September 1990 — Vol 12 No 9
Source
Open original PDF • September 1990 • Vol 12 No 9 • 91 pages • $2.95
Overview
Spreading the WAP word (David Ottalini, 15) — help find new members. Phil Shapiro: Computers as attention-focusing devices (19) — children + computers. The Hartford-Macintosh Drive-in Theatre (Lorin S. Evans, 20) — using Macs to inform consumers about mobile/automotive options at a drive-in. Building fonts — 2 (Jim Donnelly, 21). MaxFiles — the DA (Blake Lange) — Desk Accessory. Zap! Goes the Computer (Robb Wolov, 26) — electrostatic-discharge protection. Off To See The Wizard (Frank Potter, 28) — Sharp Wizard handheld + Mac interop (one of earliest PDA-on-Mac articles). Living With Extra Memory (Eric Rall) — system heap expansion (Rall as President writes technical content too). Accounting Solutions for the Macintosh (Robert Camerlengo) — series start. July BOD Report + July WAP Meeting Report. WAP Artists in Review features Mike Saylor art.
Table of contents (selected)
Club News: Office News (Nancy Pochepko, 8); President's Corner (Eric Rall, 9); July BOD Report (10); July WAP Meeting Report (11)
SIGs: IIGS SIG (12); WorksSIG (12); AVSIG (13); EdSIG (13)
General Information: Spreading the WAP word (David Ottalini, 15); WAP Artists in Review — Mike Saylor (Nancy Seferian, 16); Computers as attention-focusing devices (Phil Shapiro, 19); The Hartford-Macintosh Drive-in Theatre (Lorin S. Evans, 20); Building fonts — 2 (Jim Donnelly, 21)
Macintosh Articles: MaxFiles — the DA (Blake Lange, 24); Zap! Goes the Computer (Robb Wolov, 26); Off To See The Wizard (Frank Potter, 28); Living With Extra Memory (Eric Rall, 31); Accounting Solutions for the Macintosh (Robert Camerlengo, 36); Notes on the Mac (39)
Apple III: On the Trail of the Apple /// (David Ottalini, 66)
Apple II: Byts and Pyces (continued)
Highlights
Off To See The Wizard — Frank Potter
Sharp Wizard PDA + Mac — one of Pi's earliest "PDA on Mac" articles. Wizard launched 1989.
Living With Extra Memory — Eric Rall
The new president writes tech content — expanding system heap on Mac. Notable Rall continues to contribute substantively.
The Hartford-Macintosh Drive-in — Lorin S. Evans
Mac kiosks at a drive-in for consumer information — early example of Mac as information appliance.
Zap! Goes the Computer — Robb Wolov
ESD protection for Mac. Wolov continues his physician/engineer dual voice.
Entities
People: Eric Rall, Frank Potter, Nancy Pochepko, Nancy Seferian, Mike Saylor, David Ottalini, Phil Shapiro, Lorin S. Evans, Jim Donnelly, Blake Lange, Robb Wolov, Robert Camerlengo, Paul Schlosser Topics: Spreading the WAP Word, Mac Information Kiosks, Sharp Wizard PDA, ESD Protection, Accounting Solutions Series References: MaxFiles, Sharp Wizard
Connections to other issues
- Eric Rall Presidency continuing from 1990-08 — V12 N08
- Building fonts series continues from Aug
- Accounting Solutions Series starts; continues monthly through Oct/Nov