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The LIMac OCTOBER 1996 NEWSLETTER OF THE LONG ISLAND MACINTOSH USERS GROUP LIMac has been serving Macintosh September’s Meeting: Olympic Olympus users on Long Island since 1984,when the The prices of CD Recorders discussed the features of this LIMac Inc. Mac was introduced. P.O.Box 518 and other magneto-optical product. There was an Seaford,NY 11783 Annual dues for drives have become very interesting exchange of views President membership is $24. attractive. How good are with members on how this First meeting is free. Balan Nagraj they and what are the benefits device compares with the For information,you [email protected] can contact any of of these devices? To cover Syquest and Zip drives. this subject, LIMac’s featured Olympus has priced the Vice President the following: Bill Medlow speaker was Michael Rubin, “How good are they and what are media on this device at about Membership [email protected] CD-Recorders Product the benefits of these devices?“ $10, which is very attractive. Alan Gordon Treasurer (516) 538-7013 Manager of Olympus Image Michael’s presentation Donald Hennessy @ AGMac aol.com Systems. was informative and well received. He also had [email protected] LIM Public Domain Starting with a brief background about his some special prices for ac members: A Secretary Software company, whose U.S. headquarters are in refurbished CD-R2/MAC for $500 and a new Wallace Lepkin Helen and Melville, Michael discussed their line of storage CD-R2x4 recorder for $775. These prices are [email protected] Sheldon Gross products and the recently introduced digital valid for a short time. Please call him at (800) The LIMac Forum (212) 799-5655 cameras. He demonstrated their CD-R2x4 with 347-4027, extension 5312, if you are interested. [email protected]. the Corel CD Creator application package. He | On this night, we also had our first Editors/Graphics cybernex.net Mo Lebowitz mentioned that Olympus has opted to go with meeting of the Internet SIG. Al Choy, our Technical Advice Loretta Lebowitz the Corel product over the more popular Toast coordinator for this SIG, did a commendable Bradley Dichter [email protected] Pro, because of better technical support. He job of explaining the basics of surfing the web. (516) 874-4363 Distribution covered the requirements for creating a CD like [email protected] LIMac is actively looking at a couple of meeting Wallace Lepkin Program a good software package, a non-fragmented places, where we can go online for this SIG Donald Hennessy Coordinator large hard drive, etc. The data has to flow meeting. Printing Rick Matteson | continuously without interruption. He Raffle winners: Bill Sympson (Adobe’s Willow Graphics (516) 379-0174 mentioned that the SCSI chain on some of the Sitemill and IDG Books’ Macworld Home (516) 785.5378 [email protected] older Macs are not fast enough to handle the Office Companion); Frank Silverman (ASDG’s Imagesetting Beginners SIG speed required for recording a CD. Elastic Reality); Jim Tornatore (CB Software’s Sy Bram A&B Graphics Olympus made quite a hit at the Boston Web Arranger). (516) 433.8228 (516) 378-9076 MacWorld with their SYS.230, a portable –Balan Nagraj l [email protected] 230MB magneto-optical drive. Michael The FORUM is DTP SIG published monthly by Balan Nagraj LlMac.All contents, (516) 427-0952 October’s Meetings: except where noted, [email protected] are copyright ©1996 ED SIG General Meeting: Friday, Oct. 11, 7:00 P.M. months worth of beginners questions. by LIMac.Opinions Rick Matteson Fractal Design’s Detailer, a 3D painting LIMac Meetings, unless otherwise noted, are expressed are the (516) 379-0174 program, and Poser, a human figure design held at the NY Institute of Technology views of the authors and do not neces- [email protected] program. (Building. 500), at Northern Blvd., Old sarily reflect those of Internet SIG DTP SIG: Westbury. To see if school is open in bad LIMac.Contents may Al Choy Fractal Design’s Painter 4, and Expressions, a weather, call (516) 686-7789. be reprinted for non- [email protected] natural media vector drawing program. The next LIMac board meeting will be held commercial use,with Internet Address Ed SIG: Friday, October. 