Washington Apple Pi Journal, February 1987
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$ 250 Wa/hiftgtOft Apple Pi The Journal of Washington8 Apple Pi, Ltd . Volum<Z.9 FebruarllJ 1987 number 2 Hi~lhliahtl- - • Introduction to dBase lI .jl:\~:;: ~ ~ ;.:~)~~:~ : :s~· : • Family Home Money Ma 'n ' ager:~ Part 9 • ~ Views and Reviews: 12 Computer Magazines (g MacNovice: Easy 1st Project With Excel ~ Excel Graphics: Scatter Plots, Trend Functions In This Issue.. Officers & Staff, Editorial ................ ................ .. ............ 3 Best of Apple Items from TCS ............. Euclid Coukouma 34 President's Comer ................................ ...... Tom Warrick 4 Stock SIG News ......................... Andrew D. Thompson 37 Classifieds, Commercial Classifieds ................................. 6 Music SIG News ........................ .. .. ..... Raymond Hobbs 37 Job Mart, Event Queue .... .. .......................................... .. 6 View From the Hill: BASIC .. .. ........ .. ........ Rich Norling 38 WAP Calendar, SigNews ......................... .. .. .................. 7 Pascal News .............. .......................... Robert C. Platt 40 WAP Hotline .............................................. .............. .. 8 Future of Amer. Business:A Book Rev ... Joseph A. Hasson 42 ByLaws Changes, General Information ..................... ........ 9 Views and Reviews ........ .. ................. .. Raymond Hobbs 44 On the Trail of the Apple III ..................... David Ottalini 10 dPub SIG News ....................................... Steven Payne 46 Q & A ......................... Bruce F. Field & Robert C. Platt 12 MacNovice Column ...... ..................... Ralph J. Begleiter 47 AppleWorks SIG News .............................. Ken DeVito 14 Developer's View ............................. .. ........ Jim Lanford 50 Clan Practical Accountant: A Review ...... .... David Granite 16 Frederick Apple Core.. .. ................................. ............. 52 AppleWorks Tax Template: IRS 1986 .. .... .... Paul Koskos 16 Macintosh Bits and Bytes ........... ...... ...... Lynn R. Trusal 52 Magic Slate: A Review ......................... David Kreisberg 17 Softviews .......................... .. ........... David Morganstein 56 Annapolis Slice News ............................ Claire Johnson 17 Advanced Excel Graphics .............. ........ Amiri G. Lanford 58 GameSIG News ....... ................................ Steven Payne 18 Pr03D: A Review ...................... .. .. ........... Terry Monks 60 Simulating Airstrip in Flight Sim. II .... Thomas Johnston 18 I Am Moving to Texas: Mapmaker Rev ... Jo Ann Goldberg 62 Abandoned Airstrip at Duvall ............... Thomas Johnston 19 Best of Mac Items from TCS .. ...... ............. Bill Baldridge 64 F-15 Strike Eagle: A Review ................ ...... Ian Soboroff 19 Help! Request for Mac Library Volunteers ... David Weikert 72 Lords of Conquest: A Review ............... .. K. C. Mulcahy 20 W AP Spring Tutorials .. ..... .................... Robert C. Platt 73 Introduction to dBase II ............................. Gary Hayman 22 Classes for Seniors ............ ..... ................................. .. 73 PI-SIG News .............. .. ...... .. ................. Robert Golden 27 Mac Disketeria ....................................... Martin Milrod 74 Beagle Compiler STR$ Function Patch .... John R. Morton 27 Disketeria Dispatch ....................................... Jim Little 78 Family Home Money Manager: Part 9 ...... Brian G. Mason 28 Index to Authors .... ...... .. .. ...................... .................... 78 Stolen Equipment Alert .................... ........................... 31 Disketeria Mail Order Form ......................................... 79 ProForth ] [ ......................................... Chester H. 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Feny Hd, Clinton, MD (301)856-2500 277S. Washington St, Alexandria, VA (703)838-9700 • Ii 9636 Ft. Meade Hd, Laurel, MD (301)953-1110 or (30 1)792-0600 Clinton Computer - A Full-Service Dealership! Four Stores Cover Metro Area Clinton Computer Opens Clinton Computer. one of the Metro area's largest retail "Apple Only" Store in computer dealers. now has four stores -- in Clinton and Laurel. Vienna,VA MD. and In Vienna and Alexandria, VA. We are authorized dealers Thl Clinton Computer's newest retail for Apple microcomputers at all four locations. store is an "Apple Only" facility in the highly competitive Tyson's Comer area of Vienna, VA. Company Presi dent Art Lundquist wants to focus on a single vendor of a market segment. Cheryl Jarratt has been promoted to be the Tyson's Branch Manager. She had been Clin ton Computer's Dir ector ofMarkeUng. "I am very optimistic about the success of the new branch. We are one of the most profitable computer dealers due to our commitment to customer satisfaction," said Cheryl. DlSCO~T POLICY FOR WASHI:-.iGTO:-.i Clinton Computer's New Store in Tyson's Corner, VA APPLE PI MEMBERS CLINTON COMPUTER offers Washington Apple Pi members a 25% DISCOUNT OFF TilE LIsr In addition. our Clinton and Alexandria stores are authorized PRICE on all non-allocat(."d Apple brand IBMBI Personal Computer dealerships. We also sell printers, peripherals and software and on ApplcCare (no CI'Us). r~or upgrades, the 25% discount applies monitors. software, supplies. and service for the products we sell. only to the part.. ; the nomlal labor rate will be Clinton Computer was founded in 1978 by co-owners Art chargc.-d. Discount Is available to persons who Lundquist and Chuck Perllli. It began as a two-man consulting have bc.'Cn PI members for at least 3 months. Discount applies to cash and certified chcck firm on the fourth floor of an office building and grew Into a $20 purchases and cannot be apl'lied retroactively. million-dollar retail bUSiness with over 90 employees. Add I% for credit card and personal check purchases. If thejroduct Is not In stock, we can The first retail store was in Clinton, MD, behind a shoe store. t.'lke your prepal order. PI members nl..'Cd to Then the company moved to a shopping center fronting on Branch prescnt their cards up-front. No phone or mail Avenue in Clinton In 1982. In 1984, Clinton Computer expanded ordcrs, please. Discount cannot bc used In combination with other promotions. Products by opening a retail Business Center in Old Town Alexandria. on allocation from Apple nrc excluded from this The Laurel, MD, store opened In 1986 when we acquired the offer. Clinton Computer reserves the right to assets of the Comm Center. The newest store opened November 24 chanh'C this poltcy at any time. In the highly competitive Tyson's Comer area at 8032 Leesburg Pike (Rt. 7 West). This is an "Apple Only" store, carrying Apple TIlls ad was produced on a Macintosh and '-'products and third party products that complement the Apple line. J.aserWriter, using MacWrile and Aldus Page The company also operates