November 1984 — Vol 6 No 11
Source
Open original PDF • November 1984 • Vol 6 No 11 • 56 pages • $2
Overview
★★ New officer slate visible: President David Morganstein (final months of term); VP-Programs Tom Warrick; VP-SIGs Bob Platt; Treas Edward Myerson; Sec Nancy Little; Directors Bernie Benson, Peter Combes, J. Tom DeMay Jr., Bruce F. Field, Nancy Philipp, Jay Thal, Rich Wasserstrom. The May 1984 election restructuring (VP split into Programs and SIGs roles) is now fully in effect. ★ "AppleWorks Utility" (Walt Mossberg, p20) — Mossberg's second major Pi byline this year, a follow-up to his June 1984 AppleWorks review. ★ "Fire in the Valley: Book Review" (Robert C. Platt, p49) — Platt reviews the foundational Apple/Silicon Valley history book by Freiberger & Swaine, published 1984. Major early notice. ★ First Lynn R. Trusal byline: "Apple //e to NBI Telecom" (p18) — Trusal becomes a prolific Pi contributor through the late 1980s and early 1990s. "1001 Binary Tales: Mac Innards 2" (Raymond Hobbs, p30) — Hobbs continues Mac internals. "MacPascal" (Rich Cogan, Tom Riddle, Brother Tom Sawyer, p32) — extended review of MacPascal (Apple-Think collaboration). "Supporting 'Inside Macintosh'" (Michael Hartman, p36) — Pi member coverage of Apple's Inside Macintosh technical books (the canonical Mac developer reference). "Desk-Top Appt. Calendar" (Steve Hunt & Fulton Armstrong, p37). "Desk Accessory Mover" (Hunt & Armstrong, p38). "A Page From the Stack" is now bylined Dana J. Schwartz (p34), succeeding Platt. "Non-Verbal Comm. Aids" (Mackay & Wawrzaszek, p10) — assistive-tech / DisabledSIG. "Forth Assembly" (Chester H. Page, p13). "AppleWorks Utility" continues Mossberg's AppleWorks coverage. "The CompuServe Connection" (Bart Cable, p46). "LISA Analyzes Insurance Claims" (Donald Kornreich, p48) — a Pi member running insurance analytics on a Lisa. "A Bernoulli Update" (Lawrence Husick, p43) — Husick's Bernoulli follow-up from March. "Colour? What Colour" (Joe Moldovan, p44) — display tech.
Table of contents (selected)
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| President's Corner | David Morganstein | 2 |
| Q & A | Bruce F. Field | 7 |
| Non-Verbal Commun. Aids | Mackay & Wawrzaszek | 10 |
| DisabledSIG News | Jay M. Thal | 11 |
| EDSIG News | Peter Combes | 12 |
| Forth Assembly | Chester H. Page | 13 |
| Binary Catalog Program | Steven Pearce | 14 |
| Apple //e to NBI Telecom | Lynn R. Trusal | 18 |
| AppleWorks Utility | Walt Mossberg | 20 |
| ScreenWriter Hotline | Peter Combes & Tom Vier | 22 |
| Daisywheeling: The Lure of Code | Arsen Darnay | 24 |
| SigMac News | Ellen L. Bouwkamp & Steve Hunt | 28 |
| Mac Notes | Basil & Arlene Decina | 29 |
| 1001 Binary Tales: Mac Innards 2 | Raymond Hobbs | 30 |
| MacPascal | Cogan, Riddle, Sawyer | 32 |
| A Page From the Stack | Dana J. Schwartz | 34 |
| Two Mac "How-To" Suggestions | Tom Berilla | 35 |
| Supporting "Inside Macintosh" | Michael Hartman | 36 |
| Desk-Top Appt. Calendar | Hunt & Armstrong | 37 |
| Desk Accessory Mover | Hunt & Armstrong | 38 |
| Computer Music - A Replay | Raymond Hobbs | 40 |
| A Bernoulli Update | Lawrence Husick | 43 |
| Colour? What Colour | Joe Moldovan | 44 |
| The CompuServe Connection | Bart Cable | 46 |
| Wednesday's Child is Full of Woe | Leon H. Raesly | 47 |
| LISA Analyzes Insurance Claims | Donald Kornreich | 48 |
| ★ Fire in the Valley: Book Review | Robert C. Platt | 49 |
| Inappropriate Technology | Jay M. Thal | 49 |
| Views and Reviews | Raymond Hobbs | 50 |
Highlights
★ Fire in the Valley reviewed — Robert C. Platt
Platt reviews Freiberger & Swaine's Fire in the Valley: The Making of the Personal Computer — the canonical history of the personal-computer industry. The book had only just been published in 1984; Platt's review puts Pi on early notice of what would become the standard Silicon Valley history.
★★ Officer restructuring takes effect
The May 1984 election created two VP roles (Programs + SIGs) instead of one. Tom Warrick — Pi SYSOP and the most prolific Mac author of 1984 — becomes VP-Programs, the first non-founder to take that role. Bob Platt becomes VP-SIGs. Nancy Little becomes Secretary (replacing Sarah Lavilla).
Lynn R. Trusal's debut — Lynn R. Trusal
Trusal becomes one of the more prolific Pi contributors through the late 1980s — sometimes signing with his "Ph.D." — eventually becoming a "far-flung correspondent" reporting from his postings (incl. Japan 1992). His first byline is here.
Mossberg's second 1984 Pi byline — Walt Mossberg
After his June 1984 AppleWorks review, Mossberg returns with a utility-programming piece. He would not become a Pi columnist until Feb 1988 ("Apple II News & Notes").
Entities
People: David Morganstein, Tom Warrick, Bob Platt, Edward Myerson, Nancy Little, J. Tom DeMay Jr., Bernie Benson, Peter Combes, Bruce F. Field, Nancy Philipp, Jay Thal, Rich Wasserstrom, Walt Mossberg, Robert C. Platt, Lynn R. Trusal, Raymond Hobbs, Rich Cogan, Tom Riddle, Brother Tom Sawyer, Michael Hartman, Steve Hunt, Fulton Armstrong, Ellen L. Bouwkamp, Basil Decina, Arlene Decina, Tom Berilla, Lawrence Husick, Joe Moldovan, Bart Cable, Donald Kornreich, Leon H. Raesly, Arsen Darnay, Dana J. Schwartz, Mackay, Wawrzaszek, Steven Pearce, Tom Vier, Chester H. Page Topics: Pi 1984 Officer Restructure, Mac Internals, Fire in the Valley book, MacPascal, Inside Macintosh, Mossberg at Pi References: Fire in the Valley, AppleWorks, MacPascal, Inside Macintosh, Bernoulli Box, CompuServe, Apple Lisa
Connections to other issues
- Officer restructure (Warrick VP-Programs, Platt VP-SIGs) takes effect; visible through end-1984
- Mac Innards Pt 2 continues from 1984-10 — V06 N10
- Mossberg's Pi byline thread: AppleWorks review 1984-06 — V06 N06 → AppleWorks Utility (this) → many more starting Feb 1988
- Lynn R. Trusal becomes a major Pi voice through 1989-1992; his first byline is here