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General

Inside HAAUG And now for something completely different...a word from our President • Neal Scott About the Cover Random Thoughts: Filling the Screen • Cleland Early Quick Connect • Apple Computer It's the last one for this editorial Software Specialists • Staff

Personal Accounting: Another Look • Phil Booth Using Two with the Came Port • Charlie Aselin Publish It! • David Jaschke The Three H's for AppleWorks: Hints, Helps, and Hiddens • John W. Daut

A Brush with Graphic Works 1.1 • Alan M. Siegel l| Editors 1 Chris Hick Tom Engle HAAUG next meets Cleland Early at the Marriot Hotel on June eleventh. The Apple Barrel is published as often as is humanly possible by the Houston Area Apple Users Group. HAAUG is an independent support group of Apple Note that this is a product users, and is not affiliated with Apple Computer, Inc. The following are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.,: Apple, Apple II, Apple 11+, Apple second Saturday. lie, Apple lie, Apple IIGS, Macintosh, , Madntosh XL, Lisa, ImageWriter, LaserWriter Plus, MacPaint, MacWrite, DOS 3.3, ProDOS, AppleWriter, AppleWorks, Applesoft, and UniDisk 3.5.

Page 3 Apple Barrel February-May 1988 Welcome

When &WhetB We Meet In 1988, HAAUG will meet at the Mar riott-Astrodome Hotel, 2100 South Braeswood at Creenbrlar. We've scheduled meetings as follows:

Jime 11 (2nd Sat) July 16 August 13 September 17 October 22 (4th Sat) November 19 December 17 Houston Area Apple Users Group Meeting location and dates are subject to possible change,so keep abreast of changes by ciling the HAAUG Hot The Houston Area Apple Users line. Group is dedicated to helping you The Hot Line(713) 522-2179 The HAAUG Hot line provides a get the most from your Apple means for members to leam of the meet ing time and location and announces any Computer and the software and last minute changes. Non-members can also leave their name, address and phone number for more information peripherals you use with it. about the club and an application for membership. If you have a question about a particular commercial product, please check the list of volunteer spe At HAAUG,you can get help,find cialists in this issue. information, exchange ideas, and Club Officials President share your expertise with other Neal T. Scott 890-0532 1st Vice President Apple users. Mike Barnaba 527-9953

2nd Vice President Tom Dolezal 541-5897

Through meetings. Special Directors Qeland Early 941-7247 Mike Kramer 358-6687 Interest Groups, our electronic Dick Lee 821-1298 Don MacGregpr 530-5034 bulletin board HAAUG Heaven, Charlie Moger 961-1601 and the Apple Barrel, you'll gain David Scheuer 464-1228 Secretary access to an eclectic community— TomEngle 522-2179 Treasurer businessmen, housewives, artists, Jack Cowart 467-4215

teachers, hackers, students, Senior Advisor RudgeAUen 622-3979

writers, musicians, engineers. Membership Chairman Glenna Payne 463-0640

Apple Barrel Editors TomEn^e 522-2179 Whatever your profession or Chris Hick 363-3153

computing interest, you'll find Past President fellowship in the Houston Area Robin Cox 873-2059 Belch Beethoven Apple Users Group. Tom DiUon 376-6502 Vendor Coordinator Jeanne Boucher 723-9519

The Board of Directors meets on the Welcome! first Thursday of the month at the Mar riott Astrodome Hotel at 650 pm. All

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Special interest Groups SIGs focus on one topic of common inter The Benefits of est during the meetings of these "dubs within a dub." The meeting handout contains the SIG meeting rooms and Membership times.

SIC Coordinator YouTl receive when you join: a Starter Tom I>olezal 541-5897 Kit containing a disk of public Apple n SIGs Advanced Tqpics & domain/shareware software, a Robin Cox 873-2059 subscription to Apple Barrel(a $20 Af^le nCS Tom Dolezal 541-5897 value), and a membership card—^your Sam Theiss 578-7130

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fourth weekend available so the by Neal Scott disruption shouldn't be too great. By the way,the three dates that differ are June 11,1988(second Saturday); October 22,1988(fourth Saturday); and April 22,1989 (fourth Saturday). In addition, we And now for some were able to negotiate a better rate from the Marriott for our meetings, so hopefully we'll also soon be able thing completely to make some equipment purchases for the club. Many people have questioned why it's been so difficult to find us different...a word a place to meet every month and why we got ourselves into such a predicament. Well, in the spirit of from our Presi filling up the Apple Barrel here's a recap of the process: The problem began when we dent... contacted the Marriott-Astrodome last year to firm up our 1988 meeting times and found out that they had already booked other groups on the third Saturday week ends for several months this year. This is my first opportunity to They offered us alternate meeting write an article as President of times, such as the second or fourth HAAUG and I'd like to first say Saturdays on some months,even thanks to all of the volunteers of the the first Saturday one month,but it club that give their time to make was clear that we needed to look for General things run. There are too many of an alternate site rather than juggle you to name individually, in fact, I our schedule around the . don't even know everyone who It's easier to change your Saturday helps out. But to the members of morning driving habit at the last the Board of Directors, elected, minute than it is to change your volunteer, and drafted; to the SIC month's calendar. chairmen and the assistant SIG A committee was then ap chairmen;to the members who pointed to look for another suitable write articles for the Barrd; to the meeting location. I emphasize the folks that keep our equipment and term "suitable." We all know that bring it to meetings each month;to Houston is filled with hotels, all those who spend their third convention centers, schools, Saturdays each month answering colleges, churches, and others, all questions, passing out membership looking for our business. However, cards, collecting vendor fees, HAAUG has some very specific copying PD library disks, or putting requirements when looking for a up signs; and to anyone else who meeting place and it's not as easy as "pitches in" to help us out when it's looking in the yellow to find needed. Thanks! a "suitable" site. It's also a very The first few months of 1988 time-consuming job and time is a have been very trying for HAAUG valuable commodity these days. as we've struggled to find a suitable So, what are all these require and consistent meeting place. We ments that make HAAUG so hope that things will settle down special? Well, let me run through now with the commitment from the them: Marriott for our meetings through MEETING SPACE: Obviously 1989. With only three exceptions in the main criterion. We require a the next 20 months, we have the minimum of three large meeting third Saturday of each month rooms—for the Main Meetings, vendor booked. And the three times that room,and the Random Room (PD we can't meet on the third Satur libraries. Answer Desk, etc). Plus a day, we've got either the second or minimum offour, but preferably six.

Pages Apple Barrel February-May 1988 PRESIDENTS MESSAGE smaller roomsfor the SIG meetings. This is a judgement call. gorgeous Saturdays and that has They must be lighted,air-conditioned, Houston is a freeway city, so almost always been a kiss of death for furnished with tables and chairs,and anything close to a freeway is HAAUG meetings. Rainy or with readily available power. accessible. But central location threatening weather always seems Siirprisingly there aren't that means different things to different to bring out more members. It's many places that meet this first, people. Those who live in the hard to compete with the "honey requirement. Many hotels sticks, like 1 do,are used to driving do" lists or the beach on warm and churches just don't have 10,20,or even 30 miles to get sunny days. Third, we didn't get adequate space for us. anywhere. But try to get someone out a reminder postcard for the SCHEDULE: We need a who lives inside the loop to go very April meeting and there wasn't an consistent third Saturday meeting date, far outside the loop and it practi Apple Barrel published during the with facilities available from 8 am to 5 cally takes an act of Congress. But I month. And add to all that the fact pm. guess that's why they chose tp live that our Hotline answering This requirement eliminates there. machine picked that month to most hotels in Houston. They are MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS: crater. in business to fill their guest rooms Other needs to consider arefr ee and Our next edition of the Apple and since we don't bring out-of- adequate parking; handicapped access; Barrel will include a survey form to town guests to fill up the hotel, they telephone line for HAAUG Heaven express your opinions about many allow us to book only two to three demos;availability of audio-visual of the activities and aspects of months in advance and only if they equipment; insurance; convenience of HAAUG,including the meeting haven't been able to book a f^Uities; and probably others Tm not location and scheduling. When you convention group. The Marriott is able to think of now. receive the next issue, please one of the very jfew hotels that complete and mail the form back as books non-convention business in So, you can see why we have soon as possible so that we may advance. had such a hard time finding a have your input in the planning of VENDOR SALES: Our vendors place to meet. Sure, there's the clubs activities. are both a good draw for attendance probably the perfect place out there, Finally, for the past few and, since we charge them for their even better than the Marriott, just months I've been putting out a call tables, they help to offset the cost of the waiting for us to ask them to let us for help. As you have read in meeting space. meet there. And if you know of it, previous editions of the Apple This requirement keeps us out call either Mike Barnaba or myself Barrel,the current editors have of most public buildings, such as so that we can look into it. While given us notice that their days are General HISD and HCC facilities, and also we've obtained a firm quote from numbered as editors of this fine most churches. Do we dump our the Marriott, if something better magazine. I'm happy to announce vendors to use a school? were to come along, we still have that a new editor has been found COST: The lower the better, if all the option of moving. and will be taking over this edition. else is adequate. The moving around that we've Charlie Moger, who has been We're not cheap, but we ain't done the last few months seems to HAAUG's Desktop Publishing SIG rich either. The Marriott had been have really hurt our attendance. chairman for the past year or so, costing us about $1500 each month, The past two months at the will become Apple Barrel Editor next half HAAUG's monthly budget. Westchester have been especially month. But the call for help still The new rate is roughly $1000 per poorly attended, and we've been remains, only now it's to give month. We can afford it, but with doing some soul-searching to try to Charlie a helping hand. If you have lower costs we could afford more— find out exactly why. A combina some journalistic skills, desktop projection equipment, computers, tion of evente,I'm afraid, hurt us. publishing skills, and/or just some improvements to HAAUG Heaven. First off, the location. "Halfway to time to dedicate to HAAUG, LOCATION: The site should be San Antonio," to quote one dis Charlie can use your help with the easy to find and preferably centrally gruntled member. Second, both Apple Barrel. Give him a call and located. months meeting days started out as volunteer.

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Page 7 Apple Barrel February-May 1988 OPINION

Random Thoughts

by Cleland Early

"Are you going to have Ran film. A TV screen is about 1.33 the fifties and early sixties, before dom Thoughts for me?" Tom asked. times as wide as it is tall. broadcast television and video be "I don't know," I responded. In contrast, the projected image came so important to the film in "I've been feeling a little burned from a standard 35mm film is 1.85 dustry. Today directors and out on computers.1 do computer times wider than tall. A Cinema- cinematographers keep the crucial work all day and then go home and Scope image, produced by projecting information bunched in the center do some more. 1 don't have a com a squeezed film image through a of the screen so the conversion to puter topic in mind; I've been trying large anamorphic lens, is even wid TV/video is less difficult. Because to think about other interests." er—2.35 to 1. Seventy-millimeter of the problems, many directors are "1 don't care what you write film creates an even larger screen reluctant to film in CinemaScope. about;just write something..." image, not as wide as Cinema Nevertheless, when a film is scope, but much taUer. The 70mm converted from film to video, we aspect ratio is 2.21 to 1. lose much of the texture and ambi In the film Mad Max Beyond So, when you watch a 'scope or ence the filmmakers worked to Thunderdome, there's a scene in 70mm film on television, you see a create. In addition, because so much which a group of guards sur of what is filmed is eventually rounds Max and leads him to r™" lost, movies are probably less visu see the character played by ally interesting Tina Turner. 1 originally saw the film in a movie theatre and remember the scene be times^morepeo- cause one of the guards is a very tall, athlet- ic, scantily- dressed young woman—^just the cal release, so type 1 find ap- there's no real pealing, muscular incentive for filmmakers to lavish without looking attention on parts of the film that mannish. will eventually disappear. 1 mention this While 1 worry that details because one of the first things 1 no like Mad Max's stunning guard are ticed when 1 again saw Beyond little more than half what you'd missing from video versions of my Thunderdome, this time on cable see in a movie theatre. Because of favorite films, I'm more concerned TV, was that my dream girl was this disparity, someone must scan that most viewers are unaware nowhere to be seen. Unfortimately each frame of a feature film, pick that they are missing anything. for my lustful heart, the woman in out the most "important" informa Even worse,some people don't care the movie ended up as a victim of tion, and create a series of artifi that what they're watching on the process known as "scan-and- cial camera pans—at times indis television is artistically inferior to pan." tinguishable from the real thing. what they'd see in a movie thea Not a new sexual perversion— Unfortunately, scanning-and- tre. After all, there are cretins who scan-and-pan is the process by panning can create some rather ab actually prefer garishly-colorized, which technicians convert wide- surd effects, such as film sequences glowing pastel versions of Casa screen images so they'll fit on the in which crucial participants in blanca and The Maltese Falcon to TV screen. This conversion is neces conversations are not even seen. the purer black-and-white. sary because television has a dif Scan-and-pan problems are Until some system of wide- ferent aspect ratio than a 35mm more apparent in 'scope films from screen, high-definition television

