February 1985 — Vol 7 No 2
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Overview
David Morganstein continues as President. ★ LAWSIG News (John Weld, p7) — LAWSIG launches (a niche legal-tech SIG; cf. earlier LawSIG mention in 1984-01 — V06 N01 under Charles Field). ★ "AppleWorks-Compatible Util" (Walter S. Mossberg, p49) — Mossberg's third 1984-85 Pi byline, continuing the AppleWorks coverage. "Closing the Gap" (Kathleen Abrams, p14) — likely an early gender-gap-in-computing piece (precursor to the 1992 Women's SIG launch). "Why I Bought an Apple //e" (George Sall, p26) + "The Apple //c Book: A Review" (George Sall, p25) — Sall's Apple II double-feature. "The New Gutenberg Sr." (H. J. Silverstone, p43) — review of the Gutenberg word processor for Apple. "p-System for the Mac" (Stephen J. Hyland, p34) — UCSD p-System on the Mac (still alive in 1985). "How to Change Firmware Legally" (Bill Guion, p18) — Pi user advisory on EPROM modifications. "AE ProDOS: A Review" (Barry Fox, p23) — Applied Engineering ProDOS utilities. "Short Takes From Mac Gaming Front" + "Short Takes From the Gaming Front" (Ronald Wartow, pp 38 + 54) — paired Mac/Apple II gaming columns, Wartow consolidating his post-GamesSIG-revival voice. "Programs for Morse-Code Keys" (Boris Levine, p12) — Levine still active. "Practical Project Prioritizer" (John C. Rice, p40). "Loading AW Glossary Quickly" (Thomas S. Warrick, p48) — Warrick on AppleWriter macros. "Programming the 65SC802/816" continues (Lawrence Husick, p56). "VisiColumn: Tips on Mac Multiplan" (Walton Francis, p32) — VisiColumn franchise jumps to the Mac platform.
Table of contents (selected)
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| President's Corner | David Morganstein | 4 |
| LAWSIG News (debut) | John Weld | 7 |
| Q & A | Bruce F. Field | 8 |
| DisabledSIG News | Jay M. Thal | 11 |
| Programs for Morse-Code Keys | Boris Levine | 12 |
| Closing the Gap | Kathleen Abrams | 14 |
| Telecomm SIG News | George Kinal | 16 |
| EDSIG News | Peter Combes | 17 |
| How to Change Firmware Legally | Bill Guion | 18 |
| AE ProDOS: A Review | Barry Fox | 23 |
| Apple /// SIG News | Charlene Ryan | 24 |
| The Apple //c Book: A Review | George Sall | 25 |
| Why I Bought an Apple //e | George Sall | 26 |
| LISASIG News | John F. Day | 27 |
| SigMac News | Ellen L. Bouwkamp | 28 |
| VisiColumn: Tips on Mac Multiplan | Walton Francis | 32 |
| p-System for the Mac | Stephen J. Hyland | 34 |
| A Page From the Stack | Dana J. Schwartz | 36 |
| Short Takes From Mac Gaming Front | Ronald Wartow | 38 |
| Printing the "KeyCaps" Window | Peter Trinder | 39 |
| "Undocumented" 6502 Mnemonics | Paul Lewis | 39 |
| Practical Project Prioritizer | John C. Rice | 40 |
| Daisywheeling: On Silence & Sundry | Arsen Darnay | 42 |
| The New Gutenberg Sr. | H. J. Silverstone | 43 |
| Loading AW Glossary Quickly | Thomas S. Warrick | 48 |
| ★ AppleWorks-Compatible Util | Walter S. Mossberg | 49 |
| Mending ScreenWriter II | Boris Levine | 52 |
| Programming the 65SC802/816 | Lawrence Husick | 56 |
| Short Takes From the Gaming Front | Ronald Wartow | 54 |
| Best of WAP ABBS | =Alexander= | 58 |
| Hybrid Disk for Forth: Pt I | Chester H. Page | 60 |
Highlights
LAWSIG News debut — John Weld
LAWSIG (Pi's legal-software SIG) launches its column under John Weld. Earlier Pi LawSIG references go back to 1984-01 — V06 N01 under Charles Field; this is the SIG's formal regular column.
Mossberg's third 1984-85 byline
Continuing his AppleWorks coverage thread — the column track that eventually leads to his Feb 1988 "Apple II News and Notes" recurring column.
VisiColumn on the Mac
Francis takes VisiColumn (originally a VisiCalc column) onto Mac Multiplan — Pi's spreadsheet coverage formally transitions to the Mac platform.
Entities
People: David Morganstein, John Weld, Bruce F. Field, Jay Thal, Boris Levine, Kathleen Abrams, George V. Kinal, Peter Combes, Bill Guion, Barry Fox, Charlene Ryan, George Sall, John F. Day, Ellen L. Bouwkamp, Walton Francis, Stephen J. Hyland, Dana J. Schwartz, Ronald Wartow, Peter Trinder, Paul Lewis, John C. Rice, Arsen Darnay, H. J. Silverstone, Thomas S. Warrick, Walter S. Mossberg, Lawrence Husick, Chester H. Page, Merle Block, John A. Love III, Paul Koskos Topics: LAWSIG, Mossberg at Pi, Women in Computing at Pi, Mac Multiplan, Apple IIc 1984, 65C816 Architecture References: Gutenberg Sr., AE ProDOS, AppleWorks, ScreenWriter II, Mac Multiplan
Connections to other issues
- LAWSIG column thread launches here; continues through later 1980s
- Mossberg AppleWorks coverage continues from 1984-11 — V06 N11
- Wartow gaming-column thread now bifurcates Mac + Apple II
- VisiColumn franchise (Walton Francis) jumps to Mac Multiplan