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NEW DATES PRINTED0 <#><#> PRESIDENTS MESSAGE BY ALEX PIGNATO * IN MEMORY OF DAVE EWENS * } +=+=+ *MINUTES OF Sept. 1995 OHAUG meeting* President, ALEX PIGNATO, opened the meeting this 9th"} >>***<< OL' HACKERS October 14, 1995 Minutes Right off the bat, the October 14, 1995, meetin&z} The OL HACKERS Disk News Letter Help File  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  When you make your selection ofthe file you would like to rea(}}d youwill be presented with the following: enu rint ead: If you choose then and youdon't have a pri(~}nter 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(}ting . If you choose and you have not yet configuredyour printer, you will do that beforeprinting. When the n(}ewsletter program isformatting files for the printer, orwhile it is printing, press CONTROLand P to pause printing. To re(}sume,press any key. To cancel printing,press CONTROL and C. About Configuring Your Printer   (}  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. Explainations of theconfiguration sec(=짠򠠠,}yzZERWOTWTRFOUPRMEKAFILEHELPMENUTITLECOL1COL2COL3LINEZLOSPACFNNCOLNSPSOOPPPAGOEP0}COLIN 0}0} !"#$%99ԠŠ SAVE "D:NEWSLTR.BASdm0}m報à Ӡįί̠ŠǭԠ̮ 6-6-0}@'6-@36-@?6-@ӠϠŠӭҠԬŠ̮Ϡ̮z`0}@E:(AR`ΠŠ̮ҠŠқQB7t@d'@@d30}@?AKA Q-'A@e'@ 5K:6-6-)6-A256-0}@33;,;,;,;,;,;,;,;A2,$(6.D1:WELCOME.SCR(8EA !A0}@h3B7t@dE@@dL. A 6.6. $(. A`8-@!8($Programmed For Th0}e Ol' Hackers Ataric9-@"9(% User Group Inc. By:Kris Holtegaarde00(' Modified By:Thomas J. 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E(} @-@ @U( u2) @*7@<@,4999+2 :ENDuY7@<@,4999+E)}V 2Number of free sectors not accurately indicated.YuS-@ @*  <-@ @S(E*} %u%"A6.SNGLu%!A6.1050u[% A#-@@"&([(0SECTOR COUE+}NT ERROR-SECTOR TOTAL INCORRECT!v*-@ @*(  v*-@ @ *(à vE,})-@ @)(ˠμ v-@@ *v,-@ @,(Another Dir. [A]4v,-@ @E-},( [A]>v,-@ @,(Go to BASIC [B]Hv,-@ @,(à [B]Rv,-@ E.}@,(Go to DOS [D]\v,-@ @,(Ӡ [D]fv,-@ @,(Load a Disk [L]pv,-E/}@ @,( [L]zv,-@ @,(Return to Prg? [R]v,-@ @,( [RE0}]v,-@ @,(TO Ǡί̿ [N]v,-@ @,(TO OHAUG N/L? [N]v v*-@ @ *(SelE1}ect a lettervARv(>:A%,+v 4R A v! 4A6-@! B vE2}4BB`v4DBpv4NBv] 4L(>:A%,6.1-@@Y("Did you put a new E3}disk in drive #1]v&7@<@,4Y& Bv&7@<@,4N& B0v3(>:A%,"-@E} *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+* NEWSLETTER REVIEWS by Alan Sharkis OHAUG Newsletter LiI5}brarian August has been a slow month, but even the opening days of September promise more activity. For me, theI6} 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<} 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>}Enie 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@} two of its own past articles. One, by ex- president ALVAN 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}July/August 1995 -- President DALE WOOSTER's front-page column plays up the value of a club BBS and its links, IE}through networking, to others around the world. 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 issue, 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}MORRIS, SAM CORY, and comments from editor JEAN BROKAW. The Beginners Corner reprints a 1992 article on logging IW}on 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\}DACE) article outlining 8-bit material that has come his way recently. 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^}t's most prevalent is the use of modems to contact local BBSs, networked BBSs, information systems, and 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\ <<<>>> NETWORK, TO THE WORLD" by Joseph E. Hicswa Pres. JACG, member OL'HACKERSMc} A new entrant into ATARIWORLD wanted to learn, and asked me, "WHAT IS NETWORKING?". 