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arrives(and there's no assurance inferior film presentation? that that the powers that be will Therein lies the key. Until au select one of the uncompromised diences complain about inferior Product Propourri competing systems,fo r any decent theatre presentation, theatre variety of HDTV will obsolete ex chains will continue to stress quali isting TV broadcast and receiving ty in their ads and public relations, FullWrite Professional equipment), we're stuck with scan- but do little to ensure that the Well, FullWrite is finally out. The and-pan or the only slightly less quality actually shows up on the wait was worth it, for FWP is the undesirable "letterboxing" tech screen. Until customers demand best I've seen for any nique. that video translations of films .FWP combines the A film that has been letter- more accurately reflect the film ease of use of MacWrite with the boxed includes the complete wide- makers' efforts and intentions, vid power of Word,and then some. screen image but masks off a portion eo distributors will take the easi The official release of the pro of the screen at the top and the bot est path. gram had once again been delayed tom. The resulting image is there since Ashton Tate acquired Ann Ar fore smaller than it would other bor along with FWP.Since the ac wise be. I've watched a few "No mention of computers any quisition, I lived in fear that the letterboxed films and initially where," Tom said, shuffling the dweebs at Ashton Tate would be un found the experience somewhat papers. able to resist the urge to tinker disconcerting, so I can imderstand "You said it could be about with what was a nearly perfect why scanning-and-panning has be anything," I said. application program. Well, I'm come so prevalent. However,I "You took me seriously," Tom here to report that A-T actually think I'd rather have the full film said. "I didn't expect you to take improved FWP,adding support for image than a full television screen. me seriously." the Word 3.0 file format and an ex Then again, we could forsake "Actually," I improvised, cellent online help facility. the video store for the local movie "there is a computer parallel. The FWP interface follows the theatre; yet, while a movie thea Translating a work of art from one Mac interface guidelines to the let tre holds the potential for showing medium to another is always prob ter; yet, the clever at a film to its best advantage, in lematical. Ann Arbor have managed to come practice most movie theatre film "Novels never quite translate up with many useful extensions. presentation is third-rate. from the written to the spoken One thing I don't imderstand— Scratched or otherwise dam word. Movies don't quite translate A-T has substituted the bit General aged film; poorly adjusted, imder- from film to video. Computer pro mapped Chicago font for the bold powered or clearly broken soimd- grams, themselves a sort of art faced laser font used in the pre- systems; inattentive, indifferent work, don't always migrate well lease manual. Tacky looking, and theatre personnel who let films go from one computer or from one tech not a good advertisement for a pro out of frame or focus; tiny screens; nology to another. gram that is supposed to produce bizarrely shaped or sloped audi "The computer world has a pretty documents. toriums; stereo films not shown in similar set of associated problems. stereo-equipped auditoriums...I A large audience that may not en Coach Professional could go on and on. tirely understand or appreciate There is one bad thing about Full- I love movies, but I hate movie what they are missing, particular Write—^Deneba's Coach Profession theatres. I estimate that some 70 ly when Macintosh programs are al doesn't work with it. At the risk percent of the time I have a bad ex portal to MS-DOS machines run of repeating myself. Coach is the perience when 1 go to the movies. ning Windows. Converting best spelling checker I've ever seen. Then again, I'm more critical than grams to run imder Windows is the Coach works interactively and most other moviegoers because I microcomputing equivalent of scan- in batch mode with most programs used to manage a movie theatre ning-and-panning or colorization. that include word-processing func (actually three different theatres) "In the translation process we tions and works under MultiFinder. and operate projection booth equip find a group of imdesirable alter Coach is very speedy and includes ment,so I know how a film is sup natives. Finally, money rules, a variety of configuration options. posed to look and soimd. rather than artisitic integrity. When the program finds a suspect Still, while I cringe at green "There's your link," I conclud word,it beeps and pops a menu up roller scratches and squirm in my ed."Movies, computers, aspect ra in the middle of the screen from seat waiting (usually in vain) for tios...it all fits—^if you think about which you select the correct someone else to go and tell the fools it." spelling. to turn on the Dolby stereo, I won As usual,Tom was skeptical Coach has all kinds of nice der why more people don't notice and refused to think about it. touches and displays an attention these things and gripe. I wonder "Hum," he hummed. "Soimds tenu to detail most programs can only why film critics don't rap theatre ous to me,but it fills two pages. dream about. When the conflicts chains for the chains' bush-league And, what's this cretin stuff? I are resolved, FullWrite Pro and operations. Why do audiences float happen to like glowing pastels." Coach Pro will be an unbeatable there like fish in a tank and accept I sighed. There is no hope. team.

Page 9 Apple Barrel Fetmjary-May 1988 HOME ACCOUNTING

by Phillip W. Booth

Personal Accounting: AnotherLook

One of the reasons given for the purchase of a persoiral com Dollars & Sense — puter when personal computing was getting started was to work as a fancy checkbook register. That was one of the The rest of the article relates to the poorest excuses for bujang a computer. Manual accounting sys program Dollars & Sense and how it is organized. When you first start tems have been around since the Renaissance bankers or even before. So why complicate life by doing a simple task on a com up Dollars & Sense, there are several housekeeping chores that need to puter? One reason I've found is discipline. There is something be taken care of. The program runs about recording every financial transaction that controls my urge to imder the operating spend—especially with plastic. When 1 first got my Apple 11,1 got a system so it comes with a set of disk word processor, then a database manager and a spreadsheet. utilities to do disk cop)dng and for Annie II Those were(are) the most popular applications. matting. ProDOS utilities like Copy I also bought a personal accounting program and after getting it up II Plus will copy but you get a and rurming(thaf s another story),I have been doing my personal "COPY NON-STANDARD DISK" accounting with it. message. Furthermore,it will not Dollars & Sense is one of the best personal accounting systems for catalog the D&S disk. the Apple 11, in my opinion. The market for these types of pro On first startup you will be grams must have gone soft because there have been few new asked where your data disk will be, what kind of you have and systems brought on the market. Some that are available include in which slot it is located, and other Managing Your Money from MECA that carries noted financial setup data. The next thing to do is writer Andrew Tobias's stamp of approval. Broderbund has also to format an "Accoimt Disk." This published a program called On Balance. All of these applications do will be your data disk and you are one thing; they help you to gather and classify financial transac asked to name it like a ProDOS tions. Some are easier to use. Others have features not offered by volume. I have been giving my others. But the bottom line—to borrow an accounting phrase—^is account disk the name Philip C. the information that they gather and report. Booth 87 for this year. Then you Their "gathering" is a misnomer; you have to enter the transac will be asked for the month and tions, and as it is stressed in the documentation you are the only year of the start of the disk. It is important to note that it cannot be one that determines how accurate that information is. To borrow a changed once the selection is made. trite saying, garbage in garbage out. This is where self discipline If you start you disk for example in starts. If you want the program to give you the information that June, month 06, your disk will work you want, you must enter all the data. One idea to get this accom imtil you get back to June. If you plished is to set aside one time a week to do your data entry. 1 do want your "fiscal year" to run from mine on Saturday. 1 collect all my charge card receipts, receipts for January to December you will need transactions paid for by check, ATM slips and deposits. Then the to extend your disk; that is, carry the data is entered and the account disk is brought up to date. account forward to the new disk. Now comes the fun part. Take a piece of paper or boot up your word processor and come up with your account list. Accounts are either Expenses(places you spent

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money including food, housing, Checking account. This screen will Pressing a'T" here indicates that phone,computer, etc.), liability also let you set the date and the this has tax implications. The two (places you owe money including check number. Once the Check fields following are debit and credit cards, car loans, house mort number is set it will automatically credit. In the upper right hand gage,loan shark), income (sources increment by one so you should not corner of this screen will display of money including salary,income have to reset it often. After all the the balance and it will change as from business, interest on savings, selections are made the next screen checks are written and deposits stock dividends), and assets(things is the transaction screen. made. you own,savings accounts, money This screen has both spread Above is a representation of the owed to you but not paid,cash, sheet database features. It looks Checking accoimt transaction Apple II insurance polices, and annuities). like a spreadsheet in that there are screen. You see the check , Checking accoimts are a separate row and columns and in that you date, payee,account distribution, account classification. As I said can enter an unlimited number of tax field and debit and credit fields. above, write down this list and then transactions. It is like a database The first two transactions are fairly get back into D&S and follow the because each of the columns are straight forward. I owed Exxon for prompts to define your accounts. data fields. For Checking accoimt gas purchased on my credit card See, you've already gotten organ transactions there are seven fields. $126.23(when you buy 30 gallons ized. It is here that you can start a The first field is the check number of high test a week it adds up). I budget process for yourself on the field. This will also display "Dpst" also owed Master card 55.67(too expense side by entering amounts for a deposit and "Misc" for other many movie rentals 1 guess). This allocated to each item. The pro transactions such as debiting check is where the power of a personal ac gram can help you track these service charges and withdrawals counting system starts. When I expenses against your budget and from ATM machines. The next save this session both Exxon and tell you if you are on line or getting field is the Date,followed by Payee Master Card balances will be off the line. All of this is variable (who you wrote the check to). decreased by the amount paid. The and can be changed at any time. Following that is account distribu transaction involving Compubits is Also, new accotmts can be added to tion, then a small field that will a little different. I bought a box of your list. Budgeting is not neces contain either a'T" or a printer paper priced at $49.95. The sary for this program to work but again this is part of the discipline that the program can enforce. Now that the system is setup, Balance 950.35 and accounts determined, transac 2232 12/13 Exxon Exxon cred - 126.23 tions can be entered. From D&S's 2233 12/13 MasterCard MasterCard - 55.67 main menu,select Enter Transac 2234 12/13 Compubits (Box of Paper) 53.94 tions. The next screen is the Computer - 49.95 account selection screen. It is here Sales Tax T 3.99 that the main account is selected. A main accoimt could be Cash, Checking Account, or Credit Card. Dpst 12/15 from Ken for voice work Eclipse Inc T 100.00 For this example,let's use the Checking Account Entry Screen

