$2 mini'app'les n e w s l e t t e r Vol. 14 No. 3 The Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc.
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Apple//Main Meeting 6 Apple / Mac Annual 1 North Regional Library, Meeting 1315 Lowrey Ave North - 7:00 pm Van Cleve Park Bldg. Mpls. Subject: Apple II+ Night |15th Ave. S.E. and Rollins 7:00 pm Speaker. Beagle Bros. Subject:: Apple's Future Direction Tom Ostertag 488-9979 Speaker: Ralph Russo Apple Director, Cupertino CA Tom Lufkin 488-6774
Mac Computer Art 11 Apple II DTP SIG 12 Dakota County SIG 13 ft mini'app'les 14 If & Design SIG Murray Jr. High School, St. Paul Mac, Apple II, Apple IIGS Board Meeting NO MEETING THIS MONTH 7:00 PM Burnsville High School Lexington Branch Library Room C264& 266-7:00 pm Joy Kopp needs to find a new Subject: Text Tools University & Lexington Aves location for the meeting. Subject: Word Processors St. Paul, MN-7:00 pm Speaker: Anderson Tom Michals 452-5667 Please call her at 440-5436 if you Bill Warner 490-9554 David Laden 488-6774 have any suggestions.
Fourth Dimension™ 1 o MacCAD/ESIG 19 Apple IIGS SIG 20 North Shore Mac CIG 21 22 SIG Bill Langer 937-9240 First Tech, 2640 Hennepin, Mpls. Bethlehem Lutheran Church Auto Dine Heath/Zenith Computer Mark Evans 377-9000 Grand Marais -7:00 pm 2400 Prior, St Paul Hopkins - 7:00 pm Jim Ringquist 218-387-2234 Ian Abel 824-8602 AppleWorks0 SIG Microsoft* Works™ SIG* Murray Jr. High, 2200 Buford Highland Park Library St. Paul - 7:00 pm Ken Edd 631-3679 Jim Shield 434-9836
HyperCard™ SIG 25 Mac Programmer SIG* 26 M a c D e s k t o p 2 7 28 29 Hagen Office Equipment -7100 pm Murray Jr. High, St. Paul -7:00 pm Publishing SIG Subject: Hyper Card 2.0 Subject Object Oriented First Tech, 2640 Hennepin, Mpls. - Peter Fleck 370-0017 Programming Tools 7.-00 pm Gervaise Kimm 379-1836 Bob Grant-827-6294 Mac Novice User SIG Highland Br Library Tom Lufkin 698-6523 GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, March 7,1991 - Replaces Main Mac Meeting and is at Van Cleve Park Bldg - See announcements for more Information. Map is on page 9.
NOMINATIONS NEEDED FOR BOARD AND DIRECTOR POSITIONS - Please call Tom Ostertag at 488-9979 if you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for any of these postions.
Notes: Deadline Deadline CIG - Community Interest Group for April Newsletter for May Newsletter is March 1st is April 5th SIG ■ Special Interest Group * Denotes a change in time or location from previous month's meeting. THE CALENDAR FOR April Coordinators - Please Call Dick Aura (94M198) by the 1st Friday in order to have your IS ON PAGE 4 meeting listed correctly. The Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc. ^ mini'app'les P.O. Box 796, Hopkins, MN 55343
Board Members: This is the Newsletter of mini'app'les, the Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc., a Minnesota non-profit club. The whole newsletter is copy righted © by mini'app'les. Articles may be reproduced in other non-profit Officers User Groups' publications except where specifically copyrighted by the President David E. Laden 48 8-6774 author. (Permission to reproduce these articles must be given by the author.) 675 West Wheelock Pkwy, Please include the source when reprinting. St. Paul, MN 55117 Vice-President T o m L u f k i n 6 9 8 - 6 5 2 3 Questions — Please direct questions to an appropriate board member. Technical questions should be directed to the Technical Director. 2078 Highland Parkway St. Paul, MN 55116 Membership — mini'app'les Secretary R a n d y D o p 4 5 2 - 0 4 2 5 attn: Membership Coordinator 4128 Meadowlark Lane PO Box 796 Eagan,MN 55122 Hopkins MN 55343 Treasurer J. Edward Wheeler 881-5928 All members receive a subscription to the newsletter and all club benefits. P.O. Box 796 New members receive a package of member lists and software catalogs. Hopkins, MN 55343 —St— nWaTT eDOMs Meetings Order Directors M e m b e r s : 5 1 / 4 " e D O M s $ 3 . 0 0 Add Publications Dave Undlin 432-0913 5 1 / 4 " S y s t e m $ 1 . 0 0 $1 Membership Open 3 1/2" Apple/Mac eDOMs $5.00 pa- Software To m G a t e s 7 8 9 - 1 7 1 3 3 1 / 2 " S y s t e m $ 3 . 0 0 disk, Operations & Resource Dick Peterson 473-5846 Non-Members: 5 1/4" eDOMs $6.00 Max SIG: Macs Jim Horswill 379-7624 3 1/2" Apple/Mac eDOMs $10.00 $4.00 SIG: Apples To m M i c h a l s 4 5 2 - 5 6 6 7 Make checks payable to: mini'app'les Coordinators Mail to Mini'app'les: Attn: eDOM Sales Shows & Conventions M a r v i n B o m 7 5 7 - 6 5 6 7 PO Box 796, Hopkins, MN 55343 Beginners' Consultant E a r l B e n s e r 8 8 4 - 2 1 4 8 Dealers — mini'app'les does not endorse specific dealers. The club Dakota County To m M i c h a l s 4 5 2 - 5 6 6 7 promotes distribution of information which may nelp members identify best buys and service. The club itself does not participate in bulk purchases of @ Mac Users SIG Mike Carlson (days) 866-3441 media, software, hardware and publications. Members may organize such Melvyn Magree 559-1108 activities on behalf of other members. 0 Excel SIG M. Nightingale 545-9380 Newsletter Contributions - Please send contributions directly to B Mac Programming SIG Ian Abel the Newsletter Editor, Linda Bryan, 1752 Gulden Place, Maplewood, MN 824-8602 55109 or upload to BBS. You can also reach Lindaat777-7037 after4:00 pm. B HyperCard SIG Peter Fleck 370-0017 B CAD & Engin. SIG Bill Langer 937-9240 Deadline for publication for April newsletter is March 4th. An article will be printed when space permits and if, in the opinion of the Newsletter B 4th Dimension SIG Ian Abel 824-8602 Editor, it constitutes suitable material for publication. B Mac Computer Art. Joy Kopp 440-5436 & Design SIG Meeting Dates - Please phone calendar announcements to: B Mac Novice SIG Tom Lufkin 698-6523 Dick Aura 941-1198. B Smalltalk SIG Martin McClure 227-9348 8 data 1 stop 0 parity 24 hours B DeskTop Pub. SIG Bob Grant 827-6142 mini'app'les BBS - 892-3317 B Microsoft Works SIG KenEdd 631-3679 B North Shore Mac Users Jim Ringquist (218) 387-2234 mini'app'les Voice Mall -Number temporarily out of service. Advertising — Direct inquiries to: * Apple n Users SIG Tom Ostertag 488-9979 Sharon Gondek - 644-7418 * Apple HGS SIG Mark Evans 935-7251 mini'app'les Advertising Coordinator i AppleWorks SIG Jim Shields 434-9836 PO Box 4023 * Apple H DTP Bill Warner 490-9554 St Paul, MN 55104 •* Beginner's Basic SIG Tom Alexander 698-8633 Newsletter Publication Staff A Languages/Tech SIG Wesley Johnson 636-1826 Publications Director Dave Undlin 432-0913 ci Tech. Adviser (hdwre) Roger Flint 771-2868 Editor Linda Bryan 777-7037 Production Manager Software Director's Staff Cindy Reever 934-7500 Graphics Consultant Nancy McClure 227-9348 Mac eDOM Editor/Prod Bob Fellows Calendar Dick Aura 941-1198 Apple//DOM Editor Tom Gates 789-1713 Contributing Editor Steve George 935-5775 CP/M Open Contributor Tom Edwards 927-6790 Contributor Tom Gates 789-1713 Liaison Contacts (Contact with non-Mini'app'les SIGs) Contributor Jim Horswill 379-7624 Contributor Curtis Juliber Genealogy Melvyn Magree 559-1108 Medical Stewart Haight 644-1838 Contributor Jason Parker 861-1595 Contributor LeifO. Pihl 729-8277 CP/M Jim Rosenow (414)261-2536 PACER Center Roslie Becker 827-2966 MEMBER Circulation this issue: 1000 RM£3 VOL. 14, NO. 3 CONTENTS MARCH 1991 I N T H I S I S S U E
Minutes of the Board Meeting 5 Appeal for a KidSIG and Other Matters 6 Announcements 7 ^es • • • Meet Your Board Nominees 9 I'd like to join! New Members 10 Honor SPUD: Shareware Pay-Up Day March 17 10 Current Apple System Software Available through Mini'app'les 10 Please accept my- F r e e M a c T e c h n i c a l S e m i n a r s & E x h i b i t s 1 1 mini'app'les MEMBERSHIP APPUCATION. More Seminars/Conventions 13 Please Print or Type: * Apple // Telecommunications: Downloading & File Processing 14 1. Name * Apple Introduces IIGS HyperCard 16 * A N e w E r a B e g i n s f o r M E C C 1 6 Address AppleWorks Resource Guide for Teachers and Parents 17 City .State. Zip- "Flow Control Cable" Connects a Mac to an RS-232C Modem 18 Res. phone_ Bus. $ 2 4 9 A c c e l e r a t o r 1 8 Renew ID#. Exp. Date. Docucomp by Advanced Software Serves Writers and Editors 19 Mac Beginners: How Do I Cope at Kinko's 20 2. Please enroll me as a mini'app'les member.
