN nets. Dale speaks about gII}etting messages to and from people around the world, including Wolfgang in Germany, Sysop Willy in Canada, and OL' IJ} ALEX in New York. The rest of& )the/ 5issue,; features telecommunications, includes a column on modem historIK}y by MERLE BARNES, a local BBS review by JOHN COLLINS, one on the Internet (also by Collins), and one on newsgroups by IL}RON GIBSON. There's also a TextPRO update by DALE WOOSTER, and a reprint of ROWLAND GRANT's Atari 8-bit Affairs coluIM}mn. Another newsworthy item is the mention that MIKE HOHMAN (FTe) visited NWPAC and donated several prIN}oducts to be raffled off by the club. XIO3 (GCACE) for July/August 1995 -- After looking at this issue with grIO}eat interest, I can offer only one piece of advice: REQUEST THIS ISSUE AND READ IT ALL! Pothole BBS 8-Bit Files, by IP}JOHN PICKEN, shows how well his BBS organizes files for the 8- bit. It also reflects what many BBSs, including our locaIQ}l ones, have in the way of 8-bit software. ROWLAND GRANT's column, Run Your 8-Bit on an IBM!, is extremely thorIR}ough on the latest developments. But, as I said at the outset, read the entire issue, even if the column titles doIS}n't suggest 8-bit subject matter. You'll be glad you did. The PACESetter for August 1995 -- The Getting To Know You colIT}umn this month profiles JACK MILBY. JEAN BROKAW writes a review of a game called Smokey, and a column on travel IU}tips. A column on lightning protection and power-line conditioning is made up from various sources, including CRAIG IV}GMORRIS, SAM CORY, and comments from editor JEAN BROKAW. The Beginners Corner reprints a 1992 article on logging IW}Won to a BBS (source unknown). JOE HICSWA contributes a small article on why he prefers snail-mail to E-mail. A reIX}print of a June, 1991 JACG article by STAN LOWELL on networking shares a page with an April 1995 reprint from IY} IMAGE about Surfing the Net using online services. The article needs to be updated with regard to AOL and GIZ}Enie, but is otherwise accurate. ED BIAZ gives us a rundown on how he uses his 8-bit, through GEnie, to surf the II[}nternet for Atari-related topics it CAN be done!) SLCC Journal for August 1995 -- This issue prints a JOHN DICKERSON (I\}MDACE) article outlining 8-bit material that has come his way recently.Q He mentions the OL' HACKERS NEWSLETTER aI]}mong those items. Although I could pick out several themes from among this month's offerings, the one thaI^}et's most prevalent is the use of modems to contact local BBSs, networked BBSs, informationi qsystems,u xand| tI_}he Internet. Other user groups have apparently made this a priority. I again offer my services to you should you I`}wish to use that old modem that's gathering dust or to start with brand new equipment. The world that opens up for yIa}ou, Atari-related or otherwise, is fabulous. *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*he world that opens up for yH\ <<<>>> ! 8NETWORK, TO THE WORLD"C Xby Joseph E. Hicswa ^ Pres. JACG, member OL'HACKERSMc} cA new entrant into ATARIWORLD wanted to learn, and asked me, "WHAT IS NETWORKING?".g To answer that quesMd}tion, I, as president of Jersey Atari Computer Group had recently received a disk with a textfile in it. The seMe}nder of that disk is unknown. The file was the copy of an article from June 1991 Jersey Atari Computer Group newsletMf}ter written by STAN LOWELL, SYSOP--Blank Page BBS (Bulletin Board Service). After studying that article I wrote Mg}the following: A network can be described as a spider web or grid of lines connecting two or more points. A BBS isMq}CÂ @A bdiB%DOS SYSB*)DUP YSYSBSAUTORUN SYSBUAUTORUN COMBVBJOYSTCKTXTBZCWHO] TXTBiDMEETDATTXTBpEPRESMESTXT)B?qFSEPTMINTXTBNrGOCTMIN TXTBsHELP- DOCBMAINMENUHLPB;NEWSLTR BASBPRESSPRTMNUBPRESSPRTHLPBRAMDISK COMBWELCOME SCRBUMASTER BASB.4HNLREV