March – April 1997 — Vol 19 No 2
Source
Open PDF • Mar–Apr 1997 • Vol 19 No 2 • 100 pages
Overview
January General Meeting Report (Don Essick, 12). Power Saws, Frozen Penguins and Hot Modems: The TCS Room Gets Remodeled (Lawrence I. Charters, 19) — physical TCS room renovation. Ask the Webmaster (Lawrence I. Charters, 55) — Charters as Pi's Webmaster. Artist on Exhibit (Ann Aiken, 24). Why Not Be? (Lorin Evans, 26) — likely about BeOS (Apple chose NeXT over Be in Dec 1996 for OS X future). FlightCheck (Paul Schlosser, 29) — Markzware print preflight tool. Graphic Tips (Carol O'Connor, 32). Wonderful Waterproof Envelopes (Mary Keene, 36). Book Review: MacWorld FileMaker Pro 3 Bible, 2nd ed. (Paul Gerstenbluth, 40). Tuesday Night—Technical Assistance at the WAP Office (Lorin Evans, 42). A Review of the CyberCafes of Paris (Lisette Rook, 44). One World Media Center: A Hot New Nonprofit Video Center Serving the Residents of DC (Phil Shapiro, 45). Reflections of an E-Mail Evangeladdict (Chuck James, 62). Is Mac OS 7.6 For You? (Lorin Evans, 65). The Painter 4.0 Wow! Book—A Review (Etana Finkler, 70). Christmas Past and Present: When Less Is More (Mary Keene, 73). Apple II FAQs (Nathan Mates, 76).
Highlights
TCS Room Remodeled — Lawrence I. Charters
Physical TCS infrastructure renovation — Pi's BBS room gets new hardware/cooling.
Why Not Be? — Lorin Evans
BeOS speculation likely — Apple bought NeXT Dec 20, 1996 (NeXT chosen over Be for the future Mac OS X). Evans muses on the alternative.
Mac OS 7.6 — Lorin Evans
Mac OS 7.6 (released January 1997) — the first "Mac OS" branded release (prior were "System").
Ask the Webmaster — Lawrence I. Charters
Charters as Pi Webmaster — new role-bound column.
CyberCafes of Paris — Lisette Rook
International cybercafé tourism — Web 1.0 era hallmark.
One World Media Center — Phil Shapiro
DC nonprofit video center — Shapiro NII/community outreach.
Entities
People: Lorin Evans, Don Essick, Lawrence I. Charters, Ann Aiken, Paul Schlosser, Carol O'Connor, Mary Keene, Paul Gerstenbluth, Lisette Rook, Phil Shapiro, Chuck James, Etana Finkler, Nathan Mates Topics: TCS Room Renovation, Mac OS 7.6, BeOS vs NeXT, Pi Webmaster Role, Cybercafé Era References: Mac OS 7.6, FlightCheck, FileMaker Pro 3 Bible, Painter 4 Wow Book
Connections to other issues
- BeOS vs NeXT = Apple's Dec 1996 decision shapes the next decade
- Pi Webmaster Role = Charters formalizes his web work
- Tuesday Night Clinic continuing from 1996-11 — V18 N06