November 1989 — Vol 11 No 11
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Open original PDF • November 1989 • Vol 11 No 11 • 99 pages • $2.95
Overview
1989 annual gift givers' guide — MacNovice's holiday-shopping issue (page 25). The H-P DeskWriter Printer for the Mac (Nick Questell) — Hewlett-Packard's inkjet for Mac ("almost a laser printer for a fraction of the price"). What Type are you? (Phil Noguchi, page 20) — "Dr. No on typefaces and PostScript". More on scoreboards (Larry Feldman) — Excel sports scoring continues from Sep. Language Systems' FPORTRAN Pt II (Lou Pecora) — long-running Mac scientific computing piece. Installer woes (Jeff Alpher) — Mac installer + floppy drive pain. Professional Manager (Cindy Carter) — yet another accounting package. Macinations (Robb Wolov) — "we live in interesting times. Unfortunately…". Artists on Exhibit features cartoonist Robert W. McHenry (Nancy Seferian). September BOD minutes published.
Table of contents (selected, by category)
Club News: Editorials (Frank Potter, 7); President's Corner (David Morganstein, 9); September BOD minutes (11)
SIGs: Frederick Apple Core (12); IIGS SIG (13); NeXT SIG (14); WorksSIG (14); Games SIG (76)
General Interest: Artists on Exhibit: Robert W. McHenry cartoons (Nancy Seferian, 16); Graphics 101 (Carol Cason, 18)
Macintosh Articles: What Type are you? (Phil Noguchi, 20); More on scoreboards (Larry Feldman, 23); MacNovice 1989 Gift Givers' Guide (25); Language Systems FPORTRAN Pt II (Lou Pecora, 30); Bits & Bytes (Lynn Trusal, 35); Installer woes (Jeff Alpher, 39); H-P DeskWriter Printer (Nick Questell, 40); Macinations (Robb Wolov, 41); Professional Manager (Cindy Carter, 42)
Highlights
H-P DeskWriter for the Mac — Nick Questell
HP's inkjet printer for Mac (1988) — major price disruption versus LaserWriter ($1000 vs $4000+).
What Type are you? — Phil Noguchi
Typography and PostScript primer — "Dr. No" continues. Important as DTP matures.
1989 Gift Givers' Guide
Annual holiday shopping issue feature — MacNovice tradition.
Installer woes — Jeff Alpher
Apple's Mac System installer on floppy is a usability disaster, especially with 1.4MB SuperDrive era arriving.
Macinations: "interesting times, unfortunately"
Robb Wolov's wry response to Pi's recent turmoil and industry shifts (NeXT, etc.).
Entities
People: David Morganstein, Frank Potter, Nancy Seferian, Robert W. McHenry, Carol Cason, Phil Noguchi, Larry Feldman, Lou Pecora, Lynn Trusal, Jeff Alpher, Nick Questell, Robb Wolov, Cindy Carter, Ralph Begleiter Topics: 1989 Gift Givers Guide, Mac Typography, Installer Woes, Mac Inkjet Printing References: HP DeskWriter, Language Systems FORTRAN, Professional Manager
Connections to other issues
- HP DeskWriter arrival shifts the Mac printer market; complements LaserWriter coverage
- Language Systems FORTRAN Pt I appeared June 1989 (1989-06 — V11 N06)
- Robb Wolov's wry tone reflects Pi Crisis Recovery mood