TXTBbINETWORKTXTBSERENITYBASBCUSTBOOTBASBJCUSTBOTTXTBPOWERPAKBASCBHKMUSE TXTBMUSE 0OBJBDPROSET BASq somewhat like a point in that web or grid. A BBS allows computer operators with a modem to upload (send) and dowMr}nload (receive) messages. A modem is the instrument that permits two computers to communicate via telephone Ms} lines. BBS networks receive messages from local computer operators. The BBS then passes that message along to oMt}ne or more BBS systems who in turn post it for the benefit of their local computer users. If their is a response to Mu}the message by another computer user, it is put into their local BBS which then network's (passes it along) Mv}to the original BBS. Writers of original messages check their local BBS for responses as well as other messages oMw}n their Board, and in this way make new friends and gain knowledge on how to get the most from their ATARI. Questions Mx} are usually answered within a day or two, and there usually is more than one answer. This can be exciting when messMy}Mages and responses flash back and forth from many points. There isR E-mail and F-mail messages. E-mail iMz}Gs like Letters to Newspaper editors and may be read by the general public. F-mail, however, is more like Post Office M{}{mail. It is received and read specifically by the addressee. There are also General- information menus. It's like M|}sections of a newspaper:! Local, state, national & world news; business news, sports, cooking section, comiM}}]cs, advice colums, etc. Whatever the BBS SYSOP finds to be of interest to users.a The menus are also likM~}e the reference section of a library. When you need information, it's right there in the menu. Should you have M} a problem finding something, there is always someone on the Board, usually the SYSOP, (like the reference lM}9ibrarian) who can direct you to the proper location.= Operators may have visual computer typed messages (as loM}ng as the operator wants,% (and, ewithout interruption) as opposed to voice- phone.i Anyone who reads thiM}s but does not have a modem should consider getting one and LEARN to use it. (Ed. See NEWSLETTER REVIEWS BY AL M}SHARKIS IN THIS NEWSLETTER) Check computer clubs and magazines for list of BBS's in your area. Explore and view the M}sworld on your monitor via BBS-telephone lines at electronic speed without having to leave your home.w Not aM}ell BBS's are networked. Usually members on that BB know of others that are networked.i Once logged-on (conM}pnected) to a networked BBS, it is possible to send messages or make inquiries about friends and familyt around M}the country--even throughout the world. For example: Does anyone know Bill Hicswa of Oceanside, California whoM} is president of a radio-controlled, gas-model airplane club? Hope you enjoyed my article? Hope you write somethiM}ng for me to enjoy.$ <<<>>>gas-model airplane club? Hope you enjoyed my article? Hope you write somethiL,@w0(à3w.w6-?:B,(w% D:NEWSLTR.BAS D:MASTER.BAS0v3(>:A%,"-@{D]3IA#DSAVE "D:SERENITY.BAS":+@HL%@PZ:&& @^b u:&&(Q}C@) GOD GRANT ME :&&(@-O THE SERENITY :&&(@Se TO ACCEPTi u:&&(@y Q} THE THINGS :&&(@"D I CANNOT CHANGE,:&&(@HZ COURAGE TO^ j:&&(@n CHANGE THEQ} THINGS:&&(@9 I CAN, AND THE :&&(@=_ WISDOM TO KNOW ;&&(@c THE DIFFERENCE. Q};&& @  #/;-@37A; $; BQ@D:SERENITY.BAS THE DIFFERENCE. Pcr)*` w BUFFERJSRDHADDBUFHBUFLDCSECTOSECTORHSECTORLDUMMBUFANSMESSAGECOLOULUyU} $%,-45 <= DE KM TU \]deku{U}& =SAVE "D:CUSTBOOT.BASM*k**BOOT SECTORS****o sWITHw **U}E** MESSAGE. ****& 0****4 Dp.kirton**T*j 11;A(,;@nu,;@y,;U}@8,467@5,. %67A(,. 467@9O,. 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F:B2y,@VmAeARs$,5 #U}A !-@@p>%"167,.>:,5 1467B:,%@BR,.467B:,%@Vm,.>:AU,6 67@$qu<@$y,.>:U}B:,,8?6-@@%&B:,%6-P:'@)2,?67@86:<@8>O,.>:,;67@)SW<@)[,.