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Mini'app'les Newsletter June, 1995 Apple II History Part 19 — AppleWorks V1.0:: 10 Sep 92 Compiled And Written By Steven these modules, but went a step the name,"/// E-Z Pieces". That pro Weyhrich beyond in allowing them to share gram continued to be compatible (C) Copyright 1992, Zonker Software data with each other via a space of with the Apple II version up until AppleWorks memory called a "clipboard". This Claris (the software company formed clipboard was part of a larger memo by Apple in 1987) upgraded There is one program in the ry area called a "desktop", which AppleWorks to version 3.0 in 1989. Apple II world that has not only could hold data for up to twelve dif showed amazing staying power in a ferent files at the same time, which A STAR IS BORN world where this year's software hit made data sharing even more conve When it was finally released, is next year's yawn, but has also nient. AppleWorks was one of the most gone on to spawn a number of soft AppleWorks was written by comprehensive programs ever writ ware companies and magazines that Rupert Lissner (who later changed ten for the Apple II. Although nei do nothing else but sell products for his name to "Robert".) Its earliest ther of the three modules were sig it. That program is AppleWorks. incarnation was in another product nificantly more powerful than other Originally released in 1984 by Apple sold by Apple, called QuickFile. standalone programs, they had Computer, it has gone on to become QuickFile was an Apple III database enough power for the average com one of the best selling computer pro program written in Pascal. It was puter user to do what was needed. grams of all time, on ANY computer. flexible and easy to use, and Apple The memory management system Although few seem to mention the agreed to market it for Lissner in was the extremely flexible, eventual influence it has had, it is evident in 1980. It was later translated into a ly being able to handle not only the the number of computer programs version for the Apple He (also in basic 128K on a He or He, but also that have come out for the IBM and Pascal) called QuickFile He. As a data several different types of memory Macintosh that have the "Works" base program it was flexible and cards used on those computers and name on them (Microsoft Works, powerful, but somewhat slow due to on the IIGS. Far larger than the ClarisWorks, Beagle Works, and oth the inherent limitations of the UCSD memory of the 64K Apple lie on ers). AppleWorks was one of the first Pascal system that Apple favored at which it would run (as a niinimum "integrated" software packages, pre the time. memory configuration), the program ceded on the Apple II only by The After seeing the Office System on was smart enough to swap in or out Incredible Jack (published by the Lisa computer, Lissner conceived from disk the parts it needed to carry Business Solutions, 1983; see the idea of a single program that out its various functions. Appendix A). It put modules that would put word processing, data Considering that it would run on a performed word processing, database base, and spreadsheet capabilities computer whose microprocessor management, and spreadsheet calcu together, and run on an Apple II. It could address only 64K of memory lations into a single environment, was originally called "Apple Pie", at one time, the power achieved by using similar commands in each and he began work on it in 1982. this program is remarkable. There are module. Previous software programs Lissner took two years to complete few other software packages ever specialized for each of those jobs had his program, and did it entirely in released that have as smoothly and their own unique keyboard com assembly language to achieve better seamlessly made up to two mands that were often very different speed. He wrote versions of the pro megabytes of memory on an 8-bit from each other. If you went from gram to work on both the Apple II computer appear to be one contigu Apple Writer to VisiCalc, or from and Apple III computers, making use ous space. VisiCalc to DB Master, you had to of the same file types and data struc AppleWorks' user interface was learn a completely different method tures. Apple Pie files created on an designed with menu bars, rather of controlling the program. Apple II could be used on an Apple than the older command line inter Furthermore, the data files created III, and vice-versa. face (such as the one used in by those programs were usually not Apple decided to market the Applesoft, Integer BASIC, and the compatible with each other, making Apple II version themselves, and Monitor). Apple's own researchers it difficult and awkward to move called it "AppleWorks". Lissner was had put human subjects in front of a information directly from one pro left with the rights to the Apple III computer keyboard to learn what gram to another. AppleWorks not version. He sold those rights to Haba was easiest to use. They designed an only created a continuity between Systems, who brought it out under interface that was based on using

Mini'app'les Newsletter June, 1995 arrow keys to move a cursor (or inside Apple wanted the company to despite later minimal advertising on "bar") to different choices in a list, get out of the applications software the part of Claris.<3> and then using the return key to business. "<3> However, despite the make the selection. They also came APPLEWORKS REVISIONS concern about Apple selling /"^K up with the concept of the "desktop" AppleWorks, the decision was even The first change to AppleWorks (represented in text rather than in tually made. came with the released of version 1.1 graphics as on the Lisa and "Apple's punishment for its indis in 1985, which was a modification Macintosh), and a "clipboard" for cretion was immediate — within six to help overcome problems with transferring data between files. Apple weeks its illegitimate child sat at the non-Apple printers and interface shared this information with Lissner, top of the Apple II best-seller list. cards. Later that year version 1.2 and he went on to use it in his pro AppleWorks achieved this without came out with the ability to use gram design.<2> the benefits of a mother's love — it more easily even more of this non- succeeded in spite of, not because of, APPLE'S "PROMOTION" OF APPLE Apple hardware. Both of these rela WORKS Apple's meager marketing efforts in tively minor updates were made its behalf. Since AppleWorks was available free of charge to existing The marketing decisions made released, for example, Apple has run owners of the program. concerning AppleWorks have not 26 pages of ads in A+ magazine. The Version 1.3 of AppleWorks came been very clear to the outside observ word "AppleWorks" appears in those out in early 1986 for a $20 update er over the years. At the time that ads exactly zero times. Four of the fee. It provided a bit more function AppleWorks was ready for release ads show screen shots of ality for those users who had larger there was a considerable amount of AppleWorks... the Apple IIGS ad in capacity disk drives. Specifically, it company money and time being the September 1987 A+ [shows a better supported the new UniDisk spent in trying to make the screen shot of] AppleWorks... in the 3.5 for file storage and made it possi Macintosh sell in the computer mar gutter between the pages and is the ble to format disks on that device. ketplace. Those who had the most only one of the 23 programs shown Previous versions could load files influence at Apple were not very that isn't mentioned by name. This from 3.5 disks only by specifying the interested in a "simple" text-based is typical of the treatment Apple's ProDOS pathname; version 1.3 could program, when the Mac and its bastard child gets from its mother. access these disks with the more graphic interface was the "cutting [Del] Yocam, [Apple's Executive familiar slot and drive numbers. edge" in technology. Those people Vice-President in 1987], didn't men Also, since Apple now sold a large believed that the Mac represented tion it or Lissner in his birthday memory card which would plug into the future of Apple, and were not speech [at the 1987 AppleFest, cele any free slot on the Apple He, this interested in wasting time with old brating the tenth anniversary of the new version of AppleWorks could Apple II technology in any form. Apple II], and John Sculley, Apple's expand the size of the desktop to as Another problem was Apple's president, doesn't mention it or much as 1,012K. By this time, past record in selling software. Tom Lissner in his... book, Odyssey."<3> Applied Engineering and other com Weishaar made these comments in When it first appeared on the panies had already been doing quite the November 1987 issue of Open- market, AppleWorks STARTED at well selling RAM cards for the auxil Apple: number 2 on Softalk's top thirty list. iary slot on the lie, and had also "... Apple was trying very hard to It moved to the number one spot in included special software that get the big MS-DOS developers to Apple sales by the following month, patched previous AppleWorks ver work with the Macintosh. One of the and stayed there for a LONG time. sions to allow a larger desktop. They reasons these developers gave for By the end of 1984, AppleWorks had went further than Apple, however, their reluctance to work on the Mac moved into the number one spot in in also allowing larger word process was their fear that Apple itself would monthly retail software sales for ALL ing and database files to be creat- compete with them — Apple, obvi computers, overtaking the MS-DOS ed.<4> ously, had tremendous advantages in best-seller Lotus 1-2-3 (a spreadsheet Up through the release of terms of distribution and access to program with graphics and rudimen AppleWorks 1.3, the only changes inside information. Apple had a rep tary word processing capabilities). that had been made were bug fixes utation for developing applications But since it was not their beloved and enhancements to work better software for its machines that would Macintosh that put an Apple pro with new hardware. In September kill the market for similar software — gram into first place, corporate Apple 1986, along with announcements Apple Writer (which was at the top ignored the milestone. Since that about the new Apple IIGS, Apple of the Apple II software charts at the time, though no longer in first place, released version 2.0 of AppleWorks. time) and a complete set of applica AppleWorks has continued to do It now required a minimum of 128K tions software for the Lisa being very well, despite an absence of (previous versions would work with major examples. Powerful voices advertising on the part of Apple, and 64K, but allowed only a 10K desk-

