April 1992 — Vol 14 No 4

Overview

TCS Open House announced (5). Apple's High-Tech Brief (Lawrence Charters, 13). Exploring Typefaces — 15 (Frank Potter, 18) — ITC Century, Univers. PiPower Cartoon (Jaque B. Davison, 44) — new cartoon feature debuts. The MacNovice: Stationery (Ralph J. Begleiter, 27) — System 7 Stationery feature. WordPerfect 2.1 (Douglas Bloomfield, 29) — update. Inspiration 3.0 (Bill Waring, 31) — mind-mapping/outliner. Having the Best of Both Worlds (Felix Chayes, 34). French Survival Manual (Carolyn H. Lingeman, 38) — software re-review. Super Solvers: OutNumbered! (Bill Jensen, 43). Navigating through your Mac (Martin Milrod, 45) — tips. Right Writer is Right for Writing (Douglas Bloomfield, 51). Apples in Russia (Pavel Cherenkov, 60) — second Moscow dispatch from Cherenkov. LaserJets and Legal Terms (Paul Campbell, 65) — Apple III printing topic.

Table of contents (selected)

Club News: Editorial Page (5); TCS Open House (5)

SIGs: EdSIG (Phil Shapiro, 8); Columbia Apple Slice (Tom Cook + Lawrence Charters, 9); Apple IIGS SIG (Paul Tarantino, 10)

General Information: Apple's High-Tech Brief (Lawrence Charters, 13); WAP Artists on Exhibit — Jim Pratt and Isa Strid (Anne Aiken, 16); Exploring Typefaces — 15 (Frank Potter, 18); PiPower Cartoon (Jaque B. Davison, 44)

Macintosh Articles: MacNovice: Stationery (Ralph J. Begleiter, 27); WordPerfect 2.1 (Douglas Bloomfield, 29); Inspiration 3.0 (Bill Waring, 31); Having the Best of Both Worlds (Felix Chayes, 34); French Survival Manual (Carolyn H. Lingeman, 38); Super Solvers: OutNumbered! (Bill Jensen, 43); Navigating through your Mac (Martin Milrod, 45); Notes on the Mac (Paul Schlosser, 48); Right Writer (Douglas Bloomfield, 51)

Apple II: Byts and Pyces (Gary Hayman, 54); Program Clinic (Ken Franklin, M.D., 59); Apples in Russia (Pavel Cherenkov, 60)

Apple III: On the Trail of the Apple /// (David Ottalini, 62); LaserJets and Legal Terms (Paul Campbell, 65)

Highlights

Apples in Russia — Pavel Cherenkov

Second Moscow dispatch (after 1991-10 — V13 N10 "PC World Forum '91"). Pi's Russia correspondence becomes recurring.

Inspiration 3.0 — Bill Waring

Inspiration's mind-mapping software (early version) — Mac visual-thinking tool that became K-12 staple.

PiPower Cartoon — Jaque B. Davison

New cartoon feature for the Journal — humor section.

Apple's High-Tech Brief — Lawrence Charters

Charters' first general column — reporting on Apple's tech briefings.

TCS Open House

Pi opens TCS to the public — outreach event.

Entities

People: Lorin Evans, Deborah Hoyt, Phil Shapiro, Tom Cook, Lawrence Charters, Paul Tarantino, Anne Aiken, Jim Pratt, Isa Strid, Frank Potter, Keith Malkin, Jaque B. Davison, Ralph J. Begleiter, Douglas Bloomfield, Bill Waring, Felix Chayes, Carolyn H. Lingeman, Bill Jensen, Martin Milrod, Paul Schlosser, Gary Hayman, Ken Franklin, Pavel Cherenkov, David Ottalini, Paul Campbell Topics: TCS Open House, Apples in Russia Series, PiPower Cartoon References: Inspiration 3.0, WordPerfect 2.1, Right Writer, Super Solvers OutNumbered

Connections to other issues

• Apples in Russia Series continues from 1991-10 — V13 N10 (PC World Forum)
• PiPower Cartoon new humor feature
• Exploring Typefaces Series now at Pt 15