>:,>$@@@162,0,169,11,157U}G,66,3,169,70,157,68,3,169,8,157,69,3,169,0B<<157,73,3,169,31,157,72,3,169,0,141,198,2,169,10,133,84DPP169,5,133,85,169,U}t1,141,240,2,32,86,228,169,0,133,84,169,0,141,240,2,169,20F##141,7,7,169,7,141,8,7,76,20,7D8:CUSTBOOT.BAS} U}w w}U}'*JJw w}TJ *" /͠ԛ3 CUSTBOOT.BAS lets you personalize your disks with a message of up to 36Y} characters;- which displays while DOS is loading. By P. Kirton; it's on the OL' HACKERS Nov/Dec '95 Newsletter as "CUSTBOY}OT.BAS"* Put a formatted disk in Drive #1;- press [START];- enter your message on the line- and press [RETURN]. UPY}PER and lower case; punctuation; & graphics characters are OK. You will be prompted to set Color and Lum. MessaY}ge displays are centered. They're in sector 3- in effect, using no disk space! You will not find any mention of it on theY} DIRECTORY! tDon't write DOS or modify the boot sectors in any way, or you will lose your message!} Y}  *  tDon't write DOS or modify the boot sectors in any way, or you will lose your message!} X I just received very sad news. JIM CUTLER advised me that the OL' HACKERS and the 8 BIT world has lost a good frie}nd. DAVE EWENS one of the founders of T.W.A.U.G. (ENGLAND) passed away on October 12th 1995. I've been in close letter c}Gontact with DAVE, and in fact I wrote him a letter which is included with this newsletter. I shall miss his newsy commentsa} cy! (}!SAVE "D:POWERPAK.BAS"O-(%Reference for [EQUIPMENT] POWER PACK-O(VOLTAGES, CURRENT, AC or DC]}G )) !DESCRIPTION VOLTAGE CURRENT A/DC('' 130XE COMP 5VM Q2.5AU gDC'' 800 COMPl p9.5Vt x1.5A| D]}C('' 850 INTERFA 9V 3A& ?AC2'' 1050 D/DRIV 9VE G3AM fAC<'' XF551D/DRIV 9Vl n3At AC]}CD:POWERPAK.BASERFA 9V 3A& ?AC2'' 1050 D/DRIV 9VE G3AM fAC<'' XF551D/DRIV 9Vl n3At AC\ =*=*= ;MUSE - A BASIC MEMORY MONITORM by Brian Moriarty This program "MUSE.OBJ" is a}?on the Nov/Dec 1995 OL' HACKERS Newsletter. A BAD DREAM!C Suppose you've just fnished a long and complicated pieca}e of BASIC code. Trembling with anticipation, you SAVE the program out to disk, type RUN and press RETURN. Your 48K Ataa}ri hesitates for a moment as it initializes dozens of strings and multi-dimensional arrays. The screen blinks as ia}t tries to enter GRAPHICS 24 - and suddenly jumps back to mode 0 with an ERROR 2 (Memory Insufficient) message. Ya}ou type PRINT FRE(0) and discover that there isn't enough memory left over to accomodate a mode 24 screen. It's Oa}'ptimizaton Time! WHAT CAN YOU DO?? + There's all sorts of things you can do to a BASIC program to save memory. Remova}ing REM statements, cleaning out the variable tables and eliminating constants are just a few of the techniquesa} available to the RAM-hungry programmer. But the only way to check the effectiveness of your craming is to use the Fa}RE(0) function, which tells you absolutely nothing about were your program needs tightening. AH A MACHINE LANGUAGE a} SOLUTION MUSE (Memory Usage) is a co- resident, machine language utility that takes up where FRE(0) lea}aves off. It analyzes your BASIC program and shows you not only how much RAM it's using, but also how it's usinga} it. With mUSE, you can improve the optimization of your BASIC code by concentrating on the things that take up ta})he most space. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS.- A BASIC utility like MUSE is tricky to implement for two reasons: you need a a}R safe place to put it, and a convenient way to use it. I wanted to avoidV YUSR^ calls, extra DATA statemena}ts and page 6 because so many other BASIC utility programs use these facilities. I also wanted the routine to bea}_ completely transparent to the user until it was actually needed. mUse meets allc wthese requirementw{ bya}CE exploiting the AUTORUN.SYS feature of DOS 2.0S. BOOTING UPI When you turn on your Atari, the operatng systa}em checks to see if a cartridge is inserted and, if so, whether or not the Disk Option Byte at locaton 49149 ($BFFa}C) is set. This byte tells the OS whether or