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WEST OF SCOTLAND ATARI USER GROUP
(Affiliated to The Association of Atari User groups)


Issue number FOUR, May 1996



EDITORIAL

Hi everyone and welcome to the May issue of the WSAUG newsletter. It's
a few days later than I'd planned but the main thing is it's out
before the next meeting. Let me know what you think about the new
format of the newsletter.

New members.

We have acquired several new members over the last few weeks and I
hope that some others that have shown an interest join up too.

As of todays date we have 44 members, 27 Full members, 13 Junior
members and 3 honorary. We have quite a few who are quite far
travelled, but none more so than Roy Goring, from Havant, near
Portsmouth [g] Welcome aboard Roy. We also now have a few EaST coast
members and a new member from Dumfries, who travelled to the last
meeting. Hopefully those that are far travelled can get to some of the
meetings in the future.

Anybody want to guess what date we'll hit the half century ??

IN THIS MONTHS ISSUE........

Atari User Group for Central Scotland

An article by Paul Leonard regarding a User Group that he has
established based in Shotts. I have been in regular contact with Paul
(who is also now a junior member of WSAUG) and on behalf of WSAUG I
would like to wish him every success with his venture.

OUTSIDE

Another article by Paul Leonard about the Virtual Ram programme for
all Atari's with the Motorola 68030 processor. I used to have this
programme before I upgraded my Falcons RAM to 14mb. If you have only
occasional use for extra RAM it is an excellent programme. I did find
that it was incompatible with certain other accessories / auto
programmes / applications. Occasionally you find a copy 2nd hand for
approximately £25 nowadays.

Late Nights

It seems to me that most of us spend some very late nights in front of
the computer. Jennifer Routledge has done a small piece on ways to
combat the stress of these occasions :-)

SOFTWARE PIRACY

The WeST of Scotland Atari User Group does not condone software piracy
and will not allow the group meetings be used to copy commercial
software.

The April meeting

That's me just back from tonights meeting and I have to report yet
another successful night.

In total about 25 or more turned up. One guy drove from Dumfries (1hr
40mins each way !!!). The age groups ranged from 12 to ??(sorry Peter)
again.

Ed McGlone did a very good demo of Cubase on his Falcon/Midi set up.
He had his full PA, mixing desk, etc etc with him. He and his band
have done an album which is sitting on his hard drive waiting to go to
the CD manufacturers. Everybody seemed very interested in the demo.
Unfortunately, I missed much of it because I was doing a `broken hard
drive surgery` in the corner.

Peter Campbell is very pleased with his new(ish) SH204, Paul Leonard
has his Drive working again, and Jim Webster, now has a working
Megafile30 :))

BUT !!
Before anyone else relates the story,

There I was working on Paul Leonards HDD. His driver was using up too
much RAM and needed reconfigured. Everything seemed OK, so I did a
reboot. Nothing happened. Zilch, zero, nada :( Bare A,B desktop, no
matter what I did.  For *25* minutes I tried to get the HDD to boot,
but nothing worked. Guess why ???

The power lead had fallen out the socket at the back and the bl**dy
thing was switched off. [g]

Anybody any idea what the smiley is for having a red neck ?  :)

ATARI NEWS

1996 Atari Shows.

I am pleased to announce that plans for two Atari Shows are under way.

Mike Goodman, of Goodman International, has taken on the mantle of
organising the shows which will be ST Format sponsored. Having
received positive feedback from many of the main Atari suppliers he
has made some provisional dates of 28th and 29th September for shows
in Birmingham and London. Confirmation will be made soon. For more
information, contact Mike on 01782-335650. I have spoken to him and he
is actively trying to get enough interest from companies /
organisations etc to bring at least one show to Scotland. At the
moment this is still a very real possibility.





And after MagicMac comes...

Application Systems, the makers of MagiC announced for the second
quarter the availability of MagiC for Windows 95. It is a 68k emulator
that emulates some hardware (sound chip, printer stuff) and does the
ST-Resolutions (320x200, 640x200 in colour, 640x400 mono) in a window,
so it just looks as a regular Windows program.

