June 1989 — Vol 11 No 6

Overview

"Innocence Ends" (Robert C. Platt, page 45) — cryptically titled special piece by President Platt. CD-ROMs, Where are You? (L. Jay Aceto) — CD-ROM coverage with cover banner. MacWorld Expo, Washington (Martin Milrod) — DC's Macworld coverage. WAP's New Booth (Cynthia Yockey) — Pi's first appearance with a member booth at the show. IIgs system upgrade is a big hit (cover banner) — covered in Meyer/Knutsen IIGS Stuff. The Usurper (Charles Don Hall) and King's Quest IV (David Wood) reviewed. Claris CAD — first preview. Excelling on Your Mac: Part 24 (David Morganstein) — long-running Excel column. The Magic Candle (Charles Don Hall). Random Walk Macro in Excel (Fred Seelig). Toro! Macintosh Art (Autumn Little, page 96).

This is the last issue with Robert C. Platt as President. On June 14, 1989, the Board of Directors voted to remove Platt as President (see 1989-07 — V11 N07 for the Board Meeting minutes).

Table of contents (selected, by category)

Club News: President's Corner (Bob Platt, 5); Meeting Reports (13)

Special: Innocence Ends (Bob Platt, 45); CD-ROMs, Where are You? (L. Jay Aceto, 47); MacWorld Expo — Washington (Martin Milrod, 62); WAP's New Booth (Cynthia Yockey, 63); Toro! Macintosh Art (Autumn Little, 96)

Comment: Bits and Bytes (Lynn Trusal, 70); Macinations: MacWorld (Robb Wolov, 72)

Games: The PlayRoom (Steven Payne, 41); The Usurper (Charles Don Hall, 42); King's Quest IV (David Wood, 42); The Magic Candle (Charles Don Hall, 43)

Tutorials: IIGS Stuff (Meyer & Knutsen, 28); A Modest Patch for Large Drives (Michael Burton, 29); Best of the Apple II (Lou Pastura, 32); On the Trail of the Apple /// (David Ottalini, 38); Apple Q & A (Bob Platt, 40); Desktop Puzzling (Ron Moore, 50); ImageWriter Alternatives (Jay M. Thal, 52); Connect with MacNET (Jeff Alpher, 54); Mac Q & A (Milrod & Morganstein, 58); Excelling on Your Mac: Part 24 (David Morganstein, 60); Random Walk Macro in Excel (Fred Seelig, 74)

Reviews: The Musical Apple: Finale (Raymond Hobbs, 46); Life & Death (Gail West, 57); Mac Number Crunching: L/S FORTRAN (Lou Pecora, 64); Mac Business: Accounting Software (Cindy Carter, 77)

Highlights

Innocence Ends — Robert C. Platt

Cryptic title for a Platt special piece, written before the June 14 Board action. Read in retrospect, it may have been a preemptive note about emerging tensions.

CD-ROMs, Where are You? — L. Jay Aceto

Mac CD-ROMs were still scarce; Aceto surveys availability.

MacWorld Expo Washington — Martin Milrod

Macworld DC — annual coverage. Pi had a member booth this year (run by Cynthia Yockey).

IIgs system upgrade (cover)

Apple IIGS System 5.0 — major upgrade (Finder/HFS support). Meyer and Knutsen cover it.

Last issue with Bob Platt as President

Per the Board of Directors minutes in the next issue, Platt was removed by vote on June 14, 1989 (10 Yes, 2 No, 3 Abstain from the Board; 24 Yes, 3 No, 7 Abstain from all members).

Entities

People: Robert C. Platt, L. Jay Aceto, Martin Milrod, Cynthia Yockey, Autumn Little, Lynn Trusal, Robb Wolov, Steven Payne, Charles Don Hall, David Wood, Ted Meyer, Knutsen, Michael Burton, Lou Pastura, David Ottalini, Ron Moore, Jay M. Thal, Jeff Alpher, David Morganstein, Fred Seelig, Raymond Hobbs, Gail West, Lou Pecora, Cindy Carter, David Weikert, Peter Cook Topics: Innocence Ends (Platt special), CD-ROMs (Mac) 1989, MacWorld DC 1989, IIGS System 5.0, WAP Member Booth References: Claris CAD, King's Quest IV, The Magic Candle, The Usurper, Life & Death, L/S FORTRAN, Finale, MacNET

Connections to other issues

• The Board's removal of Robert C. Platt is detailed in 1989-07 — V11 N07; this is Platt's last President's Corner
• IIGS System 5.0 is a major IIGS milestone
• Cynthia Yockey's booth work foreshadows her role redesigning the Journal in July