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Mini'app'les Newsletter February, 1995 Mac eDOM #915 A & B -Marathon Copyright © 1995 Mini'app'les This demo is designed to give you Files (System, Finder, cdevs, etc.)), by Bruce Thompson a fun and interesting glimpse into General System software, Processes, JAN 1995 the Marathon world. This demo has DAs, Fonts, Drivers, Open Files, eDOM #915 A&B four levels, and network play is Traps and their Patches, restricted to two players. The full Marathon Demo: Applications, Special Resources, game has forty total levels, and sup Special Files, and specific File/Folder Because of size, this eDOM is on ports network play with up to eight information. In addition, it enables two 1.44 mb disks. The file people. you to Mount Volumes, Close Files Marathon Demo is split and you will that were left open, and examine Marathon Cheater 1.1 need some form of Stuffit to and set File and Folder Attributes. reassemble it. If you have Stuffit, Q: What does this program do? The information provided varies Stuffit Lite, or Stuffit DeLuxe, simply A: It allows you to edit saved greatly among these categories and is double click on the file Marathon games from the Marathon Demo. best understood simply by going to Demo /.sit. 1. You can then rejoin You can add to your health, give the dialog window and browsing the file on your hard disk. If you are yourself incredible powers and through the above categories. using Stuffit Expander, first copy the increase your arsenal of weapons. files Marathon Demo/.sit. 1 and Q: What's new in version 1.1? TattleTech® 2.17 Updater Marathon Demo/.sit.2 to the folder A: You can now edit your health This updates TattleTech 2.14 to you want the demo in, then drop as well as giving yourself four extra 2.17. Make sure that you use a copy the file on Stuffit Expander and fol powerups: invisibility, invincibility, of your original programs to perform low the prompts. night vision and fisheye vision. the update even though the updates create a new file and leave the origi REQUIREMENTS: Q: I can't get it to work! How do I use it? nal intact. • Macintosh 68020 or higher (68040 A: Save a game in the Marathon This version of the TT Master or faster recommended) Demo and drag it onto the cheater updater, unlike previous ones, allows • 8-Bit (256) Color display program. you to update copies of TattleTech • System 6.0.5 or higher programs which have already been • 3 Meg of free RAM Mac eDOM #916 - TattleTech® personalized. They, however, still • Hard Drive Copyright © 1995 Mini'app'les must not have been modified by • Networking requires System 7 JAN 1995 Configure TattleTech. Likewise, the SUPPORTED HARDWARE: TattleTech® 2.14 Configure TT updater will now update copies of Configure • Accelerated for Power Macintosh TattleTech® has its origins in the TattleTech which have already had • Accelerated for Quadra 630 shareware program TattleTale™. the password entered. You will not • Supports 8 players over AppleTalk TattleTech provides very complete have to re-enter the password. and Ethernet information about your computer, TechTool™ vl06 • Compatible with joysticks, game peripherals, and system software. pads, and VR headsets The information can be viewed on Techtool is a handy utility which screen by category, printed, written rebuilds the desktop, zaps the PRAM, GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: to a standard text file in standard or and displays system information You are a security officer aboard a special Bug Report format, or out about your Macintosh. While the interstellar colony ship put in database readable format. As Techtool makes these tasks easier Marathon. You are returning from such, it also provides a record of because you don't have to remember the colony when the aliens simulta your system configuration that can the cryptic keystrokes, it also accom neously attack your shuttle and the be used for reporting problems to plishes these tasks better than tradi Marathon. You manage to get into software and hardware manufactur tional methods. As an example, an escape pod, and arrive at the ers, to compare configurations across rebuilding the desktop actually Marathon about a half an hour after multiple computers, or to simply deletes the desktop file, rather than the Alien attack has begun. learn about your machine. just rebuilding one that may be Armed only with a pistol, and Information categories covered are: corrupt. On the next boot up, the guided by Leela, one of the ship General Hardware, Volumes + system creates a completely new board Artificial Intelligences, you are Drives, Monitors, Nubus Devices, desktop file. the last chance to save the Marathon SCSI Devices, ADB Devices, Serial There is extensive online help, and the colony from the attacking Ports,Startup Environment (Boot but unfortunately it can not be aliens. Blocks, INITs Files, Other System printed.
Mini'app'les Newsletter February, 1995 Mac eDOM #917 - Marbles & "Etoile" requires system software your Macintosh. This folder contains version 7.0 or later.and a 13 inch everything you need: Cards • Solitaire Till Dawn — The game Copyright © 1995 Mini'app'les monitor which can display in at least 16 colors or more (gray-scale is also itself. JAN 1995 • ColorCards — Contains pictures available). It may be possible to use a Etoile v2.0 12 inch monitor. for use on color monitors. • Solitaire Till Dawn User Guide — This is a game of "Chinese check For further information, please Instructions on how to use the pro ers"; the second version of "Etoile select "Open Read Me" from Apple vl.04". Basically there is no differ menu. gram. ence in the way of playing, but • Solitaire Till Dawn Games Guide — Solitaire Till Dawn 2.0 "Etoile v2.0" can be played with two Rules for the 24 different games. or three persons on the network. I Solitaire Till Dawn 2.0 is a pack • Sample Games — Saved games that demonstrate each kind of solitaire. hope you enjoy it. age of 24 different solitaire games for AppleWorks 5: WHAT CAN I GET? by Harry Lienke older versions of the code. AW5 line. The AWP print preview now loads files from all older versions of shows the actual text being printed Introduction AppleWorks and files remain com by Mail Merge instead of just the AppleWorks 5 (AW5) is now patible with AW4 except when a few place holder symbols. Non-printing available and many Apple II users are new features are used. Most TimeOut comments can be entered into text probably wondering what they get if applications that work with AW4 by surrounding each set of com they decide to invest a little more also work with AW5; a few applica ments with Markers 160 and 161; money in their "obsolete" computer. tions require updating, but the nothing between these markers is Well, if you have an Apple II+, an updating process is much smoother printed. unenhanced He, or an enhanced He than it was for AW4. Macro sets that Text files are loaded into AWP or lie with a minimum of RAM, put have been converted to applications with margins set to 0; you no longer your credit card back in your wallet. with Macros to Menus have to be have to fiddle with the options to be The AW5 developers decided that recompiled to be compatible with able to see text lines across the full they did not want to continue to AW5 but do not require any other width of your screen. The use of Tab constrain themselves to minimum updating. The authors also took the Rulers has been improved; you can systems, so AW5 requires a IIGS or a opportunity to fix some of the few establish your own default Tab Ruler, He or enhanced He with at least 256 irritating bugs that found their way but can also use the old style (First) kilobytes of memory; the more into earlier versions of AppleWorks. ruler if you wish. You can set the memory you have, the smoother This release of AppleWorks has AWP defaults for the top, bottom, and faster AW5 works. In addition, many new features, some of them left, and right margins. AW5 ships on two 3.5" disks; it is major additions and some of them not available on 5.25" disks. nifty little touches which make it Spreadsheet Changes NOTE: If you can't use AW5 easier to use AppleWorks. The The AppleWorks spreadsheet because of memory constraints and changes which, to me, are most sig (ASP) has a great new feature that aren't using AW4, I'd recommend nificant are described below. lets you enter memos attached to that you upgrade to AppleWorks 4 particular cells. It is now possible to Word Processor Changes (AW4) so you can take advantage of add a note to that formula that you the significant improvements intro The AppleWorks word processor have trouble remembering the duced with AW4. (AWP) now incorporates the details about or that number that AW5 comes in AW4 packaging TimeOut Outliner application; the you may need to change. The updated with an AW5 sticker. Inside outliner is seamlessly integrated so memos can have up to 126 charac the package is the AW4 Reference that it is easy to prepare an outline ters in them. The cells with memos Manual and the other AW4 data of a document before you start fill can be located by noting the "plus" sheets along with a 96 page AW5 ing in the details. AWP lets rather than the "colon" in the cell Delta Manual. The new manual is MouseText be embedded into a doc address in the lower left corner of well written and does an excellent ument and sent as data to the screen or the memos can be job of describing AW5's new fea ImageWriter II printers. Find and found using Find. The Find com tures. Replace also supports MouseText in mand has been updated to search for As has been the case in the past, addition to tabs, sticky spaces, and memos and the text in them. the authors have tried to maintain as wild cards. Find permits a line num ASP has a new option in each much compatibility as possible with ber to entered and jumps to that spreadsheet allowing you to specify
Mini'app'les Newsletter February, 1995 that you want the spreadsheet recal entered, oa-RETURN tells ADB to put word or convert that word to all culated before the data is stored or the new records at the end of the upper case or all lower case with just printed, even if manual recalculation file. two key strokes. In addition, the has been selected for that spread It is now possible to control the space available for macro titles has sheet. The @Alert function is now movement of the cursor as data is been increased by 50% so more titles updated each time that a spreadsheet being entered into a data base in can be listed on the Available Macros is recalculated; you can establish a multiple record mode. The Tab key menu (sa-esc). warning to tell you when a formula can be used to accept new data and If I didn't use a custom menu produces a result that is out of move the cursor horizontally to the generated with UltraMacros to navi bounds. next category in the current record. gate into my data subdirectories, I Data Base Changes This complements the ability to use think I would find the "most fre RETURN to accept data and move to quently used files" option very use The AppleWorks data base (ADB) the next record. ful. This option can be enabled has several major new features. A new TimeOut application pro under Standard Settings to keep a list Background text can be added to sin vides a Search and Replace capability of the nine files which have been gle record layout (SRL) screens to for ADB (the built-in Find command most recently used. The list of files is make it easier to enter data into is unchanged). Changes to data can accessed by pressing oa-RETURN on forms; MouseText and inverse char be made much more quickly by Main Menu item 1 or by pressing acters are available for helping to automating them with Search and oa-p (pick file) from the Add files clarify the screen. MouseText and Replace. menu. Once a file has been selected inverse characters can also be used in from the list, it is loaded into AW5 Miscellaneous Changes category names and data (control-t is and is available for use there. used to toggle through normal, The Standard Settings menu of AW5 has a printer buffer. Once MouseText, and inverse data entry). AW5 includes many configuration you enable the buffer from a Layouts for single record mode can options that were previously avail Standard Settings print buffer menu be created from report formats; if able only through patching pro (an oa-q oa-b short cut gets you multiple layouts are needed for dif grams. For example, more lenient there in a hurry), text is stored on ferent data entry tasks, the layouts suggestion capability is available in the desktop and sent to the printer can be stored as report formats and the spell checker, the thesaurus syn as the printer asks for it. This means called in as they are needed. onym table can be loaded into mem that AW5 allows you to return