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The Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc. DECEMBER 92 ~ M T w T F 1 2 3 4 Mac Main Meeting Programer Augsberg Park Library, 7:00 p.m. Workshop/Think-C 7100 Nicollet Avenue 1-4 p.m., Saturday Dec. 5th—> Topic: Aldus Products Brooklyn Herm Co Lb. Mike Carbon: 866-3441 6125 Shingle Creek Blvd Keven Kassulker, 535-2968
7 8 9 10 11 ^mini'app'les Board Meeting Lexington Branch Library University & Lexington Aves. St. Paul, MN, 7:00 p.m. David Laden: 488-6774
14 15 16 File Maker Pro SIG 17 18 Apple II &GS Main Meeting Highland Park Library 7 p.m. Programer Steve Wifties 458-1513 Murry JHS 7:00 p.m. Workshopmilnk-C 2200 Buford, St Paul AppleWorks®SIG 1-4 pm, Saturday Dec. 19th—> Subject Hypermedia; WOZ Video Murray Jr. High, 2200 Buford, Brooklyn Henn Co Lib. Tom Ostertag: 488-9979 St Paul, 7:00 p.m. 6125 Shingle Creek Bv Topic: Financial Functions Keven Kassulker, 535-2968 Les Anderson, 73S3953 North Shore Mac CIG 21 22 23 Bethlehem Lutheran Church 25 Grand Marais, 7:00 p.m. Fourth Dimesion" SIG Mac Programmer SIG Mac Desktop Jim Ringquist 387-2234 Lampson&Tew Murray JHS 2200 Buford Publishing SIG 2700 East 82nd Street, Bloomington, St Paul 7:00 PM Call for Location 24 7:00 p.m., Ian Abel: 920-5520 Gervaise Kimm 379-1836 Bob Grant: 827-6294
28 29 30 31 Mac Novice User SIG HyperCard SIG 6:30 PM Highland Park Library, St Paul, Washburn Com. Lib. 7.TJ0 p.m„ Tom Lufkin: 698-6523 5244 Lyndale Av. So. Peter Fleck: 370-0017
Notes: The deadline for articles is the 1st of the preceding month, if you want your article in January's newsletter, we must have SIG - Special Interest Group your copy by the 1 st of December. We accept advertising and want ads until the 10th of the month. CIG ■ Community Interest Group THE CALENDAR FOR Coordinators, please contact Cordell Woods (on our BBS or at 757-6916) by the 1st of the month to have your meeting listed correctly. JANUARY IS ON PAGE 4 The Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc. mini'app'les P.O. Box 796, Hopkins, MN 55343
Board of Directors This is the Newsletter of mini'app'les, the Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc., a Minnesota non-profitclub.The whole newsletter is copy righted President David E. Laden 488-6774 © by mini'app'les. Articles may be reproduced in other non-profit User 675 Wheelock Parkway West Groups' publications except where specifically copyrighted by the author. (Permission to reproduce these articles must be given by the author.) Please Saint Paul, Minnesota 55117-4151 include the source when reprinting. Vice-President Thomas M. Lufkin 698-6523 2078 Highland Parkway Questions — Please direct questions to an appropriate board member. Saint Paul, Minnesota 55116 Users with technical questions should refer to the Members Helping Members Secretary Tish Cavalier 789-5465 section. 2743 Hayes Street NE Membership — mini'apples Minneapolis, Minnesota 55418 attn: Bill Rhoades, 652-2221 or write Treasurer Steven Lassiler 874-1694 P.O. Box 796 4704 South Lyndale Hopkins MN 55343 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55409 All members receive a subscription to the newsletter and all club benefits. New members receive a package of member lists and software catalogs. Membership Director Bill Rhoades 1-652-2221 eDOMs At Mail Allen Mackler Operations & Resource 424-8889 Meetings Order Publications Director Robert Hammen 484-0776 M e m b e r s : 5 1 / 4 " e D O M s S 3 . 0 0 Software Director Greg Carlson 544-8252 5 1 / 4 " S y s t e m $ 1 . 0 0 Add SIG: Macs Brian Bezanson 754-8140 3 1/2" Apple/Mac eDOMs $1.00 SIG: Apples Tom Gates 789-1713 3 1 / 2 " S y s t e m $ 3 . 0 0 per Director at Large Kevin Kassulker 535-2968 3 1/2" System 7.0 (9 disks) $15.00 disk, Non-Members: 5 1/4" eDOMs $6.00 $4.00 Cordinators 3 1/2" Apple/Mac eDOMs $10.00 maximum. Beginners Consultant Earl Benser 835-2523 Make checks payable to: mini'app'les Dakota County Tom Michals 452-5667 Mail to Mini'app'les: Attention: eDOM Sales Mac Users SIG Mike Carlson (days) 866-3441 P.O. Box 796, Hopkins, MN 55343 4th Dimension SIG Ian Abel 824-8602 Dealers — mini'app'les does not endorse specific dealers. The club CAD & Engin. SIG Bill Langer 937-9240 promotes distribution of information which may help members identify best DeskTop Pub. SIG Bob Grant 827-6142 buys and service. The club itself does not participate in bulk purchases of FileMaker Pro SIG Steve Wilmes 458-0838 media, software, hardware and publications. Members may organize such activities on behalf of other members. HyperCard SIG Peter Fleck 370-0017 Mac Computer Art. Newsletter Contributions - Please send contributions directly to & Design SIG Joy Kopp 440-5436 the Newsletter Manager, David Undlin, 6670 West 133rd St., Apple Valley, Mac Novice SIG Tom Lufkin 698-6523 MN 55124 or upload to David on the mini'app'les BBS or DTP Exchange Mac Programming SIG Gervaise Kimm 379-1836 BBSs. You can also reach Dave at 432-0913 (voice & FAX). Microsoft Works SIG Ken Edd 631-3679 Deadline for material for the next newsletter is the 1st of the month. An North Shore Mac Users Jim Ringquist article will be printed when space permits and, if in the opinion of the (218)387-2234 Newsletter Editoror Manager, it constitutes material suitable for publication. Apple II Users SIG Tom Ostertag 488-9979 Meeting Dates — Please phone calendar dates and changes to: Cordel Apple IIGS SIG Mark Evans 935-7251 Woods at 757-6916. AppleWorks® SIG Les Anderson 735-3953 Apple II DTP mini'app'les BBS - 892-3317, 24 hours: 8 data, 1 stop, 0 parity Beginner's Basic SIG Tom Alexander 698-8633 mini'app'les Voice Mail - 229-6952 Languages/Tech SIG Wesley Johnson 636-1826 Tech. Adviser (hardware) Advertising -
Software Director's Staff Newsletter Publication Staff- Mac eDOMs: Jacque Gay, Jim Spencer & Mary Kosowski Advertising Apple eDOMs: Bill Job, Randy Peterson & Tom Gates AppleLink Contributor Rand Sibet 560-8103 eDOM Sali Mac - Allen Mackler & Mary Kosowski Calendar Updates Cordel Woods 757-6916 Apple - Les Anderson Calendar Layout Dick Aura 941-1198 Liaison Contacts (Contact with non-mini'app'les SIGs) Contributing Editor Tom Edwards 927-6790 Contributing Editor Peter Fleck 370-0017 Medical Stewart Haight 1838 Contributing Editor Steve George 935-5775 CP/M Jim Rose now (414)261-2536 Editor Michelle Parks 225-9886 PACER Center Karen Samuels 827-2966 870-7366 TC/PC Gervaise Kimm 379-1836 Graphics Leroy Sorenson Layout (content) Hugh Johnson 780-6053 Circulation this issue: 1000. Newsletter Manager David Undlin 432-0913 Printed with soy-based ink. Production Manager Publications Director Robert Hammen 484-0776 VOL.15, NO.12 CONTENTS December 1992 I N T H I S I S S U E
Apple II Meeting Minutes 5 Membership Dues Going Up 5 New Apple II Hardware 6 Database Printing in AppleWorks 3.0 7 1ftA • • ' Apple Introduces New Hardware and Software for the Mac 8 MODE32 Bug with System 7.1 11 Please accept my FileMaker Pro 2.0: What it's got and what it's not 12 World's Fastest Chip! 13 mini'app'les MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION. Apple Ships QuickTime for Windows, a Cross-Platform Std. 14 Please Print or Type: AppleSauce ... about changing monitor settings etc. 14 Announcements, Kudos Thanks, etc.... 15 1. Name Art of Darkness: After Dark Companion 15 M a c H y p e r C a r d S I G 1 5 Address
Thank You, Mike and Hagen: Our SE now has 4 MB of RAM 15 City State. 2p_ Thanks for the Xante or why my LWNT is faster ... 15 Res. phone- Bus. N e w M e m b e r s s i n c e J u l y 1 9 9 2 1 6 Renew ID# Exp. Date. Oops! We Goofed. Credit is due to GS+ and EGO Systems 16 Who's Who In Apple II: a Profile of Morgan Davis 17 2. Please enroll me as a mini'app'les member. From Our Software Director: New Apple eDOMS (cont.) 21 D Regular [1st year] $20.00 □ Renew [one year] $15.00 ,_, _. .. . □ $50.00 D^ r F • o r L a « g ™ n $ 3Educational 0 . 0 0 f e $100.00 ADVERTISERS DSustammg $25.00 D Donation $ _ (tax deducfettoT Lotus 1-2-3 29 3. Please tell us your special interests: Member Classified Ads 30 Which personal computer do you use: TCCN 30 □ Apple II □ Macintosh Portable HyperActive Software 31 D Apple III D Macintosh Powerbook RAMCO 31 D Apple lie D Macintosh Quadra □ Apple lie D IBM or IBM clone Laser-print Supply/Dodd Technical Back Cover □ Apple llc+ Areas of Interest: D Apple IIGS D Business Application D Laser-Other D Home Application D Macintosh Plus D Educational Application The Fine Print □ Macintosh SE □ Desktop Publishing The Mini'apples newsletter is an independent publication not affiliated, sponsored, or sanctioned by Apple Q Macintosh Classic D Other Computer, Inc. or any other computer manufacturer. The opinions, statements, positions, and views herein are those of the author(s) or editor and are not attended to be the opinions, statements, positions or views of Apple D Macintosh LC Do you own or use: Computer Inc., or any other computer manufacturer. Apple* the Apple* 4, Apple IIGS* AppleTalk* D Macintosh II D Printer □ AppleWorks* Macintosh* ImageWriter* LaserWriter* are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Macintosh SE/30 □ Laser Printer LaserShare", Finder", MultiFinder" and HyperCard" are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. PostScript*is a □ Macintosh si D Modem registered trademark of Adobe Inc. Times* and Helvetica* are registered trademarks of LinoType Co. D Macintosh fx Q Scanner D Macintosh llcx/llci □ Other
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Macintosh Main Meeting. Thur., Jan. 7 Augsberg Park Bldg, 7100 Nicollet Avenue South Note 4 Programers Wk. Shp. Sat., Jan. 9 Brooklyn Henn Co. Lib. Note 21 Apple GS Main Meeting Mon., Jan. 11 Murray JHS, 2200 Bufford, St Paul Note 11 Board Meeting Thur., Jan. 14 Lexington Branch Library, St Paul Note 1 (members welcome) Programers Wk. Shp. Sat., Jan. 16 Brooklyn Henn. Co. Lib. Note 21 Fourth Dimension SIG Mon., Jan. 18 2700 East 82nd Street Note 2 Apple II Novice Tues., Jan 19 Murray JHS, 2200 Bufford, St Paul Note 22 (New SIG!) FileMaker Pro SIG Thur., Jan. 21 Highland Park Library, St Paul Note 20 North Shore CIG Thur, Jan. 21 Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Grand Marais Note 15 Mac Novice SIG Mon., Jan. 25 Highland Park Library, St Paul Note 9 Macintosh Programmer Tues., Jan. 26 Murray Jr. High, 2200 Buford, St Paul Note 18 Mac Desktop Publishing Wed., Jan. 27 Call for location Note 3 App!eWorks®SIG (ReportWriter) Thur., Jan. 28 Murray Jr. High, 2200 Buford, St Paul Note 10
1. Dave Laden 488-6774 6. Melvyn Magree 559-1108 11. Tom Ostertag 488-9979 18. Gervaise Kimm 379-1836 2. Ian Abel 920-5520 7. JoyKopp 440-5436 12. Mark Evans 377-9000 19. Daron Applequist 938-7001 3. Bob Grant 827-6294 8. BillLanger 937-9240 15. Jim Ringquist (218)387-2234 20. Steve Wilmes 450-7448 4. Mike Carlson 866-3441 9. Tom Lufkin 698-6523 16. TomMichals 452-5667 21. Kevin Kassulker 535-2968 5. Peter Fleck 370-0017 10. Jim Shields 434-9836 17. John Hackbarth (715)246-6561 22. TomGates 789-1713 Coordinators- Please cx)ntactCordellWcods (on chjt BBS cr at 757-6916) byrJielstcffj^ month to have your meeting listed correctly. Members Helping Members
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Macintosh Key PostScript 8 Q u i c k e n 2 5 Prosel 2 Adobe Illustrator 21 Power Point 5 T a l k I s C h e a p 3 TML Basic 3,10 Beginners 13,14 QuickBasic 5,6 TimeOut 2 TML Pascal 3,10 Canvas 5 XPress 21 TO Graph 2 Writer's Choice 15 FileMaker II, Pro 1,17 Freehand 22 Apple II K e y A p p l e I I G S K e y Apple/// Key General 14,17,18 AppleWriter 2 A p p l e W o r k s G S 1 5 General 12 Helix 16 AppleWorks 2,23,25 APW 20,23 HyperCard 6,9 Ascii Express 3 C o m p l e t e P a s c a l 1 0 MacDraft 5 BASIC 5 D e l u x P a i n t I I 2 5 If you would like to be a MacDraw 5 Beagle Buddy 23 General Information 3,10 "Members Helping Mem MacPaint 5 Dazzle Draw 2 5 G r a p h i c W r i t e r l l / l l l 1 5 bers" volunteer, please Mac OS 4 DB Master 7 G S / O S 3 , 1 0 leave your name & phone Microsoft Excel 5,6,17,15 Educational Software 2 5 H y p e r S t u d i o G S 3 number on our BBS or Microsoft Word 4,5,6,14, 17 General Information 2 5 M e r l i n 1 6 + 1 5 leave a voice-mail mes Microsoft Works 11,17 Home Acc'n't 2 0 M o u s e t a l k 1 5 sage at 229-6952. Networking 5,6,13 Publishlt! 23,25 PaintWorks Plus/Gold 15,25 PageMaker 4,6,17 ProTERM 23,25 Steve Wilmes 450-7448 E 9. Peter Fleck 370-0017 DEW 16. Arnie Kroll 433-3517 E Tom Ostertag 488-9979 E 10. Randy Dop 452-0425 EW 17. Michael Foote 507-645-6710 DEW Tom Gates 789-1713 EW 11. Ed Spitler 432-0103 D 18. Richard Becker 870-0659 EW Tom Edwards 927-6790 E 12. Bob Rosenberg 377-4300 EW 20. Steve Peterson 922-9219 EW Earl Benser 884-2148 EW 340-0234 D 21. Jodi Roste 933-1698 EW Dan Buchler 435-3075 E 13. John Hackbarth 715-246-6561 D 22. Nancy McClure 227-9348 DEW Ann Bell 422-1115 E 14. Jim Horswill 379-7624 DEW 23. James C. Fullwood 454-7610 EW Fritz Lott 377-3032 E 15. Tom Michals 452-5667 DEW 25. Rand Sibet 560-8103 EW
