August 1987 — Vol 9 No 8
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Open original PDF • August 1987 • Vol 9 No 8 • 92 pages • $2
Overview
Tom Warrick continues as President (final year — Bob Platt takes over Aug 1988). ★ "WAP 1987 Operating Statement & 1988 Budget" (p40) — annual financial transparency continues. ★ "The GS Mod: A Case History" (Ralph Wege, p16) — IIGS hardware modification story. ★ "Word Perfect 1.1: A Review" (Howard M. Berman, p25) — WordPerfect 1.1 for Apple II reviewed (WordPerfect for Mac arrives 1988). ★★ "Quark XPress: A Review" (Jay Rohr, p64) — Quark XPress launched 1987, becoming the canonical Mac desktop publishing app of the next decade. Pi reviews it at launch. ★ "In Search of the Most Amazing Thing" (Linda Van Zee, p33) — Van Zee's first Pi byline (Spinnaker educational game review). Van Zee returns with her famous Cognitive Learning Styles 2-part series Nov+Dec 1988. ★ "Technical Writing on the Macintosh" (Rick Chapman, p58) — Chapman tech-writing piece. ★ "Computers in Education" (Joseph A. Hasson, p30) — Hasson continues. ★ "Word 3.0 Command Summary" (Tom Warrick, p78) — the President writes a Word reference. ★ "Preventing Bombs with New Sys/Fndr" (David Morganstein, p78) — Mac system stability. "IIGS Stuff" (Ted Meyer, p18). "Mac Q & A" (Jonathan E. Hardis, p48). "WAP World Builder Contest" (Robert C. Platt, p38) — Pi-hosted Apple II BASIC competition. "AEC-SIG" (p78) — new SIG mentioned. "Apple II News and Notes" (Walt Mossberg, p21). "Counting the Ballots: As Easy as A-B-//c" (Rowell et al, p43) — election ballot-counting. "TRASH" (Fred Seelig, p44). "Elegant Desk Accessories" (David E. Condit, p81). "CalendarMaker: A Review" (p82). "Guide to Formulas in Word 3.0" (Harris J. Silverstone, p61). "Bits and Pieces" (Peter Trinder, p63). "Using Ramstart 2.0+ with LaserWriter" (Jim Reese, p80). "Letter to the Editor" (Applied Engineering, p46) — vendor letter.
Table of contents (selected)
| Article | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| President's Corner | Tom Warrick | 4 |
| ★ The GS Mod: A Case History | Ralph Wege | 16 |
| IIGS Stuff | Ted Meyer | 18 |
| PI-SIG News | Robert Golden | 19 |
| Frederick Apple Core | — | 20 |
| Apple II News and Notes | Walt Mossberg | 21 |
| Q & A | Robert C. Platt & Bruce F. Field | 24 |
| ★ Word Perfect 1.1: A Review | Howard M. Berman | 25 |
| I Love Apple Music: Part 3 | Gary Hayman | 26 |
| Computers in Education | Joseph A. Hasson | 30 |
| ★ In Search of the Most Amazing Thing | Linda Van Zee | 33 |
| Pascal News | Robert C. Platt | 34 |
| Stock SIG News | Andrew D. Thompson | 35 |
| GameSIG News | Steven Payne | 36 |
| Space Quest: A Review | Marc S. Hoff | 36 |
| Mac Pro Football: A Review | Peter Lindstrom | 37 |
| Rebel Charge at Chickamauga: A Review | Ian Soboroff | 38 |
| WAP World Builder Contest | Robert C. Platt | 38 |
| WAP Acrostic | Dana J. Schwartz | 39 |
| ★ WAP 1987 Operating Statement & 1988 Budget | — | 40 |
| Tips & Techniques | — | 42 |
| Counting the Ballots: As Easy as A-B-//c | Rowell et al | 43 |
| TRASH | Fred Seelig | 44 |
| Letter to the Editor | Applied Engineering | 46 |
| Mac Q & A | Jonathan E. Hardis | 48 |
| MacNovice: Vive la Difference | Ralph J. Begleiter | 52 |
| Macintosh Bits and Bytes | Lynn R. Trusal | 54 |
| ★ Technical Writing on the Macintosh | Rick Chapman | 58 |
| Guide to Formulas in Word 3.0 | Harris J. Silverstone | 61 |
| Bits and Pieces | Peter Trinder | 63 |
| ★ Quark XPress: A Review | Jay Rohr | 64 |
| Excelling on Your Mac: Part 14 | David Morganstein | 68 |
| Musements | Fred Seelig | 69 |
| Developer's View | Jim Lanford | 74 |
| Softviews | David Morganstein | 76 |
| Preventing Bombs with New Sys/Fndr | David Morganstein | 78 |
| AEC-SIG | — | 78 |
| Word 3.0 Command Summary | Tom Warrick | 78 |
| Using Ramstart 2.0+ with LaserWriter | Jim Reese | 80 |
| Elegant Desk Accessories | David E. Condit | 81 |
| CalendarMaker: A Review | — | 82 |
| Mac Disketeria Notes | Marty Milrod | 82 |
| IIGS Disketeria Notes | David Todd | 85 |
Highlights
★★ Quark XPress at launch — Jay Rohr
Quark XPress shipped in 1987 and would become the canonical Mac DTP application of the late 1980s and 1990s, displacing PageMaker. Pi reviews it at launch.
Linda Van Zee debuts
Van Zee's "In Search of the Most Amazing Thing" Spinnaker game review is her first Pi byline. She returns famously with the Cognitive Learning Styles 2-part series in Nov+Dec 1988 (1988-11 — V10 N11 + 1988-12 — V10 N12).
WordPerfect 1.1 — Howard M. Berman
WordPerfect 1.1 for Apple II reviewed (Mac version arrives 1988). Berman would become a recurring contributor.
Entities
People: Tom Warrick, Walt Mossberg, Ralph Wege, Howard M. Berman, Jay Rohr, Linda Van Zee, Rick Chapman, Joseph A. Hasson, David Morganstein, Robert C. Platt, Ted Meyer, Peter Trinder, Harris J. Silverstone, Bruce F. Field, Robert Golden, Gary Hayman, Andrew D. Thompson, Steven Payne, Marc S. Hoff, Peter Lindstrom, Ian Soboroff, Dana J. Schwartz, Fred Seelig, Jonathan E. Hardis, Ralph J. Begleiter, Lynn R. Trusal, Jim Lanford, Jim Reese, David E. Condit, Marty Milrod, David Todd, Richard M. Rowell Topics: Quark XPress at Pi, WordPerfect on Apple II, Apple IIGS Mod, Mac System Stability, Pi 1987 Budget, Van Zee at Pi References: Quark XPress, WordPerfect 1.1, Microsoft Word 3.0, CalendarMaker, Mac System 5
Connections to other issues
- ★★ Quark XPress launch issue — XPress dominates Mac DTP through the 1990s
- Linda Van Zee debuts here; Cognitive Learning Styles series follows Nov+Dec 1988
- WAP 1987 Operating Statement + 1988 Budget — financial transparency thread continues
- Mossberg "Apple II News and Notes" continues