February 1983 — Vol 5 No 2
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Open original PDF • February 1983 • Vol 5 No 2 • 67 pages
Overview
The Apple //e issue. Tom Warrick writes the major piece on the new Apple //e — the successor to the Apple II Plus, with built-in 80-column support, lowercase, full ASCII keyboard. Major issue (67 pages). Apple Teas activity summary by Paula Benson — informal Pi gatherings. New columns: "The Screenwriter Hotline" (Peter Combes), "A Message from the Sysop" (Tom Warrick as ABBS sysop). Cover-highlight content: Beth Barnett's "Installing the Microsoft SoftCard Premium System"; Russ Eberhart's "Home Control: An Introduction"; Richard A. Guida's "Electronic Mail with the Apple II"; John Bailey's "Using a Speech Synthesizer to Read the Apple" (accessibility/SIG-Disabled work); Jay Thal's "Learning Disabilities and Micros." Geoff Pennington writes "A Little BASIC History." Bill Wurzel's FORTH series continues.
Table of contents
| Section | Page |
|---|---|
| Cover with highlights | 1 |
| Computerland + Frederick Computer + Prime Plotter ads | 2–3 |
| Officers; Editorial; Event Queue; General Info | 3 |
| Minutes; Classifieds | 4 |
| Apple Teas: A Summary of Activities — Paula Benson | 4 |
| Notices; Newsletter Pickup Policy; Reading Library | 5 |
| Group Purchase Power — Rich Wasserstrom | 5 |
| EDSIG News — Peter Combes | 6 |
| President's Corner — David Morganstein | 8 |
| SIG News; WAP Hotline | 9–10 |
| LogoSIG News — Nancy C. Strange | 12 |
| The Apple //e — Tom Warrick | 14 |
| A Little BASIC History — Geoff Pennington | 20 |
| Apple Teas Schedule | 22 |
| Speaking of FORTH: Compilation and Execution-II — Bill Wurzel | 24 |
| Job Mart | 27 |
| SoftViews — David Morganstein | 28 |
| Tidbits from NEWSIG — Bernie Benson | 29 |
| Q & A — Bruce F. Field | 30 |
| The Screenwriter Hotline — Peter Combes | 30 |
| Installing the Microsoft SoftCard Premium System — Beth Barnett | 41 |
| ONERR GOTO — J.T. DeMay Jr. | 42 |
| Home Control: An Introduction — Russ Eberhart | 44 |
| Letters to the Editor | 45 |
| Electronic Mail with the Apple II — Richard A. Guida | 48 |
| Consumer Advocate — Mark Pankin | 51 |
| Dealers' Corner | 52 |
| Learning Disabilities and Micros — Jay Thal | 53 |
| Using a Speech Synthesizer to Read the Apple — John Bailey | 54 |
| EDSIG in 1982 — Peter Combes | 55 |
| A Message from the Sysop — Tom Warrick | 56 |
| The Bottom Line — Leon H. Raesly | 57 |
| Librarians' Potpourri — Dave Weikert & Gordon Stubbs | 58 |
| Apple Tech Notes — Ed Schenker | 59 |
| IAC Corner — Bernie Urban | 60 |
Articles
"The Apple //e" (page 14) — Tom Warrick
LANDMARK cover-highlight. Apple //e — successor to the Apple II Plus. Built-in 80-column support, lowercase, full ASCII keyboard, 128K RAM option, redesigned motherboard. Pi's first comprehensive look.
"A Little BASIC History" (page 20) — Geoff Pennington
History of BASIC programming language.
"Installing the Microsoft SoftCard Premium System" (page 41) — Beth Barnett
Cover-highlight. Z80 SoftCard Premium System installation guide.
"Home Control: An Introduction" (page 44) — Russ Eberhart
Cover-highlight. Home automation intro — companion to Watts Hill's April 1980 piece.
"Electronic Mail with the Apple II" (page 48) — Richard A. Guida
Cover-highlight. E-mail systems via modem on the Apple.
"Using a Speech Synthesizer to Read the Apple" (page 54) — John Bailey
Cover-highlight. Accessibility — speech output for visually impaired users; ties into SIG/Disabled.
"Learning Disabilities and Micros" (page 53) — Jay Thal
Pi's accessibility/CAI work continues — companion to the SIG/Disabled efforts.
"A Message from the Sysop" (page 56) — Tom Warrick
New column. Warrick is now ABBS sysop (replacing/joining John Moon).
"Apple Teas: A Summary of Activities" (page 4) — Paula Benson
Informal Pi gatherings — new community format.
"Reading Library" (notice, page 5)
Jesse Wagstaff's proposed reading library from July 1982 (1982-07 — V04 N07) appears to be active.
Other content
- Speaking of FORTH II — Bill Wurzel continues
- ONERR GOTO — J.T. DeMay Jr.
- Librarians' Potpourri — Dave Weikert + Gordon Stubbs
- Bottom Line — Leon H. Raesly
- Consumer Advocate — Mark Pankin
Club news / events / announcements
- Apple //e unveiled
- February Pi meeting: Feb 26
- Reading library operational
Notable advertisements
- Computerland Tysons Corner
- Frederick Computer Products
- The Prime Plotter — plotting package with data management, statistical analysis, X-Y plotting, PIE Charts, slide-show/replay
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, Gordon Stubbs, Tom Warrick, Geoff Pennington, Beth Barnett, Russ Eberhart, Richard A. Guida, John Bailey, Jay Thal, Bill Wurzel, J.T. DeMay Jr., Peter Combes, Nancy C. Strange, Paula Benson, Bernie Benson, Mark Pankin, Leon H. Raesly, Ed Schenker, Curt Robbins Topics: Apple //e, Apple Teas, BASIC History, SoftCard Premium, Home Control Apple, Electronic Mail Apple, Speech Synthesis Accessibility, Reading Library References: Apple //e, Microsoft SoftCard Premium System, The Prime Plotter
Connections to other issues
- Apple //e arrives — major hardware milestone after the III's struggle
- Warrick as new sysop continues from his Aug 1982 "New ABBS Part II" (1982-08 — V04 N08)
- John Bailey speech-synth piece extends 1980-04 — V02 N04 Super Talker theme
- Pi accessibility work continues from Curt Robbins's 1981-01 — V03 N01 SIG/Disabled
- "Apple Teas" formalizes informal Pi gathering pattern
Open questions
- Apple //e shipping availability?
- Did Apple Teas continue as regular gatherings?