not it's okay to boot a disk. Language cartridges like BASIC ana}dd Logo have the option byte set: game cartridges like Star Raiders do not. AUTORUN ANYONE?h Assume that the disk a}in drive #1 contains a standard Atari DOS.SYS file. As soon as DOS.SYS is booted into memory, the disk direa}ctory is scanned to see if there is a file that is named AUTORUN.SYS. If present, the file is loaded and executed bea}fore control is passed to BASIC cartridge. That means you can use AUTORUN.SYS to reserve blocks of memory and toa} "steal" important operating system vectors to suit your own devious purposes. MUSE does both. It loads intoa} memory just above DOS.SYS and protects itself by changing the low memory pointer MEMLO at address $2E7. Then it a} alters the DOSINI vector ($0C) so that your Atari will execute the MUSE routine whenever you hit the SYSTEM RESET ka}ey. Finally, control is passed to the BASIC cartridge, which initializes itself to operate above the RAM block resea}rved by MUSE. You can't overwrite MUSE with BASIC unless you deliberately alter the value of MEMLO, or a}Vstart POKEing around inside MUSE's reserved memory area. GETTING USED TO MUSEZ Put the disk with the AUTORUN.SYSa}Ǜ file (move the file MUSE from your ANALOG program disk to another disk and rename it AUTORUN.SYS) in drive #1,a} power down your Atari and turn it back on. After DOS boots in, you should be greeted with a "mUse 1.0 OK" mesa}sage along with the familiar BASIC "READY" prompt. Type PRINT FRE(0) and you will find that MUSE has stolen aba}out 1300 bytes from your BASIC workspace. Don't worry, though. MUSE is needed only as a diagnostic tool; you can get a}H rid of it after you're done optimizing your program. SURPRISEL Now brace yourself for a cheap thrill. Puta}C! your finger on the SYSTEM RESET% key and give it a firm, confident press. Surprise! Instead of a simple "READa}"Y" prompt, the screen is filled& with all sorts of interesting statistics about your BASIC program. Let'sa} go through them one at a time: #Lines: The total number of lines in your BASIC program. #Stmnts: The total na}umber of statements in your program. This number will be equal to # Lines if you put just one statement on every a}line. It will be larger !if% you used multiple statements per line. By dividing #Stmnts by # Lines, You caa}n estimate the density of your program listings. #REM chars: This figure gives you an idea of how much program space a}is being wasted by REM statements. A simple REM counts as one byte; each text character after the REM adds an adda}itional byte, Reducing the number and size of REM statements is really one of the most effective ways to cut the a} size of your BASIC code. Program RAM: The size of your tokenized BASIC program, not including the RAM used ba}y variable, strings and arrays. Program RAM lets you monitor the actual memory efficiency of the token prograa}m, regardless of variable name length and other unrelated factors. #Vars: The total number of simple (scalar) varia}aables in your program, including "dead" variables that have been removed from youre program but continue a} to take up space. Each variable requires eight bytes in the Variable Value Table and one or more bytes in thea} Variable Name Table. Obviously, it pays to keep the number of variables to a minimum. #Arrays: The number of a} one- and Dtwo- dimensional numeric arrays in your program,K ObothV DIMensioned, unDIMensioned and delea}ted. Array RAM: Arrays really eat up RAM, as this number readily proves. Each array element requires six a}bytes of binary-coded decimal. That means a one-dimensional array with 10 elements takes up 60 bytes, while a 2-D ara}ray DIMed to (10,10) requires a whopping 600 bytes! Note that Array RAM includes only those arrays which have a}Cbeen officially DIMensioned. #Strings: The number of all the DIMensioned,and