September 1992 — Vol 14 No 9
Source
Open original PDF • September 1992 • Vol 14 No 9 • 84 pages
Overview
How the TCS Works, Part 3 (The Crew, 24). Telecommunications and Modems (Jon Thomason + Allan Levy, 26). Shared Minds book review (Phil Shapiro, 13). In Search of the Perfect Wave (Bill Baldridge, 15). MacNovice: Getting Around (Ralph J. Begleiter, 27). MacLink Plus / PC 6.0 (Rick Zeman, 30) — Mac-PC translation. The Mac ShareWare 500 (Debbie Hoyt book review, 34). CanOpener 2.0 (Lawrence I. Charters, 36) — file rescue (last reviewed 1989-10 — V11 N10 by Milrod). Word 5 Training Tips: ToC, Tables, etc. (Kevin Nealon + Dave Weikert, 38). Real World Freehand 3.0 (Nancy Seferian book review, 44). SoftPC/AT (Jon Thomason, 46) — newer SoftPC version supporting 286 emulation. New Macintosh Files on the TCS (Lawrence I. Charters, 48). Modem Works (Jon Thomason, 56).
Table of contents (selected)
Club News: September General Meeting (Cover 2)
SIGs: EdSIG (Phil Shapiro, 8); Stock SIG (Morris Pelham, 9)
General Interest: Apple & Mac Tutorials (Keith Malkin, 11); Shared Minds book review (Phil Shapiro, 13); In Search of the Perfect Wave (Bill Baldridge, 15); WAP Artists on Exhibit — Rod Dennis (Ann Aiken, 18); WAP Book Library Update (Brian Mason, 20); How the TCS Works Pt 3 (The Crew, 24); Telecommunications and Modems (Jon Thomason + Allan Levy, 26)
Macintosh Articles: MacNovice: Getting Around (Ralph J. Begleiter, 27); MacLink Plus / PC 6.0 (Rick Zeman, 30); The Mac ShareWare 500 (Debbie Hoyt, 34); CanOpener 2.0 (Lawrence I. Charters, 36); Word 5 Training Tips (Kevin Nealon + Dave Weikert, 38); Real World Freehand 3.0 (Nancy Seferian, 44); SoftPC/AT (Jon Thomason, 46); New Macintosh Files on the TCS (Lawrence I. Charters, 48)
Apple II: Byts and Pyces (Gary Hayman, 51); Modem Works (Jon Thomason, 56)
Apple III: On the Trail of the Apple /// (David Ottalini, 58)
Highlights
Jon Thomason rising
Jon Thomason appears in four pieces this issue (Telecommunications and Modems, SoftPC/AT, Modem Works, plus credits). Becoming a key Pi telecom writer.
Real World Freehand 3.0 — Nancy Seferian
Seferian (graphic artist) reviews Real World FreeHand 3.0 book — using her professional eye.
Word 5 Training Tips — Kevin Nealon & Dave Weikert
Microsoft Word 5 power-user tips — ToC, Tables. Collaborative authorship.
Shared Minds — Phil Shapiro
Book review on collaborative cognition — continuing Shapiro's networked-thinking themes.
SoftPC/AT — Jon Thomason
SoftPC's 286 emulation — better PC compatibility on Mac.
Entities
People: Lorin Evans, Phil Shapiro, Morris Pelham, Keith Malkin, Bill Baldridge, Ann Aiken, Rod Dennis, Brian Mason, The Crew, Jon Thomason, Allan Levy, Ralph J. Begleiter, Rick Zeman, Debbie Hoyt, Lawrence I. Charters, Kevin Nealon, Dave Weikert, Nancy Seferian, Gary Hayman, David Ottalini Topics: Jon Thomason, How the TCS Works Series, Mac-PC Translation, Mac Word Power Series References: MacLink Plus, The Mac ShareWare 500, CanOpener 2.0, Real World FreeHand 3.0, SoftPC/AT, Modem Works
Connections to other issues
- How the TCS Works Series Pt 3
- CanOpener originally reviewed 1989-10 — V11 N10 (Milrod) → Charters re-reviews 2.0
- Jon Thomason becomes Pi's major telecom voice