Mini'app'les Newsletter June, 1995 top). In exchange for the greater background, and four tires in the below what was needed to support memory requirements, it gave users same location as the blocks in Claris' the large user support network they a built-in ability to do mail merge, ad. Their ad read, "There are still had set up. Consequently, they were added more functions to the spread some AppleWorks users who don't eager for the chance to contract out sheet, and supported Apple memory have TimeOut", suggesting that the to Claris for the AppleWorks cards even better than vl.3. sports car in the Claris ad was upgrade. However, they planned to Furthermore, word processing, data AppleWorks, and TimeOut was the make very minimal changes to it, base, and spreadsheet files could be wheels for that car. The third promo staying exclusively within Claris' larger than in previous versions. tion run by Claris for the program specifications. Existing users were able to upgrade was to announce the v3.0 upgrade in During this time, Claris kept to v2.0 for $50, which included a 1989. This one showed an old worn hearing from AppleWorks users who completely new manual, a very rea tennis shoe (representing the old were much more loyal to Beagle sonable price considering the extra version) and a new running show Bros, who had a series of products abilities of this new version.<5> (representing the new version). called TimeOut. These products July 1987 saw one change that A free update of AppleWorks to worked in a fashion similar to those had an impact on future distribution version 2.1 was released by Claris in from Pinpoint. After some compli of AppleWorks. Apple decided to cre September 1988. It provided IIGS cated negotiations that nearly fell ate a separate company, called users some bug fixes that made it through several times, Beagle finally "Claris", to handle some of the pop work better on that computer, plus it took on the job to do the ular software that they had released was supposed to support a desktop as AppleWorks project for Claris. Beagle for their Apple II and Macintosh big as eight megabytes, if that much programmers Alan Bird, Randy computers over the years. As men memory was installed. However, Brandt and Rob Renstrom worked on tioned above, products released by because of the way in which desktop it for almost a year, in between a few Apple had a tendency to be the "kiss memory in AppleWorks was han other projects that were going on at of death" for third-companies trying dled, this turned out instead to be a the same time. They did their work to market similar programs. For maximum of two megabytes. No fur on Macintosh II computers running example, after the outstanding suc ther functionality was added to the MPW (Macintosh Programmer's cess of AppleWorks, virtually NO AppleWorks at that time. Workshop) cross-assembler, primari text-based work processors released ly for the sake of speed.<6> As for the Apple II made much of an APPLEWORKS 3.0 enthusiastic Apple II programmers /§P»N impact on the market. Claris had the In 1988, while Claris was issuing who also knew AppleWorks inside responsibility of handling its minor update to AppleWorks, and out, Beagle's team added a lot of AppleWorks, Apple Writer, and the they were making plans to do some power Claris had not planned on in various Macintosh programs that major improvements to the pro their original specifications. had been available from Apple for gram. Since they primarily had Occasionally they called on Lissner that computer. Macintosh programmers working for for help in understanding why cer Claris has publicized AppleWorks them, they first asked Robert Lissner, tain parts of the code were written as via only three major ads since they the original author. He wasn't much they were, but all of the work came took the product over from Apple (of interested, since he had already from these "Beagle Boys". Viewing it course, previously AppleWorks had made good money off the program almost as a labor of love, they went received NO advertising space). Their and didn't really have the motiva beyond what they were asked to do, first promotion, run in 1987, stated tion for such a proposal. Claris then and enjoyed making AppleWorks that AppleWorks 2.0 had received a decided to turn to a third-party com into a program that they would want very unique upgrade—its own com pany to do the work. There were to use. Randy Brandt stated, "I think pany. This was primarily a plug for planning to hire a company called it's safe to say the AppleWorks 3.0 Claris, of course. The second ad was Pinpoint Publishing to do the work. project yielded the worst hourly rate rather clever. This one had a white Pinpoint was selling an enhance I've ever made in AppleWorks-relat background with a red sports car up ment package for AppleWorks that ed programming, but it did give me on blocks with its wheels missing. gave users some features that MS- a lot of insight which came in handy The caption read, "There are still DOS users had available on their on future projects. "<7> Additionally, some Apple II users who don't have computers, and seemed to be mak they fix over one known hundred AppleWorks", suggesting that work ing a major effort to promote their bugs in AppleWorks 2.1.<8> In June ing without that program was like product and stimulate more sales of 1989, Claris announced the owning a sports car without wheels. AppleWorks. By this time, however, AppleWorks 3.0 upgrade at the Beagle Bros did an even more clever Pinpoint was financially getting into National Educational Computing followup to that ad, by using anoth trouble, with sales of their products Conference in Boston. The features er double-page spread with a white (AppleWorks-related and otherwise) that were added or improved are too

Mini'app'les Newsletter June, 1995 numerous to describe here; in brief, AppleWorks bug-patcher program save incoming text as a WP file); it added nearly all the things users into the public domain to correct Dialer (just highlight on the screen had wanted the program to do. It these known problems. Rather than the number you wanted to call, and was easier to use, it took better take the hint and make a v3.1 release it would be dialed for you via the advantage of extra memory (going to officially acknowledge and correct modem); GraphMerge (which beyond the two meg limit on the these problems, Claris simply waits allowed you to print a word process IIGS), and it was easier to customize until a customer complains about ing document with all or part of a special printers to work with it. And them and then directs them to double hi-res picture included with it included a new feature that was Mark's Patcher program. the text); Notepad (a miniature word becoming standard in many com processor, holding up to 32 lines of mercial word processors: A built-in ENHANCEMENTS: PINPOINT text and saving notes in AppleWorks spelling checker. Because of these AppleWorks has been such a WP format); QuickLabel (take an extra features, the maximum desktop major influence in the Apple II address off the screen and place it on size on a standard 128K Apple II was world that the program has itself an envelope template for printing); now reduced to about 40K (down spawned a number of related prod and Typewriter (type and print lines from the original 55K). Also, the pro ucts that act to enhance or expand one at a time). This was all very gram now loaded from TWO double- its useability for different purposes. exciting at the time, multiplying the sided 5.25 disks (or a single 3.5 disk), This is a reflection on the widespread abilities of AppleWorks beyond what instead of the previous one double- penetration of the program, as well it was built to do. Because of disk- sided 5.25 disk. as the desire of Apple II users for space requirements this was more Apple had for years included reg more and better features. convenient to use from a 3.5 disk or istration cards with their products, One of the first customization hard disk, but actually could be used both hardware and software, that features that appeared for from 5.25 disks without TOO much was to identify the user in Apple's AppleWorks was from a company trouble. Eventually a spelling check files as an owner of that product. that called itself Pinpoint Publishing. er was also made available to use Unfortunately, although they had They had originally been called with Pinpoint. done a good job at including those Virtual Combinatics, and had sold a ENHANCEMENTS: BEAGLE BROS AND cards with everything they shipped program for the Apple II called Micro out, they had done a somewhat less Cookbook. Suddenly in 1985 they COMPANY satisfactory job of actually compiling burst upon the market with a new The next significant AppleWorks the data from those cards. name and a significant new product. add-on appeared in June 1986. It was Consequently, Claris really had no Their Pinpoint Desk Accessories was a product sold by Beagle Bros and available information about who was primarily an enhancement for called MacroWorks.<10> Written by and who was not a "registered" AppleWorks, though it was also pos Randy Brandt, this program patched owner of AppleWorks. They decided sible to install its features for use itself into the keyboard-reading rou that they would make an initial under Applesoft, and eventually tine of AppleWorks and allowed the upgrade offer of $79 for customers Apple Writer and Word Perfect. user to automate certain functions that owned ANY previous version of Taking after the popularity of "pop and assign them to a specific key on AppleWorks (from vl.O to v2.1), and up desktop" programs for the IBM the keyboard. Previously, many of through A2-Central magazine they PC like Sidekick, Pinpoint added AppleWorks features were accessed even made available a special $99 some similar features to AppleWorks. by pressing either the open-apple or offer: An A2-Central subscriber could These features were available at any solid-apple (option) key together get the program from Claris for that time, simply by pressing solid-apple with another key (recall that the price, even if he could not prove pre and P (option-P on the IIGS). At this apple keys were nothing more than vious ownership of AppleWorks.<9> point a little "Accessories" menu access to the pushbutton inputs on Later, owners of previous versions would pop-up onto the screen, the joystick). For instance, open- could still upgrade for $99 if they drawn using MouseText characters, apple and "C" (oa-C) together were wanted. and the desired feature was selected used to start a "copy" function. Unhappily, Claris has since con by moving the cursor bar up and Before MacroWorks was patched centrated almost exclusively on down the list, pressing RETURN for into the program, either oa-C or sa-C Macintosh products and apparently the one you wanted (working just had the same effect. After adding has no plans for further updates or like AppleWorks). The accessories this enhancement, the solid-apple upgrades to AppleWorks. This is included Appointment Calendar; keys were given their own, separate unfortunate, since there are several Calculator; Communications (a identity, offering more than double known bugs in the program, and small terminal program for use with the number of functions that could Beagle Bros programmer Mark Munz a modem, which could send be executed from the keyboard. eventually decided to release his own AppleWorks word processing files or (Continued on page 22)

Mini'app'les Newsletter 8 June, 1995 QuickConnect Online by Raines Cohen Group, please help remedy the situa 550 computer features a fast 68030 Submitted by Tom Mehle tion by spreading the word. After all, Motorola microprocessor, a brilliant User Group Connection's occa you want to earn those points, right? 14-inch Trinitron RGB color display, sional electronic newsletter for User To order or for more information, and sophisticated built-in multime Group Leaders call (800) 350-4842. dia features. All the hardware and Our replacement listserver and Reminderj software you need to get started is Web page is alive! As soon as we * PowerBook 520c 4/160...$l,749 included. Just take it out of the box, have tested it and are sure it won't * Performa 575 5/250...$l,099 plug it in, and turn it on. disappear in the middle of the night Many April main UGMPP mail In addition to the standard 160- (the first day it went off the air when ing items are still available, with the megabyte hard disk drive and 1.44- someone turned off the power to the most notable exception of the megabyte SuperDrive floppy disk, outlet it was plugged into) and can StyleWriter II printer. And we often the Macintosh Performa 550 is handle the load, we'll reveal the have other items available in quanti equipped with a built-in double- address. ties too small to list - so call! speed CD-ROM drive, so you can tap Remember, this mailing is com May UGMPP Preview - DO NOT into a growing selection of CD-based ing to you specially because you DISTRIBUTE UNTIL 5/5! titles. High-quality stereo sound is have a UG ambassador or publisher Date: April 25,1995 provided by front-mounted speakers, account on eWorld. Please don't and the integrated microphone To: User Group friends spoil the fun for all of us by reveal allows you to add sound to many From: Sherri Jackson ing the May UGMPP info (at a meet Macintosh applications. ing or on a BBS) before May 5 - we Subject: May UGMPP Included: 68030 @33Mhz want to make sure everybody has a If you look closely at this Motorola Processor; 5 MB RAM fair chance to order from us. Please, month's flyer, you'll notice some (expandable to 32 MB); 160 MB hard make sure your Newsletter Editor thing new. In an effort to provide a drive; double-speed internal CD- understands the embargo date. safe and rapid delivery of your order, ROM drive; built-in 1.4MB floppy Also, remember that the goal of we have made FedEx our primary Apple SuperDrive; 14" Sony the UGMPP is to help your members shipper. We will no longer be offer Trinitron color RGB monitor; Apple and your group; if you advertise it ing UPS as a shipping option. standard keyboard; ADB mouse; for non-members (especially online) Therefore, starting May 1, orders of built-in stereo speakers; microphone; you can put the entire program at hardware, luggage or other large ClarisWorks, At Ease and System 7.1 risk and cheapen the image of UG's items will need to have the appropri pre-installed. overall. Appropriate, local mention ate Federal Express shipping charge Not included: modem or original of the UGMPP, however, can help applied. With this change we hope software bundle. $839.00 Plus you recruit members. Please contact to bring you a high quality product $30.00 for shipping & handling. Sherri Jackson (UGC Sherri on with faster service. Accepting orders May 1. In stock eWorld) for advice before using mass Since the UPS shipping charges mid-May. Earns 3,000 points for postings or a non-local BBS. Thank were built into the cost of our prod your Group you! ucts, we have lowered the price of each unit accordingly. That is why Performa 6U5CD Table of Contents: the Performa 6115 offered last PowerPC Technology With a Big Current UGMPP offerings reminder month for $1379 is now $1369. Hard Drive! May UGMPP preview (do not distrib We are excited about this change • Super Fast 60-MHz PowerPC 601 ute until 5/5) to the program and think you will Microprocessor find the service and handling by • Built-in CD-ROM May Vendor Discount summary Federal Express a great improvement. We still have the Performa 575 and Thanks for your continuing sup • 8MB RAM / 350MB Hard Drive PowerBook 520c! port! The Macintosh Performa 6115CD Please do spread the word about is a complete high-performance mul these Macs available through the Macintosh Performa 550 timedia computer system with the User Group Member Purchase All-in-One Multimedia Machine! advantage of PowerPC technology. Program. Despite the great prices, • Built-in CD-ROM Drive Based on the 60-MHz PowerPC 601 UG members aren't breaking down • Built-in Stereo Speakers microprocessor, the Macintosh Performa 6115CD has a built-in, our doors for these items - perhaps • PowerPC Upgradable! because they don't know we have floating-point math processor for them? If thafs the case in your User The Apple Macintosh Performa blazing speed and comes with a