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helping you complete the dreaded 10^ form. If you operate a business, you need to keep,in the words of the IRS,"Accurate and contemporary records," to take business deductions. These types of systems help keep those record, ^c• ^i sd vii d nS N and to me are less cumbersome 4W 4W ^ ^ CSj^Nc >oI? than paper records. I can also keep up with the value of things like retirement programs. That is what computers are for, to take data and give information. The information I use most is my checking account balance and the outstanding balance on credit cards. I can also get a cash flow analysis and a net worth statement. Since I can't print money I have to plan so I don't spend more than I make. Seeing those numbers on the screen and

transaction is like the ones above listed in the distribution field will also seeing how much you pay in until you get to the distribution be updated. interest, is a gentle reminder that field. I entered a command to tell This feature is one of the reasons you should not max out your the program that I was going to that I use the system—^it is some Master Card. split the distribution, the total what like a relational database. Any I got into a discussion in the amount of the check is entered in account can be searched and any vendor room at a HAAUG meeting. the debit field,then accoimts transaction on that account will The jist of the conversation was the named Computer and Sales Tax show even if that transaction did need for a system like Dollars & show up in the account distribution not originate in the account. What Sense, Some of the people pre sented thoughts that they weren't Apple II field. Computer and Sales Tax are you get out of a program like this is expense items somewhat like black information that you can use to necessary and they really aren't. holes—money goes in but never make your financial game plan for Dollars & Sense helps me keep my financial house in order. The same comes out. the year. If you determined that I like to track how and where you would only spend $150.00 a can be done with a spreadsheet or a my money is spent. So I created month on car expenses or $1800 a database manager. I just find that several expense accounts—one of year. Searching the Car expense the structure of the program was a them is Computer and another one account can give you the informa help and I didn't have to reinvent is Sales Tax. The distribution field tion month by month. Dollars the wheel. I don't know much shows an account called Computer &Sense can present this information about HyperCard but I wouldn't be in the tax field and there is a "" in a graph form also. surprised if I didn't see a personal indicating that this item has no tax Why go through all the work of accounting stack available for status. The debit field is empty but entering all of the transactions download. Yes it is a pain to enter in the credit field you see the sales anyway. As I said above, it the transactions but if you have a price of the paper because that provides that crutch to keep me on system and follow it, it becomes amount is credited to the Computer the straight and narrow. I enter all second nature. account. Since I decided to split transactions and distribute them to this transaction I also wanted to the appropriate accounts. If I spend keep track of how much sales tax I money it goes to an expense pay even though that deduction has account; if money is paid to me,it been done away with. So in the goes to an income account. I next line we see an account called distribute my income to several Sales Tax. I decided to put the 'T" accounts (ie. University Salary, in the tax field and the amount of Eclipse Income,Interest Income the sales tax paid in the credit field. etc.). Thus,I can get a reading on The last entry is a deposit for some my tax liability. On the other hand, voice-over work I did. $100.00 goes even though the interest expense in the credit field, and both the deduction is being phased out you checking accoimt and the income still can get some of it if you have accoimt Eclipse Income gets good records. The records that a credited with $100.00. When this program like Dollars & Sense session is saved all the accounts generate can go a long way in

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It hardly seems possible, but it's true— with this issue of Quick Connect, we llliMltji close the door on 1987 and open it to the new opportunities awaiting us in The Government Connection 1988. In many ways, 1987 took all of us by surprise. We started off with a relatively simple challenge: how to build on the Apple's program we commenced in 1986. We Home Martlet ended with issues of far greater com plexity: how to serve a rapidly changing User Group community, and how to Jean-Louis Gassw: ' An Exclusive position the User Group Connection for interview a vital, ongoing role in a new Apple— an Apple addressing a broader realm of users and user solutions than in any year Just Add Water! before. Vie people behiyid the Apple User Group Connection:(clockuHse from upper left)Judy Chang, Phyllis Farnam, Joan Tabb, Ken Eddings, Ellen Leanse. and Terry Mock. You've Changed The profile of the User Group com and the User Group University that fol We drove our move into this group munity has changed dramatically this lowed it, in functions at the MACWORLD®' tecau,se of the parallels between their year. Last year, we classified nearly all Expo and AppleFestf in several regional needs and those of the User Groups we known groups as local ones—traditional User Group meetings and a national work with: communications, develop User Groups functioning in communi ment, and involvement in major pro event in Dayton, in an Advisory Council 1988 Events ties, open to the public, and offering representing diverse User Groups, and, grams, to name a few. We also felt that Calendar a variety of services. In the last twelve perhaps above all, in our monthly com Developer Co-Marketing shared similar months, a considerable number of munications exchange. goals, such as our commitment to weav specialized, private User Groups have ing our constituency—developers and been established, significantly changing We've Changed User Groups—permanently and in the complexion of the community we Because you've changed, so have we. tegrally into Apple's fabric. serve. The table on page two says it all. In September of this year, we officially In addition, the Connection staff has As the nontraditional segments grew, joined forces with Apple's Developer doubled to meet our new challenges. we sought ways to address their unique Co-Marketing group—an entity that had Last January, we were a team of three: needs while still building our outreach to already proven itself of great value in Cathy Hoolihan, Phyllis Farnam, and me. community groups across the country. In bridge-building with Apple's third-party Cathy went on to evangelize the User reaching out, we involved groups of all development community. Group message to the Apple dealer kinds in events such as AppleWorld^ Continued On Page2 Quick Connect— December 1987

1987: A Year in Review

Continuedfrom page I community, while Phyllis planted her champions User Group communications Summary feet on the ground and watched her and events, and I continue my work in Apple is more committed than ever to responsibilities grow. developing the relationship between developing our rapport with the U.ser Since then, we've added staff dedi Apple, User Groups, and the audiences Group community. And the Connection

cated to specific types of User Groups: we serve. is optimally placed and staffed to fulfill Joan Tabb for Government and Business The team is backed by Terry Mock, ing that commitment. We anticipate less groups, Judy Chang for Community User our valiant Area A.s.sociate and overall change and more forward momentum Apple is more Groups and Apple Computer Clubs, and great supporter, and—at lea.st till his than in the last year, and feel ready to committed than a soon-to-be hired manager for Univer- master's degree lures him back to Ohio work as a team towards our common ever to developing sity-l)ased User Group programs. Phyllis —Ken Eddings in Special Projects. Lots goal. 1988 will be the third year that our rapport with of changes in just twelve months! Apple has had a Connection with you, the User Group the User Group world. And all of us— community. User Groups by Interest Area Phyllis, Joan,Judy, Ken. Terry, "TBEl" (an Apple acronym for "To Be Hired"), myself, and the many people at Apple Community/Local who support our cause—know it will University Ire the best year yet. Business Government Best wishes for a happy, fulfilling Special Applications New Year, Ellen Leanse Program Manager and ChiefEvangelist The Apple User Group Connection Introducing.. .A New Column

program or government User Group Capitol Hill. One example: Current legis activities, write to Joan Tabb, Program lation is being propo.sed by the FCC to Manager for Government and Business rai.se rates on interstate telecommuni 11 S E P U.ser Groups, who will be contributing cations services. This is a hot issue on As you know. Apple 's User Group to this column on a regular basis. Con which U.ser Groups can really make a community is continually expanding to tact her at Applelink: TABBl, or at the difference. include groups with specific interest Apple User Group Connection, M/S 'What is Apple doing to bring gov Apple's Government areas. To keep you informed ofthe 36AA, 20525 Mariani Ave., Cupertino, ernment User Groups together? specialized activities in these interest CA 95014. Affairs group is in This month, Apple will bring key gov areas, we're adding a specialfocus direct contact with Did you know that Apple has a Gov ernment User Groups together in a first- Apple users and the column for business, government, edu ernment Affairs group, alive and time-ever conference designed to ex cation, community, and j" unior" User User Groups who well in the Washington, D. C. area? plore the special issues of Apple User represent them. Groups. Ihefollowing article,featuring Bill Poulos, Manager of Government Groups in a government setting. The an update on Apple's outreach to gov Affairs, explains that the group serves User Group Connection and other Apple ernment users, kicks off this discussion mainly as a lobbying base for end-user personnel will meet with leaders of gov concerns, monitoring public policy is ernment U.ser Groups to learn more sues and local, state, and national legi.s- about their special programs, services, The Government lation that affect Apple Computer and and opportunities in the government Connection its customers. As such, their work puts environment. This conference should Our tax dollars are supporting the pur- them in direct contact with Apple users initiate an ongoing dialogue between cha.se of computers, including Apple and the User Groups who repre.sent government User Groups and Apple. .systems, in government. So we think them. Bill says that U.ser Groups "have you might want to know how these a tremendous gra.s.s-root.s input and are With a smile.. . A flyer appearing in systems are being used. a great as.set to Apple's efforts to gain several locations at the Pentagon: This column is designed to keep you presence in the government arena." "MS-DOS. Just Say No." And the Pen in touch with interesting updates regard That's why Bill is working to incorporate tagon U.ser Group takes full respon ing Apple in government. If you have User Groups into his program, where he sibility. Hmmmm. A sign of affection, questions on Apple's government feels they can really have an impact on or a sign of the times? Quick Connect— December 1987 The Power ofthe People- Apple's Home Market

who buys more Apple® computers than any one else? Who first put Apple computers in the schools and on the desktops of America? The same people who made the Apple logo the second best recognized THERE'S HOME >;N0 PLACE logo in the world: individuals. People SWEET UKE like you who got behind Apple techno HOME life. HOME logy and told everyone and anyone who| would listen. You proved the power of the people. Today, individual purchasers buy more Apple computers than busi ness, more than eduational institutions, "It's really the and more than government. individual that First Apple empowered individuals has made Apple by giving them access to computer non-self-employed who bring work home Another way to reach home users is so successful." technology and information. Now,in from the office, and the self-employed through a resource Bill considers worth dividuals are empowering Apple by who operate their businesses from home. its weight in gold: User Groups. "They representing the largest unit volume The latter group alone includes entre are our real evangelists," claims Bill, "be market Apple addresses. But then, the preneurs and salespeople; the whole cause they are out there demonstrating individual has always been the center service industry of freelance creatives the positive word of mouth that drives of Apple's universe, according to Bill —writers, artists, video producers; and this business. That's worth more than an Larson, Apple's manager of the Home home business networks like Avon, extra million dollars for advertising or Marketing group (formerly Consumer Mary Kay, and Shaklee. "These people 100 more salespeople. Why? Because Marketing). In fact, selling to individuals are twice as likely to own a home com User Groups are so effective as Apple is precisely what sets Apple apart from "User Groups ai^ puter as the general population," says advocates." other Fortune 500 computer manufac the opinion leaoers "User Groups are the opinion lead Bill, "and if they own one, they are twice of the industry." turers. as likely to own a . They also ers of the industry," Bill continues, "and Today, individuals represent Apple's spend 50% more on software and peri as such, we need to be more tapped second largest revenue center, and in pherals than the average computer user." into them in terms of what we do well, terms of rate of sales, they've made How do you reach such a broad what we can do better. I plan to go and Apple the largest single computer manu spectmm of people? By offering them speak with User Groups directly. I think facturer in the consumer market. "It's the solutions they all need. "Our new that kind of personal interaction is valu really the individual that has made Apple solutions approach represents a major able. They need to hear from the horse's so successful," says Bill, "and because shift in how we communicate with the mouth, so to speak, what Apple is doing, my group markets to individuals, I think home market," explains Bill. "Home and we need the feedback about whe we represent a lot of the heart and soul business, home learning, and home ther it's what the marketplace wants." of Apple." publishing are all applications desired To help Bill implement his marketing Who are these individuals who make by individual users working with devel plans, Apple has given him the largest up the home market'In short, they are opers and dealers. We want to build program budget of any marketing group parents with children who use comput momentum for true home solutions. in the company and the go-ahead to ers in school, people seeking personal You'll see us doing more and more triple his staff next year. In fact, if the development through computer use, and of this kind of thing—reaching out to Home Marketing group itself were a anyone who does work at home. Home the third-party community while com stand-alone company, it would be in the learning and the personal office are the municating with the customer about Fortune 500—and larger than Compaq i major reasons why people buy personal what the specific components of the Computer. Obviously, Apple's commit- ® computers. "It's a complex market," says solution really are. We're working with ment to the home market has not been Bill, who points out that just on the our dealer channel to ensure that the eclipsed by its success in other markets. business side, there are over 20 million total solution is available at the of As Bill puts it, "Our roots are in the in people who do work at home—the purchase." dividual, and we haven't lost touch with our roots." Quick Connect— December 1987 Apple's Manfrom France: Jean-Louis Gassee

