October 1991 — Vol 13 No 10

Overview

EDITORIAL TRANSITION: Deborah Hoyt debuts as new Managing Editor with "Editorial Page: In the Pi Pan" (5) — the search for an editor (1991-04 — V13 N04 "ISO: Journal Editor") is resolved. Volunteer Column (Tom Witte, 13) — new ongoing column about how to help Pi. MacWorld Expo (John O'Reilly, 12) — thanks to volunteers. Exploring Typefaces — 7 continues (Frank Potter, 16). Notes on the Mac (Paul Schlosser, 22). MathBlaster Plus (Bill Jensen, 26) — educational game review. Animation Works (Jon Slobins, 28). Canvas 3.0 (Bill Baldridge, 30) — "the gigantic graphics creation package". CalenDAr (Tom Hoyt, 35) — time management. Soft PC (Chris Bastian, 37) — software that lets you "neatly tuck away a PC inside your Macintosh" (Insignia Solutions SoftPC). Accountant Inc., Professional (Bonita Hatfield and Freddi Galloway, 41) — "stereoscopic review". Apple IIe's Help Psychologists (Phil Shapiro, 59). Library Gives Kids Access to IIGS (Phil Shapiro, 60) — Germantown Community Library shares its IIGS. PC World Forum '91 (Pavel Cherencov, 62) — notes from Moscow on Apples and IBMs.

Table of contents (selected)

Club News: Editorial Page: In the Pi Pan (Deborah Hoyt, 5)

SIGs: Music SIG (9); IIGS SIG (9); HyperTalk SIG (10); EdSIG (11)

General Information: Volunteer Column (Tom Witte, 13); WAP Artists in Review — Richard Creighton (Nancy Seferian, 14); Exploring Typefaces — 7 (Frank Potter, 16)

Macintosh Articles: MacWorld Expo (John O'Reilly, 12); Notes on the Mac (Paul Schlosser, 22); MathBlaster Plus (Bill Jensen, 26); Animation Works (Jon Slobins, 28); Canvas 3.0 (Bill Baldridge, 30); CalenDAr (Tom Hoyt, 35); Soft PC (Chris Bastian, 37); Accountant Inc., Professional (Bonita Hatfield & Freddi Galloway, 41)

Apple II: Byts and Pyces (Gary Hayman, 51); Apple IIe's Help Psychologists (Phil Shapiro, 59); Library Gives Kids Access to IIGS (Phil Shapiro, 60); PC World Forum '91 (Pavel Cherencov, 62)

Highlights

Deborah Hoyt new Editor

Deborah Hoyt takes over as Managing Editor — debut as "In the Pi Pan" punning editorial. The ISO-Journal-Editor search from April 1991 is resolved. Hoyt is paired with Thomas Hoyt / Tom Hoyt as a Pi family contributor.

Volunteer Column — Tom Witte

New Pi-volunteer-recruitment column — making it easier to help.

Soft PC — Chris Bastian

Insignia Solutions' SoftPC — DOS emulation on Mac. Notable cross-platform tool.

Apple IIe's Help Psychologists — Phil Shapiro

Apple IIe as research tool for psychologists — Shapiro continuing community/research outreach.

Library Gives Kids Access to IIGS — Phil Shapiro

Germantown Community Library shares its IIGS with kids — local impact story.

PC World Forum '91 — Pavel Cherencov

Notes from Moscow on Apple and IBM presence — Pi correspondence from post-Soviet Russia.

Entities

People: Deborah Hoyt, Tom Witte, John O'Reilly, Nancy Seferian, Frank Potter, Paul Schlosser, Bill Jensen, Jon Slobins, Bill Baldridge, Tom Hoyt, Chris Bastian, Bonita Hatfield, Freddi Galloway, Gary Hayman, Phil Shapiro, Pavel Cherencov Topics: Deborah Hoyt Editor, Volunteer Column, Apples for Outreach, Pi Moscow Correspondent References: MathBlaster Plus, Animation Works, Canvas 3.0, CalenDAr, SoftPC, Accountant Inc Professional

Connections to other issues

• Deborah Hoyt Editor resolves Journal Editor Search 1991 from 1991-04 — V13 N04
• Apples for Outreach — Shapiro pieces continue through 1991-92
• Pi Moscow Correspondent follows up MacGreenpeace Iron Curtain (1990-08 — V12 N08)