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}Â B%DOS SYSB*)DUP SYSBSAUTORUN SYSBUAUTORUN COMBVBJOYSTCKTXTBZCWHO TXTBiDMEETDATTXTBpEPRESMESTXTB?qFSEPTMINTXTBNrGOCTMIN TXTBsHELP DOCBMAINMENUHLPB;NEWSLTR BASBPRESSPRTMNUBPRESSPRTHLPBRAMDISK COMBWELCOME SCRBUMASTER BASB.4HNLREV TXTBbINETWORKTXTBSERENITYBASBCUSTBOOTBASBJCUSTBOTTXTBPOWERPAKBASBHKMUSE TXTBMUSE OBJBDPROSET BAS 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}ages and responses flash back and forth from many points. There is E-mail and F-mail messages. E-mail iMz}s 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. 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}ibrarian) who can direct you to the proper location. Operators may have visual computer typed messages (as loM}ng as the operator wants, and without interruption) as opposed to voice- phone. 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}world on your monitor via BBS-telephone lines at electronic speed without having to leave your home. Not aM}ll BBS's are networked. Usually members on that BB know of others that are networked. Once logged-on (conM}nected) to a networked BBS, it is possible to send messages or make inquiries about friends and family 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,@0(à3w.w6-?:B,(w% D:NEWSLTR.BAS D:MASTER.BAS0v3(>:A%,"-@D]3IASAVE "D:SERENITY.BAS":+@%@:&& @ :&&(Q}@ GOD GRANT ME :&&(@ THE SERENITY :&&(@ TO ACCEPT :&&(@ Q} THE THINGS :&&(@ I CANNOT CHANGE,:&&(@ COURAGE TO :&&(@ CHANGE THEQ} THINGS:&&(@ I CAN, AND THE :&&(@ WISDOM TO KNOW ;&&(@ THE DIFFERENCE. Q};&& @ ;-@A $; BQ@D:SERENITY.BAS THE DIFFERENCE. Pc)*` w BUFFERJSRDHADDBUFHBUFLDCSECTOSECTORHSECTORLDUMMBUFANSMESSAGECOLOULUU} U}&SAVE "D:CUSTBOOT.BAS******************BOOT SECTORS**** WITH **U}** MESSAGE. **** **** p.kirton****************** 11;A(,;@,;@,;U}@8,467@,. %67A(,. 467@,. 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F:B2y,@AeAR$,5 #U}A !-@@p%"167,.>:,5 1467B:,%@,.467B:,%@,.>:AU,6 67@$<@$,.>:U}B:,,8?6-@@&B:,%6-P:'@,?67@8<@8,.>:,;67@)<@),.>:,>$@@@162,0,169,11,157U},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}1,141,240,2,32,86,228,169,0,133,84,169,0,141,240,2,169,20F##141,7,7,169,7,141,8,7,76,20,7D8:CUSTBOOT.BAS U} U} TJ **** ͠ԛ 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! Don't write DOS or modify the boot sectors in any way, or you will lose your message! Y} **** Don'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}ontact 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]} )) !DESCRIPTION VOLTAGE CURRENT A/DC('' 130XE COMP 5V 2.5A DC'' 800 COMP 9.5V 1.5A D]}C('' 850 INTERFA 9V 3A AC2'' 1050 D/DRIV 9V 3A AC<'' XF551D/DRIV 9V 3A AC]}D:POWERPAK.BASERFA 9V 3A AC2'' 1050 D/DRIV 9V 3A AC<'' XF551D/DRIV 9V 3A AC\ =*=*= MUSE - A BASIC MEMORY MONITOR by Brian Moriarty This program "MUSE.OBJ" is a}on the Nov/Dec 1995 OL' HACKERS Newsletter. A BAD DREAM! 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} safe place to put it, and a convenient way to use it. I wanted to avoid USR 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 all these requirementw bya} exploiting the AUTORUN.SYS feature of DOS 2.0S. BOOTING UP 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}d Logo have the option byte set: game cartridges like Star Raiders do not. AUTORUN ANYONE? 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}start POKEing around inside MUSE's reserved memory area. GETTING USED TO MUSE Put the disk with the AUTORUN.SYSa} 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} rid of it after you're done optimizing your program. SURPRISE Now brace yourself for a cheap thrill. Puta} 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}ables in your program, including "dead" variables that have been removed from your 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 two- dimensional numeric arrays in your program, both 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}been 