Mini'app'les Newsletter June, 1995 built-in CD-ROM so you'll be able to disk drive, the Performa 578 is advanced features. access the world of CD-ROM titles. equipped with a double-speed, tray For optimal viewing comfort the With speech-recognition, text-to- loading, internal CD-ROM drive. The Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display speech capabilities and 16-bit stereo built-in, 14-inch Sony Trinitron comes with a tilt and swivel base sound, you're ready for anything. It color display delivers unmatched that allows you to position the mon even supports MS-DOS and image resolution and clarity in thou itor perfectly. Its conveniently locat Windows applications when using sands of colors. ed front-panel, digital controls let SoftWindows™ software (not includ Included: 68LC040 @ 33Mhz you adjust brightness, contrast, ed). You'll get plenty of room to Motorola processor; 8 MB RAM geometry, centering, and zoom pre work with 8MB of RAM (expandable (expandable to 32 MB); 320 MB hard cisely. And the to 72) and a whopping 350MB hard drive; double-speed internal CD- antireflection/antiglare surface treat disk. ROM drive; built-in 1.4MB floppy ment combined with a flicker-free It also provides on-board, Apple SuperDrive; 14" Sony refresh rate minimizes eyestrain. high-speed Ethernet support. Trinitron color RGB monitor; Apple With the multiple scan technolo Additionally, the Performa 6115CD standard keyboard; ADB Mouse II; gy, you can choose between several is designed to grow as your needs do built-in stereo speakers; microphone; resolutions. That gives you the flexi with eight built-in ports and one ClarisWorks, At Ease, Macintosh PC bility to adjust your display to best expansion slot. Exchange and System 7.1 pre- suit the application in which you are Included: 60-MHz PowerPC 601 installed. working. The provided mode-switch microprocessor with floating-point Not included: modem or original ing software allows you to make res processor and 32K cache; 8MB of software bundle. $1,269.00. Plus olution changes without restarting. RAM; 350MB hard drive; built-in $30.00 for shipping & handling. It complies with the 1.4MB floppy Apple SuperDrive; CD- Accepting orders May 1. In stock Environmental Protection Agency's ROM drive; ADB Mouse II; Apple mid-May. Earns 4,000 points for EnergyStar guidelines for power con Design Keyboard; ClarisWorks, At your Group servation by switching into low- Ease and System 7.5 preinstalled. power mode during idle periods. It Not included: monitor; faxmo Apple Multiple Scan 15 Display also complies fully with MPRII stan dem; original software bundle. A High-quality, Flexible, Color dards for low electrical and magnetic $1,369.00. Plus $25.00 for shipping Viewing Solution! emissions. & handling. Accepting orders May 1. • Front-Panel Digital Controls Compatible with Power Mac, In stock mid-May. Earns 4,100 • EnergyStar Power Conservation Quadra, Centris, Performa, Mac II points for your Group and PowerBook computers. $379.00. • Antireflective/Antiglare Surface Plus $25.00 for shipping & handling. Performa 578 The Apple Multiple Scan 15 Accepting orders May 1. In stock Everything You Need, With Room Display is a high-quality 15-inch mid-May. Earns 1,000 points for for More! monitor that's perfect for everything your Group • 8MB RAM / 320MB Hard Drive from games to graphic design, pre • Double-speed CD-ROM Drive sentations to spreadsheets. It features • Built in Stereo Speakers the state-of-the-art Flat Square screen (to minimize distortion), stereo The Macintosh Performa 578 fea speakers, as well as offering a host of tures a fast 68LC040 Motorola microprocessor and comes with everything you need built into a sin gle unit. With 8MB of RAM and a Directions to the Board Meeting 320MB hard drive you can run every Submitted by Roy Sorenson With road work on 1-94 underway, here are some alternative exits: application with room to spare! Need more? This unit can be Coming from West: on eastbound 1-94, take Hiawatha exit (Hwy 55), heading south, and then LEFT at first light onto 24th Street. This will expanded to 32MB of RAM, and take you straight to parking lot for Mathews Center. multiple ports allow you to easily add peripheral devices, such as exter I'm not sure westbound on 1-94... maybe 280 exit, then west on nal disk drives or scanners. A flexible Franklin Ave. communications slot allows future Board of Directors meeting is at Mathews Center, 2318 29th Ave. connection of a high-speed 14.4- South, Minneapolis, Thursday June 1 at 7pm-9pm. Pie usually afterwards baud fax modem. at Perkins off Franklin and Riverside Ave. All members welcome! In addition to the standard 1.44- megabyte Apple SuperDrive floppy

Mini'app'les Newsletter 10 June, 1995 May Mac eDOMs compiled by Bruce Thompson Twelve build-in music instruments Elegant User Interface, On Line Help: eDOM #815 (Disinfectant) has are provided, including piano, bell, The complicated functions and been updated to reflect the latest ver flute, violin, power chord, sax, elec features of the program are com sions of Disinfectant, CompactPro, tric piano, horn, clarinet, marimba, pletely controlled by animated but and Unstuffit. If you already have drum. tons, very easy and intuitive to use. this disk, you are entitled to On-line helps are provided. Performance practice and Recording: exchange for the newer version. Very Little System Requirement: Updater 1.0 for System 7.5 is now Allow one to practice and record available. This four-disk set (well one's performance real time (accu The program runs on all over an hour if downloaded from rate up to 1/60 sec). Macintoshes, from Mac Plus to commercial services) is $8.00. Also Quadra. Two kinds of panel layouts Music Input, Composing and available is the four-disk update for are designed for 9" B/W monitor and Editing: QuickDrawGX 1.1.1, at the same 13" color monitor. price. Full featured music editor allows PianoSim II is distributed as Mac eDOM #928 - PianoSim II one to input favorite music or per shareware, and the author asks for a formance for entertainment and $40 shareware fee. Copyright © 1995 Mini'app'les construct one's own music archive. MAY 1995 Music Manuscript Papers Music Export Ability: For the Musically inclined Now you can have music paper PianoSim II will allow one to in many different configurations for Ear Trainer 1.2 export music as a double-clickable composing and arranging any time Ear Trainer 1.2 is a small, self- system 7 sound (or sound resource you need it. All you need is a contained program that provides under system 6.0.x). A 10 minute Macintosh™, a printer and some rudimentary drills for identifying music with realistic sound quality paper. Music Manuscript Papers is both chords and intervals. It sounds may only occupy as little as 30K. offered as SHAREWARE and the fee fine on the internal speaker of a is only $5.16 different staves are Load Sound Resource as a Music Centris, but would probably benefit available. from external speakers. All help is Instrument: Clefs and bar lines have not been online. PianoSim II will load any sound included because there's no way to resource (recorded sound, sound anticipate anyone's needs. Only you, PianoSim II 1.0 from other programs like games) as a the composer/arranger, can deter PianoSim II 1.0 is a powerful music instrument. mine what is necessary for the job at music instrument simulation pro hand. Multi-channel Music Playback gram, with full music input/edit abil Mac eDOM #929 - PB Utilities ity and easy-to-use user interface. Ability: Copyright © 1995 Mini'app'les With PianoSim II, one can play PianoSim II makes use of the lat MAY 1995 music on a Macintosh simulating est system 7 sound manager unlimited kinds of "music instru enhancement, it will allow three eDOM #929 - No, PB does not ments" with extremely realistic sampled sound channels being mean peanut butter, it refers to sound quality. One can record per opened at the same time, and play PowerBooks. This is a collection of formance real-time; input and three different pieces of music con utilities for various PowerBooks and archive favorite music record; edit, currently using three different instru portable Macs. compose, test and export one's own ments. This makes it possible to play creativity. PianoSim II provides chord on a Macintosh. BatteryMinder 2.1.2 Macintosh users with entertainment, BatteryMinder is an application education as well as serious music Flexible Custom Controls: that combines many of the features practicing environment. The major The program provides dials to of more expensive PowerBook utili features of PianoSim II include allow easy controls of pitch, play ties without the memory require back speed (tempo) and sound vol ments and possible incompatibilities Realistic Instrument Simulation: ume. Computer-key to piano-key that can arise from System modify Use computer keyboard (or correspondence can be customized ing Control Panels and Extensions. mouse) to play music, as if playing and saved to fit users personal prefer New to version 2.1 is powerful, yet music on a real instrument. ence. easy-to-use folder synchronization Extremely realistic sound quality. (via a companion program, Synk

