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I think that the mag was in!}teresting reading, though I felt it needed more meat. I ran through it too fast to suit me, but I'm sure that article!}s that I only skimmed, were devoured by others. Now, lets all back this new venture, or we shall lose it too. I am su!}re that if it fails, there will be no more attempts at an all 8 BIT magazine. So please put your money where your mouth !}is, and send in your subscription now! I have received many requests for more programs, so in this issue will be !} found a variety of different type programs, and therefore there is less text. Try the NEW modified, modified, modified!} DRAWPOK.BAS, programmed by our own JOE HICSWA. He also wrote his thoughts relating to the ATARI world. Want two RAMD!}ISKS with your upgraded 800XL or 130XE? Run DBLRMDOS.BAS. Like graphics? Try SLIDESHO.BAS, and see the two pictures t!}hat are also on side 2. For all you folks who are into financial type programs, side 1 has FINCAL1.OBJ, and IRA2.B!}AS, for those retired or soon to retire. Also find CHECKBAL.BAS to help you solve the monthly question of where !}your money goes. There is even more, so look for them. Of course you still will find informative articles as us"?}"#  ABQVTUTTRWXI((' 1 ; E A@%?u I} @ SAVE "D:IRA2.BAS"I}EETyped by JOE LEBER for OL' HACKERS ATARI USERS GROUP, Inc. 2/91Atari BASIC""'Financial Operating System'ByI} J. M. Keynes==Translated by Kerry Shetline FROM IBM PROGRAM!Copyright (c) 1983!!Softside PublicationsI}, Inc. A +'0@A0@@@ oG;AU,;@@,;@,;@I},;@,;@,O6. `67@@,. o67@,.$$( ͡dC  ' Yearly IRA cI}ontribution +7 AC6-A nH , !Est. average yearly interest rateD (enter 12% as 12) Hx= ! EI}stimated tax bracket%=6-+A&,'A` M ADo you want a PRINTER printout? Ơ, TURN ON YOUR (Y/N)I}Q`4APL4Y)4y1@@P:B3>:@',=L AP##@@I}E:]6-$'A%@16-'A%@=6-I6-O6-W6-$]6-55 @$*********I}***************************A +'0@A0@@@j' @ ofI} your E @account g @j(66 @%**********************************I}**h7(@ investment of $ to vs.h(@$ to Y6 @atI} % yearly, average tax bracketN @of %.Y @A6 @% I}A @C-@@@#6-+%,$+6-%16-=6-+%,$C6-%6-%@%@A I6-I}6.=:,!6.=:,56.=:P:%?P,,I6.=:P:%?P,,KK @7@)%B:,,7@%%B:,%B:,,7@2I}%B:,,9 9 @$************************************@*(@ investment of $@(@I} to =(@vs. $=(@ to /(@/:? #1;"ġ"(@I}($:+(@ ҠӠŠ=$:(@)(@@aC :Do another (Y), OR (NI}) to return to OHAUG NEWSLETTER!GO4Na% D:NEWSLTR.BASIIPRINT "Do another";:INPUT A$:IF A$="N" THEN ? "}Jh} <*>*<*> Reprinted by OHAUG (WITH EDITORS LICENSE) from the NOV. 1994 issue of P.A.C.E., submitted Q}re going to fly with the old revoling Secretary method each month. ALEX then decreed that it's only fair to use the)} system that has worked for the U. S. Army since the year 1776. The "Military System" was first used by the Americ)}an Amry in the Revolutionary War. Let me explain. The selection each month for Secretary will be in alphabeticaly o)}rder. For December, AL ATKINS (not one "A" but unfortunately two of them). CORRESPONDANCE BILL SMINKEY')}s letter to RON sending in his 1995 annual dues stating he would not want to lose contact with a great g)}roup like the OL' HACKER'S. Bill thinks he is receiving a bargain value in the newsletters each year. JO)}SEPH E. HICSWA and JOHN JOHNSON were other outer-of-towners to send in their 1995 dues. JOE also sent a modified, m)}odified, modified copy of "DRAW POKER" to ALEX, complementing him for doing an outstanding job with the sound and gr)}aphics. Not only is he proud of him but is honored that ALEX took the time to improve the program. Further stating that )}with people like ALEX the ATARI just might bounce back again. ALEX responded by congratulating him for being m)}ade President of J.A.C.G. ALEX also called and sent a card to SAM CORY offering the OL' HACKERS condolance to)} SAM whose wife passed away after a long illness. TOM ANDREWS Forwarded a very long letter stating his father is )}doing well and his brother is getting married. He mentioned the THANKSGIVING