to The ADB SRL screen has a ory at startup time, the "No/Yes" working with your files very quickly; "mixed" mode; a list of the entries in answer positions can be reversed, if there is room on the desktop for the current data category is shown and one key menus can be enabled. all the text, you are back in control along side the data in the current There is a version of Randy's Free of AW5 instantly. If you made a mis record. As you scroll through the list Patcher that comes with AW5 but it take and don't want the text printed or enter the number of the record offers many fewer patches than pre after all, the short cut to the buffer you wish to see, the data in the SRL vious versions. One patch that I like menu lets you terminate the print screen is updated. This feature makes allows me to have macros active job. it much easier to locate records when when AppleTalk is also active; I can At disk file lists, AW5 permits the you aren't able to define your needs now send text to our networked laser order of the files to be reversed with for the Find command or for record printer using macros. the Arrange command, files to be selection rules. The capability to The optional macro capability selected and deselected with the enter a record number is now avail has made it possible to add many space bar in addition to the left and able whenever a scrolling list is time saving features to AppleWorks right arrows, and a full file path to be shown. in the past. AW5 includes the com selected in a single operation instead DB Pix capability has been plete UltraMacros application with a of one operation per subdirectory. included in ADB. Using a file that few new dot commands. Macros can AW5 switches desktops when a contains data describing the file path be recorded and compiled and the file is loaded and there is no more to graphic images, you can display full Debug capability is available. room on the current desktop (there Print Shop, single high resolution, The only thing lacking is the are already 12 files); on older ver and double high resolution graphics UltraMacros manual; you must order sions of AppleWorks, the load opera as part of an SRL screen. the full UltraMacros package sepa tion would simply terminate and A nice convenience in AW5 is the rately if you need the documenta you would have to switch desktops ability to add records at the end of tion. As usual, a very useful set of manually. the file instead of having to insert macros comes with AppleWorks; my If your Apple II has a clock, AW5 them in front of the cursor. After the favorite new macro is one which provides a reminder or alarm capa number of records to insert has been offers the capability to capitalize a bility. You can put your appoint-
Mini'app'les Newsletter February, 1995 Where Can You Get It and What's the ments and other important events modules are available at additional Cost? (along with appropriate messages) charge. AppleWorks 5 is available from into a data base file called ALARMS Do I Like It? and keep that file on the desktop. Quality Computers, 20200 Nine Mile When the appointed time arrives, For me, the upgrade to AW5 was Road, St. Clair Shores MI 48080 the message pops up on the screen. definitely worthwhile. I already use (1-800-777-3642). The cost is as Alarms may be set for any specific many of the additional features and follows: date and time or for a particular time will continue to explore AW5 for Upgrade from AppleWorks 4: $59.95 other helpful capabilities. The only every day. Upgrade from AppleWorks 1-3: The AfterWork screen saver program glitch that I have found so $79.95 far is that the space bar is not avail engine has been built in to AW5; it is First-time purchase: $99.95 enabled from a Standard Settings able to select files at the Remove menu. Five screen saver modules are Files menu. Members of NAUG should ask for the $5 NAUG discount. provided with AW5. Additional The TurboRez Project Still Alive! News from RezTek plete state of the project at this Pictures That Move From the December 1994 GEnie Lamp point, we probably would have wait Where TurboRez does shine is in Apple II newsletter. ed awhile longer. The announce the area of multimedia animation. Submitted by Tom Gates ment of the Second Sight card (by It's nice to be able to show pictures It would be an understatement to Sequential Systems) has altered the on the GS that have enhanced color say it's been awhile since there's marketplace however, hence some and resolution, but what about been news from us about the status earlier information from us. bringing them to life? In other of the "fabled" TurboRez product. As On this note, we'll briefly discuss words, making them move and flow. some of you may know, since the the two products. Operation in a GS Well, the TurboRez card previewing of a prototype at the last with the stock RGB monitor reveals enhances animation on the GS with two Apple Expos, we elected to do an similarities such as 256-color pixels, a host of features. First, of course, the entirely new design based on the use in both 320 and 640 resolution and high-speed Blitter for drawing shapes of custom gate array technology. 400-line interlaced modes. The and objects to the display very Even though underestimating pro TurboRez card has a Display List quickly. Add to that its Multi-Plane ject completion time seems to be a Coprocessor and a high-speed blitter, Overlay capability and Line Drawing tradition with computer while Second Sight has a micro (w/Scaling). Let's talk about those hardware/software development, processor that does blitter emula last two. tion. Now, what about the particular let's just say that even we've been Multi-Plane Overlay Technology amazed at the degree of difficulty strengths of the two cards? involved here. This project has had The Multi-Plane hardware on the an appetite for resources (like TIME) Comparing The Two TurboRez card is similar in concept that has to be experienced to be The Second Sight card's strongest to the multi-plane techniques used appreciated. suite is when it's coupled to an exter by commercial film animators. The current status is that, after nal SVGA monitor. Here it offers Basically, it means having the vari more than a year of design and sim some pretty high resolution, up to ous elements of the picture, both ulation of the virtual chips, we've 1076 by 768 pixels. Of course, to moving and still, on separate "lay got actual hardware up and running. effectively take advantage of this, ers". In TurboRez, this means that This happened just in the last 5-6 you'll really need a 17 or 19 inch moving shapes can be placed in sep weeks and the debugging process is monitor to avoid eyestrain (price a arate image layers (or planes) and proceeding steadily. So far, the video monitor this size next time you're at pass over or under each other (or in is looking good and the circuits seem a computer store). Second Sight does front of or behind foreground/back stable. not offer overscanning. ground objects) without "interfer Our apologies for not being The TurboRez card will accept an ing" with the other picture elements. online with some news sooner. With adapter that allows attaching a VGA In a single-plane video card (like the pre-announcement situations monitor and sending out a 640 by Second Sight), an animated scene we've created in the past, it seemed 480 image, so it appears we come in consisting of stacked shapes and prudent to wait until there was new second in the resolution department. objects is very slow and messy to hardware actually in operation TurboRez is capable of doing over update fast enough to present a before making any public statement. scan, however (vertical and horizon smoothly flowing image. To alter a Normally though, given the incom tal, together or separately). (Continued on page 24)
Mini'app'les Newsletter February, 1995 Photoshop 3.0 PowerPC Version Sports New Features by Jim Alley © 1995 The Savannah Macintosh Users instance to keep a shadow aligned palette can be dragged out of its win Group with its object). Individual layers can dow to either another palette, or to Submitted by Peter Barber be temporarily "turned off" in order an empty location to create a whole to see other layers more clearly. new floating palette. This mix-and- The biggest news of the year for Double-clicking the name of a layer match approach allows for a lot of many graphics professionals is the brings up the old Composite con user customization of the interface. release of a major upgrade to Adobe trols, and layers can be renamed at It's possible to create lots of single- Photoshop. One can argue the any time. Despite the complexity of function palettes or fewer multipur relative merits of Illustrator vs. options, the interface is fairly easy to pose ones. You can use up a lot of FreeHand, or PageMaker vs. understand. Each layer in the Layers your monitor's real estate by having QuarkXPress, but there simply is no palette has a tiny thumbnail. (See many commands right out on the competition for Photoshop.* Not illustration opposite.) desktop, but all of the palettes shrink content to rest on its laurels, Adobe Unlike a channel that grows pro down to their minimum size when has brought out version 3.0 of the portionately to the document area, a you click on the box in the upper program—packed with many layer grows according to the infor right corner. improvements both large and small. mation contained on it. Empty pix This "drag-and-drop" capability Probably the biggest change— els on a layer are transparent rather extends to several other Photoshop and the most eagerly anticipated—is than white. (Erasing on a layer yields windows, too. You can drag picture Layers. Compositing (combining transparency, but erasing on the elements from one window to parts of two or more images) is an background yields the background another—including layers, floating important aspect of working with a color—typically white.) selections, channels, or paths. program like Photoshop. Previous Functionally, the new Layers The new Commands Palette versions of the program placed limi capability means that you can have keeps your often-accessed com tations on this procedure. multiple floating (modifiable) selec mands close by, and it can be cus There are many things that you , tions. This new feature is truly liber tomized in several ways. Colors can can do with a floating selection ontas ating. be assigned to commands, and they you have pasted it into a Photoshop Layers are not lost when you save can be grouped however you like. document: you can change its opaci your file in Photoshop format; you \ Show brush shape. This ty, soften its edges, move it to a new can come back a month later and Preference setting might seem like a location, or resize it. However, once still rearrange things. Before you can smaU thing to people who do not you deselect it—or make another use a document in a page layout pro regularly retouch photos, but being selection—the selection drops onto gram, you have to save the file in able to actually see the size and the background image, replacing the one of the universal Mac formats shape of your brush while you are pixels behind it. At this point, the (TIFF, EPS, etc.), and at this point, all painting is one of the most pleasant selection becomes a permanent part layers are merged. surprises for those who do. of the image, and you can no longer , Naturally, working with layers : The new Quick Edit operations reposition it or change its opacity. In means larger file sizes and RAM let you open a section of a larger file, earlier versions of Photoshop it was requirements. modify it, and close it. The changes possible to—sort of—get around this Tear-away palettes. The new will be reflected in the original file. If limitation by using Channels, but Photoshop has lots of palettes. Three you regularly wbrk with large the process was anything but intu are new ones (Layers^ Options, and Photoshop files, you'll appreciate itive, even for fairly seasoned Commands); and Brushes, Channels, this. Opening and modifying a large Photoshop users. Paths, and the color palettes have file can really slow things down. If Layers has changed that. The been redesigned. you only need to make adjustments Composite Control command has All of these palettes float, and to smaller areas within the image, disappeared, and a whole new Layers each snaps to the edges of other this operation can save loads of time. palette has taken its functional place. palette windows. This helps to keep File Information. This new capa Here's the idea: you can have as things tidier, and it's such an obvi bility lets users include various kinds many image parts as you like, each ous interface improvement that we of information with an image file— occupying its own layer. Each layer might expect it to become a standard credits, captions, and keywords. The can be moved independently of method. format for this was defined by sever other layers, as well as having its Furthermore, the floating palettes al newspaper associations, and the opacity and degree of blending have a modular design; a single embedded information is available adjusted. Layers can be reordered palette window might contain sever to other programs, such as Fetch. (stacking order) or grouped (for al individual palettes, but each There are keyboard shortcuts for
