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AtkinsMAGAZINE LIBRARIAN....Jack GedaliusNOTE-[*] denotes change in positio,}n. *****(O.H.A.U.G.) is in no way associatedwith the ATARI Corp.,or any of theirafffiliates, other than,} using a greatproduct. Atari and Atari relatedproducts are the Trademarks of theirrespective companies and are,} used onlyas informational help to our membersand the Atari user in general. Opinionsherein are not necessarily tho,}se ofO.H.A.U.G. but those of the variousindividual authors.O.H.A.U.G. is a NOT-FOR-PROFITOrganization in t,}he State of New York.O.H.A.U.G. will NOT tolerate ANYreferances, directly or by implicationto piracy or the use ,}of any computerequipment for illegal activities.DEADLINES FOR NEWSLETTERJAN/FEB DEC 31 JUL/AUG JUN 30MAR/APR,} FEB 28 SEPT/OCT AUG 31MAY/JUN APR 30 NOV/DEC OCT 31 Submitted articles are,} preferred asdisk text files, preferably made on the1ST XLENT Word Processor, in 38 columnsbut it will be gratefully ac,}cepted ashard copy. Send your articles, commentsto:OL' HACKERS Newsletterc/o A. Pignato,3376 Ocean Harbor DriveOcea,}nside, N. Y. 11572.Please refer to the above schedule forOL' HACKERS NEWSLETTER deadlines. ****end*****Ocea,x <><><><> PRESIDENTS MESSAGE by ALEX PIGNATO I hope you all enjoyed a HAPPY HOL0}IDAY SEASON! As you probably noticed in the menu, we are into our 9th year as an ALL 8 BIT club, with a world0}wide membership of 73 at last count! Wow, its incredible that the 8 BIT that was deserted by so many, remains so st0}rong, with a cadre of staunch 8 BIT'ters. I can't tell you how many messages on BBS's I have read where the indiv0}idual bewails the fact that they got rid of their 8 BITs, or they are still using the 8 BIT alongside their clones. A 0} raging battle is being waged everyday by both sides claiming theirs is better, while in truth, if the micro you ar0}e now using fits your needs, then that is the best one for YOU! Yes the 64 BIT JAUGUAR is now in the hands of0} a limited number of people. Our own JOHN HARDIE purchased three of them. One for himself and two others for friend0}s/relatives in TEXAS. The machine were to be demo'ed at the December meeting, but JOHN had ordered furniture which was0} being delivered that same day, so he could not come. However I have seen a demo and I can tell you first hand that0} it is an amazing machine. The colors, the scrolling, the 3D effects, and the music have to be seen/heard to be app0}reciated, 'cause no words can adequetly describe them. As some of you know, in November 1992, I and RON FETZER decided 0}to take a flyer on the ATARI stock. Ron bought in at $1.50 a share, while I paid $1.75. After a couple months of decl0}ine, the stock hit a low of about .60 cents, and I felt that ATARI was DOING it to me again. Setting me up for high 0}hopes, and then dashing me down. As the shares slowly climbed to $3.00, RON put in a sell order, while greedy me 0}told everyone, that I would hold until it reached $10.00. Of course, I didn't really believe it would, but I put on a0} bravado act for all to see my courage in not selling, make my profit, and be happy. No, I held on, hoping it would0} $10.00 by Christmas. When in early November 1993, the stock hit $12.3/4, I decided to protect some of the gain0}, and put in a sell order if it went down to $10.00, which it very shortly did. So, I was sold out at $10.00, 0}and I feel I did the right thing. This is the first time I was so smart (LUCKY is more like it [grin]) with a stock. W0}ish I could repeat the process a few times. Its a NICE FEELING and I wish it for all of YOU! By the way, it is now down 0}around $6.00. I'm glad I'm out. Club membership renewals have been coming in steadily, and by February w2} >>>***<<< MINUTES OF THE NOVEMBER 1993 MEETING ===================================== NEW MEMBERS: L4}UISE DI MICELI joined our club. LUISE received her 8-Bit equipment from her brothr-in-law who lives in te midwest, an4}d she was told to join OHAUG. When she came to our meeting we helped her with programs and got her acqauinted with w4}hats available. LES ELLINGHAM the editor of PAGE 6 and publishers of THE NEW ATARI USER in England also joined our4} club. Welcome to to the club, both of you. I think you will have a good time and make many new friends. THE TRE4}ASURER REPORTS. RON FETZER the treasurer reports that we are in the black. He also reminded all members that d4}ues of $24.00 are due for 1994. Make your check out to RON FETZER. ITEM: BOB ULSCHMID volunteered to bri4}ng the printer to the meetings. BOB also ran the DISCO-DESK (disk duplicating set up) for the members. JOE L4}EBER lost his mother who was 89 and his aunt who was 91. JOE also went through some serious surgery, at the s4}ame time. The club extends our deepest condolences and hopes he feels better. CORRESPONDENCE: We received our 4}first Christmas Card from our member JIM CUTLER from England. He extends Seasons Greetings to all the OL' HACKERS, ne4}ar and far! PAGE 6 EDITOR JOINS LESS ELLINGHAM the Editor of PAGE 6 from England writes us that he is joining4} our club and he wants to re-establish past links to PAGE 6. We used to exchange newsletters when our newsletter was pr4}inted as hard copy, and not on disk. THE AMS SHOW IN ENGLAND A letter from the TYNE AND WEAR ATARI GROUP in Engl4}and. DAVID EWENS one of our members writes that he receives our newsletters and that he likes them. He especially l4}iked the bonus programs on our disk. He writes they are going to the AMS7 SHOW. This is a great 8-Bit show in STAFFORD,4} ENGLAND. There will be 14 8-Bit Atari Tables at the show. He writes us that TWAUG is going to release their 1st commer4}cial program ULTIFONT. It is an excellent font editor with joystick control. A member of TWAUG is also writing a bo4}ok on more than the memory map of our computer. It will be similar to MAPPING THE ATARI and will correct some o4}f the errors. DAVID also asks permission, which was granted, for the following OHAUG programs to be put into 4} their library: back issues of the NEWSLETTER; the CALENDAR DISK; the DISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM and the4} PROGRAMMING KIT DISKS. ALEX answered that a goal of the minutes in the NEWSLETTER, is to make the rea4}der feel he/she is at our meeting. He said he will pass on DAVE'S HINT or request for some new material for t4}heir newsletter, from our members. A LETTER FROM SCOTLAND. A letter from our Scottish member STUART MURRAY. He mai4}led us FUTURA DISK #8. (See demo section). He