DAY dinner his family had. A truly)} AMERICAN THANKSGIVING dinner with all of the down on the farm home cooking. His latest programming effort is to m)}odify the fantastic "PRINT STAR" program, and it's presently being Beta tested. Tom is very much in demand as a writer)}, by CURRENT NOTES, and ATARI CLASSIC magazines and is considering other possibility of writing for a commercial mag)}azine. The OL' HACKER'S were very sorry to hear that A.C.E. of Syracuse has disbanded (membership dwindle)}d drastically over the past year). They will only meet informly as a group in the future. No longer will dues be co)}llected and the treasurary is being used to maintain their BBS. JIM CUTLER, England, has the distinction of )} sending the OL' HACKER'S the first CHRISTMAS CARD of the season. With it came twenty pounds Sterling as payment for)} his 1995 dues (though that might be excessive and we just might owe Jim some change). DANE STEGMAN is looking )} for "CROSSWORD MAGIC" by Mindscape. His copy does not print on his ATARI XM801 printer. Our members were requested to)} check this out, if possible DAVE EWENS, Newcastle-on-the- Tyne, ENGLAND, plans to attend the 8- Bit AMS show in)} ENGLAND. He'll make a report on his findings and he sends his best to the OL'HACKER'S. TOM SMITH of SAN )} DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, adviseson how to get rid of the question marks printed on the screen with Input commands. ( )}RON FETZER added, that for TURBO BASIC, just use (,) Comma ). ROBERT BUMAN, S.A.G.E. Club President, (no lo)}nger the S.A.G.E. 8 BIT mailman and the "SAGE*CAT"" programmer,) wote a letter to ALEX to thank him for his kin)}d comments and for the shareware donation, which OHAUG sent him. He returned the check, and said "I'm proud to say )}I can count all my donations on two hands. Your letter will go into my "SAGE*CAT" memento folder. Your check wi)}ll be returned for what you have done to perpetuate and nurture the 8-Bit ATARI enviRONment." A nice complimen)}t indeed, THANKS BOB! JOHN POWELL, our member and NWPAC, Arizona, member sent his new address and wonde)}red about our Newsletter Disk, evidently they went to "never-never land" as they were not returned to the OL' *}by JIM PARRISH. MY DAILY PRAYER! LORD GRANT ME STRENGTH THAT I MAY NOT FALL, INTO THE CLUTCHES OF CHOLESTEROQ}L, OR THE MANY POLYUNSATURATES, AS IN MY MIND I MUTTER, DON'T YOU KNOW THAT THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH BUTTER, AND CQ}AKE IS CURSED AND CREAM IS AWFUL, WHILE SATAN IS HIDING IN EVERY WAFFLE? BEELZEBUB IS A CHOCALATE DROP, AND LUCIFER IS AQ} LOLLIPOP. TEACH ME THE EVILS OF HOLLANDAISE, OF OODLES AND GOBS OF MAYONAISE, AND CRISP FRIED CHICKEN FROM THE SOUTH. LQ}ORD, IF YOU LOVE ME, SHUT MY MOUTH <*>*<*> GOBS OF MAYONAISE, AND CRISP FRIED CHICKEN FROM THE SOUTH. LP= **<>** POWER USERS' CORNER by John Kasupski, orignally of WNYAUG, and reprinted by OL' HACU}KERS AUG, NY In this article, we will examine hardware and software that is popular among Atari 8-bit power userU}s. A power user is anyone who has done one or more of the following to his or her Atari 8 BIT computer system: * U} Installed a RAM upgrade (256K or more) and USES the extra RAM (either as a RAMdisk, or for programming in BASIC XU}E, or for running utilities or applications that require the additional RAM) * Connected a hard drive * ConneU}cted an MIO (or Black Box), one of which is basically necessary to add a hard drive anyway, but... Anyone who has U} and uses one or more (or all!) of the above is a power user. Simple? Well, not really. You also need to have the propeU}r software to let you take advantage of all this neat hardware.For most of us, this begins with the right DOS. By fU}ar the most popular DOS among power users is SpartaDOS, either the disk-based version (3.2) or the cartridge-baseU}d version (SpartaDOS X). It doesn't matter which version you use, as long as you've been weaned from the menu enU}vironment prevalent with