"At dinners where I'm buttonholed Also, I think that User Groups have pler, you're going to reach more people by people Iam no longer simply some less direct functions. A lot of good of less proficiency. So the need for the Jean-Louis Gassee,forty-three years ideas are coming from User Groups. We benefits of the User Group in some ways old, vaccinated, married,father ofthree get a lot of good feedback from them. remains forever as you reach parts of the children, lover ofpuns, , and Cali Sometimes they have suggestions and population that do not have the same fornia, curious about rhetoric and psy ideas that show trends, uses in personal skills in using computers as the early choanalysis, a voracious magazine computing that we, with our blinders, adapters. reader, a mathfreak who wandered might not see. The most excited people Are you saying that computers will into the business world. lam, rather, an get into User Groups, so you have an "The need for the become simpler? emanation ofApple; I represent afunc exaggeration of market feedback, but benefits of the User It so happens that there is no such tiling tion, a culture, a technology."* then you can read some tendencies that Group in some ways as a computer becoming simpler at con And, one might also add, the future. you couldn't read otherwise if you only remains forever.. ." stant power. The power of computers As Senior Vice President of Research and had the law of averages applying. escalates, so the number of things you Development,Jean-Louis is the architect, StevenJobs was quoted as saying can do with them escalates. And in some the inspiration, and the driving force be that as computers become simpler, ways, computers are becoming more hind the technological innovations at there will be no needfor User complicated even though we try to en Apple. As a technologist par excellence Groups. What do you think is the gineer them to compensate for that. with the sensitivity of a poet, the probing future of User Groups? We're in a phase where the complexity mind of a philosopher, and the world- Were computers to become that simple! view of a visionary, few are better The problem is that each time you make Jean-Louis Gassee, Apple's Senior Vice President of equipped to help shape the future of a computer, assuming that you don't in Research and DevelopmenI:founder ofLe Club "it so happens that personal computing than the man from Apple, thefi rst Apple User Group in Paris: and crease its complexity but make it sim there is no such France. While his eyes may be focused member ofttvo User Groups—Boston Computer thing as a computer beyond the next generation of comput Society and A.PPL.E. in Seattle becoming simpler ers, his feet are firmly planted in the real at constant power." world of here and now, his ears listening to the feedback, ideas, and suggestions of today's Apple users. That's the mes sage we got when we visited Jean-Louis at Apple headquarters for an exclusive interview for Quick Connect. We asked for his views on User Groups, their fu ture, and, of course, the future of per sonal computers. He gave us a potpourri of insights into today and tomorrow. Here they are. What is your attitude toward User Groups today? I've always prized User Groups, both personally and as a manager at Apple, because I believe they are very connec ted to our company, to our roots. After all, Apple was born at the Homebrew Computer Club. Pooling the knowledge of special interest groups helps our cus tomers value their computers, and that's very basic and very important.

'From The Third Apple byJean-Louis Gassee, copyright® 1985byHachette. F.nglishtranslation copyright @ 1987 by Harcourt BraceJovanovich. Inc. Reprinted bypermissionfrom Harcourt Brace JovanoiHch, Inc. Quick Connect— December 1987

of the computer is growing, but I would The example I use and continue to use is into simple algorithms. We can expect argue that if the power the user needs the Honda Civic. Actually, I have just that our computers will someday have grows faster than the complexity, you been vindicated by Honda. Their new an inference manager built into the have a problem. With a little bit more Civics look like the old Civics, but they , but it won't check complexity, users might have more improved the suspension, they rounded spelling any time soon. And it won't "I've been beating things to contend with, but they will get some comers, they sharpened this, they translate English into French any time my own brains for much more done. And they will see that changed that, and they put a little more soon either, because we don't under two and a half years it's a good deal for them. Right now, we pep in the engine. That's what we're stand language in and of itself. figuring out how to are in that phase with the Macintosh® II going to do with the Macintosh comput Many users tend toward the low-end make a $1,000 retail and the Apple IlGS® computers. Our ers. The Honda Civic is a good metaphor machines. But we've heard concerns Macintosh." newer computers are more powerful for the Macintosh. Honda proved that expressed that Apple's marketing and in some ways more complex, but you don't have to be a giant to beat seems to be emphasizing the high- our customers don't seem to be disap General Motors. But I worry much less end business machines. Could you pointed by that. comment on this? But there is still simplicity. That's what "The Honda Civic is a good We are not emphasizing business at the I like about the SE. When I travel, I some metaphorfor the Macintosh. expense of something else. Apple is very times take an SE, and all 1 have to do is strongly committed to education, for in plug in the power cord, the keyboard Honda proved that you don't stance, and to the home market.'What cord, and I'm in business. This is great. have to be a giant to beat we want to emphasize is the office at Another example is the Macintosh 11. We General Motors'.' home. Again, let me take the example of don't call it a Mac 11 for nothing. There's a the Honda. Honda was the cheapest car heritage there—^you have more config about the competition than I do about at one time. Now it's not. But customers urations like the Apple II. But although the customer. My worry is how do we keep buying Hondas in great numbers. it's more configurable and thus more take care of the customer, what can we So now you have people buying Yugos. complex, it is not more difficult to use. do to please the people who feed us, That's OK. You can make Hondas, you Actually, we tried to do things in the Mac not what the competition is doing. can make Yugos. You can't be all things II to make things easier to configure. For to all people. instance, you can put any card in any slot In your book,you implied that 5th- Right now, I've been beating my own without telling the computer where any generation comptUers wiU not have brains for two and a half years figuring thing is. It's that easy to configure. There artificial intelligence. Why? out how to make a $1,000 retail Macin are no dip switches to tell it your disk I didn't mean to say that artificial tosh. There's no way we can do that. drive is in slot 6 or 7. And the compati ligence will never happen. What I'm ■Why? Because we enriched the user in bility of the cards is guaranteed by the saying is that the applicability to our terface, we put HyprerCard™ out, we put Nubus™ protocols. If you observe the business in the near future is not there. the MultiFinder™ out. People don't want protocols, you are guaranteed that the Artificial intelligence right now is unable anything less. They don't want a Mac cards will work together. We are putting to do simple things. The simple things Junior. There's a certain quality of what some higher-level protocols in place so are very sophisticated. One example is a we want to implement, how we want to that you can have multiple processors spelling checker. Why aren't there any implement things. In general, our stan on multiple cards, and there will be a good spelling checkers? Because spelling dards, regardless of our lapses, are such way to coordinate their work so they needs to understand content. Checking that we don't feel we can make a good all cooperate. spelling has to understand the language, otherwise it won't know the difference business making Yugos. That's only my In your book written in 1985, you between "her" and "here." There is opinion. But the customers seem to predicted that the Apple II would no technology today that can deliver agree, if you look at the numbers. In the acquire more memory, speed, disk 99.999% or more accuracy, because it end, it's a business, and the free market storage capacity, better , and votes. That doesn't make the other ma needs to understand such breadth of graphics with better resolution. You chines bad at all, and I really mean it. But context. predicted that the Mac would ac Still, there has been a lot of progress Apple is different. We have different cri quire "Inothers that would continue with artificial intelligence. There are ex teria, different margin structures, so we to develop its charm."AU ofthis pert systems which are vertical appli can feed a lot more money into R&D and happened What's next? cations that allow you to store some service and support. That is a style of the knowledge that is easily translatable company that goes with the style of the product. Continued Quick Connect— December 1987

Apple's Manfrom France:Jean-Louis Gassee

What is the most exciting thing Ifyou had one thing to say to User To everyone, I say this: User Groups about yourjob? Groups, what would it be? can weigh on us to do things, and they m 194(9 The most satisfying part is working for To Macintosh users, I'd say use Hyper can do things for themselves by really a very good group of people. I admire Card. This is the greatest thing since getting the best out of their machines. J them. I have this incredible, deep satis Macintosh. When I went on sabbatical That, we cannot do for them. And faction that, my God, this is what I want for seven weeks in France, I took a Mac when they do that, there's going to be a ed to do. Never in my life have 1 felt II, a Mac SE, two , and a Laser- change in the culture, a change in cer stronger that I'm working for an organ Writei® Plus to do some serious hack tain forms of literacy, and a change in the way we work. There's going to be a "When I went on ization versus them working for me. ing—^something I can't do during my life change in the way we communicate, the sabbatical for seven That's very nice. That's what I like most. here, because between my work and way we learn things, the way we enjoy weeks In France, Hotv wouldyou like to be remem family, I don't have much time for hack knowledge. In the end, what do we do I took a Mac II, bered? ing. There, I could stay up till 3 AM and not worry about tomorrow morning's on earth? We do very few things. We a Mac SE,two I'd like to be remembered as having staff meeting. I discovered that the com structure our time and create meaning. modems,and a helped people succeed. That is my suc bination of HyperCard and HyperTalk™ And User Groups can have an impact on LaserWriter Plus cess. What deeply satisfies me is when I is one of the best things that happened that and I hope they realize this. When to do some serious see people succeed because of a num since the Macintosh. HyperCard can you make computers, you want them to hacking..." ber of factors of which I am one. I can really have an impact on how we as be used as well as they can be. Emo look across the street to Acius and see human beings empower ourselves intel tionally, that means a lot to us at Apple. some of that as well. But I'm just a factor. lectually. They did it. I didn't. Sometimes, as long as I'm not an obstacle to my people's work, I am earning my living! Just Add Water!

Vfent to start a User Group? Expand • developing oiganizational strategies an existing one? Offer more services and • communicating with other User Groups work with your community? The only • working with Apple dealers i ingredient you need is Just Add Water I • obtaining shareware t That's the title of Apple's soon-to-be- • implementing aeative projects ^ published resource guide for User (vastly different from the nonaeative Groups—a veritable recipe for success variety!) Just Add Water for new groups, old groups, laige groups, • understanding your group's nonprofit That's the title of and small groups. There's something for tax status Apple's soon-to-be- just about everyone, including topics on: Expect Just Add Water to be available published resource • getting connected with Apple guide for User Groups. early in 1988. Look for further news in • startirig a User Group Quick Connect or check the Applelink® • maintaining a User Group network.

while interning at the Apple User Group Connec tion, Ken Editings, a graduate student ofapplied philosophy at Ohio's Bowiing Green State Univer sity, cooked up Just Add Water Justfor you. Quick Connect— December 1987 A User Group's Best Friend: FidoNet

How would your User Group like to Jersey-based computer consultant and serves an e.stimated 10,000 users on 125 communicate with thousands of Macin author of the Mouse Exchange BBS pro bulletin Ixtards across the country. tosh users acToss tlie country and send gram, FidoNet ains under Mouse Ex For more information, contact your mail to almost any networked computer change and provides nationwide con nearest FidoNet bulletin board or contact in the world' You can with a FidoNet- ferencing and electronic mail capabilities. SMUG at Applelink UG0031, BMUG at compatible bulletin board system. Thanks With FidoNet compatibility, you Applelink UGOOOl, or write to BMUG, RdoNet makes to special "gateway" software for the Mac can also join the nation's fastest growing 1442A Walnut Street, #62, Berkeley, CA it possible for intosh called TabbyNews, you can now on-line service for Macintosh owners: 94709. In tlie Bay Area, you can also Macintosh bulletin link up your Macintosh witli tliousands EchoMac. A national Macintosh Foaim, use your modem to call the Macintosh boards throughout of FidoNet-compatible buOetin boards EchoMac is a FidoNet conference tliat Tribune at (415)923-1235 or Mac Q at the country to throughout the country. Ported to the (415)661-7374. be linked. Macintosh by Michael Connick, a New

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1988 Cakndar ofEvents

January 15-17 MACWORLD Expo If you would like to have your national or San Francisco, CA regional User Group event printed here in future issues, plea.se write to Phyllis April 8-10 National Apple Users Group Conference Famam, Apple U.ser Group Connection, Ann Arbor, Ml 313-662-1199 20525 Mariani Ave., M/S 36AA, Cupertino, CA 95014. May 20-22 AppleFest Boston, MA HBVIA June 10-12 Southwest Apple User Group Conference Phoenix, AZ 602-277-8511 What is the name o''he Japanese operating system August 10-12 MACWORLD Expo Jor the Macintosh? Bo.ston, MA A''swero,iSm:kPnn,.

