Shareware Solutions II An Exciting Apple II Journey Into The Future

Volume 1, Issue 1 July, 1993 From the Publisher's Desktop Welcome to the premiere issue new products. With many educators, and hobbyists to of Shareware Solutions II. feature length articles in continue using their current inCider/A+, I tried to offer Apple II computer systems well Although Shareware Solutions comphrensive comparisons that into the next century. II is brand new, Shareware would help Apple II users to Solutions was born nearly five plan their purchases wisely. Thank you for your trust and years ago, when it first continued support, and I appeared as a regular feature I’d like to publicly offer a word honestly and truly hope that you column in “The Apple IIGS of thanks to Dan Muse, Paul find Shareware Solutions II to Buyer’s Guide”. When that Statt and Bill Kennedy for be a worthwhile, fun, and magazine went out of business, giving me the opportunity to educational Apple II journal. Shareware Solutions moved to write for inCider/A+ and for inCider/A+, where it happily providing lots of advice, It’s important for the Shareware resided for almost three years. encouragement, support, and Solutions II readership to friendship. I’m especially provide feedback. Please tell me Being a Contributing Editor to thankful to Executive Editor what you like about this inCider/A+ was very gratifying, Eileen Terrill, for being there newsletter, and what you don’t and I’m elated and proud of all when I needed her, and for like about it. Most importantly, that I was able to accomplish being able to figure out what I if you do like Shareware with my writing. Through the really meant to say, and could Solutions II, tell your friends Shareware Solutions column, I often say it a hundred times about it, and encourage them to was able to promote the use of better than I ever could have. subscribe. low cost and free Apple II I’d also like to offer thanks to software, and was able to the thousands of inCider/A+ Although I feel quite at home convince many who had never readers who, over the years, with the Apple II computer, used freeware or shareware sent me letters; your feedback using one to desktop publish a software before to give it a try. and encouragement was a newsletter is something entirely constant source of inspiration. new for me. For that reason, With inCider/A+’s Grapevine Shareware Solutions II will column, I was able to promote All things must pass, and now start out as a bi-monthly the use of modems and online that inCider/A+ has ceased publication, with the eventual services, BBS’es and the publication, many of the fine goal of becoming a monthly Internet. I was able to provide traditions started in that newsletter. There are sure to be an on-going resource guide to magazine will be continued in a few unexpected delays, but those currently using modems, Shareware Solutions II. hopefully, those will be overcome and hopefully provided some Shareware Solutions II will in short order. incentives and encouragement continue to provide timely for Apple II users to purchase information about new and When Apple Computer Inc first modems and to enter the classic public domain, freeware proclaimed “Apple II Forever”, I wonderful world of online and shareware software, and actually believed them, and telecommunications. will continue to provide have been trying to do my part subscribers with low cost access ever since. With your help and Through the many hardware to that software via the mail. support, you and I, working and software reviews that Shareware Solutions II will together, can help to turn that appeared in inCider/A+, I hope also continue to provide Apple marketing slogan into a reality! that I was able to provide II news, hints, tips, and other The exciting Apple II journey Apple II users with thorough general information that should into the future has only just and objective evaluations of help many Apple II users, begun! ö

Shareware Solutions II 1 Grapevine Apple Sales and Repairs of an Apple Authorized Service Provider. In November, 1992, there was a meeting at Apple Computer Inc, If on-site repair isn’t an option, at which time Apple made it Apple will arrange for its “Mail Shareware Solutions II known that the Apple IIGS was In Service” and will schedule going to be discontinued. That pick up and delivery of the Volume 1, Issue 1 meeting, now known as broken product at no charge to “Operation Apple Storm”, was the customer. Apple’s goal is for attended by the Apple II repairs to be completed within Shareware Solutions II is Product Manager and a number three business days from the published bi-monthly by Joe of San Francisco Bay Area time of pick up. Kohn, 166 Alpine Street, San Apple II “activists”. Rafael, CA 94901. Apple’s “Carry In Service” will At that meeting, John Santoro, simply inform customers of the Writer/Publisher: Joe Kohn the Apple II Product Manager, location of their local Apple made it known that Apple was Authorized Service Provider. All contents of Shareware considering some type of Apple Solutions II copyright (©) 1993 II mail in program for sales, That’s the good news. The bad by Joe Kohn. All rights reserved. service and repairs. Lo and news is that Apple actually Nothing may be re-printed or behold, that plan has recently discourages Apple II owners reproduced, in whole or in part, become a reality. from taking advantage of this in any media without the prior new service. In a phone call written consent from Joe Kohn. In the Summer, 1993 edition of placed to 1-800-SOS-APPL, the The Apple Catalog (available by customer service representative calling 1-800-795-1000), Apple stated that it would actually be Available by subscription only, is offering the Apple IIe by mail less expensive for an Apple II the North American rate is $25 order. An Apple IIe computer is owner to search their local for a 12 issue subscription; for available for $629, and “The newspaper’s classified ads and overseas air mail delivery, the Apple IIe System” is available purchase a complete used cost for a subscription is $40. for $1386. Included with the IIe system rather than pay for Shareware Solutions II comes System is the IIe computer, a Apple’s repair. That service with a pro-rated money back SuperDrive controller card, an representative predicted that a guarantee. Apple 3.5" SuperDrive disk fully configured used IIe system, drive, an Apple Mouse with with monitor and disk drives, Make all checks or money orders controller card, and a 13" color would actually cost less than out to Joe Kohn. US Funds composite monitor. AppleWorks having a IIe motherboard Only. Sorry, but no charge cards, v3.0 is being bundled with both replaced by Apple. purchase orders or COD orders offerings. The small print will be accepted. indicates that these offers Sculley Steps Down expire September 30, 1993. Apple Computer Inc. announced This newsletter was created Should any Apple II products on June 18, 1993 that John entirely with an Apple IIGS. All need repairs, owners can now Sculley is stepping down as articles written in AppleWorks call 1-800-SOS-APPL (1-800- Chief Executive Officer so that v3.0. Page Layout prepared in 767-2775) and choose from he can focus on pursuing AppleWorks GS. Printing was three alternatives. The “on- business opportunities for the done on a Hewlett-Packard site/in-house service” option will company. LaserJet IIP Plus, connected to dispatch a service technician to the IIGS courtesy of Vitesse’s the customer’s location. Apple’s Sculley, who will remain on as Harmonie. TrueType fonts goal is for repairs to be Chairman or the Board, will be courtesy of WestCode scheduled within 4 hours and succeeded as CEO by Michael Software's Pointless. completed within 2 business Spindler, Apple’s current days. This service applies to president and chief operating those who live within 60 miles officer.

2 Shareware Solutions II Burger Bill Unfortunately, Origin Systems Desk Accessory, there’s a screen was not eager to license Ultima shot displaying a IIGS Finder “Burger Bill” Heineman, the I for sale to the IIGS Desktop. Right in the center of programmer responsible for community, but after nearly a that screen shot is a small porting the smash hit game – year of legal wranglings and graphic of a woman that the Out Of This World – to the negotiations, the ink is almost author of the article wanted to IIGS, continues to be a very dry on the contract. Stay tuned honor. productive IIGS programmer. for details. He is currently working on an Hard Drive Repairs update to Vitesse’s Harmonie The FTA that will include a IIGS printer Should your hard disk drive driver for Apple’s StyleWriter A major Apple IIGS mystery develop problems, chances are ink jet printer. Projected to be has been solved. The author of very high that Larry Beyer can completed by the Fall, that the IIGS freeware Super Mario fix it. Larry will work on any driver will work with the like game, Wonder Bulla in Apple II hard drive, but discontinued StyleWriter I, but Terrific Land, is none other than specializes in fixing hard drives not with the newly released Mr Z, former associate member that no other technician will StyleWriter II. Beta testers are of the FTA. touch. Whether you have a already reporting that the broken ProAPP, a failed Profile, driver yields much better Speaking of the FTA, the a dead Inner Drive, or any other printed output than the founder and former president of inoperative hard drive, contact StyleWriter driver that is that France based programming Larry by telephone between the supplied by Apple as part of group, Olivier Goguel, sends hours of 9:30AM and 1PM System 6 and 6.0.1. greetings to the Apple II Central Time. community from Newcastle Burger Bill also reports that Upon Tyne, England, where he Larry is very knowledgeable, he’s nearing completion of is currently studying English at and can sometimes even “Mario On Typing” a IIGS the University. perform hardware diagnostics typing tutor program that and quick fixes over the phone. should be ideal for use in the Easter Eggs As an example, a member of my classroom to help teach local user group accidentally keyboarding skills. With a Apple II programmers love to formatted his hard drive, and projected retail price of $59.95, insert hidden messages, often over the telephone, Larry was it’s expected that Mario On referred to as Easter Eggs, into able to provide easy to Typing will be available from their software. A recent Apple understand instructions that Big Red Computer Club on or IIGS freeware music utility allowed 98% of all the data to be about September 1, 1993. created by Dave Tribby, retrieved. Contact: WaveLab, has an interesting Lastly, Burger Bill’s GS/OS Easter Egg that can be Larry Beyer version of Ultima I may have activated by holding down the B & D Computer Repair finally found a publisher and Open-Apple key while accessing 6115 S. Massasoit Ave. may soon be available from Big the About option found under Chicago, IL 60638 Red Computer Club. Wanting to the Apple Pull Down Menu. In 312-735-9010 see if it could be done, Bill what looks like a wall covered disassembled the old classic with graffiti, there’s a cryptic Making IIGS Music Ultima I game, and created a message that says: “Joe - Find totally new updated IIGS any Easter Eggs?” The premiere Apple IIGS version of the game, complete shareware music program, with stunning super hi res Writers have also been known SoundSmith, has just gotten a graphics and a beautiful to insert Easter Eggs into their whole lot easier to master sounding SynthLab musical articles. In the June, 1993 issue thanks to two Canadian soundtrack. First shown to the of inCider/A+, take a look at SoundSmith enthusiasts – world at the 1992 KansasFest page 15. Above the description Gareth Jones and Alan Crout. convention, the IIGS version of of ShadowWrite, a IIGS Although neither are affiliated Ultima I dazzled all who saw it. freeware word processing New with Huibert Aalbers, the