most other DOS types such as DOS 2.0S/2.5, SmartDOS, MyDOS, etc. There is other sofU}tware available which takes advantage of power-user type hardware, and "Power Users' Corner" will examine theoldU} and the new software, as well as the hardware itself. And, believe me, there is an unbelievable amount of softwarU}e out there, if you know where to look. But for this issue, we're going to look at a piece of hardware, beU}cause there might be people out there who are reading this and are feeling left out because they aren't power U}users, and we want them to be able to join the ranks. So, we're going to talk about the MIO. HARDWARE REVIEW U} MIO stands for Multi-I/O and was manufactured by ICD, Inc., a familiar name to power users since they also manufatuU}red SpartaDOS, the U.S. Doubler upgrade for Atari 1050 drives, the R-Time 8 cart, and several other neat toys thaU}t frequently show up in a power user's computer room. ICD unfortunately has discontinued its line of prU}oducts for the 8 BIT, but the MIO can still be purchased as a used item (and now from FINE TOONED Engineering), and iU}t is well worth the investment of from $125 to $200 you can expect to pay for one. Why is a MIO worth thU}at much money as a used item? The key is in what it adds to your system: self- refreshed RAM (either 256K or U} 1 megabyte, depending on the model you get), industry standard RS232 and parallel interfaces (read: printer pU}ort and modem port), the ability to reconfigure drives from an internal ROM-based menu, and perhaps best of all, aU} SASI/SCSI interface that allows you to connect a hard drive to your Atari. The MIO has its own power supply anU}d connects to the parallel bus interface on the 800XL/1200XL, or the cartridge ECI ports on the 130XE. For the 13U}0XE you also need an adaptor board, which is about the size of a pack of cigarettes and has two cartridge pU}orts on it. The MIO will connect directly to an XL without the adaptor. The 130XE adaptor for the MIO used to cost abouU}t $20.00 from ICD, I got mine along with my MIO so I can't tell you how much it costs used, however, if someone seU}lls you a MIO and they have an adaptor, make sure you get it if you have a 130XE (or intend to get one!!) U} Since the MIO has its own power supply, the contents of the MIO ram is not lost when you turn off your Atari. Only a toU}tal power failure (or turning the MIO itself off) will erase the MIO RAM's contents. You can leave the MIO on while theU} computer is off (the power consumption is negligible - only a watt or two in its active state), and the MIO's refreU}sh oscillator will keep the contents of its RAM intact while the computer is off. The MIO RAM can be used asU} a RAMdisk or as a printer spooler, or both. The 256K MIO can have either one 256K RAmdisk with no spooler, or use U}both the spooler and a RAMdisk, with the RAM divided between the two in 32K increments. The 1-Meg MIO allows partiU}tioning the RAM into two or more RAMdisks, with or without a spooler. The printer port allows connecting U} any Centronics parallel printer, which can be configured as either P1: or P2: as desired, and the RS-232 port alU}lows connecting modems that use in RS-232 port, allowing the MIO to also take the place of an 850 Interface, P: R: connU}ection, etc. The modem port can be configured as R1:, R2:, or R3: as desired. The MIO's internal ROM includes a U}configuration menu that lets you set the parameters for the printer and modem ports and RAMdisk/spooler functU}ions. It also lets you configure the system for up to eight disk drives, which can be floppy drives, hard driU}ve partitions, or MIO RAmdisks. Any physical drive can be configured to respond as any logical drive number, U} and you can swap them around at will. This lets you boot from ANY drive in your system, including the MIO U} RAMdisk. You can easily swap drives around and boot from a floppy drive one time, a hard drive partition the neU}xt, the MIO RAMdisk another time, and so on