May – June 1999 — Vol 21 No 3
Source
Open PDF • May–Jun 1999 • Vol 21 No 3 • 88 pages
Overview
Election Issue — "It's time to vote — now!" Cover content: - A Hundred Apple IIs — p. 7 (centenary-themed Apple II piece) - On the Bleeding Edge — p. 19 - Review of Fontware Reserve — p. 23 - Fonts: A Quick Overview — p. 29 - Adobe Premiere 5 — p. 33 - Poser 3 — p. 37 - Grammarian — p. 53 - Universal Serial Bus (USB) Revisited — p. 59 (iMac mainstreamed USB)
Highlights
Election Issue 1999
Pi annual election — candidate statements + ballot. Outcome in next issue (1999-07 — V21 N04).
A Hundred Apple IIs
Centenary-themed Apple II celebration — 100 Apple IIs gathered? Apple II community keeps going.
USB Revisited
iMac mainstreamed USB (rather than ADB/Mac serial); Pi members adapting.
Adobe Premiere 5
Premiere 5 for Mac — video editing pre-Final Cut Pro consolidation.
Poser 3
Curious Labs Poser 3 — 3D figure modeling.
Fontware Reserve + Fonts overview
Font management for the Postscript Type 1/TrueType/OpenType transition era.
Entities
People: Lorin Evans (President; specific bylines not extracted) Topics: Pi Election 1999, USB Adoption, Apple II Centenary, Font Management 1999 References: Fontware Reserve, Adobe Premiere 5, Poser 3, Grammarian
Connections to other issues
- Pi Election 1999 results in 1999-07 — V21 N04
- USB Adoption = iMac-driven; new standard at Pi
- Apple II Centenary = continued community vitality