They say the following software will be running: Signum!2, Signum!3,
Signum!4, STAD, Phoenix, Papillon, Texel, ArtWorx, PureC, PurePascal,
PureProfiler, Postfix, Ease but also GfA-Basic, Calamus. NVDI will be
running, supporting the Win95 TrueTypefonts and with a special module
Postscript fonts.

The speed on a Pentium 100 should be about TT-Speed. Suggested are 8MB
of RAM. The price will be 299 German marks (about $200) This news is
brand new and unconfirmed.

FALCON OWNERS - READ THIS NOW

For Falcon owners there is a fair bit of Atari news in this issue.
Also anyone with a Falcon who is looking for a big internal drive,
Mike Goodman of Goodman International (01783-335650) is selling 420mb
2.5" IDE Hard drives for £125,  yes, I'll say that again  £125. Do
yourself a favour and get one. Tell him the WSAUG sent you.

PLUS !!!!!

Two separate Press Releases; one from Black Scorpion Software Ltd and
the other from Titan Designs Ltd.

NEMESIS - PRESS RELEASE
from Black Scorpion Software Ltd

Black Scorpion's new hardware accelerator, Nemesis, is making great
progress and should be ready to ship towards the end of May/early
June. Nemesis has been designed specifically to support the entire
APEX range of software programs, i.e. Media, Intro, and the
forthcoming APEX 3 and APEX Audio.

Although price has not been finalised, we expect it to be no more than
£39.95 (incl. VAT & carriage) to existing APEX Media/Intro users.
Non-APEX users can expect to pay a further £10.00. The price has risen
by £10.00 due to an extra Clock Oscillator being included into the
design (switchable up to 48MHz) to ensure total compatibility with all
properly written Atari software.

Provisional Specification
Bus - 24MHz - faster than most other accelerators and
enables APEX 3 to achieve 640x480 (or higher), trrue
- colour, non - interlaced on a VGA monitor. The
higher Bus speed should also allow Expose' frame
rates of 25fps at 256x160! CPU - 24MHz - a lower
CPU speed ensures total reliability. Exceeding
32MHz can prove unreliable in any case.

FPU - switchable between 24MHz and 48MHz - to
ensure compatibility with different processors, i.e.
FPUs rated at 16MHz may not 'take the strain'.
DSP - 48MHz - much more important to APEX than
CPU speed, as all versions of  APEX are mainly
machine-coded for the DSP.

As you can see we have concentrated on reliability and have still
managed to produce an accelerator which exceeds the specification of
many of its competitors and, in addition, achieves a price which makes
it totally affordable to anyone!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

AFTERBURNER
from Titan Designs Ltd

TITAN DESIGNS have recently been appointed as the official UK
distributor for the Afterburner040 Falcon accelerator.

The Afterburner040 can be supplied with either a 68LC040 or full
68RC040 processor. The main difference between the 'LC' and 'RC'
versions is that the higher spec processor comes with an internal
68882 maths co-processor.

PRICES (for the UK, incl. VAT & carriage)
68LC040    - £449.00
68RC040   - £539.00

Afterburner040 gives an enormous increase in sheer processing power
and  is very compatible with a wide range of software - existing APEX
Media/Introusers can also upgrade free of charge to v2.2 for an
amended version of the when they purchase an Afterburner040.

Black Scorpion Software, in conjunction with Titan Designs, will also
be evaluating the possibility of running both the NEMESIS accelerator
*WITH* the AFTERBURNER to increase the CPU, Bus and DSP speeds even
further!

AFTERBURNER TECH SPEC
- Motorola 68040 or 68LC040 CPU producing
32/64MHz
- Two 72-pin SIMM sockets for optional memory
expansion up to 128MB Fast-RAM
- Falcon Bus throughport for Expose, Screeneye,
FalconSpeed, etc.