unDIMensioned and deleted stringa}s in your program. String RAM: Strings are more forgiving than arrays since they use only one byte per DIMa}Ǜ allotment. The value shown by String RAM does not include strings which have not been DIMensioned. Varname RAM:a} The total number of bytes used by variable names, including strings and arrays. You can save space by keeping the a}length of variable names to a minimum, often at the cost of reduced readability. Free RAM: The same as FRE(0), a}except that it includes the space taken up by the last immediate mode line. BEWARE OF DOS! The only BASIC commaa}nd that will definitely affect the operaton of MUSE is the DOS command. When you type DOS, BASIC performs an indirect ja}ump to a routine that loads Atari's DUP.SYS file right over the space occupied by mUse. DUP.SYS will work just fine;a} you can even use option "B" to return to the BASIC cartridge. But don't hit the SYSTEM RESET key after calling DOS, ora} your Atari will go sailing into never-never land! If you need to use MUSE after running DUP.SYS, reboot the systa}em. MUSE starts at location $1F00, so it's safe to use with OS/A+ by Optimized Systems Software. Just change ta}he filename from AUTORUN.SYS to MUSE.COM before you RUN the BASIC program. When you boot up into BASIC, type DOS to ea}nter OS/A+, type MUSE and hit RETURN. The MUSE file will load and run automatically. You can also use the STAa}aRTUP.EXC feature of OS/A+ to execute the MUSE.COM file at boot time. FOR MORE INFORMATON.e You'll get more of a}MUSE if you familiarize $yourself( ,with0 the structure of Atari BASIC. Chapter 10 of De Re Atari includes a briea}f but useful summary }s own disk? JOHN, thank you for all your help and your generous thoughts! Hey FOLKS, its members like JOHN who "?}make this Club work and thrive. P.S. Some joker wrote in HARRY TUTHILL's name even though he wasn't present."@} Probably cause he knows of HARRY's interest in Wanting, Waiting and Winning the door prize. (Sounds like Professo"A}r HIGGENS!) P.P.S. We apoligize for the TYPO error in one of our prior newsletter minutes where we lumped together the n"B}ames of two great 8 BIT clubs, when describing a disk DEMO. SORRY T.W.A.U.G. and FUTURA, we love you both! Thanks to"C}7o, to DAVE EWENS for bringing it to our attention.G GL* .G. and FUTURA, we love you both! Thanks to OH^ACMPT  @MNUYA^SAVE "D:PROSET.BAS$$jE} Ҡ̬ԭРҺ$$+3à>D$$NXàЭbh$$pҠjF}C 3$$ǠŠ箠$$:@'2I, A `(@MOU(}(2 (1. PICA NORMAL-(10cpijI})<(2. ELITE(12cpi)F(3. CONDENSED(17cpi)P (4. PROPORTIONAL SPACINGZ##(5. DOUBLE WIDTH CHARACTERSdjJ}(6. BOLD PRINTn(7. UNDERLINED PRINTx(8. DEFINE LINE SPACING$$(9. RESET PRINTER'S DEFAULTS7-@jK}@ N7(ҠҠà!(( 0. TO END/( @@R+(WHAT'S YOUR CHOICE../("@jL} 3>:@x',( Ap("@+53>:@i9O,( Ap("@S]3>:@aw,( Ap("@{jM}3>:@ ",( Ap&"@&.3>:@2H,& Ap("@LV3>:@3Zp,( Ap("@t3>:@jN},( Ap"@2A "@ 6I A `"O`A @ @@d.(.(" DO YOU WANT jO}TO COMBINE? (es/o)"4YAP,4NA @6 Ap@ (} ((J(1. LEFT MARGIN SETTjP}(2. HORIZONTAL TAB SET^##(3. UNIDIRECTIONAL PRINTINGh(4. REVERSE LINE FEEDr(5. LINE FEED PITCH|!!(jQ}6. PERFORATION SKIP OVER(7. DEFINE PRINT TYPE$$(8. RESET PRINTER'S DEFAULTS(( 0. TO END/( A jR}-+(WHAT'S YOUR CHOICE../"@1DA0"@H[A("@_i3>:@bm,( A(jS}"@ .3>:A,( A"@26A:E"@I\A@"@`d@@hs"@w A jT} `"A @ A  (} ((""( SET LEFT MARGIN TO: XXX&'( ('( XXX MUST = 000 TO jU}16001(1(& DEPENDING ON CHARACTER PITCH SETTING:*( (&( SET LEFT MARGIN TO: *D)2000)31606.000jV}) ApN3>:@vw,X Ab (} ((l//(' HORIZONTAL TABS XXX,XXY,XXZ (UP TO 32)v0( (0("} jW}EWTAB STOPS MUST BE 000 TO 1601(1(& DEPENDING ON CHARACTER PITCH SETTING2(2(' caution: no error trap in this optijX}0on!( (( SET TABS TO :!3>:@@4=,>:@FA,(($( HORIZONTAL TABS SET AT:(  A (jY}8} ((##(LINE FEED PITCH SETTING XX"("(< ZXX MUST = 01 TO 99((` 18 = 1/8 INCH!!