Shareware Solutions II 3 programmer who created “optical character recognition DeskJet support will be built- SoundSmith, both are very well software”, WestCode released a in. There will be an auto-save versed in all the ins and outs of free update, InWords 1.1.1, that feature and a screen blanker using SoundSmith to create is available upon request to all will be included. beautiful sounding music, and IIe users experiencing problems they are sharing their expertise with the RamWorks memory In the Word Processor module, in the form of a $15 (or $17 cards. there will be split screen Canadian) booklet entitled editing, a glossary feature that “Exploring SoundSmith”. This If you are a IIe user and a allows easy formatted input 76 page booklet is well written registered owner of InWords 1.1, from data base files, and an and informative, and was contact: improved mail merge. created and printed using an Apple IIGS. With lots of hints WestCode Software In the Data Base module, the and tips, screen shots, and an 15050 Ave of Science, Suite 112 number of categories per record appendix that describes many San Diego, CA 92128 will be increased from 30 to 60, other Apple IIGS shareware 619-487-9200 and the number of characters and freeware SoundSmith per category increased from enhancements and utilities, Quadriga 1024 to 2560. “Exploring SoundSmith” is an excellent starting off point for Quadriga is the code name for a In the Spreadsheet module, the aspiring computer musicians. major new software product due current column’s width will be to be released by Quality displayed on screen, functions You can get a copy of “Exploring Computers. Tentatively titled will be selected from a pop-up SoundSmith” by sending a “The Works 4.0”, this product list during formula entry, date check or money order to either of was designed to be what formatting will allow date the two authors. Contact: AppleWorks 4.0 could have been math, and a “3D” feature allows if Claris was still active in the spreadsheets to access other Gareth Jones Apple II world. spreadsheets. #1, 3872 Sunset St Burnaby, B.C. Quadriga’s product manager is Randy Brandt plans to unveil CANADA V5G 1T3 Randy Brandt, one of the Quadriga at this summer’s authors of AppleWorks 3.0, and Apple II Developer Conference or his chief programmer is Dan in Kansas City. More details to Verkade of DoubleData, follow next issue. Allan Crout ReportWriter, and SuperForms 102 - 215 Mowat St fame. Randy refers to Quadriga Logo Update New Westminster, B.C. as “The Mother of All Patch CANADA V3M 4B1 Disks”. Logo, a graphic oriented computer language for children, OCR on a IIe The Quadriga feature list is is in wide spread use in incomplete at press time, but classrooms around the world, WestCode Software recently there are enhancements and computer using educators upgraded InWords, their planned for all modules. should be thrilled to learn of a popular Optical Character Tentatively planned for an new non-profit organization Recognition software that October 1, 1993 release, that publishes a new newsletter allows Apple II owners to use Quadriga will have TimeOut that promotes and supports their hand held scanners to scan and Init Manager already built- Logo. The 16 page Logo Update words from the printed page. in. There will be three smoothly publication provides Several users of Apple IIe integrated desktops allowing up information about Logo User computers that had RamWorks to 36 files on the desktop, three Groups, Logo conferences, Logo cards installed reported separate clipboards with one for books and resources, and even problems with InWords 1.1 that each module, and each clipboard contains sample Logo code. resulted in system crashes. will be fully editable. There will Published three times a year, a be mouse support, an on-screen subscription to the Logo Update Before you could say the words clock will be included, and HP is available for free. Contact:

4 Shareware Solutions II Logo Foundation your package using any method Seven Hills Software 250 West 57th St of your choosing, and will then 2310 Oxford Road New York, NY 10107-2603 add the exact amount of that Tallahassee, FL 32304 212-765-4918 shipping charge. 904-575-0566 (Voice) 904-575-2015 (Fax) A Very Special Offer For orders within the United States, Seven Hills will accept America Online, AppleLink or In the press release announcing payment by check, money order GEnie address is: SevenHills this newsletter, a very bold or credit card. statement was made that CompuServe address is: promised subscribers would get For orders outside the United 75300,1743 more byte for their buck. That States, Seven Hills will only was not just an empty promise. accept a credit card for This offer is only available to payment. subscribers. In the first of many special offers that will be offered to For more information, contact: ö subscribers, Seven Hills Software has agreed to offer subscribers a special discount of nearly 50% on all the Apple Modem Madness IIGS software they distribute. Watergate Revisited Proline User’s Guide” a 50 page To take advantage of the manual that provides a detailed special Shareware Solutions If you have an interest in overview of Proline that pricing, just contact Seven Hills politics, and you’re old enough to answers just about every and identify yourself as a remember the Watergate question a new Proline user subscriber to this newsletter. scandal, you might want to have could ever possibly have. Pricing They will then extend to you the your modem dial The Pinnacle had not been finalized at press following pricing: BBS at 703-620-9881 in time, but Michael Porter Virginia. That’s the online home expects it will be in the $10 to of the G. Gordon Liddy Radio $12 range. For more TITLE PRICE Show Forum. Heated political information, contact: discussions seem to be the order Disk Access v1.0 $25 of the day on this BBS that is Michael Porter Drive Cleaner GS v1.0 $21 devoted to, and visited by, the 231 E San Fernando St #4 Express v2.0 $25 most infamous of all the San Jose, CA 95112 Font Factory GS v2.0 $20 Watergate Plumbers. 408-288-8937 Formulate v1.0 $25 GraphicWriter III v1.1 $65 Proline Novice Manual TIC Tech Support Independence v1.1 $20 Kangaroo v1.3 $25 Morgan Davis’ Apple II based Don Elton, the author of the ShoeBox v1.1 $30 Proline Bulletin Board System Talk Is Cheap (TIC) SuperConvert v3.0 $20 is a networkable BBS that links telecommunications program is The Manager v1.0 $40 more than 100 systems together now offering technical support TransProg III v1.1 $20 and provides a way for users to via the Internet. Dr Elton send and receive Internet email provides this technical support For orders that are shipped and to partake in Usenet through what is known on the within the United States, there newsgroups. Although Proline is Internet as a “mailing list”. If will be an additional charge of menu driven, some of the more you have access to Internet $3.50 per order for shipping and sophisticated aspects of using a email and would like to handling. networked BBS that’s connected subscribe to the TIC mailing to the Internet can be confusing list, send your request via email For orders that are shipped to first time and novice callers. to: [email protected] outside the United States, It was for that reason that Seven Hills will offer to ship Michael Porter wrote “The Dr Elton recently informed