Mini'app'les Newsletter il June, 1995 1.0). the same thing. that people have used Dockernaut The first, "Control Strip Toggle", with to get some ideas. Quick Feature List is a tiny application which will tog Dockernaut has a number of sec • Snapshots of file servers mounted gle the Control Strip on and off. If on the desktop ondary features that you can config you run it when the Control Strip is ure from within the control panel, • Easily mount these file servers with visible, the application will hide it. If including: BatteryMinder's Servers menu you run the application when the • "Switch Colors in Dock", to control • Synchronize the files between two Control Strip is hidden, the applica monitor settings folders tion will make it visible. You get the • "Type Set Key", to control exten idea. You can just stick this program • User selectable status information sions and control panels in your Apple Menu Items folder so conveniently displayed in menu - it will be accessible when you need • The File List, a list of files currently including internal temperatures managed • Screen Controls window for adjust it. The other program is an FKEY • Current Dock Information ing brightness (on all models) and resource. Doesn't anyone remember contrast (on black & white Duo (Ed. note... not owning a Duo, I these things? They seem to have fall can't check this out, but it looks as models) en on hard times with Apple, but are • Backlight toggle between preset though this would be extremely still really useful for doing things like handy if you were connecting to values depending on charger status this. Included are 5 copies of the different docking environments.) • Force Appletalk to load at startup, resource, each with a different ID so that it is always available number. So, if you want to toggle MyBattery 2.2.7 • Silence the startup sound the Control Strip by typing com- MyBattery is a utility program • Toggle Appletalk, sound and mand-shift-6, you should use the designed specifically for portable modem on/off with button control one numbered 6. If you want to type Macintosh computers. MyBattery • Monitors battery voltage (on all command-shift-5, use the one provides you with information about numbered 5. Simple. the battery on a Macintosh Portable, PowerBooks) and watts (on Duo or Macintosh PowerBook, or Macintosh later) Dockemautl.4.4 Duo. It offers the following features: • Hard drive spinning indicator Dockernaut allows you to have • Displays current battery voltage in • Predict battery life with count up different sets of application prefer both numeric and graphical format, and count down timers ences for each dock that you use • User-selectable displays, including • Change screen color depth via with your Duo. Other PowerBook users can have different sets when gas gauge, bar graph, or line plot, BatteryMinder menu • Estimate of useful battery time • Open PowerBook control panel they use a different sized main moni tor. remaining, using a historical estima from menu or an option-click in As a simple example, let's look at tion technique to "learn" your bat BatteryMinder window the location of the Trash icon in the tery usage patterns, • Toggle File Sharing with a menu Finder. If you do this on a 640x400 • Support for multiple batteries, choice display and then later use a 640x480 accommodating different capacity • Put your PowerBook to sleep with a monitor, the Trash icon will moved. batteries, double-click in BatteryMinder win The Finder like many applications • Menu bar displays, for easy viewing dow and extensions has a preference file of battery status, • Balloon help for menus and dialog where it stores options set by the • Current CPU speed display, boxes user. The location of the Trash icon • Battery charger status. is one of the options stored in that Control Strip Toggle 1.2 file. This is where the magic of MyBattery's most popular feature I really like Apple's new Control Dockernaut comes in. If you config is its ability to estimate how much Strip program. It keeps everything I ure Dockernaut to manage the battery time you have left. Using a need handy, right there at the bot "Finder Preferences" file, it will keep historical estimation technique, tom of my screen. The only thing I two copies of that file, one for your MyBattery monitors your PowerBook don't like is that sometimes it just 640x480 monitor and one for the usage, and updates its estimates gets in the way! Even when it's 640x400 display. At startup, accordingly. collapsed, sometimes that little stub Dockernaut will look at the size of MyBattery is a shareware product. is right where I need to click. the screen and determine which While your unregistered copy is fully Anyway, here's a solution: "Finder Preferences" file to use. Look functional, some of the more Included in this package are two in the Sample Dockernaut Uses sec advanced features are only available different programs that do basically tion for a list of other preference files in registered copies.

Mini'app'les Newsletter 12 June, 1995 PB180c Screen Tester What is it? PowerBook Tweak is a with ResEdit into your System. The Powerbook Screen Tester pro utility for the 500 series PowerBooks To invoke it press Cmd-Shift-0 gram for the 170 and 180 was that gives you more control over the (Zero). -^ already written, but I wanted to have power conservation settings than Sorry folks it works only with bat \ the flexibility to check each element Apple's PowerBook control panel. tery powered Macs... (red, green, blue) for my new 180c. Like the PowerBook control panel, So I wrote this screen tester program PowerBook Tweak lets you define PowerStrip 3.3.1b which cycles between black-white- power conservation settings that are PowerStrip is a "passive" utility. red-green-blue to test the active always in effect. However, That means it changes nothing on matrix screen. You can also just flip PowerBook Tweak also lets you the system, it only reports the cur between black and white using the define settings for specific applica rent state of affairs. PowerStrip can appropriate keys if you have a 170 or tions. display, at your discretion, the fol a 180. Why is this important? I found lowing information: current time, Why test the screen? Well, there that in day-to-day use, having a sin current date, free RAM, free disk is nothing more frustrating than gle set of settings was inflexible -1 space, whether AppleTalk is on or dishing out thousands of dollars, was always bringing up the off, the currently selected printer, only to find out that there is a burnt PowerBook control panel to tweak mouse coordinates. For PowerBook out pixel in the just the right place the values for whatever application I users:, CPU speed, whether modem to really annoy you. Before you go happened to be using. For example, is on or off, elapsed charging time or and buy a powerbook with an active I'd bring it up to increase the hard elapsed battery time, battery voltage, matrix screen, take this program drive spindown time for Word, or battery level bar graph, battery volt along with you to make sure the turning off CPU cycling for games. age history graph machine you buy has the best screen PowerBook Tweak is my solution to ResetPwrMgr possible. this - you have a default set for most What is the PowerManager and PowerBook Insomnia 3.2 applications, but you can set up your favorite settings for Word or whatev why reset it? For the PowerBook 100 & 200 er applications you tend to use. Inside your PowerBook, there is a series (excluding the PowerBook 100 Requirements: processor that handles all battery itself) only. PowerBook Tweak requires the and PowerBook specific features. It is -^ PowerBook Insomnia will put latest version of Apple's Power called the PowerManager. This can \ your computer into an endless loop Manager software. Currently, this is sometimes become corrupted and to prevent your computer from found in the PowerBook 500 series. needs to be reset. going to sleep on its own. This can Features: You may have heard of the Duo be useful if you wish to drain batter • User-programmable battery conser battery bug. Duos sometimes decide energy (more than if you let your not to charge their battery anymore vation settings (screen dimming, — you need to reset the computer go to sleep on its own) to drive spindown, system sleep, CPU help prevent 'battery-memory'. The PowerManager. Apple recommends manual that came with your cycling). • User can program specific settings pressing down the power switch at PowerBook (or at least mine) says to the back of the machine for 15 sec for particular applications. help against 'battery-memory', once onds. This doesn't always work. I a month or so, leave your computer • Stand-alone application, for maxi resorted to unplugging the backup unplugged, ignore all warnings and mum memory flexibility and mini battery deep inside my computer, let your computer go to sleep on its mal conflicts. but this is not a good way for those own. But if you run PB Insomnia • Handles custom settings for up to who don't like taking their machine shortly before your computer does 50 applications (4 in unregistered apart! go to sleep, PB Insomnia will ignore versions). all sleep requests from your system, Enter ResetPwrMgr keeping your computer running for PowerSleep 1.0 Run the program, click OK and it about 5 - 30 minutes (depending on PowerSleep is a fairly simple resets your PowerManager. It built-up 'battery-memory') longer FKey. It puts your attempts to quit all running pro than it would if you just let it go to Portable/Powerbook immediately to grams first and they will hopefully sleep on it's own. PB Insomnia won't sleep. No more window with mes ask you to save any unsaved docu make your batteries last forever or sages like "Do you really wanna do ments, but don't say I didn't warn keep you from buying new ones, it'll that..." you that you could lose unsaved just help them last longer. When the master (ME) says Sleep! work! ^ PowerBook Tweak 1.0.3 my portable sleeps without mocking. When your computer is restart Open it with Suitcase™ or install it ing, it will take awhile because the

Mini'app'les Newsletter 13 June, 1995 hard drive needs to be rebuilt after require you to use the mouse, or pull designed to be both simple and pow this kind of system reset. It is the down a menu, etc. erful. Balloon help is implemented, same thing as turning off your com Here's a solution to the problem: so if you want to get a quick start, go puter without choosing shutdown Included here are 5 copies of FKEY, right ahead. Pick two volumes or from the Finder first — not recom each with a different ID number. So, folders, choose the direction of syn mended but, in this case, if you want to spin down the hard chronization or backup and witness unavoidable. drive by typing command-shift-6, how painless this process can be! you should use the one numbered 6. Synk can pick and choose among SpinDown 1.0 If you want to type command-shift- your files according to a simple set of Have you ever run your 5, use the one numbered 5. Simple. rules that instruct the program what PowerBook on batteries and had to When you hit the hot key, your files and folders to "ignore". It wait until the system spun down the hard drive will spin down. No muss, understands aliases, so all you need hard drive automatically? no fuss. to do is place aliases of all the folders Considering that the hard drive is and files you wish backed up into a Synk 1.0.6 one of the hungriest power hogs of single folder, instruct Synk to the system, that isn't so great. There Synk runs on any Macintosh run "ignore" applications, and voile, are a few utilities to spin down the ning System 7 or later. It is a folder your documents are copied to drive, but all the ones I've seen synchronization and backup utility, another location.

Apple Business Report Submitted by Tom Gates more than doubled their sales. said that Apple's printers support Apple's peripherals business falls on Ian Diery, executive vice presi only QuickDraw, Apple's graphics hard times as HP, Cannon step in dent and general manager of Apple's language, so they can only be used and deliver Accountability: Bonuses Personal Computer Division, based with a Macintosh. He said Apple has to be tied to sales here, said peripherals will be a major lagged in development of new prod BY GREGORY QUICK & MICHAEL KANEL- focus for the company in 1995, as ucts and has been slow in cutting LOS top executives such as Apple USA prices. Cupertino, Calif.: Apple President Jim Buckley will have their Apple also saw slow growth in ^^^ Computer Inc.'s profitable peripher bonuses tied to peripherals sales. the inkjet market, a field that t als business, which amounts to more The biggest hit was in the laser exploded last year, with sales grow than $1 billion, took a hit last year as printer market. The overall market ing to $299 million from $250 mil the competition leapfrogged Apple for laser printers was flat in 1994, lion the year before. But that growth monitors and printers with more with U.S. unit sales growing to 3.1 paled next to that of such players as aggressive pricing and marketing million from 3.06 million, while Hewlett-Packard Co., Palo Alto, plans. prices declined by 15 percent, Calif., and Canon Computer Systems The impact was severe. Analysts according to International Data Inc., Costa Mesa, Calif. estimated that Apple's laser printer Corp., Framingham, Mass. Sales of Analysts estimated that HP's sales tumbled 34 percent last year. Apple's laser printers plunged to inkjet sales jumped to $2.4 billion in Similar drops were seen in such areas $430 million in 1994 from $650 mil 1994 from $900 million in 1993. as displays. In addition, although lion in 1993, according to analysts. Canon, on the other hand, saw its Apple's inkjet printer sales climbed Bill Gott, president of Venture inkjet sales rise to $950- million 18 percent in 1994, other companies Marketing Strategies, San Jose, Calif., from $567 million. Apple Reorganization Submitted by Tom Gates could be setting the stage for a major The reorganization, disclosed last Apple revamp could set stage for overhaul of the company's business week, is designed to make the ven company's future model Overhaul model. dor more market-driven, but resellers focuses on driving market; channel Top Apple officials have met with are questioning the benefits to the questions benefits Wall Street analysts to discuss channel, especially in the near term. BY GREGORY QUICK & MICHAEL KANEL- whether the company should With the departure of Senior Vice LOS remain a broad-based PC company President Ian Diery, President or turn itself into a more specialized Michael Spindler gave more power Cupertino, Calif.: Apple player adept at addressing vertical to David Nagel and Dan Eilers. Nagel Computer Inc.'s latest reorganization markets, analysts said last week. will oversee Research and