Mini'app'les Newsletter 8 February, 1995 Photoshop 3.0 accidentally con light. tained a piece of time code left over just about everything you can imag There's lots more: a CMYK ine. For most of the tools and func from beta versions, causing the pro tions on the floating palettes, it's not Preview mode gives a quick idea of how colors will print without the gram to stop functioning at the end necessary to use the Command key. overhead of actually changing of 1994. If you got this version, be Simply press "X" and the foreground modes. The Gamut Warning high sure to get a copy of the 3.1 Patcher. and background will switch; "Q" *(We note in passing that Adobe turns on the QuickMask feature, and lights areas that are beyond the abili has announced that Aldus ty of CMYK colors to reproduce. so forth. Photostyler has been discontinued— Selection tools. The new Color There are a couple of new ways to correct selective ranges of color. The a relatively small loss to the graphic Range tool gives a powerful way to list goes on and on—a rewarding arts field.) make a selection based on a color Adobe Photoshop 3.0, Adobe upgrade. sample. Dragging an eyedropper Systems, Inc., Street price: $550 over an image selects similar colors Of course, there is a price to pay for all of these new features. Requirements: 68020 or greater all across the image, and the toler Macintosh (including Power ance (Adobe calls it "fuzziness") can Photoshop 3.0 now demands at least 6MB of application memory. When Macintosh); System 7.1.2 or greater, be adjusted later. 6MB of application RAM for 680x0; It wouldn't seem like a new you consider that the System uses a minimum of 3MB, this means that 11MB for Power Macintosh (more is Photoshop without new filters. The recommended); hard disk with at Dust and Scratches filter can help to the program will not run on an off- the-shelf Macintosh with a standard least 20MB of free space for virtual remove pictorial blemishes in some memory (after installation). instances. The Lighting Effects filter 8MB of RAM. Adobe reasons that gives the ability to quickly simulate a professional users of Photoshop will three-dimensional effect on an oth have more than the minimum erwise flat area. The Mezzotint filter amount of RAM, which is certainly true. The new version steps beyond gives control over finely textured mezzotint effects. the reach of most average users, There are two new tools on the however, and many companies and Tool palette, although you might see schools will be forced to rethink only one without a little digging. their priorities. The Deluxe CD version contains MEMBER The Move tool is very handy for moving either selections or entire both CD and floppy versions of the layers without needing pinpoint program, and—thanks, Adobe—both accuracy. If you Option-click on the the 68K and the Power PC versions are included. There are so many tiiilVrbO Dodge and Burn tool, you'll find the new Sponge tool, which can be used extras included on the CD that its to increase or decrease the saturation inclusion is a good argument for the MUG NEWS SERVICE of an area in the same manner that purchase of a CD drive. the other two increase or decrease Note: The first shipment of
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February, 1995 Mini'app'les Newsletter Reviews of Four Recent Photoshop Books by Jim Alley © 1995 The Savannah Macintosh Users steps. Although this "workbook" ing text effects. Illustrators and pho Group approach might encourage a superfi tographers are likely to be farther Submitted by Peter Barber cial approach (possibly leading to along in their exploration of superficial images), it can neverthe Photoshop. One unusual aspect of When a program emerges with less create an environment that the book is that it hardly ever uses the market dominance of could lead to more in-depth explo scanned imagery for its examples; Photoshop, it's natural to expect a rations. most of the effects are fabricated number of related books to appear, Photoshop Filter Finesse is a com directly from Photoshop's own tools. and this has certainly been the case prehensive guide to Photoshop plug- There are a few errors in the with Photoshop. In a recent Mac ins. Author Bill Neffenegger breaks book. Although the cover boldly Monitor we examined the Macworld the subject into several sections. states that the book covers version Photoshop 2.5 Bible (IDG), Visual After defining the topic, there is a 3.0, the following statement appears Quickstart Guide, The Photoshop compendium of available products— in the Introduction: "Adobe Wow Book, Photoshop in Black and what's available, how and where to Photoshop runs on any of the newer White (all from Peachpit Press), get it, and what it does. This section Macintoshes with at least 4MB of Designer Photoshop (Random gives lots of "before and after" illus memory." Wrong! Version 3.0 will House), and related books on scan trations. The next section is the not even run on a Mac with 8MB of ning and color separations. Now "cookbook" portion of the book. RAM. There are other minor errors in we've received a whole new crop. Here the author goes into great the book, such as stating that there The Best: The Macworld detail, showing many examples of are five folders on the CD—and then Photoshop 3 Bible (2nd Edition) by single- and multiple-filter effects. listing only four. This publisher Deke McClelland remains the defini The final section is a gallery needs to be more careful when edit tive resource for users of the pro showing examples from a number of ing its books. One can't help but gram. It is 2-3 times (at least) as big digital illustrators. wonder if the recipes are accurate. as any of its competitors, and there Great Photoshop Techniques is Photoshop f/x is labeled are more than 200 pages of new perhaps the most limited in scope of Intermediate (a Photoshop book material in this new edition. (Several any of the books under discussion labeled Advanced is a scary concept), chapters of the original book were here, even though it has some solid but is the most advanced of the put into Acrobat format and moved and useful recipes presented at a very group. Author Cathy Abes is the edi to the accompanying CD). This book elementary level. The first chapter is tor of Macworld's Expert Graphics has deservedly become the best-sell nearly 30 pages showing how to cre column, and she has come into con ing book on any graphics program, ate wood textures. Chapter 2 is 20+ tact with a great many digital artists. both here and abroad. pages of techniques for creating This book takes advantage of those Its thoroughness is offset by metal textures. Chapter 3 graduates contacts by showing the techniques humor, such as when he discusses the reader to rocks and gravel, and used by many of the most adept Photoshop's nearly universal format Chapter 4 introduces tiles and bricks. Photoshop artists. compatibility: "Photoshop can open Chapter 5 is more lively with a dis The book covers the new features 19 formats, acquire several more, cussion of creating environments, of Photoshop 3.0 in the first chapter, and swap Sanskrit parchments but Chapter 6 goes back to simplistic and jumps right in to layers on the among Buddhist monks." exercises such as creating cubes, first page. The next chapter shows Although most of the book's 790 spheres, and cones, and giving them the use of third-party filters, and is pages are in black and white, there is shadows. followed by a chapter on using a 32-page color insert. Chapter 7 is probably the most Photoshop in combination with No matter where you fall interesting: "Creating Special other programs, such as Painter, Live between beginning and advanced, if Effects." It gives useful recipes for Picture, Collage, Dimensions, and you buy only one book on glowing effects, cast shadows, and various 3D modeling programs. Photoshop, this should be it. special effects for typography. The next section is big—over 100 The Rest: Where The Photoshop The book ends with an 8-page pages—and follows a number of Bible explains how to use the pro gallery of work by some top digital artists through the production of a gram by carefully outlining the pro artists. All of these images are includ work of art. This section goes into gram's many commands and fetau- ed on the CD-ROM that accompa fairly great detail, showing various res, there are a whole slew of books nies the book. stages in the creative process. The that focus on specialized techniques. This book might be useful for a Gallery section is big, too. It presents These books show how to get specif designer who is looking for some a number of artworks with brief ic effects by following a "recipe" of quick backgrounds and/or interest notes, one to a spread.
Mini'app'les Newsletter 10 February, 1995 which is the iUustrations from the The layout is clean, the paper is Macworld, and software from a num ber of companies: demos of Collage, book. of good quality, and the consistently • Photoshop f/x has a CD 364MB high-quality reproductions are all in Ofoto, Image Editor, Infini-D, color. If you've mastered the basics Logomotion, and others, plus such in size. Included are Paint Alchemy and are looking for some inspiration, goodies as Fetch Browser and 1.0, an assortment of free and demo this book is for you. DeBabelizer Lite. The entire CD filters, and several hundred images The CDs: When we did our weighs in at 614MB. in TIFF and EPSF format from Image • The CD included with roundup of Photoshop books a year Club, ImageVault, and FotoSets. The Macworld Photoshop 3 Bible ago, we found one book that had a Photoshop Filter Finesse contains couple of disks in the back with a many commercial filters (including (2nd Edition), by Deke McClelland, few filters. This year, every 33 from Kai's Power Tools 1.0), a IDG Books, 790 pages; $39.95, Photoshop book we've seen (so far) number of textures and sample (includes CD) has a CD included. In all honesty, images, and demo versions of a Photoshop Filter Finesse, by Bill we haven't found the time to exam number of commercial programs, Niffenegger, Random House Books, ine each one in minute detail; just including Photoshop 2.5, Premiere 3, 362 pages; $45, (includes CD) viewing all of the stock photos and Painter, Pixel Paint Pro, and others. Great Photoshop Techniques, by sample files would take several days. 124MB total. Tim Meehan, MIS: Press, 198 pages; Nevertheless, here's an overview of • Great Photoshop Techniques' $39.95, (includes CD) what's included: CD contains a demo version of Photoshop f/x, by Cathy Abes, • The Photoshop 3 Bible's CD Fractal Design's Painter, but not one Ventana Press, 336 pages; $39.95, includes 450MB of royalty-free, high for Photoshop—a strange omission. (includes CD) res stock images, several articles from Total contents: 117MB, much of Main Apple II Meeting Minutes 12 December 1994 and MEI Micro that can be connect Collection from FTA and Cosmocade By Thomas G. Ostertag ed to the IIGS. There was also a ques another game program with fantastic The meeting was at Augsburg tion about networking the IIGS graphics and action. Library and I of course, got lost and through an AppleTalk PhoneNet and Finishing with the demonstra arrived late. Tom Gates had already sharing peripherals such as the laser tions, it was time to adjourn to started talking about Macmillan's printer and an ImageWriter. Perkins for Pie SIG. Various topics Catalog and the number of books After the Questions and Answers including networking, astonishing dealing with the Internet (33). were finished, Tom started the main party treats, Apple Writer and High Several questions were raised on part of the program which was a School were discussed and enjoyed. using laser printers with the Apple demonstration of various Holiday (Other than the gross stuff!) IIGS and what types of programs and game software available for the I left just after the Manager supported laser printers. Several II and IIGS computers. locked the door... comments were made about finding Tom chose Crystal Quest and low cost laser printers at PC Heaven showed it in action... also the XMAS December ClarisWorks SIG by Bruce Thompson displaying his talents with 3.0. Denis nation and demonstration of the lay The meeting started with SIG deferred to Pam Lienke, who has out abilities in the database, from leader Denis Diekhoff wondering been using the new version for a which all seemed to learn a tip or aloud whether he should upgrade couple of months. She also men two. Pam then moved into the the OS on his SE to System 7. After tioned that the update (as well as Presentation Generator. This is a fea resounding assurances that he new copies of CW 3.0) are available ture that automatically creates pre should, he moved forward with an with Claris Organizer, a fine date sentations in any of several different examination of some of the features and address book. areas, such as sales, project path, or (both new and carryover) of Pam proceeded to show how the other business areas. So impressive ClarisWorks 3.0. This was made Claris Assistant could be used to set was this feature that Pam wanted to much easier after he reconnected the up envelopes, as well as several stan go home and create a presentation Mac's keyboard. dard formats. It was very easy, with for her school. just a click, to arrange labels, define In response to a couple of ques rA numberquestioning of the whether attendees they should were fields, or create standard forms. She tions by new attendees, the meeting upgrade and tried to lead Denis into provided a very enlightening expla- wound up with a discussion of the