Although a larger case will be required, Titan Designs will also be
handling the new C-Lab Falcon Mk.X case upgrades which are ideal for
use with the Afterburner040. More details on the Mk.X case upgrades
when available.

MEMORY PRICES

New lower prices on memory is making that Falcon upgrade an even more
realistic proposition. All prices quoted are for 72-pin, 70ns (or
faster) devices, which are fully compatible with Afterburner, and
incl. VAT & carriage.

4MB  -  £65.00
8MB  - £129.00
16MB - £249.00
Falcon 14MB upgrade board - £39.95

This means, of course, that a 16MB upgrade for the Falcon is now well
below £300! But, as an added incentive, we will supply both 16MB SIMM
and the Falcon upgrade board for only £279.00.

NEW - 28.8K MODEMS!

Titan Designs are spreading the Web! We can now supply 28.8Kbps modems
with full BABT and CE approval, and compatible with the Atari, for
only £169.00.

If your pocket doesn't stretch this far, then we can supply a 14.4Kbps
modem (again with BABT & CE approval) for a mere £109.00.

If you have any queries about this e-mail-shot, please do not hesitate
to contact David Encill (for Titan Designs or Black Scorpion Software)
[e-mail] - as you probably know from past
experiences, we do respond very quickly!

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

6 Witherford Way
Selly Oak
Birmingham B29 4AX
U.K.

TITLE: APEX 3 - Press Release
Advance Product Information

Black Scorpion Software Ltd are proud to announce details of their
forthcoming Art program, APEX 3. This will feature full Image
Processing, painting and touch-up capability and is a logical
progression from APEX Media v2.

As a stand-alone art program, the features available to APEX 3 far
exceed the painting capability of APEX Media, while avoiding a
compromise of the animation facilities within APEX Media.

Apart  from the usual drawing tools  found in an art program, APEX 3
will also include:

* Full 24-bit image editing.
* Extremely   fast realtime operation.
* Realtime zoom to any level of detail.
* Anti-aliased (mip-mapped) realtime block operations.
* Alpha channeled paste operations (8-bit masking).
* Realtime alpha-channeled tools.
* Variable alpha on gradients and masks.
* Analog chroma-key range masking.
* Compound (multiple) filtering using a realtime brush.
* Quick & easy cloning of pages for backup / editing.

As can be expected of any developments from the Black Scorpion team,
APEX 3 will be blindingly fast and packed with features.

Expected retail price is £99.00, including VAT & carriage within the
UK. Orders within the EC, please add £5.00 to cover carriage.
Other overseas orders, APEX 3 would be £84.26, plus
£10.00 carriage.

APEX 3  - HARDWARE SUPPORT
While the program will function on any Falcon, APEX 3 also takes
advantage of high resolution true-colour support where available. To
achieve the higher specification a hardware modification such as
BlowUp FX, Speed Resolution card or similar will be required.

To assist users who would prefer a cheaper alternative to these cards,
Black Scorpion can provide a hardware solution to achieve high
resolution true-colour. This involves a very simple modification to
the Atari Falcon which most people could successfully accomplish.
Although still in the prototype stage the

provisional specification of the hardware would include 24MHz
acceleration to the Bus and CPU, and 48MHz acceleration to the 56001
DSP chip, all of which APEX 3 will take advantage of.

If required the hardware modification can be sold along with APEX 3
for an additional £29.95 (provisional price - to be confimed).
Existing APEX Media users can also benefit greatly from the hardware
modification, particularly where DSP operations are performed, such as
block manipulations. Exposé owners will also see an improvement to the
capture rate of stills and movies, achieving 25 frames per second at
256x160.

Naturally we would be very interested in any feedback from yourselves
and any end-users. Please contact David Encill on:

Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
e-mail: [e-mail]



ED's JUKEBOX

Just a short play Jukebox this month - "Thank goodness" I hear you all
saying. I reckoned that after the Cubase demo at the last meeting, it
would be useful to recap on the basic concepts of midi music, so here
goes with some typical questions and answers.

