July – August 2001 — Vol 23 No 4

Overview

Election results — May 2001 BOD (2001-2002): Treasurer Dave Weikert (passed away May 5, 2001 after a lengthy struggle). Directors At Large: Kenneth Clare, Pat Fauquet, Brian G. Mason, Dale Smith, Don Essick, David L. Harris, Richard Sanderson, Charles Taylor.

Welcome to WAP (4). Two Telling Tales (Lorin Evans, 5). Greetings from Apple Education (9). In Memoriam — Dave Weikert (10). BOD April/May Meeting Notes (12). Apple Opens a Store in Tyson's Corner, May 19, 2001 (14). Results of "Pi Fillings: The Questionnaire" (Brian G. Mason, 15) + opinions (29). Excerpt from Robin Williams' upcoming Little Mac OS X Book (33). Best of the TCS (John O. Ludwigson compiler, 71).

Macintosh: DigiCam 102 — A Tale of 3 Photographers (Lou Pastura, 37). Adventures on the high-speed on ramp (David L. Harris, 42). Firewire and Analog Meet — Matching Old and New Macs with Video Cameras (Dennis R. Dimick, 51). Personal Firewall for Dummies (David L. Harris, 55). Build a Firewire Hard Drive (Bob Unger, 58). Save HyperCard! (Steve Collins, 59). Getting Online with Mac OS X (Dale Smith, David L. Harris, Jon C. Thomason, 60). New User — How to Stop Computer Freezes (Pat Fauquet, 64). Verizon DSL — Internet at the Speed of Mac (Dave Ottalini, 66). Strange Days of OS X (Chris Varylick, 69).

Highlights

Dave Weikert In Memoriam

Dave Weikert — Pi's longtime Treasurer and Disketeria master — dies May 5, 2001 after long illness. Elected Treasurer for 2001-2002 just before his death. "The entire user group community has lost a great friend and advocate." See Dave Weikert entity page.

Apple Opens Tyson's Corner Store — May 19, 2001

First major Apple Store in DC area opens at Tyson's Corner. Apple Store rollout began May 19, 2001 (Glendale CA + Tyson's Corner VA on the same day). The chain begins right here.

Save HyperCard! — Steve Collins

HyperCard rescue plea — Apple has effectively stopped HyperCard development; Collins makes the case to save it. Long-standing Pi cause (HyperCard SIG).

Robin Williams Little Mac OS X Book Excerpt

Robin Williams (the Mac author, not the comedian) previews her upcoming Little Mac OS X book.

FireWire Era

FireWire DV camcorders + external HDs become Pi tutorial topic — Dimick + Unger pieces. Build-your-own FireWire HD piece.

Verizon DSL + High-Speed Internet

Pi members getting DSL — Verizon DSL setup primers. Broadband is rolling out.

Entities

People: Lorin Evans, Dave Weikert (deceased May 5, 2001), Brian G. Mason, Lou Pastura, David L. Harris, Dennis R. Dimick, Bob Unger, Steve Collins, Dale Smith, Jon C. Thomason, Pat Fauquet, Dave Ottalini, Chris Varylick, Kenneth Clare, Don Essick, Richard Sanderson, Charles Taylor, Robin Williams (author), John O. Ludwigson Topics: Apple Stores Open 2001, HyperCard Save Movement, Dave Weikert Memorial, FireWire Era, Verizon DSL at Pi, Strange Days of OS X References: Little Mac OS X Book, Mac OS X 10.0

Connections to other issues

• Dave Weikert = longtime Treasurer + Disketeria master since the 1980s; one of the central figures of Pi's middle era; obituary continues into next issue
• Apple Stores Open 2001 = the May 19, 2001 birth of Apple's retail chain — Tyson's Corner (Pi territory) on day one
• HyperCard Save Movement = recurring Pi cause from HyperCard SIG era (1988-01 — V10 N01 onward)