as needed by your system requirements. As far as hard drivesU} are concerned, the MIO menu lets you save the configuration that you've set up in the MIO Configuration menu to thU}e physical hard drive on LUN 0,0 (if you don't know what this means, you needn't worry about it...though you caU}n find out from your local users' group!), so that you can safely power down the MIO secure in the knowledge that tU}he next time you boot your system, the MIO will load its own previously saved configuration right off of the U}hard drive during the boot process...saving you the trouble of having to re-enter all that information in V} the configuration menu. The MIO can be used with a variety of disk operating systems, but SpartaDOS isV} the most highly recommended (either 3.2 or the X cart). The MIO will also work with the better alternativesV} such as MyDOS 4.5, BUT there is a reason wny most power users prefer SpartaDOS... This brings us to the SCSI/SAV}SI port. In addition to all the above features, the MIO also serves as a host adaptor and interface that allows yV}ou to connect SCSI or SASI type hard disk drives to your Atari 8 BIT! There have been a few articles in club newsleV}tters in the past extolling the virtues of having a hard drive connected to your Atari, and we will NOT repeat V}them all here. We will, however, point out that a hard drive represents perhaps the ULTIMATE addition to yoV}ur system, providing unbeatable storage capacity and instant access to incredible amounts of software and data.V} SOFTWARE REVIEW There is also a ShareWare utility called MIO_INIT.COM written by LVAUG's Ed Bachman, that V }lets you save and load multiple MIO configurations, which you can then load from a SpartaDOS batch file. The V } latest version of MIO_INIT will load a new MIO configuration from a batch file WITHOUT terminating batch fV }ile execution, giving you the power to load from batch files, custom MIO configurations tailored to each V }application. The value of this is not readily obvious to non-power users. MIO_INIT makes it possible to load V }one MIO configuration along with your word processor (setting up a print spooler, for example), but use an entirV}ely different configuration with your term program (such as a large RAMdisk to save your capture buffer to). All this V}can be done from batch files, once you have saved the necessary configurations to your hard drive. You may nV}ever need to enter the MIO menu again! CONCLUSION There are countless MIO utilities available as P.D. or SharV}eWare. Ed Bachman has written several of these, and they're all useful items to have around. If you use a MIO reguV}larly then I suggest you get on the A.C.U.T.E. BBS and download Ed's utilities if you haven't obtained themV} already. Ed's program range from the simple (a utility to call the MIO menu from the SpartaDOS Command linV}e) to the complex (a HD directory formatter that automatically maps out any bad sectors on that partition bV}y allocating them to a file called SECTORS.BAD), with a number of excellent utilities in between. I've foV}und many of them useful. Editor's Note: This POWER USERS CORNERS is NOT a proprietary column, and I do V} NOT expect to write every installment. In other words, others are welcome and encouraged to submit reviews, tips anV}d tricks, and other articles pertaining to the subject of this feature. So, all you Power Users out there, fire V} up your word processors and WRITE!!! **<>** e. 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A <'67B:,%@,. 9A@d<$D:XZ>}MASMESG.BASA@v!67B:,%@,.! A <'67B:,%@,. 9A@d<$D:XX ual, and the meeting minutes, which I hope will make you feel like you were present, and also acts as a mini re"@}view of demo'ed programs. AN S.O.S.-..I find it harder and harder to come up with new interesting articles for the "A} newsletter. PLEASE, I need HELP! This is the time to help. Even if you never wrote an article, just send one, I'll"B} pretty it up if necessary, otherwise I may have to miss a deadline. Lets be sure to not let that occur, this is aft"C}er all your newsletter!! ANOTHER S.O.S.