Meet HyperCard 2.0, Make a Global Stack, and Other Matters 22 □ Regular [1st year] $20.00 □ Educational $50.00 □ □ H y p e r B y t e s 2 5 Renew [one year] $15.00 Corporate $100.00 □ Foreign $30.00 □ Donation $ A P o r t a b l e L i g h t f o r M y M a c P o r t a b l e ? 2 7 □ Sustaining $25.00 (ludadudabis) Mac Educational Competition Deadline April 1 28 3. Please tell us your special interests: ADVERTISERS Which personal computer Area of Interest? do you use? M e m b e r s C l a s s i fi e d A d s 2 9 D Business Application C E S o f t w a r e , I n c . 2 9 D Apple II □ Home Application E l e c t r o n i c E a s e l 3 0 □ Apple II + D Educational Application HyperActive Software - 30 D Apple lie D Desktop Publishing MacChuck1*1 30 D Apple lie □ N W C o m p u t e r S e r v i c e s 3 1 Other D Apple IIGS L a s e r - p r i n t S u p p l y B a c k C o v e r Do you own or use? D Macintosh Plus D Macintosh SE □ Printer D Macintosh II □ Laser Printer The Fir* Print D Macintosh SEV30 D Modem The Mini'app'les newsletter is an independent publication not affiliated, sponsored, or sanctioned by Apple D Macintosh llcx/llci □ Other Computer. Inc. or any other computer manufacturer. The opinions, statements, positbns.and views herein are those of the authors) or edrtor and are not intended to be the opinions, statements, positions or views of Apple □ Laser-Other Computer Inc.. or any other computer manufacturer. Apple* the Apple# 4, Apple IIGS*, AppleTalk* D Sponsored by: AppleWorks*. Macintosh* ImageWriter* LaserWriter* are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. LaserShare'", Finder'". MuliFinder" and HyperCard'" are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. PostScripts a D Check if interested in volunteer opportunities. registered trademark of Adobe Inc. 71mes*and Helvetica#are registered trademarks of UnoType Co. Special Area IF YOU ARE MOVING. - □ Check if you do not wish to receive non-club promotionaJ . . . ploaso Copy you cwslettcr mailing label show tag current address In this space: mailings. let u» know ■ix weeks I.D.#: Exp. Date: before you move »o we Name: You'll receive your new member's kit in 3 to 6 weeks. can change Street: Make checks payable & mail to: your address. Thank you. City, St., Zip: mini'app'les PRINT YOUR NEW Street: PO Box 796 ADDRESS HERE. *■ City, St., Zip Hopkins, MN 55343 MAIL TO: mini-apples. P.O. Box 796. Hopkins. MN. 55343 APRIL 1991 I
Apple // Main Meeting Wed. April 3 North Regional Library: Apple ][+ Night - Beagle Bros. Note 11 General Membership Meeting Thur. April 4 Hennepin County Library, Southdale Notes 4 & 6 Apple II DTP SIG Thur. April 9 Murray Jr. High School, St. Paul Note 19 Mac Computer Art & Design SIG Mon. April 8 Please call Joy for meeting status and location - 440-5436 Note 7 Dakota County SIG Wed. April 10 Bumsville High School, Rooms C 264 & C 266 Note 16 Board Meeting Thur. April 11 Lexington Branch Library, St. Paul Members welcome - Note 1 Fourth Dimension™ SIG Mon. April 15 Auto Dyne, 2400 Prior, St. Paul Note 2 Microsoft® Works"1 SIG Tues. April 16 Highland Branch Library, St. Paul Note 13 MacCAD/E SIG Tues. April 16 Heath/Zenith Computers, Hopkins Note 8 Apple IIGS SIG Wed. April 17 First Tech Computer, 2640 Hennepin Note 12 North Shore CIG Thur. April 18 Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Grand Marais Note 15 HyperCard™ SIG Mon. April 22 Hagen Office Equipment Note 5 Mac Novice SIG Mon. April 22 Highland Br. Library, St Paul Note 9 Macintosh Programmer SIG Tues. April 23 Murray Jr. High, 2200 Buford, St Paul Note 18 Mac Desktop Publishing SIG Wed. April 24 First Tech Computer, 2640 Hennepin Note 3 AppleWorks0 SIG Thur. April 25 Murray Jr. High, 2200 Buford, St. Paul Note 10
1. Dave Laden 488-6774 5. Peter Fleck 370-0017 9. Tom Lufkin 598-6523 13. Ken Edd 631-3679 2. Ian Abel 824-8602 6. Melvin Magree 559-1108 10. Jim Shields 434-9836 14. Open 3. Bob Grant 827-6294 7. JoyKopp 440-5436 11. Tom Ostertag 488-9979 15. Jim Ringquist (218) 387-2234 4. Mke Carlson 866-3441 8. Bill Langer 937-9240 12. Mark Evans 377-9000 16. Tom Michals 452-5667 17. John Hackbarth (715) 246-6561 Coordinators - Please Call Dick Aura (941-1198) bj^ the 1st Friday of the month preceding the issue montf 18. GervaiseKimm 379-1836 in order to have your meeting listed correctly. 19. Bill Warner 490-9554 Members Helping Members
Need Help? Have a question the manual doesn't answer? Members Helping Members is a group of volunteers who have generously agreed to help. They are just a phone call away. Please: only call if you are a Member own the software in question , and only within the specified days/hf )urs listed at the bottom. Macintosh Ksy PostScript 8 Home Acc'n't 20 Graphic Writer ll/lll 15 4th Dimension Power Point 5 Laser 3.5 drives 1 Graphics Studio Adobe Illustrator 21 QuickBasic 5,6 Publishlt! GS/OS 3,10 Beginners 13,14 ReadySetGo ProTERM 1 Merlin 16+ 15 Canvas 5 Telecommunications 19 Talk Is Cheap 3 MousetaJk 15 FileMaker II 17 WordPerfect TimeOut 9,2 MultiScribe Freehand 22 XPress 21 TO Graph 2 Music Studio General 14,17,18 TO SideSpread 1 PaintWorks Plus/Gold 15 Helix 16 Apple II Ksy TO QuickSpell 1 Prosel 2 HyperCard 6,9,19 Applewriter 2 TO SpreadTools 1 TML Basic 3,10 MacDraft 5 AppleWorks 1,2,9 TO Thesaurus 1 TML Pascal 3,10 MacDraw 5 Ascii Express 3 WordPerfect Writer's Choice 15 MacPaint 5 BASIC 5 Mac OS 4 Beagle Buddy 9 Apple lies Key Apple/// Ksy Microsoft Excel 5,6,17,18 BPI Programs 816 Paint General 12 IVMl/IUoUIlMifTncnft WnrH VVUIU Datalink1200 1i 15 4,5,6,14,17 AppleWorksGS If you would like to be a "Members Helping Microsoft Works Dollars & Sense> 1 APW 20 11,17 Members" volunteer, please post your name, Networking 5,6,13,19 DB Master 7 Complete Pascal 10 ohono number, areafs} and convenient con OverVue Epson LX80 1 DeluxePaint II tact time(s) to Dave Undlin or the BBS or PageMaker 4,6,17 Hard & software 9 General 3,10 leave message for Cindy at 934-7500.
1. Lloyd Nelson 423-3112 E 8 . Fritz Lott 377-3032 E 15. Torn M i c h a l s 4 5 2 - 5 6 6 7 2. Tom Ostertag 488-9979 E 9 . Peter Fleck 370-0017 16. AmieKroll 433-3517 E 3. Tom Gates 789-1713 EW 10. Randy Dop 452-0425 EW 17. Michael Foote 507-645-6710 4. Tom Edwards 478-2300 D 1 1 . Ed Spider 432-0103 D 18. Richard Becker 870-0659 EW 927-6790 E 1 2 . Bob Rosenberg 377-4300 EW 19. Tin othy Kunau 683-3649 D 5. Earl Benser 884-2148 EW 340-0234 D 20. Steve Peterson 922-9219 EW 6. Dan Buchler 435-3075 E 1 3 . John Hackbarth 715-246-6561 D 21. Joe i R o s t e 9 3 3 - 1 6 9 8 EW 7. Ann Bell 422-1115 E 1 4 . Jim Horswill 379-7624 DEW 22. Naiicy McClure 227-9348 D-days (generally 9a-5p), E-evenings (gen. 5p-9p), W-weekends (gen. 1p-9p). In any case, call at reasonable hours and ask if this is a convenient time for them. We appreciate your cooperation.
