March 1992 — Vol 14 No 3

Overview

What... Now, Carmen Sandiego? (Karen L. Evry, 12) — Broderbund's geography learning game. Your Computer — Your Health (Jon Slobins, 13) — ergonomics piece. WAP Book Library Update (Brian Mason, 17). Exploring Typefaces — 14 (Frank Potter, 22) — Adobe Wood Type I & II, Trump Mediæval, Versailles. Annapolis Apple Slice now under Seth Mize (10) — new editor. MacNovice (Ralph J. Begleiter, 29). Mysteries of Torah and Talmud (Douglas M. Bloomfield, 31) — religious-text Mac software. Chinese Language Software Programs (C.R. Clowery, 34). Cyberblast + Super Munchers/Talking Spell It Plus (David & Stephen Granite, 37, 43) — game/edu reviews from the Granite brothers. The Program Clinic / Apple II Q&A (Ken Franklin, M.D., 59) — new Q&A column. How to Update GraphicWriter III (Gary Hayman, 61). ProSel (Glen Bredon, 62) — author writes about his own product. February General Meeting Program (19).

Table of contents (selected)

Club News: February General Meeting Program (19)

SIGs: EdSIG (Phil Shapiro, 8); Columbia Apple Slice (Tom Cook, 9); Apple IIGS SIG (Paul Tarantino, 9); Annapolis Apple Slice (Seth Mize, 10)

General Information: What... Now, Carmen Sandiego? (Karen L. Evry, 12); Your Computer — Your Health (Jon Slobins, 13); WAP Book Library Update (Brian Mason, 17); WAP Artists on Exhibit — Michael James (Ann Aiken, 20); Exploring Typefaces — 14 (Frank Potter, 22); Tutorials (Keith Malkin, 26)

Macintosh Articles: MacNovice (Ralph J. Begleiter, 29); Mysteries of Torah and Talmud (Douglas M. Bloomfield, 31); Chinese Language Software Programs (C.R. Clowery, 34); Cyberblast (David & Stephen Granite, 37); Super Munchers/Talking Spell It Plus (David & Stephen Granite, 43); Notes On the Mac (Paul Schlosser, 45)

Apple II: Byts and Pyces (Gary Hayman, 52); The Program Clinic / Apple II Q&A (Ken Franklin, M.D., 59); How to Update GraphicWriter III (Gary Hayman, 61); ProSel (Glen Bredon — author, 62)

Apple III: On the Trail of the Apple /// (David Ottalini, 64); Designer Disks for the Apple III

Highlights

Carmen Sandiego — Karen L. Evry

Broderbund's "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" — landmark educational geography game.

Annapolis Slice transitions

Seth Mize takes over Annapolis Slice column (succeeding Katherine M. Cave from late 1980s).

Program Clinic — Ken Franklin, M.D.

New Apple II Q&A column — a physician's Apple II help column.

ProSel review by Glen Bredon

The IIGS pro-shell author writes about his own product — direct from creator.

Chinese, Hebrew, Japanese, French software all reviewed

Pi covers multi-language Mac software: Easy Kana (Hiragana/Katakana, Mar 1991), French Survival Manual (Jan 1992), Mysteries of Torah and Talmud, Chinese Language Software — diversity-of-language focus.

Entities

People: Lorin Evans, Deborah Hoyt, Phil Shapiro, Tom Cook, Paul Tarantino, Seth Mize, Karen L. Evry, Jon Slobins, Brian Mason, Ann Aiken, Frank Potter, Keith Malkin, Ralph J. Begleiter, Douglas M. Bloomfield, C.R. Clowery, David Granite, Stephen Granite, Paul Schlosser, Gary Hayman, Ken Franklin, Glen Bredon, David Ottalini Topics: Multilingual Mac Software, Apple II Q&A, Pi Slices 1992 References: Carmen Sandiego, Mysteries of Torah and Talmud, Cyberblast, Super Munchers, Talking Spell It Plus, GraphicWriter III, ProSel

Connections to other issues

• Annapolis Apple Slice transitions — Claire Johnson (1986) → Katherine M. Cave (1988) → Seth Mize (1992)
• Glen Bredon writes about ProSel — earlier reviewed by Chuck Ward 1988-08 — V10 N08
• Multilingual Mac Software coverage spans 1991-92