---BILL SMINKEY who was planning to send a gift printer to OCTAVIAN in Roum"D}ania, found that his wife while he was sick, with a massive heart attack with complications, threw away the printer. BILL "E} has requested that if anyone has an EPSON compatible printer even if in need of repairs, would send it to BILL, he "f} ***** NEAR*US REVITALIZED FLASH......... On Saturday, December 3, 1994, after a gap of several ^G}years, representatives of three user groups and several interested individuals met to discuss the revitalization ^H}of the umbrella service organization known as NEAR*US. I am delighted to report that the meeting accomplished its ^I}goal and set vital new directions for NEAR*US to follow. NEAR*US originally stood for the North East Atari Region^J}al User Society. It was designed as an umbrella service organization of its member user groups, most of whom we^K}re located in the northeastern part of the United States. Shortly after its formation, a BBS network was e^L}stablished and lists of member user groups began to be printed in the newsletters of those member user groups^M}. Other services and sharing were the result. However, the organization became dormant as the user grou^N}ps developed their own facilities and prospered. Now, with a general decrease of membership and dealer servic^O}es, and with the geographic dispersion of members, it has become apparent that there was a need to reestablish N^P}EAR*US. Long Island Atari User Group, LIAUG LIAUG hosted the meeting. The OL' HACKERS ATARI USER GROUP (OHAUG) ^Q}and the LEHIGH VALLEY ATARI USERS GROUP (LVAUG) were represented by officers and other members. Several other ^R}groups were interested, but were occupied and couldn't attend. They expressed wishes to be kept informed and i^S}nvolved. Apparently, a few of the original member groups had disbanded. Now NEAR*US will attempt to contact former me^T}mbers and bring them the new services that NEAR*US will provide. Those assembled quickly established that Jon Mord^U}osky, vice-president of LVAUG will chair the new organization, and that there will be a second meeting on March 1^V}8, 1995, hosted by hosted by the OL' HACKERS A.U.G. at PLAINVIEW Library at 999 Old Country Road, Plainview N.Y. ^W} It was recognized that Atari user community consists of both user group members and unaffiliated -- perhaps isolate^X}d -- Atari users. Therefore, NEAR*US will attempt to gather and disseminate information about Atari dealers and^Y} repair facilities, user groups, and sources of help and information. We will support all Atari products, whethe^Z}r computers or video- game systems. To accomplish this, NEAR*US intends to outreach to Atari users by using comm^[}ercial on-line services, networked and individual User Group BBSs (including the NEAR*US and International Atari N^\}etworks of PRO), the Info Atari Digests on InterNet (USENET), print publications such as Current Notes and ^]} Atari Classics Magazine, user group newsletters, etc. For the first time in its history, NEAR*US will also see^^}k the active involvement of non-user- group BBSs and networks that support Atari computers. It will not dictate th^_}e platform on which such a BBS operates. The BBS must not engage in software piracy. It was also made clear t^`}hat the tone of friendship and comaraderie, help and support, education and sharing that has characterize^a}d Atari user group meetings over these many years will be encouraged and strengthened in the revitalized NEAR^b}*US. For more information, please contact Jon Mordosky on GEnie. His GEnie address is J.C.MORDOSKY, and he^c} will be happy to direct unaffiliated users to user groups and other sources of information, service and support. He w^d}ill also be able to help the sysops of non-user-group BBSs and networks as described above get involved.