tells us that he included an article from ALEX in the FUTURA DISKS. He t5}ells us that he will help spread the word of the OL' HACKERS throughout the United Kingdom. FROM CALIFORNIA. A let5}ter from our member WILLIAM SMINKEY. He wants to know how to print the international character set. WILLIAM, 5}check your printer manual. Most printers have a DIP SWITCH setting for different countries character set.5} AND FROM PENNSYLVANIA. LARRY TISCHBEIN our member from PA. writes us that he had some trouble with the Pos5}tal Service they losthis onlycopy of their newsletter. He also writes that he went into the hospital and had some gall5} stones removed by a NEW procedure called Laproscopy. They make only a small incision and insert a fiberoptic5} instrument and remove the gall stones. Hope you recover real fast Larry. DEMOS: LOVE THAT LOGO! ALAN 5}SHARKIS gave a fascinating demonstration of the LOGO language. He showed how to program the LOGO TURTLE. ALAN expl5}ained the structure of LOGO. He discussed PRIMITIVES, PROCEDURES, OPERATIONS, INPUTS etc. ALAN drew a spider web5 } with the TURTLE. You need a LOGO CARTRIDGE to run LOGO. ALAN showed us the command structure for LOGO. LOGO is a v5 }ery structured language with procedures and sub procedures. You can pass values from procedure to procedure. You5 }ngster who use LOGO will learn a heck of a lot of geometry and it will lay a foundation for logical thinking. 5 }We also saw a game written in LOGO as well as heard some music. Excellant demo, AL! THE NEWSLETTER EDITOR SPEAKS. 5 } ALEX showed us how he edits text program that he receives to prepare them for the newsletter. ALEX showed how, when he5} gets text materials they usually are not in 40 column format. Therefore he has to use either COL40, FIXUP.COM, or REFORM5}AT to change them to 40 column. Then he has to take out the RETURNS because he has to right justify the text. He showed 5}us how he preserves the paragraphs by putting in "**". It is then saved to PRINT in RAMDISK 8. When the document is re5}constituted he now knows where the paragraphs are. The next thing ALEX does-he reads the document and writes a Par5}agraph headline. This makes the article more interesting and it breaks it up for easier reading. ALL of this is done 5}on the 1st XLEnt Word Processor. ALEX extensively uses the RAMDISK 8 and the two TEXT WINDOWS of the word processo5}r. It is a real time consumer, but thats whats needed to get the results you see. AUDIO UPGRADES RON FE5}TZER talked about how he did the AUDIO UPGARDE on the 800XL and the 130XE. He used the article by BEN POEHLAND call5}ed "AUDIO BYPASS UPGRADE FOR THE XL/XE" in the Oct 1993 issue of AC. The upgrade really improves the audio quali5}ty of the computer greatly and is very easy to do. You just have to bridge a resistor with a .1mfd myl5}ar capacitor. (EDITOR, Yeah, easy for you, you real HACKER, but what about us non-techies?) KEYBOARD UPGRADES 5} Next RON talked about how he improved the keyboard of the 130XE. As you know the keyboard on the 130XE is soft an5}d mushy. BEST ELECTRONICS sells a "TT TOUCH" keyboard upgrade kit for the 130XE for $29.95. There are two types of 5}130XE keyboards. Pull up one key. If you have a spring underneath your keys then this upgrade will not work. Most 5}keyboards do not have springs. To do the upgrade you remove the 6 screws from the bottom of the computer. Remov5}e the case. Pull out the keyboard ribbon cable from its connector. Turn the keyboard over and with a #0 phill5}ips screw driver remove the 16 phillips screws. Take out the old rubber contact cups and replace them with the ne5}w cups. Reassemble the computer. Your keyboard is now nice and firm it has a good tactile feel and you have a great 5 } keyboard. This is a much cheaper route to go then if you order a "TRANSKEY KIT" for use as an IBM type keyboard. EN5!}GLISH GAMES TWAUG disk #5 from England. It is a game disk. Some of the games on this disk are: MAGIC SQUARE, SP5"}ACE WOLF, FOLDER LABEL (OHAUG PROGRAM), BOMBER and ROAD VENTURES. Very well done as usual. ATARI 8-BIT CLUB NEWS 5#} From the SAN LEANDRO COMPUTER CLUB - NOVEMBER 1993 newsletter disk. It has in it, FROG, KILLER XE, (a CHESS VARI5$}ATION), REAR DOOR, OMNIVENT BASIC, DRAGVENT, ROBOVENT, CIRC.BAS (a SHOOT-EM-UP), UTILITIES AND DEMOS. RTLSTMOD.LIS. (a 5%} PRINTSTAR program patch MOD for the 400/800) by our member THOMAS ANDREWS. This is an upgrade to CUSTOM.BAS.5&} We saw STYX.DMO. A great graphics demo. On side two is the updated version of FILEEM. This is a data base prog5'}ram that lists all the articles in the various ATARI 8-BIT magazines of the past. A great program to get. MUSIC FROM5(} GERMANY We heard a great demo of music from ABBUC (BIT BYTER.) Also on this disk was LASER.BAS, WORD.OBJ5)}, INFO.TXT, DEMO.COM. There were many more great programs on it which we had no chance to demo. MORE DEMOS A 5*} POKEY SPARTA DOS disk was shown with an absolutely gorgeous introduction screen. The POKEY disks are produced by5+} the West New York Atari Users Group in Rochester, N.Y. On it was 716 AREA CODE, BARRY, CHIPS, PICTURE, GOOSE5,}, JAWS. This disk has many games and some great graphics on it. It is their newsletter disk and everythi5-}ng is documented. This was just the front of the disk. On the back there is some more great stuff. We saw ano5.}ther POKEY disk from October 1993. It had one of the BEST BLACK JACK programs on it that we have ever seen. VERY 5/}LARGE colorful GRAPHICS. Both are now inthe library. Next we saw some programs from the late great programmer,50} KRIS HOLTEGAARD. One was COPIER.COM, QINIT.COM, DISKLBLR.BAS and TWOCOLMK.RIS. These programs are51} really great and they are released into P.D..The COPIER.COM is a program to dump text to the printer. It has many f52}eatures such as small, medium or large print, etc. also the number of copies wanted. We also saw DISKLBLR.BAS. 53} It prints disk directories alphabetized and in columns. You can print a title for the directory. We al54}so saw the program TWOCOLMK.RIS. All these programs are on one disk and and are in the library. KRIS was an OHA55}UG'er. We next saw FUTURA DISK #8. It has articles, news, reviews, utilities, games, BASIC programs,56} TURBO BASIC and demos. EDITOR, STUART MURRAY spent over 60 hours producing this disk. It shows. It is a great, great 57} disk! Side two has games like DUNGEONS & DRAGONS type of games, COUNT DOWN, SYNTRON, TWO26.OBJ, TRON, WILDECK.DMO, 58} TURBO, WORDWISE, and OHAUG.DOC DOOR PRIZES: ALAN SHARKIS HARRY TUTHILL HAROLD PEGLER RON FETZER Sub59}mitted by RON FETZER >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<} *** 22, *** 1994** February 12, 1994 March 12, 1994 April 9, 1994 May =?