4 q| mini'app'les St Paul Public Library - Lexington Branch. January 10, 1991 Minutes of the Board Meeting Board Members in attendance: March 7,1991. Details concern Mac eDOM and GEM disks at David Laden, Tom Lufkin, J.E. ing advertisement and meeting Macintosh meetings. There are Secretary Wheeler, Randy Dop, David location will be determined. a number of people working on Undlin, Tom Gates, Dick Peter getting out new disks for Mac Report Agenda Item 2.3 - and Apple. son, Jim Horswill, Tom Michals. Secretary's Report Randy Dop reported on a num Agenda Item 2.9 - Resource Members in attendance: ber of items listed on the calen Director Report Steve George, Tom Ostertag, dar for January and February. Dick Peterson reported that we David Kloempken, Steve Max will be getting the Mac and well. Agenda Item 2.4 - Treasurer's Report Apple Tech Notes on disk from Apple. Mini'apples received a Guests in attendance: Report for November 1990 sub box of 24 manuals called "The Bob Arel mitted by Wheeler. INCOME Apple H Guide" which is a com The meeting was called to order Membership Dues 1110.00 plete resource for the Apple n TCFInvMgtAcctlnt 5.95 line. The suggested retail price by Randy by President Laden at 7:15 P.M. Newsletter advertising 142.00 1267.95 for each manual is $19.95. The Dop The meeting agenda was dis EXPENSES price charged by Mini'apples tributed and reviewed. Motion Telephone 20.31 for each manual will be set by by Dop to accept agenda as Printing, publications 750.66 Dick Peterson. amended. Second by Horswill. Bank service charge 6.68 Carried. Bad Checks 15.00 792.65 Agenda Item 2.10 - Interest MONTH GAIN 475.30 Group Directors' Reports The minutes of the December 13 Checking Account Balance 3147.99 Jim Horswill reported that Board Meeting were submitted TCFInvMgtAcct 2822.40 Mike Carlson has resigned as TCF CD 4000.00 by Dop. Motion by Lufkin to HyperCard SIG Coordinator. approve December minutes. Agenda Item 2.5 - Member Joy Kopp has suspended the Second by Peterson. Carried. ship Director's Report Computer Art and Design SIG Bob Arel gave a presentation on Steve George reported that the meetings until further notice. the MidWinter Madness Elec total number of members is Jim Horswill will be placing an tronics Show that will be held 622. [Editor note: current mem ad about Mini'apples in the on February 9,1991 at the Na bership is rising. We now have American Federation of Teach tional Sports Center in Blaine. nearly 700 members. Keep up ers newsletter. the recruitment! And remember Motion by Lufkin to provide Tom Michals reported that the advertising for the MidWinter to renew your own member Dakota County SIG is alive and Madness Electronics Show in ship!] well with separate Apple and the February newsletter in ex Agenda Item 2.6 - Executive Macintosh meetings at the change for an eight foot table Committee Report same time. Tom reported that and twenty tickets to the show. Randy Dop provided notes from he had not talked to Fred Evans Second by Dop. Carried. the Executive Committee Meet concerning the status of the ing that was held January 8, Apple HGS meeting. Agenda Item 2.1 - President's 1991. Report The Apple II Main meeting will David Laden submitted a writ be moving to the Highland Park ten report with a number of Agenda Item 2.7 - Publica tions Committee Report library. Jim Shields has volun issues including comments on David Undlin reported that the teered to take over the officer reports, follow up on reason the January newsletter is Appleworks SIG. Policy/Procedures Manual, and late getting out is because the an Insurance Review. printer did not get the labels to Agenda Item 2.11 - Nominat the mailer on time. ing Committee Agenda Item 2.2 - Vice Tom Ostertag reported that the President's Report Agenda Item 2.8 - Software nominating committee visited Tom Lufkin reported that he Director Report all SIG meetings in the Twin has been in contact with Charlie Tom Gates reported that the Cities area. There were no Schaff of Apple Computer. Mac eDOM catalog on disk is nominations received by the There will be a speaker pro out and the Apple eDOM cata committee members from any vided by Apple for the log is in process. There has Mini'apples General Member been some problem in getting Board GOTO page 6 ship Meeting to be held on
MARCH 1991 Board continued from page 5 SIG meetings they attended. Appeal for a KidSIG and The rest of the nominating committee report consisted of the board and nominating com Other Matters mittee discussing how more I Try to Compute But From an advertiser and Letters Nothing Happens... contributor: people can become involved in I am 10 years old and enjoy ...I was sent an advertiser's Mini'app'les and ultimately to/from become a member of the board using our Apple IIGS home issue of the December 1990 of directors. the Editor computer. I guess I sound like a mini'app'les Newsletter, and regular kid just wanting to play thoroughly enjoyed reading Motion by Dop to accept the video games, but I'm not. Sure, through the articles. I was Directors' reports. Second by I play video games, but I like to happy to see that your newslet Lufkin. Carried. put our GS to work. I have ter had good coverage of both recently began to learn how to Apple II and Macintosh top OLD BUSINESS write programs in BASIC. It is ics... Agenda Item 3.1 - General quite exciting to do something other kids can't. But I can't Phil Shapiro, Balloons Soft Membership Meeting - ware, 5201 Chevy Chase Park February 1991 really show it off to anyone way NW, Washington, DC Covered under Vice President's because no one else I know 20015-1747. report. (that is my age) knows any Agenda Item 3.2 - Applica thing about computers. [Editor note: Does the name by Lisa Phil Shapiro sound familiar? tions/permits for use of That is why I think there We've run his material from Facilities Michals, should be a computer group for Tabled. kids. This way we could share exchange newsletters. I was Phil Shapiro, pleased to meet Phil by mail Agenda Item 3.3 - Brain Linda Bryan ideas, express feelings about recently. Besides being very storming session on Mem games and other software, and complimentary about our publi bership/Promotion talk to someone our age about cation and besides advertising Tabled. computers. I know it would be difficult to organize, let alone his Apple software, he has sent NEW BUSINESS us some materials that might fit get people to come, but I be into a future issue or two. Agenda Item 4.1 - Insurance lieve it would be helpful to Thanks, Phil!] Policy/Evaluation come, and perhaps it would be Covered under President's a learning experience. My fa Editor is off the BBS report. ther (Tom Michals) has I have been unable to log on to min'apples meetings in our the Club BBS since early De Agenda Item 4.2 - Survey/ area. I've been to his meetings cember. Submissions uploaded Que stionn aire before but really can't keep up to the BBS are being relayed to Tabled. with them, for their knowledge me by David Undlin. I have not Agenda Item 4.3 - Review of of computers is far greater than read my e-mail. If you need to PO Box address policy my own. That is why I am in contact me, phone 777-7037 Tabled. hopes of a group for kids. I after 4:00. Thanks! would be eager to speak with Linda Bryan, Agenda Item 4.4 - Participa anyone sharing my interests. tion in MidWinter Madness Newsletter editor. Electronics Show Lisa Michals (452-5667) Tabled. Coordinator. Second by Dop. Agenda Item 4.5 - February Board Meeting on February Carried. 14 Agenda Item 4.8 - Appoint There were no objections to ment of Jim Shields as meeting on Valentines Day. Appleworks SIG Coordina tor Agenda Item 4.6 - Volunteer Coordinator Motion by Wheeler to appoint Tabled. Jim Shields as Appleworks SIG Coordinator. Second by Dop. Agenda Item 4.7 - Appoint Carried. ment of Peter Fleck as The meeting adjourned at 9:00 HyperCard SIG Coordinator P.M. Motion by Wheeler to appoint Respectfully submitted by Peter Fleck as HyperCard SIG Randy L. Dop
mini'app'les Announcements Apple/Mac Annual Meeting for Apple li Main Meeting All Members by Tom Ostertag Your Club Thursday, March 7, 7:00 PM Van Cleve Park Building February Apple II Meeting Notes 15th Avenue SE and Rollins, Minneapolis (see Did we have a good time at the February Apple map) H meeting! We started with all the usual an (Note that the site was listed wrong on the cover nouncements and introductions. Tom Gates, of the February Newsletter.) Dick Peterson, Bill, Warner, Jim Shields, Steve Ralph R. Russo, Director - Apple II Product Line, George, etc. Q&A was about printers and access Apple Corporation, Cupertino, will speak on the ing colors on an ImageWriter from AppleWorks. topic "Apple's Future Direction." Good discussion and finally, a good answer. Tom Gates also gave us a rundown on the lastest Ralph R. Russo is currently the Director of Apple eDOM releases. II product operations. He joined Apple Computer Submissions in 1984 as a member of the Macintosh Team. In Next was the presentation, which was on Pub by SIG his current position, Russo is responsible for the lish It3!. The presentation was done by Bill Directors Warner and Jim Shields. The presentation was Apple II product line including product engineer and ing, marketing, and customer support functions. well done and displayed some of the best features of the program. Actually, after watching their Participants Also on the agenda is a business meeting. Here is presentation, I could have gone home and run your chance to ask questions and get answers the program (Well, I'd have to buy the program about your Club. Board Nominees for 1991-92 first... That was taken care of also, because year will be present. TimeWorks supplied discount coupons for Club For more information, call Tom Lufkin 698-6523 members) The two of them worked well together about the speaker and agenda or Tom Ostertag and were able to answer all of the questions that (488-9977) or Cindy Reever (934-7500) were asked. about.nominees or to nominate someone. The librarian broke in on the presentation to announce that the library was closing. So the Troubles with the Club Voice Mail meeting adjourned to Byerly's for goodies. I by Tom Gates didn't participate in the goodies because, first, it would put too much stress on my diet and sec It appears our Voice Mail System is at least ond, I was going to lace a bicycle wheel so I could temporarilly down. Calling the number gives the do some biking. As it turned out it would have "this number not listed in the 612 area" message. been cheaper to go for the goodies... U.S. West does not service a great deal of the 627- xxxx numbers in this area (?) and does not have Remember, next month is still at the North Re much further information. It will be corrected gional Library and the topic is "What an Apple shortly or a new service will be contacted. ][+ can do for you." I think a number of people are involved in this one. Should be interesting for people that have recently bought a used Main Mac Meeting Apple ][+ and want to know what they can do There will be no March meeting. Go to the Gen with it. eral meeting instead (see above). See you there...Tom Ostertag Note the new Main Mac leadership—Melvyn Magree joins Mike Carlson at the helm. We thank Apple II Main Meeting Schedule Dave Stoval for his work on the Main Mac meet ings and wish him well as he gives more time to North Regional Library, Minneapolis his duties in America On Line. To contact Melvyn, call 559-1108. Date Topic Presentor 3/06/91 Apple ][+ Night - Beagle Bros. Gates Advanced Notice: May 2 Hear Guy Kawasaki, Macintosh evangelist, software spokesperson, media personality. Announcements GOTO next page Arrangements for site are pending!
