April 1989 — Vol 11 No 4

Overview

The Mac IIcx Rollout (Robert C. Platt) — Apple's Mac IIcx (3-slot version of Mac IIx, introduced March 1989) launch coverage. "An Archaeology of Apple II" by Phil Shapiro — a serious historical-essay piece on the Apple II legacy. WAP to get Tektronix color printer (cover banner) — Pi acquires a color printer for member use (per Facilities Review). Well Connected by Raymond Hobbs (page 96 special). MindWrite 2.1 review (Lindsay E. Edmunds) — outline-based Mac WP. Understanding LightspeedC (Paul Potts) — THINK's C IDE for Mac. Full Impact in Softviews (David Morganstein) — Ashton-Tate's spreadsheet. Finally, Federal Clip Art!! (Jane Altshuler) — DC government clip art collection. Acknowledge (Eric Rall) — TCS-adjacent app. AppleWorks GS review continues (Dick Grosbier).

Table of contents (selected, by category)

Club News: President's Corner (Bob Platt, 5); Journal Business (Tom Piwowar, 6); Meeting reports (13); Board of Directors Meeting (Bob Platt, 24)

Special: An Archaeology of Apple II (Phil Shapiro, 36); Well Connected (Raymond Hobbs, 96)

Comment: Letters to the Editor (25); The Mac IIcx Rollout (Bob Platt, 44); Bits and Bytes (Lynn Trusal, 70); Views and Reviews — WARP (Raymond Hobbs, 84)

Tutorials: Wired (Leon Raesly, 26); Best of the TCS (Paul Schlosser, 27); IIGS Stuff — AppleFest, Education (Ted Meyer, 33); Adjust 816/Paint for Publish It! (Gary Hayman, 40); Apple Q&A (Bob Platt, 42); A Little Wallpaper for the Apple /// (David Ottalini, 46); On the Trail of the Apple /// (David Ottalini, 51); Introduction to HyperCard: Part II (Bob Platt, 57); Musements (Fred Seelig, 59); Macinations — More HyperCard Hacking (Robb Wolov, 66); Understanding LightspeedC (Paul Potts, 74); Mac Q & A (Jeff Alpher, 81); Help, I can't even draw a straight line (Jane Altshuler, 83)

Reviews: AppleWorks GS (Dick Grosbier, 27); The TimeOut Series (Bob Oringel, 28); Musical Apple — Finale Sequencing (Raymond Hobbs, 32); MindWrite 2.1 (Lindsay E. Edmunds, 64); Acknowledge (Eric Rall, 68); Finally, Federal Clip Art!! (Jane Altshuler, 72); Mac Inker (Lee Cabana, 75); Softviews: Full Impact (David Morganstein, 76); ImageWriter Alternatives (Larry Stedman, 85); The Personal Ancestor File (John N. Williams, 86)

Games: The Playroom (Steven Payne, 52); Grail Quest (Steven Payne, 53); Pixel's Revenge IV (Charles Don Hall, 54); Orbital Mech (David L. Harris, 55); Dungeon Master / Decathlon II (Peter Iber, 56)

Highlights

The Mac IIcx Rollout — Robert C. Platt

Mac IIcx: 3-slot vertical-form-factor 68030 desktop (March 1989). Platt covers the launch event.

An Archaeology of Apple II — Phil Shapiro

Historical essay on the Apple II legacy — Shapiro's reflective piece on a platform now being eclipsed by Mac.

Tektronix color printer for WAP

Cover banner announces Pi's acquisition of a Tektronix color printer for member use — part of the Facilities Review committee's recommendations.

Understanding LightspeedC — Paul Potts

THINK LightspeedC (Symantec's C IDE for Mac) — the dominant Mac C development environment.

Federal Clip Art — Jane Altshuler

Government-themed clip art collection — niche product perfect for DC market.

Entities

People: Robert C. Platt, Tom Piwowar, Phil Shapiro, Raymond Hobbs, Leon H. Raesly, Paul Schlosser, Ted Meyer, Gary Hayman, David Ottalini, Fred Seelig, Robb Wolov, Paul Potts, Jeff Alpher, Jane Altshuler, Dick Grosbier, Bob Oringel, Lindsay E. Edmunds, Eric Rall, Lee Cabana, David Morganstein, Larry Stedman, John N. Williams, Steven Payne, Charles Don Hall, David L. Harris, Peter Iber, Chris Bastian, Lynn R. Trusal, Martin Milrod, David Weikert Topics: Mac IIcx, Apple II Archaeology, Tektronix Color Printer, Federal Clip Art, LightspeedC References: MindWrite 2.1, Full Impact, Acknowledge, Federal Clip Art, Mac Inker, The Personal Ancestor File, Pixel's Revenge IV, Orbital Mech, Dungeon Master, Decathlon II, Grail Quest, Finale

Connections to other issues

• Mac IIcx joins Mac II and Mac IIx family
• Phil Shapiro's Apple II Archaeology resonates with 1979-02 — V01 N01 founding context
• Introduction to HyperCard series continues from 1989-02 — V11 N02 (Pt I) → here Pt II
• Tektronix Color Printer is Pi's response to Facilities Review Committee recs from 1989-01 — V11 N01