September 16-18 AppleFest San Francisco, CA Quick Connect— December 1987 QUICK BULLETINS

Did You Know? The Macintosh, along with MicroPhone'" Improved Access to the was on board during the World Cup User Group Community Power Boat Races held recently in The Apple User Group Connection Ansv/eis Guernsey, England, calculating speed, happily announces the conversion page 2- charting distances, and obtaining up- of our User Group database to a rela VisiCa\c to-the-minute information on weather tional databa.se program. This means page 3- conditions. According to John Burdick that we can better direct appropriate App\e» of Saginaw, Michigan, a consultant to developers, prospective members, and page 5" the Power Boat Association of America, other User Group advocates to you. \ "The Macintosh computer is so fast that We will also be able to respond more page 6- \ we rely on it to perform essential tasks quickly to changes in your groups by \ for these races." having a faster update mechanism and page 7- less lost mail, and can get more timely KaniiTa^^*- information to you. The new system is currently being installed, and we look forward to sharing its benefics with you ^ '1 in the near future.

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Announcing the Arrival ofthe LaserWriter IIFamily

Like the best of families, the second genera tion of the Apple® LaserWriter® family is not only bigger, it's better. Featuring significant Apple's New MIDI enhancements in speed, quality of output, network capability, and paper handling, the three new arrivals are also completely upgradeable. Thanks to a new modular design, all three LaserWriter II printers can Meet Laura Reynolds grow as you do in performance, power, and sophistication. In fact, flexibility seems to run in the family. And that's only part of The Connection's the story. NewAA: Terry Mock Family Traits The family resemblance starts with the Apple's Product names; LaserWiter IIsc(for SCSI), Laser Marketing Writer llNT(for network), and LaserWriter IIntx(for network expandable). On the In the best family tradition, each printer removable letter-size paper cassette that outside, you might find it difficult to tell Special Focus on them apart: all three printers share the same supports full-page, high-resolution text holds 200 sheets of paper, and a faceup ' Entertainment good looks and compact design, they weigh and graphics(providing 30Odot-per-inch output tray to facilitate heavier gauge paper. and Home less than their predecessors, and all sport resolution over the entire page), and back Options include a 200-sheet legal-size the platinum color to conform with the rest ground printing with MultiFinder'" so you paper tray and an envelope tray that holds of the Apple family. can continue to use your computer while 15 envelopes. Special Education On the inside, they share the same new printing. And the printers will accept many Although the new family members have Guide Canon LBP-SX engine that prints up to kinds of materials, including standard pho a lot in common,each printer has its own eight pages a minute and uses a new toner tocopy paper, letterhead, labels, envelopes, personality and special talents. Here's a cartridge providing blacker blacks and a and transparencies. closer look at each printer. longer life than previous LaserWriter car The whole family comes equipped with tridges. Since the engine's controller boards an adjustable manual feed slot that makes LaserWriter Use are interchangeable, you can upgrade it more convenient to print envelopes and The LaserWriter IIsc is an entry-level, single- whenever your needs change, preserving labels, a facedown output bin that allows user laser printer. It brings the individual your original investment forward collation of up to 100 pages, a Macintosh® computer user full-page, high- resolution text and graphics at an affordable price. Continued onpage2 Quick Connect—January/February 1988

Announcing the Arrival ofthe LaserWriter nFamily

The uniqueness of the Laser^ter The LaserWriter Ent features built-in clock speed of l6 megahertz. Configured Use lies in how it processes documents. support for the AppleTalk® Personal with 2 of RAM,the LaserWriter Instead of using the PostScript® page de Network, which means that up to 31 Entx is expandable to 12 megabytes for scription language, the printer relies on users can share the printer. It is also com even faster page processing and printing. the Macintosh to image the page com patible with the Apple LaserShare™ Print In addition to the same 11 resident pletely inside the CPU,similar to printing Spooler, and supports Diablo 630 emula fonts in the LaserWriter Ent, the Laser with ImageWritei® printers. Since no fonts tion, which allows direct connection to Writer Entx features a built-in font TlieLaseiWriterliNix are resident in the printer, they must be nearly any computer via its RS-232 inter expansion slot that allows you to add provides... unparal installed in the system file ofthe Macintosh. face. Because the printer works with any Font Expansion Cards(that will be avail leled petformance and The printer is shipped with a disk con software that outputs PostScript-com able from third-parties) for additional flexibility, Including taining the four most popular font families patible files, it offers unlimited flexibility high-speed, ROM-resident fonts. An ex print speeds up to —Times® Helvetica® Courier, and Sym in aeating and manipulating text and ternal SCSI port enables you to connect four times faster than bol—in 9 to 24-point sizes. Additional graphics. up to seven external hard disks for the previous LaserWriter fonts will be available in the future. The LaserWriter Ent comes with 11 storage of additional fonts. printers. The LaserWriter Use also features a built-in fonts in a fiill range of sizes Like its closest relative, the LaserWriter SCSI interface connector that transfers and styles, including Times, Helvetica, Ent, this printer supports the same con data at high speed for faster printing and Courier, Symbol, Helvetica Narrow, ITC nectivity and compatibility with a wide allows daisy-chaining of up to six addi Avant Gardef ITC Bookmanf ITC Zapf variety of computers and operating sys tional peripheral devices. Configured Chanceryf ITC Zapf Dingbats® New Cen tems, with the addition of LaserJet Plus® with 1 of RAM and l6 tury Schoolbook, and Palatinof With 1 emulation—the widely used standard in of ROM,the printer is compatible with megabyte of ROM and 2 megabytes of MS-DOS and OS/2 environments. the Macintosh Plus, Macintosh SE, and RAM, performance is improved when The LaserWriter Entx is compatible Macintosh II with System 5.1 software. using multiple fonts and there's plenty of with the , Macintosh Plus, And of course, it can easily be upgraded room to download a variety of additional Macintosh SE,Macintosh E,and Apple IlGS. These three new to a LaserWriter Ent or a LaserWriter fonts. products represMit a IlNTX. The LaserWriter Ent is compatible The B^inning (and End) major advance In with the Macintosh 512K, Macintosh Plus, ofan Era LaserWriter llNT Macintosh SE, Macintosh E, and Apple Because these three new products rep The LaserWriter Ent is Apple's new Egs. a simple board swap upgrades this resent a major advance in , mainstream, network printer that is ideal printer to a LaserWriter Entx. they replace the existing LaserWriter for laige office workgroups who need products in Apple's product line. Of to share printing resources. The printer LaserWriter IINTX course, Apple will continue to service can be used with an Apple Eos® and The LaserWriter Entx is Apple's top-of- and support these printers, and will con Macintosh(512K and up)computer, as the-line, expandable printer, providing tinue to provide the letter-sized and legal- well as an MS-DOSf OS/2, UNIX® or vir unparalleled performance and flexibility, sized paper cassettes, toner cartridges, tually any computer with an RS-232 port including print speeds up to four times and upgrade kits. and the appropriate software. faster than previous LaserWriter printers. For more information on Apple's The printer includes all the features of newest family, contact your authorized the LaserWriter Ent and much more. It is Apple dealer. the first laser printer from Apple to fea ture a 68020 microprocessor, running at a

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Face the Music tvith Apple's New MIDIInterface by Tim Knight

On January 15, Apple Computer in troduced to the music world its own MIDI Interface at the NAMM show in Anaheim, California. NAMM (the National Associa tion of Music Merchants show) was the MIDI stands for Musical perfect place for Apple to enter the music Instrument Digital Inter market. It was here that developers and face, and that very nicely musicians who had been using Apple sums up just what it is. computers for years got their firsthand look at the software packages and equip ment that could make any Apple IlGS* or Macintosh a music powerhouse. j Apple's isn't the first MIDI interface on the market, but then, MIDI hasn't been around very long, either. In fact, it didn't » even exist until about 1983. The acronym MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digi developed a standard interface that all replay it through the keyboard with all of tal Interface, and that very nicely sums of their (mainly electronic the sounds, special effects, and timing up just what it is. MIDI connects com keyboards) would abide by. that the original musician used. The com puters to electronic musical instruments, The original purpose of MIDI, there puter could also store any sounds and which can range from keyboards to vio fore, was to connect keyboard instru send them to the keyboard through MIDI, lins to guitars and saxophones. Because ments to one another. For example, giving a musician literally thousands of the computer can serve as the "brain" be you could spend a lot of money on the sounds from which to choose. hind the music while the instrument ser highest quality keyboard (called a "mas Because the keyboard could also send ves as the "brawn," MIDI can many these ter keyboard"), and connect it to other information to the computer, the comput two devices so that together they can keyboards that produced better sound. er could monitor what was happening on serve as a musician's , a music The master keyboard could control the the keyboard. For instance, the computer teacher, or a digital recording studio. other keyboards, and the musician could could display a short song for a student to not only play music through any instru play, and the student could try to play it Origins of MIDI ment he chose, but he could also change on the keyboard. If he got it right, the The MIDI standard came about when a the sound that any keyboard used di computer congratulated him, and if he group of manufacturers decided that rectly. The days of musicians running got it wrong, he could try again. The without a communications standard to around on stage from one keyboard to same held true for ear training and learn connect their respective instruments to another were over. ing to read notes. one another, the electronic music market Since the MIDI interface was elec would be in disarray and a whole lot tronic, people soon discovered that they Apple's MIDI smaller than it could be. Despite the fact could connect their computers to the in Throughout Apple's history, there has that these companies were in competition struments as well. Not only could the been a growing number of people inter with one another, they cooperatively computer send information to the key ested in using their Apple computers for board, the keyboard could send informa music. The original Apple II could play • The Apple U software originally designedfor use tion back to the computer. This meant only tvith a MIDI card and not with the built-in some basic songs and sound effects, and, ofthe Apple Has may require devebper that a computer could contain an entire for its time, it did a remarkable job. Third- modification for use with the Apple MIDI Inter I5-track masterpiece in memory and party developers soon produced cards for face. Contact the appropriate software publisher forfurther information. Quick Connect—January/February 1988 Meet Laura Reynolds: A New Connection _

Apple computers and education have and other Apple people involved in the always been a winning combination. higher education channel. It's an incredi With the help of new technologies such ble area to work in. Everyone is excited as hypermedia, simulation, and artificial about our products and Apple as a com intelligence, they are creating dynamic pany. We're creating new learning new learning environments at our col environments, delivering information "I will be the link be leges and universities. beyond traditional media.John Sculley tween Apple Corporate, Now there's another winning com predicts a '21st century renaissance' in Apple field sales and bination to ensure that the trend con higher education—and on-campus User support, and the tinues. Laura Reynolds, Apple's former Groups will play a part in bringing this university User Group manager of College Relations, has joined about." communities." the User Group Connection as the new The key to making this happen, Laura Program Manager for Higher Education says, is sharing information and generat User Groups. It's her job to bring people around the country. Two years ago, she ing new ideas and programs. "I will be and ideas together in mutually beneficial took this conviction a step further and the link between Apple Corporate, Apple ways—something she's been doing for became the manager of Apple's College field sales and support, and the university years. Relations group. It was an assignment User Group communities. I am excited to Laura joined Apple nearly four years Laura described as both rewarding and be part of the User Group Connection." ago as a Staffing Specialist for the en challenging. "We needed to establish a User Group members interested in gineering organization. In this role, she process to identify and attract new crea contributing ideas may contact Laura on became convinced that Apple's future tive talent to Apple. In doing so, I got to AppleLink® at REYN0LDS4, or by writing depended on its success in hiring top know not only the students, but also the Connection. engineering students from universities university faculty and administrators.

