February 1988 — Vol 10 No 2
Source
Open original PDF • February 1988 • Vol 10 No 2 • 92 pages • $2.50
Overview
Two big stories: Walt Mossberg launches "Apple II News and Notes" — the future Wall Street Journal personal-technology columnist (later AllThingsD, Recode) is writing for Pi as an Apple II partisan ("A Dozen Dozen for the IIGS" subtitle in the cover highlights). The DoDDS Apple IIGS contract — Apple has selected the IIGS as the standard for 270 Dept of Defense Dependent Schools overseas; Clinton Computer is the subcontractor. The article on page 3 estimates 160,000 K-12 students in 23 countries. Also: Gutenberg 3.0 ProDOS review (Mark Blass), Reflex Plus database review in SoftViews (David Morganstein), Quick Editing with QuicKeys (Louis M. Pecora), and Apple Computer's QuickShare board ("A Tie That Binds") for Apple II ↔ Mac AppleTalk.
Table of contents (selected)
| Section | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| President's Corner | Tom Warrick | 4 |
| Volunteer Profiles | Robert C. Platt | 5 |
| Apple II News and Notes | Walt Mossberg | 10 |
| Q & A | Robert C. Platt & Bruce F. Field | 16 |
| Annapolis Apple Slice News | Katherine M. Cave | 19 |
| Tech Tidbits: A Reprint | Apple Computer Inc. | 20 |
| AppleWorks Tax Template: Rev 1 | Paul Koskos | 21 |
| I Love Apple Music: Part 8 | Gary Hayman | 22 |
| Program Interface SIG (PI-SIG) News | Robert Golden | 24 |
| SCSI Hard Drive Alternatives for IIGS | Paul Kelbaugh | 26 |
| Hard Disk Selection on the IIGS | Paul Kelbaugh | 27 |
| Best of the Apple Items from TCS | Lou Pastura | 30 |
| Best of the TCS "Pi Educators" Board | Peter Combes | 32 |
| Pascal News | Robert C. Platt | 35 |
| Gutenberg 3.0 (ProDOS): A Review | Mark Blass | 36 |
| On the Trail of the Apple /// | Dave Ottalini | 40 |
| GameSIG News | Steven Payne | 42 |
| Trust and Betrayal: Legacy of Siboot | Steven Payne | 46 |
| Desktop Publishing SIG Jan. Meeting | Cynthia Yockey | 48 |
| Newsroom for the Apple IIGS | Chuck Ward | 49 |
| Quick Editing with QuicKeys | Louis M. Pecora | 54 |
| MacNovice: Finder Maze Pt 3 | Ralph J. Begleiter | 56 |
| SoftViews (Reflex Plus) | David Morganstein | 58 |
| Excelling on Your Mac: Part 17 | David Morganstein | 66 |
| HyperCard SIG News | Robert C. Platt | 68 |
| MS Word 3.01 MailMerge | Robert C. Platt | 70 |
| A Tie That Binds: QuickShare | Robb Wolov | 72 |
| Best of the Mac Items from TCS | Dan Hughes | 74 |
Highlights
Apple II News and Notes — Walt Mossberg
The future Wall Street Journal personal-technology columnist (later AllThingsD/Recode/Mossberg co-founder) is writing Apple II commentary for Pi. Subhead "A Dozen Dozen for the IIGS" — a survey of IIGS productivity. Mossberg lives in DC and is a Pi member; this column would run for some time.
DoDDS Apple IIGS Contract — Clinton Computer
Apple has won the contract to put 160,000+ Apple IIGS systems into 270 Dept of Defense Dependent Schools in 23 countries over 5 years. Clinton Computer (Pi's biggest Apple dealer) is subcontractor. A landmark for Apple-in-education.
Gutenberg 3.0 ProDOS Review — Mark Blass
The legendary Canadian-developed Apple II word processor. ProDOS version updated.
A Tie That Binds: QuickShare — Robb Wolov
Apple's QuickShare board lets Apple II talk to Mac over AppleTalk — Apple finally bridging its two product lines for shared file/print services.
Entities
People: Tom Warrick, Robert C. Platt, Walt Mossberg, Bruce F. Field, Katherine M. Cave, Paul Koskos, Gary Hayman, Robert Golden, Paul Kelbaugh, Lou Pastura, Peter Combes, Mark Blass, Dave Ottalini, Steven Payne, Stephen Jablon, Charles Don Hall, Chuck Ward, Jay Rohr, Cynthia Yockey, Louis M. Pecora, Ralph J. Begleiter, David Morganstein, Lynn R. Trusal, Robb Wolov, Dan Hughes, John A. Love III, Chris Hancock Topics: Walt Mossberg, DoDDS Apple IIGS Contract, QuickShare, Apple II-Mac Bridging, HyperCard SIG, PI-SIG References: Gutenberg 3.0, QuicKeys, Reflex Plus, QuickShare, Microsoft Word 3.01, Newsroom (IIGS), Scrabble, Alternate Reality: The Dungeon, Trust and Betrayal: Legacy of Siboot
Connections to other issues
- Walt Mossberg becomes a regular Pi columnist starting this issue
- Annapolis Apple Slice under Katherine M. Cave (succeeded Claire Johnson)
- DoDDS contract is a major Apple-in-education win, complementing earlier educational coverage by Patricia Kirby / EDSIG