June 1987 — Vol 9 No 6
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Overview
Tom Warrick continues as President. ★ "Apple IIgs SIG: News and Meeting Report" (Ted Meyer, p18) — Apple IIGS SIG column launches under Meyer (later replaced by David Todd). ★ Annapolis Apple Slice News (Nancy Stump, p12) — Stump takes over Annapolis column from Steven Toth. ★ "The Growing TCS!" (Lee Raesly, p32) — Raesly's TCS growth report 6 months in. ★ "Patentability of Software" (Joseph A. Hasson, p54) — substantial IP-law piece. ★ "Development Team for the Mac SE" (Paul N. Jenner, p71) — Mac SE engineering team profile. "The Ultimate Apple Trivia Test" (Ellen Tom Woz, p28) — pseudonymous (probably Ellen + Tom + Woz, possibly Wozniak-themed). "Microsoft Word 3.0 Bug Report" (Robert C. Platt, p71) — Platt cataloging Word 3.0 bugs (cf. Walker review 1987-04 — V09 N04). "Cumber's Corner" (James F. Cumber Jr., p40) — new column. "Printing Columns in AppleWorks" (Lou Pastura, p42). "Ready, Set, Wait a Minute" (Alicia Angelides, p50). "Six Mac Magazines" (Bonnie Walker, p66) — magazine survey. "Mea Culpa" (Jonathan E. Hardis, p49) — Hardis correction. "Home Accounting With MacMoney" (Charles M. Sicard, p68). "MacNovice Column: Growing Pains" (Ralph J. Begleiter, p64). "Letter to Ed.: AppleWorks 2.0 on ][+" (Derek R. Scorer, p24) — AppleWorks 2.0 + Apple ][+ compatibility. "More About Webster's Spelling Checker" (Stuart Goldman, p33). "Quick! I Need It Fast!" (Jay Rohr, p46) — Rohr continues. "I Love Apple Music" (Gary Hayman, p22) — Hayman launches his sustained music series. "Auto Logon .ASCII Express Macro" (Richard M. Rowell, p33). GameSIG cluster: Phantasie III (Hall), Battlecruiser (Hancock), Bureaucracy (Hall), Realms of Darkness (Granite), Indiana Jones (Payne). "MindWrite Replies" (Susan Raab, p67) — publisher reply to Seelig's April review.
Table of contents (selected)
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| President's Corner | Tom Warrick | 4 |
| EDSIG News | Peter Combes | 9 |
| Frederick Apple Core | — | 12 |
| Annapolis Apple Slice News | Nancy Stump | 12 |
| On the Trail of the Apple /// | David Ottalini | 14 |
| Q & A | Robert C. Platt & Bruce F. Field | 16 |
| ★ Apple IIgs SIG | Ted Meyer | 18 |
| Music SIG News | Raymond Hobbs | 18 |
| PI SIG News | Robert Golden | 19 |
| The Musical Apple | Raymond Hobbs | 20 |
| I Love Apple Music | Gary Hayman | 22 |
| Letter to Ed.: AppleWorks 2.0 on ][+ | Derek R. Scorer | 24 |
| Pascal News | Robert C. Platt | 25 |
| Best of Apple Items From TCS | Alexander Barnes | 26 |
| The Ultimate Apple Trivia Test | Ellen Tom Woz | 28 |
| ★ The Growing TCS! | Lee Raesly | 32 |
| More About Webster's Spelling Checker | Stuart Goldman | 33 |
| Auto Logon .ASCII Express Macro | Richard M. Rowell | 33 |
| GameSIG News | Steven Payne | 34 |
| Phantasie III: A Review | Charles Don Hall | 34 |
| Battlecruiser: A Review | Chris Hancock | 35 |
| Bureaucracy: A Software Review | Charles Don Hall | 36 |
| Realms of Darkness: A Review | David Granite | 37 |
| Indiana Jones: A Review | Steven Payne | 38 |
| Stock SIG News | Andrew D. Thompson | 39 |
| Cumber's Corner | James F. Cumber Jr. | 40 |
| dPub SIG News | Steven Payne | 41 |
| Printing Columns in AppleWorks | Lou Pastura | 42 |
| Quick! I Need It Fast! | Jay Rohr | 46 |
| Ready, Set, Wait a Minute | Alicia Angelides | 50 |
| Patentability of Software | Joseph A. Hasson | 54 |
| Mac Q & A | Jonathan E. Hardis | 59 |
| Mea Culpa | Jonathan E. Hardis | 49 |
| MacNovice Column: Growing Pains | Ralph J. Begleiter | 64 |
| Six Mac Magazines | Bonnie Walker | 66 |
| MindWrite Replies | Susan Raab | 67 |
| Home Accounting With MacMoney | Charles M. Sicard | 68 |
| Macintosh Bits and Bytes | Lynn R. Trusal | 69 |
| Microsoft Word 3.0 Bug Report | Robert C. Platt | 71 |
| Development Team for the Mac SE | Paul N. Jenner | 71 |
| View from the Hill | Rich Norling | 72 |
| Best of Mac Items from TCS | Bill Baldridge | 74 |
Highlights
Apple IIGS SIG column launches — Ted Meyer
Eight months after the IIGS launched (Sep 1986 → 1986-10 — V08 N10), Pi formalizes Apple IIGS SIG coverage.
The Growing TCS — Leon H. Raesly
TCS at 6 months: Raesly reports continued growth from the Feb 1987 168-file inventory (1987-05 — V09 N05 tutorial).
Hasson on Patentability of Software
Major IP-law piece. The software patent debate was heating up; Hasson's piece is one of Pi's most substantial intellectual-property writeups.
Entities
People: Tom Warrick, Ted Meyer, Nancy Stump, Lee Raesly, Leon H. Raesly, Joseph A. Hasson, Paul N. Jenner, Bonnie Walker, Robert C. Platt, Lou Pastura, Alicia Angelides, Jonathan E. Hardis, James F. Cumber Jr., Charles M. Sicard, Susan Raab, Jay Rohr, Gary Hayman, Stuart Goldman, Richard M. Rowell, Derek R. Scorer, David Ottalini, Bruce F. Field, Peter Combes, Raymond Hobbs, Robert Golden, Andrew D. Thompson, Alexander Barnes, Charles Don Hall, Chris Hancock, David Granite, Steven Payne, Ralph J. Begleiter, Lynn R. Trusal, Rich Norling, Bill Baldridge, Marty Milrod, Dave Weikert, Ellen Tom Woz Topics: Apple IIGS SIG, TCS Growth 1987, Software Patents Debate, Mac SE Team, Mac Word 3 Bugs References: Word 3.0 Bugs, Phantasie III, Bureaucracy, MacMoney
Connections to other issues
- Apple IIGS SIG column (Meyer) continues through Vol 9; later David Todd takes over
- TCS Growth follow-up to Raesly's 1987-05 — V09 N05 tutorial
- Word 3.0 bug saga continues (Platt cataloging after Walker review 1987-04 — V09 N04)
- Hasson software patents piece — early on what becomes a long-running Pi IP-law thread