IKnow You—Do You Know Me?

I probably know your group from "welcome kit" that contains the basic meetings, newsletters, or phone calls. 1 essentials to get them familiar with our may have mailed information to your program. If someone wants to join a User "Ambassador", our key contact with your Group in their area, I let them know who Terry can help with group. I may even have changed your to contact and when the next meeting questions pertaining databa.se User Group profile. Just who do will be held. to the User Group I think I am, accessing your files and even I'm also maintaining the new User Connection. Gen- calling some of you by your first names? Group database, which involves updating erai questions from I'm Terry Mock, the User Group Connec information on nearly 900 Apple User customers shouid tion's new Area Associate (or "AA" as Groups across the country and adding aiways be referred Apple people like to call us). new User Groups. I also pemse the many to an Authorized As the Connection's AA, my job is to newsletters received and identify infor Apple Dealer or to support this hardworking gang of sb(— mation of interest to all of Apple. Apple's Customer particularly Ellen Leanse and Phyllis After only a few short months on the Relations department Farnam—and Apple User Group Am Connection's staff, I've already made a at 408-973-2222. bassadors who call or write us for infor great many User Group contacts long dis mation. I make it a point to "personalize" tance, and look forward to meeting many Beforejoining Apple. Terry Mock earned a degree your contact with the Connection, an more at the various Apple events through in historyfrom the University of California at Los swering your questions when I can, and out the year. In the meantime, I can be Angeles. Later, she worked at a Bay Area TV news referring you to the right people when I contacted at the home office. The best station writing scripts and hosting a weekly public can't. When people call or write about way to reach me is by writing the Con affairs show. Her experience in broadcastjour starting a User Group, I .send them a nection at 20525 Mariani Avenue, M/S nalism has come in handy at the User Group Connection—she helped proofand correct some 36AA, Cupertino, CA 95014, or by con ofthis copy of Quick Connect long before it was tacting me on AppleLink at MOCK.T. "broadcasted" to you! Quick Connect—January/February 1988 Bringing Products to Market- Apple Shifts Gear

Changes are afoot in Apple's marketing and face-to-face contact in the market three or four years ago. It was a combina organization and it all has to do with a place, User Groups are seen as an impor tion of factors that led to the aeation of new group called Product Marketing. The tant source of information—important this new market. One factor was the in establishment of this group marks a turn enough, in fact, for Kirk to include a con troduction of new technologies, like laser ing point not only in how Apple develops sultant on his staff to explore ways of printing and Macintosh technology, that and markets its products, but in how working directly with User Groups. "User let users manipulate text and graphics on Apple responds to its customers. In short, Groups are people who have the most the desktop. The other factor was the end Apple is putting more input into output. loyalty to Apple," says Kirk, "and they're user need. Very few users foresaw the Here's how. the ones who use our products the most. marriage of these technologies and end Until recently, Apple's overall product They also have a lot of great ideas. We ' user needs." direction and strategy was driven by R&D want to make sure that we hear those That's why Kirk's group also works without the benefit of a centralized pro ideas and cycle them through R&D so closely with Apple's resellers, sales force, duct marketing group. According to Kirk that our future products can incorporate developers, dealers, and others. The "Our job Is to get a better Loevner, the manager of Product Market some of their suggestions." group is currently exploring new ways to ing, "Over the last few years, we built Kirk emphasizes that while direct cus get information, such as through applica handle on our customer the kinds of things we knew we needed tomer contact is important, it is only one tion labs and focus groups who beta-test needs...so that our future products reflect to build—we opened up the Macintosh channel among many for obtaining the new technologies. architecture, added color capability and information they need. The reason is that The advantages of obtaining this kind those needs." larger screen options to the Macintosh, most end users have no way of foresee of feedback to influence product devel improved the graphics and sound capa ing whole new applications and uses of opment are obvious. The end users bene bilities of the Apple II family, and added products that new technology could fit by getting the kind of products they other things we knew were needed by bring about. "If you asked a customer need, and Apple benefits by reaching the marketplace." Today, however, things three years ago what they would want to more customers in more market seg are not so clear-cut. "We're at a point now do with their personal computers, no one ments. The final result is that Apple be where we have a lot of different direc would have said, 'I want to do publishing comes more responsive to the people it tions to choose from. We need to have a from my desktop,"' Kirk explains. "That serves. And that benefits everyone. clearer idea of what our customers want wasn't something people even thought of and the directions our customers want us to go. That's the reason we formed this group. Our job is to get a better handle T on our customer needs and to provide a 1 set of inputs to R&D so that our future j products reflea those needs." That job involves getting input from a variety of information channels, including the customers themselves. Besides direct customer contact through Advisory Coun cils, meetings at Apple's headquarters,

KirkLoeimer, manager ofApple's Product Marketing Group Quick Connect—January/February 1988

^ ' The Entertainment Connection

If Tinseltown conjures up images of glit artists, producers, and writers. And not to Said Peggy MacAffee, director of tering affairs and star-studded extrava be upstaged, a troupe of Macintosh com MEGA,'We're very pleased With the ganzas, you already have some idea of puters kept everyone entertained. enthusiasm generated here today. New MEGA is the first last December's MacMusicFest 1.0. Staged Also on hand were major musical in comers as well as experienced profes professional associa in Hollywood, hosted by Filmsonix (an strument manufacturers, such as Fairlight, sionals involved with the music and tion to address the Apple VAR), and held at Paramont Pic New England Digital, Yamaha, Kurzweil, entertainment industries had the oppor needs of Macintosh tures on several sound stages managed and E-mu Systems, who exhibited the tunity to share ideas and learn about the users in the entertain by Record Plant, the gala event was at latest products designed for computer revolution that is taking place due to ad ment industry. tended by over a thousand people inter interface. Software developers, such as vancements in personal computers." ested in the latest computer offerings Digidesign, Opcode, Passport Design, Anyone interested in learning more aimed at their profession—the entertain and HB Imaging, demonstrated new about MEGA, the entertainers' profes ment field. programs for composing, scoring, tran sional association, should write to Peggy On display were hundreds of hard scribing, sequencing, playing, recording, MacAffee, Director, MEGA, 1032 North ware and software products that manipu and publishing music. Sycamore Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90038. late sound and graphics—products that But perhaps the highlight of the affair have made the Macintosh the computer was the debut of a new national special of choice for many in the entertainment interest User Group: MEGA,the Macintosh industry. And of course, there were stars Entertainment Guild of America. MEGA aplenty. People like Apple Fellow Alan is the first professional association to ad Kay, Apple's Consumer Marketing Man dress the needs of Macintosh users in the ager Bill Larson, and Apple's Advanced entertainment industry. With plans to of Technology Sound Manager Mark fer such services as a monthly newsletter, Letczner were hosting sessions and pa an electronic bulletin board, an emergen nel discussions attended by people like cy telephone help line, discount plans for former-Eagle Don Felder, television pro equipment purchases, and advice and en ducer Bob Frazer, songwriter Michael couragement to software developers, the Sembello, and a host of other industry group expects to build a national organi zation with several thousand members.

The Home Connection

"Computers in American Life" is a topic Through the Computers in American Do members of your User Group that covers a lot of ground. It's also the Life contest, Apple Computer Clubs have children who belong to an Apple name of a contest for student members CTeates an opportunity to inaease aware computer club at their school? Why not of registered Apple computer clubs and ness among parents of the integration encourage these parents to find out for their parents. and significance of computers in every themselves what Computers in American ... Parents will have Sponsored by Apple Computer Clubs, day life, the potential of computers in the Life is all about' For complete contest as much fun as their the contest is designed for parents and future, and the value for educating them guidelines, judging criteria, and prizes, children designing children to create projects that illustrate selves and their children about com have them write Computers in American their projects and how personal computers are used in puters. And of course, parents will have Life Contest, Apple Computer Clubs, 5000 competing for American life and how computers have as much fun as their children designing Park Street North, St. Petersburg, EL prizes.... changed lives in America, whether for their projects and competing for such 33709. Deadline for entries is April 30, learning or productivity in schools, at prizes as an Apple IlGS, software, savings work, or at home. bonds, and other goodies. Quick Connect—January/February 1988

Special Education Gets an Assist

Computers can have a dramatic impact in tions of more than 1,000 products, or helping disabled individuals realize their ganizations, and publications that exist to full potential in communicating, learning, support disabled individuals using Apple / -4^- working, and playing. Now you can too, computers; and (3)an alphabetical listing with the help of a new special education of more than 400 product manufacturers, resource guide developed by DLM/Teach- organizations, and services. ■ This guide Is the most ing Resources and Apple Computer. Appk The guide, which retails for $19.95, i comprehensive collection Computer Resources in Special Education is available exclusively to Apple User of Apple-related resources and Rehabilitation is the most compre Groups at a 10% discount if ordered Of Its kind In print today. hensive collection of Apple-related re before April 30,1988. To order your copy sources of its kind in print today. at this special price, send a copy of this The guide includes:(1) information article along with your name and billing on how computers can affect the lives of address to DIM, P.O. Box 4000, Allen, TX disabled students and adults;(2) descrip 75002.

Apple's New MIDIInterface Continuedfrom page 3 the Apple II to further enhance its musical popularity. After the Apple lies was in your Apple IlGS or Macintosh to a MIDI abilities, allowing it to play many instru troduced, it became clear that Apples instrument, including: ments at once for more complex songs. were the computers of choice for profes ► The interface itself, which is small When MIDI was introduced, things sional musicians, composers, and music enough to carry in your pocket really began to happen in the world educators. It happened that the Apple ► The two MIDI cables to connect the of computers and music. Quite a few IlGS computer's 15-voice sound chip be interface to the instrument After the Apple lies was developers produced MIDI interfaces came one of its most popular features. ► The peripheral cable needed to con Introduced, It t)ecame and software for both the Apple II and That's when Dave WOson of Apple's Ad nect the interface to the computer clear that Apples were the Macintosh computers, and electron vanced Technology group decided to There's also a growing list of music the computers of choice ic music specialty magazines grew in take the final step. Late in 1986, he software currently available. For profes for professional musi developed Apple's MIDI Interface. sionals, some popular Macintosh choices cians, composers, and What Dave created was a MIDI inter are Professional Performer from Mark music educators. face that could connect an Apple IlGS or of the Unicorn, Master Tracks Pro from any Macintosh to a MIDI-compatible in- Passport Designs, Sequencer 3-0 from stmment. And even though a MIDI is a Opcode Systems, and Sound Designer MIDI is a MIDI, Dave's had some real from Digidesign. If you're more interested advantages for the user. It was small (if in experimenting with or learning about you didn't know better, you might think music, try Music Construction Set from it was an AppleTalk connector). It didn't Electronic Arts or The Music Studio from need a power supply. And it was com Activision, both of which work on the patible with most of the MIDI software Apple IlGS. that was already available. For more information on Apple's new The Apple MIDI Interface comes with MIDI Interface, see your authorized the basic accessories you need to connect Apple dealer.

