*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*¢¢ NEWSLETTER REVIEWS¢ by Alan Sharkis¢ OHAUG Newsletter Librarian¢¢¢ It must have been a month between¢ writing the last column and writing¢ this one, but I don't know where the¢ time went. During that time, my¢ entire house was painted, including¢ closets, which required the complete¢ disassebly and packing of both my¢ Atari and my MS-DOS systems. Upon¢ re-assembly, the Atari system, with¢ all of its separate units and¢ interconnections, went together¢ relatively smoothly. I had to¢ resolder a ground lead in the one¢ piece of handmade-cable -- the one¢ that gives me null-modem from my¢ Atari to a switchbox, and then on to¢ my DOS machine. The DOS machine¢ required a LOT MORE TIME to put¢ together, even though almost¢ everything is contained in one box. ¢ It's a long story, but take my word¢ for it; the Atari is simpler to re-¢ assemble and check out. On to the¢ reviews ...¢¢ Update Atari for May, 1993. This is¢ over a year old, but contains a¢ GEORGE IKEN article about Atari¢ graphics converters that includes¢ handy descriptions of all of the¢ graphics modes. It also describes¢ items in the H.A.C.E. library that I¢ didn't know existed. They allow¢ conversion from file formats found on¢ other machine platforms.¢¢ (FR)ANTIC for May, 1994 -- BOB¢ HUDDLESTON wrote an enchanting¢ article about (simulated) flying,¢ using the FS-2 Flight Simulator from¢ Sub Logic. Russell Stowe begins a¢ series on disk drive maintenence and¢ a list of "NEVERS" that we've all¢ violated from time to time; tempting¢ the appearance of the Murphy demons¢ in so doing! RUSSELL STOWE gives us¢ a type-in program for formatting¢ disks from BASIC. There's also¢ another type-in, reprinted from¢ P.A.C.E. (March, 1994) that puts the¢ hands of a clock on the screen and¢ rotates them backwards! Who says time¢ go backwards? (grin)¢¢ The PACEsetter for May, 1994 -- RON¢ FETZER's article, Life Insurance for¢ your DISK DRIVES, is reprinted in¢ this issue. There is also a reprint¢ of a review of Broderbund's Art Shop¢ by FORREST A. BLOOD IV, which¢ originally appeared in the JACS¢ Newsletter of June, 1986. There are¢ also the usual puzzles and jokes. An¢ always interesting newsletter!¢¢ The SAGE Scroll for May, 1994 has an¢ interesting comment by editor JIM¢ FOUCH regarding the death of¢ Commodore and its relation to Atari. ¢ There are also reprints of Requiem¢ For The ATARI 8-Bit, by ROBERT ARISTO¢ of MVACE, which was first seen in the¢ MVACE News of April 1989 and later¢ reprinted in the LVAUG News of¢ December, 1991; and of What A¢ COMPUTER HAS DONE TO MY HOUSE by¢ DENNIS KLINE, (an OHAUG member) and¢ reprinted from OL' HACKERS newsletter¢ of March/April 1991 after submission¢ to SAGE via WNYAUG.¢¢ Nybbles and Bytes for May/June, 1994¢ -- DALE WOOSTER gives us his thoughts¢ on TextPro 5.1, AC Magazine,¢ SpartaDos 3.2F, the R-Time-8 "2000¢ bug", and Prism Studio, all in¢ separate articles. JOHN COLLINS has¢ an interesting editor's column that¢ mentions a variety of important¢ items.¢¢ The DACE Desktop for May/June, 1994 -¢ - includes a mini-review of Djinni,¢ an attempt to bring Aladdin-like¢ navigation to those of us who¢ use our modems and subscribe to GEnie.¢¢ The S.L.C.C. Journal for June, 1994 -¢ - contains a three-page listing of¢ their library additions through June.¢ OHAUG is listed as a source of many¢ of these fine disks. The text of BOB¢ BRODIE's resignation letter is¢ reprinted.¢¢ The PACEsetter for June, 1994 -- A¢ reprint of BEN POEHLAND's response to¢ RON FETZER's article on disk drives¢ is reprinted. PACE also has¢ reprinted Ron's writeup of his¢ program, Treasurer's Report, with a¢ note that the program can be found in¢ the PACE library, and a great program¢ it is too!¢¢ Nybbles and Bytes for July/August,¢ 1994 -- There is a reprint of an¢ article by STEVEN BERG, from the ACE¢ (Eugene, Oregon - Dec/Jan 1983) ¢ Newsletter which describes and gives¢ measured drawings of a desk that can¢ be constructed from one sheet of¢ plywood and which will hold an Atari¢ 8-bit system. It's similar to the¢ commercial desk I've used for my¢ system since about the time of the¢ original article. JOHN POWELL and¢ DALE WOOSTER collaborated on an¢ article describing how Nintendo¢ Controllers can be modified to work¢ with Atari 8-bit computers. The¢ entire ATARI Affairs column from¢ May/June, 1994 XIO3 is reprinted. ¢ This column, by ROWLAND GRANT, has¢ many interesting bits of news and¢ mentions OHAUG and RON FETZER's¢ Treasurer's Report Program. MERLE¢ BARNES reviews MyCopyR v2.1. ¢¢ *+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*¢