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This was the second meeting of the Main Apple II accounts were kept, designated for tax purposes, seasons SIG at Murray Jr. High School. We even started used for tracking stocks etc. The program had a the discussion about 10 minutes before the meet very nice interface and had features that ad greetings ing was supposed to start. The snow was melting dressed all of the questions asked by the audi and the temp was in the 40's, the atmosphere in ence. the Computer Lab was warm and friendly as The custodian came around to kick us out, so we well. re gathered at Perkins for Brownie Sundaes and We started off with the usual introductions and a brain picking session to get ideas for the 1993 worked into announcements. The new Novice meeting schedule. We received lots of good sug SIG, the new Educator's SIG, next month's meet gestions, plus several locations that I could go to. ing topic, the AppleWorks SIG topic... lots of The suggestions will be put together and the stuff. Next was the Questions and answers. We 1993 schedule will be published shortly; we will forgot to mention that Tom Gates had a door need some people to help with presentations, prize left from the Software Fair. The program such as AppleWorks GS, Finder, Launcher, etc. by Tom was Rocket Factory from MECC. Tom passed out Ostertag tickets to the attendees — and then the Q&A I left at midnight when the waiter turned to a Session. Questions involved, hard drives that pillar of salt, lot of good it did him... The Decem worked better on their sides, running a word ber meeting will be on the 14th. Tom Gates is processor on a "Pineapple", scrolling of Print planning on bringing his turbocharged IIGS and Shop on the //c, and several more. Very lively showing us some Hypermedia stuff. Should be discussion! interesting. I saw some of it at the Software Fair and it is really good. See you there. Finally, we introduced Steve Peterson, the author of "Your Money Matters". Steve then did a dem Tom* onstration on his software package, showing how
Membership Dues Going Up
It's been a while and we just Other rates have also been re years in advance. Use the membership form at couldn't wait any longer. The viewed and adjusted accord the front of the newsletter and renew for one, last dues increase took effect ingly (see below). These rates two, or three years for only $15.00 per year. But five years ago on December 1, were set based on budget pro don't wait until your current membership ex 1987. During that time, costs jections, a review of rates pires. In order to take advantage of this special have continued to rise. Over the charged by other membership offer, we must receive your renewal instruc past several years, the Board of organizations, and on the re tions by January 1,1993. Directors has made every effort sults of the survey completed to keep costs down including last Spring. The majority of Membership rates effective January 1,1992: the free or almost free alterna those responding to the survey Individual (new or renew) $25.00 tives. But, there comes a point were not opposed to a dues in Student $15.00 where you just can't cut any crease and on average thought (must be full-time student more without sacrificing some a fair amount would be $25 at an accredited institution) thing. The result, "we just (yes, we appreciate all of you Sustaining $40.00 couldn't wait any longer". who completed and returned Foreign $40.00 Dues will be going up effective the survey, and we are making Educational $50.00 use of the information on a con Corporate $100.00 January 1,1993. At that time, tinuing basis). dues for an individual member (Educational and Corporate memberships each ship will go to $25.00 per year All current members of carry one vote, but Educational members receive 4 up from $20.00 or $15.00 de Mini'app'les may renew their copies of the newsletter, Corporate members re pending on whether you were a membership at the old rate of ceive 6.) ti "new" member or a "renewal". $15.00 per year for up to three
December 1992 New Apple II Hardware
All the information below is as accurate as possible. Quality Computers stocking- Since these items are new, and the information 20200 Nine Mile Road pieced together from many sources, there may be St. Clair Shores, Mi. 48080 stuffers some unintentional errors, which we naturally re Orders: (800) 443-6697 gret. Prices are for reference only and subject to Questions: (313) 774-7200 change. We strongly recommend you call the num bers below for more detailed information andpric- ZipDrive HGS, Suggested Retail: $579.00 ing-ACES. Zip's new drive, forty megabytes in size, is the larg (...and of course, Mini'app'les members can write est currently being offered. But the only thing large reviews for our newsletter, too! - Editor) about it is the storage size. The ZipDrive IIGS is internal and measures in at 8 inches long, 3 inches Pegasus Hard Drives $179 — up for //e/+, $199 high, and 3/4 of an inch thick. The mechanism is — up for IIGS attached to a card the plugs into a slot on a IIGS motherboard. The drive has its own proprietary by Leonard The Pegasus hard drive is the first SCSI compatible Macy interface (meaning the drive is not SCSI compat hard drive for the Apple II series that is internal. ible). Replacing the stock power supply with a hefty 80 watts, a cooling fan, and a Quantum hard drive in a The drive comes with the Finder and Vitesse's Sal variety of sizes. The 52 megabyte size for the IIGS vation preinstalled. (Salvation is a complete hard sells for $459, and the 105 megabyte size sells for drive management program that currently sells for $589. //e/+ versions are listed for $20 less than the around $90 by itself). ZipDrive IIGS also comes with GS versions, and are sizes are available. a manual and a HyperStudio stack to guide the owner through the installation process. Econ also markets a "powersupply" only version (no hard drive mechanism) for $199 for the IIGS and Zip Technology $179 for the //e/+. This will give you a stronger 5601 West Slavson Ave. power supply and the ability to install your own Culver City, Ca. 90230 SCSI mechanism. IIGS versions also come with (800) 937-9737 'Universal Master' drive management software. RamFast SCSI Rev D $199 with 256k cache, Econ Technologies $279 with 1Mb cache 97 N. Central Ave, Suite B The most popular SCSI interface card for the Apple Oviedo, Fl 32765 II, has been improved again — now up to Revision (407) 365-4209 D. It can now have up to a total of one megabyte of 21 MB Floptical Drive, Suggested Retail: $779 cache installed. The RamFast is said to be five to eight times faster under ProDOS 8 and two times No more magnetic disks? With this new way to store faster under GS/OS than the Apple SCSI card. And data — using a laser rather than magnets — you get now with System 6.0 it will permit a single partition good speed and improved reliability. All compacted the entire size of the hard drive if the user so de into a size equivalent to a 3.5 floppy drive. The drive sires. can be used with several operating systems as well, including gs/so, the Macintosh, and MS-DOS. C.V. Technologies 1800 East Whipp Road Tulin Technology 2156HOTooleAve. Dayton, Ohio 45400 San Jose, Ca. 95131 (513) 435-5743 (408) 432-9057 ACES QSRam lie, $99.95 Retail The author invites others to contribute additional hardware information for review at ACES. Once you remove your eighty-column card and in stall the QSRam //e, you will not only have eighty- E-Mail: Or ground-mail: column display, but one megabyte of ram to go with GEnie: LMacyl ACES Newsletter Editor it. Imagine Appleworks and several TimeOut pro AOL: LeonardMl PO Box 291557 grams loaded into memory and still having a good ACES: User #97 Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. 33329 sized desktop for you files! Comes with a five year warranty. Uploaded by Rand Sibet from ACES October 1992 Issue ft mini'app'les Database Printing in AppleWorks 3.0
After all these years, printing from a database in Without the form fed command, you won't get one software tip Appleworks "Classic" still seems to pose a prob printed label and ten blank labels. lem. Various solutions, such as reconfiguring your printer information, have been offered but Maintaining the membership database and other this one seems to be the simplest and easiest. databases for The Alliance International Inc. is a And you don't have to modify the standard set big responsibility. Think what would happen if the floppy disk went bad all of a sudden. It hap tings for your printer. When printing database pens. We, of course, have backup disks but we labels from an Appleworks "Classic": don't want to rely entirely on them so we have 1. From the database, press OA-P. hardcopy printouts too. 2. Either select your current labels report format of Our databases have a lot more information than create a new one. just a name and address so there is no way we could print it on labels for a hard copy. We have by John R. 3. Create or modify the information you want printed about 10 fields of information on some databases. to print a form of exactly six lines. You may have to So to get a hardcopy printout in 8^5 x 11 paper, I Majka insert one or two, or more, blank lines either at the just insert a blank line at the end to make a total top or bottom of your form. Ifs your choice. You will of 11 lines per record. The blank line serves as a know when Appleworks will print six lines because spacer to separate one record from another but it at the bottom of the form Appleworks tells you also does something more important, it gives a "Each record will print 6 lines." nice, even printout. A standard sheet of 8.5 x 11 paper has 66 lines on 4. Use OA-0 to get to the page set up. it. At 11 lines per record, I get 6 records per sheet 5. Set the page length to 1-inch. At the left, (6x11 = 66). And that's the "secret" to printing Appleworks will tell you that it ill print 6 lines. Do your database on standard paper for an archival not set top or bottom margins! hardcopy. The number of lines per record must be evenly divisible into 66. A standard label has 6 (If you are using longer labels, set the "form" to lines and 66 divided by 6 is 11. print the number of lines for that form [at six lines per inch] and the page length to the length So, on a standard sheet of paper, you can get 22 of the label.) records at 3 lines per record; 11 records at 6 lines per record; 6 records at 11 lines per record; 3 6. Set up the number of columns, characters per inch records at 22 lines per record; or 2 records at 33 and whatever else you want. lines per record. Other combinations don't work because 66 is not evenly divisible by any other 7. Press ESCAPE to get back out and OA-P to print numbers. (Be sure that your page length is set to the labels. (Assuming you have a sheet of labels in 11 inches in this case.) your printer, of course.) And remember don't set top or bottom margins! Even if you don't have labels, even if you have When you set top or bottom margins, Appleworks standard 8.5 x 11 paper, you will still get six will automatically send a form feed at the end of lines, with some of them blank, all the way down the record and mess things up. the sheet. The printer will NOT do a form feed to No matter what length of label you use or the the next sheet when the six lines are printed. length of the paper, if you make sure that your When the end of the sheet has been reached, "form" length in lines printed matches the num Appleworks will continue printing on the next ber of lines in your "page" and you don't use top of sheet. And so on, until the entire database, or bottom margins, your database will print per what you have selected, has been printed. fectly. The "secret" is that you set your "form" to print six lines by inserting enough blank lines to make Reprinted with permission of The Alliance Inter sure that six lines are printed then set the page national, Inc. format for 1-inch. When the six lines have been ACES printed, Appleworks assumes that the end of the Uploaded by Rand Sibet from ACES October 1992 page has been reached and does not bother with Issue ft sending a form feed command to the printer.