} 7, 1994 June 11, 1994 ->->END<-<- 1994 April 9, 1994 May <O +-+-+-+ Life Insurance For Your Disk Drives by Ron Fetzer, member of THE OL' HACKERS A.U.G., NYAA} HAVING PROBLEMS? Are you worried that your disk drives will not last? Are you considering getting someAB} back up drives? This article will help you in extending the life of your disk drives. It will show you how to mAC}ake the most important improvement you can make to your disk drives. HOT STUFF! The major cause of disk driveAD} failure is heat. Have you ever opened a disk drive after it has been used for half an hour? The metal on which the reAE}ctifiers are mounted is so hot you can barely touch it. To extend the life of your disk drive and its components yoAF}u must get rid of the heat. THREE HOT DRIVES! In the 8-Bit community there are three types of disk drives in comAG}mon use. The Atari 810, the Atari 1050 and the Indus disk drives. The Atari 810 and the Atari 1050 disk drives wilAH}l be treated the same way as far as heat reduction is concerned. The Indus disk drive will require a different aAI}pproach. AN EXHAUSTING FAN, PHEW! On the Atari 810 and the Atari 1050 disk drives the most effective way to reAJ}duce the heat is to install an exhaust fan. The fan should be completely independent of the disk drive power supplyAK} and should have its own ON/OFF switch. The fan will be mounted flat on top of the case of the 810 and 1050 drives. AL} For the fan I use a 3 inch 12 Volt DC brushless cooling fan from Radio Shack. I run the fan on 9 Volt DC. At tAM}hat voltage the fan produces the right amount of exhaust. Because it runs below its rated voltage it will last muchAN} longer as well. The only two items that I had to buy were the 3 inch fan and the 9 volt power supply from Radio Shack.AO} The rest of the parts I had in my electronics junk box such as a ON/OFF slide switch and a male and femaleAP} RCA phono plug. The female phono jack was mounted on a phenolic board with mounting holes in it. I also needed fAQ}our 1/2 inch 6/32 machine screws with nuts. If you don't have these parts here are the Radio Shack numbers fAR}or these items: 3" Brushless 12 Volt DC fan #273-243 9 Volt DC Power Supply #273- 1651 1 pkg AS}of SPST Slide Switches # 275-401 1 pkg of Solderless Phono Plugs #274-384 1 pkg of Dual Solderless Phono JaAT}cks (chassis mount) #274-332 Four 1/2 inch 6/32 machine screws with nuts (Hardware store) HOW AU}TO? Preparing the fan. First you wire up the fan with the slide switch and a removable 9 volt power plug usiAV}ng the RCA phono jack. The fan comes equipped with 4 mounting holes on the top and 4 mounting holes on the bottom AW}of the fan housing and a red and a blue wire for the power. Take the fan and lay it down flat the writing facing yoAX}u. We are only working now with the 4 top fan mounting holes. On the left side front mounting hole attachAY} the slide switch with a 1/2 inch screw and nut to the fans mounting hole. On the left side rear mount the phono jaAZ}ck with a 1/2 inch screw to the mounting hole. This completes the mechanical part of the fan work. Wiring the faA[}n. Take the red wire from the fan and cut it to reach a little beyond the switch. Strip off 1/4 inch insulation and soldA\}er it to one terminal of the switch. From the 2nd terminal of the switch solder a wire to the middle of the RCA phonA]}o jack. Cut the blue wire from the fan and solder it to the outside terminal of the RCA phono jack. Now the fan is wiredA^} with a switch and a jack. POWER SUPPLY! Preparing the power supply. Take the 9 Volt power supply and cut off theA_} jack. You don't need it. Take a male solderless phono plug pull off the plastic sleeve and slip it over the output A`}cord of the 9 Volt supply with the large end facing you. Separate the 2 wires of the power supply for about 3 Aa}inches and strip off 1/8 inch insulation from one wire and 1/4 inch insulation from the other wire. Attach the wireAb} with the short insulation removed to the screw in the middle of the phono plug. Attach the other wire to the loAc}ng terminal with the serrated clip. Plug in your RCA male plug into the jack. Plug in the power supply and turn on the Ad}switch. If the fan is not blowing out from the front or is not working reverse the two wires in the male phono plug aAe}nd try again. Make sure that the middle wire with the screw in the phono plug does NOT touch any other metal part oAf}r you will have a short. If everything is OK crimp the long lead of the Phono plug with the serrated edges around theAg} exposed wire and slip the plastic sleeve over the plug. This completes the work on the power supply. FAN GOES WHERE?Aq}B%DOS SYSB*)DUP SYSBSAUTORUN SYSBTRAMDISK COMBWAUTORUN COMBXHELP DOCBkMAINMENUHLPB;sNEWSLTR BASBPRESSPRTMNUBPRESSPRTHLPBWELCOME SCRBBWHO TXTBCPRESMESTXTBSDNOVMIN TXTBP:EDECMIN TXTB;FMEETDATTXTB^@GDRIVES TXTBHHUMOR TXTB;IEFFECTSTXTB BASICDIRBASBLNOTEPADTXTBNJSUPDOS TXTBFKTURBCOMTXTB\ESP BASBnPRINTSCRMODB|DIR Mounting the fan on the disk drive is the same for the Atari 810 and the Atari 1050 drive. Marking the fAr}an location on the drive. You have to cut a 3 inch hole in the top of the case for the fan. From the back of the diskAs} drive edge measure 3 inches forward and make a small mark with a pencil at that spot in the middle of the case. TakeAt} a compass and put it on a ruler and open it to 1 1/2 inches wide. Draw a 3 inch circle where the dot is on the casAu}e. The fan will be located approximately over the power supply and the motor. These are the 2 heat producing Av} sources in your disk drive. OFF WITH THE CASE! Removing the case. On the 810 drive on top there are plastAw}ic round disks in each corner. With a sharp knife tip remove them to expose 4 screw holes one in each corner. TakeAx} a phillips screw driver and remove the screws. The case will now come apart. On the 1050 drives there are Ay}4 screws holes on the bottom plus 2 screws in the front that hold the black front cover. Remove them. Slide the cAz}ase forward. You can also remove the black front cover from the case by bending it outward. CAN YOU CUT IT? CuttiA{}ng the case. There are 2 ways of cutting the hole in the case. You can use a round hole saw that you clamp into your A|}drill. These hole saws come with various diameter saw inserts. Select the largest one which is usually 2 1/2 inches A}}in diameter and cut the