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} 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}RTUP.EXC feature of OS/A+ to execute the MUSE.COM file at boot time. FOR MORE INFORMATON. You'll get more of a}MUSE if you familiarize yourself with the structure of Atari BASIC. Chapter 10 of De Re Atari includes a briea}f but useful summary of BASIC memory conservation techniques. Robert Howell's article "RAM Cram Techniquea}s for Atari" (Creative Computing, August 1981) offers an informative and entertaining treatment of the subject. ana}d Bill Wilkinson's Atari BASIC Sourcebook (published by COMPUTE! Books) delves into the deepest secrets of evera}ybody's favorite ROM cartridge. =*=*=shed by COMPUTE! Books) delves into the deepest secrets of ever`9G" ة" RUVTY! O!˥̠0;ȱ˅ȱ˅ȱ ȱɛe˅ːпg! f} !u! ͅԥ΅ !! Ʌԥʅ !! 8ԥ剅 ! O!˥̥ň ʼnLc ^0`)q D8ȱf}8ȱȱʥ DڥɅԥʅ eЅХeхLR )e҅ȱeӅi˥iL! Dڥͅf} !! ΅ !! Ѕԥх Dک !ɠ! υ !נ! ҅ԥӅ !! 8傅ԥ僅 !! 8吅ԭf}呅 !RLMDE BHILV ؠȱ)ȩHIDE B V D``mUse V1.0 f} ͠ ͠ ͠ ͠ f}͠ ͠    "/" D L}mUse 1.0 OK" ͠ df day of September, 1995, with a special, warm welcome to SIMON WELLS of Croyton, Surrey, England who under the gui"}ding hand of STUART MURRAY of N.O.S.A.U.G. (that's in Scotland) came to join his Atari family on his visit to the Sta"}tes. NEAR*US: F.Y.I. -- There was a meeting on Saturday, Oct. 7th, 1995, at about 11 AM at the L.I.A.U.G." } meeting place at the Smithtown Library. ALAN SHARKIS advised that it was an executive board meeting with the" } focus on "How we can bring together the ATARI family!". CORRESPONDENCE Two letters were received " }from JOHN POWELL of Dallas, TX, who ordered ten disks (O.H.A.U.G. Librarian will be sending him same).JOHN, we hope you" } enjoy the disks. JOHN then, sheepishly began his "zillion" questions with an 'I hope you don't mind" } ... Well, ALEX earnestly responded to and took time, energy and research to satisfy this 8-bitter's unquencha"}ble thirst to understand and learn. JOHN's request for new member, AL MANNELLA's, number serves as a remin"}der of how O.H.A.U.G. bridges those many disenfranchised 8- bitters the world over. A big congrats to those"} who's hard work keeps this link goin' ... JOHN's second letter continued with his "zillion" questions --"} well, he got his answers. Secretary JOAN RAIA, for JEAN BROKAW, Editor of Largo, FL's P.A.C.E. sends thanks f"}or the special game disk that uses D:8 along with the thorough instructions to add the disk to their library. Two"} letters received from DANE STEGMAN of Akron, NY, -- one requested correct edition of FUTURA Magazine and"} returned the incorrect disk. DANE was advised that his request was directed to O.H.A.U.G. Librarian, HAROLD "}PEGLER. JOE HICSWA, President of JERSEY ATARI COMPUTER GROUP, and OL'HACKER Vagabond, sent two postcards. "}The first shared his deep feelings about the art of creation ... just in writing a program, not of the creation "}of the atom or universe ... that creative job is, to say the least, well met! In the second he extolled, with "}great wonderment, the comoradarie of the brotherhood (and sisterhood) the Atari 8-bit affords. So much eloquence "}-- so little room on the postcards ... ALAN SHARKIS, a local member, shared with the Club that he wrote to"} England's, ALAN TURNBULL, giving him a catalog, answering whatever questions and sending referrals to help this memb"}er along. O.H.A.U.G. reaches, again, across the seas. LARRY TISCHBEIN of Quakertown, PA, shared his amazemen"}t that even the U.S. Post Office couldn't destroy (but did bend terribly) the last disk we sent him. DEMOS: O."}H.A.U.G. #603: (s/1): MyDOS 4.50, made in 1988, loads at high speed 'HAPPY'; and (s/2): MyDOS 4.51, made in 19"}89, which loads 'RAMDISK D8:'. ALEX demo'ed high speed 4.51 with I/O Drive. O.H.A.U.G. #604: (s/1):"} T.W.A.U.G. #095 with loads of PaperClip Panasonic Printers; and (s/2): SpartaDOS 3.2D with 'MyCOPY R', self" } loading! O.H.A.U.G. #605: (s/1): P.A.C.E., 7/95 -- COPY32.COM, DISKTST.BAS, DRIVETST"!