^e} NEAR*US is alive, well, and functioning again! "Spread the word!" Alan Sharkis *****volved.\vwill mail it to OCTAVIAN and pay the charges for shipping it to ROUMANIA!!! Can anyone help?? FLASH.....BE SURE TO "g}READ "NEAR*US REBORN! A NOBLE ATTEMPT, ONCE AGAIN TO BRING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TO ALL ATARI USERS. HERE'S HO"} "+6.7@<@,(4Y)4y+% D:IRA2.BAST "Do another";:INPUT A$:IF A$="N" THEN ? "}HNg was a discussion about the forthcoming NEAR*US (North Eastern ATARI Regional * User Group) meeting to be held on&j} 12/3/94 at Long Island ATARI User Group, Smithtown L.I. We agreed that we would have representatives present, ALE&k}X, RON and ALAN. The new AMERICAN TECHNAVISION CATALOG was then passed around. Prices seemed fairly reasonabl&l}e. In answer to ALEX's request, BOLT ELECTRONICS sent 25 catalogs. Members of users clubs will get a 10% discoun&m}t. Address is, BOLT ELECTRONICS REPAIR SERVICE, 920 Thornwood St., Simi Valley, CA 93065-5646 - Tel. # 805 579 99&n}54. ITEM Taken from THE MACHINE BBS "I can recommend OHAUG to ALL 8BITers regard- less of whether they attend me&o}etings or not. Their disk based newsletter is a valuable source of info and is well worth the dues etc etc" sent by Syso&p}p LOU TRAPANI. Note: Because RON FETZER has developed pains in his wrist, he will not be able to continue writing t&q}he monthly minutes. Hereafter, we will have different members write the minutes. Alphabetically, each member, st&r}arting with the December meeting, will write the monthly meeting minutes. S P E C I A L D E M O!! We heard&s} the Audio MIDI tape sent to us by DAVID EWENS of T.W.A.U.G. and it blew our minds. It was made with an 8 BIT 130XE. The n&t}umber of instruments involved, and the quality of the sound had to be heard, no words can describe it!! DEREK FERN of ENG&u}LAND made the tape and will show it at the ENGLISH ATARI show 12/12/94 (today). CORRESPONDENCE Letter to RON f&v}rom BILL SMINKEY, stating he had received E-MAIL from OCTAVIAN CRECU, ROUMANIA. BILL hopes to send a printer to &w}OCTAVIAN as a gift. BILL is quite a guy! RON also received a request from RUSSELL STOWE, President of L.V.A.U.G. fo&x}r a replacement of his damaged copy of the newsletter, which he says he looks forward to receiving. RON sent him a n&y}ew copy. ALEX received a letter from member BEN POEHLAND, who wants to donate a complete "ST" system to&z} a worthy charity. He asked for our input. He was happy about receiving issue # 1 of the new A.C. magazine. &{} JACK GEDALIUS received a letter from new member, DAVID OLDFIELD complimenting OHAUG on the great LIBRARY &|}DISKS, and the NEWSLETTERs. He advises that ATARI Corp. now has a CONSUMERS SERVICE-- Tel. # 1-800-GO ATARI, and f&}}or game hints, 900-737 ATARI. Letters from ALEX to N.O.A.H, and M.A.G.I.C., asking if they were still in existen&~}ce. NO RESPONSE to date. ALEX received a LETTER from TOM SMITH thanking ALEX for the disk he sent. Thanks to TOM&} for writing an article for the newsletter. TOM also advised about his many favorable dealings with SOFTWARE &}SUPPORT,- 2700 ANDRESEN Rd.- Suite 8-10, Vancouver, WA 98661, Tel. # 206-695-1393. FRANK CASTALDO wrote to ALEX wi&}th questions on how to use FINGERS.BAS. ALEX gave him the answers. FRANK then thanked ALEX at this meeting, and said h&}e now enjoys using the program. When FRANK goes to FLORIDA for the winter he will take his ATARI system with him. D&}oesn't want to suffer withdrawal pangs! (grin) Member DAVID EWENS from T.W.A.U.G. in ENGLAND sent ALEX a MI&}DI AUDIO tape made with an 8 BIT 130XE, just like the big boys. The sound as described in the above paragraph of t&}he minutes was FANTASTIC. It was made by DEREK FERN and will be demoed at the ALL MICRO SHOW on 12/12/94 (today&}!). We will bring you more info as received. ALEX responded and thanked DAVE, and told him it would be played a&}t this meeting, (and it was). BILL SMINKEY wrote ALEX that his check from UNNICORN also bounced. He said his Hard&} Drive is the best thing that