Mini'app'les Newsletter il February, 1995 benefits of club membership, the in Jan. until the third Tuesday. The pumpkin to how mice disappear in club BBS, and the availability of club meeting then adjourned to the computer labs to the disgusting eDOMs. Denis also announced that Perkins Pie SIG, where discussions sounds that some individuals' Macs the next ClarisWorks SIG would be ranged from the delights of home make. postponed from the second Tuesday made pumpkin pie made from fresh IIGS 72 APPLEWORKS UTILITIES, MACROS, AND TEMPLATES by Les Anderson Block.Text: Allows typing text amp, ohm, and watt values. These are for Appleworks 3.0, and into any specified block of the word Formula.Calc.l: Calculates areas are not compatible with Appleworks screen, without needing to add any and volumes of geometric solids. 4. They consist of Barrows Utilities formatting commands. Formula. Phys: Calculates time 10, and Barrows Spreadsheet utilities. Cat.Total: Will total to 20 places and distance of falls in earths Also included is a series of calender any database category, without cal gravity. utilities. culated fields or needing to print a Functions.ASP: Is a source of
BARROWS UTILITIES 10 report. spreadsheet function data. Data.V: Spell checks entire data Magic Box: Creates any size of These macros use UltraMacros 3.1 bases using two different methods. three different types of box for Add.Files: Is powerful macro to Load.File: Is a hard disk utility importing into word processor files. add files from disk. It emulates Mr. that will load files from any drive Metric Convert: Converts metric Brandt's filecount init, and has a without requiring you to set the distance values. number of error routines to avoid path. This will also be useful for Mr. Save: Calculates the future repeated disk searches, and drive users with 3 1/2 inch drives who use value of savings. grinding, as AppleWorks tries to load nested directories. This utility Monthly Cal.: Creates a monthly from a disk that is not currently requires TimeOut "Librarian". "datebook" calender. available. M.Convert: Converts MouseText My.Convert: Calculates a number AutoCopy: Automates the copy on screen for printing on of measurement conversions. block routine in the spreadsheet. ImageWriters. Row Calc: Does "running" calcu Answer just one time "Relative" or Math.Macs: Provides five macros lations on rows of data. "No Change", and the job is done. for math functions, including reduc Stand.Deviation: Does "running" CatCheck: Spell checks your ing fractions, testing numbers for standard deviation calculations. database category names, when cre prime, converting fractions to deci TargetHeart: Calculates your tar ating new new databases. It will also mals, and decimals to fractions. get heart rate for aerobic exercise. verify complete records in the single Tab.Swap: Replaces tabs with The spreadsheets in the in the record layout. spaces or any other keyboard charac folder "MULTICOLUMN" are tem DBTools: Adds six new macro ter. plates for creating multi-column text tools to the database module, includ Utils.WP: Adds seven tools to the in word processor documents. Each ing macros to restore the standard word processor module, includingau- spreadsheet contains specific instruc multiple record layout, and quickly to-restore of the cursor, a page tions. A more complete set of general save a database as a text file to disk, counter, a new, fast,and precise word instructions will be found in the file without having to go through the counter, and an improved macro to "MulticCol.Docs". process of printing a report. add thecurrent date to a file's name. Grab.Screen: Grabs half of a any CALENDER word processor screen for display, in BARROWS SPREADSHEET UTILITIES This folder contains several tem in other files, or in other areas of the These are all self running spread plates for making monthly planning same file, emulating AppleWorks sheets and do not require macros. calenders. They can be printed in 4.0's split screen. They should run on all versions of either full or half pages, with small Page.Mark: Creates an "automat Appleworks. before and after months printed ed" table of contents, to allow pre The spreadsheets in the main along side the main month. Requires cise and quick movement in large directory are an eclectic collection of UltraMacros 4.2. word processor files. templates. A short description of SPTools: Adds seven new macro each is as follows: tools to the spreadsheet module, Column Calc: Does running cal including macros to convert labels to culations on columns of data. values and values to labels. Electric.Calc: Calculates volt,
Mini'app'les Newsletter 12 February, 1995 r PARTApple 16 — LANGUAGES II History [vl.O:: 22 Jan 92]
Compiled and written by Steven side temperature and sound an Apple Vision image using subsequent Weyhrich (C) Copyright 1991, looker alarm if it drops too low). This flexi incarnations of Apple II graphics Software bility, plus the speed at which a (single hi-resolution, double hi-reso- PROGRAMS "R" US computer can execute its instruc lution, and the IIGS's Super Hi- Nearly everyone reading this is tions, makes it a powerful tool for Resolution modes). Finally, thanks to already a programmer, on one level doing things that have previously a laserdisc player under or another. Even if you don't know a taken much more effort and time. HyperStudio's control and a video "GOTO" from a "STA $C030", you And as a project becomes more overlay card, Roger's image appeared already know how to program some sophisticated, so also must the pro within the television's screen and thing. For the act of "programming" gramming acquire a similar level of spoke to the audience, completing is nothing more than giving instruc sophistication. The rate at which the introduction before turning the tions to a non-human device to have computers, including the Apple II, presentation back to Roger (return it carry out what you want it to do. have increased in capacity during ing from offstage)."
Mini'app'les Newsletter 13 February, 1995 gram usually runs more slowly, but who wanted to produce programs Apple to offer a means for Apple II has the advantage of being easier to that could be used in business appli Plus users to be able to run the older modify and re-run without the delay cations, wanted something more software. The Integer Firmware card of first re-compiling. A compiled pro powerful to use. made this "backward compatibility" gram will ordinarily run faster, but Despite its limitations, Integer possible. This was especially impor may use more memory than an BASIC was a language that had a tant in the early days of the II Plus, equivalent interpreted program. fanatically loyal following. For those when there was little new software Languages are also given the des thousands who purchased Apple II's available to use with Applesoft. ignation of being "high-level" or from June 1977 to June 1979, this "low-level", depending on how close was the only programming language APPLESOFT I they are to the base language of the available, and it took on a status sim Although Wozniak had written computer on which they run. The ilar to that of a beloved first-born some floating point routines into the lowest level of computer program child. Games, utilities, and even Integer Basic ROM, Apple II users ming is at the level of the bytes some simple business-use programs needed a version of Basic that would understood as commands by the were written using Wozniak's hand- make floating point math easier to microprocessor. This "machine lan assembled masterpiece, and those do, particularly for business use guage" is typically not very under who followed the pages of Call- (where the number to the right of standable to humans. A low-level A.P.P.L.E. magazine learned much the decimal point is as important as language more often used by pro about the internals of the language. the one to left). Apple decided to grammers is "assembly language". With the disassembler built into the license a 6502 version of a floating This uses commands somewhat Monitor, people tore Integer BASIC point BASIC from Microsoft more understandable ("LDA $24" apart to learn how it worked, and to Corporation. Back in 1977, Microsoft means "load the accumulator with make it work better. Val Golding, the was producing BASIC interpreters for the contents of memory location editor of Call-A.P.P.L.E., even wrote a nearly every microcomputer that was $24") and are then assembled (actu series of columns in 1979 entitled produced. The version Apple pur ally compiled) it into machine-read "So Who Needs Applesoft?" These chased was almost identical to the able code. Assembly language is very articles showed how to simulate MITS extended BASIC that Microsoft powerful, since it works on the byte some of the more advanced features had previously written for the Altair level of the computer. However, as a of Applesoft in this older BASIC. 8800.<4>,<5> low-level language it can be very A.P.P.L.E. even sold (under license This BASIC was named complicated and requires an inti agreement with Apple Computer) "Applesoft", and was released in mate understanding of the function "Integer BASIC +", a relocatable RAM November of 1977 on cassette. It was of the computer. version of the original ROM BASIC. loaded as a 10K program that looked As a language becomes more It had all the features of the original to the computer just like an Integer "high-level", it is easier for humans language, plus a "USER" command, BASIC program, though only a small to read, but requires more effort the ability to easily do four direction part of it really was. To make it easy from its interpreter or compiler to scrolling on the text and lo-res to load and start from cassette, the translate it into the native language screens, easy printing of ASCII char Applesoft interpreter was attached to of the computer. acters, and improved error han- the end of a short Integer BASIC pro INTEGER BASIC dling.<2> gram. When the Integer program Apple never released a compre was run, it poked some values into This was the first language avail hensive reference manual for Integer memory and jumped to the start of able for general use on the Apple II BASIC. The only manual available the machine language section, (aside from assembly, which will be for it was primarily a tutorial (and a which relocated the Applesoft inter dealt with later). Most of the details general introduction to using a com preter to the lower part of memory concerning its development have puter). The "Apple II BASIC (at $800), just after the memory that already been covered in Part 3 of this Programming Manual" didn't even held the screen display. History. It was a quick, compact lan call it "Integer BASIC", but referred Using this version of Applesoft guage, and its creation was an exam to the language as "Apple BASIC". It (which later became known as ple of programming directly in gave most of its programming exam Applesoft I) could be frustrating. It machine language (since Steve ples in the form of segments of a took several minutes to load from Wozniak, the author, had no assem graphics and sound demo that creat the cassette tape, and it was not bler available to use). Its disadvan ed a lo-res ball bouncing off the sides dependable. If the wrong key was tage was the lack of easy access to of the screen.<3> pressed while entering or running an floating point operations, and it With the many programs avail Applesoft program, the program that lacked some string handling func able that were written in Integer was being run could be wiped out, tions. Apple II users, especially those BASIC, it was almost a necessity for and the Applesoft interpreter itself
