March 1994 — Vol 16 No 3
Source
Open original PDF • March 1994 • Vol 16 No 3 • 84 pages • $2.95
Overview
...Neither Rain, nor Snow, nor Zip+4... (Lorin Evans, 5) — postal rant. Journal Index for 1993 (Harvey Kaye, 8). Kyle Foundation (18). TCS Reference Sheet (19). Keeping Track of New Books (Phil Shapiro, 20). A Big One And A Little One: Books by Robin Williams (Lawrence Charters, 23) — the design-book author (not the actor). Books about the Internet (Jean Armour Polly, 35) — Polly is famed for coining the term "surfing the Internet". SITcomm v.1.0 (Rick Zeman, 25) — Aladdin's StuffIt-derived terminal. Getting My Font Act Together (Nancy Seferian, 29) — Seferian returns with a font-management piece. Graphic Tips (Carol O'Connor, 36). Artist on Exhibit (Ann Aiken, 54). Word Processor Tips (Ray Settle, 48). Apple II Q&A (Bernie Benson & Phil Shapiro, 58). Apple III: On the Trail (David Ottalini, 56).
Highlights
Zip+4 rant — Lorin Evans
Postal Service Zip+4 frustration — Evans editorial.
Robin Williams books — Lawrence Charters
Robin Williams design books ("The Mac is Not a Typewriter", "The Non-Designer's Design Book") — landmark Mac DTP texts of the 1990s. (Note: this Robin Williams is the design author, not the comedian.)
Jean Armour Polly on Internet books
Jean Armour Polly — famed Liverpool NY librarian who coined "surfing the Internet" in 1992 — reviews books about the Internet for Pi. A notable guest contributor.
Nancy Seferian font piece
Seferian returns with a font-management piece. The longtime graphics editor's continuing voice.
SITcomm — Rick Zeman
Aladdin SITcomm — terminal program from StuffIt makers.
TCS Reference Sheet
Member quick-reference for the WAP TCS.
Entities
People: Lorin Evans, Morris Pelham, Harvey Kaye, Phil Shapiro, Lawrence Charters, Jean Armour Polly, Rick Zeman, Nancy Seferian, Carol O'Connor, Ray Settle, Ann Aiken, Bernie Benson, David Ottalini Topics: Robin Williams Design Books, Internet Books 1994, Pi Postal Frustration, Font Management 1994 References: The Mac is Not a Typewriter, SITcomm, AOL
Connections to other issues
- Jean Armour Polly = Pi's first major Internet-celebrity guest (coined "surfing the Internet")
- Robin Williams Design Books = canon Mac DTP texts
- Apple II History Series (Weyhrich) on hiatus this month (resumes April)
- Journal Index project continues (Harvey Kaye)