hole. This hole is somewhat smaller than optimum but it will do. This is the easier of thA~}e 2 ways. Or you can use an electric scrolling saw. Use a blade that has many teeth per inch to get a clean cutA}. Drill a hole in the inside of the circle to insert the saw blade and then start cutting. Frequently stop to letA} the blade cool down or your plastic will reseal the cut. After the hole is cut clean off the burrs with a utiA}lity knife and 0 steel wool. Lay the fan on top of the hole. With a pencil mark 2 holes opposite each other to holdA} the fan to the case. Drill the holes and mount the fan with the 2 screws. That's it. You are finished! It reaA}ds like a lot of work but it can be all done in about one hour. COOL CUCUMBERS! Your disk drive will now be as A}cool as a cucumber. You can run it as long as you want to without any heat build up. Your IC chips will last without A} any thermal problems and the motor will stay cool. You have made the most important improvement you can do for your A}disk drive. Each muffin fan use 160 ma. of current so you can use the power supply for 2 drives. The power supA}ply produces 500 ma. of current. Attach another set of wires to the output of the power supply wires and repeat the steA}ps above for the 2nd drive. INDUS ANYONE? The Indus drive has no provision for air cooling so a fan set up caA}nnot be used. Instead we open the case on the top and let the heat escape by convection. HOW TO! Marking theA} case. With a piece of chalk draw a line on the top of the metal case 1 inch from either side of the drive. On thA}e back and on the front of the metal case draw a line 1 1/2 from the front and back metal edges. You will now have A}drawn a box 4 3/4 X 6 3/4. This area will be cut out. The case is aluminum so it is easy to cut with a metal blade iA}n an electric scrolling saw. Case removal. To remove the case take out the 2 screws in the back of the plastic end sA}ection. Remove the 4 screws on the bottom. Slide out the case through the back. Cutting the hole. In each inside cA}orner of the box drill a 1/4 hole so you can turn your scrolling saw blade. Use a metal cutting blade in your scrA}olling saw and cut out the box. With a file clean off the burrs. Covering the hole. This hole gets covA}ered with a 1/16 inch thick clear plastic sheeting. You can buy this in a lumber yard or hardware store. Mark a reA}ctangle of 6 X 9 inches on the plastic with a felt pen. To cut the plastic sheeting use a utility knife with A}a new razor blade and score the lines deeply. Then move the plastic to the edge of a table and snap it off. On your A}case take 4 plastic push pins. Glue them with Crazy Glue upside down to the case. One in each corner of the case neA}ar the cut out. The plastic should be on the bottom the pin part should be in the air. Lay your 6 X 9 sheet of plastiA}c on top of the pins and mark the pin locations with a felt tipped pen. Drill the holes to fit the pins. LEFT OA}VER PARTS? Assembling. Reassemble your case to the drive. Put the plastic top on the pins to fit the holes. Put A} a rubber band around the case and over the plastic to hold the cover in place. You now have ventilated the diskA} drive extensively with 1/2 inch breathing area all the way around. In addition you can now see how your drive worksA}. It will stay cool and you will not have to worry about thermal problems anymore. CHECK THIS OUT! While yoA}u have your Atari or Indus drive open check to see if the pressure pad still has some felt on it. The pressure padA} is a little round holder over the read/write head that holds the disk to the head. There should be at least 1/32A} inches of felt showing. Give the pressure pad a 45 degree turn (slot on top) to expose a new side of the felt. If itA} is worn out order a new one from Best Electronics. Use a Q-Stick with some sewing machine oil and put a light coA}ating of oil on the cromium read/write rails. Do not get any oil on the read write head itself. BELT YOUR DRIVES! A} Your disk drive will now be in tip top shape and should hold up a long time. The only other weak link is the dA}rive belt. While the 1050 drive is open check to see if it is a TANDOM or a WOLRD STORAGE DRIVE and order a belt A}for it from Best Electronics. If you made the modification to your drives you cannot stack them anymore. A}Stacking drives is a bad idea anyway because the top drive absorbs the heat from the bottom drive in additioA}n to its own heat. This may lead to premature failure. If you can avoid stacking drives do so. FINI, AND A LONG LIA}FE! With a little work you now have improved your disk drives so that they are better than new. You disk driA}ves will now enjoy a long life and you will enjoy peace of mind. *=*=*re better than new. You disk dri@Y *+*+*+* Just a BYTE of HUMOR! Meddyical Disctionary daffynitions for DUCTERS. CONTINUED FROME} THE NOV/DEC OL' HACKERS NEWSLETTER. LABOR PAIN- Getting hurt at work! MEDICAL STAFF-A doctors cane. MORBID- A hE}igher offer! NITRATE- Cheaper than day rate! NODE- He was aware of it! OUTPATIENT- Person who has fainted E}PAP SMEAR- Fatherhood test! PELVIS- Cousin of ELVIS. POSTOPERATIVE-Letter carrier! PROSTATE- Flat on your bacE}k. RECOVERY ROOM-Place to do upholstery RECTUM- Dang near killed him! RHEUMATIC- Amorous. SECRETION- Hiding sE}omething. SEIZURE- A ROMAN EMPORER! TABLET- A small table. TERMINAL ILLNESS- Getting sickat airpE}ort TIBIA- A Country in ASIA. TUMOR- More than one. URINE- Opposite of your out! VARICOSE- Very E}near by. ****** in ASIA. TUMOR- More than one. URINE- Opposite of your out! VARICOSE- Very D* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Special Effects and Print Star 1.3 I} by Thomas J. AndrewsNOTE: [EFFECTS.PSP.] will be found onS-2 of the OL'HACKERS newsletter disk.WISH LIST? I} Have you ever wanted to add somespecial effects to your Print Starpages, like italicized words or bold,double-widI}th section headings? TWO PROGRAMS NEEDED plus EFFECTS.PSP. You'll need two programs to do it.First, of course, is PI}rint Star 1.3.Second, you'll need a word processorlike Atariwriter Plus that can displayin more than 40 columns, anI}d willdisplay entire printer control codesincluding the ESCAPE character.Another program, REFORMAT 2.01, wouldbI}e helpful in preparing text for PrintStar. Another helpful item would be areference for your printer's softwarecommand cI}odes.GETTING STARTED. The first step is to prepare yourPrint Star text. This, of course,needs to be formatted iI}n 40 columns orless, and may or may not be