Shareware Solutions II 5 mailing list subscribers that he hour if accessing at 300 baud, 401 N. Washington St. is currently working on an $8 per hour if accessing at 1200 Rockville, MD 20850 update that will include VT-100 or 2400 baud, and $16 per hour 1-800-638-9636 terminal emulation. Now that if accessing at 9600 baud. TIC is no longer actively Contact: Save Money on GEnie marketed by Quality Computers, Don Elton is CompuServe When using any of the considering, once again, making PO Box 20212 commercial online services, updates available to registered Columbus, OH 43220 subscribers are charged by the owners via modem. 1-800-848-8199 amount of time they spend online. In order to help users get Online Price Wars Delphi, although one of the online and offline in the shortest oldest online services, has never amount of time possible, a A price war has broken out really been that popular within number off-line message among all of the major online the Apple II community, but handlers have been developed information networks, making that’s about to change. Delphi for use on CompuServe and it more affordable than ever for has recently added over 5,000 GEnie. They allow subscribers Apple II owners to enter the Apple II files to their Applesig to completely automate their wonderful new world of online download library, offers full online sessions so that they can telecommunications. Here’s a access to the Internet, and has quickly retrieve electronic mail brief run down of current some very attractive pricing. and forum messages, and allows charges: Currently, Delphi offers two them to respond to those letters pricing plans; both plans are or messages off-line, when the America Online has recently valid only for night or weekend clock is no longer ticking. instituted a new fixed monthly access. The 10/4 Plan costs $10 rate of $9.95, which includes per month and includes 4 hours In an effort to make GEnie’s access to all of America Online’s of use each month. Additional Apple II Round Table Area (A2) services for 5 hours each month. use is $4 per hour. The 20/20 more attractive, the A2 staff has Long distance surcharges, if Advantage Plan costs $20 per recently purchased the rights to applicable, are still in effect. month and includes 20 hours of two full featured shareware off- After the first five hours spent use each month. Additional use line processors and made them online during any particular is $4 per hour. Full access to the available as freeware. month, additional time will be Internet is available for an charged at $3.50 per hour. additional $3 per month. Using an off-line processor Additionally, America Online is Contact: insulates a subscriber from ever dropping its surcharge for having to use a GEnie menu, daytime usage. Contact: General Videotex Corporation and thereby grants even a novice 1030 Massachusetts Avenue complete control over the Quantum Computer Services Fourth Floor system. It also helps to cut down 8619 Westwood Center Dr. Cambridge, MA 02138 enormously on online connect Vienna, VA. 22182 1-800-695-4005 charges. 1-800-827-6364 GEnie has recently instituted a Co-Pilot, by Ken Gluckman, CompuServe’s Standard Pricing new fixed monthly rate of $8.95, requires an Apple IIGS and Plan costs $8.95 per month and which includes four hours of either Point To Point, ProTerm, includes unlimited connect time nighttime or weekend online or Talk Is Cheap. While all to such services as news, sports, connect time access. After those those programs are ProDOS 8 weather, online shopping, online four hours are used up, based, Co-Pilot is a GS/OS reference libraries, online additional use is $3 per hour. program that acts as a “front databases, stock quotes, online Daytime use of GEnie carries a end” to the other programs. All games, electronic mail, and $9.50 per hour surcharge, and messages are read or prepared travel and leisure information. there is a $6 per hour surcharge using the built-in super hi res Visiting any of the computer for 9600 baud access. Contact: word processor. You just choose forums, including the Apple II with your mouse what you want area, costs an additional $6 per GE Information Services to do while online and where you

6 Shareware Solutions II want to go, and Co-Pilot will freeware. That first round of These two journals together take you there, quickly and Lost Classic releases included represent over twelve years of efficiently. Co-Pilot is available such big sellers from the early accumulated Apple II for downloading from the A2 1980’s as AppleWriter, Raster programming knowledge and, library as file #20878. Blaster, and Electric Duet. due to copyrights, you won’t find them on any other online service GEM, by Tom Hoover, is an The latest round of Lost or bulletin board. AppleWorks Classic based Classics has just been released; program that serves as a “front this time though, all the work Signature GS Patch end” to Point To Point, was done by A2’s companion ProTerm, or Talk Is Cheap. forum, A2Pro. A2Pro, which is If you've recently purchased GEM, which works with Apple shorthand for Apple II Seven Hills' “The Manager” or IIe, IIc or IIGS systems, Programmer’s Forum, is Procyon's “Switch-It” GS/OS requires Appleworks v3.0 and a currently headed by someone multi-tasking utility systems, minimum of 512K of RAM who probably knows as much you should be aware that a memory. A hard drive is about programming the Apple problem exists running either of strongly recommended, but it II as anyone, Matt Deatherage, those when Quality Computer's will work if you have a 3.5" disk a long time Apple employee who Signature GS is installed. There drive. If using GEM, you’ll even works in Apple’s Developer is, however, a new patch be able to spell check your out- Technical Support department. available online, named Sigma, going email by using Appropriately enough, the that allows Signature to co- AppleWorks built-in spell latest batch of Lost Classics exist peacefully with those two checker. GEM is available for should be of great interest to utilities. It can be downloaded downloading from the A2 programmers. from the new files area on library as file #20978. America Online's Utilities A2Pro has obtained the forum or from GEnie's A2 In a mutual effort to “support exclusive rights to distribute Library where it is located as those who support the Apple the articles and source code file #20979. II”, the A2 Sysop (System from the classic hacker journal Operator), Dean Esmay, has “Apple Assembly Line,” written At press time, Quality given Shareware Solutions II and published by Bob Sander- Computers was only making the permission to make a package Cederlof. All 92 issues of the Sigma patch available for containing both off-line GEnie magazine, dating from October, downloading via modem, but at message handlers available to 1980 to May, 1988 are currently some later date, it should be subscribers. They come with being made available in A2Pro’s available to all registered complete documentation and download library. If you want to Signature GS owners. both programs are available on learn how to program an Apple one 3.5" disk. "Offline Genie" is II computer in assembly Online Addresses available from Shareware language, this is great stuff you Solutions II for $5. can’t afford to miss. If you’d like to contact Shareware Solutions II by Once you’re connected to GEnie, A2Pro has also been given the email, it’s easy. If you have an stop by A2’s Bulletin Board, exclusive rights to distribute all account on America Online or Category 28, one of the current twenty issues of 8/16-Central, The Well, direct your email to online homes of Shareware the disk-based programming joko. If you have an account on Solutions II, and say hello. journal of a few years back that CompuServe, direct your email was published by Resource to 76702,565. If you have an Lost Classics Revisited Central and edited by Jay account on GEnie, direct your Jennings. This newer magazine email to J.KOHN. If you’re on Last year, GEnie’s A2 librarian, on disk includes numerous the Internet or have access to an Tim Tobin, stunned the Apple articles on animation, high-level Internet mail gateway, you can II world when he was able to language programming on the direct your email to get a number of formerly Apple IIGS, and other current [email protected], to commercial Apple II software Apple IIe/IIc and Apple IIGS [email protected], or direct it to titles to be re-released as programming topics. [email protected]. ö

Shareware Solutions II 7 Apple Expo West Wandering down the aisles at owning companies that produce Near the entrance was Alltech the Apple Expo West, an Apple great Apple II software. Electronics (602 Garrison St, II consumer trade show held in Oceanside, CA 92054. 619-721- San Francisco in late April, one Relative to AppleFests of the 7733), a California company notable cliche kept springing to past, Apple Expo West was that specializes in selling hard mind: “history repeats itself”. sparsely attended; there were to find, older and rare, Apple II only 5,300 paid admissions. As peripherals and accessories. Held at Brooks Hall, the same at many trade shows, there Between the brand new ADB facility that housed the very were bargains galore, lots of trackballs and the $19.95 IIGS first West Coast Computer fascinating panel discussions, carrying cases was the most Faire where the Apple II was and a sense of camaraderie and famous and fabled of all Apple first introduced in 1977, excitement. There were some IIGS computers: Tony Diaz’es comparisons to Steve Wozniak companies we’d never heard of portable IIGS. Tony created his were evident everywhere this before who were showing off new masterpiece by gutting an show attendee turned. Wozniak, Apple II equipment and there Otrono 15 pound IBM portable. who created the machine that were the old stalwart Inside went a IIGS ROM03 changed our lives 16 years ago, companies that have supported motherboard, a ZIP GS built the first Apple II in a the Apple II for years. There accelerator board and a 40 garage, made millions of were many grandmothers in megabyte hard drive. Seeing a dollars, and became a legend in attendance, and there quite a IIGS portable with a 5" amber his own time. few young children strolling the screen was quite a thrill for aisles. The five thousand show everyone who stopped by the As evidenced at Apple Expo goers came with a sense of Alltech booth. West, the Apple II marketplace apprehension, not knowing what has come full circle, and we are to expect, but many of them left Located on the next aisle was seeing a return to the garage. with shopping bags filled with The Apple Resource Center Gone are the large companies; new Apple II hardware and (ARC, 1014 Central Ave, Tracy, they’ve been replaced by software, and with a sense of CA 95376. 209-832-4300). teenagers and young adults, by renewed hope. Those that Although relatively unknown, hackers and aspiring engineers, attended Apple Expo West were The ARC buys and sells used and it was at Apple Expo West treated to a Sweet Sixteen Apple equipment, offers that we got to meet many of party that was invigorating, fun relatively inexpensive Apple II these dining room table and exciting. repairs though the mail, and are designers and new garage a source for many Apple II entrepreneurs who are now As show goers entered the component parts that are not writing the software that we use underground facility, the first readily available anywhere else. and are building the hardware booth they saw was for “Mac The ARC is capable of peripherals that we’ll soon be Computing”, the new monthly performing diagnostics to the plugging into our Apple II’s. magazine published by A+ chip level, so they can often fix a Publishing. A+ is, of course, the broken computer by replacing a Some in attendance may have division of IDG Publishing that single chip. Of special interest felt a bit of the dreaded doom produced inCider/A+ magazine was an item for IIc owners, and gloom because a lot of large for more than 10 years. They called the Video 7 Grayscale companies, like Apple and were passing out copies of both Enhancer. If you have a IIc Broderbund, Claris and Applied Mac Computing and inCider/A+, connected to a monochrome Engineering, were noticeably but it should have been obvious monitor, you’ll want to get one of absent from Apple Expo West. to all just where the future these $15 video enhancers, as it Many of us, however, are simply would lead A+ Publishing. On will greatly improve the ecstatic about the recent turn of the bright side, had A+ resolution of your monitor. In events in the Apple II world. Publishing continued to show addition, the ARC had Star Many of us are actually thrilled the same zeal and relish for the Trek mouse pads, used 80 that we can now buy affordable Apple II as it showed for the column cards, 5.25" disk drives, software and hardware, and Macintosh, you wouldn’t be and complete Apple II computer some of us even like the idea of reading Shareware Solutions II systems for sale. Looking at the sixteen or seventeen year olds today. ARC booth was in some ways

