March 1985 — Vol 7 No 3

Overview

David Morganstein continues as President. ★ MacNovice by Ralph J. Begleiter (p45) launches — Pi's canonical introduction-to-Mac column for new owners; ran for years. Begleiter also bylines a paired piece "Copy II Mac & MacTools" (p46). ★ Frederick Apple Core (p10) — Lynn R. Trusal writes about Pi's Frederick, MD outpost (a Slice in all but name); first regular Frederick column. ★ News Notes From the Veep (Robert C. Platt, p16) — Platt writes his first VP-SIGs column under the restructured officer slate. ★ "Apple 85 - The Macintosh Office" (James M. Burger, p48) — Burger covers Apple's January 1985 enterprise-Mac product event ("The Macintosh Office": networking, file sharing, LaserWriter, AppleTalk). "LISA-In-Law" (James M. Burger, p52) — Burger using the Lisa for law practice. "GAMESIG Closeup" + "The Direction of GAMESIG" (Ronald Wartow, pp 58-59) — Wartow formalizes GAMESIG (post-revival rebranding from earlier GameSIG/SIGAMES). "Apple //c SIGNews" (Chuck Holzwarth, p8) — Apple //c SIG launches its column. "Telecom SIGNews" (Dave Harvey, p9). "A First Look at Omnis 2 for the Mac" (Ann Adams, p42). "Mac Charms Its Way into L.C." (JoAnn Stewart, p44) — Macs at the Library of Congress. "From Apple to Mac" (N. G. Carter, p47) — switcher story. "EXECing One's Way to Easy Utilities" (Bob Schmidt, p29). "Index to Apple & CP/M Literature" (Ted Gaugler, p25). "Troubleshooting the Apple ][" (Bob Trexler, p22). "Apple Writer Book Reviews" (John F. Day, p27). "CALCULINK Supports African Relief" (Bob Shriner, p38) — Pi member's spreadsheet templates for the 1984-85 famine-relief effort.

Officer slate (visible end-page)

President: David Morganstein • VP-Programs: Tom Warrick • VP-SIGs: Bob Platt • Treasurer: Edward Myerson • Secretary: Nancy Little • Editor: Bernard Urban • Associate Editor: Genevie Urban • Program: Adrien Youell (new — replaces Cara Cira) • General Counsel: Jim Burger (Burger & Kendall) • Tutorials: George Sall (new), Steve Stern, Ted Meyer • Volunteer Coord: Sue Roth (new)

Table of contents (selected)

Highlights

MacNovice launches — Ralph J. Begleiter

The flagship Mac-instruction column for the rest of 1985-1989. Begleiter was a TV news correspondent (CNN); his Pi column ran for years and became the canonical "how to do X on the Mac" reference for new owners.

Apple 85 — The Macintosh Office — James M. Burger

Burger reports on Apple's January 1985 enterprise-Mac event ("The Macintosh Office") that previewed networking, AppleTalk, LaserWriter, file sharing. This was Apple's first credible Mac-for-business pitch.

Frederick Apple Core — Lynn R. Trusal

Trusal launches the Frederick, MD outpost column — effectively a precursor to formal WAP Slices (Annapolis Slice debuts 1986-10 — V08 N10).

Entities

People: David Morganstein, Tom Warrick, Bob Platt, Edward Myerson, Nancy Little, Bernard Urban, Genevie Urban, Adrien Youell, Sue Roth, Ralph J. Begleiter, Lynn R. Trusal, Robert C. Platt, James M. Burger, Ronald Wartow, John Weld, Bruce F. Field, Chuck Holzwarth, Dave Harvey, Jay Thal, Peter Combes, Bob Trexler, Ted Gaugler, John F. Day, Bob Schmidt, J. Tom DeMay Jr., Charlie Brown, Chester H. Page, Rick Chapman, Bob Shriner, Ellen L. Bouwkamp, Dana J. Schwartz, Ann Adams, JoAnn Stewart, N. G. Carter, George Sall, Ian M. Thal, Richard M. Rowell, Merle Block, Steven Pearce Topics: MacNovice Column, Frederick Apple Core, The Macintosh Office, Apple IIc SIG, GAMESIG, VP-SIGs Column References: Macintosh Office, AppleTalk, LaserWriter, Omnis 2, Copy II Mac

Connections to other issues

• MacNovice column runs through 1985-1989+ (Begleiter's continuing series)
• Frederick Apple Core predates the formal WAP Slices framework
• The Macintosh Office (Burger) is the precursor to AppleTalk + LaserWriter coverage in later 1985 issues
• News Notes from the Veep is Bob Platt's column under the Pi 1984 Officer Restructure