December 1992 Apple Introduces New Hardware and Software for the Macintosh
October 19th, was an important day for Macintosh In an uncommon move, Apple contracted with autumn users. If you don't know the significance of the date, SuperMac to manufacture the Duo MiniDock and you've been hiding under a non-Macintosh rock for the Duo Floppy Adapter. Only Sony has manufac debutes some time. Apple today officially announced several tured Apple-labeled hardware before, although much-anticipated new machines and software. We Sharp may manufacture some of the Newton devices have already published many of the details and in the future. It takes no great mind to add a few interesting aspects of the new products before these small, even numbers and come up with four, and announcements, so you may wish to go back and similarly, we presume that SuperMac will soon check some of the previous issues, especially for enter the third-party dock market that currently information about the PowerBook Duos and System contains E-Machines, Asante, and a company called 7.1. In an effort to minimize repetition in the ar Air Communications that is reportedly working on a ticles below, I will only touch on new or truly impor wireless communication dock. Given SuperMac's tant features. Future issues should shed more light strengths, I would be surprised if a dock from them on the details in future issues too, so keep an eye did not contain accelerated graphics or perhaps out. some video capture technology taken from the from VideoSpigot. Nothing solid here, folks, just some "TidBITS" Macintosh PowerBook Duos educated speculation. #147 We thoroughly covered the Duos in previous issues, but information has arrived from several first-hand Information from: ■sources who claim that the 9", 16-level gray-scale, Pythaeus Apple propaganda (like all the rest of the stuff backlit, supertwist, LCD screen, although not ac below) tive-matrix, is extremely readable. One source went so far as to say that he preferred the Duo screen PowerBook 160 and 180 over the monochrome active-matrix screen used on the 170. That's entirely subjective, but nice to hear. In some ways, the 160 and 180 hold little interest — after all, they are merely upgraded versions of the The Duos use new nickel-hydride batteries that 140 and 170, right? Yes, but Apple has added some Apple claims last between 2 and 4.5 hours (the other new features and changed things just enough to PowerBooks use either NiCad [nickel-cadmium] or keep Macintosh sales reps busy memorizing new lead-acid batteries). The Duo spec sheets trumpet features. The new 16-level gray-scale screens report about something called EverWatch Battery Saver edly look very nice, especially the 180's active-ma technology, but the 160 and 180 trix version; they sport built-in (which also have EverWatch) microphones; you can add up to 14 don't have longer battery life You know how Apple MB of RAM (but see below for an estimates, so I don't know specifi has shipped a new important warning about this); cally what EverWatch adds. Apple version of the operating they ship in 120 MB hard drive added an LED indicator to the configurations; they have more system for each new advanced battery saving technol Caps Lock key, so you can more computer? Well, that's easily see when it's engaged. Fi about to end. ogy; and like the PowerBook 100, nally, the Duos connect to their — forthey a desktop can act asMac. SCSI Last, hard but disks not docks via something Apple calls PowerLatch docking technology, least, both new models feature and surprise, the connector is a 152-pin PDS connec external video ports, so you won't have to purchase tor. Can you say, "yet another slot?" I thought you expensive internal video cards from companies like could. Actually, Apple has a good excuse this time Envisio. given the Duos' unique requirements. No, the 160 and 180 don't start the juices flowing in Although Apple claims the Duos are available im the way the neat new Duos do, but in many ways mediately, the Duo Dock and MiniDock, along with they are probably better machines. Apple had a the external Duo Battery Recharger and the new chance to work out the quirks in the 140/170 design Express Modem, will not ship immediately. The Duo and the attention to details shows, although the 160 Dock and Battery Recharger will ship in November, and 180 do not share the Duos' LED Caps Lock and the MiniDock and Express Modem in December. indicator. Unfortunately, prices on the 160 and 180, The holdup on the MiniDock and Battery Recharger particularly a loaded 180, seem high to us, espe stems from the FCC not yet approving them for sale, cially in comparison with a dockless Duo. Nonethe and there's no messing with the FCC on that issue. less, from all reports the 180's 4-bit active-matrix
mini'app'les screen is stunning, much as the $5,500 color active- start producing new expansion that the Ilci will disappear imme matrix displays at Macworld blew away any pre cards that fall within Apple's diately, but it wouldn't surprise conceived notions about display quality. If price guidelines, though, it will be me if Apple started to phase it means nothing to you, buy a PowerBook 180. Other tough to find 6 MB expansion out of production and dropped it wise, consider the other new models since despite cards for the new machines. at the next product introduction the demise of the ultra-cheap PowerBook 100, the in the spring or summer, espe current line looks extremely solid. Apple supposedly Information from: cially if that introduction resulted made $1 billion on the PowerBooks last year, and to Pythaeus in a cheaper 68040 machine join judge from the improvements and new designs, the Macintosh Hvi and II vx ing the price lists. Although a PowerBooks will continue to rake in the cash. slick, classy machine with proven The Hvi dropped out of the news performance, the Ilci is the oldest PowerBook 160 and 180 RAM Issue a while back, with rumors flying Mac in the current lineup, and I that it would only be sold outside by Mark H. Anbinder, Contributing Editor believe it's the only one that does of the US, and that proves to be not include a microphone. In Apple informed dealers this week that some third- true. The only real difference addition, Apple may wish to get party memory expansion cards designed for the between the Ilvi and IIvx is that rid of that particular case, much PowerBook 140 and 170 models will not fit properly the Ilvi uses a 16 MHz 68030 chip as it wanted to get away from the in the just-introduced PowerBook 160 and 180 com in comparison to the IIvx's 32 old SE and SE/30 case. puters. Although the 160 and 180 models have the MHz chip. I presume the speed same specifications for their memory expansion hit is proportional. It appears Macintosh Color Display slots, some third-party memory manufacturers have that Apple didn't want the Ilvi This new 14" color monitor is only reportedly offered cards that don't quite meet the cutting into the Performa 600's an incremental improvement over specs. niche, not surprisingly, but the the previous one (i.e., it performs extra machine does confuse mat The notice said that the problem occurs because of ters slightly. But wait, now that I exactly the same task), but Apple sponge heat sinks on certain chips in the 160 and scan back through the TidBITS paid a lot more attention to de 180, limiting the empty space near the memory tail, making for a nicer monitor at archive, we've never seriously a lower price. You get the same expansion connector. The sponge heat sinks are in talked about the IIvx. So what one of several "keep out" areas published by Apple 13" of usable area on the should you know about this ma Trinitron CRT (cathode ray tube), in its specs so that third-party developers will know chine anyway? where their components can "live" and where they and the size is the same at 640 x must not. Because of the apparent difficulty in de In addition to the 32 MHz 68030, 480 (resolution is 70 dpi instead signing a card that includes more than 4 MB of the IIvx includes a 32 MHz 68882 of 69 dpi), but the new CRT offers RAM and still fits inside the allocated space, some math coprocessor and 32K of higher brightness, high contrast, manufacturers have sold 6 MB upgrade cards that, cache. It has 4 MB soldered on and uniform color. The monitor is although they fit inside the 140,145, and 170 with and can take up to 16 MB SIMMs 50% brighter than the previous out difficulty, take up more than their specified in its four SIMM slots for a total model and supposedly uses 32% amount of space. of 68 MB of RAM. 8-bit internal less power, a move I wholeheart video comes standard, and you edly endorse. Now if only the new Vendors whose memory products don't fit will need can add more VRAM to support desktop units could emulate the to take a closer look at the PowerBook developer 16-bit color on the internal video, PowerBooks' sleep mode. specs (an updated copy of which has been sent to hardware developers) and reconfigure their cards to although 24-bit video requires a Front-mounted controls and a tilt video card in one of the three and swivel base make the moni fit inside the newer machines. In the meantime, NuBus slots. Other methods of early purchasers of PowerBook 160 and 180 comput tor easier to use, and it complies ers will need to be careful that any memory up expansion include an accelerator with the strict Swedish guidelines slot and room for three internal for very-low frequency (VLF) and grades they buy are specifically guaranteed to fit the storage devices, which actually new PowerBook models. means one SuperDrive, one 3.5" extremely low frequency (ELF) magnetic and electric emissions. The bulletin stressed that the heat sinks should not hard disk, and another device, Whether or not those emissions be removed. Removing them voids Apple's one-year such as the AppleCD 300i double- are specifically harmful (no one warranty on the computer, but more importantly, speed CD drive. Alternately, you has conclusively proven that doing so creates internal heat problems. The excess could probably use an internal either way, as far as I've heard), I internal heat can result in system crashes and SyQuest as your third storage can't imagine that they're good hangs, can cause the computer to run hotter than it device. The metal case and roomy for you. The monitor weighs a bit interior give the IIvx a boxy look, is supposed to, and its life span could be seriously less, so it will be easier to lift, a shortened. but it's sturdy and cheap to manufacture that way, if a tad major bonus to techie types who For now, most 4 MB expansion cards should work, heavy at 25 pounds or so. frequently have to move them. so users may be able to suffer with a little less Finally, and I'm not sure how memory in their PowerBooks. Users who tend to use The IIvx probably performs com important this is, the monitor the machines while near an electrical outlet can parably to the Ilci but offers some features automatic degaussing at even keep the computers plugged in and take advan additional niceties like the inter startup. Probably akin to a stiff tage of virtual memory. Until third-party developers nal CD-ROM drive port. I doubt cup of espresso to start the day.
December 1992 AppleCD 300 the new NEC driver is still not A/ System 7.1 The new CD player from Apple UX compatible, so if you want to install A/UX someday, go for We've talked a lot about 7.1 in the past but have sets the standard for others to another drive like one from aim at with its double-speed tech missed a few interesting bits. You know how Apple Toshiba, Sony, or Apple." nology, a speed select switch, a has shipped a new version of the operating system reasonable list price of $599, and Many drives now support single- for each new computer, causing a proliferation of support for multi-session session PhotoCDs, which you that final digit in the version number? Well, that's PhotoCDs along with three other create by having camera film about to end. System 7.1 supports drop-in software formats I'm unfamiliar with, CD- transferred to CD rather than modules called "system enablers" that enable the ROM XA (which apparently re printed on paper. Multi-session standard version of 7.1 to support whatever new quires some extra hardware to PhotoCDs come about, appar features of the specific Macintosh are appropriate. play compressed audio), CD+G, ently, when you take that CD That should eliminate the 6.0.x-syndrome, where x and CD+MEDI. It of course reads back to the photo store and have equals any arbitrarily large number. I think this is a all the ISO 9660/High Sierra and them add more rolls of film to it. I terribly useful (it would be thoroughly clever if it Macintosh HFS discs that the old know little about PhotoCD, but if wasn't so obvious) innovation, and I applaud Apple (and still available) AppleCD 150 anyone out there has played with for making Macintosh life easier. can read. The drive has an aver PhotoCD personally and has had System 7.1 has System 7 Tune-Up built into it, age access time of 295 millisec pictures put on one, I'd love an onds in double-speed mode, in article about it. which is good, but may unfortunately confuse the which it can also transfer 300 KB issue more. You need System 7 Tune-Up 1.1.1 with of data per second. Interestingly, and Apple's press System 7.0 and 7.0.1, but you do not need Tune-Up propaganda was no help, the at all with System 7.1. Hope that settles it. Apple Double-speed technology isn't AppleCD 300 appears to have two also increased File Sharing security so "guest ac new, since NEC has had the modes. In mode 1 the drive can cess" is no longer the default, and in a move I love, CDR-73M out for a while now, read 656 MB per disc, and trans Apple removed DAL from System 7.1 so normal but it was plagued with some fer data at either 150 KB/second people no longer have to throw it out immediately. early problems that NEC only or 300 KB/second (working at Those who need it can get it in a software solution recently fixed. The AppleCD 300 normal or double speed). That pack from Apple. hopes to avoid any such problems jives with the little I know about with its front-mounted speed CDs. In mode 2 the drive can read System 7.1 users should have almost no compatibil select switch, and frankly, I sus 748 MB per disc, and transfer ity problems, with two known exceptions. Networks data at either 171 KB/second or running AppleShare on the server will need to up pect that Apple tested more care grade AppleShare on the server to version 3.0.1. fully than NEC anyway, to judge 342 KB/second. That's weird. It More commonly, if you use MacTCP for network from some of the less than favor turns out that these modes are access, you should upgrade to MacTCP version 1.1.1. able comments I've received about standards and almost all drives We have no information on upgrade costs or proce NEC. Will McCauley reported on support both modes. Mode 2 discs his experience calling NEC, say dures for AppleShare 3.0.1 and MacTCP 1.1.1 yet, so store more and read faster be stay tuned. ing: cause it has less error correction (not a problem for audio and fast System 7.1 Update Kit Gee, it wasn't that bad. I just sat animation, where a missed bit with the phone next to my ear for wouldn't matter), but almost no As we reported, Apple's press materials imply, but 32 minutes listening to an im discs use the mode 2 format. do not state clearly, that you may not copy System properly synchronized recording Many thanks to Cary Lu, who 7.1 freely. You can get the System 7.1 Update Kit if ("are busy. Please hold the line. solved this mystery by quoting to you are a System 7 user for $34.95, and it includes All our operate") and then I got to me from the fourth edition of his new system disks in either 1.4 MB or 800K format, talk to two real people, one of excellent book, "The Apple Macin a QuickTime 1.5 disk, and a System 7.1 Update whom said she would send the tosh Book," (ISBN 1-55615-278-7, Guide. new driver. I asked if I could post $24.95 from Microsoft Press). I Unlike the following two upgrades, which will cer the driver to an electronic bulle need to get my own copy of that. tin board, and she said "Oh, no, tainly be available through dealers and software only the PC driver is posted Information from: resellers, and probably mail order firms like there." I said I could post it to a MacConnection and MacWarehouse, Apple's press bulletin board frequented by Mac Gary Goldberg — materials say that the System 7.1 Update Kit will be available directly from Apple, never mentioning users, and she said "Well, I don't [email protected] know anything about that." Troy Gaul — dealers or software resellers. In some respects this Sounds like a go-ahead to me. [email protected] makes sense, since after the middlemen take a cut Will McCauley — of that $35 price and discount it to the user, Apple I have heard that NEC plans a will@icaen. uiowa.edu would probably lose money on the Update Kits. It ROM upgrade to support multi- Povl H. Pedersen — may make sense, but it doesn't mean we have to like session PhotoCDs, but it appears [email protected] it. $35 is not a lot of money for most people (and yes, that NEC isn't entirely with it, Cary Lu I know it is for students — I was one not long ago), because Povl Pedersen reports, Apple propaganda but you can't buy much other software for $35 and "According to comp.sys.unix.aux as we discussed in TidBITS#143, Apple is at heart a