Q.    What computer do I need for midi music?

Any ST will do. Most modern music software requires at least one meg
of memory so if you still have a half meg machine, now is the time to
see about getting it upgraded.

If you want to run commercial software like Cubase, Logic etc., then
you will probably need a hi-res monitor. For casual use you may be
able to get away with a colour screen running a mono emulator but it
is kind of difficult to learn what you are doing when the display is
so blurry that you can hardly read it! Lower end sequencer packages
like Breakthrough tend to support medium res as well as mono.

Q.    What does my keyboard need to have?

As a bare minimum, midi in and midi out sockets. The midi out on the
keyboard is connected to the midi in socket on the side of the ST and
this feeds midi signals into the computer. The midi in socket on the
keyboard is connected to the midi out on the computer and this feeds
midi signals from the computer to the keyboard which brings us neatly
to;

Q.    Where does the sound come from?

From your keyboard. Think of the ST as being a sort of tape recorder
but instead of recording sounds, it records exactly how you play the
keyboard - in other words, it records your performance. On playback,
the computer is telling the keyboard to play notes exactly as if a
human was playing them at that moment.

Q.    Can I record more than one part?

Almost certainly. The question really should be "Can I play back more
than one part?"

This is entirely dependant on the capabilities of your keyboard. Look
for something which says Multiplay. Multitimbral or some such phrase.
You should be able to choose a midi channel or part number and define
which sound should be used by that channel. So piano might be channel
1, bass channel 2, etc etc.

Not all keyboards have a multiplay section though and if yours hasn't,
then you will have to be content with one sound at a time.

Q.    What do I need for digital audio?

You basically need a Falcon. The ST can manage external audio hardware
but this tends to be very expensive. The Falcon can do it straight out
of the box. Hard disk audio programs are available from public domain
right up to the professional level.

On a more limited level, the ST can play back smaller sound samples
which are pre-loaded into memory and there are one or two sequencers
which will allow you to mix audio samples with midi music. Obviously
you would probably need a 4 meg machine to do anything worthwhile
using this method.

If anyone has any more questions, post them into the forum or make
yourself known at one of the meetings. If I can help with anything, I
will.
Ed.([e-mail])

NEWS FROM THE WEB and THE 'NET

ATARI QUASHES TALK OF JAGUAR CONSOLE AND CD-ROM AUTHORING UNIT's
DEMISE AS JTS REVERSES INTO IT

Atari Corp has become the architect of a reverse takeover and
contrary to reports of the  units' demise, it is not selling off its
games assets nor, it insists, has it any plans to do so. Following
negotiations of an investment in disk drive manufacturer  JTS  Corp,
the two engineered a reverse takeover in which Atari founders, Jack
and Sam Tramiel and their shareholders, ended up with 60% of the
enlarged firm. Gossip quickly circulated that Atari was to discontinue
its $100 64-bit console, Jaguar, and scrap its personal computer
CD-ROM authoring division, Atari Interactive. Such a drastic move
would leave 150,000 Jaguar users high and dry and renege on some $ 7m
in outstanding title development contracts.

The on-line publication Multimedia Wire reported that it learned of
discussions between chief executive Ted Hoff and several major Atari
shareholders to take the video game portion of the business private.
"Those discussions subsequently fell apart," the publication reported.

However, the company later rejected the claim, saying "those are the
words of a disaffected ex-employee who is being sued out of
existence." The rumours, sparked by the sudden departure of Hoff in
January, were categorically denied by chief financial officer August
Liguori. "We were in the video game business a long time before Ted
joined us," he said. "Just because he's gone does not mean that we are
quitting the business. We're not closing anything," he added. "Jaguar
will be supported for the time being and new software will be launched
for it in time for Christmas. If it sells in 1996 it will be
maintained well into the future." Atari claims it still has several
valuable licences, the historical wealth of the company's
background and "potential income" from copyright infringements, such
as the $90m royalties settlement from Sega Enterprises Ltd.
JTS,  designer of low profile cartridge disk drives, is not quite the
razzmatazz company that might be associated with Atari. Atari arguably
authored the video game industry with Pong, the world's first
bat-and-ball game in 1976, continuing with classic titles such as
Defender and Tempest However, Atari has been dogged by ill fortune
despite winning the approval of heavyweights such as Virtuality Group
Plc and the  JTS  deal may provide it with the muscle needed to push
its games hardware further into the public eye. Atari still has a
significant cash balances - around $ 50m - and it is extending a $ 25m
bridging loan to  JTS.

