February 1987 — Vol 9 No 2
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Overview
Tom Warrick continues as President. ★ AppleWorks SIG News (Ken DeVito, p14) — DeVito takes over AppleWorks SIG column (succeeding Peg Matzen who continues co-bylines). ★ "AppleWorks Tax Template: IRS 1986" (Paul Koskos, p16) — annual tax-template piece. ★ "Help! Request for Mac Library Volunteers" (David Weikert, p72) — Weikert running Mac Library (precursor to his decades-long Disketeria role). ★ "Mac Disketeria" (Martin Milrod, p74) — Milrod runs Mac side of Disketeria. "Clan Practical Accountant: A Review" (David Granite, p16). "Magic Slate: A Review" (David Kreisberg, p17) — educational software. "View From the Hill: BASIC" (Rich Norling, p38) — Norling Pt 2. "Advanced Excel Graphics" (Amiri G. Lanford, p58) — Excel chart depth. "Pr03D: A Review" (Terry Monks, p60). "Future of Amer. Business: A Book Rev" (Joseph A. Hasson, p42) — Hasson's first byline (he becomes recurring). "Annapolis Slice News" (Claire Johnson, p17). "GameSIG cluster": Simulating Airstrip in Flight Sim II (Johnston), Abandoned Airstrip at Duvall (Johnston), F-15 Strike Eagle (Soboroff), Lords of Conquest (Mulcahy). "Introduction to dBase II" (Gary Hayman, p22) — first Pi dBase II piece. "Family Home Money Manager: Part 9" (Brian G. Mason, p28). "Stolen Equipment Alert" (p31). "ProForth ][" (Chester H. Page, p32). "Best of Apple Items from TCS" (Euclid Coukouma, p34). "Mac Novice Column" (Ralph J. Begleiter, p47). "Macintosh Bits and Bytes" (Lynn R. Trusal, p52). "I Am Moving to Texas: Mapmaker Rev" (Jo Ann Goldberg, p62). "WAP Spring Tutorials" (Robert C. Platt, p73). "Classes for Seniors" (p73) — Pi seniors-onboarding announcement.
Table of contents (selected)
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| President's Corner | Tom Warrick | 4 |
| ByLaws Changes | — | 9 |
| On the Trail of the Apple /// | David Ottalini | 10 |
| Q & A | Bruce F. Field & Robert C. Platt | 12 |
| ★ AppleWorks SIG News | Ken DeVito | 14 |
| Clan Practical Accountant: A Review | David Granite | 16 |
| ★ AppleWorks Tax Template: IRS 1986 | Paul Koskos | 16 |
| Magic Slate: A Review | David Kreisberg | 17 |
| Annapolis Slice News | Claire Johnson | 17 |
| GameSIG News | Steven Payne | 18 |
| Simulating Airstrip in Flight Sim. II | Thomas Johnston | 18 |
| Abandoned Airstrip at Duvall | Thomas Johnston | 19 |
| F-15 Strike Eagle: A Review | Ian Soboroff | 19 |
| Lords of Conquest: A Review | K. C. Mulcahy | 20 |
| ★ Introduction to dBase II | Gary Hayman | 22 |
| PI-SIG News | Robert Golden | 27 |
| Beagle Compiler STR$ Function Patch | John R. Morton | 27 |
| Family Home Money Manager: Part 9 | Brian G. Mason | 28 |
| Stolen Equipment Alert | — | 31 |
| ProForth ][ | Chester H. Page | 32 |
| Best of Apple Items from TCS | Euclid Coukouma | 34 |
| Stock SIG News | Andrew D. Thompson | 37 |
| Music SIG News | Raymond Hobbs | 37 |
| View From the Hill: BASIC | Rich Norling | 38 |
| Pascal News | Robert C. Platt | 40 |
| Future of Amer. Business: A Book Rev | Joseph A. Hasson | 42 |
| dPub SIG News | Steven Payne | 46 |
| MacNovice Column | Ralph J. Begleiter | 47 |
| Developer's View | Jim Lanford | 50 |
| Frederick Apple Core | — | 52 |
| Macintosh Bits and Bytes | Lynn R. Trusal | 52 |
| Softviews | David Morganstein | 56 |
| Advanced Excel Graphics | Amiri G. Lanford | 58 |
| Pr03D: A Review | Terry Monks | 60 |
| I Am Moving to Texas: Mapmaker Rev | Jo Ann Goldberg | 62 |
| Best of Mac Items from TCS | Bill Baldridge | 64 |
| ★ Help! Request for Mac Library Volunteers | David Weikert | 72 |
| WAP Spring Tutorials | Robert C. Platt | 73 |
| Mac Disketeria | Martin Milrod | 74 |
Highlights
David Weikert + Mac Library
Weikert running the Mac side of the Disketeria from this early date. He becomes the canonical long-term Pi Disketeria/Library lead, eventually elected Treasurer 2001-2002 before his death May 5, 2001.
View From the Hill: BASIC — Rich Norling
Norling's "View from the Hill" column (federal-area perspective) covers BASIC's role in the changing programming landscape.
Entities
People: Tom Warrick, Ken DeVito, Paul Koskos, David Weikert, Martin Milrod, Joseph A. Hasson, Amiri G. Lanford, Rich Norling, Gary Hayman, Andrew D. Thompson, Raymond Hobbs, Robert C. Platt, Bruce F. Field, David Ottalini, Peg Matzen, Claire Johnson, Steven Payne, Thomas Johnston, Ian Soboroff, K. C. Mulcahy, Robert Golden, John R. Morton, Brian G. Mason, Chester H. Page, Euclid Coukouma, David Granite, David Kreisberg, Lynn R. Trusal, Ralph J. Begleiter, David Morganstein, Bill Baldridge, Jo Ann Goldberg, Jim Lanford, Terry Monks, Jim Little Topics: Pi Disketeria, AppleWorks Tax Templates, Excel Charts, Mac Library Volunteers, Pi Seniors Onboarding References: Magic Slate, dBase II, F-15 Strike Eagle, Lords of Conquest, AppleWorks, Pr03D
Connections to other issues
- Weikert Mac Library volunteer call — leads to formal Mac Disketeria operation continuing through 1990s
- Hobbs Button-Down Guide (1987-01 — V09 N01 Pt V) thread continues
- Stock SIG (Thompson) + Music SIG (Hobbs) + PI-SIG (Golden) — SIG columns now well-established
- AppleWorks SIG transitions Matzen → DeVito + Burns (1987-04 — V09 N04)