MARCH 1991 Announcements continued from previous page ros that readers can use. Highland Park Branch Library, St Paul on As an example, here is a macro (pair) written by Monday nights at 7:00 pm. Mark Munz and published in the December 90 Date Presenter issue oiinCider. The macro allows you to mark Topic your position in a spreadsheet (SA-M), go else where in the spreadsheet to do something and 4/08/91 Graphics - The New Print Shop Hyde then (SA-G) come back to where you started from. 5/13/91 HyperMedia Evans 6/10/91 CrossWorks - Data interchangeOstertag M:
10 mini'app'les Free Mac Technical Seminars & Exhibits Apple Computer will be sponsoring a seminar/ to show the benefits of DFMA, followed by a live trade show called AppleTECH '91 on April 2 and demonstration of currently available DFMA soft 3. Our focus is on technical professionals in ware solutions. The software allows engineers Opportunities manufacturing, architecture, engineering, and and managers to evaluate trade-offs among tool the R&D community. Over 65 vendors will be ing, material, purchasing and assembly costs in exhibiting their products and there will be nine an integrated, graphic and user-friendly fashion. seminars covering a variety of subjects. There is The software can also be customized to include no charge for the event. To register, phone 612- company-specific parts and processes, and their 832-8772. associated manufacturing data. April 2-3,1991, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM, Earle-Brown Macintosh in the Architectural Office—Creighton Heritage Center, 6155 Earle-Brown Drive, C. Nolte, AIA, San Diego, California Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55430,612-569- 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM each day (Carriage Hall B) 6300 Automation tools for today's architecture, engi neering and construction (AEC) office cover a from an Participating vendors are in these categories: broad range of applications, from word processing Architecture, CAD and CAD/CAM, Electrical invitation by and spreadsheets to graphics and CADD, from Curtis Engineering and Data Acquisition, Hardware, general business functions to specific AEC needs. Project Management, Image Processing, Manu What are they, and how do they fit all together? Juliber, facturing, Publishing, Simulation, LapCad Engi Can one user do it all? Practicing architect Apple neering, R&D and Visualization. Creighton C. Nolte will show you what can be Seminars done to expand the applicability of the Macintosh Computer Each seminar to last 50 minutes. Seating is on a computer in your office environment, and how it (and first come, first served basis. There is no charge can complement day to day tasks. This seminar formerly of for any of the seminars. will look at beginner and advanced applications, the transferring and translating data between appli Keynote speech: Computer Technology in the cations and platforms, bottom line hardware and mini'app'les) 1990s, by Michael Homer, Director of Product software and how to grow, 2D and 3D graphics, Marketing, Apple Computer, Inc., 9:00 AM each project management, desktop publishing and day (Carriage Hall B) HyperCard applications for AEC offices. Formerly Technical Advisor to the President of Data Visualization for Science and Engineering— Apple Computer and Director for Technical Mar Brand Fortner, Co-Founder and Director of R&D, kets, Michael Homer continues in the vanguard Spyglass, Inc, Champaign, Illinois of computer technology in his capacity as Direc 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM each day (Captains Room) tor for Product Marketing at Apple Computer. If you work with data, this presentation is for Mr. Homer will offer his insights into the chal you! Spyglass software converts 2-dimensional lenges faced by the computer industry in the and 3-dimensional data sets into images and 1990's and will discuss future personal comput animations. The source of data for visualization ing technologies, the applications that will result, by Spyglass software can be simulation data from and the impact on the user. a Macintosh or larger computers or can be real Becoming a World Class Manufacturing data from instruments, satellites, or recorders. Leader—Richard Adler, President, Sapphire You will be amazed how easy it is to visualize Design Systems, Inc., Memo Park, California your data in a variety of formats including slicing 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM each day (Captains into a data set to see "inside of your data". Room) Spyglass technology has been used for visualiz Manufacturing firms must now survive in a glo ing data from chemistry, biology, astrophysics, bal marketplace. Increased competition has sig materials sciences, earth sciences, medical imag nificantly raised the standards for quality and ing, meteorology, geophysics, electronic device the need to reduce manufacturing costs. Many simulation, circuit design, finite element analy firms now realize that up to 85% of the cost of a sis, seismic sensing devices, and medical imaging. product is determined by product design. A new Macintosh Technology on the Factory Floor— technique, called Design For Manufacture and Mike Kaskowitz, Flexible Manufacturing System Assembly (DFMA), helps engineers and manag Project Manager, Apple Computer, Inc. ers to achieve major reductions in manufacturing 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM each day (Tack Room A) costs and increases in product quality by system Since the introduction of the Fremont, California atically improving the design of a product. In this Macintosh factory in 1983, Apple Computer has presentation, DFMA is defined and a DFMA model developed by Westinghouse Electric Corp. is described. Real-world examples are presented Seminars GOTO next page
MARCH 1991 11 AppleTech continued from 11 The Macintosh provides an environment that allows a graphical presentation of data during applied its own Macintosh technology on the fac tory floor to enhance its manufacturing capabili any analysis process. This session will feature ties. This presentation will highlight several of techniques to do such presentations using such the ways Macintosh computers help build Macin tools as scatterplot brushing, sploms and 3D spin tosh computers at Fremont, including shop-floor ning. You will also learn how statistical proce dures are used in various applications for scheduling, workstation control, data collection, database management, automated testing, soft business and scientific research. ware download, statistical process control, Photorealistic Rendering on the Desktop, Ray barcode label generation, and on-line training and Davis, Manager of Technical Marketing, Pixar documentation. The focal point of Mr. Kaskowitz's 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM each day (Carriage Hall B) presentation will be the Fremont Flexible Manu Pixar will be demonstrating MacRenderMan™, facturing System (FMS), a manufacturing system the industry standard solution for photorealistic capable of building multiple configurations of rendering on the desktop. MacRenderMan is con multiple products concurrently. Macintosh com sidered the Postscript of 3-D, and is supported by puters play a major part in the tightly integrated virtually all 3-D modeling software on the Macin controls hierarchy of FMS; find out how they can tosh. Pixar will also be demonstrating its newest fit in your manufacturing environment. application Showplace™ which comes complete Simulations: How Macintosh Makes It Easy, Bob with 3-D clip art and surface appearances (e.g. Diamond, President, Imagine That, Inc., San stone, wood, metal) and allows users to create Jose, CA photorealistic images for presentation graphics, 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM each day (Carriage Hall B) graphic arts, architecture, etc. without requiring Bob Diamond, President of Imagine That, Inc. any 3-D modeling expertise. and developer of the icon-based simulation pack DIRECTIONS FROM MINNEAPOLIS/ age Extend, will show how Extend can be used to ST. PAUL ATRPORT: Take Highway 5 out of the predict performance in manufacturing, engineer airport towards Minneapolis. This road will even ing and business systems. He will demonstrate tually turn into Highway 62 (which is known as three new Extend libraries: the Generic, the Dis the Crosstown Expressway) and you will head crete Event, and the Manufacturing Library. See WEST. Take 62 to Interstate 35W heading how easy and fun Macintosh-based simulation NORTH. Follow the signs to Interstate 94 WEST. can be. Head west on 94 and you will eventually see signs Exploring Open Systems—Doug Leu, Senior Sys saying 94/694 (94 and 694 are the same road at tems Engineer, Apple Computer, Inc. this point). Stay on 94 west and exit at SHINGLE 12:00 PM and 3:00 PM each day (Tack Room A) CREEK PARKWAY. Turn right (south) until you This session will explore how Apple positions the hit SUMMIT DRIVE. Turn left at Earle Brown . Macintosh in an open systems environment with Drive and look for the Heritage Center signs. V a particular emphasis on TCP/IP networking and Apple's A/UX operating system, which is a full implementation of AT&T's UNIX System V, re lease 2, version 2 (with BSD 4.3 extensions). This seminar will show how A/UX allows users to work with UNIX through the Macintosh interface and permits simultaneous operation of Macintosh, X Window and UNIX applications. Connectivity in a Multivendor Environment, Ford Taketa, Systems Engineer, Apple Computer, Inc. 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM each day (Captains Room) Worried about moving data from one environment to another? This session will show off the Apple Patronize Our Macintosh computer's ability to effortlessly inte grate data files, word processing, and graphics from multiple host environments. You'll also learn Advertisers about Apple's current communication offerings in such key target environments as D3M, DEC, and SUN. and thank them Using the Macintosh for Statistical Analysis, Chris Soderquist, Manager of Technical Sales, for their ads Systat, Inc., Chicago, Illinois 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM each day (Tack Room A)
12 mini'app'les More Seminars/Conventions Info-VISIONS 91 For registration information contact (515) 281- Info-VISIONS 91 will be March 28,1991, at the 2961 Mary Ann Jensen. Opportunities Des Moines Convention Center, Des Moines, Full conference is $95 and includes all morning Iowa. In its eighth year, it is one of the largest and afternoon sessions, breaks, lunch and exhib annual Iowa events targeted to the information its. Dinner meeting is $15.00 A block of rooms and computer professional. The Conference and has been reserved at the Hotel Fort Des Moines. Exposition is sponsored by the Des Moines Data Ask for the DPMA Corporate Plan. (800) 532- Processing Management Association, a non-profit 1466. Room cutoff date is March 7th. professional association. Info-VISIONS 91 Agenda Macintosh Seminars 8:00 am - 6:00 pm Exhibits Developing MultiMedia Training Programs 8:00 am Registration March 11-12,1991, May 13-15,1991, Baltimore, 8:30 am Keynote: Information Architectures of Maryland from press the 1990s, Ken Kousky, Wave Technology Tuition: $895 releases Training Multimedia technology is the integration of differ 10:00 am Break ent types of resources controlled by a computer 10:30 Sessions: and used as an interactive learning experience. • Automatic Identification and Bar Coding, Paul Some of these resources include text, graphics, Jones, DataPort Technologies animation, sound, motion video, and still images. • Time Management, Lois Pannkuk, Profes This course is designed to provide instruction on sional Partnership the various components that make up multimedia • Integrating Multivendor Networks, Charlie programs as well as provide hands-on experience Hicks, Digital Equipment Corporation in the development of full multimedia training • Managing DP Personalities, Ted Keller, Yel programs. low Freight Systems For information contact Karen Lackler, RWD Noon Lunch Technologies, Inc., 10480 Little Patuxent Park 1:30 pm Sessions: way, Columbia, Maryland 21044-3530, (800) 448- • Information