In the event that the merger is not completed, the loan will be
convertible into  JTS  Series A preferred shares at the option of
Atari or JTS. The new company will take the  JTS  name and Jaguar
games machine business and the  JTS  disk business will operate as a
separate division. Tom Mitchell, president of JTS Corp, was a
co-founder of disk maker Seagate Technology Inc.


Atari User Group for Central Scotland

The most basic aim of the User Group is to encourage the Home/Business
side of Atari's range of computer. And provide communication
between/for the users.

The AUGCS is run by
Paul Leonard (Co-Ordinator)
Steve Coia   (PD 'n' Stuff)
Mike Armstrong (Techie Wizard)

We do not plan to hold any meetings but we are working on Paper/HTML
(Still to be decided).

We have a range of PD/Shareware and some Hardware Available. In the
near Future we plan to get a CiX Account etc..

(NB: CSAUG is now online as [e-mail]  AG)

We plan to have someone related to Atari(or AW OR STF) writing each
month if possible, also a Sales wanted, latest news and Reviews.
If you want further information or just a chat etc.....!

Write to :-   Paul Leonard
22 Sandyhill Avenue
Shotts
Lanarkshire
ML7 5EG


Please note A membership for a year costs £5.00 per
year. Cash (Not advisable) but accepted, or cheques to
Paul Leonard.

                                                        PAUL LEONARD


SHAREWARE & PUBLIC DOMAIN

InterActive/CyberSTrider

Joe Connor (Interactive) and Denesh Bhabuta (CyberSTrider) both run
supported shareware schemes covering some of the best "supported"
shareware currently avaialble.  Originally it was intended to use the
normal support.txt files from InterActive/CyberSTrider as the basis
for this article, but demands on space (and therefore the groups
subscriptions)     precludes that.

Registration fees are set to cover the currency handling, stationary,
media and postage costs incurred in mailing out master disks and
providing support.

Although primarily  UK support schemes everyone is welcome to register
via InterActive /CyberSTrider as an alternative to registering
directly with the author/s.

For full details of the programes they support please contact either
Joe or Danny as detailed below. Alternatively see me at the next group
meeting. If you have a disk with you I'll give you a copy of their
order forms/support files. Remember to mention that you heard about
them in the WSAUG  newsletter.

PLEASE SUPPORT SHAREWARE. It is the best source of new programmes we
have for the ATARI.

Contacts

Joe Connor
InterActive
65 Mill Road, Colchester, Essex, CO4 5LJ, England
Email:
Internet:  [e-mail]
NeST:      90:102/[e-mail]
Fanfiles:  95:110/[e-mail]
Telephone: UK+(0)1206 852602 Leave a message on
the answerphone!


Denesh Bhabuta
CyberSTrider
203 Parr Lane
Bury
BL9 8JW
E-mail: [e-mail]

(The LATEST news is that Danny is in the process of leaving HENSA for
a new job. At the moment there is no news on the future of the Atari
Archive. - Anyway best of luck in your new job Danny)

SOFTWARE

OUTSIDE

Have you been left OUTSIDE in the cold.

If you have the joy of owning a Falcon 030, it will have come with 1,
4, 14 MegaBytes of memory. Do you want more, if you do  then try this
new Virtual Memory System from 16/32 Systems.