10 mini'app'les .p^ software company and must transfer its money- mere $499 if you call fast. No At send them to you at no charge. (^ making ventures to software so that it can lower the Ease, but you might get a Ginsu Asian System versions prices on its hardware. At least 7.1 will come with knife if you hurry. Obviously, a new Macs. ten-user upgrade won't do squat Along with the US version of for a really large site, but sit tight System 7.1, Apple also has System 7 Personal Upgrade Kit because Apple plans to offer a KanjiTalk 7, the Japanese ver Apple aimed the (Version 7.1) System 7 Personal volume-purchase plan after 30- sion, available immediately. It Upgrade Kit at users upgrading from System 6. It Nov-92. Call the number below or includes all the features of Sys costs $99 and includes System 7.1 on six 1.4 MB hassle your Apple rep for more tem 7.1, plus the Kotoeri input disks, a QuickTime 1.5 disk, and a disk with the info. method and seven new Kanji Compatibility Checker. Manuals include the Desk Picky little details TrueType fonts. Other versions of top Macintosh User's Guide and the System 7 Up System 7.1 will be available soon, grade Guide. For an unspecified limited time, Apple US customers who purchased the including the Korean version on will bundle At Ease with this upgrade. Version 7.0 System 7 Personal Ol-Nov-92, the Thai version on Upgrade Kit or the Group Up 15-Nov-92, the ChineseTalk II System 7 MultiPack grade Kit after Ol-Sep-92 can get (Traditional) version on 15-Nov- Larger sites can purchase the System 7 MultiPack, the 7.1 version for free with proof 92, and the System 7 (Chinese/ which provides a license for a site to upgrade up to of purchase. For more informa simplified) version on 15-Jan-93. tion on that, call the number ten users from System 6 to System 7.1. The software Apple System Software Upgrades comes on CD-ROM in several language versions, below. — 800/769-2775 and includes QuickTime 1.5, the Compatibility If you purchase either the System Checker, and system enablers. You also get 1.4 MB 7 Personal Upgrade Kit or Group ©Copyright 1990-1992 disks containing the same stuff, as well as the two Adam & Tonya Engst # manuals from the Personal Upgrade Kit and the Upgrade Kit and require 800K Administrator's Handbook. All that and more for a disks, you can call and Apple will MODE32 Bug with System 7.1
by Mark H. Anbinder, Contributing Editor rangement of NuBus cards, so users who do experi a bug report ence this incompatibility can try moving around Hazy reports surfaced last week that MODE32 was their NuBus cards. not compatible with System 7.1. Happily, Connectix informs us that the incompatibility exists only in Connectix is not working on a 7.1-compatible ver limited circumstances, and most users won't have sion of MODE32, because Apple has announced that trouble. a "system enabler" is in development that will pro vide the same functionality. No release date has MODE32 is the nifty utility, developed by Connectix been announced for this technology, which Apple and licensed by Apple for distribution to all Mac from claimed was in the works last September. The com users, that "cleans up" Macs with older, dirty ROMs, pany is undoubtedly rushing now that it's too late to TidBITS" allowing these Macs (the II, IIx, Ilex, and SE/30) to release it along with System 7.1. use 32-bit mode, and thus allowing them to address #150 more than 8 MB of RAM or more than 13 MB of Even though Connectix is confident that most users virtual memory. won't experience problems, and believes that they have narrowed down the possible problems, Roy According to Connectix CEO Roy McDonald, asks that users who feel they have found a source of MODE32 is compatible with System 7.1 unless the incompatibility other than virtual memory between Mac is in 32-bit mode AND using virtual memory. MODE32 and System 7.1 call Connectix Technical Because Connectix's analysis of its registered user base shows that most MODE32 users are using the Support at one of the numbers below. software so they can address a large amount of real Connectix Corp. — 800/950-5880 — 415/571-5100 memory, and therefore wouldn't be using virtual 415/571-5195 (fax) memory, Roy doesn't believe that most users will notice this problem. Information from: The incompatibility seems to be "highly configura Roy McDonald, Connectix — tion-dependent," meaning that even in the situation [email protected] described above, some users might not have difficul ©Copyright 1990-1992 Adam & Tonya Engst # ties. Early testing has led Connectix to suspect that one factor involved in the problem may be the ar
December 1992 11 FileMaker Pro 2.0: What it's got and what it's not by Charles Wheeler ing options for each step. For example, if you software choose the step "Go to Layout[...]", the Option Claris recently upgraded of its best-selling data field will list all the available layouts. Select one review base program, FileMaker Pro 2.0 (not to be con from a drop down menu, and FileMaker Pro re fused with FileMaker II, which came after places the three periods between the brackets FileMaker 4 but before FileMaker Pro...). If with the name of the selected layout in your you're looking for a major, from-the-ground-up rewrite of FileMaker Pro, you'll have to buy a script. The order of the steps in a script can be rearranged by simply dragging a step up or down Windows machine. That's right, FileMaker Pro the script. Claris prides itself on making "simply now comes in two popular flavors, Mac and Win powerful" software, and if anyone has come up dows. Claris claims both versions are nearly iden with a better way to create and edit scripts or tical in features and operation, and can share files simultaneously on the same network. Since I macros than FileMaker Pro 2.0,1 have yet to see haven't used the Windows version yet, I'll limit it. For the majority of FileMaker users, ScriptMaker alone makes the upgrade price my review to the Mac version. worthwhile. from As I alluded to earlier, FileMaker Pro 2.0 for the FileMaker has always been a program that in "TidBITS" Mac is not a major rewrite; it's a major tweak. It vited users to work around its limitations with #150 looks like the programmers added as many requested fea- calculations, scripts, and — starting in FileMaker Pro — tures as possible without re FileMaker Pro offers buttons. Along with the more building the database engine. one new feature I have powerful scripting tools, File These include interface en Maker Pro 2.0 allows for the hancements, QuickTime and yet to mention that not sound support, better handling only makes the upgrade ultimate workarounds — using of labels and the ability to open worth the price but is an other programs from within one file from within another, to absolute must for any FileMaker Pro. Claris cites an example of creating charts for name a few of the most re serious FileMaker user. data contained in an FileMaker quested features. This version ———^^-^^ is "System 7 omniscient," file by exporting the data to a spreadsheet program, having that program create meaning better than "aware," newer than the chart, save it as a PICT, and import it into a "studly," but not quite completely "savvy." File picture field, all done using scripting and Apple Maker Pro strongly supports Apple events, but events. Although it looks good on paper, how barely acknowledges Publish and Subscribe (data many average FileMaker users will put this fea can be exported in the Edition format). Claris ture to use? Developers and consultants whose does not promise speed improvements, although it seems to run a little faster, possibly because of clients are running 20 MB of RAM, on the other a definite quickening of screen redraws. hand, will have a field day. The award for most ridiculous waste of memory If it sounds like I'm withholding my enthusiasm, in this category is the "phone dialer" workaround, I am. All of these features are nice, but worth the which suggests that the way to avoid FileMaker's price of a major upgrade (over $100 with tax, inability to dial a phone number from within a shipping and handling)? Maybe when Apple field is to export the number to HyperCard, events become more widely used. However, File which, through the miracle of Apple events, Maker Pro offers one new feature I have yet to would dial the number for you. Fortunately, sev mention that not only makes the upgrade worth eral folks are working on little applications whose the price but is an absolute must for any serious only purpose in life will be to dial the phone from FileMaker user: ScriptMaker. FileMaker at the cost of only a few K of RAM. ScriptMaker is the new script writing tool for Watch your favorite online service for the fruits of FileMaker. You can still use the "look over my their labor. shoulder and remember what I did" method fa For database publishers, FileMaker Pro 2.0 adds miliar to users of earlier versions of FileMaker, or several new goodies, including new font styles you can create complex scripts completely from and full text justification. One shortcoming that scratch. The new interface is both simple and Claris has taken some heat for in their support complete, with a list of script "steps," an area for area of America Online is the way FileMaker building scripts, and an Option field for display- handles text embedded in EPS (Encapsulated
12 mini'app'les PostScript) files. FileMaker FileMaker Pro also supports Summing up, FileMaker Pro 2.0, although not a downloads fonts to the printer if Data Access Queries on a re major rewrite, is a major and worthwhile tweak. those fonts are contained in a mote server, a nice feature, but With the addition of a powerful script manager, field or layout, but not if they 98% of FileMaker users prob Apple events, and the ability to export Editions, reside in an EPS graphic. Un ably won't use it. Many other FileMaker users have a considerably larger bag less the font is downloaded small niceties have been added of tricks to move information into, out of, manually before printing, your that will be used by most users, around and within their databases. With the graphic that uses Garamond like easier layout manipulation release of FileMaker Pro for Windows, Claris Semibold Italic could come out and enhanced cut and paste should own the flat-file database market for the of the printer in Courier. capabilities. In fact, if I tried to foreseeable future. list them all here, this review (Another AOL FileMaker user could turn into a two or three Stop the modems! Although the transition from FileMaker Pro 1.0v3 to 2.0V1 has, by most ac pointed out that, although part series like Howard Claris generally does a good job Hansen's Excel 4.0 review. File counts, been a remarkably smooth one, Claris maintaining interface consis Tech Support reports there will be a mainte Maker has always been a pro nance release shortly to address known bugs. tency among its programs, the gram of pleasant surprises color palettes of the major ("Gee, it would be nice if this They did not elaborate on what those bugs Claris products have the colors program would... hey, it does!"). might be. Claris has in the past done quick re arranged differently. Talk about I'll let you discover some trea leases to address relatively minor bugs in new attention to detail. I want this sures on your own. If you want software versions. In those cases, registered users received the update automatically at no guy checking the engine clues, Claris has updated and mountings of the next 747 I enhanced the manual as well. charge. Stay tuned. ride.) Claris — 408/727-8227 — 800/544-8554 Charles Wheeler — [email protected] ©Copyright 1990-1992 Adam & Tonya Engst.* World's Fastest Chip! a press release of the Timeless chip. Some cus ware and software that hasn't tomers have been receiving been invented yet." The IBM Zurich laboratory unveiled the world's products before they order fastest chip this week. The chip, code named them. Most customers we inter If you are thinking of ordering "Timeless", is based on high temperature super viewed did admit that they computer systems which uses conductors and is capable of transferring data were planning to order the new the Timeless chip, they can be signals faster than the speed of light. This makes software when it arrived. They ordered from IBM. it possible for a computer based on this chip to said that they liked the speed Of course, if you have been produce answers before questions are asked. with which the products ar thinking about ordering one, it Using this technology, the Hursley laboratory has rived, but they disliked IBM's is probably on its way to you been able to produce a program product before new policy of billing them be right now. the user requirements were known. Industry fore they ordered anything. /. B. Lyon
December 1992 13 Apple Ships QuickTime for Windows To Provide Cross-Platform Multimedia Standard