8 Shareware Solutions II akin to visiting a museum 510-837-9098) share the booth DigiSoft Innovations (PO Box dedicated to the Apple II. in order to publicize the newly 380, Trumbull, CT 06611. 203- updated telecommunication’s 375-0837) shared a booth with Both Alltech and The ARC are program – ANSITerm v2.0. Lunar Productions (1808 committed to the Apple II Michael Dr, Waukesha, WI computer and are a great source ANSITerm v2.0 is a IIGS 53186. 414-549-9261), and both of new and used peripherals, terminal program with lots of groups had new and innovative parts and software. Next time bells and whistles that in some Apple IIGS software for sale. you’re looking for Apple II ways resembles a color version DigiSoft, a company owned equipment, keep both of them in of ProTerm. ANSITerm allows entirely by Jim Maricondo, a 17 mind. Because they both IIGS modem users to dial into year old high school student, purchase equipment from IBM based Bulletin Board produces Twilight II, a most liquidators and Apple dealers Systems and view the online amazing Apple IIGS screen who are going out of business, color ANSI graphics, and it does blanker, while Lunar they might not always have the quite a nice job displaying Productions produces IIGS tools exact item you want in stock, them. Additionally, it has many and utilities for programmers but could have it just a few days other features including a and “power users”. later. powerful editor, a complete macro language, VT-100 Twilight II displays some The Bay Area Apple User terminal emulation and an incredibly dazzling animated Group, a San Francisco based enormous scrollback buffer. It’s special effects during a user Apple II user group, is an lovely to look at, and it works defined period of keyboard organization that was started very well. inactivity. Twilight II serves two by Ernie Moore with the express purposes: it prevents phosphor goal of bringing AppleFest back Big Red Computer Club (423 burn, and it displays awesome to San Francisco. In many ways, Norfolk St, Norfolk, NE 68701. impressive animated graphics. Ernie got his wish, but it was a 402-379-4680) had a small Phosphor burn is a real problem bittersweet victory. It was Ernie booth that was chock filled with for computer monitors that are who arranged and set-up the new Apple II software titles. left on all the time. Sooner or now infamous “Operation Apple BRCC, which started out as an later, what’s displayed on screen Storm” meeting held in Apple II User Group, had a will become indelibly etched November, 1992 that was change of focus about two years onto the screen. Many computer attended by the Apple II ago, and is now the largest users think phosphor burn is the Product Manager and several publisher of Apple II software invention of some marketing Apple II “activists”. It was at in existence. They now publish hype, but just visit a video that meeting that the demise of nearly 200 software titles, with arcade and look at the screen on the Apple IIGS was first some of their games available an older game, and you’ll see announced by Apple. Due to the for as little as $10. Of special words permanently etched onto fact that Ernie Moore interest was an all-new updated the screen. Twilight II, often surreptitiously taped that IIGS version of the classic referred to as T2, solves the meeting, the BAAUG became animation construction set problem of phosphor burn. So the first user group in Apple’s FantaVision, and their new would turning off your computer history to have their official IIGS Lost Treasures of Infocom monitor, but that’s not too much status revoked. Although the set of 20 classic adventure fun. T2 works with GS/OS BAAUG is the only Apple II games in one package. BRCC software and with ProDOS 8 user group in a city of 750,000, had so much software for sale at software, and includes 40 it seems as if the revocation of phenomenal prices that it was breathtaking animations that their status dealt the final difficult to wade through the are beautiful and elegant works death blow to the group. crowd to get to see BRCC’s of animated art. Right after T2 Although they were not table. They did have bargains came out, I contacted Jim soliciting new members, galore, and if you’ve never seen Maricondo, and wrote: “who BAAUG let Paul Parkhurst one of BRCC’s software needs the FTA when we have (Parkhurst Micro Products, catalogs, you owe it to yourself DigiSoft”? If you want a screen 2491 San Ramon Valley Dr, Ste to contact them and request blanker that will knock your 1-317, San Ramon, CA 94583. that free catalog. socks off, Twilight II is it.

Shareware Solutions II 9 Sharing the booth was Mark version that saves high scores to Quality Computers, and hinted Wolfgram of Lunar Productions, disk. Upon payment of a $20 that he was also working on showing off their flagship shareware fee, registered software for Quality that would product - Foundation. Mainly for owners receive the same new allow IIGS owners to use programmers, Foundation is a version that saves high scores to Fax/Modems to send and receive Resource Editor. Since System disk, plus a jewel case that’s Fax transmissions. 5.0, Resources have made similar to the cases that hold programming easier, because Compact Disks. In all versions, The National AppleWorks User things like pull down menus do game play is stellar, and I have Group (Box 87453, Canton, MI not need to be programmed gone on record calling DuelTris 48187. 313-454-1115) had a from scratch. Using a Resource one of the best Apple IIGS booth that was staffed by local Editor, it’s easy to create or to shareware games ever released! San Francisco Bay Area change the words that are members of NAUG. Ten times displayed in a pull down menu, Econ Technology (99 N. Central per year, NAUG publishes The or to change words contained, as Ave, Suite B, Oviedo, FL 32765. AppleWorks Forum, a 32 page an example, in an “About This 407-365-4209), a two year old newsletter that is devoted to Program” menu option. Not for Apple II company, had a booth AppleWorks Classic. The the feint of heart or for novices, displaying a slew of new Apple newsletter is filled with articles Foundation is a very powerful IIGS hardware and software that generally teach and inspire tool for IIGS programmers. products. They were exhibiting AppleWorks users into using their Pegasus series of internal their favorite program for new DreamWorld Software (PO Box hard disk drives for the IIGS, a and extraordinary purposes. As 830, Iowa City, IA 52244) was series of SCSI based drives a daily user of AppleWorks, I displaying their two products, with a capacity ranging from 42 often think “I didn’t know I could DreamGrafix and DuelTris. megabytes all the way up to a do that with AppleWorks” after DreamGrafix is a full featured staggering 525 megabytes. Econ digesting each issue of the IIGS Paint Program that does also displayed their brand new AppleWorks Forum. NAUG also everything all other IIGS Paint SoundMeister stereo amplifier maintains a huge library of programs do, plus has the and digitizer and their new AppleWorks related public distinction of being the only DigitalSession software, which domain, freeware and shareware paint program in existence that combined, allows IIGS owners disks. NAUG’s 60 page public allows users to create or edit to digitally record and edit domain catalog is a must-have IIGS graphics that contain stereo sounds from television, resource for anyone using 3,200 different colors. Graphics radio or directly from a stereo AppleWorks. with that many colors can best system. be described as photo-realistic. Parsons Engineering (5010 On the software side, Econ was Rimhurst Ave, Covina, CA The other IIGS Dreamworld showing off AutoArk, a utility 91724. 909-394-0025) is a product must surely have the that compresses disk files, brand new company producing distinction of being the only effectively giving a 20 megabyte hardware for the Apple II, but shareware game ever displayed hard drive the capacity to store their chief software designer is at a large Apple II trade show. 30 or 35 megabytes of data. none other than Bill Heineman. DuelTris is a phenomenal one or They were also exhibiting Parsons offered Expo attendees two player Tetris style game, Universe Master, a GS/OS a first look at their brand new where players manipulate desktop based disk Focus Hard Cards and at their falling blocks to create solid management system, that low cost IIGS RAM expansion rows. Dreamworld has released among other things, allows card. Available in either 40 or several different versions of users to recover damaged files. 80 megabyte capacity, the Focus DuelTris; the shareware Hard card is completely self version, which is available from In between talking to Fest contained on an interface card Shareware Solutions II, attendees about their own that fits into a slot on either a contains the full game but lacks products, D. Proni, the owner of IIe or IIGS system. The card a high score module. Upon Econ, found some time to itself is quite thin, and it does payment of a $15 shareware fee, discuss the Signature GS not interfere with any other slot registered owners receive a new software that he designed for based interface cards. They even

