October 1989 — Vol 11 No 10
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Open original PDF • October 1989 • Vol 11 No 10 • 93 pages • $2.95
Overview
Confessions of a SYSOP (Paul Heller, page 20) — TCS-runner inside view. Copyright Law (Jerome J. Bresler, page 23) — primer for Pi members. Illustrator? FreeHand? Which to use? (Jim Donnelly) — comparative review, Mac vector-drawing showdown. After Dark review (Chuck Sicard) — Berkeley Systems' screensaver-plus (1989, the iconic Flying Toasters product). Prodigy Preview (R. Soon Now) — "IBM and Sears team up to snare yuppies" — the joint online service. SuperPaint 2.0 (Jay Rohr). Recharging LaserWriters (Doug Stone) — toner cartridge recharge debate. PageMaker indents and tabs (Kevin Nealon). CanOpener (Martin Milrod) — Mac file rescue. Graphics 101 (Carol Cason) — new beginning-design column. Editorials: the 90-day warranty (Frank Potter).
Table of contents (selected, by category)
Club News: Editorials (Frank Potter, 7); President's Corner (David Morganstein, 9); Letters to Editor (10); August BOD Minutes (11)
SIGs: Annapolis Slice (12); Frederick Apple Core (12); AVSIG (13); IIGS SIG (13); WorksSIG (14); Games SIG (81)
General Interest: Artists on Exhibit (Nancy Seferian, 16); Graphics 101 (Carol Cason, 18); Confessions of a SYSOP (Paul Heller, 20); Copyright Law (Jerome J. Bresler, 23); Recharging LaserWriters (Doug Stone, 29)
Macintosh Articles: Illustrator? FreeHand? Which to use? (Jim Donnelly, 29); Master Juggler-Hot Sounds (Phil Noguchi, 37); After Dark (Chuck Sicard, 35); Prodigy Preview (R. Soon Now, 37); SuperPaint 2.0 (Jay Rohr); PageMaker indents and tabs (Kevin Nealon, 44); CanOpener (Martin Milrod, 45)
Highlights
Confessions of a SYSOP — Paul Heller
Inside view of TCS operation — the care and feeding of Pi's bulletin board.
Copyright Law — Jerome J. Bresler
Legal primer on copyright basics — informed by Apple-Microsoft lawsuit context and 1988 Berne Convention coverage.
Illustrator? FreeHand? Which to use? — Jim Donnelly
Adobe Illustrator vs. Aldus FreeHand — the foundational Mac vector drawing tools.
After Dark — Chuck Sicard
Berkeley Systems' After Dark — the iconic "Flying Toasters" Mac screensaver. 1989 product.
Prodigy Preview
IBM + Sears online service for the yuppie consumer market. Pi covers competitive landscape to CompuServe.
Recharging LaserWriters — Doug Stone
Toner cartridge recharge debate — money-saver or quality-killer?
Entities
People: David Morganstein, Frank Potter, Nancy Seferian, Carol Cason, Paul Heller, Jerome J. Bresler, Doug Stone, Jim Donnelly, Phil Noguchi, Chuck Sicard, R. Soon Now, Jay Rohr, Kevin Nealon, Martin Milrod Topics: Graphics 101, Confessions of a SYSOP, Copyright Law, Recharging LaserWriters, Illustrator vs FreeHand References: After Dark, Prodigy, SuperPaint 2.0, CanOpener, MasterJuggler
Connections to other issues
- Copyright Law thread extends Apple v. Microsoft & HP coverage (1988-05 — V10 N05)
- After Dark becomes a Mac cultural icon
- Prodigy later evolves into broader online service before being eclipsed by web