June 1985 — Vol 7 No 6

Overview

David Morganstein continues as President (election in progress; Warrick takes over Aug 1985). ★ "Say It Ain't So, Big Blue" (Robert C. Platt, p62) — Platt on IBM (likely the IBM PCjr's failure announcement March 1985, or the IBM-Microsoft-Apple maneuvering). ★ "Caveat Emptor: Rumors, Rumors" (Jonathan E. Hardis, p43) — Hardis launches a recurring rumor-watching column. "Spring Comdex in Atlanta" (James M. Burger, p42) — Burger reports the spring Comdex trade show. "MacProject: A Review" (Bonnie Walker, p44) — Apple's project-management software for the Mac (part of the Mac Office cluster). "Titan III+/[ Emulation Board" (Rudolph H. de Jong, p29) — Titan board emulating Apple ][ on the Apple III. "The Side.Filer" (David Sacks, p15) — Sider hard-disk filer software. "Radio Shack 100/200 - Mac Connection" (Steve Hunt, p46) — TRS-80 Model 100/200 (early laptops) to Mac data transfer. "Is the Goose Dead: A Reprint" (Steven Bobker, p21) — reprint, possibly on the Apple ][ line's prospects (the "goose" being golden-egg-laying Apple II?). "Do I Need A Hard Disk?" (Randy Pasley, p14). "April 27 Meeting Report" (Adrien G. Youell, p12) — Youell's monthly meeting recaps. "News Notes from the Veep" (Robert C. Platt, p23). "Microsoft Word Commands" (Bob Pulgino, p31) — Word reference. "Free Macintosh Publications" (William E. Jones, p46). "A Review of Omnis 2" (John F. Day, p48). "Sir-Tech Vision Fund" (Ronald Wartow, p49). "Fonting With Multiplan" (N. G. Carter, p50). "PROD1D (The Commander): A Review" (Bob Velke, p51). "Digging Into Logo - Part 2" (Cyril Fefer, p52). "AppleWorks Notes" (Paul Koskos, p27) — Koskos's AppleWorks coverage continues post tax-template piece. "Buying /// Software" (David Ottalini, p30) — Ottalini Apple III thread.

Table of contents (selected)

Highlights

"Say It Ain't So, Big Blue" — Robert C. Platt

Platt's commentary on IBM, most likely keyed to the March 1985 IBM PCjr discontinuation announcement (a major industry event), or to IBM's increasing aggression toward Apple in the enterprise market.

Caveat Emptor — Jonathan E. Hardis

Hardis adds another voice to Pi: the rumor-watcher's column. Hardis later writes Mac Q&A and becomes Pi VP-SIGs in later years.

Spring Comdex Atlanta — James M. Burger

Burger's trade-show reportage continues, complementing Urban's MacWorld coverage 1985-04 — V07 N04.

Entities

People: David Morganstein, Robert C. Platt, Jonathan E. Hardis, James M. Burger, Bonnie Walker, Steve Hunt, Ralph J. Begleiter, Rudolph H. de Jong, David Sacks, Steven Bobker, Randy Pasley, Bob Pulgino, Brooks Leffler, Martin O. Milrod, William E. Jones, John F. Day, Ronald Wartow, N. G. Carter, Bob Velke, Cyril Fefer, Chester H. Page, John A. Love III, Bruce F. Field, Peter Combes, Jay Thal, Dave Harvey, Adrien G. Youell, Paul Koskos, Charlene Ryan, David Ottalini Topics: IBM PCjr Discontinuation, MacProject, Mac Office Cluster, Apple III Emulation, Spring Comdex 1985 References: MacProject, Microsoft Word, Omnis 2, Side.Filer, Titan III+ , TRS-80 Model 100

Connections to other issues

• Continues Burger's trade-show coverage from 1985-03 — V07 N03 (Apple 85 Macintosh Office)
• Hardis Caveat Emptor → leads to his Mac Q&A column starting 1985-07 — V07 N07
• David Ottalini emerges as Apple III voice — recurring through later 1980s
• Last issue under Morganstein presidency before transition; Warrick handoff 1985-08 — V07 N08