January 1982 — Vol 4 No 1
Source
Open original PDF • January 1982 • Vol 4 No 1 • 56 pages
Overview
Volume 4 debuts. Cover price up to $2 (from $1.50). Apple Computer Inc. dealer agreements now prohibit mail-order (per Clinton Computer ad) — a major industry move that hits the bulk-purchase landscape. Dave Skillman finally publishes his telescope-controller article (he proposed a Scientific SIG for telescope control back in November 1980). Bruce F. Field's "Text on the Hi-Res Screen" is the headlining technical piece. David Morganstein reviews SubLOGIC's Graphics Package. Bernard Urban reviews The Index (a Pi-related publication). Iver P. Cooper starts a "Beneath Applesoft" series with "II LIST II." Jill and Vance Giboney's first full Librarian's Corner.
Table of contents
| Section | Page |
|---|---|
| Cover with highlights | 1 |
| Computerland Tysons display ad | 2 |
| Clinton Computer + Columbia Computer Systems ads | 3 |
| Officers; Editorial; Event Queue; Classifieds | 3 |
| President's Corner — David Morganstein | 4 |
| WAP Hotline, Volunteers Needed | 4 |
| Minutes; Notices; SIG News | 6 |
| A Page from the Stack — Jill and Vance Giboney | 7 |
| Letters to the Editor | 8 |
| Tricky GET Program — L. Benner | 8 |
| SIGAMES — John Alden | 9 |
| Questions, Questions, Questions — Mark L. Crosby | 10 |
| Group Purchase Power — Rich Wasserstrom | 11 |
| I Can't Remember How Much Memory I Have — David Morganstein | 12 |
| Beneath Applesoft II LIST II — Iver P. Cooper | 14 |
| Running a Telescope with a Microcomputer — Dave Skillman | 15 |
| Loose DB25 Plug — Boris Levine | 20 |
| Two Simple Wiring Projects — Jay Thal | 21 |
| The Index: A Review — Bernie Urban | 22 |
| Using Paddle Pots of Any Value — Tom Riley | 30 |
| Perpetual Julian Calendar — Jill Giboney | 32 |
| Apple Computer Tries to Ban Mail Business: A Reprint | 36 |
| Text on the Hi-Res Screen — Bruce F. Field | 38 |
| Apple PIE and the Use of "ESC" — Jim Graham | 43 |
| SubLOGIC Graphics Package: A Review — David Morganstein | 44 |
| Columnar Catalog Listings — Bob Crafts | 46 |
Articles
"Running a Telescope with a Microcomputer" (page 15) — Dave Skillman
Cover-highlight. Skillman's promised telescope-controller article — first floated in his November 1980 (1980-11 — V02 N11) Nybbles classified asking for scientific-application SIG members.
"Text on the Hi-Res Screen" (page 38) — Bruce F. Field
Cover-highlight. Mixing text into HI-RES display — a perennial Apple II challenge.
"SubLOGIC Graphics Package: A Review" (page 44) — David Morganstein
Cover-highlight. Review of SubLOGIC's graphics package (precursor to Microsoft Flight Simulator).
"Apple Computer Tries to Ban Mail Business" (page 36)
Industry news reprint. Apple's new dealer agreements prohibit mail-order. Echoed in this issue's Clinton Computer ad: "Apple dealer agreements now prohibit mail order, so please bring cashier's check, money order or personal check (allow 2 weeks to clear) to our store."
"Beneath Applesoft II LIST II" (page 14) — Iver P. Cooper
Cooper's first contribution — Applesoft LIST internals. Likely first in a series.
"I Can't Remember How Much Memory I Have" (page 12) — David Morganstein
President's technical column — likely shows how to query Apple memory configuration programmatically.
Other articles
- Tricky GET Program — L. Benner
- Loose DB25 Plug + Two Simple Wiring Projects — Boris Levine + Jay Thal (hardware safety)
- Using Paddle Pots of Any Value — Tom Riley (companion to John DeMarco's Dec 1981 piece)
- Perpetual Julian Calendar — Jill Giboney
- The Index: A Review — Bernard Urban: review of "The Index" publication
- Apple PIE and the Use of "ESC" — Jim Graham
- Columnar Catalog Listings — Bob Crafts
Club news / events / announcements
- Cover price $2
- Apple bans dealer mail order
- January Pi meeting: Jan 23
Notable advertisements
- Computerland Tysons Corner (page 2)
- Clinton Computer (Clinton MD) — full Apple discount price list; now mail-order-banned, in-store only
- Columbia Computer Systems — Apple II discount, AMDEK monitors, MX-80/MX-100 printers, Trendcom 100/200, VisiCalc 3.3 ($199.95), VisiDex, VisiPlot, VisiTrend/VisiPlot, VisiTerm, Desktop Plan II, VisiFile ($249.95 → $189.95 sale)
Key quotes
- "Apple dealer agreements now prohibit mail order" — Clinton Computer ad (page 3)
Entities
People: David Morganstein, Mark L. Crosby, Dana Schwartz, Jesse Wagstaff, John Moon, Nancy Philipp, Rich Wasserstrom, Bernard Urban, Genevie Urban, Bob Peck, Dick Elkins, Howard Lefkowitz, Boris Levine, Jill Giboney, Vance Giboney, Dave Skillman, Bruce F. Field, Iver P. Cooper, Jay Thal, Tom Riley, Jim Graham, Bob Crafts, L. Benner, John Alden Topics: Volume 4 Debut, Apple Bans Mail Order, Telescope Control, Hi-Res Text Mixing, Beneath Applesoft Series References: The Index, SubLOGIC Graphics Package, Apple PIE, Clinton Computer, Columbia Computer Systems, VisiFile, VisiCalc 3.3, Trendcom Printers
Connections to other issues
- Skillman's telescope project from 1980-11 — V02 N11 finally realized
- Cover price $2 from $1.50 in 1981-01 — V03 N01
- Mail-order ban will reshape the Pi advertising landscape
Open questions
- Apple's mail-order ban — did dealers find workarounds?
- Did the Beneath Applesoft series continue under Cooper?