he ever got for his ATARI hobby. Our N.J. member JOE HICSWA re- sent ALEX the ma&}ny times modified "DRAWPOKR.BAS" which will be found on this disk. While JOE wrote the main program, ALEX and J&}OE made many modifications. JOE also has an article in the newsletter. DEMO's RON opened a 1050 drive, and in&} conjunction with his article, described the various electrical components of the drive, and their func&}tions. He showed how to measure AC input with a meter, and what parts need to be replaced depending on the problem. &}It was a great demo, but I must confess to my ignorance of the innards of the drive or micro, so I still can't &}fix either one, so don't ask me those hard questions, ask RON, ALAN SHARKIS or HAROLD PEGLER! RON'S demo coincided wit&}h his great 1050 article. ALEX then demo'ed the upgraded one drive version of MICRO CHECK, which automati&}cally on Boot up copies a number of programs into RAMDISK 8. This saves wear and tear on your disk drive, and works &} 10 times faster. There is also a new feature called BUDGET in with the program. This is Disk # 521 in the Librar&}y. Then ALEX demoed a repeat of DBLRMDSK,BAS, because it creates two 707 sector RAMDISKS of your choice on a&} 130XE or upgraded 800XL. Using option "J" in DOS to copy a disk into RAMDISK does not work, but option "C" (copy)&} does work. These are some of the programs on this disk, CALENDAR, CHECKING ACCOUNT, 3 COLUMN PRINTER, DATA X. S&}ide 2 has TEXTPRO 5.20 with full documentation. Disk is # 522 in our Library. We then saw AAAUAG's D.O.M. Oc&}tober 1994, which included the original utilities under the name of PAGE 6 GRAB BAG. Side 2 is a full disk with a&}n adventure game and an adventure game construction program. it is Disk # 523 in the Library Next came the&} SLCC D.O.M. #1210 October 1994. S-1 is loaded with games, some with DOCS. S-2 has a complete TEXTPRO 5.20&} with all the DOCS. It's Library disk # 524. GAMETIME We ran a game, and 8 members competed in the game cal&}led MINI-GOLF. Each had 2 holes to make the lowest score. The winner was JOHN HARDIE, runner up ALEX (me), and &}in third place ALLEN ATKINS, (the REAL golfer among us.) It was great fun for all, with many laughs. Maybe we can d&}PING IT FLIES! DO YOUR PART-"SPREAD THE WORD". Finally, I could not find any CHRISTMAS stuff for the l"}ast newsletter among the piles of disks, though I knew I had some. Better late than never, I found them, and two "}programs are included in this disk. Sorry about that! HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!! * end * } HACKER'S. Hopefully, the next newsletter disk can find JOHN's new address easier than the old address. (Coul*}d it be that the Post Office has lost their "RETURN TO SENDER" stamp). STUART MURRAY, SCOTLAND, has cheers *}for the new "ATARI CLASSICS MAGAZINE". He includes the OL' HACKER'S NEWSLETTER in his advertising and calls *} it the best "American Newsletter". Another great compliment. THANKS STU! DEMOS With STUART MURRAY's letter *}came FUTURA #13, Summer '94. Its OL'H. # 530. The DOM menu contains "ATARI News", "Editorals", "Slamming Part*} II", Sam's Hardware Warehouse, "The World of "G" and Your Printer" by ALAN HITCHEN. Other powerful features are the *}ability to display or print text files and run programs was the main reason for the change in the menu, from the *}good old "VIEW DOCS". Another well done newsletter! DALE WOOSTER, President of the NORTHWEST PHOENIX ATARI CONN*}ECTION, known as NWPAC, Arizona, sent their SUPERB "Christmas Disk", also containing the latest version of "*}PS LABEL7" with more than three dozen Holiday Icon Labels. They are to be commended, they really do things up r*}ight out there! Side one has a HORIZONTAL and VERICLEl scrolling displays of colorful messages. Either of th*}ese display messages can be changed or edited as desired. The horizontal scrolling message read: "This Chris*}tmas Greeting shows you our appreciation for your continued support of the ATARI 8-Bit