CUPERTINO, California — November 10, 1992 — will be able to easily exchange files, rely on a consis announcement Apple Computer, Inc., today announced plans to tent human interface, and use a variety of modular bring the world's most sophisticated multimedia compression technologies for storing multimedia technology to people who use Microsoft Windows. information. QuickTime for Windows, a set of Windows Dynamic Linked Libraries (DLLs), can be installed on any PC Apple and Intel Work Together to Drive Stan and used by any Windows application adapted to dards QuickTime's application programming interface. Apple and Intel today also announced that they are Several Windows software and hardware vendors jointly integrating Intel's Indeo video compression today also announced support for QuickTime for technology into QuickTime on Macintosh and Win Windows, version 1.0. dows. This development provides users with Intel's With QuickTime for Windows, Apple has developed technology for compression and decompression of a cross-platform multimedia standard to provide QuickTime video data. Intel's support for official press users with a consistent interface and file format for QuickTime, with the Indeo line of software and release working with digital video, sound, animation, and hardware products, will offer QuickTime users with other multimedia data. Using QuickTime, authors accelerated playback capabilities. and publishers will have a simple way to distribute Pricing and Availability their work in a single file format. QuickTime for Windows will also give multimedia programmers Apple will offer version 1.0 of QuickTime for Win and developers one cross-platform multimedia pro dows in a Software Development Kit (SDK) designed gramming interface. for professional programmers, and sold through the APDA, Apple's developer tools distribution group. QuickTime for Windows The SDK is priced at $295 and will be available QuickTime for Windows is an implementation of the worldwide Nov. 23,1992. The SDK Bundle for Win QuickTime architecture on Microsoft's Windows dows and Macintosh, also available worldwide on environment. QuickTime for Windows provides Nov. 23, 1992, is priced at $495. Windows users with the portions of QuickTime System Requirements needed to playback and control QuickTime Movie files and compressed still images. With the avail The QuickTime for Windows software requires a 386 ability of QuickTime for Windows multimedia au or faster CPU, equipped with 4MB of RAM, an thors, developers, publishers, and users can work 80MB hard disk, and a VGA or better graphics with QuickTime Movies on Macintosh, Silicon adapter. Movies with sound require installation of a Graphics, and PCs running Windows. Through PC sound card. System software requirements in QuickTime, users on Macintosh and Windows PCs clude MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 or higher. * AppleSauce... about changing monitor settings and your Chinook warranty
Ever tire of those white letters on a blue background A couple of notes: to quickly series of computers. Chinook is when using a text based program such as ProTerm change back to Original settings, out of that business now. Rumor or classic AppleWorks on a IIGS? Well try this: go to go to "display", highlight stan has it that they decided to get out the classic control panel by pressing OPEN APPLE- dards, use right arrow key, and of the hard drive business com CONTROL-ESCAPE. Highlight the words "Control everything will change back. pletely. In any case, Sequential Panel", press return. Using arrow keys, highlight These settings should only affect systems, 1200 Diamond Circle, "display", press return. Use down arrow to highlight text based programs, not GSOS Lafayette, CO 80026, announced "text" then use left or right arrow to change color. based. However, if you also that they have taken over service Neat! Now use the down arrow key to highlight change the color of the border, for Chinook hard drive company. "background" and change color the same way we did that will affect all programs, text Their service phone is (800) 999- for text. and GSOS based. 1717 and they will honor Chinook warranties. I have found yellow text on black background very Less than a year ago Chinook was comfortable for my eyes. selling lOOmb and other size From ACES October 1992 Issue, SCSI hard drives for the Apple II Uploaded by Rand Sibet 4
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announcements Mac HyperCard SIG by Peter Fleck Next Meeting: CALL SIG Coordinator Returns The HyperCard SIG has begun meeting again but as of this writing (November 4), there is no official site and no specific date. If all proceeds as planned, we have met once in November and monthly meet ings will follow. To find out when and where, check the Mini'app'les BBS, call the voice mail, or call me at 370-0017. Peter * from various sources Thank You, Mike and Hagen: Our SE now has 4 MB of RAM Thanks to Hagen Computers and Mike Carlson for upgrading the club SE to its max of 4 MB memory. We are giving Hagen three months of advertising ($120) of one Art of appropriately sized ad. [Mike, this has been OK'd by the Board of directors.] 4 ~ Darkness: The After Dark Companion Thanks for the Xante or why my LWNT is faster and prints at 600 dpi Peachpit Press, Inc has announced the Some of you may have noticed a change in this issue of our newslet publication of "Art of Darkness: The After Dark Companion". This 128-page tomette ter — it was printed at 600 dpi which is a four-fold increase in reso describes the 50-odd display modules that lution compared to previous issues — thanks to the use of a Xante make up After Dark and More After Dark Accel-a-Writer upgrade board supplied by Your Blue Pencil. Linda for the Macintosh. The book also includes has offered Xante upgrades to ^mini'app'les members at a reduced nine all new modules for After Dark. The price. -DU disk also includes ProtoToasters. The book The Xante Accel-a-Writer line of upgrade boards for Hewlett retails for $19.95. User Groups can get the Packard LaserJets and for Apple LaserWriters gives new life to old book for $11.97 by ordering as a group if or low-end printers: glorious speed, PostScript compatibility, 35 11 or more books are ordered. Shipping resident fonts, SCSI port, simultaneous interfacing of IBM/DOS costs are $.50 per book ($1.50 per combo). and Mac machines, and true 600 dots/inch text and line art and Peachpit Press has many books available simulated 850 dots/inch grays. A Flash ROM for quick font han for the Mac and IBM (shudder!). Titles dling is an option. (All hardware is printer-resident; your Mac is include such goodies as: The Dead Mac not used as a file server or processor for the printer.) Scrolls ($19.20), The Little Mac Book, 2nd Edition ($8.97), The Macintosh Bible, 3rd Xante's line of highly affordable 600 dpi printers—the Accel-a- Edition ($16.80), The Macintosh Bible, 4th Writer 4000 and the 8000—offer the same features in a new edition ($19.20), QuarkXPress Book, 2nd printer, plus Xante's proprietary built-in Flash ROM for additional edition ($16.77). If our group can get 11 "resident" fonts. book orders, I'll be happy to place an order The powerful Accel-a-Writer 8100 can be configured for 600, 800, or and get out to our people. The discount of 960 dots/inch and will take 11 x 17 paper—a real workhorse for these books is 40% over the retail price, desktop publishing, newspaper production, and engineering users. and may be worth looking into. Just call The newly announced 1200 dpi configuration will be available me with your order, and we can discuss how we are doing. I think that we can get soon. the discount if we all work together on this Contact Linda Bryan 612-777-7037 for information on special dis one. 4 counts for Mini'app'les members. #
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I distributed a Morgan ModemWorks, ProLine, and a few other programs GEnieLamp: Morgan, how did you first become Davis interested in programming the Apple II? Can you through LLS between 1984 and 1988. remember the specific time and place? On February 14th, 1989, the Morgan Davis interview Group was created, and I've been selling my own Davis: I was a junior in high school (1981), when products through it ever since. While the Apple II I had a short one-week introductory class on market has shrunk over the years, MDG has computers. Fortunately, the computer was an expanded its product line and increased revenues Apple II. That started my (so far) life long each year. interest in them. GEnieLamp: In the late 1980's you worked for a GEnieLamp: Over the years you've created some year or so at Beagle Bros. Did your job involve superlative telecommunications products software programming work? (including ModemWorks and ProLine). Can you tell us a little how you first became interested in Davis: Yes. This is a minor point in history. telecommunications? When was the first time you saw the word CONNECT? GEnieLamp: Was it more along the lines of telephone technical support? by Phil Davis: Actually, my communications history goes Shapiro back much farther than what you suggest. While Davis: Heck no!:-) I was hired in February, 1989 in sixth grade, after tiring of only being able to (the same month I started MDG) when TimeOut listen to a short-wave scanner, I wanted to get was really enjoying its success. Bert Kersey had sold Beagle Bros to Mark Simonsen, and my amateur radio operators license, but succumbed a few years later to the easy access of Simonsen decided that he'd like Beagle to become CB radio. My interest in communications started a heavyweight contender in the Macintosh out in radio. market. I was hired, along with about six others initially, to work with existing Beagle It was in 1983 when I got my own Apple lie and programmers (who only had Apple II experience had a job writing books on BASIC programming at the time) to create a product that would for CompuSoft Publishing, Inc. They had an dethrone Microsoft Works, Microsoft's integrated acoustic coupler modem that I was able to take package with a long, successful history. home during the weekends and connect to the He. I would cruise the local bulletin boards for 48 Our product, code named Cheetah, was to be designed and developed into intercommunicating hours and then take the unit back to work on modules that included more features than Works Monday. — all in eight months — a ridiculous time frame Finally, I couldn't take it anymore and decided I for a group of Apple II programmers, most who needed a modem I could use all the time. So, I didn't even own a Macintosh (like myself) and bought the best modem you could get for the had little or no experience using one, let alone Apple II series at the time, a Novation Apple-Cat programming it. From 1984,1 had spent a lot of II with a blazing 300bps throughput and a $400 time working with Macs, but I had only price tag. I must have been saving my paycheck developed software for the Apple II. I bought a money diligently, because it wasn't too long Macintosh IIx through Beagle and paid it off thereafter when I purchased the 1200bps through my salary over a number of months. upgrade option for about $250, as I recall. My responsibility in the Cheetah project was to The popular external modems at the time were develop the communications module. Amazingly, Racal Vadics — very expensive, very cutting- I had it getting me online and transferring data edge. The Hayes Smartmodem wasn't in full in about two or three months. The hard part, popularity until much later. I didn't have a real however, was putting a Macintosh interface on Hayes-style modem until around 1984, perhaps top of it all. Familiar with the serial port on the •85. IIGS, getting the Mac to speak to a modem wasn't hard. But having to learn the other 99% of the Before I had a Hayes-compatible external mo Macintosh's toolbox, operating system, and dem, I had already built an Apple-Cat-only ver development environments took a long time. The sion of ModemWorks. It was distributed as other programmers had similar hurdles to "shareware" (a new concept at the time) through a small company a friend and I founded called overcome, and many dropped out of the project December 1992 17 early on (Rob Renstrom and Alan Bird, who went Beagle Bros in every department except the ones on to start WestCode). The team went from 12 that count. We had excellent writers, artists, an down to about 4 programmers, still holding the established sales force, awesome Apple II same initial feature list and the same eight- programmers, a few promising Mac month deadline. Not surprising, we didn't make programmers, and everyone (below a certain it. level) got along expertly. It just seemed like we were always working against management, or GEnieLamp: Can you tell us a little about the more accurately, operating under the lack of real work environment at Beagle Bros (formal/ informal)? management. To bring a long story to a quick ending, things got Davis: Beagle was a fun place to work at during worse in the two years that followed my the days when it was under the fathership of Bert departure. For months, Beagle operated on a Kersey. On many occasions, I would stop by at shoestring with just five or six employees. They the Beagle offices to visit or drop off a Living sold their Apple II products to Quality. And then Legends product they might have ordered. It last Friday, they shut down for good. I'm certain always struck me as the greatest Apple II the worsening economy only helped to speed up company to work for, second only to Apple, of course. I'd love to continue a happy story, but I'm Beagle's demise. afraid there isn't one. GEnieLamp: Is Sophie a real dog? Things were quite different after the TimeOut Davis: She was (past tense). Sophie left us for succe$$. Beagle moved to an expensive technical Beagle Heaven a few years ago. park in Sorrento Valley (the Silicon Valley of San GEnieLamp: Your ProLine bulletin board system Diego). The atmosphere was casual, but not has earned an enthusiastic following with Apple informal. When I came aboard, I think they had II users and user groups around the country. In about 25 employees. There was "management what year was ProLine first released? Can you structure", company policy manuals, legal describe some of the new features of the latest agreements to sign, and a marketing V.P., the ProLine version, ProLine 2.0? only person really Davis: ProLine was first conceived and named in overseeing R&D (that was us). Not at all like the early 1984. It wasn't released until 1985 as a small, attractive company I used to dream of commercial product through LLS. ProLine 2.0 working for. was major upgrade, entailing a nearly total The Cheetah project lacked serious direction and rewrite of the core system. At the lowest level, I management. I became aware of this after long had developed the Object Module Manager to time Beagle programmers, like Randy Brandt, make ModemWorks 3.0 a reality. This allowed decided not to be involved with the project. A me to create interchangeable modules for taking friend of mine who later went on to work for care of specific functions, like terminal emulation, Aldus (Silicon Beach at the time), left because of transfer protocols, serial I/O, and so on. ProLine the pressure and idiocy that went on up in the 2.0, mostly written in Applesoft using MD- higher ranks. They had an insight that I didn't. BASIC, was able to take After about a year, Cheetah's team consisted of Joe Holt (the only accomplished Mac programmer advantage of the new features in ModemWorks there), Tom Birchall (experienced at HyperCard, by just "recompiling" all the existing code with but not