July 1985 — Vol 7 No 7

Overview

★ David Morganstein's FAREWELL President's Corner (p2) — his last issue as President. Morganstein closes by thanking outgoing officers and volunteers, including "special gratitude to two of our most dedicated contributors, Bernie & Gena Urban, whose untiring devotion to the WAP has helped insure its success." ★ "Twas Said of Him, 'I Like His Style'" (Gena Urban, p3) — Gena Urban's affectionate Morganstein tribute (Morganstein had presided two terms across 1981-1983 and 1983-1985). ★ Mac Q & A now bylined Jonathan E. Hardis (p34) — Hardis takes over the Mac Q&A column from the Landing/Anderson/Shuck trio. "Editorial Policy Goes Too Far!" (Lynn R. Trusal, p36) — Trusal publishes a sharp critique of recent Pi editorial decisions; opens an open question on what triggered the dispute. "Hayden Speller for the Mac" (Chris Klugewicz, p44) — early Mac spell checker. "Smalltalk on a Home Computer" (Kurt J. Schmucker, p47) — Schmucker (Mac developer, later Apple Smalltalk fellow) introduces Smalltalk-72/80 on Apple. "MacTracks: A Review" (Don Shepherd, p45) — Mac macro recorder. "MacInnards" (Raymond Hobbs, p46) — Hobbs's Mac internals continues. "A Tale of Two Cables" (J. Tom DeMay Jr., p49). "Best of the Mac ABBS" (Regina Litman, p50) — Litman launches the Mac ABBS digest (parallel to =Alexander='s Best of WAP ABBS for Apple II). "Frederick Apple Core" continues (p52) + "A Plotter Driver for the Mac" (Lynn R. Trusal, p52). "Useful Reading on AppleWorks" (Milton R. Goldsamt, p53) — Goldsamt AppleWorks reading list. "MacGuard: A Review" (Bernie Urban, p54). "Word Processing with Gutenberg" (M. D. Redd Sr., p57). "Learning Disabilities… Need for Apples" (p13) — DisabledSIG-adjacent piece on Apples in special-ed. "CP/M for the //c: A Review" (Michael O'Keefe, p14) — Z-80 + CP/M finally fully working on the //c.

Table of contents (selected)

Highlights

Morganstein's farewell

After two terms across 1981-1983 and 1983-1985, Morganstein closes his Pi presidency. His farewell column explicitly thanks Bernie & Gena Urban — preserving the rhetorical relationship between Pi's founder and Morganstein. Warrick takes over Aug 1985.

Gena Urban's tribute

Gena Urban — Bernie's wife, longtime Associate Editor, the only person besides Bernie to have been on Pi mastheads from the founding — writes a tribute to Morganstein. The "I Like His Style" framing signals Pi's continued tradition of presidents bonding through their column culture.

Hardis takes Mac Q&A

Jonathan E. Hardis becomes the sole byline on Mac Q&A — the column he'd carry through the late 1980s.

Lynn Trusal's editorial spat

"Editorial Policy Goes Too Far!" is one of Pi's more pointed internal critiques. The specifics need re-reading — see backlog.

Entities

People: David Morganstein, Gena Urban, Bernard Urban, Jonathan E. Hardis, Lynn R. Trusal, Ralph J. Begleiter, Raymond Hobbs, Kurt J. Schmucker, Chris Klugewicz, Don Shepherd, Bruce F. Field, Peter Combes, Jay Thal, Adrien G. Youell, Boris Levine, Michael O'Keefe, Charlene Ryan, David Ottalini, Ronald Wartow, R. S. Hakim, William R. Fry, Steven Pearce, J. Tom DeMay Jr., Regina Litman, Milton R. Goldsamt, John F. Day, M. D. Redd Sr., John A. Love III Topics: Morganstein Presidency End, Tom Warrick Presidency, Mac Q&A Column Hardis, Best of Mac ABBS, Pi Editorial Disputes 1985 References: Hayden Speller, MacTracks, Smalltalk, Gutenberg, MacGuard, CP/M for //c

Connections to other issues

• Morganstein's farewell — Tom Warrick takes over with first President's Corner 1985-08 — V07 N08
• Hardis Mac Q&A column thread launches here; runs through late 1980s
• Regina Litman's Best of Mac ABBS is the Mac-side companion to =Alexander='s Best of WAP ABBS
• Trusal's "Editorial Policy" controversy — see backlog