Mini'app'les Newsletter 14 February, 1995 would have to be reloaded from cas Apparently it lacked the error check Computer, Inc., and 1976 by sette. However, few users knew how ing that could prevent the plotting Microsoft (which may be either their to make use of the floating point of lines from spilling over into the copyright date for the original routines that Wozniak had written text of the Applesoft program Microsoft BASIC, or possibly for into the Integer ROM, so this unreli itself.<6>,<7> Microsoft's first 6502 version).<6> able Applesoft BASIC became the The A.P.P.L.E. user group pub This RAM version of Applesoft II only practical means of doing float lished a patch in 1978 that allowed used memory from $800-$2FFF, and ing point math on the Apple II. programmers to avoid the question the Applesoft BASIC program itself Aside from the reliability issue, about using LET and REM statements was loaded beginning at $3000. another difficulty with Applesoft versus lo-res graphics, and use the When the versions that came on involved hi-resolution graphics. graphics only. The author of the ROM and for the Language Card Although the Apple II was capable of patch pointed out that the LET state RAM were released, the BASIC pro displaying it, the Applesoft inter ments were not necessary ("A = 3" gram could load at $800, and much preter extended up into the memory worked just as well as "LET A = 3"). more memory was available for it. used by the hi-res screen, and so pre The REMark statements could be Some of this extra space (in high vented its use. Furthermore, this simulated by putting them at the memory) was reclaimed by DOS early version had no built-in com end of a GOTO line (where they when the Disk II was released, how- mands to manage hi-res were ignored by the interpreter), and ever.<5> graphics.<5> the GOTO could just jump to the Applesoft in the original He was Applesoft I came with a manual following line: unchanged from the II Plus version. that was 81/2 inches by 11 inches in 530 GOTO 540: REM LINE 540 SETS When the He was introduced in size, and sported a blue cover with VARIABLE N 1984, however, Apple programmers had cautiously made a few useful square glued binding.<6> This came 540 N = 2 to be known as the "blue book" changes to the language: (recall that the reference book for the Additional patches were made computer itself was affectionately available for some of the other bugs • Input processing was changed known as the "red book"). When found in Applesoft I.<8> to allow lowercase entry of Applesoft starting the interpreter after loading commands (they were translated it from the cassette, a screen was dis APPLESOFT II into uppercase) play announcing that Applesoft was In spring 1978, Randy Wigginton • Screen output commands copyright 1977 by Apple and and some others at Apple made (PRINT, TAB, HTAB, etc.) were modi Microsoft. It then asked the user for some needed revisions to Applesoft. fied to more properly handle the 80- the memory size of his computer, Using a cross-assembler running on a column screen and gave options of allowing either North Star Horizon (Z-80) microcom • Program lines (when LISTed) LET and REM statements OR the use puter, they fixed the known bugs were changed to begin in column 2, of lo-res graphics. The names of the and added other commands to con making screen editing easier lo-res graphics commands were very trol features unique to the Apple II. • All of the cassette tape routines different from those that existed in These commands included the ones (LOAD, SAVE, SHLOAD, STORE, and Integer BASIC (and in the later ver needed to draw and manipulate hi RECALL) were removed, since the sions of Applesoft). The commands res graphics. Also, the lo-res graphics hardware did not support cassette were: commands were renamed to be more I/O. The keywords were still in the PLTG = Go to lo-res graphics mode consistent with the equivalent com token table, but now pointed to the TEX = Go to text mode mands in Integer BASIC (GR, HLIN, same memory vector as the amper VLIN, etc.) This version was called sand ("&") command. PLTC N = Set color to N (0-15) "Applesoft II", and eventually it was • Patches were made to the lo-res PLTP X,Y = Plot square at X,Y available in five forms: Cassette RAM graphics commands (GR, HLIN, PLTH X1,X2,Y = Plot horizontal line and Diskette RAM (which loaded to VLIN, PLOT, and SCRN) to work from XI to X2 at Y the same memory locations that with double lo-res graphics. interfered with hi-res graphics as did PLTV Y1,Y2,X = Plot vertical line However, a bug was introduced that from Yl to Y2 at X Applesoft I), Firmware card ROM, allowed PLOTting vertically to areas Language card RAM, and finally outside of the double lo-res graphics There was a note about these main board ROM (in the Apple II screen, which would land right in commands in the reference card Plus). the beginning of the $800 space included with Applesoft I that When Applesoft II was started up where the Applesoft program text warned about using graphics coordi from cassette or diskette versions, was located (similar to the "plot" nates only between 0 and 39, or a the display screen now showed a bug in Applesoft I). program could "self-destruct". copyright date of 1978 by Apple
Mini'app'les Newsletter 15 February, 1995 When the Apple He Enhanced ROMs Applesoft interpreter shows there is his customer will be able to run it. were made available, Applesoft in NO entry labeled "XPLOT", and a those ROMs had undergone some disassembly of the interpreter shows APPLESOFT 3 (?) similar modifications. All the above NO preliminary code to support the In 1979 there were rumors at the He changes were added, with the command. Somehow this precaution West Coast Computer Faire about an exception that double lo-res graphics persisted to the present day and has enhancement to Applesoft II that capability was NOT added (lack of never been removed, even though it was in the works at Apple. It would ROM space), and the cassette I/O is extremely unlikely that Applesoft possibly be called Applesoft 3, and commands were NOT removed will ever be upgraded.<10> would be as much of an enhance (since the cassette input and output Particularly helpful for program ment over Applesoft II as that ver port was still present). mers was the foresight to include a sion was to Applesoft I. Supposedly it The version of Applesoft on the simple extension called the "amper was intended to merge DOS and Apple IIGS closely resembled the sand hook". If Applesoft came across BASIC, and would include such pow Apple He variant, the only exception the "&" symbol while interpreting a erful functions as IF-THEN-ELSE, being a fix of the double lo-res line, it jumped to a known location PRINT USING, WINDOW, and VIEW PLOTting bug. However, a bug in the in memory and left it to the pro PORT. It was predicted to be a RAM SCRN function that applied to dou grammer to insert the correct code to version only, and would be about ble lo-res mode was NOT fixed. No add a machine language extension 24K in size. Knowing the events that changes to Applesoft from the He to the language. With the publica actually followed, this rumored version appeared in the Apple He tion of important information about BASIC was probably the "Business Plus.<9> the internals of Applesoft in 1980, Basic" released with the Apple III, The manuals written for assembly language programmers rather than an enhancement for the Applesoft II were far more compre could now add statements to do Apple II.<11> hensive than either the older "Blue things that could not be done with NEXT INSTALLMENT: Languages, book" or the Integer BASIC manual. the language as it was originally cont. It gave not only programming exam created. Music, extended graphics, NOTES ples for each of the commands, but IF-THEN-ELSE logic, and even the included much more information missing "XPLOT" command could <1> Doms, Dennis. "KansasFest about the various ways in which be added to the language. The only 1991", A2-CENTRAL, Sep 1991, p. each Applesoft statement could be limits were the author's imagination 7.57. used. It also mentioned some of the (and available memory). <2> . (ad), PEEKING AT CALL- differences between Applesoft and The importance of Applesoft as A.P.P.L.E., VOL 2, 1979, p. 62. Integer (for those who wanted to an influence to productivity on the <3> . APPLE II BASIC Programming convert their older programs), and Apple II cannot be overstated. Since Manual, 1978,1979,1980,1981. gave a little information about the the release of the Apple II Plus in <4> Chien, Philip. "The First Ten Years: internals of Applesoft to aid in creat 1979, every variety of Apple II has A Look Back", THE APPLE II Review, ing machine language additions to contained Applesoft in virtually an Fall/Winter 1986, p. 12. the language. Curiously, the manu unchanged form. This has made it <5> Golding, Val J. "Applesoft From als that have been reprinted even as possible for anybody to write pro Bottom To Top", CALL-A.P.P.L.E. IN late as 1990 by Addison-Wesley have grams that ALL other Apple II users DEPTH #1, 1981, p. 8. included an odd cautionary note to will be able to use, since the lan <6> Bemsten, Jeff. GEnie, A2 ROUND- programmers. In a section in the guage does not have to be purchased TABLE, Apr 1991, Category 2, Topic 16. index about "reserved words" (words or added. If there were thousands of <7> Arkley, John, (personal telephone reserved as Applesoft commands), it Integer BASIC programs from the call), Sep 9,1991. advises against using "XPLOT" as a two years when Integer Apple II's <8> . "Apple Patches", PEEKING AT variable name, stating that "it is a were produced exclusively, there are CALL-A.P.P.LE., VOL 1, 1978, p. 40. reserved word that does not corre hundreds of thousands of Applesoft <9> Weyhrich, Steven. "Applesoft spond to a current Applesoft state programs that appeared over that Miscellaneous Information", APPLESOFT ment." What is apparently meant by subsequent thirteen years. Even CONCORDANCE Vl.O, Dec 1989. this comment is that at one time today, it is not uncommon for an <10> Kamins, Scott. "Appendix D Apple intended to extend the lan applications program to include a Reserved Words", APPLESOFT BASIC guage and add another command configuration module written in PROGRAMMER'S REFERENCE MANUAL, "XPLOT" to it, probably working Applesoft using the disk commands 1982,1983. with HPLOT in the same way that available with BASIC.SYSTEM in <11> Aldrich, Darrell. "The Computer XDRAW complements DRAW in ProDOS. It is often faster to write Faire And The Apple", PEEKING AT CALL- doing hi-res graphics. Examination such a program in BASIC, and the A.P.P.LE., VOL 2, 1979, p. 158. of the command table within the author knows without a doubt that
Mini'app'les Newsletter 16 February, 1995 GOOD DEALS #17 by Ken Slingsby This is another installment in a series of articles which list good deals and press releases that have been brought to our attention via a news source established by Apple Computer Co., AppleLink. Due to the constraints of space in our newsletter and time available, the articles have been greatly condensed. All were posted in their entirety on the Club's BBS. To read the full articles, plead or beg a friend who has access to the BBS to copy it for you. As an aid in your review of the articles, I have divided them somewhat arbitrarily into DEALS and PRESS RELEASES. The DEALS include price, dates available, and the address of the publisher or author. Most of the DEALS are special limited time offers with a significant price reduction. They are presented here as a service of Mini'app'les. The PRESS RELEASES are to make you aware of the new products. You may have to hunt to find a dealer that supports the product. Mini'app'les makes no claim as to the usefulness or quality of the products offered herein. The User Group does not endorse the products and is not supporting the products. The following is not paid advertisement. There may be other products mentioned on AppleLink not appearing here. If so, that is an omission, not a refusal of the prod uct. As in all purchases, buyer beware! Please remember that the Good Deals bargains may be limited in quantity. The seller may not have any prod uct in stock by the time this article is printed. Products and names mentioned in this document are trademarks of the respective companies. Some of the fol lowing is Copyright (c) 1994, User Group Connection. All Rights Reserved. Apple-Authorized User Groups may redistribute this information to their members (or use it to recruit them) at meetings, in newsletters, by fax, or bul letin board systems.
