June 1988 — Vol 10 No 6
Source
Open original PDF • June 1988 • Vol 10 No 6 • 91 pages • $2.50
Overview
IIGS-heavy issue: Showoff presentation graphics for IIGS (Ray Settle), IIGS Fonts and MultiScribe GS (Richard Fitzhugh), Quicken on the IIGS review (Chuck Ward), and Micro Cookbook on the IIGS. Mac side: Aldus FreeHand review (Jay Rohr) — the new Mac vector drawing app challenging Illustrator. Macinations 4: CD-ROMs (Robb Wolov) — early CD-ROM coverage for Mac. SoftViews covers Double Helix II and Map Maker v3. Apple's Suit Against Microsoft & H-P (Joseph A. Hasson) — legal-analysis follow-up to May's coverage. FedSIG now under John Nelson (Dan Adkins handed off). Bylaws Changes: May 1988 voted on. Sorting with HyperCard (Robert C. Platt) — practical HyperCard scripting.
Table of contents (selected)
| Section | Author | Page |
|---|---|---|
| President's Corner | Tom Warrick | 4 |
| General Meeting—April 23 | Cynthia Yockey | 6 |
| Q & A | Robert C. Platt & Bruce F. Field | 10 |
| Smart Money (Apple II) | Bob Oringel | 12 |
| Annapolis Apple Slice News | Katherine M. Cave | 12 |
| Why Curse the Cursor Revisited | John Weigley | 12 |
| IIGS Stuff: Ram Disk Finder, Updates | Ted Meyer | 14 |
| Showoff: Presentation Graphics for IIGS | Ray Settle | 16 |
| IIGS Fonts and Multiscribe GS | Richard Fitzhugh | 17 |
| Quicken on the IIGS | Chuck Ward | 22 |
| Micro Cookbook on the IIGS | Chuck Ward | 23 |
| Best of the Apple Items from TCS | Euclid Coukouma | 26 |
| Best of the TCS Education Board: Pt 2 | Peter Combes | 29 |
| On the Trail of the Apple /// | Dave Ottalini | 32 |
| Footnote /// | John Chapman | 33 |
| GameSIG News | Steven Payne | 34 |
| Ultima V | Charles Don Hall | 36 |
| 1987 WAP Journal Index by Author: Pt 2 | Harvey Kaye | 38 |
| Apple's Suit Against Microsoft & H-P | Joseph A. Hasson | 48 |
| FedSIG News | John Nelson | 50 |
| Freehand | Jay Rohr | 54 |
| MacNovice: System Strategy | Ralph J. Begleiter | 56 |
| Softviews (Double Helix II / Map Maker v3) | David Morganstein | 58 |
| Macinations 4 (CD-ROMs) | Robb Wolov | 66 |
| Comparison of Four "Superfonts" | Colin Povey | 68 |
| Review: Manual-less Macintosh Training | Patricia Kirby | 70 |
| Virus Report | — | 72 |
| HyperCard SIG News | Robert C. Platt | 73 |
| Sorting with HyperCard | Robert C. Platt | 74 |
Highlights
Aldus FreeHand — Jay Rohr
Aldus FreeHand (1988) — Mac vector drawing tool competing directly with Adobe Illustrator. The PostScript-drawing wars era.
Macinations 4: CD-ROMs — Robb Wolov
Early Mac CD-ROM coverage — Apple CD SC shipped 1988. Wolov's regular column.
Apple Lawsuit Pt 2 — Joseph A. Hasson
Follow-up legal analysis from 1988-05 — V10 N05. Hasson, an attorney/economist, brings depth.
Showoff: Presentation Graphics for IIGS — Ray Settle
IIGS presentation software — Ray Settle is becoming a major IIGS commentator (also wrote the Personal Newsletter/Publish It! piece last month).
Virus Report
Brief follow-up to May's virus coverage.
Entities
People: Tom Warrick, Cynthia Yockey, Robert C. Platt, Bruce F. Field, Bob Oringel, Katherine M. Cave, John Weigley, Ted Meyer, Ray Settle, Richard Fitzhugh, Chuck Ward, Euclid Coukouma, Peter Combes, Dave Ottalini, John Chapman, Steven Payne, Reid Hutchinson, Charles Don Hall, Harvey Kaye, Dana J. Schwartz, Joseph A. Hasson, John Nelson, Nancy Seferian, Jay Rohr, Ralph J. Begleiter, David Morganstein, Larry Feldman, Lynn R. Trusal, Robb Wolov, Colin Povey, Patricia Kirby, Martin Milrod, Bill Baldridge, David Weikert Topics: Apple v. Microsoft & HP (Pt 2), CD-ROM (Mac), IIGS Presentation Software, FedSIG, Sorting with HyperCard References: Aldus FreeHand, Showoff (IIGS), Quicken (IIGS), Micro Cookbook, MultiScribe GS, Double Helix II, Map Maker, Ultima V, Halls of Montezuma, Wings of Fury, Talisman, On Cue
Connections to other issues
- Apple v. Microsoft & HP continues from 1988-05 — V10 N05
- FedSIG transitioned from Dan Adkins (Mar 1988) to John Nelson here
- Harvey Kaye's 1987 WAP Journal Index continues from 1988-05 — V10 N05
- CD-ROM (Mac) coverage will deepen in subsequent issues