November – December 1996 — Vol 18 No 6
Source
Open original PDF • Nov–Dec 1996 • Vol 18 No 6 • 100 pages • $2.95
Overview
Year-end Vol 18. The Good Life. 50% Off WAP Fall Fundraiser (J. David Mudd, 14). Help Update the Hotline (16). Tuesday Night—Technical Assistance at the WAP Office (Lorin Evans, 18). Statement of Ownership, Management & Circulation (72).
Macintosh: Teacher's Manual for Earth Explorer (Mary Keene, 22). Microsoft Works & Bookshelf '95, Multimedia Edition (Thomas Berens, 23). Web Arranger 2.0 (Dennis Dimick, 27). A Glut of Internet Books (Lawrence I. Charters, 31). Artist on Exhibit (Ann Aiken, 36). Adobe Acrobat v2.1 (Craig Shoemaker, 39). WorldWrite 3.01 (Dan Wages, 42). Jim Kelly's opinionated directory of Mac parts and repair businesses (Jim Kelly, 44) — practical local directory. Adobe PhotoDeluxe 1.0 (Stuart Bonwit, 55). Review: Astound 2.0 (Paul Gerstenbluth, 56) — multimedia presentation. Review: Microsoft Bookshelf CD ROM (Paul Gerstenbluth, 58). WebArranger 2.0 (David L. Harris, 60).
Apple II: Happy Birthday IIGS (63) — 10th anniversary of the Apple IIGS (launched September 1986, covered in 1986-10 — V08 N10). Frequently Asked Questions (Nathan Mates, 64).
Highlights
IIGS 10th Anniversary
Apple IIGS turns 10 — launched September 1986 (1986-10 — V08 N10). The Apple II SIG celebrates with FAQ + Birthday recognition. Notable that the IIGS still has Pi devotees in 1996.
A Glut of Internet Books — Lawrence I. Charters
Charters surveys the Internet book explosion — bookstores flooded with WWW/HTML/Internet titles in 1996.
Tuesday Night Tech Assistance — Lorin Evans
Tuesday Night Clinic (later named) — Pi members helping members in person. (Tradition documented later under "Tuesday Night Clinic" in 2010.)
Jim Kelly's Mac parts directory
Local DC Mac repair shop guide — practical community resource.
50% Off Fall Fundraiser
Pi membership drive — financial support theme.
Entities
People: Lorin Evans, J. David Mudd, Mary Keene, Thomas Berens, Dennis Dimick, Lawrence I. Charters, Ann Aiken, Craig Shoemaker, Dan Wages, Jim Kelly, Stuart Bonwit, Paul Gerstenbluth, David L. Harris, Nathan Mates Topics: IIGS 10th Anniversary, Internet Books Glut, Tuesday Night Tech, Pi Fall Fundraiser References: Web Arranger 2, Adobe Acrobat 2.1, WorldWrite 3, PhotoDeluxe 1.0, Astound 2.0, Microsoft Bookshelf, MS Works Multimedia
Connections to other issues
- Closes Vol 18 — second bimonthly year complete
- IIGS 10th Anniversary reaches back to 1986-10 — V08 N10 launch coverage
- Tuesday Night Tech = early form of the Tuesday Night Clinic revived in 2010-09 — V32 N05
- Internet Books Glut = 1996 Web 1.0 saturation marker