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Mini'app'les Newsletter 17 February, 1995 where you're going. It can calculate Apple Basic Color Monitor, N/A, Apple today also introduced the distances (miles or kilometers), $239,1000 points, mid-Jan., $25 FedEx. Apple LaserWriter Bridge, which expenses, fuel costs and consump allows Macintosh computers on tion based on preferences you set on Performa 450 w/monitor, 4/120, Ethernet or Token Ring networks to a custom basis. And when you're $779,1500 points, NOW, $45 FedEx. print on LaserWriter printers on a done, cut and paste the map and Personal LaserWriter 300, N/A, $379, LocalTalk network. itinerary into another application or 1500 points, NOW, $25 FedEx. The Apple LocalTalk Bridge is print them out to take with you. Apple Standard Keyboard, N/A, $69, expected to be available through Special User Group member price of 100 points, mid-Jan., $10 FedEx. Apple authorized resellers by the end $49.95 (plus $6 shipping and han of February priced at $99 in the U.S. dling). Call 415/957-0666. Offer Apple Extended Keyboard II, N/A, $129, 300 points, mid-Jan., $10 expires March 31,1995. Apple supports Kaleida Media Player FedEx. and Script X User Group Connection Computers * Printers * Displays: CUPERTINO, California- User Group Member Purchase Extras of various items from past December 19,1994-Apple Computer, Program months; call for details. Inc. today announced support for Only for members of Apple-authorized All items factory-refurbished with both the Kaleida Media Player® User Groups in the U.S. 90-day Apple warranty. Our Version 1.0 and the ScriptX News: Customer Services Representatives Language and Class Library Version • PowerMac 6100/60 Rebates are standing by, from 8 AM to 5 PM, 1.0 (ScriptX), shipping today from • new Payment options [AmEx, Pacific Time, Monday through Kaleida Labs. Kaleida Labs was Discover Card] Friday, at: 800/ 350-4842. The best founded as part of strategic partner • Better Packing methods & materi way to order is by phone. ship between Apple Computer and IBM Corporation in June of 1992 as als an independent, privately- held • All purchases earn points to help company. Its goal was to create a your User Group PRESS RELEASES new software platform designed for • Prices include ground shipping. interactive multimedia developers Apple LocalTalk Bridge that would be independent of under Federal Express available at the list ^% ed extra cost. CUPERTINO, California- lying operating systems and hard December 19,1994—Apple ware. The following informationis list Computer, Inc. today announced The Kaleida Media Player (KMP) ed by Product, Configuration, Prices, the Apple LocalTalk Bridge. The is the heart of the system that was Points, Shipping, and Availability. LocalTalk Bridge software is designed envisioned in 1992. It represents a PowerMac 7100/66, 8/250, $1699, to allow customers with Macintosh complete multimedia software plat 6000 points, mid-Jan., $30 FedEx. computers, printers or Newton form for both developers and end users. With the KMP, developers can Power Mac 7100/66, 8/250CD, MessagePad personal digital assis tants, connected on a LocalTalk net write one version of an application $1899, 6000 points, mid-Jan., $30 instead of many versions targeted at FedEx. work, to connect to other computers and services on Ethernet or Token specific operating systems. The sec PowerMac 7100/66, 8/500CD, Ring networks easily and effective ond component is the ScriptX $1999, 6000 points, mid-Jan., $30 Language and Class Library FedEx. ly—without the hassle of switching network connections. (ScriptX), a complete object-oriented PowerBook 150, 4/120, $1,099, 4000 The new software performs programming solution that develop points, mid-Jan., $10 FedEx. AppleTalk-based bridging between ers will use to create ScriptX applica Quadra 605, 4/80, $499,2000 points, the LocalTalk port and one other tions for the KMP. The third compo mid-Jan., $20 FedEx. selected network connection, such as nent of the Kaleida software plat Quadra 605, 4/160, $569, 2000 a built-in EtherTalk connection. The form will consist of forthcoming second network connection can be a points, mid-Jan., $20 FedEx. application development and built-in Ethernet port or another net authoring tools that wiU provide Quadra 605, 8/160, $679, 2000 work interface card such as an Apple access to ScriptX for non-program points, mid-Jan., $20 FedEx. Ethernet or Token Ring card. mers. Quadra 605, 8/250, $699, 2000 The Apple LocalTalk Bridge, ScriptX and the Kaleida Media points, mid-Jan., $20 FedEx. which is as easy to install as dragging Player will allow Apple's developers Apple Multiscan 17-Inch Display, a file into a folder, can be configured to create applications on the Apple N/A, $799, 2500 points, mid-Jan., to allow "private" or "public" access Macintosh and have them run on $40 FedEx. to LocalTalk network segment. any platform, saving time and
Mini'app'les Newsletter 18 February, 1995 money in the multimedia develop purchasers, and we've made Quality Control and packaging have ment process. Customers can then improvements in the way future already been improved, to make sure benefit by having access to richer products will be assembled, packed, all products reach you complete and interactive multimedia content. For and shipped. intact. We hope these changes result more information, please contact First off, we are issuing a $250 in a higher standard of quality in the Kristi Furrer of Kaleida Labs, Inc., at credit to all User Group members future. If you have any problems at (415) 335-2056 and request a copy of who bought a Power Mac 6100/60 all, please contact us right away at Kaleida's release-Kaleida Labs Begins from us, in any of the three configu (800) 350-4UGC. As always, we are Shipment of Kaleida Media Player rations, so that we continue to beat happy to ship replacement systems and ScriptX Programming Language- Apple's new lower retail prices. The to anyone who still gets a non-work dated 12/19/94. Power Mac 7100 prices this month ing product. Finally, we are pleased reflect the new prices. I'd also like to to be able to bring you new payment User Group Member Purchase apologize for the problems some of options: American Express and the Program Update: you have been experiencing with the Discover Card. Happy New Year! It's been a very packaging and contents of some Thanks for your continuing sup busy holiday season for User Group UGMPP products. We are aware of port! Connection, with our best December the problem and have been working Sherri Jackson, User Group ever. We're sending an unexpected with Apple and its new subcontrac Connection, User Group Member holiday treat to recent Power Mac tor to get the problems solved. Purchase Program Manager Now Utilities 5.0 Review by Stephen Camidge favourite, a real timesaver. You can you can create archives suitable for Submitted by Jacque Gay pop up the contents of any folder (or storage or electronic distribution. Test Environment hard drive) just by clicking on the The inspector window offers item and holding down the mouse more commands, most notably Now Testing was performed on a button. This can be used to quickly Find. This permits a speedy search of Power Macintosh 6100 accelerated to go to a folder five levels deep, with volumes using multiple search crite 80Mz and enhanced with a Level 2 out opening each folder along the rion, including the contents of files. Cache card, under System 7.1.2 and way. It can also be used to copy or A new inspector window opens with under System 7.5. move a selection of files to a similar the resultant files, which can be System Requirements ly distant location. There are third opened or manipulated en masse. party alternatives to this tool, but You can conveniently keep this This product requires a Mac Plus you can obtain the complete Now "find set" of criterion for future use. or better, System 7.0 or better, 4 Utilities package for a comparable This is the first utility that I have megs of ram and a hard disk. It has price! found that can search based on also been optimized for Power You can adjust the delay to whether files are locked. Macintosh. popup the menu. This is useful Unfortunately, you must then Focus of This Review because you will not always want to unlock each file individually, but see the contents of a folder. You Since most Mac users are aware of maybe future updates will add this might just want to highlight it for capability. the best selling utility package from moving or to get information. Now Software, this review will focus Different people may take different Now Profile on the differences offered by version amounts of time to perform these This utility is designed to offer 5.0. activities and find the menu func you the ability to describe your sys Unlike previous upgrades, no tion intrusive. The ability to adjust tem to technical support staff in components have been dropped. the delay allows you to tailor the terms that they understand. You can Instead, the package adds Now utility to meet your needs. obtain three levels of complexity of FolderMenus and Now QuickFiler. Now QuickFiler information in the following areas: Naturally, many prior components System, CPU, Memory, Drivers, have been upgraded. The modules If you do not already have Now have been tweaked to present their Extensions, Fonts, DA's, Compress, you will be impressed Applications, Volumes, Alias' and settings in a more uniform icon with this addition. You can compress based format. Duplicate Files. You can restrict the files on your hard drive up to 60% at report to cover your boot volume or Now FolderMenus the file level (as opposed to at the all local volumes. driver level using utilities like This tool has been updated to This has become a quick TimesTwo), under your control, and report versions of System Updates,
Mini'app'les Newsletter 19 February, 1995 Enablers, and the details of of these system modifiers, including revert to the default font instead. Or, PowerTalk and the Modern Memory libraries, chooser documents, fonts, you can just disable the entire cus Model of the Power Macintosh line. etc. tomized font display by holding Now Save The new version permits you to down the command key. control files which load before itself. Another neat little feature is the This is the one utility that I This is useful, for example, if you ability to get a quick feel of the font intentionally do not install. I abhor want to turn on Ram Doubler with type. Just go to the font in your utilities that work in the back some sets, but leave it off for others. menu and press the tilde key. ground. Competition for resources For this type of function, Startup can occur between screen savers, Manager will reboot the machine so Now Menus compression utilities, disk optimiz that the code will load in the appro Another indispensable tool, Now ers, disk repair programs, spell check priate sequence. Menus is a combination of a pro ers, etc. Wherever possible, I make Also offered, is a conflict isolation gram launcher, a memory viewer, these activate only at my command. process. If you have a crash which and a tool used to hide windows I have also learned to save docu occurs at startup, you can use Startup automatically as you move between ments as often as possible without Manager to reboot several times in a active applications. needing a reminder. row, automating the process of acti The applications launcher has For those that need it, Now Save vating selected extensions until the been improved (finally!) to permit offers the ability to save your docu conflict is identified. multiple menus on the menubar. ments at times that you pre-define Further, menus that do not fit in the based on the number of keystrokes, Now Super Boomerang menubar (different applications minutes, and/or mouse clicks. You Before Now Utilities was leave different amounts of free can also control whether you are Boomerang. Upgrades to this indis space) are offered as menu items at advised of the save as it happens. pensable tool were responsible for the top of menus that are shown. As Key Capture is an option that my acquisition of earlier versions of before, you can control the monitor tracks all keystrokes to a Saved Work Now Utilities. This offers a way to and volume setting for each pro file, to assist you to reconstruct data track your most recently used gram. If you have many applica after a crash. files/folders and gets you to them tions, it takes a lot of time and effort Since I do not use this one, I can quickly. to build these settings, so it is a relief not comment on improvements. I do not see any changes from to see that the settings can be previous versions but maybe I just brought over from previous versions Now Scrapbook use it too often to