The idea of virtual memory isn't all that new, in fact it's pretty
old, it's just the ST'S and Falcons have seen much of it. If you own
Calamus SL, you will notice that you have the ability to assign any of
your free space to RAM, this is virtual memory.

Outside (Version 3.2) is one in a range of Virtual Memory systems from
Maxon Computing.

Outside requires a 68030 processor,(Falcon or ST fitted with PAK 68
processor or a TT). This is about the only drawback Outside has. To
use the program you must have formatted your Hard Drive to AHDI
compatible standards and should be fast.(Contact 16/32 if you're
unsure, before you buy).

Virtual Ram acts like Fastram on the TT, which means most software can
take advantage of it. Some of these are;  Apex Media, GemView, and
Papyrus although sometimes the program will quit and return to the
desktop for no reason.

Just dream of using your Falcon running in True colour mode, you could
edit 24 bit images easily!

If you think of the cost of upgrading you Falcon 030 to 14 MegaBytes
and the cost of OUTSIDE, you should definitely go for it, especially
if you use Memory hungry programs.

This is what you need:- Falcon 030, TT, ST with PAK 68 Fast AHDI Hard
Drive, 2MegaBytes of RAM

                                                                                  PL

FOR SALE/WANTED

From: Domhnall Dods

I have one or two bits n' bobs for sale. they are basically redundant
since I got the Falcon. All are boxed originals, with all manuals etc
and I'm open to reasonable offers on all...

Lure of the Temptress, Police Quest, Armada, Powermonger, Populous,
Mega Lo Mania, Balance of Power, Leaderboard, Kennedy Approach, The
Pawn, Gauntlet, Silent Service

I also have (smug grin) a 4 meg upgrade board (populated) for anyone
who still has a 1 meg Falcon out there. I'm looking for about £50 for
this.

Mar sin Leibh

Domhnall Dodds
(0131-334-9814)



I GOT THIS E`MAIL UNEXPECTEDLY FROM THE USA. THE WSAUG GOES
INTERNATIONAL [G]. IF ANYONE CAN HELP LET ME KNOW AND I'LL GET BACK IN
TOUCH WITH HIM)


From [e-mail]
Subject: St Games
From: "Will B."

Hi,

I'm an ST user (I live in Los Angeles currently) who collects
games,and I was wondering if there would be anyone in your group who
has tons of ST games who would like to trade/swap stuff via mail, who
still buy the new stuff that's been coming out the last few years.I
would appreciate any help,as European collectors seem to be more aware
of recent titles then U.S users,who seem to think the market died in
1989...

Here's my want list, I'm an ST game obsessive/compulsive,so it would
make me very happy to find the following titles,to trade or for a
reasonable price via mail...

Stratego
Chaos Engine
Cadaver
Speedball 1 and 2
Monty Python
Shocker 2 (w/trap dictionary)
Arnorath
Deadland(full version)
Trip a Tron(full version)
Counter Attak
Cartoon Kapers
Zebu(full version)
Moon Patrol
Xevious


and more,but that's all I can think of now Feel free to give my E-mail
to anyone with want lists of their own,etc. Also looking for Atari
8-bit Diamond Gos,Diamond Paint,Diamond Write, and a complete *-bit
hard drive setup,for a reasonable price, I've wanted one for years
now,but they seem extremely difficult to find...

Thanx,
[e-mail]

Wanted by members

Various members have expressed an interest in obtaining hard drives,
and monitors, both Mono and Colour. If anyone know of any for sale let
me know and I'll pass it on.

AtariPhile

(This is a MUST SEE on CAB for everyone. This is the way these things
should be done)           AG

From: Colin Fisher-McAllum     News FFFlash

Once again the Falcon FacTT File, in its ever increasing wish to
improve its services, has undergone a metamorphosis. Our latest change
may seem small, but we view it as a major improvement.

Since the distribution of our reviews was separated from the
membership listing it has become popular with non Falcon owners as
another source of information. With this in mind we have decided to
aim the review section of the FFF at all Atari owners. To be
distributed bimonthly [February, April, June, August, October and
December] as AtariPhile the publication will be in HTML format.