Systems: The Justification Issue, 8324 or (301) 730-4377 Hugh Ryan, Anderson Consulting • Project Management, Len Helton, Cap Gemini Project Management on the Macintosh America March 18-19,1991, April 22-23,1991,Baltimore, • CICS Concepts & Capabilities, Jonathan Earl, Maryland Verhoef Information Packages Tuition: $895 • Network Management, Tom Zimmerman, IBM The management of complex, multi-faceted Corporation projects can be greatly enhanced through the use 3:00 pm Break of the Macintosh computer. This course will assist 3:30 pm Sessions : you in turning your Apple Macintosh into an • Disaster Recovery, Leslie Sweet, McGladrey & essential and powerful project management tool. Pullen Managers will learn and apply MacProject II • Motivating Ourselves and Others, Ed Fletcher, tools in accordance with proven project manage Dale Carnegie Courses ment concepts and methodologies, learned tech • Does Your Computer Have Cruise Control? niques will be directly applicable to the workplace Automation in the Computer Room, Jack and will benefit individuals and companies in Morrison, Hitachi Data Systems completing projects successfully, on time, and • Network Operating System Selection, User within budget. Each participant uses an indi Panel. vidual Macintosh workstation and a full working Moderator: Mike Davidson, Meredith; copy of MacProject II. Novell: Tyler Stowe, Farm Bureau Services; 3Com+: Ed Parker, Fisher Controls; For information contact Karen Lackler, RWD Banyan: Kirk Osborn, Rockwell International Technologies, Inc., 10480 Little Patuxent Park 5 pm Cash bar, exhibit area way, Columbia, Maryland 21044-3530, (800) 448- 6 pm Door prize drawings 8324 or (301) 730-4377 6:30 pm Dinner from AppleLink, contributed by Jim Horswill , 7:30 pm—A New Paradigm for Change, Chuck Wenger, C Wenger & Associates. Wenger.whose client list includes evangelist Billy Graham, will delight and motivativate you with his stories.
MARCH 1991 13 Apple // Telecommunications Downloading and File Processin: • • • Have you entered the exciting munications world is now mini Generally, as you see BNY used Apple II world of telecommunications mizing methods and terms to in the remainder of the article, with your Apple // and modem, ease the confusion. Arguably the you can just as easily replace it Telecom but cannot quite get a handle on most frequent and important with SHK (ShrinkIT)—Tom transferring files? Do not de word tossed about is protocol. Gates] Protocol refers to the method spair—wading through all the The Binary II, or BNY (pro terminology and techniques two computer systems use to communicate. In the world of nounced Bunny), file format is involved is not as hard as it rapidly becoming the standard may seem. However, there are politics a very definite procedure in the Apple world and for good some basic concepts and tech is followed when two countries reason. All files stored on a BBS niques you will need to under exchange information. In much for public access are stored as stand in your quest toward the same way, computers follow TEXT files. As you may know, transferring that first file. a procedure or protocol. not all files used by Apple com Downloading a file refers to There are several different pro puters are TEXT files, in fact the transferring a file from the re tocols computers can use, but by from mote computer down to your majority of them are not. The Newsletter far the most common is x-mo- more familiar files under local computer. Uploading is dem. The original x-modem pro ProDOS such as BIN, BAS and of the the reverse, sending a file up to tocol (x-modem checksum) has SYS need supplemental informa Toledo the remote computer from your some limitations so individuals tion called file attributes for the local computer. Apple have expanded it to make it program to function on the In the last couple years down more useful; therefore, you will Apple computer. Several of these Users, loading files with an Apple // most generally see the term x- file attributes are the file type, December has become a bit confusing. The modem followed with some kind creation date, modification date 1989, actual process of downloading of modifier (for example; x-mo and auxiliary type. These at dem CRC, x-modem ProDOS, x- tributes normally reside in the Toledo, OH the file is not much of a prob lem, but how to get the file to modem DOS, etc.). A few other directory of the ProDOS disk *^ run is the difficult part. The common protocols are y-modem, and not within the program file first concept—which has not Kermit, and SDCII. itself. changed—is that files on the As you can see, just determining Because of this fact, when a host computer are stored as text which protocol to use when files. This is because more often program file is transferred via x- transferring files can be a major modem, these attributes are left than not the remote computer is chore. To make your life easier, on disk and not transferred with not an Apple //, and the files you stick with x-modem protocol the program data. The Binary II download require some type of without any modifiers for your packing scheme simply creates a processing before you can use first file transfers. Actually, x- new file that contains not only them. It used to be that all you modem can be used for all your the program file, but also the file needed to do was use the com future file transfers with great attributes found in the disk di mand "EXEC <filename>" on success as long as its limitations rectory. When this BNY file is the text file on disk after you are fully understood. Most of transferred, it now contains any downloaded it. This command these limitations can be very and all information that ProDOS would read the text file into the handily overcome with a highly needs to access the original pro computer memory as if you praised and embraced procedure gram file. typed the information in using that creates Binary H files. the keyboard. When this pro An interesting feature of the cess was finished, you could [Note: The following section gives Binary H format is that it allows simply save the file to disk as if some detail on the BNY file for bundling together of related it was a program you typed into mat. As quickly as BNY became files. For example, a program the computer memory. This a standard in the Apple II world, along with its documentation procedure worked fine in DOS it was replaced by another for can be bundled for transmission 3.3 days. mat, SHK, by Andy Nicholas. which obviously greatly assists I've left the information in the the end user. Another very exit Terminology that you will come article to keep the article com ing feature of the Binary II for across on various BBSs (com plete as it was written and also mat is the preservation of puter Bulletin Board Systems) felt that it provided good back important information within and information services is ground information on the evolu AppleWorks files. Reports, lay sometimes quite intimidating. tion that has taken place in outs, document formatting and Thankfully the Apple telecom Apple II telecommunications. spreadsheet formulas are all —
14 mini'app'les preserved in a file that has un [Note: mini'app'les keeps current into the GS/OS and/or ProDOS dergone Binary H formatting. versions of ShrinkIT and other system software. telecommunications utilities on its These unique features as well as own BBS. They are also available This would have advantages for the ease in which Binary H files on disk through the eDOM library users of hard drives and even can be created and later un as part of the "Disk Exchange Pro 3.5" users. Having something packed is in no small measure gram". —Tom] like ShrinkIT built directly into why the format has enjoyed the system software would allow such wide acceptance. ShrinkIT, as the name implies, these users to store program and is preeminently a file compres data files in compressed format. A Binary H file in its packed sion utility although is does form is useless as a program As the program files are run, or simultaneously archive multiple data files accessed, the system file. It must be unpacked to files (or entire disks) in a single would automatically expand install the program's file at file of ProDOS type extension these files to their normal size for tributes within the ProDOS disk .SHK ShrinkIT uses a compres use. Then, say as a data file is re- directory. Graciously, the au thor of the Binary H format, sion technique called Dynamic saved, the files would again be LZW which "shrinks" most files compressed for storage. Thus Gary Little of Point to Point (except picture files) to a consid saving lots of precious storage fame, has released to the public erably greater extent than does space on those drives. domain all the necessary utili the Huffman Squeeze. ACU and ties to accomplish this task. ShrinkIT-GS can pack files con The IBM and Mac machines have had similar run-time com Since the Binary II format is so taining resource forks, i.e., files for the Macintosh and GS/OS. pression programs for some popular, many telecommunica time. But compared to those Fve tions packages have built into The NuFX protocol, so far only them the capability to unpack represented by ShrinkIT-GS and seen, ShrinkIT is blindingly files received in this format. A the NuFX program, also allows fast. As an example, ShrinkIT few of these notable packages resource forks to be bundled. expanded a full 3.5" disk, that are Talk Is Cheap, The latest versions of ShrinkIT was compressed to 35% of its can handle most all of the previ original size, in less than 40 Datalinker, ProTERM, seconds. That's faster than a lot MouseTalk and Freeterm GS. ous formats and therefore has made it the current standard. of disk copy programs doing Many other individuals have "from memory" disk duplication. /#^ written and released utilities to There are many valuable pro the public domain that create, Where I'm headed here is that I grams in the libraries of the as well as unpack, Binary II BBSs throughout the country don't believe products like files. Probably the most popular and even the world. Now that ShrinkIT will be staying only in and easiest to use utility in this the telecommunications realm. I you have a little better grasp of category is BLU (Binary Li the terminology of file transfers, hope and expect that they will brary Utilities) by Floyd Zink. you will be able to access this begin to work their way into the [Note: The ShrinkIT programs wealth of information. By all operating systems of the Apple for the Apple II and the IIGS means start with the local BBSs H and GS. There they will still already have these type of utili and go from there to wherever provide telecommunication ties built right into the program. the telephone utilities touch an functions as they do today, but —Tom] other computer. Enjoy the free will also grow and become inte The Apple world owes a great dom and value you Apple and gral components of the operat debt of gratitude to these modem offer you. ing systems. gentlemen for the contributions Article rekeyed and submitted bx Home, small business and they have made for the advance T o m G a t e s . w school users have found that ment of the Binary n/SHK for mass storage prices have mat. In the case of Gary Little, dropped considerably over the the tremendous impact of his last couple of years and many of development of the Binary H Commentary by Tom Gates them have taken advantage by format will be felt for many buying hard drives for their years. Since this article was originally Apple H and GS systems. But it written, ShrinkIT and ShrinkIT- still isn't free or really cheap. The utilities written by these GS have become the Apple W But, with a little tweaking and people can be found on most HGS standards. Also, Andy Ni a few add-ons to the operating BBSs and all the information cholas is now an Apple employee system, wouldn't it be great to exchanges. Variations of BLU working in the software area. routinely put 30 megabytes of are ALU (Apple Library Util Speculation is he may be work files on that 20 megabyte hard ity), Librarian, ACU (AppleLink ing on incorporating ShrinklT- drive? . Conversion Utility) and type file compression directly — T o m • ShrinkIT.
