International Apple Core
Summary
The international federation of Apple user groups whose formation was outlined at the October 27–28, 1979 meeting in San Francisco, commissioned by Jim Hoyt of Apple Computer Inc. and organized by Val Golding of Call-A.P.P.L.E. Bernard Urban attended as Pi's representative (chosen by Pi/NOVAPPLE secret ballot — John Moon recused).
Structure: - Board of Directors: 8 elected reps from 4 US regions (West of Rockies; East of Appalachians; North/South of Mason-Dixon in the middle) + 2 international reps - Each region elects 2 reps for staggered 2-year terms - Officers (President, VP, Secretary, Treasurer) elected by the Board for 1-year renewable terms - Chairman of the Board is President of IAC
Member benefits: - Apple Computer's extensive APnotes for member groups - Free access to The Source for member groups - By Spring 1980: access to all Apple-contributed software libraries and individual user-group libraries - Newsletter exchange across local libraries
Software Exchange Committee — chaired by Neil Lipson (Philadelphia), with Sandy Greenfarb on the committee from Pi.
Newsletter: The Apple Orchard (working title), bimonthly, with submissions due Dec 1, 1979 for the March 1980 inaugural issue at the West Coast Computer Faire.
How Pi has treated it
- 1979-10 — V01 N09 (Oct 1979) — formation meeting announced; Urban elected as Pi rep
- 1979-11 — V01 N10 (Nov 1979) — "Here Comes International Apple Core!" — Urban's trip report
- 1979-12 — V01 N11 (Dec 1979) — Apple Orchard submissions due; worldwide user-group directory published