April 1986 — Vol 8 No 4
Source
Open original PDF • April 1986 • Vol 8 No 4 • 84 pages • $2
Overview
Tom Warrick continues as President. ★ "Please, Apple, Leave My II Alone" (Leon H. Raesly, p26) — Apple II loyalist rallying cry as Apple's attention pivots increasingly to Mac. ★ "SwyftCard for the //e: A Review" (Adrien Youell, p28) — Jef Raskin's SwyftCard (Raskin was the original Mac project lead before being pushed out 1981-82; SwyftCard was his post-Apple //e add-on with integrated UI). "SwyftCard and Telecommunications" (Dave Harvey, p31). "Pinpoint: A Review" (Henry R. Hertzfeld, p32) — Henry R. Hertzfeld (distinct from Andy Hertzfeld) reviews Pinpoint (Apple II DA-style productivity utility). "Inside Mac, LaserWriter, AppleTalk" (Lynn R. Trusal, p62) — Trusal's authoritative trio. "Accounting on the Mac: Part 1" (Ed Myerson, p70) — Pi Treasurer writes accounting series. "TML Pascal: A Review" (Robert C. Platt, p68) — TML Pascal for Mac. "A Developer's View of MacFest" (Jim Lanford, p64) — Lanford new developer-perspective column. "Membership Directory" (Dana J. Schwartz, p76). "Lisa SIG News" (John Preston, p13) — Preston takes Lisa SIG column. "Forth SIG News" (Kevin Nealon, p13). "Apple Teas" (Amy T. Billingsley, p13). "Apple III Articles - WAP Journal" (David Ottalini, p14) + "Apple III Drivers" (p15). "512K Mac and Single Disk Drive" (Lloyd B. Swift, p72). "Big Letters" (Boris Levine, p19). GAMESIG cluster: Sierra Championship Boxing (Bollar), A View to Kill (Hancock, James-Bond-themed), Wizardry for Beginners (Payne), Under Fire (Blazina), Mindscape Replies (publisher's letter).
Table of contents (selected)
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| President's Corner | Tom Warrick | 4 |
| Meeting Report: February 27 | Adrien Youell | 8 |
| Lisa SIG News | John Preston | 13 |
| Apple Teas | Amy T. Billingsley | 13 |
| Forth SIG News | Kevin Nealon | 13 |
| Apple III Articles - WAP Journal | David Ottalini | 14 |
| Apple III Drivers | David Ottalini | 15 |
| Q & A | Bruce F. Field | 16 |
| "Big Letters" | Boris Levine | 19 |
| GAMESIG News | Barry Bedrick | 22 |
| Sierra Championship Boxing | Richard Bollar | 22 |
| A View to Kill | Chris Hancock | 23 |
| Wizardry for Beginners | Steven Payne | 23 |
| Under Fire | David Blazina | 24 |
| Mindscape Replies | — | 24 |
| ★ Please, Apple, Leave My II Alone | Leon H. Raesly | 26 |
| Lap Computer: Part 5 | George Kinal | 27 |
| ★ SwyftCard for the //e: A Review | Adrien Youell | 28 |
| SwyftCard and Telecommunications | Dave Harvey | 31 |
| Pinpoint: A Review | Henry R. Hertzfeld | 32 |
| Pascal 1.3 Upgrade Offer | Michael Hartman | 39 |
| The View From Durham | Chris Klugewicz | 40 |
| dPub SIG | J Condren | 44 |
| //e-Apple Writer-LaserWriter Utility | Martin Kuhn | 45 |
| Assembling a Panel for Comic Strip | Paul E. Funk | 46 |
| Mac Q & A | Jonathan E. Hardis | 48 |
| MacNovice | Ralph J. Begleiter | 52 |
| Softviews | David Morganstein | 54 |
| Mac Software: Latest Versions | David Morganstein | 59 |
| 'EXCEL'ing With Your Mac | David Morganstein | 60 |
| Frederick Apple Core | — | 62 |
| Inside Mac, LaserWriter, AppleTalk | Lynn R. Trusal | 62 |
| A Developer's View of MacFest | Jim Lanford | 64 |
| TML Pascal: A Review | Robert C. Platt | 68 |
| Accounting on the Mac: Part 1 | Ed Myerson | 70 |
| 512K Mac and Single Disk Drive | Lloyd B. Swift | 72 |
| Membership Directory | Dana J. Schwartz | 76 |
Highlights
"Please, Apple, Leave My II Alone" — Leon H. Raesly
Raesly's tongue-in-cheek but pointed plea — Apple II owners feeling abandoned as Apple invests in Mac. This rallying cry was Pi's emotional anthem of 1986; the actual IIGS launch in Sep 1986 (1986-10 — V08 N10) partially answered the complaint.
SwyftCard for the //e — Adrien Youell
Jef Raskin (original Macintosh project lead, ousted 1981-82) had been working on the Information Appliance / Cat / SwyftCard as a UI-driven //e add-on. Youell reviews the //e implementation; Pi's review of a Raskin post-Apple product was a small but symbolic moment.
Inside Mac, LaserWriter, AppleTalk — Lynn R. Trusal
Trusal's triple-feature is the canonical Pi explainer for the Mac + LaserWriter + AppleTalk networking stack — the Apple Desktop Publishing era's foundation.
Entities
People: Tom Warrick, Leon H. Raesly, Adrien Youell, Henry R. Hertzfeld, Lynn R. Trusal, Ed Myerson, Robert C. Platt, Jim Lanford, Dana J. Schwartz, John Preston, Kevin Nealon, Jef Raskin, David Ottalini, David Morganstein, Bruce F. Field, Boris Levine, Dave Harvey, Amy T. Billingsley, George V. Kinal, Chris Klugewicz, Martin Kuhn, J Condren, Paul E. Funk, Jonathan E. Hardis, Ralph J. Begleiter, Lloyd B. Swift, Richard Bollar, Chris Hancock, Steven Payne, David Blazina, Barry Bedrick, Michael Hartman, Jay Thal, =Alexander= Topics: Apple II vs Mac Resentment, SwyftCard, Jef Raskin Post-Apple, Apple Desktop Publishing, Mac Accounting, Pi Membership Directory 1986 References: SwyftCard, Pinpoint, TML Pascal, Inside Macintosh, AppleTalk
Connections to other issues
- "Please, Apple, Leave My II Alone" sets up Apple II loyalist tension that Sep 1986 Apple IIGS launch partially answers (1986-10 — V08 N10)
- Jef Raskin's SwyftCard reviewed; Raskin's first/only Pi byline ("SwyftCard Replies") is in 1986-05 — V08 N05
- Pi Membership Directory 1986 — Schwartz writes about it (separate publication may exist)
- Trusal's Inside-Mac/LaserWriter/AppleTalk piece is the canonical reference for Pi's Apple Desktop Publishing era