connection. We hope that *} the past year has been joyful and life has enriched in spirit, health and fortune. We 8-Bit users have withsto*}od another year of scorn by fellow users with bigger machines. We have added one year of life to a computer th*}at has been declared dead a long time ago. 1995 is rapidly approaching and we look forward to the NEW YEAR wit*}h great enthusiasm and knowledge that many programs will be developed and the old improved upon. We know that we w*}ill make new friends and share the same interest with them. But unfortunately we will say goodbye to a few who will *}leave the 8-Bit community. We know as surely as the sun raises in the East that this time Dale, Merle and John (Edit*}or Oficers of NWPAC) will be sitting and preparing a new seasons greetings for each of you. A MERRY CHRISTMAS *}and HAPPY NEW YEAR." What a nice thought--THANKS NWPAC! PACE, FLORIDA, OLH DISK # 527, sent a copy of their *}DOM, also a HOLIDAY DISK consisting of Winter and Christmas programs. Side 1 included favorites such as "SKI", "SANTA*}", "NEW YEAR", "FIREWORKS", eleven programs in all. Side 2 is chock full of 15 AMS Christmas Music songs. LVAUG *}Disk, OLH # 528, is a GAMBLING CASINO disk that has "VIDEO POKER" and "SLOT MACHINE" games. The graphics and game*}s are really great. TWAUG #12, NOV/DEC 94, OLH # 529, Also came in with a game disk. Their DOM side 1, menu sho*}wed "GEMINI", "SPARE TIRE", "DIGITALIZER", "CARGO SHIP",(The old Battleship game). ALEX displayed some excitement*} while demonstrating CARGO SHIP, he beat the computer (Now at long last we finally know how he spends his spare ti*}me). Side 2 had games plus some utilities like "SEARCH", "TO BASIC", "DOCS", "BLDEMO 1&2" "TURBO", "DRIVERS.ARC",*} "ARC.COM". SLCC, NOV.94, Issue 1211, OLH # 531, Side 1 ALEX displayed a large grin (Ear-to-Ear) when he s*}potted "FANTAN", on the menu. Ready or not the members were shown the finer points of this card game, which i*}s also one he likes. Inaddition other programs were "LOST CITY" (Action for 1 player), "MY SHAPE" (Text game). Si*}de 2, was formatted in Enhanced Density, with No Basic had (5) Great Eurpean Demo's and Compute Magazines "SKI".*} BEE WEE SOFT, ABBUC BIT BYTER,(GERMAN), OLH # 532, Sent a DISK with a "SPECIAL DOS" that is comp*}atibile with "SPARTA DOS" and "SPARTA DOS-X". The disk includes a manual, and 23 pages of DOCS. ABBUC #16, *}OLH DISK # 533 is in Enhanced Density has "BONANZA" w/Docs and "SPEED BALL". LVAUG 11/94 Disk, OLH # 534. When view*}ing the menu you are allowed to make your selections either with the ARROW keys or a JOYSTICK. The programs on this *} disk include "DESKTOP", "MAILLIST" (Ed. There is an upgraded version of this in the Library), DESK CALCULATOR", *} "PRINTMAKE", "PRINTMAKE.TEXT", "ANTIC WRITER.COM", "CONVERSION.COM", "ANTIC TEST 1&2", "EASY FIND", "EASY *}80". Sure looks a real nice collection. NEAR*US - At a monthly meeting of LIAUG (Pat Mulvey, President) had many N*}EAR*US members as guests. Some of those attending were BEN POEHLAND, John Mordoski, Vice President of LVAUG and f*}rom the OL' HACKER'S were ALEX PIGNATO, ALAN SHARKIS, RON FETZER. ALAN SHARKIS' report on this meeting on December*} 3rd can be found elsewhere in this newsletter. TREASURY REPORT RON FETZER gave the clubs healthy Treasury Report.*} HEY, WHA HAPPENNNNED? Then came the "SHOCKER" of the year. Before HARRY TUTHILL realized what had happened *}the December meeting was adjourned. For the first time in memory of the OL' HACKER'S the unthinkable had occur*}red, "NO DOOR PRIZES!". Look at the bright side HARRY, maybe in January 1995 this catagory will again be ad*}ded to the monthly agenda. If not, maybe in February you can circulate a partition to bring back the "DOOR PRIZES".*} Respectfully submitted AL ATKINS ** End **can circulate a partition to bring back the "DOOR PRIZES".(Ao it again some time. Respectfully submitted, ALEX PIGNATO ** END ** &} espectfully submitted, ALEX PIGNATO ** END ** $&