application development), and myself. some new libraries. So, 2.0 offers additional terminal support (VT-100, 102, 220, and ANSI), a In the months ahead, Beagle's employee count full complement of protocols (X/Y/ZMODEM), all atrophied to about 12 following layoff after layoff. new online documentation, and a new 350 page There were a few who got out before their owners manual. number came up. I stuck with the initial Cheetah plan until April 13 (a Friday, no less), 1990, when GEnieLamp: You run the Morgan Davis Group Mark Simonsen called me into his office at the publishing company with your wife Dawn. Does end of the day and expressed the company's running the company take up all your time? Or difficult financial situation, of which I was all too are you able to work a separate job as well? aware. That was my last day. I went home that Davis: Other than moral support, Dawn doesn't evening in a daze, disappointed that what could get too involved in MDG these days. She's started have been never happened after a year and a her own licensed family day care facility (in our half. When my good friend Joe Holt heard what home — where I no longer keep my office for obvi happened, he left Beagle to work for Adobe ous reasons!). With seven kids to take care of, Systems. I went on to pursue MDG full time, and she's pretty busy these days, and loving it. have been doing just that ever since. Running MDG does, indeed, take up ALL of my It's a real shame. There was amazing talent at time. There are always hundreds of things to do, 18 mini'app'l and it seems like I can't keep mode). MD-BASIC's source files SoftDisk programmers use it. There are many JfiB\ up. Since I write and develop look a lot like BASIC, C, and others. I'd have to open our customer database to our products, handle phone Pascal, and when they get run find more. support throughout the day, through the MD-BASIC keep up with online tech sup compiler, extremely compact GEnieLamp: Just a few months ago you released and efficient Applesoft yet another BASIC programmer's tool, the Real port, write and typeset the time Applesoft Debugging Environment (RADE). manuals, handle sales and mar programs come out. Is this tool intended to be used in conjunction keting, fill orders and shipping, I am PLENTY busy. We're at So you can now write highly with MD-BASIC? What are the most common that uncomfortable stage of structured and well-commented programming bugs that RADE helps overcome? BASIC programs using a word being too small to hire addi Davis: Since RADE is invaluable for debugging tional help, but too big for one processor and get better results in the end. MD-BASIC any Applesoft programs, its not just for MD- person to handle. Somehow, I BASIC programmers. It can be used to debug optimizes your code and strips manage, but I feel the out the dead weight that bloats ANY Applesoft programs. It is even a great company's growth is being re most programs written the old, educational tool, allowing you to snoop through tarded due to lack of manpower. programs other people have written. Because of How I long for a 36 hour day, painful way. Its the proverbial "win win" situation. its "stop action" ability to freeze a running and the endurance to survive program and let you analyze each statement as it one. GEnieLamp: Are there any executes, it is indispensable for discovering and shareware or commercial GEnieLamp: After ProLine, understanding the tricks accomplished software products on the programmers use in their programs. your next most popular market that were developed software product is probably It's also indispensable in uncovering those elusive using MD-BASIC? MD-BASIC, a structured bugs that can't be hunted down easily. For BASIC preprocessor. The Davis: I know from product example, while a program runs, you can monitor essence of MD-BASIC is that it registration cards we receive the flow of execution to see just which statements allows programmers to side that a lot of companies use it. In are being executed. At the same time, you can step the sticky "spaghetti-code" fact, almost anyone who is watch a set of variables to see how they change in problems inherent in Applesoft doing serious development work real-time. You can modify the values of variables BASIC'S open-ended structure. that involves either a little or a while a program runs to see how that might It's even possible to write MD- lot of Applesoft is probably affect your program. You can look at the program BASIC programs from within a using MD-BASIC. Most can't listing. And you can do all this without having to Jfl^V word processor. Can you tell us stop saying good things about it. stop your program or mess up the screen display. a little about your motivation I love reading unsolicited Plus, RADE's history feature keeps track of all for creating MD-BASIC? endorsements like that here on your debugging operations so you can easily scroll Davis: Actually, our most GEnie. back through them and find out what might have happened way back when the program first popular product is We, of course, use it for all of started running. ModemWorks, then ProLine, our products. We don't have a and then MD-BASIC. I think single Applesoft-only product, RADE is an awesome product that makes the MD-BASIC has the potential of but almost every disk we put BASIC development cycle a snap. It's unobtrusive being an extremely successful out includes some short (takes up just 768 bytes of main memory), it lets product, but because of minimal "Startup" program on it which you switch between your program's display and advertising and practically no we write using MD-BASIC. It's RADE's debugging screen to avoid disturbing magazine coverage, not many easy to crank out new, your program's output. It's great for anyone who people know about it. impressive programs with it in programs in Applesoft. short order, because you can When you market the premier GEnieLamp: Outside of programming the Apple Apple II bulletin board system easily make use of work you've II, what are some of your hobbies and interests? that encompasses over 100 developed in the past by WTiat do you like to do for fun? BASIC programs, you have a lot maintaining your own set of of motivation for improving library routines, just like with Davis: With a family of four and a business like real high-level languages. your Applesoft development MDG, I don't have much time for myself. scheme! I love the C GEnieLamp: If it doesn't violate However, if, by some fluke of good luck, I do get programming language, so I any confidentiality agreements, some free time, I'll spend it reading or listening to took the best features in a C can you tell us if MD-BASIC is music — something truly relaxing. I'm a pretty compiler and rolled them into being used by any commercial good racquetball player, so I keep in shape that something that allows you to software publishers? way. I spend most of my time on the weekends write BASIC programs in a with my kids. So we do a lot of outings to places word processing environment Davis: Of those most GEnie like San Diego's Zoo and Wild Animal Park, the (that in itself is a far cry from members would recognize, Tom Natural History museum, Aerospace Museum, what you have in Applesoft's Hoover uses it for developing Fleet Space theater and Science Center, parks, "immediate" programming his GEnie Master program. swimming, etc. Lots of stuff kids and grownups December 1992 19 both enjoy. home address is only valid for people who need directions to get there and the occasional parcel /^^k GEnieLamp: What is the accomplishment of package that a computerized shipper, such as which you're the most proud? What have been the UPS and Federal Express will use. Otherwise, most intriguing experiences for you? our Davis: At first, I was going to say that I'm not address will be in the form of computer accounts really proud of any particular thing. But, I guess or personal access ID numbers that are used to I'm proud of all my work, because I'm just reach us on our portables (or pen-based systems) amazed that my stuff works when I complete a wherever we go. The post office won't provide this project (or think I have completed one — I don't technology. The phone and cable TV companies think I have yet!). Writing a program and then are more likely to develop this simply because of documenting it (complete with typesetting) is a their existing roots in communications technology long and arduous process. It can take up to six months for one small project. When you alone (fiber optic, cellular, satellite, etc.). work oil one project solid everyday for six months, GEnieLamp: How can Apple II software develop the tendency to burn out is prevalent. I'm really ers find out more about your products? happy when we finally get to the shipping stage. Davis: Simply write or call us at: The most intriguing single thing so far was writing a PostScript generator for ProLine's Morgan Davis Group online help system. ProLine has always had 10079 Nuerto Lane command-formatted built in help files which were Rancho San Diego processed for display on a computer screen or dot CA 91977-7132 USA matrix printer. But with ProLine 2.0,1 wanted to 619 670 0563 be able to ship a manual that included the online 619 670 9643 (FAX) documentation in nice laser printer output. Need 619 670 5379 (BBS) less to say, I learned a lot about PostScript, which We're putting together a newsletter, Groupnews, I had always feared as being out of my league. It's which we'll be sending to all of pretty cool that a BASIC pro our customers next month. gram in ProLine can crank out Groupnews talks about our 300 professionally typeset pages latest product line and up from PostScript code in a man grades. We'll be happy to send ner of minutes. I'm sure there min'app'les BBS a copy to anyone who is not will be something even more currently in our customer data intriguing happening tomorrow. 892-3317 base by supplying us with a 29 GEnieLamp: As someone who cent postage stamp and their has spent a great deal of time 8 data 1 stop 0 parity address. creating and supporting tele Incidentally, our GEnie ad communications software prod 24 hours dress has changed from the ucts, can you comment a little difficult to remember about the likely future direc "M.DAVIS42" to the much tions of telecommunications? A simpler "MORGAN-DAVIS". recent magazine article said that the U.S. Postal Service forecasts hard copy Reprinted with permission from GEnie Lamp A2I mail growing to 250 billion pieces annually before A2Pro ~ A TI TalkNET OnLine Publication ~ the turn of the century. Rather than spending Vol.1, Issue 8 huge amounts of money on expanding the current © Copyright 1992 TI TalkNET OnLine postal sorting and delivery system, wouldn't it make more sense for the U.S. Postal service to Publishing, GEnie, and the GEnie Computing subsidize terminals for every home and business? RoundTables. To sign up for GEnie service, call (with modem) 1-800-638-8369. Upon connection (Along the lines of the French Minitel system.) type HHH. Wait for the W= prompt. Type: Davis: I think we're coming to this. Just look at XTX99368,GENIE and hit RETURN. The system the proliferation of FAX machines. To a lesser will then prompt you for your information. extent, look at the people who pay their bills Submitted by Tom Gates 4 electronically with CheckFree. Granted, CheckFree still utilizes the postal service, but with direct bank deposits, you'd totally eliminate the paper. Its the closest thing to owning a Star Trek-like transporter we have now. In the communications world of the future, your mini'app'l column, shift-key mod), Apple //e (original and enhanced), Apple //c (original and UniDisk 3.5 new Apple eDOMs ROM), Apple Ilgs, and Laser 128. continued from our November newsletter Ilgs Support Davex is compatible with the Ilgs but does not [Because of space restrictions, the following pro behave much differently than on an earlier Apple. new eDOMs grams from eDOM GS.54 were not listed in last Since Davex does not disable interrupts, you can month's review.] use Classic Desk Accessories (including the Con trol Panel) with no problem. If you launch Davex from a GS/OS program like Finder, APW, or GS.54 ■ Utilities ECP16 you will return to it automatically when you quit Davex. You can launch a GS/OS applica tion (a file with type SI6) by typing its name Davex continued ... (assuming the directory it's in is in your scan There are three kinds of commands: list), and you still automatically return to Davex when you quit. 1. built-in commands AppleWorks Classic Compatibility Built-in commands are part of Davex and are from our always available. When you type a command, The pg and type commands recognize AWP files Software Davex always checks first to see if it's an internal but have not been revised especially for Apple command. (The '?' or 'help' command displays a Works 3.0. In future Davex versions, 'spool' and Director list of all internal commands.) 'exec' may recognize AWP files. If the command you typed is not internal, it looks The 'cat' command displays AWP, ADB, and ASP on your disks, trying to find a file with the same filenames using the capitalization you used when name. You can tell Davex what directories to naming the files in AppleWorks. (This informa look in by using the 'scan' command. (See "help tion is stored in the files' auxiliary type fields.) scan".) GSBug 1.6, 28-Feb-92, Version 1.6 (DAL) 2. external commands When booting under 6.0, the GSBug now draws If the non-internal command is found to be a BIN an "X" over the bug icon on the boot screen if it file or a $2E file, Davex attempts to execute the can't load, either because the Option key is down file's contents as an external command. These or because it determine that another copy of files are usually found in the same directory as GSBug is already installed O^y examining the Davex, although they can be in any directory on code jumped to by the CDA-menu vector at your scan list. $E10048). Davex features such as wildcards and shorthand Quick Launch pathnames are available with external com Quick Launch was written by Steve Stevenson mands. and is a fully copyrighted by Seven Hills Software A number external commands are supplied with Corporation, 1991-1992. Seven Hills Software has Davex, and an appendix describes how assembly allowed us to include Quick Launch on the Apple language programmers can write additional ex IIGS System Software v.6.0 Golden Master CD to ternal commands. help us show off some of the potential power of Finder extensions under System 6.0. 