Mini'app'les Newsletter 14 June, 1995 Development (R&D); Eilers will head A channel executive who request Diery, who oversaw the sales the new Marketing & Solutions ed anonymity said, "They have to units, distribution and hardware, (M&S) division. build some stability and some rela said he was leaving the company Sources said under the new orga tionships. They also have to interest because the new structure left him nization Eilers' group will be the dri some developers." without an equivalent position. ving force of the company, having But Spindler said in a statement, Tim Bajarin, president of Creative absorbed many of the marketing "We are ready to put increased mar Strategies, said, "It makes sense to functions from Jim Buckley, presi keting and R&D focus on those sec combine research and development. dent of Apple USA, the company's tors where we see significant future What this will do is help speed prod sales arm. growth potential, and where Apple uct to market." Bajarin added Apple Also, Keith Fox, vice president of has considerable competitive advan has to reduce its nine to 12-month marketing and channel strategies tage." product cycle to a period as short as under Buckley, will become vice Don Strickland, Jim Groff and six months. president of home and small-busi Satjiv Chahil will become vice presi That could help bolster Apple's ness marketing, and will be reporting dents of business/government, K-12 market share and offer more aggres to Eilers. education and entertainment, sive pricing, analysts said. Resellers, however, are skeptical. respectively. They will report to Peter Jackson, president of Dataflex Eilers, as well. Under the new organi Corp., Edison, N.J., said, "Their core zation, six Apple units will report competency has been ease of use in directly to Spindler: all three Apple the software area. Now Windows 95 gco-sales units; manufacturing and is taking some of that away." distribution; M&S; and R&D. Although Jackson said the reorgani Sources said that Apple's reorga zation makes sense, he add-ed that nization creates a stronger R&D divi reorganizations are costly in the sion and puts software development short term and can disrupt current and software/hardware integration relationships. back at the company's core.

A New Apple Desperately Seeking Newsletter Solutions by Les Anderson The Macintosh Troubleshooting Guide A new Apple Newsletter started publication By Erica Kerwien in January. It is called "The ?Bad Apple". The Submitted by Tom Gates first issue was 18 pages, printed with an A book/disk lifesaver for those who can't wait to solve ImageWriter, using Publish-It. The editor is Macintosh problems and recover from disasters! Edward Jonas, and appears to have written the * Covers preventive measures and procedures so users can entire newsletter. tell whether a The opening article (an editorial??) explains how he started using computers and some of problem is soft ware - or hardware the problems encountered. Most of the -related remaining pages are a listing of Apple product * Disk includes D I ! " • - U l W I t t l suppliers, and an in-depth description of the Seeking products offered. There were several that I was valuable diagnos W» unaware of, so he certainly did his homework. tic and trou I would have liked to see an article or two bleshooting soft on tips about some Apple products, or soft ware ware. That would be more valuable to me than * Tear-out trou some of the other information. bleshooting map The newsletter is published bi-monthly, in color helps and costs $12.00 per year. Back issues are readers diagnose $2.00. and cure Mac ills The ?Bad Apple, c/o Edge Publications, Covers Macintosh, I b t i t m I Attn: Edward Jonas, 3321 Turnabout Loop, 494 pp. } Cibolo, TX 87108

Mini'app'les Newsletter 15 June, 1995 Close up pix Submitted by Denis A. Diekhoff I don't know if you got this as a halftone or not, but what I did in Photoshop 1.0 was to brighten it up almost 50%, then reduce the contrast a little over 10%, then halftone it to 53 lines at 45 degrees. It looks ok out of my stylwriter. "This picture was taken with my Connectix QuickCam, which was demonstrated at the March Main Mac meeting. I'd heard that there was an article in Mac Week about taking the thing apart to adjust the focus (and I loooooove taking things apart). Well the lens mount of the camera is screw mounted, factory adjusted, and held at that adjustment with a set screw. When the set screw (very small phillips) is loosened, the focus can be adjusted to less than 1/4". If your a lit Photo taken with a Connectix QuickCam. tle shy about cracking yours open, give me a call, and I'll walk you through it, it's no big deal after you've done it once."

April Main Mac SIG Meeting Minutes The Main Mac SIG Meeting was Lind Electronics also sells a line of Library. Next, Mike moderated the held at the Washburn Library on PowerBook battery chargers/condi Question & Answer section. How to Thursday, April 13, 1995. The pro tioners. Bill explained that these secure a mouse to the computer gram featured LeRoy Lind and Bill products properly discharge your workstation? Several answers includ Pedersen from Lind Electronics, a PowerBook batteries down to lV/cell ed 1) a swaged fitting attached to a Minneapolis supplier of Macintosh before recharging, thus extending metal cable and the mouse cord or 2) portable power computing needs your battery life. Manual discharging attached a small padlock around the since 1984. Following a few words typically drains a battery down to mouse cord with a lanyard attached from Mr. Lind, Bill (a former long only about 5V/cell. A battery should to the shackle of the lock. In regards time Apple employee) presented be conditioned once every 2 to 4 to disappearing mouse balls, no use Lind's product line. PocketNet, a weeks. Bill concluded his presenta ful answer was provided. Then, compact travel telephone/network tion by giving away a number of Denis Diekhoff related his recent cord in a case, looked like a double- products to PowerBook owners only. experience with MacUSA (DTP ended tape measure. A special high The freebies included two Direct), a local firm. He stated that tensile strength RJ11 cord is used in PowerBook 500 series automobile MacUSA had gone beyond the call of the coil. PocketNet avoids a tele power adapters (regularly $99.95 duty in providing him with service. phone cord rat's nest in your each), two PowerBook 100 series Apparently, his hard drive, still PowerBook case or suitcase. When automobile power adapters (regular under warranty, failed following on travel, Bill said not to plug your ly $69.95 each), one PocketNet travel installation into third party's exter modem into a digital phone line, telephone/network cord (regularly nal case. In the subsequent trou because it will smoke and "modems $29.95), one single battery bleshooting (two hard drives later), are always too young to smoke." charger/conditioner for the the external case power supply was With a combination of one PowerBook 500 series, and one opti determined to be at fault and not the PocketNet cord and two PhoneNet cal mouse (which you didn't have to warranted hard drive. Even though connectors, you can connect two be a PowerBook owner to win).If you the cause of failure was someone PowerBooks to create a network owned a PowerBook and attended else's external case, MacUSA gave while flying at 40,000 ft. Another this meeting, you had an excellent Denis a replacement hard drive at no product, BookEndz, which is a chance of going home happy. cost. PowerBook dock, allows you to Earlier, Mike Carlson, SIG Leader, Following the meeting, The Pie engage/disengage a PowerBook from opened the meeting and stated that SIG met at Perkins at 60th and all attached peripherals with one the May meeting will be held at the Nicollet. sliding motion. BookEndz makes Apple Computer Center. The June your PowerBook readily portable. meeting will return to the Washburn

Mini'app'les Newsletter 16 June, 1995 GOOD DEALS #21 by Ken Slingsby ^\ This is another installment in a series of articles which list good deals and press releases that have been brought to our attention via a news source established by Apple Computer Co, AppleLink. Due to the constraints of space in our newsletter and time available, the articles have been greatly condensed. All were posted in their entirety on the Club's BBS. To read the full articles, plead or beg a friend who has access to the BBS to copy it for you. As an aid in your review of the articles, I have divided them somewhat arbitrarily into DEALS and PRESS RELEASES. The DEALS include price, dates available, and the address of the vendor. Most of the DEALS are special limited time offers with a significant price reduction. They are presented here as a service of Mini'app'les. The PRESS RELEASES are to make you aware of the new products. You may have to hunt to find a dealer that supports the product. Mini'app'les makes no claim as to the usefulness or quality of the products offered herein. The User Group does not endorse the products and is not supporting the products. The following is not paid advertisement. There may be other products mentioned on AppleLink not appearing here. If so, that is an omission, not a refusal of the prod uct. As in all purchases, buyer beware! Please remember that the Good Deals bargains may be limited in quantity. The seller may not have any prod uct in stock by the time this article is printed. Products and names mentioned in this document are trademarks of the respective companies. Some of the fol lowing is Copyright (c) 1995, User Group Connection. All Rights Reserved. Apple-Authorized User Groups may redistribute this information to their members (or use it to recruit them) at meetings, in newsletters, by fax, or bul letin board systems.

makes it affordable and easy to pub Personal Internet Solution Bundle DEALS lish information and establish a pres contains all the elements to make it User Group Member Purchase ence on the Information easy for schools to connect to the Program (UGMPP) Superhighway; the Apple Education Internet and access the World-Wide Series: Personal Internet Solution Wet)—including software, an exter To order or for more information, Bundle, which brings school dis nal modem, a step-by-step guide and call (800) 350-4842. tricts, school librarians and individ a trial offer from a national Internet Note from Ken: The User Group ual teachers within arm's length of service provider. Included as part of Connection has not released its the Internet; and the company also the Internet bundle will be a helpful monthly catalog of Good Deals! for announced that eWorld, the compa on-line guide to the Internet for edu this month. Please call their number ny's growing online service, intends cators, first in a series of compelling for information on availability. Sorry to offer access to the World-Wide Internet destinations from eWorld. for any inconvenience this may have Web this summer. eWorld is expected to add full caused. The new server solution is an all- World-Wide Web access to its grow in-one package that includes a ing collection of content and capa PowerPC processor-based Workgroup bilities this summer. Web access will Server and all the software needed to come soon after the release of the PRESSRELEASES make the server accessible to others next version of eWorld—code- on the World-Wide Web (WWW). named Golden Gate—which is Apple Rolls Out Internet Solutions The Apple Internet Server Solution is scheduled for a spring release and INTERNET WORLD, San Jose, designed for individuals or groups, brings selective Internet access, intel CA—April 10,1995—Apple including marketing professionals, ligent mail capabilities, and expand Computer, Inc. unveiled at the customer service organizations, edu ed multimedia capabilities to the Internet World show here today cational institutions and IS managers growing service. eWorld currently three initiatives that greatly extend in large corporations, who are inter has more than 80,000 subscribers the ability of Apple customers to tap ested in building a presence on the and more than 240 publishers. into the tremendous information World-Wide Web. The Apple APPLE'S WORLD-WIDE WEB resources and growing influence of Internet Server Solution is a natural PAGES: Can be accessed through the Internet and the World-Wide choice for customers who are already http://www.info.apple.com/apple.su Web. Specifically, Apple announced using the Macintosh platform for pport.area.developer; also Apple the Apple Internet Server Solution print and multimedia development. Business Systems Virtual Web Site for the World Wide Web, which The Apple Education Series: User Group Information Exchange

