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it © mini'apples the minnesotanewsletter apple computer user's group, inc. August, 1994 Volume 17 Issue 8 AUGUST 1994 Su MI T W R F Sa 1 2 3 7 : 0 0 4 5 6 7:( 7 ©8 <3:30 9 10 7:00 11 12 13 f^ 7:00 S-J 0 14 ':00 15 16 17 7:00 1^ 19 20 27 21 7:00 22 23 24> kkias 26 r PICNIC : rf 6:30 t 28 29 30 31 VTV Board of directors Fourth Dimension SIG HyperCard SIG Mini'app'les members welcome. 6250 Excelsior Blvd #104 No meeting. Restarts in September. wtuwna Mathews Ctr, 2318 29th Ave. S., Rm. C St. Louis Park "Marketing Info Systems" Peter Reck. 370-0017 Greg Carlson. 544-8252 Bob Demeules, 559-1124 Macintosh Novice SIG Apple ll/GS Main Apple II Novice SIG PF Mirriam Park Lib, 1831 Marshall Ave.. Augsberg Park Library, 7100 Nicollet Ave., No meeting this month. Come to the Picnic!! St. Paul "Open Forum" Richfield "SoundMeister" mi TomGates, 789-1713 Tom Lufkin, 698-6523 EriK Knopp, 636-3244 AppleWorks SIG Macintosh Consultants SIG ClarisWorks SIG No meeting this month. Come to the Picnic!! — Byerly's, 3777 Park Center Blvd. Norwest Bank, 5320 Lyndale Ave. So., ftLes Anderson, 735-3953 St. Louis Park Denis Diekhoff, 920-2437 Mike Carlson, 377-6553 Digital Communications SIG Macintosh Main Location & Date Pending Mac Programmers SIG Machine Dreams, 821 Marquette Ave., Keven Kassulker, 377-6553 Location & Date Pending (^ PI] Minneapolis "Product Demos" Gervaise Kimm, 379-1836 Mike Carlson, 377-6553 Picnic Minnehaha Park, by the pavilion. Programmer's Workshop Filemaker Pro SIG (BYOF/PLD) Location & Date Pending Location Pending Bring Your Own Food/Pot Luck Dessert Keven Kassulker, 535-2968 SteveWilmes. 458-1513 mini apples The Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc. P.O. Box 796, Hopkins, MN 55343 Board of Directors: Introduction - This is the Newsletter of Mini'app'les, the Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc., a President Gregory L. Carlson Minnesota non-profit club. The whole newsletter is 8216 32nd Ave. N. copyrighted © by Mini'apples. Articles may be repro Crystal, MN 55427 duced in other non-profit User Groups' publications 544-8252 except where specifically copyrighted by the author. (Permission to reproduce these articles must be given by Vice-President Brian Bantz the author.) Please include the source when reprinting. Secretary Leroy Sorenson Questions - Please direct questions to an appropriate 2415 24th Ave. S. board member. Users with technical questions should Minneapolis, MN 55406 refer to the Members Helping Members section. 721-5638 Dealers - Mini'app'les does not endorse specific deal Treasurer Jacque Gay ers. The club promotes distribution of information 5226 W. Nokomis Pkwy which may help members identify best buys and ser Minneapolis, MN 55417 vice. The club itself does not participate in bulk pur 722-1239 chases of media, software, hardware and publications. Members may organize such activities on behalf of Bob Demeules 559-1124 Membership Director other members. Operations & Resource Erik Knopp 636-3244 Advertisers - See MultiForm mailer in the back of ^\ Publications Director vacant this issue. Software Director Owen Aaland Newsletter Contributions - Please send contributions directly to our Post Office, Box 796, Hopkins, MN SIGs: Mac Eric Jacobson 55343 or upload them to our BBS at 892-3317. SIGs: Apple II Les Anderson Deadline for material for the next newsletter is the 10th of the month. An article will be printed when Past President David E. Laden 488-6774 space permits and, if in the opinion of the Newsletter Editor or Manager, it constitutes material suitable for publication. Editor/Publisher: Tom Ostertag 488-9979 Mini'apples BBS - 892-3317,24 hrs. Settings: 8-1 -0. Mini'app'les Voice Mail - 229-6952 