September – October 1998 — Vol 20 No 5
Source
Open PDF • Sep–Oct 1998 • Vol 20 No 5 • 100 pages • $4.95 (price increase from $2.95)
Overview
MAJOR PRICE INCREASE: Cover $4.95 (up from $2.95). iMac era begins — iMac launched August 15, 1998 (this issue's MacWorld Expo NY coverage falls right in that window).
Cover content: - Summertime, and the Living is Easy — p. 5 - MacWorld Expo NY — p. 20 - Interview with Jeff Gates — p. 30 - Where Have All the Stars Gone? — p. 33 - Ray Dream Studio 5 — p. 36 - The Alps MD 2300 Printer — p. 38 - Traveling with my PowerBook — p. 76 - Don't You Wish Your Parents Named You 'MazMaz'? — p. 73 (Cover features "MazMaz" cat illustration) - ClarisWorks Companion — p. 81
ClarisWorks Companion book ad on inside cover — Claris Corporation restructured (became FileMaker Inc); ClarisWorks Users Group sells remaining inventory.
(Full TOC not extracted in first 4 pages; the typography differs from earlier issues — title at end of contents.)
Highlights
Price Up — $4.95
Cover price jumps from $2.95 to $4.95 — significant 68% increase. Production costs rising; possibly tied to color content + 100+ page size.
iMac launch context
iMac launched August 15, 1998 — translucent Bondi Blue all-in-one. Apple's resurrection moment. Would be covered prominently in this issue and Nov-Dec.
Claris Corporation restructured
Claris becomes FileMaker Inc. — ClarisWorks discontinued, users left to FileMaker focus. CWUG (ClarisWorks Users Group) sells remaining ClarisWorks inventory.
Jeff Gates Interview
Jeff Gates — artist/author/educator interviewed (gates@artchive era).
Traveling with my PowerBook
Mobile Mac usage essay.
Entities
People: Lorin Evans, Jeff Gates, (full author list not extracted; Pi staff continues) Topics: iMac Launch, Cover Price $4.95, Claris→FileMaker, MacWorld Expo NY 1998 References: iMac, ClarisWorks Companion, Ray Dream Studio 5, Alps MD 2300
Connections to other issues
- iMac Launch = pivotal Apple resurrection moment; major Pi coverage
- Cover Price $4.95 = up from $2.95 in 1996-11 — V18 N06 era
- Claris→FileMaker = end of ClarisWorks era (covered extensively in 1990s issues)