Mini'app'les Newsletter 17 June, 1995 can be accessed through eWorld—and get an official response buildings which grace Ottawa's http://abs.apple.com. from Apple support professionals by downtown core. the next business day—at no extra 'Canada's Capital: The Story of AppleCD 600e Release fee. Ottawa' includes over 350 pictures, LAS VEGAS, Nevada (National Apple's on-line customer support photographs, and movies depicting Association of is just one component of an array of Ottawa from 1800 to today. Relive Broadcasters/Multimedia World customer support offerings, which the arduous construction of the Show)—April 10,1995—In support include telephone support for cus Rideau Canal system originally built of its commitment to offer cus tomers in the U.S.; Apple Fax on to repel American invaders, but now tomers cutting-edge multimedia Demand, which offers product litera host to thousands of US and other hardware at reasonable prices, Apple ture and technical support informa visitors annually as the world's Computer, Inc. today unveiled the tion by fax; Apple Support informa longest winter skating rink. Tour the AppleCD 600e Quad-Speed CD-ROM tion and Apple software updates Gothic-style Canadian Parliament player. The AppleCD 600e is twice as published to on-line services and Buildings which have dominated the fast as previous CD- ROM players Internet sites; the Information Alley, Ottawa skyline for over a century. from Apple, allowing users access to a bi-monthly electronic news maga Relive dramatic events in Ottawa's the latest multimedia applications zine that features popular support past and present, from the original including those with full-screen, full- tips and in-depth articles on Apple explorers to the triumphant visit of motion video. products and fee-based services Mikhail Gorbachev and more. At 684.4 Kbps streaming data including the Support Professional Both Macintosh and Windows transfer rate, it is faster than most Solutions Series, which provides versions will be available March other quad-speed players currently information and support for Apple's 27th, 1995 at a suggested retail price on the market. A 256 Kb cache mem corporate customers. (SRP) of $84.95 (US). Expected ory will allow it to burst transfer 5.1 eWorld is a powerful, yet easy-to- 'street' and educational pricing is Mb per second, enabling large files use, global family of on-line services likely to be under $70; and as a spe to be transferred from a CD-ROM from Apple Computer, Inc., which cial introductory offer, online users quickly and efficiently. Access time is include eWorld for Macintosh and can order Canada's Capital for 167.5 milliseconds, which provides a NewtonMail—eWorld's messaging US$49.95 directly from Timebox, significant reduction in the click and service for Newton personal digital Inc. until May 31,1995. wait time experienced by users with assistants. Included on most Apple Timebox, Inc. specializes in the /•^v double speed CD-ROM players. Macintosh computers, the software educational market, and has received These enhanced performance fea is also available free to all US high praise for the high-quality visu tures combine to create a much rich Macintosh users by calling 1-800- al and textual content of its CD- er, 'TV-like' experience for multime 775-4556. A windows-based version ROM products. 'Canada's Capital: dia consumers. of eWorld is expected to be available The Story of Ottawa' is its fourth The AppleCD 600e is expected to in 1995. release. Other available titles include: be available in the U.S. and Canada • The Adventure Book of in May 1995 and in Europe and Asia New Canada's Capital CD-ROM Columbus in June 1995. The ApplePrice is The rich and colorful history of • Columbus... Day by Day US$349. Customers can call 1-800- Ottawa, Canada's national capital, • Spacetime 538-9696 to obtain the name and has been vividly captured in a new Contact: Peter Harris location of the nearest Apple dealer. multimedia CD-ROM entitled Phone: 613-236-8969 'Canada's Capital: The Story of Fax: 613-236-9232 Ask Apple Ottawa,' from Timebox, Inc. Newton Solution Bundle CUPERTINO, California—April Narrated by Jean Pigott, former 17,1995—Apple Computer, Inc. cus Member of Parliament and CUPERTINO, CA April 10,1995 tomers no longer have to use a tele Chairperson of the National Capital Apple Computer, Inc's Education phone to get their questions about Commission, the CD was officially Division announced today the the company's products answered launched at a reception in Ottawa Newton Solution Bundle, designed quickly, accurately, and directly. March 27,1995, hosted by the pub to offer educators on the go a pro Beginning today at 9:00 a.m., PDT, lisher. ductivity tool for capturing, organiz Apple is rolling out "Ask Apple"— Ms. Pigott, a long-time Ottawa ing and communicating informa direct on-line support for Apple resident, offers a warm and highly tion. The product is the latest addi products offered exclusively in the personalized tour of the National tion to the Apple Education Series, a suite of products and programs that company's on-line service, eWorld. Capital area, spiced with a myriad of /*a% This means that Apple customers stories and anecdotes behind the help educators effectively use and can now post a technical question in statues, monuments, and historic integrate technology into their learn-

Mini'app'les Newsletter 18 June, 1995 ing environments. flat- file database program that lets reseller. The Newton Solution Bundle you manage everything from class Personal InterNet combines the cutting-edge technolo room inventory to student records. gy of the Newton MessagePad 120 — Newton Utilities by StarCore. INTERNET WORLD, San Jose, with leading hardware and software This utilities package offers time-sav California—April 10,1995—Apple tools to help educators continue to ing shortcuts and ways to make the Computer, Inc., today brought be productive when they are away most of the MessagePad's memory school districts, school librarians and from their desks. "We know how through its Software Manager, individual teachers within arm's valuable an educator's time is, and Memory Manager, Shortcuts and reach of the Internet with the intro any time spent outside the school Scrapbook features. duction of the Apple Education has to be put to its maximum use. The Newton Solution Bundle sells Series: Personal Internet Solution Now, with the Newton Solution for $649. The Bundle is also available Bundle. The new product is the latest bundle, everyone from administra for sale with either of the Teacher addition to the Apple Education tors to teachers can actually catch up Solution Bundles, a hardware/soft Series, a suite of products and pro on tasks and stay productive because ware package that includes every grams that help educators effectively they have the information they need thing teachers need to handle their use and integrate technology into right at their fingertips. They can classroom management tasks. The their learning environments. update calendars, manage expenses Teacher Solution bundle in combi The Apple Education Series: and even enter grades and work on nation with the Newton Solution Personal Internet Solution Bundle attendance reports wherever they Bundle is available in two configura combines all the components neces are," says Mario Diaz, marketing tions: sary for schools to easily connect manager for the Apple Education — With the Power Macintosh Macintosh computers to the Series. 5200/75 LC (AV configuration). Internet, and is available for a frac In addition, the bundle includes Prices start at $2,849. tion of what it would cost schools to six premier software applications — With the Macintosh LC 580. assemble all the components indi that offer mobile educators ways to Prices start at $2,099. vidually. The bundle includes: stay productive. They include: The Newton Solution Bundle will — Internet Software Package. The — Notion: The Newton List ship by May, 1995 and may be software includes Netscape Manager by Eidetic, Inc. and ordered immediately by qualified Navigator, a Worldwide Web StarCore. An organizing tool to help educators. To order, educators may Browser from Netscape, Eudora by you keep appointments, agendas, contact 1-800-800-APPL or their Qualcomm Internet Mail, and an phone numbers, supply lists and Apple representative. Internet serial line connection pack school project details in one place. age. — Graffiti by Palm Computing, PowerBook 150 — Local Reference CD Pack. Inc. A tool that enhances Newton's CUPERTINO, California—April Educators can use CD-ROM research handwriting recognition capability, 17,1995—Apple Computer, Inc. tools such as encyclopedias in prepa allowing you to streamline your today announced pricing actions ration for venturing onto the note-taking, as well as maintain cal and a new configuration of its popu Internet for additional information. endars and organize to-do lists. lar PowerBook 150 value-line. The CD Pack includes Time — Action Names and Agenda by Effective immediately, the price of Almanac: Reference Edition from iambic Software. A program that the PowerBook 150 will be reduced Compact Publishing, Inc., Grolier extends the capabilities of the built- by 27%. At the same time, the com Multimedia Encyclopedia from in MessagePad calendar and names pany is also offering a new configu Future Vision Multimedia, Inc., file. Offers automatic updating ration of the PowerBook 150 with INFOPEDIA from Mindscape, Inc., between your schedule and contact twice the hard drive capacity as the and Electronic Arts 3D Atlas from names, phone numbers and address original configuration, but at an Electronic Arts. es. even lower price. — Internet provider connection. — GradePoint by Sunburst Pricing and configuration The first three months of mainte Communications, Inc. This electron changes for the PowerBook 150 are nance fees are waived with the con ic gradebook allows you to add new as follows: nection to Portal Information grades, receive updates about student • PowerBook 150, 4/120, former Network, a national Internet performance and export grades to price $1469, new price $1,069 provider. Subsequent months of con any spreadsheet program or MIS pro • PowerBook 150, 4/250, $1,229 nection can be purchased by the cus gram that can read tab-delineated tomer directly from Portal #^ information. Actual street prices may vary Information Network. The company — FilePad by Healthcare depending on configuration pur provides over 1,500 local access Communications and StarCore. A chased and services provided by numbers in the United States, allow-