}.OBJ, FIREBUG.EXE, PIXEL.DOC, HMTRANS, LASER.XE, TVADJUST.BAS and LOADIT; and (s/2): VIEWDOCS.BAS and many games,""} like CHICKEN.BAS, SMOKEY, TTRIALS, ROADBLCK, ROADRACE. RON FETZER asked to see TVADJUST.BAS -- "#6 Colorbars non"#}-standard" (Don't ask me what this means, I'm only the keypad player). This program aids all 'Mr. Fixits' to become "$}TV Mechanics!! ALEX checked VIEWDOCS.BAS and advised this is a great way to check any documentation on disk. "%} O.H.A.U.G. #606: (s/l): P.A.C.E. DOM 6/95 offers many different Utilities; and (s/2) ALEX added various"&} data to this unused space, i.e., some kid's math games and a game called 'SQUOOSHERMAN' (a rather difficult "'}word to pronounce, heh, RON?). The first choice was FILEINDX.BAS which is a cataloging program was dem"(}o'ed by that new and exciting O.H.A.U.G. duet ALEX and RON (very well harmonized, boys). They had to wake JACK GEDA")}LIUS when they clued him in that the math games might be great for his kids. RON took over the demo, but ol' prez cou"*}ld still be heard quite clearly above the din. O.H.A.U.G. #607: S.L.C.C. or San Leandro Computer Club Issue #13"+}07, 7/95, D.O.M. in summary has 4 games, 1 utility, 2 utility demo's, 2 music selections; CALAMITY, which is an ",}arcade-styled game for one player with joystick; CPALETTE from ANTIC which is a utility demo to aid in the selection of co"-}lor and luminous text for your programs -- (ALEX realized that file and this text had been copied directly from O.H'".}s N/L of 5/6/95;) JRD.BAS; KENO (no BASIC); MAGICSCN.BAS (aother from O.H. N/L); and PRINTSTAR (PSTR201.BAS) "/}program and history. RON had had a recent parlay with that high stakes game, KENO, and had earned $10,000 bucks in com"0}puter money. (Did you ever hear the ol' joke: What is the true definition of Baroque? It is when you simply run ou"1}t of Monet -- down to your last Gaughin!!) (grin). ALEX was given a disk that wouldn' boot. That woke up club memb"2}ers, and they proceeded to try to help RON boot the disk. With the whole Club's attention and participation, t"3}hey still couldn't get the disk to boot. It became apparent to this writer that this Club simply LOVES a challenge! "4}This is the challenge: all members can bring up something interesting and challenging and add to the 'fun' and edifi"5}cation of their fellow Ol' HACKERS. During this time, it was suggested that hereafter, ALL disks should be"6} checked before sending them out (and we at O.H.A.U.G. realize that we, too, have failed at this). If all future disks "7}have no problem, our QUALITY CONTROL Department staff will all get large salary raises! (grin) JOHN HARDIE "8} demo'ed XEP80 hardware which JOHN has modified to work with a TTL monitor, which makes the text's resolution muc"9}h clearer. (Text was clear and sharp, WOW!) JACK GEDALIUS said he has a monitor at home which also has sharp, clear 80 ":}column text! Many members were hoping that this would get a O.H.A.U.G. Library # for their use, too, but this is JOHN'";}s baby. Thank you for your adding to our meeting! DOOR PRIZES: 1st: ALEX PIGNATO (not taken)- 2nd draw "<}Winner: JACK GEDALIUS 2nd: HAROLD PEGLER 3rd: ALAN SHARKIS 4th: * JOHN HARDIE (not taken)- 2nd "=}draw Winner: AL MANNELLA *Third and Fourth Prizes were courtesy of JOHN HARDIE, himself -- now how could he win hi">}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}o, to DAVE EWENS for bringing it to our attention. ***** .G. and FUTURA, we love you both! Thanks to O^ACMPT  @ASAVE "D:PROSET.BAS$$jE}Ҡ̬ԭРҺ$$à$$àЭ$$ҠjF}$$ǠŠ箠$$$$$$jG}ĠŠ䠠 $$蠱 <<;@,;@,;@,;@,;A0,jH} ""ǠǠԠŠ6.