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mini apples the minnesotanewsletter apple computer users' group, inc. August, 1995 Volume 18, Issue 8 AUGUST1995 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 6:3C 1 2 7:00 3 4 5 # \ 6 7 7:00 8 9 7:00 10 11 12 raa^g 13 $$7:00 14 7:00 15 16 7:00 7 18 19 Pn)7:00 fy am III Q 7:00 22 20 21 23 ^||^24 25 26 (9 1 O i 27 7:00 28 29 30 7:00 Ol 1 2 6 3 4 SEPT 5 6 7:00 7 8 9 6:30 ^ \ Board of Directors Filemaker Pro SIG HyperCard SIG Mini'app'les members welcome. Southdale Library No meeting off for the summer. Mathews Ctr., 2318 29th Ave. S., Rm. C 7001 York Ave. So., Edina Peter Fleck, 370-0017 Brian Bantz, 835-3696 Steve Wilmes, 458-1513 Macintosh Novice SIG Apple ll/GS Main Fourth Dimension SIG Merriam Park Libary Augsberg Park Library, No meeting off for the summer. 1831 Marshall Ave., St. Paul & 7100 Nicollet Ave., Richfield Bob Demeules, 559-1124 "Open Forum" TomGates, 789-1713 Tom Lufkin, 698-6523 Apple II Novice SIG ClarisWorks SIG Ramsey County Library Macintosh Consultants SIG Apple Computer 2180 Hamline Ave. N., Roseville Byerly's 8400 Normandale Lk. Blvd..Bloomington TomGates, 789-1713 3777 Park Center Blvd, St. Louis Park "Clarisworks 4.0" Mike Carlson, 377-6553 Denis Diekhoff, 920-2437 AppleWorks SIG No meeting..Come to the Picnic!!! Mac Programmers SIG Macintosh Main ffiLes Anderson, 735-3953 Van Cleve Park Bldg. Microsoft 15th Ave. SE & Como Ave., Minneapolis 8300 Norman Ctr. Blvd.,Bloomington Picnic Gervaise Kimm, 379-1836 Mike Carlson, 377-6553 Minnehaha Park (by the picnic pavilion) Photoshop SIG Bring your own food/potluck dessert Jacor 1410 Energy Park Drive Suite 17, St.Paul Eric Jacobson, 645-6264 mini'apples The Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc. P.O. Box 796, Hopkins, MN 55343 Board of Directors: Publications Director Introduction - This is the Newsletter of Mini'apples, Steven W. Thompson the Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc., a President 4208 Penkwe Way Minnesota non-profit club. The whole newsletter is Brian Bantz Eagan.MN 55122-2726 copyrighted © by Mini'apples. Articles may be repro 10532 Kell Circle 452-4208 duced in other non-profit User Groups' publications Bloomington, MN 55437-2936 Or via E-mail: except where specifically copyrighted by the author. 835-3696 [email protected] (Permission to reproduce these articles must be given by the author.) Please include the source when reprinting. Vice President Software Director Nick Ludwig Owen Aaland Questions - Please direct questions to an appropriate 3648 Harriet Ave. 20804 County 10 Blvd board member. Users with technical questions should Minneapolis, MN 55409-1121 Zumbrota. MN 55992 refer to the Members Helping Members section. 824-9423 Work: (507) 732-5090 Or via E-mail: Home: (507) 732-5697. Dealers - Mini'app'les does not endorse specific [email protected] dealers. The club promotes distribution of information SIGs: Mac which may help members identify best buys and ser Secretary Eric Jacobson vice. The club itself does not participate in bulk pur Bob Demeules 1410 Energy Park Drive #17 chases of media, software, hardware and publications. 1749 W. Medicine Lake Drive St. Paul, MN 55108-5249 Members may organize such activities on behalf of Plymouth, MN 55441-4109 645-6264 other members. 559-1124 SIGs: Apple II Advertisers - For information, see Newsletter Ad Treasurer Les Anderson Rates box within this issue. 1 Melvyn D. Magree 2147 Suburban Ave. 5925 Magnolia Ln N StPaul, MN 55119-4160 Newsletter Contributions - Please send contributions Plymouth, MN 55442-2903 directly to our Post Office, Box 796, Hopkins, MN 559-1108 Past President 55343 or upload them to our BBS at 824-4394. Gregory L. Carlson Membership Director 8216 32nd Ave. N. Deadline for material for the next newsletter is the 9th of the month. An article will be printed when space Harry Lienke Crystal, MN 55427-2533 371 Christine Ln permits and, if in the opinion of the Newsletter Editor W. St. Paul, MN 55118-3005 or Manager, it constitutes material suitable for publication. Operations & Resource Erik Knopp Editor/Publisher: Tom Ostertag 488-9979 1953 Midland Hills Rd. Newsletter Layout: John Hunkins Roseville, MN 55113-5314 636-3244 Mini'app'les BBS -824-4394, 24 hrs. Settings: 8-1-0. Call in with FirstClass® Client software or any text- based terminal program. Mini'app'les Voice Mail - 229-6952 Printed by Kinko's 3535 Hazelton Rd. Edina, MN The Mini'app'les Newsletter is an independent publication not affiliated, sponsored, or