MARCH 1991 15 Apple Introduces A New Era Begins for MECC IIGS HyperCard MECC, a leader in the K-12 Computina in school software industry was Apple Computer, Inc. introduced today Hyper sold to an affiliate of North Apple II Card IIGS, a user-focused toolkit of information the SchOOlS American Fund H, a Chicago- Software management software for the Apple IIGS per sonal computer. The new product will allow Apple and Fort Lauderdale-based HGS users to create their own custom software specialty acquisition fund. and personalize the way they store, explore and Previously owned by the State present information. The announcement was of Minnesota, MECC grew out made at the AppleFest Conference and Exposition of a long time commitment to being held today and tomorrow at the Long Beach computers in education. Estab Convention Center. lished fifteen years ago as a "We're very excited about HyperCard JUGS," said service agency to provide com Ralph Russo, director of the Apple II Business puter expertise to Minnesota Unit at Apple. "Because our Apple H customers schools, MECC evolved into a are extremely important to us, we continue to from a press state-owned public corporation look for ways to provide product enhancements release ^na^ currently provides soft- from a press ware to schools in every US release that increase the value of their investment in our ■BjjjaajBjBjBBjBBBjBBi state and several other coun technology. We believe HyperCard HGS does just that". tries. MECC will continue to serve the K-12 software mar Features and benefits ket. Like the original HyperCard for the Macintosh North American Fund n is personal computer, HyperCard IIGS functions committed to funding the much like set of index cards. Users store informa growth of companies with high tion in documents called stacks, which are made potential. Backed by investors up of individual units called cards. Cards can such as the University of contain text, graphics, scanned images, and even Texas, Ameritech's pension sound. Buttons on the cards can be used to link fund, and American Family cards and stacks, and much more. HyperCard Mutual Insurance Company, IIGS supports multiple media by letting users the North American Fund II is work with information in virtually any form, in prepared to assist MECCs cluding text, graphics, video, sound and anima continued leadership in educa tion. It also takes full advantage of the advanced tional computing. 16-color graphics capabilities of the IIGS. "The use of technology in To allow customers to begin immediately using schools provides great promise the software, the program comes with a large for education," explained collection of ready-to-use stacks—plus templates Charles L. Palmer, President of and card designs to help individuals create their North American Fund H. own stacks. The program's scripting language, "We're pleased to have this HyperTalk, provides buttons, cards, stacks and opportunity to assist MECC on utilities such as debugging tools to facilitate cre their continued growth. In ad ation of sophisticated programs and speed the dition, we look forward to the preparation and performance of user-designed opportunity to keep MECC in HyperCard stacks. the forefront of the educational computing business. Well 11 With HyperCard IIGS, Apple IIGS customers continue to have a stake in the have the full functionality of Macintosh Hyper company's ownership and fu Card version 1.2.5—plus specific enhancements to ture success." improve performance and take advantage of the color capabilities built into the Apple HGS. They Former Minnesota State Com can also enjoy the additional benefit of accessing missioner of Finance Peter the many stacks that already exist for the Macin Hutchinson said, "This sale is a tosh once developers convert them for the Apple logical next step in the evolu IIGS. tion of MECC. The organization GS HCard GOTO page 20 MECC GOTO page 20
16 mini'app'les MECC continued from page 16 is a good example of an experi ment that worked well, the AppleWorks Resource Guide State of Minnesota invested in starting an organization to for Teachers and Parents serve the kids in Minnesota For most of us, when you men proach and a few new ideas schools, which evolved into a tion AppleWorks the words who knows where AppleWorks Computing viable commercial enterprise. productivity or business come can take us? in the Now the state gets its return, to mind. The last thing you The Resource Guide is divided and schools continue to receive probably would think of is edu into sections dealing with Schools the benefits of high quality cation. available templates, how to software. A definite win-win , We all know that our schools write and use templates, ex s i t u a t i o n . " w use Apple IPs in a variety of ample lesson plans and lists of ways for education. The meet additional resources, publish GS HCard continued from ing room we use at Murray Jr. ers and suppliers. page 16 High is a prime example—there must be twenty or thirty Apples The templates (over 140 of "Now Apple nGS users and them) are separated into class third-party developers can enjoy installed there alone. What a room and teacher utility the same power, graphic tools, lot of us have failed to realize is that AppleWorks has become a groups. They are listed alpha text editing and scripting abili betically by name with indexes ties that Macintosh HyperCard valuable part of the educational to cross reference subject area users have had — but with the process. by Jim and grade level. The templates Shields added advantage of color," said What brought this to my atten cover grades 1-12, and the Tom Weishaar ,A2-Central edi tion was Claris' recently re subject areas used are lan tor and board member of the leased second edition of The guage arts, math, science and Apple II Developer Association. AppleWorks Resource Guide for social studies. The source and "With HyperCard IIGS, Apple is Teachers and Parents. I sent price is also identified. delivering in a big way on its for the book thinking it was an promise to continue supporting educational approach to teach There are ten lesson plans the installed base of Apple II cus ing AppleWorks. It turned out provided, built on using tem tomers and developers." to be education with plates for instruction. The AppleWorks! The inside front subjects include "What's So Availability, cover describes it best - How to Periodic about the Periodic Configurations, and Price Find and Use Materials for Table of Elements?" (grades 9- 12), "The Planets" (grades 6-9) HyperCard IIGS will be sold Teaching with AppleWorks and and "All About Me" (grades 2- only as a stand-alone kit, with AppleWorks GS. 4). Reviewing these lesson six program disks and three manuals. Included will be nine First published in 1988, the plans provided a very refresh Resource Guide could be consid ing look at new ways to use ready-made stacks (programs) ered a catalog or reference book AppleWorks. for productivity, learning/games of who's who and what's what and inspirational/creative appli for AppleWorks. The secondary The resources include a mind- cations. boggling list of 80+ items of purpose of the Resource Guide hardware, software and books To use HyperCard LEGS, custom is to trigger new ideas. We all related to AppleWorks and ers will need an Apple HGS with know how flexible AppleWorks at least 1.5MB of RAM (2 MB can be. Given a different ap AppleWorks GS. There are also names, addresses and phone are recommended), system soft numbers of nearly fifty suppli ware 5.0.4 or subsequent ver ers of these products. sion, one 800K disk drive and a hard disk drive or connection to f you have an interest in edu a network environment. The cation, as a parent or teacher, program will be widely available this book is definitely for you. through authorized Apple deal It is available from Claris by ers at a suggested retail price of phone or mail. The cost is $20 $99 in mid-February 1991. plus $3 shipping: For more information contact 1-800-544-8554 (Visa & Sandra Bateman, Apple Com MasterCard only) puter, Inc. (408) 974-5460. Claris Software P.O. Box 526 from AppleLink, contributed by, Santa Clara, CA 95052 J i m H o r s w i l l W
MARCH 1991 17 "Flow Control Cable" $249 Accelerator Connects a Mac to an At MacWorld Exposition Brain Macintosh storm Products demonstrated an innovative bus accelerator RS-232C Modem Hardware upgrade for compact Macin In late January, "Micro Merchants" on GEnie toshes which delivers Mac-II Macintosh offered a V.42bis modem for an outrageously low performance for only $249. Hardware/ price. In the process of checking up on this mo Unlike existing accelerators for dem, I found that I would need a special "flow- the Macintosh, the Brainstorm Telecom control" cable for my Macintosh Plus. Accelerator™ not only adds a (Since I already had a modem, I didn't need to specially designed high-speed purchase one for myself, but my friend had asked 68000 processor clocked at me to purchase it in his behalf, and test it out.) 16MHz but also re-configures the Macintosh bus to run at If you've had your computer for any period of 16MHz, allowing memory and time, you will no doubt have noticed various from a press input/output chips on the Mac's articles from time to time regarding hooking up a release motherboard to run at the RS-232C serial cable to the Mac's RS-422 serial same speed as the 68000. Ex port. (One example appears in MacUser Febru isting accelerators do not in ary 1989.) At the risk of appearing to beat on a crease the operating speed of dead horse, this is another such 'article.' The the bus beyond its original by Leif O. difference is that I intend to tell you how to clock rate of 8MHz, and are Pihl make a "flow-control" cable, as opposed to the thus forced to slow down to more conventional and simple cables. It should accomodate the slower memory work an virtually any modem, especially the and input/ouput chips on the newer data compression-type modems. The fig motherboard. ures below explain what I found out. Note: The shielding from the cable should some The Brainstorm Accelerator how be connected up to the shielding on the triples