3. SYS, S16, and EXE programs Quick Launch allows users to add the names of If a non-internal command is found to be a SYS their favorite applications to the "Extras" menu or S16 program, Davex runs the program. When of the System 6.0 Finder. Those applications can you quit the other program, you are automati then be launched simply by selecting them from cally returned to Davex. the "Extras" menu! It is often convenient to execute one command GS-Shrinklt vl.0.6 (4/30/92) (for example, delete, lock, or copy) on a group of files all at once, rather than on one file at a time. Shrink and "un-shrink" files with this program. Davex provides wildcards as a convenient way to work with groups of files. UCASE ByJimFarr Hardware Compatibility Translates text to all upper-case. Davex has been tested with the following Apple r lis and compatibles: Apple 11+ (SmarTerm 80- December 1992 21 "ROMdisks".) It requires Apple tinguishable from Mac printing with the same GS.55-AppleWorks IIGS System Disk 3.2 or higher. fonts, though on the screen your text will appear GS™ Templates (Of course, I STRONGLY rec vertically elongated. ommend running it under GS/ This eDOM contains 66 tem OS!) The main program file is plates for AppleWorks GS. an S16 file, which can be GS.58 - Utilities, Games, NDA's, etc. launched with any ProDOS 16- GS/OS program selector or shell Here are 16 different utilities, games, NDA's, and GS.56 - Cartooners (Finder, ProSEL, DAVEX, ECP- a picture. Included are such goodies as Cheap Demo 16, APW, etc.). Paint 1.4, Write.lt NDA, Daleks.GS, GSXEDIT, Finder Viewer. Apple II Font Technical Refer Copyright 1987,1988 by ITDA ence and Directory Alert Sound Control Panel Device (CDEV) by President: Dan Klassen, Pro These Databases list all of the Joshua M. Thompson, copyright © 1991 Frontier gramming: Al Borchers, Music fonts currently known to be Technologies Programming: Neal Vaughn, available for the Apple IIGS, This program contains material from the ORCA/ Artwork: Tony Hertzel. Tho containing 495 Font Families Pascal Run-Time Libraries, copyright 1987-88 by mas Hertzel and Paul Hertzel consisting of a total of 1230 Byte Works, Inc. Used with permission. Font Files. It will be updated Electronic Arts, Producer: Pa from time to time, as more fonts Apple IIGS and Macintosh are trademarks of tricia Daley, Technical Assis become available. Apple Computer, Inc. tance: Steve Hayes, Testing: Jack Falk If a font is listed in the Data Alert Sound is an accessory to the graphic control Library as a Shareware font, panel NDA which allows you to change the beep The following is an excerpt from please support the Shareware sound on your IIGS. Unlike other such programs the opening "cartoon": author and send in the usually currently available, Alert Sound works from within the control panel, and also allows you Express thoughts- very small amount requested. This will result in more quality change your beep easily and instantly (no more Today I'll show you how you Fonts (and other software) for copying a new beep file and rebooting). Plus, can become a Cartooner! our computers! Alert Sound gives you control over the sound volume and over the pitch of the standard beep, Feel the Excitement! Choose There are two types of fonts making the old Sound Cdev unnecessary. /^^ a Scene from this menu. currently available. Most of Alert Sound is *shareware*! You may try this With Cartooners, you can those available are 1:1 (square- pixel, Mac Style) Ratio Fonts. program out free for one week. After that, either create movies, storybooks, send in the shareware fee of $8.00 or delete all video greeting cards... However, there may be some which will be available in 5:12 copies of this program from your system. By Now select an Actor from the (rectangle-pixel/GS 640SHR) paying the fee, you will help support future Actor menu. Let your Imagina format which assume the more projects from Frontier Technologies. tion lead the way... and have rectangular shape of pixels in Alert Sound requires System Disk 5.0.4 or fun! Now move the Actor any 640 Mode Super Hi-Res Graph higher. While it will work with any version where in the Scene. Now tell ics. These fonts will appear less above 5.0, versions below 5.0.4 contain some the Actor what to do in the Act vertically distorted on the nasty bugs with resources and may cause prob menu. Then press the Rec but screen in 640 Super Hi-Res. lems in the future. ton to Record the show! To However, we suggest caution in Rewind the Movie, press the mixing these two types of fonts, Your boot volume will need at least 14k of free Rewind button. To play your as printing a mixture of them space to install Alert Sound Cdev. If you wish to movie, click on the Play button! will cause great distortions. install the default sounds as well, then you will It's that easy to start making The Imagewriter driver com need an additional 40k of free space. I strongly movies! pensates for the screen appear recommend a hard drive if you don't already have ance on printed output, one. depending on whether you use GS.57 - Font Stuff the NORMAL (5:12) or CON Alert Sound will not function with the program DENSED (1:1) output mode. If launcher Wings by Vitesse. Font Doctor Version 1.0B10, you use 5:12 fonts, we suggest CheapPaint V1.4 SHAREWARE $15, Font Doctor using NORMAL mode for is an Editor for Apple IIGS Imagewriter output. CON This software is copyright (c) 1988 by Earl Gehr Fonts. DENSED mode will over-com and copyright 1986 TML Systems, Inc. Certain pensate, giving your printed portions of this software are copyrighted by TML Font Doctor will run on any text a "squished" appearance. If Systems, Inc. Apple IIGS with at least 768K you use 1:1 fonts, printing in of System Memory (NOT in CheapPaint is shareware and may be copied and CONDENSED mode will give distributed freely, however to use it legally you cluding "RAMdisks" and you Imagewriter output indis mini'app'les are required to send $10.00 compile a whole bunch of my utilities together. SHR View [SV] is a slide show J^\ within 2 weeks to : Earl Gehr, Let me know what you think... program for the Apple Ilgs. 1135 A Touhey Ave., Charles Since this program is a ProDOS ton, SC 29404 Doodlepad NDA 8 system file, you can run it from either ProDOS 8, or GSOS. Minimum system configuration This is an NDA that allow you to "doodle" with is: the mouse while doing something else, such as SV will display ALL major talk on the phone. 1. Apple Ilgs computer. types of Apple Ilgs images (and Eyes then some), and a few Apple He 2. 768k memory (minimum). images. All the softwares features Version 1.0 October 1989, Written by: William are available with this Wong. This program is in the public domain. Supported Image Types: amount of memory. Please give it to anyone. $C0 Paintworks 1.0,$C1 Raw 3. One 3.5" disk drive. Eyes is nda that has a pair of eyes staring at your Image Data (Screen Pic) 4. Apple Imagewriter II or mouse movement. $C0 PackBytes,$Cl 3200 compatible printer, (not This program contains material from the ORCA/ Color Screen required, optional) C Run-Time Libraries, copyright 1987-1989 by $C0 Apple Preferred,$Cl 5. AppleColor RGB Byte Works, Inc. Used with permission. Allison Raw Data Monitor.(not required, optional) File Mangaer NDA $C0 Apple Preferred 3200 6. Apple Ilgs System Disk. This NDA will allow you to manage your files on $C0 Apple Preferred your hard drive. Actual operation is unknown. 3200+,$C2 Paintworks Ani CheapPaint is a paint program mation with all the features normally Finder View - Version 1.0 $C0 Paintworks Gold 640 expected from todays commer cial paint programs, however it by Jupiter Systems $C0 3200 Colors (New) allows you the freedom of 256 Finder View allows you to click on icons from the BIN French APP 3200 colors on the screen at one time. Finder to view a picture on the screen. Finder Colors,BIN/TXT GIF87a This is achieved by assigning 1 View can handle five common file formats: of 16 different color palettes to BIN Hi-Res,BIN/TXT each horizontal screen line. You Name Type AuxType GIF89a can create any of the 4096 dif Paintworks Packed Picture $C0 $0000 BIN Double Hi-Res (single ferent colors that the computer file) can display. CheapPaint also Packed Super Hi-Res Image $C0 $0001 boasts two completely indepen Apple Preferred Format Picture $C0 $0002 BIN 3200 Color Screen dent canvas's that you can paint Super Hi-Res Screen Image $C1 $0000 BIN ComputerEyes Ilgs Raw on and copy between. Data (old) S u p e r H i - R e s P i c t u r e $ C 1 $ 0 0 0 2 The CheapPaint screen displays This program is ShareWare. To legally use $F8 PrintShop GS a menu bar at the top and a Finder View, you must send $5.00 payment to SHR View is ShareWare, which Tool/Color window at the bot tom. Everything between these Jupiter Systems within 2 weeks. Please specify means if you use the program two is canvas to paint on. your current version number. Thank You for you should send in a small ($10- your honesty. $20) ShareWare fee. If you Clipboard.NDA choose not to send in your pay Joystick Calibration NDA version 1.00 ment (which will probably be Here is the Clipboard NDA that By Jeff Davies the case), then please honor the somebody requested a while ShareWare system and delete back. This NDA will allow you to center your joysticks, your copy of the program. Oh yeah, written by Dave (that's right joysticks, more later) Here are the steps involved: SmartBoot 2.0,12 August Lyons. Now all you do is look at the X & Y values. If the 1990, Oopyright 1990 Zonker Daleks! GS values are acceptable an OK will appear next to Programming 1 May 91 21:01:02 GMT, Uni the value. My acceptable range is 117-137. If NOTICE >» Please copy this versity of Delaware anyone thinks this should be changed please let program and give it to every me know. Once both the values are OK tap the body you know (well, at least Alright folks! You asked for it! joystick left, right, up, and down make sure the those who have hard disks!) Here's my latest game. I'd like values are still ok. If no joystick is connected the to thank everyone who has re values will be 255. Beginning with version 2.0, sponded to my Eyes NDA post SMARTBOOT is Shareware. If ing. If I find some interest in B - ShareWare > So PLEASE send some cash! <- you like it and use it, you are my work, I'll make an effort to Written By: Ronald E. Mercer, Copyright 1989-92 requested to send the author Ronald E. Mercer $5.00 as a one-time fee. In re- December 1992 turn, I will notify you of updates default to one of them if the at the end of the file. This problem has been cor to the program, and you may timer expires. rected. download and use any of those future updates without guilt. It ...if you use programs (such as 3) The program did not properly handle non stan may not be sold (except for the games) that cannot be run from dard width (ie other than 320 or 640) $C0 Type costs of disk duplication), and a hard disk, or programs that $0002 (Apple Preferred Format) Graphics files. I must include this Shareware require re-booting when they think this problem is now corrected, but I don't are finished, you can use that have any such files to test the program. notice and documentation file disk drive to boot those special when distributed to others. 4) Text printout with some non ImageWriter programs, and insert the Author: Steven Weyhrich, SMARTBOOT disk when you printers (eg; Epson printers) resulted in wrap Zonker Programming. want to startup from the hard ping of longer lines, including the header line, to disk. the following line (thereby corrupting the page Required: Apple II with a 65c02 boundaries) unless the characters per line was or 65816 processor (lie, IIc+, Texter vl.l, by Joel Sumner set at 75 or less. This problem should now be enhanced He, or Ilgs), UniDisk corrected, although it has not been tested on any This is the next in a continuing non ImageWriter printer. 3.5, Apple Disk 3.5, or series of little programs that Smartport/SCSI hard disk. have made because I needed 5) Graphics printout with larger fonts resulted in Recommended: Program Selec them. This one in particular is excessive spacing at the top and bottom of each tor (such as ProSel, Davex, just a text editor. Simple page. The excess spacing has been reduced. ECP, Squirt, or EasyDrive). enough. But I couldn't find one that allowed you to double-click Writelt! SMARTBOOT is a unique pro on the file from the finder and A mini word processor for those important letters gram that gives you just a bit have it load the text editor and more control over your Apple II and messages that hit you while you're in another the file you double-clicked upon. application. Also very handy for program debug computer and its accessories. Appleworks GS does this but Specifically, it lets you: ging. Correct your source code while you're test- many other programs don't. running the program! ...power up all the peripherals Therefore, I decided to write on your computer at the same one. I happened to write this Writelt! REQUIRES system 5.0 or later. time (including the hard disk) the same week that I had two Another in the =It! series of desktop enhance and boot it with no further ac exams and a long paper due. I ments from C.K. Haun, RavenWare Software, tions (such as having to press always seem to do that to my Copyright 1989, C.K. Haun the Ctrl-OpenApple-RESET self. Anyway, I hope you like it. keys). This is ShareWare, if you find it useful please You can run Texter one of two send something to make it worth my time to ...boot a disk device other than ways. Either run it as a regular write more. All windows, controls, and dialog the ordinary default one. This is application just as you would boxes created with DesignMaster. helpful when it is impossible any other program, or you can (IIc/IIc Plus) or inconvenient double-click upon a text file in a Included but not described on this disk are: finder window and Texter will (He) to switch the position of GSXEDIT disk controller cards to change automatically run file you the boot disk drive, or if you are clicked upon. You can even KEYCAP.NDA using a Hgs and don't want to select more than one file and change the startup slot from the double-click upon them. A Nagel.Pic control panel for different appli maximum of 5 files will be cations. loaded though, even if you se lect more than that. ...boot ProDOS 8 from ANY device on a Smartport chain UtilityWorks GS Apple //e - 5.25" (not just the first one). This minor update from version eDOMs ...eject the 3.5 disk that was 0.4 to 0.4A mainly corrects bugs used to boot the system. found in UtilityWorks GS ver eDOM #77 - Games sion 0.4. The following correc ...boot a different disk after the tions have been made: Here are a few games for your entertainment. All hard disk is ready (maybe you of the games are in BASIC, and are as listed be want to keep your system files 1) Display and printout of the low: on a ROMdisk, but still want last line of a text file did not your hard disk to be ready when occur if the line did not end Toddlers - A series of games for toddler and the system boots). with a carriage return. This preschoolers: problem is now corrected. ...use a countdown timer to let NOTE TO PARENTS: This disk was specifically the you choose between two 2) Saving a text file often re designed for children between 1 and 5 years old, devices for booting, and then sulted in extraneous characters although the first program, BABYBOX, can be mini'app'les played by children as soon as two patterns are the same or different. eDOM #79 they could sit up well, and there Car Race - by Gabor Laufer. Level: From 2 1/2 are games such as SIMON that - The Story Of Milton would be enjoyed by children yrs. Input Device: Joystick. older than 5. Hershey. A Super Story Tree Object: Get the car to the garage Story (c) 1989 Phil Shapiro Babybox - by Joey Latimer. 1 to 9 - by Gabor Laufer revised by Linda Van Balloons Software Level: From 1 yr.. Input De Zee. Level: From 4 yrs. Input Device: Joystick vices: Keyboard and Joystick Biographical story of Milton Object: Contact each number with the man in Hershey, the inventor of milk Object: Pressing any key or the correct order. chocolate and the "Hershey" moving the joystick causes the candy bar. Marvelous informa screen to flash in a random Simple Simon - by Linda Van Zee. Level: From tion and story of this relatively color and a note to be played. 