( 24 = jZ}M1/6 INCH (NORMAL),( (((SET LINE FEED PITCH TO: ,400AQ^3>:@b, 9(&( LINE FEED Pj[}xITCH SET AT: + 9  /144 INCH0(0($ DO YOU WANT TO COMBINE? (es / o) *4YA 44N}j\}> AH##@ @$&,;P:R<*@?C@)GN)*@RV@eZa<*@ei@dmx\-@|j]}@`f-*@@d$)*@(,@d0>- p)*@BF@gJQ)*@UY@d]hz-@blp@ft-*@j^} @d )*@@d .- )*@26@e:A)*@EI@dMW*@[_@0cm@q3 Aj_}3'('(PROGRAMING IS NOW COMPLETE.$-@7;A?Y ! }$BB3>:@x]f,>:@yjs,>:@w,>:j`}@4,L000GD3>:@ ),>:@H-C,>:A,>:@eGP,>:@`T,G$ D:PROSET.BASN8:PROSET.BASh} about T.W.A.U.G. things and how busy they all are in putting out such a GREAT newsletter. I send to the EWENS family mb}y, and OL' HACKERS sincerest condolences in their loss. I know that his passing will be a great loss to T.W.A.U.G., butc}o I hope, as a lasting tribute to DAVE, that they continue the newsletter in his memory! CARRY ON LADS!} d} * REMINDER: THE OL'HACKERS 1996 DUES ARE DUE BY January 2, 1996. DON'T GET KNOCKED OFF THEe} MEMBERSHIP ROLLS OF THE BEST 8 BIT CLUB AROUND! SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER PAYABLE TO RON FETZER, NOT OL' HACKERS AUG, af}%t 22 MONACO Ave. ELMONT, NY 11003!) Here are some of the old gems I promised you, like "MASTER.BAS", SERENITg}Y.BAS" (whenever you need a lift!). For our worldwide members "CURRENCY.BAS", to help with money problems. h}C Then there +is "DIRHEAD2.BAS",/ 2and6 "XEDUP.BAS", "PROSET.BAS", "CUSTMLBL.BAS" and more. What do they do? i}imInterested? Well then make sure you read the DOCS and then run every program. Try them and don't forgetr uthey holij}day programs, "XMASCARL.OBJ", (read DOCS first!) also on this disk. These programs are in response to members whok}J have asked for good programs along with the various text files.P I want to thank our prolific member JOl}E HICSWA who wrote, "Hi! You authored a well written, interesting article which was printed in the October 1995 m} issue of P.A.C.E. newsletter. Just had to let you know that you are doing a good job!" Now you will have to rean}d that newsletter to find out what JOE was referring to. Isn't that a sneaky way to get people to check out other newsleo}tters? I want to thank JOE, and P.A.C.E. for featuring the OL' HACKERS as its "first in their series of artip}cles on other ATARI clubs." P.A.C.E. has a great club, and manages to not only have many ladies in it, but manyq} of them are very active officers, Its excellant, and always interesting newsletter is put out by editor, JEAN r}0BROKAW. Read some of ALAN SHARKIS's comments4 6in: his monthly club newsletters review for a birds eye peek s}A at a very active club, in existance for over 10 years.G Here again, are a few interesting sayings sent to me t}by our Quakertown member LARRY TISCHBEIN, editor of L.V.A.U.G.'s newsletter: 1. Don't find fault, find a remedy!u} 2. Remember that you are as good as anyone, and better than no one. 3. Remember the kindness of others, and forgetv} your own. 4. We may give without loving, but we can't love without giving! 5. Happiness is a way of life that makw}es the most of opportunities, the least of difficulties, and the best of everything. 6. Ideas are funny little thingsx} --- they won't work, unless you do. 7. Its easier to keep up, than catch up! 8. Talk is cheap --- mostly becausey}2 the supply is greater than the demand!8 UThats about it for now, bye!d <#><#>-- mostly becausekC(g started with something special., JPresident and Editor, ALEXN VPIGNATO,Z welcomed honorees, President, PA&{}{LT MULVEY, and V.P., MARK GLICKSMAN, of L.I.A.U.G. to our humble meeting.R RON FETZER wasted no time in thanking&|} RON LUKS, Sysop of Compuserve for all the "goodies." that RON sent us. This was a goldmine for a local community clu&}}b like ours. Many of the books received are real gems because they are out of print and v-e-r-y hard to find! ALEX als&~}Vo joined with RON to express the Club's deep appreciation for RON LUKS' support!