the speed of graphics connector! operations and increases SCSI * Both Pin 4 and Pin 8 on the Mac should be hard drive transfer rates by as connected to Pin 7 on the modem. much as a factor of five. Computationally intensive Leif O. Pihl, 3338-37th Avenue South, Minne processor tasks, such as re apolis, MN 55406-2139, (612) 729-8277. » calculating a complicated spreadsheet, are accelerated by a minimum factor of of 250%. Macintosh; Modern; RS-422 signals (mini-DIN-8 connector) (DB-25 connector) RS-232C signals At the core of the bus accelerator's design is a propri HSKO(+12volt). Handshake out p i n 1 > p i n 4 RTS, Request to Send etary high-density Application HSKI. Handshake in, Specific Integrated Circuit or "external clock" p i n 2 < p i n 5 CTS. Clear To Send Transmit Data (ASIC), which takes control of TXD-. Transmit Data (neg.) p i n 3 > p i n 2 TXD. key timing signals on the Ground p i n 4 * < > p i n 7 GND. Signal Ground Macintosh motherboard. "The RXD-, Receive Data (neg.) p i n 5 < p i n 3 RXD. Receive Data TXD+. Transmit Data (pos.) pin 6 (not connected) bus ASIC and a 68000 at No wire pin 7 (not connected) 16MHz allows a Plus or SE to RXD+. Receive Data (pos.) p i n 8 » < > p i n 7 GND. Signal Ground run 28% faster than a Mac-II; it also reduces our design to a optional (these supplement, not replace the Mac wiring above): HSKO(+12volt). two chip system, which is su Handshake out pin 1 > pin 20 fcnd 4) DTR. Data Terminal Ready per-reliable and costs less than G r o u n d p i n 4 < > p i n 1 l a n d 7 ) C h a s s i s G r o u n d a fourth of comparable 68020- mini-DIN-8 DB-25 or 68030- based systems," said (male pins side) (male pins side) David Zampino, Brainstorm president. 6 7 8 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 12 3 4 5 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 The accelerator for the Macin 1 2 tosh Plus is scheduled to ship in mid-February, while a ver- Accelerator GOTO next page
18 mini'app'les Docucomp by Advanced Software Serves Writers and Editors on Macintosh Can you recall a time when • Attorneys redlining contracts disk. Choose from a variety of Macintosh • Programmers reviewing formats to highlight the you've changed a document and changes. One simple example Software wished there was an easy way to • Collegechanges professors in source code and stu demonstrate your changes to would show inserted text under others — or when you reviewed dents marking up theses and lined, deleted text struckout, dissertations and moved text in bold. For a document and wondered how • Translators needing to trans HUM. it compared to an earlier draft? which ever way you choose to Now there's a totally automatic late changes to books or show your changes, you now manuals have a permanent record of your way to show how one version of a document was changed to pro DocuComp is the only Mac pro comparison. duce another. DocuComp, a gram that can automatically find and report your changes. A For long and complex docu unique and powerful program ments, DocuComp simplifies the for the Apple Macintosh (and the variety of screen and print for mats allow you to choose the review process by producing a D3M PC) compares any two summary report which includes from a press document versions and then most practical way to present the results. a listing of every change by page release via finds changes as minor as an and line number. What's more, inserted comma and as major as it shows you the actual text that Mac News a complete rearrangement of How DocuComp works Service Simply supply DocuComp with changed. This summary is a text. the names of the two files. Then, comprehensive "road map" to Some of the people who find help conveniently locate even DocuComp useful include: using sophisticated pattern the smallest change appearing • Technical writers who need to recognition technology, in the composite document. list changes for an editor DocuComp compares one file • Government workers drafting against the other and identifies If you've received a document all the changes. You can even regulations or legislation revised by someone else and you • Government contractors who compare documents from differ need to know what changed need to implement version ent word processing programs! from a previous version, now control Move the cursor in one docu there's a painless way to accom ment and the cursor in the other plish this. By scanning both document automatically follows. versions with an Optical Char Accelerator continued from previous page The Comparison Window may acter Reader (OCR), and then be the most unusual window comparing them with sion for the SE is to be available in May. A ver DocuComp, every change will be sion for the Macintosh Classic is also planned, you've ever seen. It displays found automatically. although the company has not set a precise re both documents and lets you lease date. Under development are options to add scroll through them in synch, while showing every change Formats supported a 68882 math coprocessor and to upgrade to a DocuComp directly supports 68030 CPU, both of which will be simple plug-in along the way. You can even Microsoft Word, MacWrite II, upgrades. automatically jump from one change to the next with both WriteNow, WordPerfect, Brainstorm Products has been developing hard cursors always pointing to corre MORE II and 3.0 as well as ware upgrades for the Macintosh since 1985. The sponding text in each document. plain ASCH text files. Those company has been shipping its high-reliability using other word processors can Brainstorm Memory and SCSI upgrades since The Comparison Window is an save as ASCII before using 1987. automated version of a side-by- DocuComp. For comparing ver side comparison of two printed sions of source code, DocuComp This information is provided to the Apple Devel documents. Of course, with has a special Program Listings oper Group by the product's developer. Apple DocuComp, you'll never lose mode. DocuComp can also di cannot warrant any third parly's product. Please your place! You can choose how rectly compare files of dissimilar consult the Apple Products & Ref Library, changes look on screen and in format without the need for file MENU/Software Library, or Redgate Buyer's print with styled text and colors conversion. Guide Library on AppleLink, or contact the third- party company directly for more information. When you need a convenient Advanced features way to report or save the com DocuComp gives you many op Contact David Zampino, Brainstorm Products, parison results, DocuComp can tions. You can print line num 1145 Terra Bella Avenue, Mountain View, CA, create a new composite, or bers and revision bars (a 94043,415-963-2131, AppleLink: D6800 redlined document. You can from AppleLink, contributed by Jim Horswill # print the composite or save it to DocuComp GOTO page 21
MARCH 1991 19 Mac Beginners: How Do I Cope at Kinko's? I'm sure that many of you who (Note: System software on 1.4 other fonts for them, depending Macintosh read this Newsletter are using meg high-denisty floppies may upon what options you choose in an ImageWriter to print your be labelled differently.) Drag the the Print dialog. Hardware documents. While the icons for the various [Editor note: In the beginner's and ImageWriter is a fine printer, LaserWriters into the System world, the "city" generalization there will come a time when you folder on your startup disk, and noted above is still accurate, but Software will need 300 dpi output, and at restart your Mac. it is becoming less reliable for that point you may either have people who work with large font to find a friend who owns a Let's assume that you have a libraries. Many new laser fonts laser printer, or make a trip to a LaserWriter driver showing in are named with no regard for place like Kinko's. your Chooser window. There the city rule.] may be more than one, depend Kinko's is a chain of copying ing upon how many you placed You should also be aware that centers where you can rent a in your System folder. Select the the LaserWriter you use will Mac and a LaserWriter for a LaserWriter icon, and you will probably only have the built in few hours. This means that you see this dialog: LaserWriter fonts called "resi can get 300 dpi output any lime dent fonts." These are Times, you need it. (I mean that liter LaserWriter requires AppleTalk. Courier, Helvetica, Helvetica Please moke sure thot you ore by James ally. At least some of Kinko's A connected to en RppleTalk Narrow, Symbol, Avant Garde, Horswill outlets are open all night). Of network. Bookman, New Century School- course, Kinko's is not the only book, Palatino, Zapf Chancery, ©1991 business offering these services. and Zapf Dingbats. If you use Many others offer Mac and any fonts other than these in printer rental, some at a very your document, you will have to sophisticated level. The Elec bring them to Kinko's. The tronic Easel has Mac IPs, scan Click OK I know you're not manual that came with the ners and color printing, for connected to an AppleTalk net work. Pretend! You'll see an fonts will explain how to down example. I suspect most novices other message that tells you to load them to the printer. Don't go to Kinko's, however, so HI forget to bring the use it as my example. What I open Page Setup. Do that too. Downloader utility—it should have to say applies equally to It's under the file menu. You be on the disk with the fonts. the other services. should choose Page Setup every time you change printer drivers, Two kinds of screen fonts At Your Home or Office because this tells the Mac about It's also a good idea to use the the change. Selecting a driver Apple versions of the screen Let's assume that you are writ It's important that you use the fonts for whatever fonts you're ing a simple report in LaserWriter driver while pre using in your document. Fonts Mac Write. If you're going to designed for use on laser print paring your document, because ers are sometimes referred to as print it at Kinko's, you should the Mac formats documents "outline" fonts, for reasons plan for that from the begin differently, depending upon ning. As soon as