11, 9:00 P.M. due acknowledgment http://www.limac.org at the Plainedge Library on Monday, Educational CD-ROM demonstrations: October 21, 1996. to LIMac. Come gather ‘round Geoff’s Performa 5300 Dues collection for 1997 begin this month. and Rick’s borrowed LC 580 (on loan from the Our dues remain at the reasonable $24 level Copiague Middle School) and get real world because of the support that you have shown demo of some of the best educational software to LIMac.Bring your checks to the next available on CD-ROM. meeting or mail them to: Alan Gordon, LIMac Beginners SIG: Friday, Oct. 18, 7:00 P.M. Membership, 472 Linda Drive, East Meadow Review Macintosh basics, discuss hard disk NY 11554 organization, and, most importantly, take 3 Game Corner: 101,has led to more pilots’deaths than any Taking control of your TV-202 is fairly easy different weapons,each one bigger and Terminal Velocity. other plane,you feel very lucky to be alive.That’s and can be mastered using the keyboard,the stronger than the last.Also you can find power- A review by Dan Gross Age 14. probably about to change since,it’s you against mouse,or a joystick.The ship handles easily and ups to boost your shields and increase your A high flying,fast, the defense system of the entire universe that is makes quick,sharp,and deadly turns.The radar speed and weaponry. action-packed game. out to destroy humanity.You have been training is a very simple device,but necessary to find and The music is of very high quality and fits You’re flying a TV-202,a all of your life to fly this ship,but are you ready destroy enemy bases.The cockpit controls make right in with the action.Sound effects are great, fighter that only a few for a challenge as big as this? “You’re out- traveling in your ship much simpler because you from the explosion of the enemy aircraft against elite pilots can handle. gunned,out-manned,and strapped into a flying always know where to go and what condition the surface to the rapid fire of your laser Considering that the coffin.But just think how good “Saved the your ship is.You start out with only a plasma cannon.The graphics are very detailed with fast previous model,the TV- Known Galaxy”will look on a resume…” gun but quickly build up an arsenal of seven scrolling action.Its very great response rate 2 President’s Remarks Conflict Catcher 3 A few days after the presidential elections, we I almost made this a non-review by simply hold LIMac’s elections for our officers and writing: Conflict Catcher 3? Get it! End of directors, as outlined elsewhere. Since most review. But that would not be very fair either to TIP! schools are closed on election day, a free session Casady & Greene who would like to see a in the Big Apple provides an excellent opportu- review nor to you, the reader, who would want Solving Problems Balan Nagraj nity for teachers to learn about the latest devel- to know why. With Your HP President opments in publishing and media technologies. There are very few pieces of software that DeskJet or Desk [email protected] There will be free conference at the Fashion Writer 500: I would say need to be an integral part of your Remove the print Institute of Technology in New York City on system. If you have a Performa and do not cartridge.Use a soft this day (November 11, 1996). Following is an intend to upgrade or add any software to your cloth,slightly damp- excerpt from an article, written by Jack Powers, system, (in other words, you intend to keep it ened with water,to a recognized authority on publishing, that just like when you purchased it) then you do clean accumulated appears in the MICRO PUBLISHING NEWS of not need Conflict Catcher. However, for the paper dust and ink September 1996. rest of us, especially those of us who run from the metal “Executives working in the printing and extension-heavy machines, Conflict Catcher 3 platen,cartridge publishing industry spend a substantial part of is the number one piece of software I would guide and paper feed their time keeping up to date, but the teachers personally recommend that you get and add to rollers.(Check your only get one day a year to find out what their user manual if you’re your system. uncertain which is kids will need to know about desktop pub- Why? After all, System 7.5 comes with which.) lishing, computer graphics, digital imaging, Extensions Manager. True, but if you run into Look at the print graphics, multimedia, CD-ROMs, and the an extension conflict, it can take hours (or days) cartridge to make Game Corner.1 Internet. In six hours each November, we try to to find. With Conflict Catcher 3(CC3) the time sure the protective Diamonds 2.02: pack in every relevant innovation, product, spent solving the problem is much less. I ran a tape shipped on it has A Review by Todd process, and perspective so that the educators test with the System 7.5.1 upgrade using both been removed from Medlow can give their students the skills they’ll need Conflict Catcher 3 and Extensions Manager.