4 yrs. Input Devices: Open-Apple and Closed- unknown "genius". A must read Apple keys; buttons 0 and 1 on Joystick or for chocolate lovers! Doodle - by Gabor Laufer. Paddles Level: From 11/2 yrs.. Input Device: Joystick Object: Repeat a given pattern eDOM #80 Object: Draw a picture. Move Simon - by Linda Van Zee. Level: From 4 1/2 the joystick to draw lines. Push yrs. Input Device: Keys 1, 2, 3, and 4 - Hyper-C (3 double-sided any button on the joystick to disks) erase the screen and start over. Object: Repeat a given pattern. The following excerpt was taken States.Spell - Basic Program. It provides an Letters - by Gabor Laufer. abbreviation for a random state. You must spell from the introduction that is on Level: From 2 yrs.. Input De the correct state. the manual included on the vice: Keyboard disks: Frogger - Basic Program extremely similar to Object: Pressing any key makes If this is your first exposure to a large, colored letter appear on Frogger(tm). Uses joystick or keyboard. Slow- moving game with a //+, but plays respectably on the C language, you are in for a the screen. a//GS. treat! HyperC represents the very finest in C language com Ding Plot - by Linda Van Zee. Gas.Crunch - Basic Program game. You pick Level: From 2 yrs.. Input De pilers, providing valuable exten vices: Mouse or Joystick one, two, or three of 16 gas cans. If you pick the sions to this already fine last one, you lose. Play is you versus the com language. The price / perfor Object: Draw a picture. puter. mance ratio is unprecedented, providing you with more power Jumping Jack -by Gabor Volleyball - Basic program to play a game of than many "professional" sys Laufer. Level: From 2 1/2 yrs.. volleyball. Requires paddles, and is a 2-player tems costing tens of times more. Input Device: Joystick game. The version of HyperC and as Object: Move the joystick to Pick-a-Pair - Basic program that is similar to sorted tools provided with your make the dot contact the face. "Memory". There are 16 squares that have a system was originally developed "pattern" hidden beneath them. You and another and used on a 68000 based Reflex - by Gabor Laufer re player try to pick the pairs. Points are scored by vised by Linda Van Zee. Level: the sum of the squares that have matching pat super-microsystem. The port From 3 yrs.. Input Device: terns. ability of programs offered by Spacebar on the keyboard thoughtful programming is no Imp.U.S.map - Basic program to display a U.S. myth! This is amply demon Object: After the small box Map. You must find the location of the state and strated by the fact that once the appears, hit the spacebar as spell the capitol correctly. tools had been developed on the quickly as you can. 32-bit machine, they were Shoot - by Gabor Laufer re ported to run on the Apple He vised by Linda Van Zee. Level: eDOM #78 in a matter of hours!! not days From 3 1/2 yrs. Input Device: or weeks or even months. - They Forgot To Plant An Acorn On The Joystick C places the responsibility for Moon, A Super Story Tree Story, (c) 1989 Phil using good programming tech Object: Hit the moving target Shapiro Balloons Software niques squarely on your shoul Same/Different - by Gabor This is a simple story complete with graphics and ders where it belongs. The Laufer revised by Linda Van "music" that tells of how the astronauts forgot to compiler allows you the freedom Zee. Level: From 3 yrs. Input plant an acorn on the moon. It goes on to tell to paraphrase code according to Devices: Open-Apple and about what may have happened if they had re varying contexts. It is not a Closed-Apple keys; buttons 0 membered to plant it. Great for beginning read strongly typed language in the and 1 on joystick or paddles. ers. sense that Pascal and Modula-2 are. This is a real boon to the Object: Distinguish whether December 1992 average programmer, who is not develop skills at adding and and suitable workarounds, is contained in the a trained pedantic. If you know subtracting larger numbers in instructions for each of the games. For the most what you want to accomplish their heads. Following the part, the programs work quite well, if you keep then it's very easy to formulate math drill is a fun arcade-style the workarounds in mind. your ideas in the C language. game, Capture the Gnops, You needn't worry about type where the object is to capture Thanks are owed to Michael Sofaer and Bobby compatibility of operands, wild four creatures in one of four Kopp for assistance in the programming and variant records, and any such possible quadrants on the design of the games on this disk. beasts, in order to "trick" the screen. (The author of this disk Thanks are owed to Karl Bunker, who created compiler into allowing you to feels that Sara's Number Game the public domain program DOGPAW, which is perform simple operations. (An is the best program on this displaying this AppleWorks file on the screen interesting case in point: try to disk.) right now. Karl is a talented Apple II program exclusive or two 16-bit integers mer who lives in the Boston area. in Pascal!) The freedom from The Cute Square Root Game: Estimation skills are being strong typing is a great relief, Special thanks, too, to Alan Bird for permission but at the same time requires emphasized a lot in middle to use the Compiler.System runtime on this disk. that you be responsible for the school these days. This game Alan is the creator of Program Writer, the Beagle correctness of programs which was originally designed as an Compiler, as well as many of the TimeOut Apple you write. With modest experi estimation game. It also may Works enhancement programs. ence, you will find yourself pro serve as an introduction to the concept of square roots. The Feedback about this disk is welcome and appreci gramming rather large and ated. You can reach me at: complex algorithms correctly targeted age-level is 5th grade the first time around, and in on up. Phil Shapiro record time. Number Squares Demo: A Balloons Software The WSM Group, Inc., 1161 N. sample puzzle from the com 5201 Chevy Chase Parkway, N.W. El Dorado PL, Suite 241, Tuc mercial Number Squares puzzle Washington, D.C. 20015-1747 disk. This particular puzzle can son, AZ 85715 (now defunct!) be enjoyed by children as young (202) 244-2223 as kindergarten. Other puzzles New Saturday phone hours: 9 AM to 12 Noon, eDOM #81-Number on the Number Squares disk Eastern standard time. are difficult enough to challenge Games 1 high school students. eDOM #82 - Sokoban Puzzles 2.1 This disk contains a collection This disk also contains informa of simple math games designed tion about Balloons Software for elementary and middle and Big Text Machine, a new Copyright 1992 Pandion Software - All Rights school children. Some of the creativity toolkit the company Reserved. Version 2.1 by Evan Day. Original will be releasing in the spring of UNIX version by H. Bernau. System file and GS games involve estimation skills; 1992. routines thanks to Gary Desrochers and Andy some involve mental arithmetic, Werner and some involve spatial rea All of the games on this disk soning. were written in Applesoft BA SHAREWARE NOTICE: Sokoban is Shareware. You are free to copy it and give it to anyone, and I Here's a brief summary of the SIC using the Program Writer editor from Beagle Bros. To would encourage you do so. Try it for a few games: make some of the games run weeks and if you like it, send $5.00 to: The Dragonless Maze: A maze faster and smoother, the origi Pandion Software game designed for first and nal BASIC programs were com second graders. It can also be c/o Evan Day piled using the Beagle 4764 NW Virginia PI used by younger children, with Compiler. Corvallis, OR 97330 supervision and guidance. It's interesting to note that you Which Section is Increasing?: A can create any sort of math In return, you will be considered a registered user. You will receive the latest version of game designed for 2nd and 3rd question using Applesoft BASIC'S random number gen Sokoban (version 3.0 is already in the works) and graders to help introduce the info about upcoming releases (like an Apple concept of multiples and multi erator. The number games on this disk are just a small adapation of the UNIX Wanderer). You may plication. Six sections on the *NOT* charge any money for this program (ex screen increase at six different sample of the possible number random rates. Children are cept for duplication costs) or include it in a com games you can make using mercial package without written consent of Evan asked to find the section that is Applesoft BASIC. Day and Pandion Software. increasing at a given rate. Some of the games on this disk Sara's Number Game: This have minor bugs in them. Ex OVERVIEW: game was made to help children planations about these bugs, The objective of Sokoban is difficult to explain. December 1992 nition of each word, group words together and re decode words by solving an alge must round up a herd of cattle member one definition. You will get 2 to 20 catego braic expression. and take them to St. Louis for ries at the top of the screen. A word will be printed sale. on the bottom. You must type in the category that it Perimeter.Area - Drill and prac belongs in. tice for squares, rectangles, tri Bombardment angles. You can determine Modified By Robert R. Devine Reverse - To win the game, all you have to do is perimeter & area for these arrange the list of letters in alphabetical order from shapes. You are at war with "me" and left to right. have four platoons to fight with. Hangman^Vlgebra - hangman The battlefield has 25 outposts using words from algebra. where you can hide your platoons. eDOM #85 - Mathematics Multiplication - practice your You can only put one platoon at "times tables" each outpost. You will fire mis 17 various Mathematics related games. siles at my outposts and I will fire Division - practice your basic or at yours. Whoever destroys all Spline.Curve - Bicubic Spline Drawing Program - long division the enemy's platoons first is the This is a small demonstration program which illus winner. trates the use of bicubic spline interpolation to con Mathspell - this program will nect points with a smooth curve. This type of help you learn the names for poly Monster Chase interpolation is commonly used in advanced 2-D gons and how to spell them. graphics algorithms and to form "outline" fonts like By T. Nelson - (JAN.1980) those used by PostScript. It allows "graceful" curves eDOM #86-Games In this simulation you're trapped to be specified by just a few points. in a cage with a hungry green monster who has a life span of The program requires a joystick or touchpad graphi ProDos 8 Text Adventures.. Con cal input device. After a number of points (up to verted DOS programs. only a few turns (You or the com puter may select the number). 100) have been entered by pressing pushbutton 0 or Your movement and that of the "open apple," the interpolated curve may be drawn This disk includes a variety of simple text adventures. monster takes place on a 5X5 grid. by pressing pushbutton 1 or "closed apple." Somewhere on each grid there is a Trap -1 am thinking of a number between 1 and Dragon.v2.1 pit filled with quicksand. If any 100. You try to trap my number. You get 6 guesses. The king has been bitten by a one falls into it he'll sink - and Color.Math - Math tutorial program - add, subtract, werewolf. Your mission is to save lose automatically! /^tk multiply, divide. Type in the answer to the math him. This shouldn't be too hard, Galaxia problems. If you are wrong, a sad face appears, but unless the dragon eats you first! By Michael Prescott if you are right, a happy face appears. Mintaur The crinoids, an intelligent spe MusicaLMath • by Charles L. Hearn - This program For your myriad of sins you have will help you learn addition, subtraction, multiplica cies of plant life, are now trying to been consigned to the minotaur's invade your galaxy. Their goal is tion and division. Just simple math problems that lair. Can you find a way out with the computer checks for you. to destroy all animal life and nothing but your wits and a hand make the autotrophic form of life Supermath - super math problems. It can decide ful of gems? dominant. Your mission is to your skill level. Werewolf destroy as many of the invading crinoids as you can. Bagels - by Charles Sullivan. Try to guess the se You have been bitten by a cret number. werewolf. Can you find a cure WARNING!!! Some of the before it's too late? crinoids will swoop down and fire MatbuBingo - by Robert Price. A bingo game and at you. If they get to the bottom, math drill for add, subtract, multiply and divide. Marpel.Caves they will reappear with reinforce ments. Math.Invaders - by Alan Needham. Have your kids In this simple adventure you practice their math skills by shooting aliens with the wander around marpel caves and Use your joystick to move, fire answer to a problem hidden in them. Great for gather treasures. That is unless with your fire button. Your ship learning math! you fall in a apit or th dragon eats can only take five hits - the sixth Zeros - Simple "logic game" similar to "NIM". you! will destroy you, and you will lose the galaxy. Low.Common.Mult - Lowest common multiple Seven.Gables TETRAD practice. You can entger the house of seven Metric.Clown - Quiz on meters provided by a gables but can you get out again? Three-D tic-tac-toe "clown face." Multiple-choice quiz. Hids ELEVATORS Math.Decoder - Decoding with algebra for grades 7- You are a cowpoke in old mexico. Using 1 to 4 elevators, yow many 10. Drill & Practice. This program will ask you to To save your farm and family, you carloads can you deliver between 5:00 and 5:30? « mini'app'les lib been centuries since working with numbers was this easy Like the abacus, 1-2-3' for Macintosh' was and view your graph source data by scrolling up the inspired by simplicity, and the new Release 1.1 is even bottom edge of your graph. simpler to use. Now you can drag-and-drop data between worksheets. And with new SmartSum, you True 3D makes organizing and can simultaneously sum multiple ranges. Plus only analyzing data fast and easy. 1-2-3 for Macintosh is fully compatible with other versions of 1-2-3. Only with the true 3D capabilities of 1-2-3 can you easily consolidate multiple spread The easiest graphing of any sheets into one file without having Mac" spreadsheet to link the files. 3D allows all spread sheet functions to be performed The remarkable graphing and chart through multiple worksheets just ing capabilities of 1-2-3 make it the best as they are performed down rows Macintosh spreadsheet for presenting and across columns. data. Because unlike Microsoft' Excel, 1-2-3 for Macintosh-the easiest 1-2-3 lets you store your graphs and way to work with numbers to come charts in the same file as your work along in centuries. To see for yourself, New graphing enhancements in Release 1.1 sheets. So you can manipulate data, text let you turn your numbers into graphic buy a copy from your Lotus Authorized and graphics all in the same file with one preset! tat ions faster and easier than ever. 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