January 1983 — Vol 5 No 1

Overview

Volume 5 debuts. Masthead reads "Volume 5 January 1983 number 1" — the showcase index's [sic] flag is unexplained (PDF filename "v6" is a digitization-naming quirk). Dave Weikert takes over as Librarian ("Librarian's Potpourri" debuts) — Morganstein's transition out of the librarian role completes his presidency-as-Librarian arc. Cover-highlight content: Paul A. Ternlund's "Taking Your Apple to Europe"; Bill Wurzel's "Speaking of FORTH: Compilation and Execution"; "The CP/M SIG Library Disks" by Dave Neumann; Tom Van Flandern's "How About a U/L Chip?"; Dr. Wo's "Blaise Away! Fibs Don't Lie." Pi members give testimony before the County Council (likely on schools/computer education). Robert C. Platt reviews Apple Tech Notes.

Table of contents

Articles

"Librarian's Potpourri" (page 14) — Dave Weikert

New Librarian's column. Weikert succeeds Morganstein as Librarian.

"Taking Your Apple to Europe" (page 12) — Paul A. Ternlund

Cover-highlight. Power, video standards (NTSC vs PAL), keyboard differences for European travel.

"Speaking of FORTH: Compilation and Execution" (page 30) — Bill Wurzel

Cover-highlight. Wurzel's FORTH series continues from December 1982.

"The CP/M SIG Library Disks" (page 38) — Dave Neumann

Cover-highlight. Catalog of CP/M SIG library disks — Pi maintains CP/M library alongside DOS and Pascal.

"How About a U/L Chip?" (page 37) — Tom Van Flandern

Cover-highlight area. Lower-case display chip proposal — extends his and Mesztenyi's lowercase character work.

"Blaise Away! Fibs Don't Lie" (page 18) — Dr. Wo (Tom Woteki)

Cover-highlight. Pascal floating-point / number-printing piece.

"Testimony Before the County Council" (page 42)

Pi members testify to local county council — likely on schools/computer education or related policy matters.

"Apple Tech Notes: A Review" (page 43) — Robert C. Platt

Review of Apple's official Tech Notes series.

"The Bottom Line" (page 33) — Leon H. Raesly

Raesly's column continues from December.

Other content

• Managing Your Memory — J.T. DeMay Jr.
• IRS Seeks Volunteer Help — VITA Apple volunteer notice
• Apple Teas — column or article

Club news / events / announcements

• Volume 5 debut
• Weikert succeeds Morganstein as Librarian
• January Pi meeting: Jan 22

Notable advertisements

• Computerland Tysons Corner
• Tri-State Systems — Discount Apple Software (NEW YEAR SPECIALS): Choplifter $34.95, TG Joysticks $59.95, both for $94.90

Entities

People: David Morganstein, Mark L. Crosby, Dana Schwartz, Jesse Wagstaff, John Moon, Nancy Philipp, Rich Wasserstrom, Bernard Urban, Bob Peck, Bruce F. Field, Dave Weikert, Paul A. Ternlund, Bill Wurzel, Dave Neumann, Tom Van Flandern, Tom Woteki, Leon H. Raesly, Robert C. Platt, J.T. DeMay Jr., Ed Schenker, Nancy C. Strange, Peter Combes, Dianne Lorenz, Jill Giboney, Vance Giboney Topics: Volume 5 Debut, Weikert as Librarian, European Apple Travel, CP/M SIG Library, FORTH Compilation, Lower Case Chip References: Tri-State Systems, Choplifter, Apple Tech Notes Book

Connections to other issues

• Weikert ascending to Librarian extends his start as a library volunteer in 1982-05 — V04 N05 ("Trials, Etc. of the First Time Library Copier")
• Wurzel FORTH series continues from 1982-12 — V04 N12
• "Bottom Line" column from 1982-12 — V04 N12 continues

Open questions

• What was the County Council testimony about specifically?
• The "[sic]" in the original showcase index on Jan-Apr 1983 — still unexplained; masthead reads normally