David Wilson of Apple's Advanced Technology group, creator of the Apple MIDI Interface Quick Connect—January/February 1988 QUICK BUILETM

If you are interested in becoming a Did You Know? beta tester, please send your name, ad • The Apple logo was designed in 1977 dress, phone number(specify day or by Rob Janov, a Regis McKenna art director. evening), age, User Group name, and Wanna Beta? ? type of computer(Apple He, He, hcs, • used to get his birthday Apple is looking for a few good beta^ or Macintosh) to: presents early. In February of 1982, his testers. Samuel Project picture appeared on the cover of Time To become a tester, all you need is 10355 N. DeAnza Blvd., M/S 37R magazine—just nine days before his 27th birthday. The following year, his picture an Apple He, lie, lies, or Macintosh and Cupertino, CA 95014 a modem. It s that simple. Interested appeared on the cover of Fortune maga applicants should be willing to spend User Group members selected to zine—two weeks before this 28th two to three hours a week testing the participate will be notified by mail; those birthday. beta product and provide feedback and not seleaed may be contacted for iliture testing. • The Macintosh was announced at suggestions via questionnaires, phone Apple's third annual shareholder's meet interviews, and bug reports. Your request must be received by April 30,1988. ing on January 24,1984. The year before, Apple had announced two new com puters: Lisa and the Apple He. •The millionth Disk II was produced in January of 1983- News Bulletin! "First Lady" of Space, Astronaut Dr. Sally Everything You Need to Know... Ride, has been nominated to a seat on (But Were Afraid to Ask Your Kids) W Apple's Board of Directors. A confirmed About Computer Learning. m Apple Enthusiast, Dr. Ride will bring her vast perspectives on technology, govern r— I ment, higher education, and arms control Staff ^ I to Apple's board. Votes will be cast at the Editors: Phyllis Famam and Ellen Leanse 1 abouthow computers are being usedm January 27th shareholders meeting. Look Conmhutors: Anne Artmeier,Judy for more information in future issues of Chang, Ken Eddings, Tim Knight, schoolsquestions and on at software home and applications answers mnj and Quick Connect. Kirk Loevner, Terry Mock, and | selection criteria. Laura Reynolds Apple Computer Clubs is able to off Writer. JanetJoers , a maximum of 10 complimentary copies Design and Production; ofthisguidetoeachUserGroupwho i Aplin,Uno&Chibana mails a request (that indudesthe name of 1 your User Group)to the address below. I t988AppleComputer,Itrc.^eApplete« I But hurry! Supplies are limited. 1I CnnnectionCupertino. CA 20525 95014. Mariara Apple Avenue, the M/S 36AA. , 1 User Group SPA Booklet iI nrrAnoleLinkanScSare'reg^eredtrtrdermrksofA^ AppleTalk, ImageWnter,fy serwnter, I Apple Computer Clubs I Computer, Inc. UseShare andMutaFmde^ ■ trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. ITC Avant |i 5000 Park Street North I Garde rrC Bookman,rrCZapf Chancery,a St. Petersburg, Fk 33709 I■ tional Typeface Cotporauoa I^^rJetPlus^a ^ ■ teredSte^trademarkofMicro^ftCort^^^^^ trademark of Hewlett-Packard. MS-DOS is a Scriot,nc.Times, is a registered Helvetica, trademark andPalatino^g^e^ of Adobe Syste^, trademarks of Unotype Company,^ ■ tered trademark of AT&T Informauon Systems. Special discount for Savings & HAAUG members. Security for users of laser printers, personal copiers and fax machines

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female side of the pigtail would be wired just the same as any store bought for an Apple 11. The other female side of the pigtail would be wired to swap button 2 for button 0,PDL 2for PDL 0, and Using Two PDL 3 wire for PDL 1. The +5 volt and groimd wires will remain in the same place. You will wire the connectors as shown in Figure 3. The connectors and wire can be Joysticks purchased from Radio Shack. Six- wire telephone cable works well. For the pigtail connector I recom mend using 16-wire or greater ribbon cable. For a fourth button you can add with the a jumper wire to either pin 9 or 16 of the game port. But, because the joystick port on the back of the machine is fully used, there isn't an empty pin to wire the extra button. Game Port You could wire the pigtail directly to the game port making the fourth by Charlie Aselin, Advanced Topics SIG button connector available. By the way, before I confuse anybody further, Apple starts counting The gcime port is a 16 pin IC plug and ninth pins used as power and paddles and buttons with 0, (9 pin on the lie) that has every ground wires. therefore the fourth button would thing you need to set up two Looking at the female DB-9 on be button number 3.1 have found joysticks or four paddles with three the back of the computer, the pins detailed information about this Apple II buttons. To find the game port will be arranged as in Figure 2. fourth button, but it deals mostly inside your Apple He, remove your Also, if you look at the wire side of with an Apple II Plus computer. Apple's cover and look past your a male DB-9 joystick connector, it On the Apple II Plus you can keyboard towards the back of the computer. On the right, almost in the comer,is the game port. If you have a IIGS, you have the same game port inside of your computer, Unused 9 8 Ground

but it is right in the middle of the Paddle 1 10 Padd e 2 just below your ex pansion slots. In addition to the Paddle 3 11 6 Paddle 0 three buttons mentioned above, a Annunciator 3 12 Game I/O Strobe fourth button can also be wired to Connector the game port. To understand how Annunciator 2 13 Button 2 the game port works,take a look at Annunciator 1 14 Button 1 it and match it to Figure 1. The right side of pins are numbered 1 thru 8 Annunciator 0 15 Button 0 from the bottom up and the left side Empty 16 1 +5 Volts of pins are numbered 9 thru 16 Keyboard Side from the top down. The game port connects to the I outside world through the joystick port. On the Apple lie, lie, and IIGS Figure 1. The Game I/O Connector pinouts as seen from above. it is located on the right side of the back of the machine. The plug is called a female DB-9 connector. will be wired the same except that it jumper the game port connector Because it only has nine pins it will probably only hafve six wires. using a pair of micro-test from doesn't have all the features of the If you want to make a two Radio Shack (Part #270-370). Find game port, but it does have enough joystick pigtail connector the the chip numbered HI4. It is just to run two joysticks or four paddles wiring isn't all that hard. The below the game port. HI4 pin 4 is with only 3 buttons. This configura pigtail has three DB-9 connectors, connected to the cassette port. On tion uses up 7 pins, with the eighth one male and two female. The first the right side of the chip (numbered

Page 30 Apple Barrel February-May 1988 Hardware the same way as the game port) count the pins from front to back starting with pin 1 and count up to pin 4. Pin 4 is where you will jumper the wire. Remember pin 9 Paddle 0 Ground Button 1 or 16 is not in use on the game port. I Paddle 2 j +5 Volts I In a pledge to imiformity, it is suggested that pin 9 be used on the game port. For the lie, lie and the IIGSI have searched all the available Technical Reference Manuals but was not able to find any information about a jumper for Paddle 3 Button 2 a fourth button or diagrams of the Paddle 1 Button 0 game port or the cassette f)ort. I would suggest that if you wire a pigtail for two joysticks, programs Figure 2. Pinout diagram for the DB-9 Female you write should use one button on connector on the back of a lie. each joystick: button 0 on joystick #1 and button 2 on joystick #2. For programming purposes button addresses are: Button 0 = 49249 or -16287 Button 1 = 49250 or -16286 Button 2 = 49251 or -16285 Joystick Pigtail Wiring Connections If you wire a special jumper for Male DB-9 First Female DB-9 Second Female DB-9 button three, its address will be: Button 3 = 49248 or -16288 Button 1 Pin 9 Paddle 1 Pin 9 Paddle 3 For programming purposes, the +5 Volts Pin 2 +5 Volts Pin 2 -I-5 Volts paddles can be referenced using Ground Pin 3 Ground Pin 3 Ground statements such as X= PDL(O)(or Paddle 2 Pin 5 Paddle 0 Pin 5 Paddle 2 PDL(1,2 or 3). Paddle 0 Pin 7 Button 0 Pin 7 Button 2 Figure 4 is a short program for Button 2 Pin 1 Button 1 Pin 1 Button 1 testing paddles and buttons,taken Button 0 from A+ Magazine, February 1984. Paddle 3 I want to give A+ and Ken Glick- Paddle 1 field credit for the help received from the article. The Apple lie and Figure 3. Wiring connections for the joystick pigtail. Apple IIGS Technical Reference Manuals were also quite helpful.

100 HOME 200 HTAB (6): VTAB (8): PRINT PDL(O) PDL(l) PDL(2) PDL(3) " 300 HTAB (6): VTAB (10) 400 PRINT PDL(O)" " PDL(l)" "PDL(2)" "PDL(3)" 500 BTN(O) = PEEK (-16287) > 127:BTN(1) = PEEK (-16286) > 127 600 BTN(2) = PEEK (-16285) > 127:BTN(3) = PEEK (-16288) > 127 700 HTAB (6): VTAB (12): PRINT "BTN(O) BTN(l) BTN(2) BTN(3)" 800 HTAB (6): VTAB (14): PRINT BTN(O); " BTN(l); " 900 PRINT BTN(2); " BTN(3);"

Figure 4. Listing of a short program for testing paddles and buttons.

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Desktop Publishing. As stated, import text from oth^ order to get the most out of the reader assumes that this applications including Publish It! article must be about new Appie Works, and the ability to Macintosh software. No way! This import both high-resolution and Publish It; allows you to get is about the Apple II series of double-high-resolution graphics. the feel of how to use their computers and not exclusive to All those wonderful guides and product by taking you thru a the Ilgs either! tools found in other desk-top newsletter set-up process. They publishing programs such as have alr^dy supplied a page Features of Publish It! rulers, selectable page guides, layout, text files, and a graphic Publish ft-:-, is a desk-top precision placement of text and . While this tutorial publishing system for 128K graphics, and high power approach allows you to enhanced Apple //e C65C02 functions such as kerning and experience,the process of processor), Apple //c or Ilgs leading can be found in creating a newsletter page, it computers, and all compatibles. It Publish It; Kerning is controlling does not allow you to fully is a ProDOS system and supports the space between letters and understand the importance of the most popular printers and printer words. Leading is controlling the page layout process. interfaces. Because it features a space between lines and "Macintosh User Interface" to paragraphs. What Is Included control all aspects of the Publish It; includes four program, you must have either a How To Design The Perfect double-sided disks. One disk is the joystick or mouse to use Magazine Article program itself and samples of Publish It; With the "Menu The concepts used by newsletters and other documents. at the top of the screen, you can Publish It; are simple to Another two sided disk contains select file information arid uiiderstand but difficult to six font styles each v/ith two to handling, font and type styles, perform. First of all, look at this six differmt point sizes. And page defaults, edit text, position or atiy other magazine. Don't there is two disks of clip art files. "objects" and control the display read the words, just view how The reference manual is brief window. Each function features a the text is laid out. The start of and to the point. I feel that the "pull-down" menu with select an article usually has a large manual should spend a little bars. Dialt^ boxes pop up to area with very large type. This is more time explaining some of make choices. There is a the 'hook' to get your interest in the concepts of publishing end "tcolbox" on the left side. With it r eading the article. Sometimes some of the more difficult tricks you can select objects with a text is set out in a separate block to muting text and graphics pointer, insert text, link text and the type is enlarged to together. tc^ether, cr^te text and graphic convey irhportant ideas. Other outlines, and draw lines, boxes text may appear in 'sidebars' that simple to understand and circles. Page numbering can contain additional information but difficult to be selected and made about the subject of the article. automatically. "Elevators" and These and other page layout perform "scroll arrows" allow you to concepts need to be understood in position yourself in your document when viewing it at a The first thing to do is write sise that prohibits you from your articles on some other word seeing the complete document on / ^ processor system, such as r s Apple Works. Publish A.'will the screen. import files from Apple Works and Street Writer and it will textures a "Mstcintosb © import any stancferd ASCII Text User Interface" © file from any other source. The \ 7* program does have a powerful word processor, but it is slow. Publish It; includes flexible //f/IHIIII llxxUWXWr page layouts, a variety of fonts After bringing your text into and print styles, the ability to your document you can edit it, add "sticky spaces" and "hidden hyphens", and use the find and Select the insertion Publish It! cannot print in replace functions to correct or "1-Beam Tool" and place color eventhough both change your document. it in a text outline box. 1 the ads and the outside of You use the "File" menu the box show color on If you need any special art to import your text. Don't sample documents. The work, use another graphic worry about the size of 0 ability to import text and product to produce this art work. type or even the font graphics from other Graphics can be imported from style as you can wait until you sources is an important feature. Da^e Draw, MousePaint and have your text in place before If Publish It! could also use both E^gJe Oraphics as well as any you decide on the type style and Print Shop and Ne^'sroom other high-res pictures. features. Publish It! allows you to graphics directly this would be a Publish ft! does not import choose plain, bold, italic, formitfeble publishing product. graphics from f^wt Shcp or underline, outline, shadow and Ne^rsroom. Any art that you wish superscript or subscript print What Publish Itf Can Do For to use must be moved to a styles for each area of text. That You ProDOS disk and the graphic must is you can select a different font Publish It! is a powerful be the exact size that you want. and/or type style for each word addition to the Apple 11 line of Publish It! allows art work to be or even a character in a word. If software. It allows you to use no larger than 4 2/3" by 2 2/3". text overflows a text object, you your eight-bit computer to its That is if the whole screen is can link two or more text objects fullest limits without restrictir^ "clipped", then this is the together, even over multiple 5^ou to preselected text placement maximum print size. Next decide pages. and size. Your creativity is all the type of document that you that stands between you and a are going to publish and plan the print type is not professional looking document. layout of your document. "grainy" or "dotty" Publish It! is sold by Using Publish It! Timeworks and retails for $99.95. Now you are ready to use You can clip graphics from the It is a fine addition for the price Publish It! All pieces of a supplied art work or you can clip to any serious Apple 11 publisher. document are considered to be from either a high-resolution or 1 am Very pleased that "objects". An object can be double-high-resolution pictures. Timeworks has produced a useful positioned, moved, resized and The graphic tools are meager product without any copy placed is either for^round or with only four supplied: line, protection on it. With a few more bacl^round. Select the size of rectangle, round-cornered enhancements and additions, and your document from one of the rectangle, and circle. There is no 1 believe that they enhance seven sizes allowed. Next select free-drawing tool nor can you this product. Publish It! will be the "Text Tool" to allow you to add text to a graphic object. the desk-top publishing leader for provide for text layout positions. some time to come. Create several large text work The printing process produces areas. You do not need to worry an excellent professional about being exact here as you appearing product. The print can later go to the "Objects type is not "grainy" or "dotty" Menu" to precisely place the text looking, this is because Publish It! block. Next select the "Graphics uses your printers' high density Frame Tool" and place boxes for (72 X 120 DPI) mode to print graphics in your with. And you can select a layout. If you wish to "double strike" function to include lines, boxes or make the output darker. circles, you can select and use the What Is Missing appropriate tools. Now As good as Publish It! This artical was use the "Pointer" to is, 1 feel that it could stand layed out using select an object and a few improvements. The Publish Iti on an pull down the Object graphic tools are too few Menu. The "Show and restrictive. Tha^e enhanced Apple He Specifications" dialc^ needs to be a "free hand" with 128K and was box allows you to drawing tool and the printed on a Star precisely place text and ability to add text to a Micronics, Inc. graphic objects graphic. Text and graphics should be allowed to Gemini-1 OX. Now you can overlap and there should import your text. be a "inverse text mode". APPLEWORKS