sanctioned by Apple Computer, Inc. or any other computer manufacturer. The opinions, statements, positions, and views herein are those of the author(s) or editor and are not intended to represent the opinions, statements, positions, or views of Apple Computer Inc., or any other computer manufacturer. Instead of placing a trademark symbol at every occurrence of a trade-marked name, we state that we are using the names only in an editorial manner, to the benefit of the trademark -> owner, with no intention of infringement of the trademark. Mini'app'les Newsletter August, 1995 How do I love thee, let me count the ways. Submitted by Denis A Diekhoff double click mouse to find mouse remember when it wasn't. That is If you didn't make it to the Mac tracking's range from very slow to until I use another machine with a Main meeting on April 13th, too bad fast. Very slow requires shoulder stock mouse, and the first thing I do for you! Everything you heard was motion to move the cursor just a lit is go to the control panels to see true. Not only did Leroy Lind and tle ways. Fast requires wrist motion. what fool set the mouse tracking to Bill Pederson form Lind Electronics This MacALLY ADB Mouse requires dead slow, and find it's actually set Inc. have good information, present slight finger movement to run the to fast. I'll never go back to a stock ed well; but there were tangibles of cursor anywhere on my (used) mouse! A stock mouse is now like embarrassingly great value. Plus Radius TPD (17"). dragging a very nice smooth brick there was no raffle either. If you across my desk. held up your hand when they asked If you think I'm exaggerating, if anyone needed this or that, it was and you have every right to, just go given to you. visit Leroy Lind and Bill Pederson Can I prove that.... Yes, by just form Lind Electronics Inc. at 6414 lifting my finger, and ... .click ! Cambridge St, St Louis Park, MN, When Bill Pederson asked if any 55426, for a demo, or call (612) 927- one needed a mouse, my hand shot 6303 and ask why their mouse is so up, and lo and behold,I found hot. myself holding a MacALLY Mouse in It's probably only fair to mention it's sealed box. Had I known then that if you set the control panel what I know now, I'd have gladly This MacALLY ABD Mouse from Lind speed to slow with this great new paid for it. What? Denis pay full Electronics Inc, (phone 927-6303) may mouse, it will behave just like the list? Only when list is way low, and look like just another pretty something stock one set on fast. Then you can the bang for your buck is deafening. to hang on your MAC shrine but its advance it's speed at your own pace, This is a low cost mouse at = $30, actually fast, FAST, FAST! And low cost just like I did. At first, with the and has a feature I never even con tool! speed set on high, I thought the sidered .... it's fast! Yes it did require some getting darned thing was going to jump out What does fast mean? Well when used to, just like a high performance of my hand! you pull down your Apple menu and anything does. However, after about select control panels, you can then a month its so natural I can't Table of Contents How do I love thee, let me ]VIH(Smputing °y° RAMCO SALES c o u n t t h e w a y s 3 Macintosh™ Consulting P i c n i c i n A u g u s t 4 Individual & Group Training HARD TO FIND PARTS Clarisworks Meeting Computer Problem Assistance NEW & USED SOFTWARE Announcement 4 APPLE IIC — IIE — IIGS Computing's Holy War 5 Mike Carlson More AppleWorks 5.0 Macros 7 NAUGSAW '95 8 (612) 377-6553 RODGER KENT The Computer Privacy Handbook 10 Pager: 580-9281-FAX: ESP-0TAK Internet: [email protected] CALL NOW! Ongoing Deals for Mini'app'les 612-561-8144 M e m b e r s 1 0 Claris'8 Mac eDOM #932 - Solutions Alliance OPEN 7DAYS—9AM-8PM T h i n k i n g G a m e s 11 Member ClarisWorks Meeting Announcement 11 G o o d D e a l s # 2 3 1 2 June Telecom SIG Meeting M i n u t e s 1 5 Cactus Software & Minutes of the June 1995 Main M a c M e e t i n g 1 5 Communications, Inc. June AppleWorks Meeting M i n u t e s 1 6 "Sharp and to the point" Z i p G S i n f o 1 6 Documentation Services for: Pam Works with ClarisWorks 16 Spanish Translator For Computer Software Technical Manuals A p p l e W o r k s 1 9 Mechanical Systems Training Courses ClarisWorks 3 for Macintosh Book 612/757-6916 Fax 757-4515 Review 20 Mini'app'les Newsletter August, 1995 Need Help? Have a question the manual Members doesn't answer? Members Helping Members is a group of volunteers who have generously agreed to help.