September 1984 — Vol 6 No 9
Source
Open original PDF • September 1984 • Vol 6 No 9 • 60 pages • $2
Overview
David Morganstein continues as President. "Your Own Apple Bulletin Board" (Tom Warrick, p34) — Warrick (Pi's SYSOP) writes the how-to for running your own ABBS on an Apple, a major Pi institutional knowledge piece. "Software Piracy & Users Rights" (reprint from Capitol PC, p37) — Pi cross-publishes a piracy thinkpiece from sister DC-area user group Capitol PC Users Group. "Middle East Mac" (Johnathan H. Ward, p15) — Pi member working in the Middle East reports on Mac use abroad. "Calling CompuServe with Apple III" (Hobart S. Cable, p29) — Bart Cable returns. "Mac Software Sampler" (p18) — survey of Mac launch-period software. "Anatomy of Pascal Code File" (Brother Tom Sawyer, p21). "Strictly Forth Sort" (Chester H. Page, p24). "Forth Answers the Challenge" (Charlie Brown, p25). "VisiColumn: Spreadsheet Speed" (Walton Francis, p10) — Francis again subbing on VisiColumn. "The VALue of STRIngs" (J. Tom DeMay Jr., p42). "Apple Tech Notes" (Richard Langston III, p44). "Music Construction Set: Review" (Dan Robrish, p45) — Will Harvey's MCS (a foundational early-music software). "The Internist: Review" (Bob Oringel, p47) — medical diagnostic AI software review. "AppleMouse II: Review" (Bernie Benson, p48). "Spreadsheet 2.0" (Leon H. Raesly, p33). "WAP Crossword Puzzle" (Peter Combes, p52) — Combes-authored Pi crossword (recurring puzzle franchise debuts here).
Officers note
The May 1984 election results show in effect: Tom Warrick now VP-Programs, Bob Platt now VP-SIGs, Nancy Little Secretary. Full restructured officer slate visible in 1984-11 — V06 N11 masthead.
Table of contents (selected)
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| President's Corner | David Morganstein | 4 |
| WAP Hotline | — | 5 |
| WAP Calendar of Events | — | 7 |
| Q & A | Bruce F. Field | 8 |
| VisiColumn: Spreadsheet Speed | Walt Francis | 10 |
| A Page From the Stack | Robert C. Platt | 12 |
| Middle East Mac | Johnathan H. Ward | 15 |
| SIG Mac News | Ellen L. Bouwkamp | 16 |
| Mac Software Sampler | — | 18 |
| Anatomy of Pascal Code File | Brother Tom Sawyer | 21 |
| Strictly Forth Sort | Chester H. Page | 24 |
| Forth Answers the Challenge | Charlie Brown | 25 |
| Forth A Sample Prime Number Pgm | Kevin Nealon | 28 |
| Calling CompuServe with Apple III | Hobart S. Cable | 29 |
| EdSIG News | Peter Combes | 30 |
| Apple II Text Page Bomb | Tom Vier | 31 |
| DisabledSIG News | Jay Thal | 32 |
| Spreadsheet 2.0 | Leon H. Raesly | 33 |
| Your Own Apple Bulletin Board | Tom Warrick | 34 |
| Telecom SIG News | George Kinal | 35 |
| Hacker Arithmetic | Dr. Rowdy | — |
| Software Piracy & Users Rights | Capitol PC (reprint) | 37 |
| The VALue of STRIngs | J. Tom DeMay | 42 |
| Apple Tech Notes | Richard Langston III | 44 |
| Music Construction Set: Review | Dan Robrish | 45 |
| The Internist: Review | Bob Oringel | 47 |
| AppleMouse II: Review | Bernie Benson | 48 |
| More on WordStar File Recovery | Rudie Slaughter | 50 |
| Used Program Buy Back | Leon H. Raesly | 51 |
| WAP Crossword Puzzle | Peter Combes | 52 |
Highlights
Your Own Apple Bulletin Board — Tom Warrick
The Pi SYSOP's how-to: hardware, modem, software, line setup, etiquette. Pi members had been calling the ABBS since 1980 (John Moon's pioneer system); Warrick now writes the canonical do-it-yourself version.
Software Piracy & Users Rights — Capitol PC reprint
Pi cross-publishes with the DC-area IBM-PC user group on the perennial piracy/copyright thorn. Continues the post-1981 Pi conversation that ran through Urban's editorials.
Apple //e in the Middle East — Johnathan H. Ward
Pi member abroad. Mac portability stories from members on overseas postings become a recurring Pi sub-genre.
Entities
People: David Morganstein, Tom Warrick, Robert C. Platt, Bruce F. Field, Walton Francis, Johnathan H. Ward, Ellen L. Bouwkamp, Brother Tom Sawyer, Chester H. Page, Charlie Brown, Kevin Nealon, Hobart S. Cable, Peter Combes, Tom Vier, Jay Thal, Leon H. Raesly, George V. Kinal, J. Tom DeMay Jr., Richard Langston III, Dan Robrish, Bob Oringel, Bernie Benson, Rudie Slaughter Topics: Apple BBS Self-Hosting, Software Piracy Debate, Pi Members Abroad, Forth on Apple, Mac Software 1984 References: Capitol PC Users Group, Music Construction Set, The Internist, AppleMouse II, CompuServe
Connections to other issues
- Tom Warrick's BBS piece complements his SYSOP role established in earlier volumes
- WAP Crossword Puzzle franchise launches here (Peter Combes), running through later 1980s
- Pi-Capitol PC cross-publishing relationship documented; Capitol PC was a sibling DC user group for IBM PC
- The Aug 1984 issue (Vol 6 No 8) is still a stub — the only 1984 PDF not yet sourced