notice. of Now Utilities. This is a replacement for the Access to chooser documents and Now WYSIWYG Menus the alert sound levels is available as Scrapbook offered by the operating hierarchical choices from the rele system. It offers different views of What You See Is What You Get the stored items, including the abili Menus offers the ability to show font vant CDEV, as are the selection of ty to title and annotate each. names, sizes, and styles in the startup sets and the startup disk, sim menubar in the available font, size ilar to the familiar Monitors choices. Further, tools are provided to permit Icons can be chosen for the cus manipulation (cropping, sizing, etc) and style. This is a useful way to of the image. compare sizes and the effects of vari tom menu from a predefined set, or The utility now permits you to ous styles. It also gives a brief sample you can import/paste icons for exist (the size of the font name) of what ing icon files or applications/folders. catalog/import/export PICT, Paint, Smart items have been improved TIFF, EPS, GIF, JPEG, TEXT, sound the font actually looks like. and Quicktime files (but not startup This tool also offers the ability to with the addition of Now Utilities screens). Text can be edited and group fonts into font families. For (shows all Now Utilities as a hierar- fonts can be changed or resized. example, put your symbol and ding chal set), and Edit Recent (to permit Items can be sorted on various crite bats typefaces together as an images you to edit the previously hidden rion. font family. You can reorder the dis database of files/folders used play of the font menu, assign differ recently). Now Startup Manager ent colour to the display of the fonts As in previous versions, you can This utility enables you to man in the menubar, and assign hot keys set the memory sizes that programs age the loading of extensions, con to your favourite fonts. request and you can view how the trol panels, startup items, etc. You You can optionally turn off dis system has allocated your ram. You can turn individual items on/off and playing a given font in its own for can also create worksets, permitting re-order the load sequence. mat.. For example, displaying launching of groups of applications The new version allows you to Symbol using the Symbol font offers and documents at once. You can substitute applications to open docu- optionally display a greater number an unreadable display. You can
Mini'app'les Newsletter 20 February, 1995 benefits to the complete package. ments created by an application you Compress did this reasonably quick If you have Now Utilities, there do not own. And, of course, you can ly, but the upgrade is extremely slow. are many useful enhancements that assign hot keys to menu commands justify the upgrade price. Consider in any application. These compo Apparently, with System 7.5, you can customize your menus just by Now FolderMenus, NowFind, nents do not appear to have increased use of hierarchical menu- changed. dragging a file to the desired loca tion. I was unable to get this feature ing, and the addition of the com Negatives to work. pression/archiving tool. Whether you view this as an Now QuickFiler does not support Positives archive modification. It is not possi upgrade or a new product, the ble to add a file to an existing Now Utilities was one of the first price/performance is first rate. to offer hierarchical paths as a vehi System 7.5 is receiving a lot of atten archive, although this was possible tion for increased functionality, but with Now Compress. Now Compress cle to traverse the hard drive, and to Now Utilities will certainly enhance was the fastest pre-power mac set monitor selection. These time- archive utility available, but Now saving devices have been greatly any system. This package is sure to enhanced in this package. You can win even more awards. QuickFiler is slower (at least on a Now Utilities, Now Software, Inc., Power Macintosh) than alternatives now click on a CDEV, and in one offered by Aladdin, or by the share step, adjust/set your monitor, alert 1-800-689-9423. Street price under ware program Compact Pro. sound, startup set, chooser device or US$70 The author of Super Boomerang, startup disk. Instead of opening win Upgrade price for users of either Hiro Yamamoto, released a wonder dow after window, you can move to Now Compress or Now Utilities until ful freeware CDEV called (or copy files to) a window five levels November 15, 1994 US$39.95 deep. Or, you can move to (or copy Reviewer's Biographical ApplWindows, which adds the capa Information: bility to switch to any window in files to) a folder which resides in a any open application to your menu (custom or a SuperBoomerang Stephen Camidge is a Certified menubar. Unfortunately, Now folder) and then go five levels deep Management Accountant with a Software (for unknown reasons) was er. These are definite improvements computer/accounting consulting unable to add it to the Utilities pack to the previous package and to practice. Internet Address: age. System 7.5. Although the documentation Now Find and Now FolderMenus [email protected] indicates that this version of the util are useful, well thought-out addi America Online Address: ities has been accelerated for the tions. DrCredit Power Macintosh, I found no notice This section may look a little Snail Mail: RR#1, Desboro, able speed increase except for the skimpy, but overall, the package has Ontario NOH 1K0 Canada archiving/dearchiving of files. a lot of functionality. Phone: (519) 363-3912 Fax: call Icons imported/pasted to desig voice first Recommendation nate the custom menu are only Permissions: available in black and white. If you If you have Now Compress, this Permission is hereby granted for want colour, you have to use one of is your only upgrade path as Now any user group wishing to reproduce the selections that they provide. Compress has been discontinued as a this article as long as the biographi Now QuickFiler permits the cal separate product. Although Now cal information is attached and a culation of folder sizes in the inspec Quickfiler is no longer the best copy of the newsletter is sent to the tor window and offers totals. Now archiving tool, there are significant author. What's New For Apple II Reprinted from GEnie Lamp A2 ■ Sept is now available for the Apple IIGS. beasts and creatures. At the root of 1994 In addition, this version includes Submitted by Tom Gates all this wickedness is Mondain the several new features that exploit the Wizard, who unleashes his terror Vitesse Announces Ultima For The capabilities of the IIGS to bring you unceasingly upon the land. You Apple IIGS enhanced music, sound, and must aid the inhabitants of Sosaria WEST COVINA, CA — Under graphics. by slaying the evil Mondain. license from Origin(R), An Electronic Ultima I is a fantasy roll-playing You may travel as one of four Arts(R) Company, Vitesse proudly game that allows you to enter the professions: fighter, cleric, wizard, or presents Ultima(R) I, The First Age of ancient world of Sosaria, a once thief. You may also adjust various Darkness. This original classic, previ beautiful realm now scourged and characteristics including strength, ously available only for the Apple II, plundered by evil, bloodthirsty agility, stamina, charisma, wisdom, Mini 'app 7es Newsletter 21 February, 1995 and intelligence. You may then enter case to the US, Canada, or Australia TO. WP.Defaults3 for AppleWorks the world of Sosaria, where you can will cost US$ 10.00, CAN$ 14.00, interact with others, pick up and 4.3, and Roger's Patcher, a patch resp. AUS$ 14.50; shipping the CD carry or examine objects, and com with booklet and inlay card in a you'll certainly have fun with bat beasts and monsters. because we sure had fun writing it. 5.25" disk mailer will cost US$ 6.25, If you are not a TEXAS II sub Samples of scenes from Ultima I CAN$ 8.75 resp. AUS$ 9.00. (I sug for the Apple IIGS are available here scriber, send $10.00 for a disk con on GEnie in the Apple II software gest you buy your own jewel case taining Bev's Free Patcher alone. The and get the CD in a floppy disk mail $10.00 covers the disk, mailing, and library. Just enter "Ultima I" as the er...) I will accept cheques in US, search string. license to distribute copies within Australian or Canadian currency, your community to your friends and Features: drawn on a US, Canadian or members of your user group. Australian bank. Please, add US$ If you are a TEXAS II subscriber, Six new, original songs previously 2.00, CAN$ 3.00, resp. AUS$ 3.00 for unavailable. All new art and graph you can obtain the distribution disk cashing fees. So to get the CD in a for your user group members and ics, New digitized sound effects, Full floppy mailer, send me a cheque for friends for $5.00 instead of $10.00. on-line help, Beginner level, Fast US$ 51.25, CAN$ 71.75, resp. AUS$ So if you are a user group, it might game play, System 6 aware, and 74.00; to get it with jewel case, send be to your advantage to seek out a Save game/Restore game. me a cheque for US$ 56.00, CAN$ member who is a TEXAS II subscriber Ultima I requires an Apple IIGS, 77.00, resp. AUS$ 79.50. (Other cur (you won't have to look far) to order GS/OS 5.0.4, or later, and a mini rencies and countries, please ask.) the master disk for your group. mum of 1MB RAM. Ultima is avail Guys living in Europe send me an If you are a user group, tell us able from Vitesse, Inc. for $39.95 Eurocheque for DM 80.00 (CD with who you are, and how many mem plus an additional $5 shipping and jewel case). Within Germany the bers actually attend meetings. We handling. price will be DM 72.00 (for non- will send you that many copies (up Ultima, Origin, and Electronic Arts are members of AUGE). to 12; additional copies may be registered trademarks of Origin. Send your cheques to: Udo Huth, made by you) of the current issue of IIGS/Mac CD Now Available From Leipziger Str. 16 a, 38329 Wittmar, TEXAS II, "An Interview with Randy Germany Germany Brandt," which has been our most Bev's Free Patcher popular and most commented-upon The Apple IIGS SIG and Mac SIG issue ever. here in Germany have produced a TEXAS II announces the release Specify 3.5" or 5.25". joint CD which is available NOW. It of Bev's Free Patcher, a TimeOut No credit cards please, but checks contains about 300 MByte worth of application that applies 78 (count in any currency are accepted with an Macintosh PD and about 200 MByte 'em) patches to AppleWorks 4.02 additional $5 U.S. equivalent collec worth of Apple IIGS PD. It's a plain and 4.3 or later. tion fee. This will be the only HFS formatted CD you're able to Here's how to obtain Bev's Free announcement we make on GEnie. access from Finder without any spe Patcher: If necessary, please make a copy of cial programs necessary. The price of If you are a TEXAS II on Disk sub this message for future reference. the CD will be US$ 43.00, CAN$ scriber, do nothing, and the Patcher Kingwood Micro Software, 2018 60.00, resp. AUS$ 62.00 plus s/h. will be mailed to you within a week. Oak Dew, San Antonio, TX 78232- Shipping the CD airmail with jewel Disk 11 also contains 5471 Your Money Matters Update List From December 1994 GEnie Lamp Apple II Steve Account window form layouts Submitted by Tom Gates YMM Beta Change List and maybe other form (verses nor I decided if I was going to wait to mal list format) have shifted down Known Bugs get all the changes I wanted into the and shading is overlaying some of beta test version before releasing it, it Fields on the Continuous Checks the lines. might never get done. So I have put without Voucher need to be moved. Change font and cancel change together an almost complete beta There are no 'Window Options' font selects a bogus tiny/tiny font. at this point (and may not be). version for testing. If you are a regis Other Planned changes for this release tered user send me email with your Selecting Records Thermometer address and I will send you out a for Transaction Report and possible Change the accumulation in the copy. The following is a list of things other windows/reports is not show reports, so that an increase in a lia bility type base account will show up \\\d\\te\ iftfl to progress with this ing up? Makes it appear that the pro as a decrease and via-versa. The version. gram is locked up. February, 1995 Mini'app'les Newsletter down side of this change is if you are Changed the keys for doing YMM for the program to miscalculate the reporting by base account, subtotals Valid from Option-Open Apple-C to split amount and if so you could quit for liability type base accounts will Open Apple-Shift-Control-C. Same inserting a split transaction with an show a subtotal for charges as goes for 'O' (toggle output), 'G' tog unbalanced