February 1993 — Vol 15 No 2
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Open original PDF • February 1993 • Vol 15 No 2 • 84 pages
Overview
NEW JOURNAL COVER DESIGN: created by Ann Aiken in collaboration with Nancy Seferian, with Capitol artwork by Carole O'Connor (donated by One Mile Up). The Journal gets its first major visual refresh since 1989. Production stack updated: Mac IIci + HP DeskWriter + Publishers Service Bureau + PageMaker 4.2a + WordPerfect 2.1 + Microsoft Word 5.0 + New Century Schoolbook. UltraMacros SIG launches (Gary Hayman, 10) — AppleWorks UltraMacros gets its own SIG. Call for Nominations for BoD (8). Is My Laser Printer My Friend? (Jack Reed + David Grant, 13). Growing Up Creative book review (Phil Shapiro, 15). From the President (Lorin Evans, 17). Apple II: Still the Way to Go! (Lorin Evans, 54) — President defends Apple II commitment as Mac dominates. Morph software review (Madge Bruce Van Ness, 35) — the iconic 1992 morphing application. Little Books, Quick Reads (Lawrence I. Charters, 37). Tulin's Floptical Drive (John B. Wilson, 56) — early 21MB floptical disks (Insite). DB Pix (Jack Reed + David Grant, 58). Curmudgeons and Dragons book review (Lawrence I. Charters, 46).
Table of contents (selected)
Club News: Call for Nominations for BoD (8); BoD Summaries (19)
SIGs: EdSIG (Phil Shapiro, 9); UltraMacros SIG (Gary Hayman, 10); Stock SIG (Morris Pelham, 10); IIGS SIG (Mystery Scribe, 11)
General Interest: Is My Laser Printer My Friend? (Jack Reed + David Grant, 13); Growing Up Creative (Phil Shapiro book review, 15); From the President (Lorin Evans, 17)
Macintosh Articles: Morph (Madge Bruce Van Ness, 35); Updates and Press Notes (36); Little Books, Quick Reads (Lawrence I. Charters, 37); Sketcher and Painter (Joseph F. Morey Jr., 43); Curmudgeons and Dragons book review (Lawrence I. Charters, 46); New Files on the TCS (Lawrence I. Charters, 47)
Apple II: Byts and Pyces (Gary Hayman, 49); Apple II: Still the Way to Go! (Lorin Evans, 54); Tulin's Floptical Drive (John B. Wilson, 56); DB Pix (Jack Reed + David Grant, 58)
Apple III: On the Trail of the Apple /// (David Ottalini, 59); Undocumented Word Juggler Merge Utility (63)
Highlights
New cover design
Ann Aiken + Nancy Seferian collaboration for new cover; Capitol artwork donated by Carole O'Connor / One Mile Up. DC-appropriate iconic image.
Production change
Mac IIci replaces SE/30 in production stack (vs 1991-12 — V13 N12's SE/30 stack).
UltraMacros SIG — Gary Hayman
AppleWorks UltraMacros gets its own SIG. Apple II productivity advocacy continues.
Apple II: Still the Way to Go! — Lorin Evans
President defends Apple II commitment — direct rebuttal to Mac-only sentiment.
Morph review
Gryphon Morph — landmark 1992 morphing software (Terminator 2-era technique reaches Macs).
Tulin Floptical Drive
21MB Floptical — Insite Peripherals' high-capacity floppy precursor to Zip Drives.
Growing Up Creative — Phil Shapiro
Book review on children's creativity — Shapiro's Education/community angle.
Entities
People: Lorin Evans, Debbie Hoyt, Ann Aiken, Nancy Seferian, Carole O'Connor, Phil Shapiro, Gary Hayman, Morris Pelham, Jack Reed, David Grant, Madge Bruce Van Ness, Lawrence I. Charters, Joseph F. Morey Jr., John B. Wilson, David Ottalini, Professor Peter Stark Topics: Pi Journal Cover Design, UltraMacros SIG, Apple II Still the Way, Floptical Drives References: Morph, Tulin Floptical, DB Pix, Sketcher and Painter, Curmudgeons and Dragons, Growing Up Creative
Connections to other issues
- Pi Journal Cover Design — first major refresh since 1989-07 — V11 N07 emergency redesign
- One Mile Up = DC-area graphics company donating Capitol artwork
- Lorin Evans Apple II advocacy continues the Apple II Editor Vacancy thread (1991-12 — V13 N12)