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SPACE Newsletter August 1994 Newz From The Prez by Nathan Block Once again Nathan has failed to submit an article to me in time for the printing of this newsletter.
We ended up with a rather small turnout, but those who did make it had a great time. The Ball blazer competition was exciting and the participants really got into the game. It was fun just watching the body movements when a player tried to shoot or change directions. The raffle we held for the 1050 disk drive took in $32.00 and I am sure we could have sold more if the turnout had been better. Software sales and membership renewals added an additional $111.00 for a total take of $143.00 for the month. Our only expenses for July was for the BBS phone and the June and July Newsletter which came to $51.82. We ended up adding about 90.00 to our. l:!2!1k b.ala!1i:e which nc~: stands at $642.51. I can't believe half of 1994 is gone, but SPACE is still here and in good financial shape. See you all at the August meeting.
August Dom Info by Terry Streeter Hello, all!! Well, this month's D.O.M. has two files on it.
Side One: How about a puzzle? This one, is a crossword puzzle. You can make one of your own, or solve one for yourself. DOC'S included.
Side Two: How about a game? This one is called "Run For It". Your a robot, trying to get through the maze. You must also destroy objects in your way. Think it sounds easy? Just try it, and see!.
Treasurer's Report -August by Greg Leitner Because of the weather, the July Birthday Party and meeting did not turn out like it was planned. We had the party at the center due to not only the chance of rain, but it was also one of the coldest days this summer.
Space Birthday Party -July 8, 1994 I had been waiting for Space's Birthday Party for quite a while. I was looking forwards to the party being held at Joe Danko' s house. But the weather that day made it out of the question. But Joe said that a event could be scheduled at his house in the future, so we could enjoy his hospitality and his big swimming pool. Joel Please schedule it soon, so we can go for a swim! The day of the Space Birthday party, I worked very hard at my job and was looking forwards to the evening events. At the party, we had a smaller than expected amounts of members show up for the party.
$ Sherm Erickson, club vice-president and Rich Meier, club computer repair-person were gone on a fishing expedition. Amos Jackson, club BBS sysop had to work and missed lots of good food and fun. Mike Fitzpatrick, club secretary, had a business trip in Chicago to attend to and couldn't attend too. Maybe they all can make it when the Space club has their next party, which will be held in December ·94 during Christmas time. The party started with a short meeting. Next a raffle was held and a lucky Space member won a Atari 800XL computer. A thanks is in order for all the raffle tickets that were bought by club members. This should help the club treasury. Once again Space members were treated to long table full of delicious food. Our club president's favorite potato salad, made by club member Ray Wafer was there. There was also hot dogs, chips, beans, BBQ meatballs, watermelon, salads, and other items. For a beverage, we were treated to our club president's famous Mcdonald orange drink(! just love that stuff!). For dessert there was carrot cake and Al Nobles famous Speci al K Bars. They were so popular they didn 't last on the food table very long. After the meal members were treated to At times the c ompet1 t1on was very intense I Our club president Nathan Block and anothe1:· club member were still continuing the competition when it wa time to close the doors of the Space meeting Hal l, which is in the Falcon Heights community Center in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. a Atari game competition tournament.
Once again Thanks goes out to Larry Serflaten and the party committee for working so hard to make the 12th Birthday Party a success! And Thanks goes out to the members who came to the party. See you all next month at the next Space meeting! Mike Weist
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Amateur Show ·94 Well another year of waiting for the Amateur show to come up to Aldrich Arena in Maplewood,Mn. has come and gone. This year I had a chance to go to the show on the opening day, which was Friday, July 15, 1994. The first day, can be a excellent day to get bargains. The last hours of the show too can find a person some bargains too. My friend and I had such luck. At the show I ran into our software supplier for our club, Lance Ringquist, manning his booth full of Atari software products and Atari hardware for sale. Once again Lance was promoting the Space Club by handing out the club 's advertisement and talking Atari Talk to the people who stopped at his table. At the first day of the show I ran into Atari Diehards Sherm Erickson (Space club 's vice-president) and Mike Fitzpatrick (club's secrl::!tacy). I hul-'e bolh had a [uu time at the show and spend lots of money. The weather was kind of nice in the evening so my friend and I bought a hot dog and pop and sat down to relax. It wasn't long before both of us were up and looking for bargains in the flea market part of the show. The second day of the show, which was Saturday was fun too I I ran into Joe Danko(club's DOM person) and Rich Meier(club's Atari equipment repair and information person) . They both seemed to be having a fun time.
While out in the flea market area I noted an unusual piece Atari of hardware. It was called a n Atari Portfolio. It ' s a hand held computer. Ge t this! It has 128 K RAM and comes pre-loaded with programs. I wished the person selling this computer could have demonstrated it! Maybe some day! Like I said in the past, this show is one way of finding Atari bargains. My friend found two color mon itors for use with Atari computer very chea p. I saw Atari software and equipment all over the show. A matter of fact, I came across an Atari Harddrive plug in for a either a 8 bit or ST. I hope some one grabbed it up. Looking forwards to Ham Fest in the near future. See you al 1 at the next Space meeting! Mike Weist
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