January 1987 — Vol 9 No 1

Overview

Volume 9 opens. Tom Warrick continues as President (his third year). ★★★ "Best of Apple Items from TCS" (Lou Pastura, p40) — Lou Pastura's first Pi byline (per current ingest). Pastura becomes major Pi voice through 1989+, takes ECC (Election Commission Committee) role during 1991 election crisis, eventually serves as VP. ★ Annapolis Slice News (Claire Johnson, p13) — Johnson's column formally begins (post-Aug 1986 formation 1986-08 — V08 N08). ★ "Stock SIG News" (Andrew D. Thompson, p14) — Thompson takes Stock SIG column. ★ "View From the Hill" (Rich Norling, p66) — Norling's recurring column debuts (he writes from Capitol Hill / federal-area perspective). ★ "Happy New Year from Mac-London" (Adrien Youell & Siew Youell, p52) — the Youells write from London (Adrien is Pi Program Chair and also a UK national). ★ "Macintosh Vaporware Advisory" (Ralph J. Begleiter, p51) — Begleiter on what Mac software is promised but not shipping. ★ "TCS Graphics" (Leon H. Raesly, p22) — TCS (Pi's Telecommunications System / new BBS launched Dec 1986 per 1986-12 — V08 N12) graphics extension. ★ "Initron-Rinitron-Trinitron: //gs Review" (Leon H. Raesly, p29) — IIGS review three months post-launch. "Button-Down Guide to the Apple: Pt V" (Raymond Hobbs, p24) — Hobbs's series continues. "On the Trail of the Apple ///" (David Ottalini, p10) — Ottalini's Apple /// column gets a new title. "AppleWorks SIG News" (Peg Matzen & Bill Burns, p12). "Get the Picture" (Robert C. Platt, p80). "MapMaker" (Jo Ann Goldberg, p76). "Current Versions of Apple II Software" (Robert C. Platt, p35) — Platt as software-version reference-keeper. "Best of Mac Items from TCS" (Bill Baldridge, p81) — Baldridge takes Mac TCS digest. "Lists-Lists-Lists" + "Ohio Kache Systems Kache Board" (Kim Brennan, p31). "Hi-Res to Print Shop" (Charlie Brown, p32). "dPub SIG News" (Steven Payne, p33) — Payne takes dPub column.

Table of contents (selected)

Highlights

★★★ Lou Pastura debuts

Pastura takes the "Best of Apple Items from TCS" digest. He becomes a major Pi voice through 1989+; runs ECC (Election Commission Committee) during 1991 election crisis and eventually serves as VP.

Annapolis Slice column formalizes

Claire Johnson's regular Annapolis Slice News column launches three issues after the 1986-08 — V08 N08 formation announcement.

TCS (the new one) is live

TCS (Telecommunications System) — Pi's new multi-conference BBS that launched Dec 1986 (1986-12 — V08 N12) — is now generating "Best of TCS" digests for both Apple II and Mac.

Entities

People: Tom Warrick, Lou Pastura, Claire Johnson, Andrew D. Thompson, Rich Norling, Adrien Youell, Siew Youell, Ralph J. Begleiter, Leon H. Raesly, Raymond Hobbs, David Ottalini, Peg Matzen, Bill Burns, Ken Bishop, Bob Golden, Bruce F. Field, Robert C. Platt, Tom Vier, Kim Brennan, Charlie Brown, Steven Payne, Jonathan E. Hardis, Bob Shaffer, Lynn R. Trusal, David Butler, Audri Lanford, David Morganstein, Bill Baldridge, Jo Ann Goldberg, Jim Lanford, Rich Wasserstrom, William J. Hayne, Professor Apple Topics: Lou Pastura at Pi, Annapolis Apple Slice, View From the Hill, TCS Conference System, Apple IIGS Reviews, Mac Vaporware References: Apple IIGS, Ohio Kache Systems, MapMaker, TCS

Connections to other issues

• ★ Lou Pastura's first Pi byline; backlog had him first appearing in 1988
• Annapolis Slice column thread; formation announced 1986-08 — V08 N08
• View From the Hill (Norling) runs through 1987+
• TCS coverage matures; major TCS theme through Vol 9