October 1982 — Vol 4 No 10
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Open original PDF • October 1982 • Vol 4 No 10 • 55 pages
Overview
Landmark institutional moment: WAP Incorporates and Adopts New Bylaws (Robert C. Platt). The long-awaited incorporation — first on Urban's "unfinished business" list when he handed off the presidency in May 1981. Cover-highlight content: William Schultheis's "6502 Architecture"; Robert C. Platt's "Beginner's Guide to DOS System Master Disk"; James S. Harvison's "Review of Pascal Library Disks". Paula Benson and Bruce F. Field write "Come Forth with Forth." Notable HLA Computers ad recounting a chicken-farm Apple application (feed gates, temperature/humidity, lighting).
Table of contents
| Section | Page |
|---|---|
| Cover with highlights | 1 |
| Computerland + HLA Computers ads | 2–3 |
| Officers; Editorial; Event Queue | 3 |
| Membership; Classifieds; Minutes; Job Mart | 4 |
| SIG News | 5 |
| President's Corner — David Morganstein | 6 |
| A Page from the Stack — Jill & Vance Giboney | 7 |
| Tidbits from NEWSIG — Bernie Benson | 7 |
| Dealer's Corner | 7 |
| SIGAMES News — Donn Hoffman | 8 |
| Cannonball Blitz Tips — Jeff Bruner | 9 |
| WAP Hotline | 10 |
| IAC Corner — Bernie Urban | 10 |
| Applications Demo Program — Harry Misuriello | 11 |
| 6502 Architecture — William Schultheis | 12 |
| Q & A — Bruce F. Field | 16 |
| EDSIG News — Nancy Strange | 18 |
| LogoSIG News — Nancy Strange | 20 |
| Come Forth with Forth — Paula Benson & Bruce F. Field | 22 |
| Letter to Editor — Dave Harvey | 23 |
| Commercial List — James T. DeMay Jr. | 23 |
| Beginner's Guide to DOS System Master Disk — Robert C. Platt | 24 |
| Review of Pascal Library Disks — James S. Harvison | 30 |
| Appleseeds Corner — David Stern | 38 |
| Attending Your First Pi Meeting — James T. DeMay Jr. | 40 |
| WAP Incorporates and Adopts New Bylaws — Robert C. Platt | 42 |
| Applicants Sought | 46 |
| SoftViews: New Releases — David Morganstein | 47 |
Articles
"WAP Incorporates and Adopts New Bylaws" (page 42) — Robert C. Platt
LANDMARK. Washington Apple Pi formally incorporates. Item one on Urban's May 1981 "unfinished business" list — tax-exempt status — gets resolved. New Bylaws supersede the original 1979 constitution.
"6502 Architecture" (page 12) — William Schultheis
Cover-highlight. Schultheis's deep-dive on 6502 chip architecture — companion to his earlier "Count Sectors from Applesoft" piece.
"Beginner's Guide to DOS System Master Disk" (page 24) — Robert C. Platt
Cover-highlight. Newcomer-friendly walk-through of every program on the DOS 3.3 System Master.
"Review of Pascal Library Disks" (page 30) — James S. Harvison
Cover-highlight. Comprehensive review of PIG library disks.
"Come Forth with Forth" (page 22) — Paula Benson and Bruce F. Field
Cover-highlight. FORTH programming language introduction.
"Attending Your First Pi Meeting" (page 40) — James T. DeMay Jr.
Newcomer guide.
Other content
- 6502 Architecture by Schultheis = canonical 6502 reference
- Applications Demo Program — Harry Misuriello
- Cannonball Blitz Tips — Jeff Bruner (game tips)
- Commercial List — James T. DeMay Jr.
- Letter to Editor — Dave Harvey
- Applicants Sought — likely officer-volunteer recruitment
Club news / events / announcements
- WAP officially incorporates — major milestone
- October Pi meeting: Oct 23
Notable advertisements
- Computerland Tysons Corner
- HLA Computers (Sunnyside Avenue, Beltsville MD) — promoting custom Apple solutions; success story #2 = chicken farm automation (feed gates, temp/humidity, lighting)
Key quotes
- "It took HLA Computers to come up with the answer. We helped develop a program, using an Apple II personal computer, on a chicken farm." — HLA Computers ad
Entities
People: David Morganstein, Mark L. Crosby, Dana Schwartz, Jesse Wagstaff, John Moon, Nancy Philipp, Rich Wasserstrom, Bernard Urban, Bob Peck, Bruce F. Field, Jill Giboney, Vance Giboney, Robert C. Platt, William Schultheis, James S. Harvison, Paula Benson, Bernie Benson, James T. DeMay Jr., Donn Hoffman, Jeff Bruner, Harry Misuriello, Nancy Strange, Dave Harvey, David Stern Topics: WAP Incorporation, 6502 Architecture Reference, DOS System Master Walkthrough, Pascal Library Disks Review, Forth Introduction References: HLA Computers, Cannonball Blitz
Connections to other issues
- Incorporation = item one on Urban's 1981-05 — V03 N05 "unfinished business" list
- Schultheis 6502 piece extends his 1981-09 — V03 N08 Count Sectors article
- Pascal library review extends Paul Sand's 1981-05 — V03 N05 PIG review
Open questions
- New Bylaws details — Pi as a Maryland or DC nonprofit?
- Tax-exempt status follow-through?