January 1986 — Vol 8 No 1
Source
Open original PDF • January 1986 • Vol 8 No 1 • 76 pages • $2
Overview
Volume 8 opens. Tom Warrick continues as President in his first full calendar year. ★ "MoneyWorks: A Review" (Andy Hertzfeld & Bob Pindus, p30) — Hertzfeld's second Pi byline (after 1985-11 — V07 N11's "The Business Accountant"); the Pindus-Hertzfeld collaboration produced post-Apple Mac software. ★ "New Meeting Format" (p6) — Warrick restructures monthly Pi general meetings. "MusicWorks: A Mini-Review" (Tom Warrick, p47) — the President reviews software. "Mac Draft for the Mac" (Lynn R. Trusal, p50) and "Mac RAM Upgrades" (Trusal, p52) — Trusal continues his Frederick-based Mac coverage. "Cary Lu Presentation" (Brooks Leffler, p56) — Cary Lu (author of The Apple Macintosh Book) presented at Pi. "Beta Testing Mac Wizardry" (Ronald Wartow, p16) — Pi member as beta tester for Sir-Tech's upcoming Mac Wizardry port. "Laptop Computers: Part 3" (George V. Kinal, p20) — laptop series continues. "On a Clear Modem" (Leon H. Raesly, p24). "A Look Backward... and Forward" (David Ottalini, p28) — Ottalini's Apple III retrospective. "Silicon Salad: A Review" (Bob Anderson, p29). "Mac Programmers Group Notes" (Tim Buehrer, p64). Game cluster: Fahrenheit 451 (Monks), Amazon (McGrath), Deja Vu (Payne), all Mac adventure games. "Apple //c News" (Chuck Holzwarth, p19) — //c SIG column.
Table of contents (selected)
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| President's Corner | Tom Warrick | 4 |
| New Meeting Format | — | 6 |
| Q & A | Bruce F. Field | 10 |
| GAMESIG News | Barry Bedrick | 12 |
| Fahrenheit 451: A Review | Terry Monks | 12 |
| Amazon: A Review | Eric McGrath | 13 |
| Deja Vu: A Review | Steven Payne | 14 |
| Beta Testing Mac Wizardry | Ronald Wartow | 16 |
| EdSIG News | Peter Combes | 18 |
| Apple Teas | Amy T. Billingsley | 19 |
| Apple //c News | Chuck Holzwarth | 19 |
| Laptop Computers: Part 3 | George Kinal | 20 |
| On a Clear Modem | Leon H. Raesly | 24 |
| A Look Backward and Forward | David Ottalini | 28 |
| Silicon Salad: A Review | Bob Anderson | 29 |
| ★ MoneyWorks: A Review | Hertzfeld & Pindus | 30 |
| Forth Screens to WP Text | Chester H. Page | 33 |
| Lo-Res to Hi-Res Conversion | Ken Knight | 42 |
| MusicWorks: A Mini-Review | Tom Warrick | 47 |
| Frederick Apple Core | — | 50 |
| Mac Draft for the Mac | Lynn R. Trusal | 50 |
| Mac RAM Upgrades | Lynn R. Trusal | 52 |
| Softviews | David Morganstein | 54 |
| SigMac News | Brooks Leffler | 56 |
| Cary Lu Presentation | Brooks Leffler | 56 |
| MacNovice | Ralph Begleiter | 58 |
| Review Corner | James M. Burger | 60 |
| Mac Programmers Group Notes | Tim Buehrer | 64 |
| Book Reviews | Robert C. Platt | 65 |
Highlights
MoneyWorks reviewed by Andy Hertzfeld + Bob Pindus
Hertzfeld's second Pi byline within months — the Pindus-Hertzfeld collaboration was producing financial software for the Mac after Hertzfeld left Apple March 1984.
Cary Lu Presentation
Cary Lu, author of The Apple Macintosh Book (the canonical 1984 Mac user's guide), presented at a Pi meeting in late 1985; Leffler reports.
Entities
People: Tom Warrick, Andy Hertzfeld, Bob Pindus, Lynn R. Trusal, Brooks Leffler, Cary Lu, Ronald Wartow, David Ottalini, George V. Kinal, Leon H. Raesly, Bob Anderson, Chuck Holzwarth, Chester H. Page, Ken Knight, Raymond Hobbs, Adrien Youell, Bruce F. Field, Amy T. Billingsley, Peter Combes, David Morganstein, Ralph Begleiter, James M. Burger, Tim Buehrer, Robert C. Platt, Jonathan E. Hardis, Regina Litman, Jim Little, Barry Bedrick, Steven Payne Topics: Mac Music Software, Mac Draw Apps, Mac RAM Aftermarket, Pi Meeting Format Reform 1986 References: MoneyWorks, MusicWorks, Mac Draft, The Apple Macintosh Book
Connections to other issues
- Volume 8 opens — first full calendar year of Warrick presidency
- Hertzfeld byline #2 after 1985-11 — V07 N11
- New Meeting Format reform — sets up Warrick's first-year administrative push
- Apple IIGS launch later in Vol 8 (1986-10 — V08 N10)