AtariPhile will be available to non-members. As in the past there will
be no charges made, however we would require a formatted Double
Density disk, a Self Addressed Envelope and TWO first class stamps
[one for return postage and one towards our costs] per issue. You may
send up to six months worth of disks in advance; i.e. 3 disks with 3
envelopes and 6 first class stamps.

Make sure you put enough stamps on the package to cover delivery - we
refuse underpaid packages. Non-UK residents should send International
Postage Coupons. If you supply a faulty disk it will be returned,
blank, at your cost. AtariPhile will also be available from 42BBS and
Goodman PD library.

Falcon FacTT File members should continue to supply a High Density
disk to receive the full FFF package when they update there listing
entry. They can of course also take just the AtariPhile for which they
only need to send a DD disk with ONE stamp and envelope per issue.
Again, we will accept up to six months of disks in advance.

We welcome reviews/articles written by YOU [please request a copy of
our style sheet ] . As we don't charge for the publication we cannot
pay you, but if your article is included you will receive that issue
with our compliments. You'll also have the pleasure of knowing that
you have helped towards the continued support of our beloved computer.
Advertisements, questions, letters, hints and tips will become regular
sections as long as you supply items for inclusion. Submissions are
accepted for publication only if supplied on disk in ASCII format [or
Email/NetMail].

Each issue of AtariPhile will be supplied ready to run from floppy,
but you will find CAB [the HTML Browser] is faster if run from a hard
drive.

The reviews/articles will no longer be individually uploaded to our
NeST echo, but will be distributed as a single archive via FanFiles
and each issue will be placed on  the Walusoft www site.

"AtariPhile" by the Falcon FacTT File... Issue One due in April.


LATE NIGHT SNACKS

Hi folks -

Have you ever sat down to have "just five minutes" on your Atari only
to discover that somehow the time has vanished again and it is now 2
a.m.

What is worse is that with the return to reality you are suddenly
starving and have to root around for something to eat. Trouble is you
don't know if you want something sweet or savoury and you are too
tired for any culinary gymnastics!

Help is at hand - raid the cupboard and the fridge and make some

HAWAI TOAST

Take a slice of bread (thick sliced) and toast. Lay on a thick slice
of cooked ham or gammon On top of the ham lay a row of peach slices.
Top the lot with a good slice of cheese to cover it.
Put under a hot grill till cheese is bubbly.

EAT!

BEWARE - This is very juicy. Use a plate and do not let it drip
over your keyboard.


Jennifer Routledge

1996 MEETINGS

All meetings will take place within the upstairs lounge of The Railway
Inn, Main Street, Howwood. The doors will be open from 7pm . The
formal opening of each meeting will take place at 7:30pm. The proposed
dates for the meetings to be held in 1996 are as follows.

All dates are provisional at the moment and will depend on both the
response to the groups as a whole, and the suitability of the Railway
Inn.


1996    MEETINGS

14 MAY
11 JUNE
9 JULY
6 AUGUST
3 SEPTEMBER     - AGM
1 OCTOBER
29 OCTOBER
26 NOVEMBER
24 DECEMBER -NO MEETING


AG

Refreshments

In addition to the normal Cold refreshements available at Group nights
up till now, we have now arranged that Coffee will be supplied from
the downstairs Bar. The cost is not known yet, but will be very
reasonable.


VIRUS PROBLEMS

Without naming names, over the last couple of months I have had
various disks sent through the mail to me for one reason or another.
During this period I have had disks from 3 members which are infected
with the Ghost Virus. Although a relatively harmless the Ghost virus
is a nuisance, and can destroy data. I will do an article in a future
issue about Virus Killers and Virii in general. Meantime please,
please check your disks. If you haven't a killer programme such as UVK
(the best by far) and you are worried, bring some disks to the next
meeting and I'll check and se if any are infected. I won't have time
to do your whole collection, but i'll be able to tell you if you have
a problem.

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