justified.This article, as you can see, is 38columns wide and fully justifieI}d. Theone thing you need to plan for at thisstage is those double-wide sectionheadings. Those lines will have toI}be kept shorter. Remember, everydouble-wide letter takes up two printspaces and if you use too many you'llthrow thI}e column alignment off. Don'tput in the printer codes now - they'llcount as characters and throw thealignment off, tI}oo. You'll need to send the Print Staroutput to a disk file. If there aremultiple pages, it's best to put eachpagI}e into a separate file. While inPrint Star, you can add specialeffects to the header, byline, orfooter by I}including the printer codeswhen you enter the lines - if therearen't too many. Remember, printercodes are not priI}nted and don't takeup any space on the printed line, butPrint Star doesn't know that.Headers, footers, and byliI}nes are allcentered by Print Star, and printercodes will be counted as characterswhen that centering takes place.I} Alittle offset due to a couple of codesmight not be noticeable, but morecertainly would be. One more thing -if I}you DO decide to add effects thisway, don't forget to turn them offagain.THE BEST WAY! The best way to add effeI}cts is towait until the next step and useAtariwriter Plus. (AW+) Boot up AW+normally, then load the page file yoI}uwant to work on into it, and move tothe EDIT screen. Now comes the trickypart. Press OPTION and C together.You'llI} then be asked, "How manycolumns?" You should respond with, oh- 150 or so. (You can go up to 249,but use at leaI}st 135) The screen willinstantly change and you'll see mostof the Print Star columns fall intoperfect alignment. I} The only linesthat won't be in alignment are theheader, byline, footer, and the linesthat already contain printer cI}odes. This OPTION C command adjusts thedisplay width. You still have amaximum of 40 columns displayed at onetI}ime, but the screen becomes ascrolling window to the entiredisplay. You scroll the window bymoving tI}he cursor from left to rightand back. The cursor will not gobeyond the end-of-line character on aparticular line, I}so if it's on a shortline you won't be able to scroll thewindow across the full page. Say you want a word italiciI}zed.Just move the cursor to the beginningof the word and insert your printer'scommand to turn on the italics font.Be I} sure to use the ATASCII charactersfor the command. DO NOT use thedecimal equivalents or the AW+ CONTROLO commandI}. Consult your printermanual for the proper codes. Forcharacters that are also AW+ commands,just press SHIFI}T ESC, then thekeypress for the character. Consult areference chart for the properkeypresses. This additiI}on will move the columnsout of alignment on the AW+ screen,but remember that the codes will notbe printed, so the aI}lignment will bepreserved on the printed page.A TURN OFF. To turn off the effect, just go tothe end of the word aI}nd insert thecode to turn it off. If you want toitalicize a passage that takes up morethan one line, be sure to turI}n theeffect off after the last character inthat column and turn it back on againon the next line. If you don't turnitI} on and off for each line,everything in all columns will beitalicized until you do turn it off.CAN YOUR PRI}INTER DO ALL THIS? This works the same for severaleffects besides italics, likeunderlining, NLQ, emphasiI}zed, evensuper- and sub- scripts. Just makesure your printer can produce theparticular combination of effects yI}outry, and don't remove any of thecontrol codes put there by Print Star.Don't change the line feed size,eitheI}r. That would really mess thingsup.DOUBLE-WIDTH Double-width section headings are aspecial problem. Remember, youI} wereto be sure to make them no longer than20 characters. Print Star, of course,didn't know these characters were tobeI} in double-width, so that line waspadded with spaces to preserve thecolumn alignment. In addition toadding thI}e printer codes it will benecessary to for you to remove theextra spaces, one for each characterthat is widened.I} Don't count theprinter codes, but spaces between thewords DO count as characters.TO SAVE YOUR LITERARY GEM! WheI}n you're all done, use the SAVEASCII command (OPTION S from the mainmenu) to save a copy to a new diskfile. This filI}e can then be copied tothe printer from DOS, producing thepage. You can dump the text directlyto the printer from AI}W+ if you want,but it's best to save it in a diskfile first, just in case. DO NOT USETHE AW+ "PRINT" FUNCTION TO PRI}INT THEPAGE.THATS IT, OR IS IT? That's all there is to it. If yourpage doesn't come out as you wanted itto, just rI}eload it into AW+ and editit again. Visualizing your effects asyou put them in may take a littleimagination, but iI}t will get easierwith practice.AN EXAMPLE FOR YOU. To give you an idea of what thefinished product might look liI}ke fromAW+, I've asked ALEX to include a file(EFFECTS.PSP) on this newsletter diskcontaining this article formatted on aI}Print Star page. I've sprinkled someitalics, underlining, superscripts,and double-width printing in thearticle.I} You can load this into AW+,change the display width, and look itover. If you have an Epson- orGemini- compatibI}le printer, you can goto DOS and copy it directly to yourprinter to see what it would look likeon paper.WHERE IS IT? I}(EDITOR: "EFFECTS.PSP" program willbe found on side 2 of this disk!)NOTE: If you use Print Star for somethinginteresI}ting or unusual, I'd be happyto hear about it. You may contact meon GEnie as J.ANDREWS24, or at thefollowing addreI}ss: Thomas J. Andrews 7805 US Route 20 Manlius NY 13104(orjust write to EDITOR, ALEX PIGNATO,c/o OL' HACKERS AUG; 3376I} Ocean Harbor Dr.; Oceanside, N.Y. 11572, and I will get it to TOM.)* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * HACKERS AUG; 3376Hk0AFSAVE "D:BASICDIR.BAS"%%CREATES A PROGRAM CALLED 'DIR'.M}= (}#0@@@=0@@@ ( BASIC DIRECTORY UTILITY$$( by D.A. Ursem for JACG M}N.J.(2]](UThis program puts a file name 'DIR' on your disk. to view the directory type:<(F( M} ŮĺҢ P1(1(&It won't wipe out your BASIC program! ZI-(%FILE 'DIR'(DIRECTORY) BEING CREATEDI( M}Ԡġd;A,n&&@@D:DIRx-@@"-@B:,6-@M}:7,,"@C6-AU"@6-@4"@G6-@D67<,.>:, (@M} j@Y(Fš HIT [], THEN Use ŮĺҢ٠\(j( à 327M}67POKE 201/10:CLR+ CLOSE#1:T.32767:POKE 201/1"":DIM F$(20):O.#1/6/0/\D:*.*\"":F.I=1TO64:I.#1/F$:?F$/:N.I+M}A@D:BASICDIR.BASPOKE 201/1"":DIM F$(20):O.#1/6/0/\D:*.*\"":F.I=1TO64:I.