\ JOE HICSWA, New Jersey member,&}Ǜ wrote about the October 7th NEAR*US meeting which was held at the Smithtown library. He shared the info tha&}t MARK GLICKSMAN (applause!) was elected to become the new NEAR*US Chairman sharing with JIM HARRIS as Assistan&}t Chairman. The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for November 18, 1995, at either a New Jersey or Staten Islan&}d site. One of the considerations MARK mentioned was the possibility of a flea market ... I'm sure suggestions &}* for the new year would be welcomed.1 6DAVID: OLDFIELD, Connecticut member, writes of his deep enjoyment wi&}.th his 8-bit and his joyful renewal of his2 was sent a prepaid order form for 4 disks of his choice.D ALEX wrote to RUSSELL STOWE, V.P. of (FR)ANTIC/AAAUA, &}Texas, thanking him for the March 1984 issue of ANALOG that would support the French EPSDRIVR.BAS program thinki&}ng it to be the original. ALEX does not find it to be quite the same. RUSSELL responded thanking us for &} the MICROCHECK disk and sharing that he found PROSET in the August 1984 edition of ANALOG which seemed t&}o answer ALEX's request. ALEX was so glad to receive the basic program, but notes that the French programmers mo&}C$dified it to get the EPSDRIVR.BAS.* ALEX gave out discount tickets to Personal Computer and Electronics Expo at Nassa&}u Coliseum which was held on October 21 and 22. Several were interested, but noted that Senior Citizens als&}-o received a $1 reduction in ticket price.3 Another nice JOE HICSWA letter with a strong witness to a "WOW! OL'&} HACKER" newsletter. It's so nice to hear how sincerely JOE feels about his connectin to O.H.A.U.G. Again, ol' prof&}essor, ALEX, offered his sage advice to help him with his printing difficulties. Joa advised of a very important&} development, JOE wishes to "sell" copies of OH's N/L for $6 ... ALEX wished his venture well and suggested tha&}t J.A.C.G. enjoy the "profits." A postcard was also received wherein he states that he "boo-boo'ed" by the&} duplication of one page of the newsletters text over another, due to his inattention to the printer. This seems to&} be familiar goof to the OL' HACKERS attending. He wanted to know how to print pages 13 1nd 14 alone. RON had an ide&}a to keep the printer off until the page you want to print comes up; however, ALEX explained that, in his printers &}case (STAR NX1001), he has too big a buffer and it would just print from the first page. Joe tells how he solved the&}[ problem. Much brainstorming from the members ... gee, these guys love a challenge._ JOE also sends his appr&}eciation to RON FETZER for sending him the 62-sector picture disk which even the Post Office could not destroy. &} He shared with the Club this disk's artistic graphic rendition of a Mustang. Another card from JOE asks for a POLISH f&}ont ... sounds like a joke but it's not. RON suggested that he write to Polish consulate. Suggestions anyone&}? Another bit of sharing reminds us of the value of the club in trying to help... And last, but not least, JOE again&} honors ALEX with his accolades about ALEX's recent article in P.A.C.E., which was actually a reprint of an o&}0ldy but a goody, giving the history of OHAUG.7 LARRY TISCHBEIN, Pennsylvania member, and Editor of L.V.A.U.G., w&}Gho writes of the many woes of the Editor's job (gee, I wonder if ALEX can empathize), wherein he apologizes f&}or the mistake on the first page of their newsletter. ALEX pointed out that the NEWNEST BBS phone number is incorr&}ect. ALEX advised that this BBS with its international connection (IAN) is sponsored by L.I.A.U.G. In another let&}ter, he shared that he has realized he is a 'Mushroom' ... they keep him in the dark and keep feeding him bu---it! &}In his wonderfully comedic style, he bemoaned his lack of accurate knowledge of the upcoming schedule. The group &}gets a kick out of his funnies ... and RON appreciates (I'm sure) being mentioned as a really great 'dude' and a kin&}d