Mini'app'les Newsletter 19 June, 1995 ing most educators and schools to Macintosh and Windows computers. More information and downloadable avoid costly 800 number surcharges The QuickTake 150 is an enhanced sample images can also be found on or long distance charges. version of Apple's award-winning Apple's World Wide Web site at — Modem. The bundles and the QuickTake 100 digital color cam http://www.apple.com. Customers stand-alone kit include an external era—a lightweight, portable device outside the United States should Global Village 14.4 modem. for use in business, home offices, contact their local Apple office for — Getting Started Guide. education, publishing and on- line information. Additional Accessories Included is an easy-to-follow guide services. The QuickTake 150 offers Also available are several acces describing in both pictures and text several new features that enhance sories for the camera, including how to set up the modem, install the performance, quality and conve Cross Platform Kit, consisting of user software, and create an Internet nience without an increase in price. guides, software and cables for account. Significant enhancements in the Windows computers, a Software — Discount coupons for educa camera include improved image Developers Kit, a travel case, battery tion reference materials: quality and resolution, twice the booster pack, and AC adapter. The — A discount on the National storage, and a no-fuss "What- You- travel case features a leather camera School Board Association's Special See-Is-What-You-Get" (WYSIWYG) grip providing a video-like camera Report "Telecommunications and close-up capability. The QuickTake handle with additional abrasion and Education: Surfing and the Art of 150 offers a choice between high- shock resistance. Also included is a Change." and standard-quality settings. Image protective carrying case that can be — A discount to purchase quality has been enhanced with new worn around the waist or carried "Education on the Internet," a book image processing, and infrared lens over the shoulder. The battery boost by Jill H. Ellsworh from SAMS and sensor coatings. Using improved er pack is an external battery source Publishing detailing the use of the compression technology, base reso providing power for thousands of Internet in the classroom. It includes lution has been increased to 640 by pictures. It includes eight easily resources by curriculum areas, and 480 pixels for all images, offering replaceable AA lithium batteries. The directions on how to find informa superior resolution on the standard booster pack is about the size of a tion on the Internet. setting. The camera can store 32 three by five inch card and can be — Three months free subscription standard-quality or 16 high-quality, placed in a pocket or worn on a belt to "Classroom CONNECT," a 24-bit color images, or a combina with the integrated belt clip. Users monthly guide to using the Internet tion of both. A snap-on, close up wishing to power the QuickTake 150 and commercial on-line services in lens system lets users capture high- with AC power can use the original education, published by Wentworth quality images from just ten to 14 PowerBook AC adapter or the Publishing, Inc. inches away for easy snapshots of QuickTake AC adapter. The travel The Apple Education Series: small images or details needed for case ($79 U.S. Apple price), battery Personal Internet Bundle is available publishing or specialized business booster pack ($49 U.S. Apple price) for the Power Macintosh 5200/75 applications. The new lens also fea and QuickTake 100 AC adapter ($65 LC, the Macintosh LC 580, or as a tures a flash diffuser for shooting U.S. Apple price) are immediately stand-alone kit that educators can closeup work without washing out available. use to connect their existing the subject, and viewfinder opti StyleWriter 1200. Macintosh computers to the mization ensures that photographer Internet. and camera are seeing the same CUPERTINO, California—April — Stand-alone Kit includes an thing (parallax error correction). 17,1995—Apple Computer, Inc. external Global Village 14.4 modem, Both the QuickTake 150 for today announced the Apple Internet Software Package, Internet Macintosh and the QuickTake 150 StyleWriter 1200, a significant Access, Getting Started Guide, dis for Windows are priced at $739 (U.S. enhancement to its popular counts on education reference mate Apple price) and include all the nec StyleWriter II inkjet printer for rials, and the Local Reference CD essary software, cables, and batteries Macintosh computer systems. The Pack. The stand-alone kit is priced at to begin use immediately. The two StyleWriter 1200 offers the same $299 and will be available in mid- product offerings are differentiated award-winning design as the classic May. by the software, user guides and StyleWriter II, but offers several new cable included. The Macintosh ver features that enhance print quality, QuickTake 150 Digital Camera sion of the camera includes software performance, and convenience for CUPERTINO, California—April for both Power Macintosh and 68K- home, education and small business 17,1995—Apple Computer, Inc. based Macintosh computers. For fur users at the affordable price of just today announced immediate avail ther information, customers in the $269 (U.S. Apple price). ability of the QuickTake 150 digital United States should call the Apple The StyleWriter 1200 prints qual color camera for Macintosh, Power Referral Center at 1-800- 538-9696. ity images and sharp text at three

Mini'app'les Newsletter 20 June, 1995 pages per minute in normal print vide for on- going technology staff model sites for technology staff mode. The printer provides 720 by development. This initiative stands development. It is designed for edu 360 dots per inch (dpi) resolution for in marked contrast to a recently cators who want to apply some of smooth edges on black and white issued government report that the ACOT teacher development prin pages, and 360 by 360 dpi on pages reveals a lack of adequate technology ciples to foster on-going staff devel containing grayscale. The printer training for teachers. opment. Three days; on- site for offers 64 TrueType fonts, providing a , Apple Staff Development groups of up to 12 participants. wide variety of type styles and sizes, Workshops and consulting service —Leadership Extended and prints easily to a wide range of are designed to provide educators Workshop for Technology Program media, including plain paper, glossy with the tools, strategies and models Development This workshop helps and premium paper, envelopes, for integrating technology into the teachers and administrators to create transparencies, and Apple's latest curriculum as well as how to set up a environments for on-going staff medium, back-print film. The program for continuing technology development in working classrooms. StyleWriter 1200 connects directly to staff development. The emphasis of Participants will meet with any 68020-based CPU or higher the workshops is on showing educa researchers and leaders in staff devel Macintosh and through Apple's tors the next step beyond using opment. Five days; central location. GrayShare technology, users can applications—how to blend comput —Consulting Services. Intended share the printer over a variety of er use into the curriculum. Most of for administrators, trainers and plan networks. The printer supports both the workshops and services are con ners who want to develop a compre Apple's standard QuickDraw and ducted on school premises and are hensive staff development program. QuickDraw GX imaging architec available to schools nationwide. Upon completion of this session, tures and features a Power PC-native Apple Staff Development participants will receive a cus driver. In addition, the unit offers a Workshops and Services include: tomized summary of an implemen convenient, built-in power supply —Technology and Curriculum tation plan. Two-days, on-site for and uses a standard AC power cord. Integration Workshop. This work groups of up to 12 participants. It also turns on and off automatical shop introduces a hands-on process Educators can order the work ly, saving energy and wear and tear for integrating technology into class shops by calling Apple at 800-800- on the unit, and complying with the room activities. Teachers will learn APPL or their Apple representative. Environmental Protection Agency's to rethink and reorganize activities The Apple Education Staff Energy Star guidelines. Effective to gain the benefits of technology. Development Workshops will begin immediately, the Apple StyleWriter Two days; on-site for groups of up to to be offered in the summer. Pricing 1200 is available through Apple 12 participants. for the courses are as follows: authorized resellers worldwide. The —Multimedia and Curriculum Technology and Curriculum U.S. Apple price is $269. For further Integration Workshop. In this work Integration Workshop, $3,500 per information, customers in the shop, teachers develop skills to work group of 12; Multimedia and United States should call the Apple with their students to design innova Curriculum Integration Workshop, Referral Center at (800) 538-9696. tive interactive multimedia projects. $3,500 per group of 12; Leadership Staff Development Workshops. Participants will learn to rethink and Workshop for Technology Program reorganize classroom activities to Development, $6,500 per group of CUPERTINO, California—April gain the benefits of multimedia tech 12; Leadership Extended Workshop 18,1995—Apple Computer Inc's nology. Two days; on-site for groups for Technology Program Education Division announced of up to 12 participants. Development, $1750 per participant; today a national series of staff devel —Leadership Workshop for and Consulting Services, $4,500 per opment workshops designed to help Technology Program Development. group of 12. teachers integrate technology into This workshop helps teams of teach their classroom practices and to pro ers to establish their classrooms as

(Continued from page 8) automated so that a single keypress AppleWorks could be automated (Pinpoint had done something simi would activate it. For example, typ with MacroWorks, and it could even lar, by taking sa-P for its own purpos ing a return address could be do some things that could NOT be es). assigned to the sequence solid-apple- easily done manually. A macro was actually a series of A (sa-A). Or sa-S could be defined to The idea of automating key keystrokes that could be entered save ALL the files on the desktop and strokes in AppleWorks was not from the keyboard (similar to WPL quit the program. Anything that unique to MacroWorks; soon after, programs for Apple Writer), but was could be done manually with AutoWorks was released by Alan Bird

Mini'app'les Newsletter 21 June, 1995 of Software Touch, and Pinpoint hassle. capability of producing invoice-type Publishing got into the act with their The first TimeOut modules documents with AppleWorks, and product, Keyplayer. Brandt upped released included DeskTools, DB Pix adds graphic capability to the the ante later in 1986 with an FileMaster (which allowed file copy database, displaying single and dou upgrade called Super MacroWorks, ing and more), Graph (spreadsheet ble hi-res and Print Shop / Print which added a few new features and graphing), QuickSpell, SideSpread Shop GS graphics. Brandt also wrote was made to work specifically with (update of the older Software Touch an update to UltraMacros 3.1, called the new version 2.0 of AppleWorks. program), SuperFonts (update of Ultra 4.0, which added considerable It didn't take long for the other FontWorks), and UltraMacros (a power to the macro language. All of companies to come out with more powerful version of Randy these add-on programs extend the enhanced versions of their programs Brandt's Super MacroWorks, using usefulness of AppleWorks for very to work with the newer version of ideas from AutoWorks). More fol specific applications, significantly AppleWorks. But the most signifi lowed in subsequent years, including extending the lifespan of the pro cant enhancement yet came during a thesaurus module and a full-fea gram. 1987. Beagle Bros had just under tured telecommunications module Brandt also came up with the gone a change in management, as its that worked within AppleWorks. concept of "inits" for AppleWorks. founder Bert Kersey retired and These programs are installed to AW ENHANCEMENTS: JEM SOFTWARE merged his company with Software via a small patch that allows it to Touch. Mark Simonsen and Alan Over the years, Beagle Bros has look for them. Adding an init is sim Bird, owners of Software Touch, had been a major contributor to the ple; it is just copied into a subdirec previously worked at Beagle before longevity of AppleWorks through its tory called AW.INiTS, and any bina leaving to start their own company. many TimeOut enhancements. And ry program found there with a name Aside from Auto Works, they had they did many users a favor by mak that starts with "I." is automatically released enhancements such as ing upgrades available virtually free, loaded and patched in at startup SideSpread (which would allow a through a program they called time. These inits range from one that spreadsheet to be printed sideways "Beagle Buddies". Just contact your improves the handling of the screen on a dot matrix printer) and Buddy, give evidence that you really print function built-in to AW, to FontWorks (which allowed word owned the program, and he would other much larger applications processor files to be printed using update UltraMacros from version 3.0 (TotalControl is added via an init, different font styles and sizes, using to 3.1, without charge. The down for instance). The difference between codes embedded in the WP text). As side of this service, however, was these inits and TimeOut applications they merged back into the Beagle that there was NO income received is that inits are always working, fold, they brought with them plans by Beagle for updates, making it whereas TimeOut programs have to for a series of AppleWorks add-ons financially difficult to pay the be specifically activated to work. and enhancement. These would be authors of those updates for their Brandt used the same concept of accomplished via a new core pro work. For this reason, authors like simple extensions when he designed gram (or "engine", as they called it) Randy Brandt (one of the Ultra 4.0; more commands (called called TimeOut. AppleWorks 3.0 revision authors) "dot commands") can be added to Written by Alan Bird, TimeOut have decided to start their own pri the macro language in the same way installed itself into AppleWorks and vate company for release of other as other inits. interfaced directly with Lissner's products for AppleWorks. Through ENHANCEMENTS: PATCHES remarkable built-in memory manag his company, JEM Software, he er. The neat thing about TimeOut released PathFinder, which made set As with other popular programs, was that after the engine itself was ting the pathname for the AW "Add there have been many patches that installed, adding other modules was Files" menu easier and faster to have appeared over the years to cus no more complicated than copying change. Although that feature was tomize AppleWorks to do things them over to the disk from which built in to AW 3.0, Brandt did not more to a particular user's likings. AppleWorks started. This addressed stop there. With the help of Dan These first appeared as one to several one of the problems with all of the Verkade, he created TotalControl, byte patches that would be applied other enhancement programs avail which adds features to the database using Applesoft, poking the bytes to able; if they were not installed in the module that make specific qualifica memory and then using the correct order, the patches would tions for the type of entries that can BASIC.SYSTEM command "BSAVE" begin to step on each other, and be made in new or existing records. to put them into the right place in crashes were much more likely. DoubleData changes the database the program. Patches were published TimeOut provided a clearly-defined module so AW can handle twice as in various places to do things like protocol for adding new features to many categories per record as it was changing the pitch and duration of AppleWorks without this patching designed to do. Mr. Invoice gives the AW's awful error tone, make it possi-