#1/F$:?F$/:N.I+L( ****** (See side 2 for further program and documentation of [ NOTEPAD2.ARS ]. (Below is the TITLE Q}screen of NOTEPAD2.ARS after you have renamed it AUTORUN.SYS, and autoloaded it. This menu is the "AUTORUN.SYS" fQ}rom your disk. To use "CALENDAR", move the cursor to upper leftside of empty area below the menu.) NOTEPAD COPR (c)Q}1985 M.D.PELLETIER TO ACTIVATE COMMAND HOLD AND KEYS & PRESS D *DATE (CALENDAR) P PRINT FILE Q Q}QUIT R READ FILE S SAVE SCREEN W APPEND SCREEN *IF INCLUDED ******DAR) P PRINT FILE Q Pa *=*=*=* --------------- SUPERDOS V5.0 --------------- by Tom CU}urtner An optional DOS for the Eight BIT users, brought to you by the by THE U} OL' HACKERS, NY, USA, with THANKS ** (Source unknown!) ONE OF MANY FEATURES! ** One of the great features availableU} for the Atari is the many Disk Operating Systems. Most of us know how DOS 2.x functions with our machineU}, and the limitations it imposes upon us. DOS 2.x is friendly, moderately fast, and dependable. However, is dU}oes lack some of the refinements other DOSes offer. Though Atari did address some of these options with DOU}S XE, they did not bother to make it truly compatible. This presents the regular DOS 2.x user a problem: stayU} with 2.x or go to another DOS. HISTORY! ** In 1988 a new DOS was introduced into the U.S. (SUPERDOS v4.x)V} (Editor- today there is an upgrade v5.0, see below) by Technical Support, situated in Daly City, CalifoV}rnia. The program being marketed was SUPERDOS by Paul Nicholls of Australia. Through BBS message basesV} and the user group grapevine, we heard good remarks for this DOS. COMPATABILITY! ** A major asset of SUPERDOSV} is the ability to run on all Atari Eight-Bit machines. And with 64K or more, you have the SDUP.SYS menu loadV} automatically (and resident). If you have less than 64K, you can set SDUP.SYS to resident. The SUPERDOS disk hV}as seven files on it: DOS.SYS (77 S/D sectors) SDUP.SYS (40) AUX.SYS (38) SBAS.SYS (03) DV}OC.SYS (318) AUTORUN.SYS (49) DOCv5.SYS (47) WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT ** DOCv5.SYS describes the latest rV}evisions of version 5.0. When you boot SUPERDOS you have the option of printing the documentation or going directly V}to DOS. Your best option is to print the docs, read, and then experiment. Once you have the docs printed, take theV } "D" option to DOS and view the menu. At the top of your screen you have the "Drive Status Line". Drives aV }re numbered from 1 to 5+, with 5+ being the RAMdisk. If you access 6,7, or 8, DOS will refer to 5+, the RAMdiV }sk. Since SUPERDOS is DOS sensitive, the Drive Line will reflect the current disk status, changing at each access (sV }ingle, double, etc.). In addition to the Drive Line, your border will reflect the type of operation which you are V } performing. Red is for WRITE, green for READ, and purple for INITIALIZE/FORMAT. MENU ** The SDUP.SYS menu for SUPEV}RDOS reads pretty much the same as DOS 2.x with modifications. DIRECTORY is very lenient (D1:1 or 1 is allowedV}). DIRECTORY also gives note if there is a DELETED or OPEN file (-FN.* = DELETED, ?FN.* = OPEN). The spacebar or V}no designated drive number will show the directory for "D1:". When calling up the directory in SUPERDOS your listingV} is in double columns. The screen will scroll, so you will be able to view all files listed. CARTRIDGE will enaV}ble/disable BASIC for the XL/XE machines. The COPY option has been enhanced and combines the 2.x COPY/DUPLICATE funcV}tions. HEY, LOOK AT ALL MY OPTIONS! ** Other options that you will enjoy: Bypass the verify prompts before proceV}eding (*.*/N or *.*/Y), and Copy from cassette. DELETE is the same as 2.x. RENAME will rename the first file only iV}f two of the same name have been saved. LOCK and UNLOCK same as 2.x. WRITE DOS allows you write both DOS.SYS aV}nd SDUP.SYS or just DOS.SYS (make sure you WRITE DOS if you make any changes with the AUX.SYS menu). FORMAT wilV}l do any density (this includes the XF551 drive), plus skewed sectors. DUP DISK will do disks or sectors, andV} will copy the boot sectors. BIN SAVE takes HEX or DEC. RESTORE recovers DELETED/DAMAGED/OPEN FILES. And finallV}y, VERIFY toggles your write/verify to on/off. The AUX.SYS menu offers special options. The # LIST DIRECTOV}RY works like the SDUP.SYS menu. INITIALIZE DOS will activate any options you have chosen for DOS (such as DRIV}VE BUFFERS or FILE BUFFERS). COPY FROM DOS 3 copies from DOS 3 to SUPERDOS. WRITE SUPERBIN enables you to have aV} binary loader on your disk (note: while not part of the AUX.SYS menu, the program SUPERBAS will likewise make a BASICV} loader for your disk). CONFIG.BLOCK displays disk drive configuration. TRACE AND PATCH will trace bad sectorsV}, linking the good sectors. XL/XE KEY RATE has the selection from 1 (slow) to 4 (fast). This is done in increments oV}f one. FILE BUFFERS allows you to set your file buffer number. DRIVE BUFFERS lets you designate the amounV }t of drive buffers. RESIDENT SDUP gives you the option of having SDUP resident at the bottom of memory, while non-reV!}sident will reside on disk or under the operating system, depending on your machine. EXIT TO SDUP executes that V"}command. NOTE, with any change you make in the AUX.SYS menu, you should INITIALIZE DOS, and then WRITE DOS to make youV#}r change permanent. TESTING! ** I tested SUPERDOS under many conditions. First I discovered that the copy I hV$}ad was in double density. So with my 1050 (with US Doubler), I formatted a disk in single density on the 810. Then V%} using COPY, I transferred the files from double density to single density-No problem! SUPERDOS did the job nicely.V&} Also and in addition, my sector count remained in sectors, unlike DOS XE with its Kilobyte count. Copying on a singlV'}e drive from D/D to S/D and back to D/D gave no problems either. When you copy, you have the option of initiV(}alizing in D/D,S/D,E/D, and 2 sided D/D (XF551). I even tested the duplication method by copying my TextPro 3.2 V)}initialized in SpartaDOS in S/D. I may not have been able to read the directory properly, but it did copy the disk! V*}More important, all the files in 2.x and SpartaDOS I copied during my test worked properly. In addition to theV+} regular copy test, once again I subjected COPY MATE 4.3 and MyCopyR to the task of duplication. Here again everythingV,} worked as desired. SINGLE/DOUBLE DENSITY! ** SUPERDOS appears to emulate 2.x quite well. I was able to reaV-}d the D/D SUPERDOS disk with SpartaDOS without any problem. This, unfortunately, DOS XE could not address. So iV.