February 1982 — Vol 4 No 2
Source
Open original PDF • February 1982 • Vol 4 No 2 • 44 pages
Overview
Apple III update: Charles N. Dow's "Update on the 'Big Apple ///'" continues his 1981 enthusiasm. Genevie Urban writes "News from Apple Clubs in Faraway Lands" — a new international beat building on Duncan Langford's correspondence. David Morganstein reviews Southern Command game and Echo II Speech Synthesizer. Walton Francis publishes an Epson driver. C.K. Mesztenyi continues his Applesoft series with "Problems and Remedies with a Lower Case Character Generator." New "Hints for the Newcomer" column begins. New advertiser: Frederick Computer Products (Frederick MD).
Table of contents
| Section | Page |
|---|---|
| Cover with highlights | 1 |
| Computerland + Frederick Computer + Apple Family System ads | 2–4 |
| Officers; Editorial; Event Queue; Classifieds | 5 |
| President's Corner — David Morganstein | later |
| Letters to the Editor; Notices | later |
| Subscriptions to Softalk — Bernie Urban | later |
| SIG News; WAP Hotline | later |
| News from Apple Clubs in Faraway Lands — Genevie Urban | later |
| Southern Command: A Review — David Morganstein | later |
| A Page from the Stack — Jill and Vance Giboney | later |
| SIGAMES News — John Alden | later |
| Appleseeds Corner | later |
| Update on the 'Big Apple' /// — Charles N. Dow | later |
| An Open Letter to VisiCalc — Bob Johnson | later |
| Problems and Remedies with a Lower Case Character Generator — C.K. Mesztenyi | 16 |
| A Sorted Catalog — Andy O'Brien | 26 |
| Epson Driver — Walton Francis | 30 |
| Hints for the Newcomer | 34 |
| WAP Tutorial (Outline) | 36 |
| Echo II Speech Synthesizer: A Review — David Morganstein | 38 |
| Library Mail Order Form, Back Issues, Inside Apple Pi Order | 39–40 |
Articles
"News from Apple Clubs in Faraway Lands" — Genevie Urban
New international column. Builds on Duncan Langford (England) correspondence and IAC connections.
"Update on the 'Big Apple ///'" — Charles N. Dow
Cover-highlight. Continued Apple III user reports.
"Problems and Remedies with a Lower Case Character Generator" — Charles K. Mesztenyi
Cover-highlight. Mesztenyi's Applesoft series — lowercase generator troubleshooting (the Apple II's notorious upper-case-only display).
"Epson Driver" — Walton Francis
Cover-highlight. Driver for the Epson MX-80.
"Echo II Speech Synthesizer: A Review" — David Morganstein
Review of the Echo II Speech Synthesizer — Apple speech card.
Other articles
- An Open Letter to VisiCalc — Bob Johnson (Pi-member letter extending Walt Francis's December 1980 critique)
- A Sorted Catalog — Andy O'Brien (continuation of his November 1981 work)
- Hints for the Newcomer — new newcomer-targeted column
- Southern Command: A Review — David Morganstein
- Subscriptions to Softalk — Bernard Urban (free Softalk for Apple owners)
Club news / events / announcements
- New tutorial outline
- February Pi meeting: Feb 27
Notable advertisements
- Computerland Tysons Corner (page 2)
- Frederick Computer Products (Frederick MD, 5726 Industry Lane) — full-service Apple authorized dealer + service center; debut ad
- Apple Family System package ad (page 4) — Apple II Plus, Disk II, RF modulator, paddles, 7 software packages, training library
- Clinton Computer and Columbia Computer Systems continuing
Entities
People: David Morganstein, Mark L. Crosby, Dana Schwartz, Jesse Wagstaff, John Moon, Nancy Philipp, Rich Wasserstrom, Bernard Urban, Genevie Urban, Bob Peck, Charles N. Dow, Walton Francis, Andy O'Brien, Charles K. Mesztenyi, Bob Johnson, Jill Giboney, Vance Giboney, John Alden Topics: International Apple Clubs, Lower Case Character Generator, Hints for the Newcomer, Apple Speech Synthesis References: Echo II Speech Synthesizer, Southern Command, Frederick Computer Products, Apple Family System, Softalk Magazine, The Index
Connections to other issues
- Genevie Urban's international column institutionalizes Langford correspondence (1981-01 — V03 N01 / 1981-06 — V03 N06)
- Mesztenyi's Applesoft series continues
- Apple III coverage continues from 1981-04 — V03 N04
Open questions
- Did "Hints for the Newcomer" become a regular column?
- Bob Johnson's VisiCalc letter — was there a published response?