10 Shareware Solutions II come with operating system vistas for computer using combine text, graphics, sounds, software on them, so that they artists and programmers. animations, video or music. are essentially “plug and play”. Unfortunately, the TurboRez Both versions are so easy to use The 40 megabyte version was has been under development for that many of the demos running offered at $299.95 and the 80 nearly 4 years, and is not quite throughout the weekend were megabyte was offered for ready yet. If and when it is actually created by 7-10 year $399.95. If you don’t yet have a available for sale, it’s going to olds. If you’ve never seen hard disk connected to your generate quite a lot of HyperStudio for the IIGS, you Apple IIe or IIGS, you might excitement. Come to think owe it to yourself to contact want to consider contacting about it, it already generated a Roger Wagner Publishing, and Parsons Engineering. lot of excitement at Apple Expo to order their 10 disk West! “HyperStudio Demo Kit and Parsons Engineering also Resource Guide”, available for proved that this is the year of Quality Computers (20200 Nine only $10. If a picture is worth a the low cost RAM expansion Mile Road, St Clair Shores, MI thousand words, imagine what card, as they were offering a 4 48080. 313-774-7200, 800-777- 10 disks can do? It has the megabyte RAM card for the 3642) the huge Apple II mail potential to change your life! IIGS for only $124.95. If you order company, software own a IIGS with only 1 publisher and magazine Resource Central (PO Box megabyte of memory, now’s the publisher had the largest booth 11250, Overland Park, KS time to think about getting at Apple Expo West, but they 66207. 913-469-6502) is, in more memory, because your didn’t seem to have quite as many ways, an Apple II IIGS will behave much much many products for sale as they publishing empire. It also serves better the more memory it has had at previous Apple II trade as a clearing house for virtually available. shows. They caused quite a stir all Apple II books, and has nonetheless, as they gave away become the distributor of all the RezTek (2301 Cotton St, Santa thousands of copies of their new Apple II technical and Rosa, CA 95401. 707-573-9257) II Alive magazine, giving many programming resources formerly was displaying a most Expo goers their first exposure available from the Apple remarkable Apple IIGS to the last of the 8-color glossy Programmers and Developers hardware product that many Apple II magazines. Quality Association (APDA). had heard rumors of, but plans to send out a video to all virtually no one had ever seen II Alive subscribers, and they Resource Central also publishes before. Under development for were busy interviewing every the highly respected Apple II several years by Bill St Pierre, Apple II developer they could. Journal “A2-Central” as well as RezTek’s legendary TurboRez I’m certainly looking forward to several disk based magazines; GS is a IIGS video enhancer seeing that tape. You already one dedicated to HyperStudio that adds three new super hi have a subscription to II Alive, (Studio City), one dedicated to resolution video modes to a don’t you? HyperCardGS (Script Central), IIGS, giving it stunning new and one dedicated to graphic capabilities. The Roger Wagner Publishing (1050 AppleWorks and UltraMacros TurboRez provides the IIGS Pioneer Way, Suite P, El Cajon, (TimeOut Central). As if that with the ability to display CA 92020. 619-442-0522, 800- weren’t enough, Resource graphics with 256 colors per 421-6526), whose HyperStudio Central also manages the A2 scanline at any one time, out of is the premiere IIGS Round Table area on the GEnie a total palette range of 1/4 hypermedia authoring system, information online network, and million colors. The demos that caused quite a commotion with also sponsors the annual were running on the TurboRez the first public demonstration KansasFest Apple II developer’s were simply astonishing, and of the Macintosh version of conference. the prototypes of the software HyperStudio. Just like its IIGS that will be provided with the counterpart, Mac HyperStudio Resource Central’s flagship TurboRez were astounding. provides non-programmers with publication, A2-Central, has Projected to cost $300, the an elegant yet easy to use been published monthly since TurboRez will breath new life system to create interactive January, 1985. Unfortunately, into the IIGS, and open up new software that can contain and after Apple Expo West

Shareware Solutions II 11 concluded, the decision was forth between them; and Vitesse (PO Box 929, La Puente, made to cease publication of the Spectrum, their soon to be CA 91747-0929. 800-777-7344, paper based version of the released IIGS telecomm 818-813-1270) had just released newsletter, but to continue on software that is being touted as a IIGS printer driver for the with the disk based version. the next generation of terminal Hewlett-Packard 500c color ink software with every bell and jet printer, and it seemed as if In a special offer to readers of whistle known. The Manager is most show attendees who Shareware Solutions, all 8.5 currently available, but stopped by the Vitesse booth years of back issues are Spectrum has suffered from had a question or two about available, in a bound volume, numerous delays, and is not using the Harmonie printer for only $29.95, which includes expected to be completed until drivers with Hewlett-Packard shipping anywhere in the world. at least August. Of course, brand printers. This show To take advantage of that Seven Hills was answering attendee was much more special offer, contact Resource questions about GraphicWriter, interested in getting some Central and identify yourself as Kangaroo, TransProg and other official confirmation to the a Shareware Solutions software that they publish, but rumor that Vitesse would be subscriber. You won’t be it was clear that it was The releasing some type of hardware disappointed. Manager and Spectrum that enhancement that would turn they were most excited about. the hand held Quickie grayscale Sequential Systems (1200 scanner into a scanner capable Diamond Circle, Lafayette, CO Softdisk Publishing (PO Box of saving color images. 80025. 303-666-4549, 800-999- 30008, Shreveport, LA 71130- 1717) has been producing 0008. 318-221-2173) has been A Vitesse representative hardware for the Apple II since publishing an Apple II disk confirmed that there were plans 1984, but until the past year based publication for the past to offer Quickie owners a low was relatively unknown to the 11 years, and an Apple IIGS cost add-on, available for about general Apple II community. disk based publication for $25, that would allow color Then, they released a nearly 4 years. In both versions, photographs to be scanned and dependable 4 Megabyte IIGS Softdisk includes a good mix of saved to disk with all their RAM expansion card that sells software, including games, glorious colors intact. The for less than $150, and now are utilities, graphics, productivity proposed add-on would actually the talk of the town. With more and educational programs. For be a set of three color filters that than 20 low cost products, the past 2 years, each issue of would require the Quickie including RAM cards for the IIc, Softdisk G-S has even carried a scanner to be passed over an ImageWriter network review written by yours truly. image three times. It was compatible buffers, 80 column anticipated that these filters cards for the IIe, and hard disk At Apple Expo West, Softdisk would be available sometime drives for the IIc, Sequential was showing off their latest during the summer. Stay tuned seems to cover all the bases monthly IIGS disk which for further details. with affordable products. contains Rescue Rover, a wild new arcade game by Bill If you missed Apple Expo West, Seven Hills Software (2310 Heineman, and were also you can always attend Apple Oxford Road, Tallahassee, FL passing out their latest catalog, Expo East, scheduled to be held 32304. 904-575-0566), is one of which lists the contents of all in Boston, October 1-3, 1993. To the largest publishers of IIGS back issues. Looking through my understanding, Boston in software, and they were at that catalog, it was amazing to October is beautiful, with the Apple Expo West talking up see the number of formerly Autumn leaves changing colors their latest products: The commercial games from the mid and lobster season in full swing. Manager, a very slick IIGS 1980’s that had been licensed Perhaps the Red Sox will even multi-tasking utility that by Softdisk. Softdisk is a great be in the pennant race then. If allows users to have several source for new Apple II and you go to Boston, maybe we’ll different IIGS programs open IIGS software, and I’d probably even have a chance to meet at simultaneously in Finder say that even if I hadn’t been Apple Expo East, and get to talk desktop windows, allowing involved with them for the past about the glorious future of the them to easily switch back and two years. Apple II. ö