}f you have SpartaDOS and someone hands you a disk in SUPERDOS, you're in luck. This may not seem important to V/}some, but with the various DOS formats available, it's good to know what is compatable. WORKS WITH MODIFV0}IED XL/XE TOO! ** I don't have a modified XL so I won't be able to tell you personally much about the RAMdiskV1} setup. (EDITORS NOTE: I do have a modified 800XL and 130XL, and I can report that they all work without anV2}y problems.) However, according to the docs, SUPERDOS supports most RAMdisks, and will set up the largest RAMdiV3}sk possible. In addition, SUPERDOS will copy all files with the *.RAM extension automatically to the RAMdisk. (EDV4}ITORS NOTE: A great way to work off the RAMDISK and not use your own drives!) There's even a way in which you can protV5}ect your RAMdisk from a coldstart. SPEED ** The speed of SUPERDOS during operations is very good. In workingV6} from D/D to S/D, operations went smoothly. The only lag is when transferring from my 1050 (with US DoublerV7}) to the 810. Here, reads on the 1050 were fast, but normal when writing to the 810. I must state, however, thisV8} is also true with SpartaDOS. There is help for this by toggling VERIFY to OFF. This gave a moderate increase in V9}speed. The menus in SUPERDOS function well, giving you clear instructions of what to do. By using the BREAK keyV:}, you abort the current function. This is an asset if you have made a blunder (who, me?), or change your mind at V;}the last nanosecond and wish to abort. If you load the AUX.SYS and don't take any of the options availablV<}e, any other key response will take you back to SDUP. Just remember!--SAVE all changes in your configuration.V=} EASE OF OPERATION! ** Working with SUPERDOS is easy. It's fast, user friendly, and very full- featured. If youV>} have any familiarity with DOS 2.x, you'll speed through with ease. The compatibility and enhancementV?}s of SUPERDOS are worthwhile, and will answer most needs. If you have the XF551 Drive, this could be the DOS V@}for you. A FINAL WORD! ** (EDITORS NOTE: When I work from my HARD DRIVE, I use SPARTA DOS 3.25, however when I worVA}k with FLOPPIES and my disk drives I try to almost always use SUPER DOS....IT is in my opinion better by far than DOVB}S 2.0 or 2.5. I often receive DOUBLE DENSITY disks, which I copy into my FORMATTED single density RAMDISK, and then VC}from my RAMDISK, I copy all programs to my FORMATTED single density floppy. It works like a charm. If you have any VD} questions please contact me, and I'll try to help you. Alex Pignato, EDITOR of OHAUG newsletter.) *VE}=*=*=* s please contact me, and I'll try to help you. Alex Pignato, EDITOR of OHAUG newsletter.) *T <><><> **************** **************** **************** ****ZG} **** **** ************************** * TURBO BASIC 1.4 * **************ZH}************ **** **** **** **** (EDITORS NOTE: Most of theZI}se commands will work with your XL/XE micro!) ************************** * ATARI 400/800 VERSION! * ********ZJ}****************** ******************************** * TURBO BASIC COMMAND SUMMARY * ********************************ZK}-- --! n!i# #name$ $nnnn%0 Constant%1 Constant%2 ConZL}stant%3 Constant%PUT %PUT#n,a%GET %GET#n,A& n & i*L *L *L-*F ZM} *F (or *F+) *F-*B *B (or *B+) *B-BGET BGET#n,adr,lenBLOAD BLOAD"D:name"ZN}BPUT BPUT#n,adr,lenBRUN BRUN"D:name"CIRCLE CIRCLE x,y,r CIRCLE x,y,r,r2CLOSE CLOSECZO}LS CLS CLS #6DEC DEC(a$)DEL DEL n,iDELETE DELETE"D:name"DIM DIM a(n)DIRZP} DIR DIR"Dn:*.*"DIV n DIV iDO DODPEEK DPEEK(m)DPOKE DPOKE m,vDSOUND ZQ} DSOUND n,f,d,v DSOUNDDUMP DUMP DUMP nameELSE ELSEENDIF ENDIFENDPROC ENDZR}PROCERL ERLERR ERREXEC EXEC nameEXIT EXITEXOR n EXOR iFCOLOR FCOLOR nFILLTO ZS} FILLTO x,yFRAC FRAC(a)GET GET nameGO# GO# nameGO TO GO TO nHEX$ HEX$(n)INKEY$ ZT} INKEY$INPUT INPUT 'text';a,b...INSTR INSTR(x$,a$) INSTR(x$,a$,i)LIST LIST n,LOCK ZU} LOCK"D:name"LOOP LOOPMOD n MOD iMOVE MOVE m,m1,m2-MOVE -MOVE m,m1,m2ON ON a EXECZV} n1,n2,... 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CORRESPONDENCE: We received our first Christma:~}s Card from JIM CUTLER our member from England. He had also mailed us a postcard of Great Harwood where he lives:}. JOE LEBER sent us a card thanking us for the Mass Card for his mother and his aunt both of whom died with:}in one week. A letter from JOE HICSWA our member in Passaic NJ. He writes us to tell us that the IBM comp:}uter owners can now buy a board for their computer for $500 so they can watch TV on their monitors. With a flick of a :} switch, we 8-Bitters always had that option at no cost, by using a TV connected to our 8 BIT. JOE is interested:} in making his Atari portable, but a power supply and a charger for this will come to about $300. A steep pric:}e to pay. A CHRISTMAS card from our member GINA and MICHAEL BRYANT in Virginia. She writes that Michael's ship th:}e MILWAUKEE is being decommissioned and he is going to the U.S.S. SAIPAN. Their young daughters are doing well in s:}chool thanks to the Atari programs they have. She intends to renew her membeship soon. A message from our :} member TOM ANDREWS near Rochester N.Y. He congratulates us on all the work we have been doing, in keeping the 8:} BIT alive ad well. ALEX wrote to SUE RIGGS. She did not know how to use the dip switches on her printer. ALEX help:}ed her out. A letter sent to IRVING ST JOHN, in Brooklyn. ALEX urged him to join us. A letter to DAVID PATTE:}RSON the author of CARDSTAX. ALEX complimented DAVID on the great program that he wrote. He sent us the latest version:} of the program. A letter to our member in England - DAVE EWENS. He is the editor of the TWAUG newslet:}ter. ALEX inquired about the AMS computer show and some other things. A letter from RALPH BRADLEY the author of a :}program that prints out pictures on a CITIZEN-SWIFT 9 COLOR printer. He mailed us one of his new programs with perm:}ission to use it. It will be in a future newsletter. THANKS RALPH! RALPH also lives in England. A letter from:} LARRY TISCHBEIN in PA. He is very happy with our CALENDAR DISK. He mailed a copy of one of the calendars to o:}ne of his friends that own an IBM computer.(Rubbing it in LARRY?