one, too. ALEX set him straight that NEAR*US was scheduled for Oct. 7 at L.I.A.U.G. (Of course, this is old hat, no&}w.) From STUART MURRAY, N.O.S.A.U.G., Scotland, he writes that since he has had no response from JOHN HARDIE, he&}7 takes it that it's no go to do transatlantic; Dbusiness.J STUART realizes this could be daunting and acc&}hepts the apparent conclusion. Anyhoo, our rain seems to have gone transatlantic in buckets.l Another transatl&}antic being that is mentioned is, I believe SIMON, our English friend who came to ur meeting last time. STUART&} stated that we should be expecting someone (SIMON)... oh, transatlantic postals are not the timeliest, it se&}ems. SIMON got here before STUARTS letter. Seems that our newest 8-bit fan enjoyed our meeting so much that he has &}lbecome an OL' HACKER, too! ALEX acknowledged this great sharing (first, disks; now, people!).r DAVID EWEN&}S, (who regretfully just passed away, and who will be missed), was an Editor of T.W.A.U.G., England, and pointed&} out in his last letter that the Brit's T.W.A.U.G. is not affiliated (except through this ATARI fraternity) with &}oN.O.S.A.U.G. FUTURA, and not as stated in the last issue of OH N/L. Real sorry for the mistake, chaps!v DALE &}WOOSTER, President of N.W.P.A.C., wrote a 116 page manual on TEXTPRO ($15.00) to accompany two disks ($6.00) whic&}C=h RON and ALEX have. Quite informative and thorough. D MAttentionQ Librarian, HAROLD PEGLER! OH Disk #594&} contains the copyrighted games, BATTLESHIPS, BANG BACK and MYCROX. The author, DERRICK FERN, of MICRODISCOUNT (UK) &}has had a difficult time of protecting his property from the pirates all over the world. Our Librarian, HAROLD PE&}GLER, will waste no time in booting it right into the 19th hole-Thanks DAVE for the alert ... we're very glad that this&}Ǜ disk was never sent to anyone and will never be sent to anyone -- no matter what. T.W.A.U.G. Pres. EWENS fondly rem&}inisced over the 3 years of his club's life and the help O.H.A.U.G. played in keeping it going. ALEX responde&}d and advised EWENS of our utter dismay at the abuse of piracy T.W.A.U.G. members participate just to keep the AT&}ARI 8-bit in the minds of the people. ALEX sent his MY DOS 4.1 disk for DAVID to try and an updated, modified, user-f&}riendly mail list basis for the one in their T.W.A.U.G. # 16. His last letter thanked the Club for their new mat&}4erial. Again, accolades to the OH N/L. DEMOS:: JACK GEDALIUS brought in a bunch of disks, and graphics and the m&}eeting changed course. With a lot of background discussion, L.I.A.U.G.'s PAT MULVEY shared his knowledge of 2&}4 pin PRINTER. Everyone was very intrigued by this machine and had lots of questions. JACK's 10 year old da&}ughter used PRINT SHOP (IBM compatable) and an INKJET PRINTER to create a beautiful colored poster for her c&}andidacy for the ,Class Presidency.0 The Club was very appreciative once again of the broad usage of the&} ol' ATARI 8-bit. At the promise of trying a disk drive, the tape went off. On went the tape, a second later, to &}ALEX singing as he signed off. Well, the 'time people' got at the recording machine to check if it had been on and&} found that all those wonderful demos went untaped; but, before the meeting ended, the following disks we&}re demoed at this meeting:" I#608 - T.W.A.U.G. #17 Sept/Oct '95O v#609 - FUTURA #16 July/August '95| #&}C'610 - N.O.S.A.U.G. Catalogue 1995- >#611 - S.L.C.C. D m#612 - S.L.C.C. DOM Oct '95 #1310s #613 - S&}.L.C.C. DOM Sept '95 #1309% E#614 - A.B.B.U.C. #42 Sept '95K Last, but not least, the beloved O.H.A.U.G. DOOR&} PRIZES were won by: 0FIRST: AL MANNELLA6 MSECOND: HAROLD PEGLERS jTHIRD: JACK GEDALIUSp FOURTH: MARK&} GLICKSMAN HBut, then, all who attended were winners ... Right?a hD.E.C.w <***> &}C LICKSMAN HBut, then, all who attended were winners ... Right?a hD.E.C.w <***> $EE