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. Minn'apples Newsletter August, 1994 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. They are Helping just a phone call away. Please call only during appropriate times, if you are a Members Member, and own the software in question. Macintosh Key If you would like to be a "Members Helping Members" volunteer, please leave your Adobe Illustrator 21 name & phone number on our BBS, or leave a voice-mail message at 229-6952, Beginners 13, 14,18, 24 or use the MultiForm mailer near the back of this issue. C a n v a s 5 FileMaker II, Pro 1,17 Apple II Key Apple/// Key Freehand 22 A p p l e W r i t e r 2 General 12 General 14, 17, 18, 24 A p p l e Wo r k s 2 , 2 3 H e l i x 1 6 A s c i i E x p r e s s 3 A p p l e I I G S K e y HyperCard 6, 9 BASIC 5 AppleWorksGS 15 MacDraft 5 Dazzle Draw 23 APW 20,23 MacDraw 5 D B M a s t e r 7 Delux Paint II 23 MacPaint 5 Educational Software ..23 General Information...3 M a c O S 4 , 1 8 , 2 4 General Information...23 Graphic Writer II/III 15 Microsoft Excel 5, 6, 17 Home Acc'n't 20 G S / O S 3 Microsoft Word 4,5,6,14,17,24 Publishlt! 23 HyperStudio GS 3 Microsoft Works 11,17 P r o T E R M 2 3 M e r l i n 1 6 + 1 5 Networking 5, 6,13 Quicken 23 M o u s e t a l k 1 5 PageMaker 4, 6, 17 Talk Is Cheap 3 P a i n t W o r k s 1 5 , 2 3 Prosel 2 PostScript 8 TimeOut 2 PowerPoint 5 TO Graph 2 T M L B a s i c 3 Q u i c k B a s i c 5 , 6 TML Pascal 3 X P r e s s 2 1 Writer's Choice 15 Steve Wilmes 458 •1513 E 16. Arnie Kroll 433-3517 E Tom Ostertag 488 •9979 E 17. Michael Foote 507-645-6710 ....DEW To m G a t e s 7 8 9 •1713 EW 18. Richard Becker 870-0659 EW Tom Edwards 927 ■ 6790 E 20. Steve Peterson 922-9219 EW Earl Benser 884•2148 EW 21. Jodi Roste 933-1698 EW Dan Buchler 435 •3075 E 22. Nancy McClure 227-9348 DEW Ann Bell 422•1115 E 2 3 . R a n d S i b e t 5 6 6 - 8 5 7 1 E W F r i t z L o t t 3 7 7 •3032 E Peter Fleck 370 •0017 DEW E d S p i t l e r 4 3 2 •0103 D D-days (generally 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) Bob Rosenberg 377 ■ 4300 EW E-evenings (generally 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.) W-weekends (generally 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.). 340 •0234 D In any case, call at reasonable hours and ask if John Hackbarth 715 •246-6561 D this is a convenient time for them. We appreciate Jim Horswill 379 •7624 DEW your cooperation. Tom Michals 452■5667 DEW Minn'apples Newsletter August, 1994 Table of Contents P r e s i d e n t ' s R e p o r t 5 Notice: Change to BBS 5 B o o k D i s c o u n t t o M e m b e r s 6 this space: S u m m e r P i c n i c N e w s 6 fOR KENT Golden Oldie Review: ChessMaster 2100 7 Apple II Items of Note 9 G o o d D e a l s # 1 1 1 0 Cactus Software & Communications, Inc. "Sharp and to the point" Documentation Services for: Computer Software Technical Manuals Mechanical Systems Training Courses HyperActive Software professional HyperCard9 solutions 612 / 757-6916 Fax 757-4515 (612)724-1596 CUSTOM DATABASES ONLINE DOCUMENTATION The Online Communication and Entertainment Hub of the Twin Cities ▶Internet Access »Many Forums •E-mail •PBS Schedules "USA Today •MPR Schedules -Flea Market «TCCN Roundtables -Product Testing (612) 337-5400 TCCN 8-N-l Twin Cities Computer Network Login Please: tccn Minn'apples Newsletter August, 1994 President's Report - July 1994 Well, it's been one heck of a sum the 80-meg drive is getting a bit too present it to the board. (Remember, mer so far, what with kids in base small - when I get upgraded, I'll be if you have an idea, we may ask you ball, vacations, and work (the paid giving a report of my experiences to head up operating the idea - if it's kind) heating up. 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