12 Shareware Solutions II A First Look: IIGS System 6.0.1 With none of the fanfare usually you’ll need to have either a have Finder windows set up to accorded the release of a new SuperDrive connected to a display files in a “list view”, version of IIGS System SuperDrive Controller Card, a rather than displaying files by Software, System 6.0.1 has Floptical disk drive connected to their icons, you can now click on arrived, nearly eleven months a RAMFast, or a removable the words Name, Size, Kind, or after it was announced at the Syquest cartridge system Last Modified in a window’s 1992 Apple II Developer’s connected to a RAMFast. With menu bar, and the Finder will Conference. Like System 6.0, the supported hardware, it is instantly change the way the System 6.0.1 is supplied on six now possible for those who work files are listed. 3.5" disks, and it is on MS-DOS computers during recommended that it be used on the day to take work home from Copying a feature from the systems that have 2 megabytes the office, and complete the Macintosh Finder, System 6.0.1 or more of RAM memory. work on the IIGS. includes “magic routing”, an Although it can be run on enhancement that allows Fonts, systems that only have 3.5" Once System 6.0.1 is installed, Desk Accessories, and Inits to disk drives, a hard drive is certain changes will be be dragged to the System folder, required to use all of the various noticeable before the Finder where they will be “magically components of System 6.0.1. even appears. If you have routed” to the correct Initialization files installed subdirectory within the System Although many of us never that display their own “boot folder. Unfortunately, that encountered them, there were icons”, all of them will now be feature does not work properly. nearly 150 problems in System displayed, rather than just one Several of the Apple IIGS 6.0 that have been fixed. Much line of icons. That is just a Software Engineers that created more than just a “bug fix”, cosmetic change, but there is System 6.0.1 had dragged their System 6.0.1 includes many another new startup option that System folders onto the Finder new features; some of the is just incredibly useful. Desktop, and hadn’t tested to changes are merely cosmetic, make sure that magic routing while others add to the When System 6.0.1 first starts worked when the System folder functionality of GS/OS and to up, if you hold down the “8” key, hadn’t been dragged on to the the Finder. Many of the changes ProDOS-8 will load instead of Finder Desktop. are documented in Teach word GS/OS. That makes it much processing files included on the quicker and more convenient to The Icon for the System folder System Tools 2 disk. run ProDOS-8 based software under System 6.0.1 is a white without having to wait for folder with a multi-colored At the top of the new feature GS/OS to load. Apple. When an Init or DA file is list is the new MS-DOS File dragged to the System folder, System Translator (FST). Just Other enhancements to System that folder will turn yellow. as System 6.0’s Mac FST allows 6.0.1 include a brand new driver When it is yellow, no additional disks formatted on a Macintosh for /RAM5 that makes using a files will be routed to the correct to be read on a IIGS, the MS- RAM disk much faster than sub-directory. However, if you DOS FST allows some disks ever before, a removal of the close the Window to your main formatted on IBM or clone 128K file size limit that the directory, the white folder with computers to be recognized by Teach word processor used to the Apple will re-appear, and the IIGS Finder. The FST is have, a beefed up clipboard that magic routing will work again. If read-only, a one way street that now allows digitized sound files you use this feature, please be allows certain MS-DOS disks to to be cut and pasted and even aware of the limitations, and be read by the IIGS, but the played back from the clipboard, check your System folder to IIGS cannot save data or files to and keyboard navigation that ascertain whether files are those disks. Due to the allows Finder windows to be stored in the correct location. Or, differences in disk formats, not used and manipulated from the you can always drag your all of us will be able to use the keyboard. System folder to your Finder MS-DOS FST, as it requires Desktop. certain hardware that most System 6.0.1 includes lots of IIGS owners do not have. In additions that make using the Another small problem that order to use the MS-DOS FST, Finder more efficient. If you some are experiencing after

Shareware Solutions II 13 installing System 6.0.1 is System 6.0.1, when you go to a complete evaluation. The seeing an error message during access the Choose Font pull above comments are presented GS/OS startup that says down menu item that’s as an advisory of known “AppleTalk Not Connected” displayed in word processing problems, and are not meant to and then the system just stops programs, your system will scare anyone from using System loading. Apparently, some freeze. WestCode has 6.0.1. So far, despite the updates from System 6 that are determined that the problem relatively minor problems generated by using the will not manifest itself if, for encountered, System 6.0.1 Installer’s Easy Update option every TrueType font you have seems to be a major update to also install AppleTalk related installed, you also have a bit GS/OS that adds many new files. It’s advised, therefore, mapped font installed. That’s features and fixes many minor that if you don’t have an an easy enough solution to deal problems with System 6.0. As AppleTalk network set up to with. Just before installing has happened with every IIGS take a precaution, after the System 6.0.1, go to the System Disk ever released, we Easy Update is finished, by Pointless Control Panel, and find that some older programs clicking on the Installer’s save each one of your TrueType “break”, but so far, those have Custom option, and then fonts as a bit mapped font. A 1 been few and far between, and Remove all AppleTalk and point bit mapped font will be the programmers of the AppleShare related files. sufficient, and each one of those problematic software have been only takes up 2K of disk space. informed of the anomolies, and Unfortunately, when new promise to fix those problems. versions of the IIGS System Minor problems have also been Software are released, there are reported with Quality Although System 6.0.1 will be a bound to be a few problems Computer’s Six Pack set of subject covered in detail in with older software. So far, the System 6.0 enhancements. future issues, if you’d like to try incompatibility reports are few Cdev Alias no longer works, and System 6.0.1, Apple Computer and far between, and the the Menu Bar Alarm Clock still Inc has authorized Shareware biggest problem concerns works as a clock, but when Solutions II to distribute it to WestCode Software’s Pointless. calling up the Alarm Clock subscribers of this newsletter. WestCode has been informed of NDA, the window is blank. The the problem and is trying to author of Six Pack promises a To get System 6.0.1, send $15 to determine why the problem is quick fix for registered owners. Shareware Solutions ($3 extra occurring, but in the meanwhile, for overseas delivery), and you’ll offers a work around solution. As System 6.0.1 arrived just be able to see for yourself if the before press time, there just long wait for System 6.0.1 was If you have Pointless and was not enough time to permit worth it. ö Customized Icons and System 6

If you use System 6.0 or 6.0.1 file in the Icons folder, and the Softdisk feels, and I agree, that on a IIGS, have you ever run an Desktop file’s Icons will always the average IIGS user doesn’t application program only to take precedence over your old want to buy a resource editor find out that it overrode and System 5 style icons. What’s a just to change icons. Pietrzak replaced all your custom icons? IIGS user, who has lots of hints that rIcon editors may If so, welcome to rIcons, the new System 5 style Finder Icons, to exist in the near future, but type of Finder Icon introduced do? until they do, there are two work with System 6. rIcons are around solutions that can be stored in the resource fork of an According to GEnie’s A2 Icon achieved using freeware and application, and once an expert, Lunatic, a Resource shareware utilities. application with rIcons is Editor such as Foundation will launched, those rIcons are allow you to modify or delete The first suggestion, according copied to the invisible Desktop rIcons. Bryan Pietrzak of to Lunatic, is to bypass