>:@', A `(@(}(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}@7(ҠҠà!(( 0. 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(es / o) *4YA 44Nj\}> AH##@@P:R<*@@))*@@e<*@@d\-@j]}@`f-*@@d)*@@d- p)*@@g)*@@dz-@b@f-*@j^}@d)*@@d- )*@@e)*@@d*@@0@3 Aj_}'('(PROGRAMING IS NOW COMPLETE.$-@A ! }$BB3>:@x,>:@y,>:@,>:j`}@4,L000GD3>:@,>:@H,>:A,>:@e,>:@`,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} 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} Then there is "DIRHEAD2.BAS", and "XEDUP.BAS", "PROSET.BAS", "CUSTMLBL.BAS" and more. What do they do? i}Interested? Well then make sure you read the DOCS and then run every program. Try them and don't forget the holij}day programs, "XMASCARL.OBJ", (read DOCS first!) also on this disk. These programs are in response to members whok} have asked for good programs along with the various text files. 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}BROKAW. Read some of ALAN SHARKIS's comments in his monthly club newsletters review for a birds eye peek s} at a very active club, in existance for over 10 years. 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} the supply is greater than the demand! Thats about it for now, bye! <#><#>-- mostly becausekg started with something special. President and Editor, ALEX PIGNATO, welcomed honorees, President, PA&{}T MULVEY, and V.P., MARK GLICKSMAN, of L.I.A.U.G. to our humble meeting. 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&~}o joined with RON to express the Club's deep appreciation for RON LUKS' support! JOE HICSWA, New Jersey member,&} 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. DAVID OLDFIELD, Connecticut member, writes of his deep enjoyment wi&}th his 8-bit and his joyful renewal of his O.H.A.U.G. membership. Actively developing his system, he's awaitin&}g the return of his Black Box from BOB PUFF who's checking it out. He seems to be chafing at the bit to get cracking&} and reorganize his files. Also, Secy/Treas., RON FETZER, advised that since DAVID overpaid for membership, he &}was sent a prepaid order form for 4 disks of his choice. 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&}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. 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&}ldy but a goody, giving the history of OHAUG. LARRY TISCHBEIN, Pennsylvania member, and Editor of L.V.A.U.G., w&}ho 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&} takes it that it's no go to do transatlantic business. STUART realizes this could be daunting and acc&}epts the apparent conclusion. Anyhoo, our rain seems to have gone transatlantic in buckets. 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 &}become an OL' HACKER, too! ALEX acknowledged this great sharing (first, disks; now, people!). 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 &}N.O.S.A.U.G. FUTURA, and not as stated in the last issue of OH N/L. Real sorry for the mistake, chaps! 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&}h RON and ALEX have. Quite informative and thorough. Attention 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&} 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&}erial. 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. 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: #608 - T.W.A.U.G. #17 Sept/Oct '95 #609 - FUTURA #16 July/August '95 #&}610 - N.O.S.A.U.G. Catalogue 1995 #611 - S.L.C.C. #612 - S.L.C.C. DOM Oct '95 #1310 #613 - S&}.L.C.C. DOM Sept '95 #1309 #614 - A.B.B.U.C. #42 Sept '95 Last, but not least, the beloved O.H.A.U.G. DOOR&} PRIZES were won by: FIRST: AL MANNELLA SECOND: HAROLD PEGLER THIRD: JACK GEDALIUS FOURTH: MARK&} GLICKSMAN But, then, all who attended were winners ... Right? D.E.C. <***> &} LICKSMAN But, then, all who attended were winners ... Right? D.E.C. <***> $