- grin) LARRY mailed us a calculator d:}isk program, with a request for help. No docs came with it, so ALEX played around with it to see how it works. ALE:}X relayed the instructions back to LARRY. Another letter from our member S.J. MURRAY in Scotland. He is the ed:}itor of the great FUTURA DISKS. He mailed us FUTURA DISK #9. He inquired if the hectic Holiday Season has calmed do:}wn a little. He tells us that he went to the AMS show and it was fairly well attended. It had many 8-bit developers a:}nd clubs (14 tables of 8 BIT stuff!). His club and the FUTURA DISKS did quite well. He mentions that he was able :}to sell off some of his second hand software and hardware. He invited us to come over to England next year and sell :}the "OL' HACKERS NEWSLETTER" at the AMS show. ALEX will go if STU picks up the bill (grin). STU tells us that the:} OHAUG NEWSLETTER disk are selling briskly. He has sold about a dozen disks so far. He maintains that we are the MOS:}T INFLUENTIAL 8-BIT USER GROUP in the U.S.A if not IN THE WORLD. We thank you very much for this compliment. :} ALEX responded that his issue #9 of the FUTURA DISK does not show any sign of fatique or overlaod. Even though yo:}u he had to prepare for the AMS show, it is again a great disk. He said he enjoyed it tremendously. ALEX passed on :} STU's thanks to RON and HAROLD for the prompt shipment of disks that he had requested. A letter from DANIEL CARROD:}ANO our member in France. He tells us about his XF551 that he is trying to get from Rumania (unreliable postal ser:}vice). He also wished us a happy holiday season. ALEX wrote to ROWLAND GRANT of the GRADEN CITY ACE in B.C. :} in Canada. He complimented ROLAND on his prolific output as an author in this issue. He also thanked him for the se:}veral complimentary mentions of the OL' HACKERS in the XIO NEWSLETTER. A LONG.... letter from BILL SMINKEY our :}member in California. He tells us about his travails over the hard drive he had. BOB PUFF of CSS software helped him o:}ut and he got it going again. He thanked us for the Sparta disks ALEX sent. He tells us that he finally got his ha:}rd drive working, on and off. It seems to have an intermittant problem. WESELEY DUFF our member from Ohio renew:}ed his membership. WESS is 48 years old. He works for WCI STEEL as a mechanical technician. He is married to Norma an:}d they have three daughters. His interests are, raising horses, working with wood and working with his Atari. It is alwa:}ys nice to find out what our non-local members are doing. Thanks WESS for the information. A letter from :} JOHN M. JOHNSON our member from Oregon. He renewed his subscription and he tells us that the NEWSLETTER is his most :} awaited mail. He reads it from cover to cover. The postal service mangled his copy of the newsletter. We mailed him:} a new copy. A letter from DANE STEGMAN our member from upstate New York. We helped him with a problem he had:} with AWARD WARE. He also renewed his membership. F L A S H ******** ICD PRODUCTS: ICD finally sold its 8-Bit rig:}hts to: MIKE HOHMAN P.O. Box 66109 Scotts Valley CA 95066 TEL:408-GET-REAL (Honest-thats his number!):} Mike is a great hacker. He will manufacture and sell the 8-Bit ICD line. THIS IS A GREAT THING FOR US @ BIT't:}ers, There will be more on this in the future. DEMOS: We saw the TWAUG NEWSLETTER #5 from England. On it is MAG:}IC SQUARES, SPACE WOLFES, FOLDER LABEL (OHAUG PROG.), BOMBER. On side two it has 2 games EMPIRE and ZEROX.ARC. It:} is #422 in our library. Next we saw TWAUG NEWSLETTER DISK #6. Side two has a game called SPY HOTEL and an :} upgrade to the TETRIS game. On side one FAST BASIC VER. II, SPOT THE DIFFERENCE (GAME), INDEX CREATOR, TITLE CAR:}D (OHAUG PROG.). It is #424 in our library. Next we saw the FUTURA DISK #9. It will be #423 in our library. It :}has BATTLE.DOC. On side one there are a lot of documentation files. On side two it has ACEPLOT.COM, BBKART.COM, BLOCK.FN:}T, CHAMBER.SNG, CURL.FNT BLIPGLY.COM (GAME), KOUNG.COM (GAME), LETSGO (SONG),SYNTWO.SNG BAUCUS.SNG. These disks a:}re loaded with new materials. They are very worthwhile to get. We saw a disk called ARMY GRAPHICS. A g:}reat picture program also a program for PIE CHARTS, etc. On side two we have PAGE 6 programs. It has a DISSAMBLER,:} MONITOR.DOC, MONITOR.OBJ, RAMEDIT (PUTS A BOOTLOADER ON THE DISK) SEARCH.OBJ, HEADER.BAS, HEXDUMP, BINDE:}C.BAS, SORTOUT.BAS, RAMXL. All the docs are on the disk. A great disk to get. Library will list it with PAGE 6 :}disks. A disk for the NEW YEARS PARTY. "BARTENDER". It has all kinds of drink mixes and how to make them. It :}allows you to add your own special drinks and recipes for them. It is one of the best drink mix programs that I h:}ave seen. On side two we have some song programs. Also PRINTSTAR 1.3 BASIC (This is TOM ANDREWS Newest version, with :} added features). Library disk #426. Next we saw a disk with programs from COMPUTE 1986 first half of the year:}. We saw ANHANCE.BAS, ASTROID.BAS, BLKJACK.BAS, BOMBING.BAS, BACHS.BAS, BUZZ.BAS, COLORS.BAS, :} ESP, GRHRDWIR.BAS, LARRY.BAS, LIBERTY.BAS, MINOR.BAS and BLKJACK.MOD which we saw. A great card game. ALEX was :}wiped out! ALEX modified this game but he still lost. Side two has AMSPLYER.OBJ and games and songs. It is in the li:}brary. It is a two disk set which has all of 1986 BEST OF COMPUTE. The disk is now in the library. This is an oldy but :}a goody. Next we saw SLCC NEWSLETTER DISK 12/93. They copied some of our programs on their disk - wit:}h permission (thats a great compliment!). It is #428 in our library. Next was SLCC Nov. 1993. It :}has CUSTOM PRNT with docs, game of FROG, KILLER, TWO PLAYER CHESS VARIATION, OMINVNT.BAS, GRADVARC.BAS. On side two:} we had CIRC.BAS(GAME with 18 levels), ARTLST.MOD(PRINTSTAR UPDATE), FILEEM PART III, STIX.DMO. We saw :}CUSTOM PRINT, which was modified by TOM ANDREWS, the author and our member from upstate N.Y. It is library disk #43:}1 #429 two games from England. One is TVJAI(JAILIGH GAME), the other is BIPLANE JETS. They both have docs on the d:}isk. Next we saw AAPD UTILITIES. This has to do with AMATEUR RADIO and ANTENNA designing, RF COILS, YAGGI CA:}LCULATIONS etc. Side two has MAXICOPY, VTOC, RUNCARD, SPCRIPT.OBJ, SPELLER.OBJ, CHANGE REV. B TO REV. C. Library # :}430. Next we saw a program that makes BASIC MODULES that you can use in your own program such as DIR, LOCK, U:}NLOCK, SLWSCROL, RENAME etc. It is a very useful program to have. DOOR PRIZES: HAROLD PEGLER BOB ULSCHMID RON FETZER :}HARRY TUTHILL JACK GEDALIUS Written with much grumbling over any typos by Ron Fetzer >>>>>>>>:}>>>>>>>>END<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Written with much grumbling over any typos by Ron Fetzer >>>>>>>>8e will know how many members stayed with us. Please read "LETTERS" on side 2 for some member comments. I h2}ope we meet again in January and every other month in 1994! <><><>2 for some member comments. I h0UD4:PRINTSCR.MOD`