14 Shareware Solutions II launching applications with own icon file. The Edit rBundle trying to describe your problems rIcons directly from the Finder. screen shows the first icon, both to a tech support person. It can He suggests using QuickLaunch, large and small. Click on the display and print the contents of a freeware utility from Seven arrow keys to move to each icon any font file, including Bit Hills Software. QuickLaunch is within the icon file. Leave the Mapped and TrueType fonts. It a Finder Extra that let’s you first row of buttons set at can back up your hard drive. It launch programs from a Finder “Owns File”. When you come to can bulk format disks en masse. Pull Down Menu. one that you want to add, click It can be used as a mouse driven the “Add to rBundle” to add the editor for AppleSoft BASIC Rick Millus offers another displayed icon to your new programs, and much more. alternative using George rBundle. When you have added UtilityWorks comes with Wilde’s $20 shareware program all the icons you want, click on complete documentation that, if UtilityWorks. The following “OK”. printed out, would be over 100 may sound a little confusing, pages. but it really is a very Quit UtilityWorks and launch straightforward operation, and the application by double As an example of just how it works just fine. If you don’t clicking on it’s icon from the useful UtilityWorks can be, I like being forced to use other Finder. Finder will copy your used it to retrieve all the data people’s icons, try out Rick’s new rBundle to the Desktop file from a 100 page AppleWorks GS method. and launch the program. At this word processing file that had point you can quit the program somehow gotten corrupted. Rick advises to first go to the and get rid of your old icon file. When the file was loaded into Finder’s Special Menu, and look Finder will not bother you again AppleWorks GS, a “Fatal under the Preferences option. with the Desktop file dialog and System Error” message was One of the options is to “Hide your custom icons will be shown. displayed, but UtilityWorks Invisible Files”; change that to Then delete the modified loaded it right in, and allowed show invisible files, and then application program and copy me to save the file as an ASCII open the Icon folder and drag the saved original version back document. the Desktop file to the to your hard drive. When Finder Trashcan, and empty the trash. checks the rBundle of the NOTE: UtilityWorks is original application program available from the Shareware He then suggests making a and compares it to the Desktop Solutions Disk Library for $5 for backup copy of an application file, it will be satisfied. Thanks the two disk set. It is also that contains rIcons; you’ll know Rick for that very useful advice. included on the 5 disk set if a program has rIcons if, upon “Enriching System 6” that launching it, you see the UtilityWorks is, in general, a includes numerous utilities, thermometer bar and the very useful desktop based including QuickLaunch, that will message “Updating Desktop integrated set of GS/OS utility change the way you use the File”. Next, make sure that the programs. It requires a IIGS Finder. Enriching System 6 is icons you want to use are with at least 1.25 megabytes of $15. Add $3 for overseas contained in a single icon file. RAM, and System 6.0. Among delivery. That can be done using the some of UtilityWorks’ many shareware Icon editors - DicEd features includes a built-in The two icon editors mentioned or IconEd. Then, launch word processor that can load in above are available on the UtilityWorks and choose Text, Teach, WordPerfect, “Icons, Icons, Icons” collection of “Create rBundle” from the Edit AppleWorks or AppleWorksGS icons, icon editors, and icon menu. Find the copy of the files. It can display just about utilities. The Icon disk is $5. application program in the Edit any type of IIGS graphic rBundle window and choose it. including GIF graphics. It can If you’d prefer to get A dialog will come up saying display $C2 animations. It has UtilityWorks from the author, that the program already has a filetype changer, and can send him $28, and you’ll get two an rBundle. Delete it. Next you catalog and print out the disks and a nice looking manual. will be asked for the icon file contents of all your disks. It can His address is : George Wilde, you wish to use for your display information about your 24402 Broadwell Ave, Harbor rBundle. Double click on your IIGS system, which helps when City, CA 90710. ö

Shareware Solutions II 15 About the Shareware Solutions Library For the past 18 months, there is not a copyright notice work quite right on your system. readers of inCider/A+ have been when you first run it. But, if you do like a shareware able to order disks from The program and continue to use it Shareware Solutions Disk Freeware Software is similar to after the limited trial period, Library. That library is public domain software, but please send the shareware fee to currently being made available with one major difference; the author of the software. to subscribers of Shareware freeware is copyrighted by the Solutions II. There are four author of the software. In The fees charged by Shareware types of software available essence, the author grants Solutions for these disks is just from the library: Apple System Shareware Solutions a license a shipping and handling fee, to Software, Public Domain to distribute freeware, and cover the costs incurred to Software, Freeware and gives you a license to freely use acquire the software and to Shareware. it. cover the cost of disks, mailers, and postage. You are still Shareware Solutions has a Shareware software is obligated to pay shareware fees. license with Apple Computer copyrighted, and when you first Inc to distribute disks of their run a shareware program, you’ll Shareware Solutions believes in copyrighted software, including see a notice that says that providing just as much software the ProDOS System Software you’re free to try out the as possible on each disk, and in for Apple IIe and IIc computers, software for a limited period of providing instructions and in and GS/OS, the Operating time, and at the end of that making each disk easy to use. System for the IIGS. That trial period, you’re asked to All software has been screened license only applies to the send a shareware fee directly to to make sure it works and that software; no written the author of the software. In it is free of any type of computer documentation is provided with most cases, that fee is just $5 virus. Due to the many models of Apple System Software. or $10. Upon payment of that Apple II computers, and due to fee, some shareware authors the many different Public Domain software is may send you a note of thanks, configurations of RAM memory, provided with “no strings some may send you printed Shareware Solutions cannot attached”. It is not copyrighted, documentation, some may send guarantee that all software will and there are no restrictions you a disk with other software work on all computers. Where placed upon it. You can freely on it, and some may send you there are special requirements, modify the software, nothing. Shareware Software is they are generally noted. Some incorporate it into another “honor system software”. You programs require a joystick, program, or do whatever you are not obligated to pay some require large amounts of want with it. You’ll know if a shareware fees if you don’t like RAM memory, and some may program is public domain if the software, or if it doesn’t not work with Apple II “clones”. Software for IIe, IIc and IIGS Apple II System Disk v4.0.1: Summer Fun I: This is a huge High Stakes: This is a For 128K Enhanced IIe, IIc, collection of more than 40 collection of ProDOS-8 based IIc+. Latest System Disk and ProDOS-8 based games. There card games for IIe, IIc, or IIGS System Utilities. Specify 5.25" are a number of “clone” games computers. Available in 3.5" or or 3.5". $5. on this disk; games that look 5.25" disk format. Please and play just like the kind at specify disk size. $5. Make The Switch IIe: This your local arcade (Q*bert, collection of programs allows Tetris). This is a “Best of French Connection: This is a you to download, via modem, ProDOS games” collection, as double sided 5.25" disk some Mac and MS-DOS there’s incredible variety and a containing 2 of the best “clone” graphics and text files and little bit of everything. Summer games ever released for the convert them for use on your Fun I is supplied on 3.5" disk, Apple II. Tetris 2 is a Tetris Apple II. Please specify 5.25" or or 5.25" disks; please specify “clone” with 10 more levels 3.5" disk. $5. with your order. $5. than the original game, and

16 Shareware Solutions II Flobynoid is a “clone” of the looks and plays just like the IIGS computers. Available on smash hit Arkanoid. Both fast real thing. A joystick is either 5.25" or 3.5" disk. Please action arcade games work on required. This disk will work specify. Requires one 3.5" disk IIe, IIc, or IIGS computers, and with any IIe, IIc or IIGS drive or two 5.25" disk drives! require a joystick. A 5.25" disk computer. $5 $5. drive is also required. (Not compatible with Laser 128) $5. Lost Classic Music: A Apple II History: A fascinating freeware Lost Classic from 23 chapter electronic book that Crossword Assistant: Create Paul Lutus, this is a fun music details the history of the Apple beautiful looking crossword program dating from the early II family of computers. puzzles on an ImageWriter II. 1980’s. If you have a IIe or IIc, Available on either 3.5" or 5.25" Freeware. Works with 128K this disk ought to bring a great disk. $5. Enhanced IIe, IIc, IIc+ and IIgs. big smile to your face. Use it to Available on 3.5" or 5.25" disk. listen to a dozen “pre-recorded Defender: One of the all-time Please specify. $5 songs” or use it to create your great Apple II freeware shoot own. 5.25" disk only. $5. ’em up arcade games. A joystick Space Wars II: Games for is required. Available on 5.25" Enhanced 128K Apple IIe, IIc, DB Master v5: This database disk only. $5. IIc+ or IIGS. Includes the program for the IIe, IIc, or IIGS freeware Star Trek: First used to cost over $200, but is Legends of the Three Contact strategy game, and now available as shareware. Kingdons: A wild and wacky three colorful shareware arcade Without a doubt, this is the swords and sorcery adventure shoot ’em up games: Battle most powerful database system game. Supplied on two double Zone, Creature Features, and ever developed for the Apple II sided 5.25" disks. $5. Ship Zone. Available on 3.5" or family. Includes sample 5.25" disk. Please specify. $5 database files and Balloon’s Software Math documentation. Specify 3.5" or Games: Supplied on a double AppleWriter: The first of The 5.25" disks. Requires one 3.5" sided 5.25" disk only, this disk Lost Classics to be re-released disk drive or two 5.25" disk contains Mental Arithmetic as Freeware. This is a powerful drives! $5 Games, and Numbers Games word processing program for #1. $5. Apple IIe, IIc and IIGS Command.Com: This is a computers. Includes an online ProDOS-8 shell that simulates Newton’s Apple: Six 5.25" Help system, but no the command line interface of disks filled with high quality documentation. Available on MS-DOS. It can be used by educational freeware. Subject either 5.25" or 3.5" disk. Please people who already know how to areas include: Bridges and specify. $5. use IBM computers, and it will Tension, The Effects of Cocaine, give them total command of Probability, Mirrors, Inertia, Lost Classic Games: This ProDOS. Because of its built in Neon Lights, and Tooth Decay. 5.25" double sided disk Help system, it can also be Since the Newton’s Apple series includes 2 great Lost Classic useful to those who want to is appropriate for classroom use, games from the early 1980’s. learn about MS-DOS, but don’t all six Newton’s Apple disks are Mystery House was the very want to buy an IBM or clone. available in a special low-cost first hi-res adventure game ever The shareware fee has been package of six 5.25" disks, created by Sierra Online. dropped to only $20. No available for only $15. Raster Blaster is Bill Budge’s documentation. Command.Com incredible game of pinball that works with 128K IIe, IIc and IIGS System Software IIGS System Disk 6.0.1: IIGS System Disk 5.04: This IIGS software available in the Recently released 6 disk set. 2 disk set allows IIGS users Shareware Solutions Disk $15. (Add $3 for overseas with just 1 Megabyte of RAM to Library. $5 for both disks. postage) run GS/OS and use most of the

