November 1986 — Vol 8 No 11
Source
Open original PDF • November 1986 • Vol 8 No 11 • 76 pages • $2.50
Overview
Cover-highlight: Family Home Money Manager Part 7 by Brian G. Mason; Apple II to Mac Screen Converter by George Kinal; MacNovice Gift Ideas / FullPaint Review; "How to Cope With System Errors." Stock SIG now active under Andrew D. Thompson; dPub SIG (desktop publishing) launches with Steven Payne. Special IIGS Q&A by Robert C. Platt continues IIGS coverage. Pi treasurer team: Ed Myerson + Priscilla Myerson.
Table of contents (selected)
| Section | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| President's Corner | Tom Warrick | 4 |
| Special IIGS Q & A | Robert C. Platt | 9 |
| AppleWorks SIG News | Peg Matzen | 10 |
| Music SIG News | Raymond Hobbs | 10 |
| On the Apple /// Trail + Interview With Frank Moore | David Ottalini | 12, 14 |
| EdSIG News | Pat Kirby | 17 |
| Applesoft Basic Primer review | Phil Shapiro | 17 |
| Button-Down Guide to Apple | Raymond Hobbs | 18 |
| Stock SIG News | Andrew D. Thompson | 19 |
| GameSIG News + reviews | Steven Payne / various | 22 |
| Making It Easier for WAP Editors | Tom Warrick | 25 |
| Family Home Money Manager 7 | Brian G. Mason | 26 |
| Basic in Color: A Review | Bruce Hicks | 30 |
| Apple II to Mac Screen Converter | George Kinal | 32 |
| Cumber's Corner | James F. Cumber Jr. | 38 |
| Feeding at the Trough | Robert C. Platt | 40 |
| Certificate Maker review | Lou Pastura | 43 |
| dPub SIG News | Steven Payne | 43 |
| Treasurer's Report | Ed & Priscilla Myerson | 44 |
| Mac Q & A | Jonathan E. Hardis | 46 |
| MacNovice: Gift Ideas | Ralph J. Begleiter | 50 |
| SoftViews | David Morganstein | 52 |
| Macintosh Bits and Bytes | Lynn R. Trusal | 54 |
| FullPaint: A Review | Lynn R. Trusal | 56 |
| Mac News From the UK | Peter Trinder | 59 |
| How To Cope With System Errors | — | 60 |
Highlights
Stock SIG launches — Andrew D. Thompson
New SIG for investment-oriented Pi members.
dPub SIG (desktop publishing) — Steven Payne
Desktop publishing SIG — fitting given PageMaker (1985) and the LaserWriter (1985).
Apple II to Mac Screen Converter — George Kinal
Bridges Apple II and Mac worlds.
Mac News From the UK — Peter Trinder
International column (after Langford's earlier UK contributions).
Entities
People: Tom Warrick, Robert C. Platt, Peg Matzen, Raymond Hobbs, David Ottalini, Frank Moore, Pat Kirby, Phil Shapiro, Andrew D. Thompson, Steven Payne, Brian G. Mason, Bruce Hicks, George Kinal, John Malcolm, Euclid Coukouma, James F. Cumber Jr., Ed Myerson, Priscilla Myerson, Jonathan E. Hardis, Ralph J. Begleiter, David Morganstein, Lynn R. Trusal, Peter Trinder, Lou Pastura Topics: Stock SIG, dPub SIG (Desktop Publishing), Apple II to Mac Conversion, IIGS Q&A References: FullPaint, Certificate Maker, Basic in Color