May 1982 — Vol 4 No 5
Source
Open original PDF • May 1982 • Vol 4 No 5 • 60 pages
Overview
Constitutional amendments proposed — Morganstein lays them out for member vote. Headlining editorial: "To Grow or Not to Grow" — Morganstein's strategic question about Pi's scale. Cover-highlight technical content: Tom Riley's "Learning Techniques Other than Rote Memorization"; John Moon's "Write Your Own Bulletin Board System" (the legendary ABBS author shares the recipe); James M. Burger Esq. and Kenneth J. Hartman Esq. on Copyright and Computer Programs (legal angle on the copy-protection debate); Ed Knepley's "A Pascal Text Screen Unit." Robert C. Platt reviews Apple PILOT.
Table of contents
| Section | Page |
|---|---|
| Cover with highlights | 1 |
| Computerland Tysons + J&A/Smith-Corona ads | 2, 4 |
| Officers; Editorial; Event Queue | 3 |
| President's Corner — David Morganstein | 4 |
| To Grow or Not to Grow — David Morganstein | 4 |
| Proposed Amendments to Constitution — David Morganstein | 5 |
| Minutes; SIG News; Job Mart | 6 |
| EDSIG News — Peter Combes | 8 |
| SIGAMES News — John Alden | 12 |
| WAP Hotline | 13 |
| Q & A — Bruce F. Field | 14 |
| Learning Techniques Other than Rote Memorization — Tom Riley | 16 |
| Trials, Etc. of the First Time Library Copier — Dave Weikert | 18 |
| Group Purchase Power — Rich Wasserstrom | 20 |
| Classifieds; Dealer's Corner | 21 |
| Apple PILOT — Robert C. Platt | 22 |
| Write Your Own Bulletin Board System — John Moon | 24 |
| Copyright and Computer Programs — James M. Burger, Esq. and Kenneth J. Hartman, Esq. | 30 |
| A Pascal Text Screen Unit — Ed Knepley | 34 |
| Tid-bits from NEWSIG — Bernie Benson | 41 |
| Letters to the Editor | 42 |
| Big Button Game Paddles — Duncan Langford | 45 |
| SoftViews — David Morganstein | 46 |
| It's About Time and Your Favorite Micro — W.R. Simpson | 50 |
| Handy Access to Integer Language — Boris Levine | 51 |
| Tutorials — Steve Stern | 52 |
Articles
"To Grow or Not to Grow" (page 4) — David Morganstein
The central question of Morganstein's presidency: should Pi keep growing or cap membership?
"Proposed Amendments to Constitution" (page 5) — David Morganstein
Constitutional amendments for member vote — likely the items Hersch Pilloff drafted in late 1980 (1980-10 — V02 N10) on financial reporting, plus any post-merger-failure cleanup.
"Write Your Own Bulletin Board System" (page 24) — John Moon
Cover-highlight. Moon shares the architecture and code for an ABBS — extending his September 1981 sysop column (1981-09 — V03 N08) into actual implementation guidance.
"Copyright and Computer Programs" (page 30) — James M. Burger, Esq. and Kenneth J. Hartman, Esq.
Cover-highlight. Legal perspective on the bit-copy ethics debate — two lawyers writing for the Pi membership. Continues the discussion from Urban's March 1981 editorial (1981-03 — V03 N03) and the November 1981 IAC forum (1981-11 — V03 N10).
"Learning Techniques Other than Rote Memorization" (page 16) — Tom Riley
Cover-highlight. Educational-technology piece.
"A Pascal Text Screen Unit" (page 34) — Ed Knepley
Cover-highlight. Pascal text-screen utility unit.
"Apple PILOT" (page 22) — Robert C. Platt
Review of Apple's Apple PILOT.
"EDSIG News" (page 8) — Peter Combes
New EDSIG contributor.
"Trials, Etc. of the First Time Library Copier" (page 18) — Dave Weikert
New library volunteer Dave Weikert — would become a major Pi figure.
Letters to the Editor
Richard Platt vs Ernie Forman on The Accountant protection key — productive back-and-forth.
Other content
- Big Button Game Paddles — Duncan Langford from England
- SoftViews — Morganstein's monthly product roundup
- Handy Access to Integer Language — Boris Levine
- Tutorials — Steve Stern
- It's About Time and Your Favorite Micro — W.R. Simpson
Club news / events / announcements
- Constitutional amendments coming to vote
- May Pi meeting: May 22
Notable advertisements
- Computerland Tysons Corner
- J&A, Inc. Apple National Account Dealer (Beltsville MD) — Smith-Corona TP-1 daisy-wheel printer + Apple combo, $895
Entities
People: David Morganstein, Mark L. Crosby, Dana Schwartz, Jesse Wagstaff, John Moon, Nancy Philipp, Rich Wasserstrom, Bernard Urban, Bob Peck, Bruce F. Field, Bernie Benson, Tom Riley, James M. Burger, Kenneth J. Hartman, Ed Knepley, Robert C. Platt, Peter Combes, Dave Weikert, Duncan Langford, Richard Platt, Ernie Forman, W.R. Simpson, Boris Levine, Steve Stern, John Alden Topics: To Grow or Not to Grow, Pi Constitutional Amendments 1982, Roll Your Own BBS, Copyright and Computer Programs, Educational Learning Techniques, Apple PILOT, Pascal Text Screen Unit References: Smith-Corona TP-1, J&A Apple Dealer
Connections to other issues
- Moon's BBS-construction article extends his 1981 sysop column (1981-09 — V03 N08)
- Burger/Hartman copyright article continues the long-running copy-protection debate
- "To Grow or Not to Grow" echoes Urban's farewell (1981-05 — V03 N05) on club scale
Open questions
- Constitutional amendment outcomes?
- Did Moon's BBS code go public?