Shareware Solutions II 17 Software for the IIGS Way Cool GS: A fun collection installable. It includes music, Extras “on the fly”. And, much of Desk Accessories and new levels to play, great much more. 2 Megabytes of Initialization files that allows graphics, and is compatible RAM and a hard disk drive is you to customize the way your with the game levels included recommended. $15. (Add $3 for IIGS desktop looks, feels and with the original game. overseas delivery) operates. This disk was Requires a IIGS with 1 compiled prior to the release of megabyte of RAM memory. $5. Sensei GS: The ultimate IIGS System 6.0, but 95% of the Karate game, with beautiful programs still work just fine The Last Word: A collection of graphics, great music, and wild with System 6.0. Requires the best GS/OS freeware and sound effects. Requires IIGS System 5.0.4 or later. A hard shareware word processing with 768K of RAM memory and drive is recommended, but not programs, including several a joystick. $5. required. $5. True Type Fonts (you must own WestCode Software’s Pointless Print Shop GS Graphics: A Make The Switch GS: This to use TrueType fonts). Includes collection of 250 general purpose collection of programs allows standalone word processors and color images for use with The you to download, via modem, New Desk Accessory word Print Shop GS. Includes some Mac and MS-DOS text processors. $5. ShowPic, a New Desk Accessory, files. graphics, digitized sound that will allow you to view all files, and icons, and convert Royal Flush GS: The ultimate the graphics in slide-show them for use on your IIGS. $5. collection of IIGS card games. fashion. Requires Print Shop Includes virtually every high GS. $5. Summer Fun II: This is a 3 quality IIGS shareware card disk collection of some game ever created. 3 disk Who Am I?: An interactive wonderful Apple IIGS software. collection. $10. (Add $2 for history lesson about famous It includes Baseball Trivia, oveseas delivery) 19th century people. Includes a FTA Beyond Fun (A tetris-like dozen scanned photographs by game), CompuTix, Mah Jongg, Enriching System 6: A 5 disk Civil War era protographer Floor Tiles, Quintette, Space collection of enhancements for Matthew Brady. This is a Whiskey, XPurpose and the the Apple IIGS. Requires HyperStudio based hypermedia FTA’s Blue Helmet. Two disk System 6 or later. Included are program, but you don’t even need drives, or a hard drive, are Desk Accessories, Finder to own HyperStudio to run it; recommended but not required. Extras, Initialization Files, just startup the disk. Requires 1.25 megabytes of RAM and System 6 Utilities, Patches and IIGS with 1 megabyte of RAM System 5.0.4 or later is Fixes for several System 6 memory. $5. required. $10 for the 3 disk set. “bugs”, rSounds for the Sound (Add $2 for overseas delivery) Control Panel, UtilityWorks, Space Cluster GS: A super Documentation and complete Galaxian like shoot ’em up fast Bouncin’Ferno I: This is a Instructions. With Enriching action arcade game with music IIGS Marble Madness type of System 6, you’ll be able to store and sounds. A joystick is game from the FTA. It is and run DOS 3.3 software from recommended. Requires a IIGS incomplete, but it is still quite any hard disk drive, listen to with 1 Megabyte of RAM. $5. playable and quite enjoyable. music from the Finder, view Comes with 4 playable levels, graphics by double clicking on Solarian GS: An addicting and includes an Editor to create them, view text files by double shareware super Space Invaders your own new levels. $5. clicking on them, add musical game with digitized sounds, soundtracks to any GS/OS great graphics and nonstop Bouncin’Ferno 2: The long- program, quit from one program action. Requires IIGS with 1 awaited follow up to the FTA’s to another bypassing the megabyte of RAM. $5 great IIGS game. This disk Finder, automatically blank contains the two Grand Prize your screen to prevent phosphor Space Wars GS: Includes a winners of the contests burn in, launch programs from Space Invaders game, a Missile sponsored by inCider/A+. the Finder with a single Attack game, and Space Arrow. Bouncin’Ferno 2 is a GS/OS keystroke, install Desk A little arcade shoot ’em up fun program that is hard drive Accessories, Inits and Finder combined with a little strategy.

18 Shareware Solutions II Requires a IIGS with 1 Music GS: A 5 disk collection challenge, Pente is a super hi res megabyte of RAM . $5. that contains all the latest board game based on the generation of IIGS music ancient game of GO. Played on a Tetris Potpourri GS: Included programs, including Sound grid, you and your computer on one 3.5" disk are the FTA’s Smith, NoiseTracker (by the opponent try to place 5 pieces in Beyond Columns, MultiTris FTA), soniqTracker, and a row. Complete with beautiful NDA, Quadomino NDA, 3-D MODZap. It also contains graphics, music and sound Tris, and Antetris. This is not a System 6 Finder Extensions effects. Requires System 6.0 and startup disk; System 5.0.4 or that allow you to play back 1.25 megabytes of RAM. $5. later is required. Available for SoundSmith songs or synthLAB $5. songs, just by double clicking on Plotting - Once thought to be the song files. There are also written by the FTA, Plotting is Columns GS: Kenrick Mock’s utilities, such as AudioZap, that an incredible $25 shareware wonderful and challenging $10 will allow you to extract IIGS strategy arcade game. In shareware Tetris game that’s instrument files from one or two player mode, the goal complete with a musical SoundSmith songs and there is is to eliminate blocks from a soundtrack. Requires 1 a sampling of great sounding pile by shooting at them with Megabyte of RAM and System pre-recorded SoundSmith, MOD similarly marked blocks. 5.0.4 or later. $5. and NoiseTracker songs. $15. Remove all the blocks and move Add $3 for overseas delivery. up to the next challenging level. GS <-> IRC: A three part Includes a level editor and has a animated freeware demo that The Wall: A 3 song sampler two player timed tournament includes DuoTris. Can be from Pink Floyd’s The Wall, mode. Complete with music and played against another player. complete with animation. amusing animations. $5. Requires System 6.0 and 1.25 Requires System 5.0.4 or later. megabytes of RAM. Available Virtual Art Gallery is a mind for $5. Bulla 1: One of the FTA’s last boggling futuristic freeware works, this 8 part demo disk IIGS graphics display program. VIAD (Vocabulary In All contains animations, music, It works with any standard IIGS Directions): A fabulous $10 and source code for the graphic file, and converts Shareware Tetris variation incomplete Bulla game. graphics to grayscale and with stunning animations, Requires 1 megabyte of RAM. displays them as if they were music, and challenging game $5. hanging on a wall in a multi- play. Each falling block dimensional kinetic maze. More contains letters, and you’ll try Freeware Fun GS: Includes than 20 NASA space age to form words from the falling Bulla 2 – two different Mario graphics also included on disk. blocks. Supplied on two 3.5" Bros style games, SpyHunter System 5.0.4 or later required. 1 disks. Requires System 6.0 and GS – a phenomenal freeware Megabyte of RAM required; 2 1.25 megabytes of RAM car racing game, and Bowling megabytes and an accelerator memory. Available for $7. Add GS – a great IIGS bowling recommended. $5. $2 for overseas delivery. simulation. All freeware; all fun! Requires 1 megabyte of Ordering Disks DuelTris: This might very well RAM and a joystick. $5. be the best Apple IIGS game When ordering disks, please ever released. It’s one or two Strategy GS: Nine wonderful specify all disks by name, and player Tetris, playable against IIGS strategy games, including indicate whether you want 5.25" another person or against the Amazing, Ant War, Bomb, or 3.5" disks. Some software for IIGS. Beautiful graphics, music Brain Teaser, Dr Mario, the IIe and IIc is only available and game play. Upon payment PlasmaLab, Rubik Cube GS, on 5.25" disks. GS software on of the shareware fee to the Shove It, and Yahtzee. Requires 3.5" only. author of the program, you’ll at least 1 megabyte of RAM and receive a newer version that System 5.0.4 or later. $5. Payment by check or money lets you save high scores. order, US Funds only. Payable Requires System 6.0 and 1.25 Pente GS: Kenrick Mock’s to Joe Kohn, send to 166 Alpine megabytes of RAM. $5. latest and greatest shareware St, San Rafael, CA 94901. USA

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