the DOS disk to a ProDOS disk. By John W. Daut To load a text file into Apple- Works, first catalog the data disk by choosing "Other Activities" from the main menu. Then choose "List All Files On The Current Drive" from the next menu. Note both the pathname prefix (located beside "Disk Volume /" near the top of the index card outline) and the filename you want to load (as listed The Three H's for in the catalog). Press ESCAPE to return to the main menu and select "Add New Files To Desk Top." Then select "Word Processor" and AppleWorks: "From A ASCII File." Type in the pathname: Example: /Files (Prefix)/ Appleworks.Story(Rlename) Hints, Helps, and Then press RETURN again. After the file loads, type in the title you want to use for the new file and press RETURN again. Hiddens One excellent reason for converting text files is editing Applesoft BASIC programs that were downloaded in ASCII text form. These programs often have syntax errors in the form of "Carriage Returns" that divide long program lines(sometimes two Apple II places in a line), conforming to word processor rather then AppleWorks is undoubtedly the programing rules. These may be most widely used word processing deleted from the line in the word program among Apple II computer processor mode. You may dlso users. It is an extremely versatile change parts of the program. For program,but one with many instance, you could customize features and abilities that are "Print" statements. forgotten or overlooked by its Change: 310 PRINT :PRINT

users. "A Public Domain Program" Converting text files to word To: 310 PRINT:PRINT "Dis processing files tributed By Texas BBS." Some users of AppleWorks are The file may then be "Printed also BBS users who download To Disk" as an ASCII text file and programs in text file form. Some executed into a BASIC program. have programs and their documen Using AppleWorks in pro tation, in text file form,on the same gramming disk. It is easy to load these text While you are thinking BASIC files into AppleWorks and convert programs, why not use AppleWorks them into word processing files that when you type BASIC and/or can be edited, printed, or saved to machine language programs from an AppleWorks data disk. Since magazines or when you are writing AppleWorks is a ProDOS- based your own programs from scratch. program,it will not load files stored You don't need a global line editor on a DOS-formatted disk. But a or have to retype entire lines to text file saved on a DOS-formatted correct mistakes. Just type in the disk contains the same information program as an AppleWorks word as that same file saved on a processor file. You can then edit ProDOS-formatted disk. The secret and rewrite the program, using the of loading DOS text files into familiar AppleWorks commands, AppleWorks is to use a program like until you have it the way you want Copy II Plus to copy the files from it. When you are satisfied,'Trint"

Page 34 Apple Barrel February-May 1988 APPLEWORKS the file to disk and execute it to a processor project on paper, rather (Quick Change). This displays a program. If you find an error later, than on the screen,to get a better menu of the files on the desk top. or want to revise the program,just prospective. Pressing "OPEN Use the to select the one reload the text file. You can then APPLE - H"dumps everything on you want, and press RETURN to make your changes, print it to a the screen directly to the printer, as make a fast change. disk again, execute it, and have a is. This skips all of the questions If you want to see your selected corrected program. relating to printing a paper or carriage returns and printer Converting data files from placing the cursor on a certain spot. options, press "OPEN APPLE - Z" other word processors "OPEN APPLE - E"(Insert) is (Zoom). Press it again and they Another reason for loading text another seldom-used command. It disappear. This is almost a neces files is to be able to use data files changes the cursor type: one choice sity when you want to edit an from other word processing is the Flashing Underline cursor Applesoft program that is in text systems. Many computer users that inserts what we type at the form. who now swear by AppleWorks cursor and moves the existing text One of the best ways that I started out using a different one space to the right; the other know to become proficient with the program {e,g,,AppleWriter), Since a choice is the Flashing Rectangle AppleWorks word processing number of these programs use cursor that replaces anything it is program is to use the "OPEN ASCII text files for data storage, placed over with whatever we type. APPLE -?" (Help) command often. converting them allows you to use Using "OPEN APPLE - K" It will tell you almost anything you AppleWorks to revise and print (Calculate Pages)to divide the need to know about the OPEN them. current word processor file into APPLE commands. Don't be the Using the OPEN APPLE pages will let you know the exact frequent user who overlooks the commands size, in pages, of the file you are versatility of the program because A good example of the working with. you only use the commands you forgotten/overlooked commands is When you have more than one are familiar with and never press the "OPEN APPLE - H"(Screen file in the desk top and have to "OPEN APPLE-?." Dump)command. Many times, we switch back and forth between would like to see part of a word them,use "OPEN APPLE - Q" PageMaker

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The call came about 9:00 pm,two days before the Janu Or so it went (sort of). Here I was, a graphics babe in the woods, ary HAAUG meeting: a regular caveman with a crayon. What was I to do? I started with Me: "Hello, your address please?" (You see, since I the nifty new spiral-bound manual. It began with a discussion of discovered that the reason why I've been getting panels, easels, primitives, and text so many wrong number calls was that my phone balloons. After profound procrasti number differed by one digit from the number of nation I decided that an hour of reading the manual would proba a busy pizza delivery service, I've been taking bly equate to 10 minutes of actually orders..."Large Pepperoni? That'll be $32.50." using the program. Hee hee, you get the point.) I was right! The baffling terms started to make a lot of sense. First start with a panel— this holds Macintosh Jhg voice: "Alan, this is Chris Flick, from the Apple easels(where you draw and paint) Users Group." and text balloons(where you type text). Then on to primitives—^basic shapes that you can later manipu Me: "Yes?" late (a la MacDraw). Then let your creations go wild. Soon GW (as I Chris: "Remember winning the copy of GraphicWorks began to call it) was duplicating, distorting, adding perspective, 1.1 at the HAAUG meeting?" rotating, shading, and skewing. "Big deal," you may say. "What Me: "Vaguely." can it do for me?" you may add. Well, for starters, it is an extremely powerful, yet very easy to leam and Chris: "Remember when you were asked to review Gra use general purpose paint/draw/ phicWorks 1.1 for the membership?" write/print program. It allows you to integrate bitmapped graphics (like those in MacPaint) with object Me: "Not at all." oriented graphics (like those found in MacDraw)and tie it all together Chris: "Well do you think you could learn the program with text. You can work on several layers of a drawing at once. This and have something for us at the meeting this allows for instance the user to do Saturday?" architectural drawings—one layer for walls, another for electrical work, another for plumbing,etc. Me: "Make it February's meeting and you've got a Even color separations are possible deal." using different layers. Further more, the user can view all layers at once or separately. It even allows Chris: "See you then." you to assign colors to any object's "foreground" and "background," for simple color printouts on an

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ImageWriter II and for color displays on a color monitor. # File Edit lilindoiu Layout Feature Font Style Size One feature of the program I \'26y2 West basi bireet, foimd particularly interesting was Vermont 90765-1234 the various options you have for I oRous Art St/pp/ws working with and displaying your 24 hour clearance sale! creations on the screen. First your normal display can be seen in any desired resolution in DPI( for us neophytes). Then you can view your entire layout shrunken to l/8th its size to get a feel for how it all looks on the page. Further still, a feature called In the Sanderson tlall, Secor ThinBits*" allows you to manipulate next to the escalators Macintosh objects in this shrunken state. And, of course, what graphics program nrrnTn would be complete without FatBits. custom NNont^^^H I G W gives you the option of small, medium and large FatBits(sounds like a contradiction in terms: small The GraphicWorks 1.1 screen provides a complete set of tools within easy reach. FatBits!). GraphicWorks gives you quite a bit of control over how images will Chris' Plug interact with one another. For example,say you want to steal an Btmdled with GraphicWorks are With the release of GraphicWorks existing image from a M^icPmnf, templates that you can modify for 11,the power to which I had MacDraw,PICT, or any TIFF file your own use: sample restaurant grown accustomed in the original and add it to a graphic already in menus, brochures,ads, business ComicWorks(or GraphicWorks) GW. The program allows you to forms and cards, storyboards, "clip increased several fold. The already specify which parts of the images art" style borders for greeting long list of features was extended will appear and which will be cards, newsletters, even admissions with the addition of futures like hidden. (Do you want white space tickets. Anyone can produce high- PICT primitives,TIFF import, color around the borrowed image to quality work in a very short support, paint image effects like block out the other image or not?) amount of time with just simple free rotation, skewing,and perspec GW has 9 different "ink" options modifications to these templates. tive. Beyond the new features,the for this: MATTE,COPY, NOT Take the ease of use of MacPaint use of the program was somewhat COPY,OR, XOR, etc. and MacDraw,together with some simplified in version 1.1. Built into the program are really useful tools(the airbrush is Of the programs that I use in put features for producing posters(up my favorite), a clear, well illustrated ting together the Apple Barrel, Gra to 32 times the size of your graph manual and online help screens all phicWorks is one of those that I ics) and greeting cards. No longer for a not copy protected price of could not get along without. For do you have to layout the card by $145.95(or less if you shop around) me,it ranks right up there with hand or rotate it manually. G W will and you've got a truly versatile PageMaker and Adobe Rlustrator. If a do it all automatically while desktop publishing program. program can be changed so preserving the WYSIWIG principle. incredibly in going from version 1.0 to 1.1,1 can't wait for version 2.0.

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