split amount. decreases and for credits as increases gle super hires graphics, T' toggle Now, I allow them to paste calcu (which is what they do to your net trace, and '' (toggle pause). lator results when entering a split worth but not to the base account). Ask whether a transaction is to be transaction. Plus it is not what Credit and Charge added at the end of a split or to start Changed ValidFileTotals so that it say they do in the Transaction Type a new transaction. is executed when a new version of window. Changed the account monthly the YMM datafile is created and the Add ability to set beginning and window so you can change the changes are automatically saved. ending month for Account Report. Cleared Changed ValidFileTotals so that it Add Annual Total to the Account Balance but not the Actual displays messages as it is checking Monthly report (it currently prints Balance the file. onlyJantoDec). No longer Able to Select All if Fixed problem with quitting Change Report Margins. Split Unbalanced insert with just one record causing Add logic to support Epson print Add Menu Dialog to Allow input the record to not get deleted. ers better with text output. of Dollar Sign or other monetary Fixed problem with a deleted symbol. account (number 3) getting used Changes Also, change the size of report even after it was deleted as the Allow you to double click on a headers to be based upon the size of default base account. datafile name and have it automati the large font id size. Fixed Invest text report, seems to cally start up YMM. Changed program to allow you to be printing the account name twice? Recognize and act on repeat toggle split transactions on and off Fixed bug which could cause two mouse hold down actions. in the reports, just like the transac different memo and/or payee fields Allow you to change the font for tion window. to overlay each other. Was due to reports and windows Note: If you want to print a list of Save As compressing out and delet Changed the Acct List to include transaction by distribution account ing a memo/payee that was still in Beginning Balance and you want split transactions to be use. Fix Bug with New File and Start included you can sort and subtotal Save As will lose investment with No Accounts on distribution account and then information unless that file has been Fix Bug with OA-Valid and select distribution account not equal accessed by opening an investment extended file Split. This will cause all of the split window. Fixed Save As losing Fix Bug with non-Calendar Fiscal transaction to sort and be displayed Investment information Year along with the other non split trans Fixed so that you can change Made sure that ValidFileTotals actions by distribution account. account type for the third account. corrects problems with non-January Fixed automatic input of remain Changed the logic for checking Fiscal starting month. ing split amount. Before if you the number of split transactions to Automatically update data file to blanked out an existing amount it hopefully stop the occasional but next version and automatically often times didn't split the amount not reproducible loop when adding invoke the Validate logic the first correctly. the first transaction. time the file is opened and updated Fixed quit insert with unbalanced to this version. split amount. Before, it was possible Mini'app'les Board of Director's meeting minutes December 1,1994 Thompson, Dick Peterson, Nick of an error in their newsletter ad. Matthews Center, Minneapolis Ludwig. by Roy Sorenson Vice President Brian Bantz presid Vice President's Report by Brian Bantz: Attendance ing. November meeting minutes were accepted. We had pretty good attendance Members: Brian Bantz, Jacque at the swap meet, and Brian passed Treasurer's Report Gay, Roy Sorenson, Erik L. Knopp, around photos of the event. We still Les Anderson, Bob Demeules, Owen by Jacque Gay: have some coupons for MacWorld Aaland, Eric Jacobson. Absent: Steve $3 profit for the club this month. attendees. The January newsletter Thompson, David Laden. Excused: Jacque arranged a 10% reduction in will have an earlier deadline due to Greg Carlson. Guests: Bruce Solutronix' outstanding bill because finals for editor John Hunkins, Jr.
Mini'app'les Newsletter 23 February, 1995 Brian is looking for a location for the newsletter credits to list UW-Stout as group is still suffering low atten Feb. annual meeting. He said after our new printer. Jacque said she had dance. doing some research with other user called Sir Speedy to explain why we groups, our newsletter costs are now were changing printers and to thank Operations & Resources Director's about 20% less expensive than other them for their excellent service. Nick Report by Erik Knopp: groups, but some, such as the St. will renegotiate our newsletter ad The overhead LCD projector is Louis user group, are switching to a arrangement with TCCN, and sug not working. Discussion over repair digital newsletter using programs gested we have a newsletter section costs over replacement with a newer like Acrobat. This could be mailed on advertising BBS's for a minimal fee. unit that would work with newer disk to members, available for down The Members Helping Members sec Macs and in color. Erik will research load from club BBS, or a paper print tion is still incorrect, and Nick and costs and also put a request for a unit out version mailed to members. Erik Jacobson volunteered to redo it. donation in newsletter. Brian, Bob and Nick will continue research on this topic. Software Report BBS Report by Owen Aaland: by Sysop Dick Peterson: Membership Director's Report $26 in Nov. EDOM income. Les Nick will have a phone line by Bob Demeules: has Apple EDOM # 72 ready, and installed Saturday for the club BBS, We got three new members in Bruce has released several new Mac and post new phone number on BBS Nov. The membership list is avail EDOMs. and to newsletter. Dick, Greg, and able on disk. The contents of the Nick will coordinate moving the BBS Mac SIG Director's Report new membership kit were described to new location. Motion by Bob to and should be ready to be sent out by Eric Jacobson: move BBS by early Jan., seconded by soon. Bob will bring the list of gratis Eric attended several meetings, Les: unanimous approval. newsletters for review at the next including the HyperCard SIG. Brief board meeting. discussion on the dilemma of how to Adjournment: appeal to both novice and expert No December executive board Publications Director's Report users at SIG meetings. by VP Brian Bantz for Steve meeting. Next board meeting 7 PM, Thursday, Jan. 5, Matthews Center, Thompson: Apple II SIG Director's Report 2318 29th Ave. S., Minneapolis by Les Anderson: December newsletter was printed (Brian will be unable to attend). by UW-Stout for about $200, a $300 Les said the Apple II SIG is set Submitted by Roy Sorenson, secretary. savings from our previous printer. through March, AppleWorks SIG Unanimous approval for the through May, and Apple II novice
(Continued from page 7) Texture Mapping via Line Drawing rectangular, bitmapped image of shape in the "middle", means not w/Scaling something, say a picture of wood only erasing and redrawing that par The other major animation grain or red brick siding or whatever. ticular shape, but also anything that enhancer is the Line Drawing The effect is that it's being stretched appears above or below it onscreen. w/Scaling hardware. Here we take a across the face of some 3D object To change that one shape requires common operation like plotting a that's in the onscreen image. The massive amounts of erasing and line of pixels and couple it with wood grain might be applied to the redrawing even though the neigh Scaling logic. Scaling allows magnify floor of the scene and the bricks to a boring shapes and objects are not ing or shrinking a bit mapped shape fireplace. Where before there might due to change yet. All of this activity or object as it's being drawn. The have been a collection of 3D objects translates to SLOW screen updating. scaling operation can be done by the with solid-color shaded faces, we TurboRez, with hardware Multi- plotting software but that approach would now have objects with realis Plane technology, doesn't suffer is never as fast doing it through tic textures "pasted" onto them. from these limitations. With separate hardware. By using Scaling along To get a good idea of how effec image planes, the update process is with Line Drawing, it's easy to not tive this technique is, find somebody confined to just those shapes and only alter the drawn size of a source with a 486 PC (50 or 66 mhz) that objects that need it at the time. This shape but to rotate it as well. has the popular program "Doom" means no wasted time redrawing Similarly, a drawing technique and have them run it for you. Now, things that don't need it! The result: known as Texture Mapping is we at RezTek aren't advocating that Efficient and EAST animation on enhanced using the TurboRez hard all games should imitate the shoot- your GS (even without a Zip acceler ware. em up premise of Doom, but our ator). Texture Mapping lets us manipu purpose here is to examine the late a source texture map, which is a (Continued on page 27)
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jopejiQ aiBMjjos □ jopejja diLjSjequjeiAj D :eu,j oi siL|i pejip eseeid sei.ddBjujiAj Jeea (Continued from page 24) get this ready for production, so presently. Thanks for your interest in this implementation of a real-time, 3D don't worry about ordering a texture mapped universe in which TurboRez card just yet. There will be product. And stay tuned for more the user can move about freely and more news posted at the first of the news about TurboRez GS, the video interact with. The effect is quite new year (here, on Genie for sure, card that'll bring powerful and impressive and realistic. Now imag and possibly in one or more publica dynamic animation to your IIGS! ine something similar running on tions). At that time we should have a (..and the company bringing it to better handle on release time and you, RezTek, of course.) your GS, running atfull screen size Current contact info and animating smoothly. How's that pricing, etc. RezTek, 2301 Cotton Ct, Santa going to happen? Only with a Please understand that we're a TurboRez GS card, using its hardware dedicated but small company (i.e. Rosa, Ca 95401, 707-573-9257, Genie: REZTEK, Internet: enhanced Line Drawing w/Scaling. understaffed and overworked) and While we're talking about fea that we'll be needing to apply all of [email protected] tures, we'll also mention that page- our energy to completing the flipping is no problem and there's TurboRez product. Therefore, for the also support for the GS's NTSC video near future, answering the phone port and planned GenLocking sup will probably have to take a backseat port (for instance; the Apple VOC to the production effort. If we're This Copyright notice per card). slow in replying to E-mail and stuff, tains to those articles identified just take comfort in the thought that as being reprinted from GEnie What, Where, When it was time diverted to a good cause. Lamp publications. OK, by now the questions are Also, thanks in advance to folks vol (c) Copyright 1994 when and how much. Well, we've unteering for beta test duty but we're T/TalkNET Online Publishing still got quite a bit of work to do to doing just fine in that regard and GEnie. To join GEnie, set your modem to 2400 baud (or less) and half duplex (local echo). Have the modem dial 1-800-638-8369. When you ANNUAL MEETING get a CONNECT message, type by Brian Bantz HHH. At the U#= prompt, Tom Lufkin is working on a program for the Annual meeting. Job committments for him have been heavy, but he expects to contact type: JOINGENIE and hit the someone tommorrow. I will try to call him after 5 pm CST, to see if we [return] key. When you get the have a concrete date. If not, I expect to push the meeting back until prompt asking for the signup March. I have had contact with the Global Village people at the code, type DSD524 and hit RETURN. The system will then UserGroup Connection meeting, but nothing was set up. I will let you know as soon as possible. prompt you for your sign-up information. Call (voice) 1-800-638-9636 for more information. Treasurer's Report November 1995 P r o fi t & L o s s S t a t e m e n t b y J a c q u e G a y Income EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS COMMUNICATIONS M e m b e r s h i p s $ 2 0 0 . 0 0 Your Standard Equipment Advertising $135.00 will get you there... S o f t w a r e S a l e s N e t o f S a l e s T x $ 7 2 . 3 0 If you have Freight & Misc. Income $2.00 the Right Interest $7.73 Key Total Income $417.03
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