Mini'app'les Newsletter 22 June, 1995 ble for AW to access a disk device in to fix via an upgrade). The Beagle that appeared in version 3.0 will ever slot 1 or 2 (which it refused to do program followed John Link's lead appear from Claris; but with prolific ordinarily), or make more than one by making it possible to remove authors like Brandt, Munz, and oth #^ custom printer (not easily done in most patches as easily as they were ers, additional features that some versions prior to 3.0). Other patches applied. users want will continue to be avail were published to fix various bugs able. BEYOND APPLEWORKS that were uncovered over time. NEXT INSTALLMENT: Magazines Eventually, these patches were col AppleWorks is probably the most lected into several different programs powerful integrated program ever NOTES whose purpose was to streamline the written, in terms of speed (being <1> Weishaar, Tom. "Miscellanea", OPEN-APPLE, Nov 1986, p. 2.74. process. Randy Brandt, through JEM text-based) and overall useability for <2> Williams, Warren, and Carlton, Software, released Late Nite Patches a wide range of purposes. Although Steve. "AppleWorks", THE APPLE II for AppleWorks 2.0. John Link creat Claris did release a IIGS version GUIDE, Fall 1990, pp. 3&45. ed a program called SuperPatch that called AppleWorks GS (which was <3> Weishaar, Tom. "Reality And he provided via online services ini actually a re-write of an older pro Apple's Vision", OPENAPPLE, Nov 1987, tially, later changed it to shareware gram, GS Works, which they pur pp. 3.73-3.74. as it got more and more massive, chased from Styleware and remod <4> Weishaar, Tom. "Does Your Mother and eventually arranged for it to be elled slightly), that program is signif Love You?", OPENAPPLE, Jan 1986, p. 1.97. sold via Quality Computers. Written icantly different from AppleWorks <5> Weishaar, Tom. "New $999 Apple in Applesoft, John's program made it and cannot be considered an IIGS Arrives", OPENAPPLE, Oct 1986, possible to not only apply the vari upgrade. Claris as a company has pp. 2.65-2.67. ous patches, but to also remove shown absolutely no interest in <6> Deatherage, Matt "Who's Who In them neatly. releasing a v3.1 upgrade, even just to Apple II", GENIE LAMP, Aug 1992. Beagle Bros came out with AW fix the known bugs in the program. <7> Brandt, Randy, (personal mail), 3.0 Companion (later updated to Other features that could be added, GEnie, E-MAIL, Jul 1991. <8> Brandt, Randy. GEnie, A2 ROUND- such as the ones provided via Companion Plus) which allowed not TABLE, Jun 1992, Category 13, Topic only a large number of useful TotalControl or DoubleData or even 16. changes to be made to AppleWorks, UltraMacros, COULD be made a part <9> Weishaar, Tom. "AppleWorks 3.0 A but also included a version of Mark of AppleWorks out of the box, but Blockbuster", A2-CENTRAL, Jul 1989, jSfev Munz' Patcher program to correct Claris' attention is on the pp. 5.41-5.46. some bugs that had made it into the Macintosh. It is highly unlikely that <10> Weishaar, Tom. "Miscellanea", OPEN-APPLE, Jun 1986, p. 2.33. program (and which Claris refused any enhancements beyond those Info-Mac info by Brian Reck via Fritz Stunnek Stanford managers stated that they Submitted by Tom Ostertag originally thought would benefit the archive significantly. no longer wished to support Info- I saw this in the comp.sys. mac In mid-January of this year, Mac, and asked the Moderators to newsgroups today (perhaps a little America Online, a service provider make preparations to move the ser late, but...): Gift to Info-Mac Forces often unfairly denounced by critics vice elsewhere. Close of SUMEX-AIM Macintosh as a burden to the Internet, gener Shocked and demoralized, the Archive ously offered to donate a high-end Moderators began a search for a new by Brian Reck, Assistant Director of the Sun server to Info-Mac in return for home site, fearing that no organiza Info-Mac Network Office of Special help in establishing a local mirror of tion would step forward, given the Projects Info-Mac. The Moderators were Boston, April 1 significant network load that the pri thrilled at the opportunity to expand mary server places on its host site. The Info-Mac Network, provider Info-Mac's services that the new Miraculously, the Massachusetts of the Info-Mac Archive and publish server would provide. Institute of Technology of er of the Info-Mac Digest, However, upon breaking the Cambridge Mass., a rival science and announced today that its primary news to the system managers at engineering school of Stanford, archive site, at sumex- Stanford University, current home offered to sponsor the Info-Mac aim.stanford.edu, will be permanent site of the Info-Mac Network, the Network, perceiving the opportunity ly closed by the end of this month. Moderators were informed that to enhance both the quality of the The Info-Mac Moderators indicated Stanford did not wish to assist in the service and its image as a provider of that the cause of this closure has installation and maintenance of the free services to the Internet been precipitated by events that they new server. Furthermore, the community.

Mini'app'les Newsletter 23 June, 1995 The Info-Mac Moderators are new support for mirror sites, and Network within one month, but, as a now making plans to set up shop at new versions of the Info-Mac Digest. result of the dramatic upward turn of MIT and have registered a new The Moderators expect the cur events, do not expect any interrup domain name for the service, Info- rent primary server at Stanford, tion in service. /*% Mac.ORG. A variety of new services sumex-aim.stanford.edu, to cease are planned, including a Web site, operation on behalf of the Info-Mac mini'app'les Board of Director's meeting minutes April 6,1995 President's Report by Owen Aaland: Matthews Center, Minneapolis by Greg Carlson: Submitted by Roy Sorenson $120 in March eDOM sales. Owen reported 2 new Apple IIGS Attendance Greg welcomed the guests to the meeting. He hasn't reached Chuck eDOMs, and 4 new Mac eDOMs. The Members: Greg Carlson, Brian Theisfeld to recover club equipment, Apple II eDOM catalog has been Bantz, Jacque Gay, Roy Sorenson, or contacted Hayes for a copy of updated and is available on BBS, and Erik L. Knopp, Steve Thompson, Les their questionnaire - he will try to the System 7.5 Update is available Anderson, Bob Demeules, Eric resolve these by May. (to user group members only) in a 4 Jacobson, Owen Aaland. Absent: disk set for $8. David Laden. Guests: Tom Gates, Vice President's Report Bruce Thompson, Nick Ludwig, Dick by Brian Bantz: Mac SIG Director's Report Peterson, Pam & Harry Lienke, Brian admitted the food bill for by Eric Jacobson: Melvyn Magree. the general meeting was high, $361. Eric reports good attendance at Mar. meeting minutes were Brian has received a new copy of our the SIGs, and some interesting accepted with minor correction. Apple software license, which does things happening at the HyperCard permit electronic distribution. (In and FileMaker Pro meetings. Eric will Treasurer's Report discussion, it was clarified that this start a PhotoShop SIG this spring. by Jacque Gay: covers System Updates, not the March showed a profit of $824.92 System 7.5 software itself.) In pass Apple il SIG Director's Report by Les Anderson: (newsletter printing bill - about $250 ing, he mentioned that our mini'ap - hadn't been received yet.) The p'les name is a source of confusion. The main Apple II SIG will meet check for Voice mail service was lost He forwarded a request by Apple's at Augsburg Library through the in the mail. There were questions Quick Connect and the EFF summer, AppleWorks SIG will be about the deposit check held by (Electronic Freedom Foundation) for changing its site for the summer, Apache Plaza for the swap meet: user group members to lobby against and the Apple Novice SIG will meet Tom and Brian will sort this out with a Senate telecommunications bill at the Roseville Library for May Apache. Nick reported on his audit which would put prohibitive liability through Sept. meetings. of club books: he commended onto BBS's. Sysop Dick Peterson said Publications Director's Report Jacque and said the books are in he has more information on this bill. by Steve Thompson: good order. He offered these recom Brian has coupons for members for mendations: 1. that the club contin Apple Personal Diagnostics for $69. Steve and Nick visited U.W.- ue to use MYOB software for the club Brian said he wants to work on Stout last month to tour their print finances. 2. a procedure for handling increasing our BBS participation and ing facilities. With Stout closing for non-cashed checks be established is working on getting a modem for the summer, summer newsletter (for example, to void after 6 months when we add a second phone line. options include skipping a month, and 1 notification). 3. a binder for keep monthly schedule but reduced forms and licenses. 4. checks be sta Membership Director's Report page number, BBS or disk-based by Bob Demeules: pled to the balance sheet. Jacque newsletter. Steve will investigate provided a copy of the entire balance Bob reports 7 new members, 4 alternative printers. To get a June sheet. Jacque added that the renewals, for a total of 354. Bob is issue printed by Stout before their Treasurer files club sales tax once a trying to get a copy of the 4D soft summer break, the June deadline will year, and we haven't been required ware for the next Membership be April 26. After board discussion, to file federal or state income tax. Director (for the member database), Steve said his intention is to stick to Brian will try to get a discount on and has more membership brochures our monthly schedule and will the MYOB program. Treasurer's being printed. inform newsletter contributors of the report accepted. June deadline after consulting with Software Report the newsletter staff. Stout was asked

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