you open which printer driver is currently which needn't concern us here. MacWrite, go to the Apple menu active. If you prepare your docu Each comes in two parts: a and call up the Chooser. If you screen font and a printer font. ment with the ImageWriter The screen font is a bitmapped normally print on an selected in the Chooser, and version of the font, and the Mac ImageWriter, you will probably then try to print it on a Laser uses it to draw text on the find that if s selected. Select the Writer, line and page breaks LaserWriter instead. screen. The printer font is what may change. the laser printer uses. Adding items to the Chooser Selecting typefaces window It's also important that you use The screen versions of the stan If you don't find a LaserWriter dard LaserWriter fonts that I the proper fonts in preparing listed above all come in at least icon in the Chooser window, it your document. Be sure that you means that there is no Laser don't use ImageWriter two forms: Apple and Adobe. Writer driver in your System The Apple versions are the ones folder. Close MacWrite, and (bitmapped) fonts. They're the that you get with your System ones that are named after cities. disks. You get the others when insert the Printing Tools disk. Common ones are Geneva, New It's one of the System software York, Monaco and Chicago. If you buy the fonts from Adobe. disks that came with your Mac (A number of them come with you use any of these fonts, the Adobe Type Manager, for or that you have purchased LaserWriter will either print from the Club or a dealer. them at 72 dpi, or substitute example). The problem is that mini'app'les Kinko's uses the Apple screen with virus protection software by all means ask for help. I have fonts, while you may be using when you get back to your Mac. found the people who work for the Adobe versions, especially if I know that Kinko's has protec Kinko's generally knowledge you use Adobe Type Manager. tive software installed on their able, and if they can't help you, This can lead to subtle changes Macs, but this is one area where someone at an adjacent machine in output. I keep a separate you can't be too careful. may be able to do so. If someone suitcase file on my Mac that Be sure that Kinko's has the should ask you for help, please just has the Apple screen fonts give it, if you can. They may be in it. I use Suitcase II to open application you will be using. even more confused than you are. this file, and close the file with This isn't a problem if you're the Adobe versions, whenever working with old standbys like Fm going to print a document MacWrite or MacDraw, but at Kinko's. Of course, there is you should call ahead if you plan always the possibility that the to use a less common program, Kinko's you use has changed to like Canvas. You may have to the Adobe screen fonts. All you bring it with you. Be sure that DocuComp continued from page 19 can do is ask what they're us you also have any ancillary files that the application needs. I vertical line in the margin saying that something ing. once went to Kinko's with the has changed). You may include or ignore hidden Apple doesn't provide the newest version of Microsoft text, footnote numbers, automatic paragraph screen fonts for most of the Word, only to discover that it numbers and hard page breaks. DocuComp even standard LaserWriter fonts on wouldn't hyphenate my file allows you to add your own notes to the compari the System Disks. However, without the hyphenation dictio son, but will never alter your original files. they're free, and most Kinko's nary. outlets will supply them to you About document comparison if you bring in a formatted disk. It's a good idea to call ahead for People have wanted to compare different versions a reservation. I use the Kinko's Having these extra screen fonts of their computer files as long as they have had on your Mac means that you in Dinkytown, and at finals computers. Various "diff utilities have been avail have a far wider choice of fonts time, you can have a long wait. able as a part of many operating systems. The from which to choose. Don't use It's also wise to make sure that problem was that they didn't work very well with too many in one document, the Kinko's you're going to use word processed text that wraps from line to line or however, or youll be guilty of has Macs. Some of them are just on text that was moved from one place to another. "ransom note typography," a copy centers. DocuComp was written by Dr. Cary Queen, a tasteless jumble of typefaces. theoretical mathematician and molecular biologist At Kinko's who was one of the first scientists to analyze DNA Previewing on an Be sure to preview your docu sequences with computers. Some of the tech ImageWriter ment after you get to Kinko's. niques he used in building a DNA library were Now you can create your docu Make certain that margins and applied to DocuComp, but he says that DocuComp ment just as you normally page breaks are where you in is the most difficult thing he has ever accom would. tended. If you should discover plished. an error, by all means correct it If you wish to "preview" it with (you'll have to unlock the disk to A deal... your ImageWriter, select the do so), but remember to change User Group members can order DocuComp for ImageWriter icon in the any other copies of the file you only $80.00 (50% discount) directly from Ad Chooser, and choose Page may have as well. vanced Software. Orders must include proof of Setup from the file menu. Be user group membership. Copies of membership sure that you choose Tall Ad If you've prepared your docu cards or receipts from dues payments can be faxed justed. This assures that the ment properly, printing it to (408) 733-2335 or mailed to: Advanced Soft output you get from the should be a relatively straight ware, Inc., 1095 E. Duane Ave, Suite 103, Sunny ImageWriter will be as close as forward matter. However, re vale, CA 94086 possible to what comes out of member that the printers at the LaserWriter. Do not save Kinko's are on an AppleTalk DocuComp is available at a retail price of $159.95. these changes. network. That means that sev For more information call Advanced Software at eral Macs may be using the Final preparations (408) 733-0745. Free demo disks are available same one. If there are several upon request. Now you're ready to go to documents ahead of yours, you Kinko's. Save your file to a disk may have to wait a bit. Also, be Advanced Software, located in Sunnyvale, Califor and lock it. This assures that aware that documents with nia is also the publisher of Intouch, a personal information manager with many features includ you won't pick up a virus while complex graphics and format you're there. Of course, if you ting may print very slowly. ing telephone dialing and envelope printing, have to make changes to your neatly organized in a single DA window. 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MARCH 1991 Meet HyperCard 2.0, Make a Global Stack, and Other Matters Waking from the slumber. disk. (You do have a hard disk don't you! No? Hyperion Geez this is the 1990s.. Hard disks are not free, Fm baaack! Well at least for this article. And the but they're worth it!). Double click on HyperCard Hyperpyrexia reason? HyperCard 2.0. Are you using Hyper 2.0 and you see your new Home card (I like it, I Card 2.0? Are you using HyperCard? If not, I like it!). only have one question for you. Why not? You reply "Yeah, why should I Jason?" Well....first Make a Global Stack things first. First if you use HyperCard, but Ok. Now, if you're new to HyperCard click on the haven't made the switch to 2.0 yet, this column is HyperCard Tour button. Do it now, become for you. Fll tell you all about how to do it. Second amazed (remember everything you'll be seeing is if you haven't used HyperCard yet, but need a HyperCard at work) and then come back. Next, little prodding, then this column is for you be pull down the File menu and choose New cause the same discussion still applies. Need Stack..., name it Global Stack and go back Home some endorsements for HyperCard first? Let me (Press command-h—Hey you're using Hyper just say that HyperCard 2.0 is pretty stunning. Card! If you ever need help choose the Help item by Jason Sure it still needs some things here and there. from the Go menu). Parker But all in all, if someone told me that I could have only one piece of software on my Mac, I'd Ok, next (everybody now) press command-4 to go (c) 1991 pick HyperCard 2.0. With it I could still write to the last card, click on the big 5 to allow script this column, I could still create graphics, I could ing, and type in your name near the top of the still create black and white page layouts, I could preferences card. Press command-1 to go back to create custom games, I could go on and on, and the first card (For you newcomers command-1 I'd still be pretty happy! (cmd-1 from here on, thanks) always brings you to the first, cmd-2 to the previous, cmd-3 to the How to get HyperCard 2.0 Up and next, and cmd-4 to the last card in the present Running stack. Try typing into the message box nav"— First you need to be using System 6.0.5 or this brings up a new palette of navigation but greater. Don't wait! Do it immediately! Hyper tons for moving around HC—pretty cool uh! Card 2.0 waits! And you will be waiting for Sys Now we are going to edit the script of your Home tem 7.0 for too long otherwise. I'm not going to stack (the Home stack provided by Claris—no tell you how to do System upgrades here, call body is confused are they?) Pull down the Objects your dealer (it's free—you should know that). Ok. menu and choose Stack Info... Now press the You've got System 6.0.5 now and you've got Hy Script button. Wow! A real window showing a perCard 2.0. Now, for those of you who have been script (that's for you HC types). Scroll down a using HyperCard before this momentous occa little till you see this script: sion, copy all the stacks you'd cry about if you on startup lost, including your Home stack. I say this be — Requires handler: getHomelnfo cause it's a good idea, not because Fve had Hy — gets and sets the user's prefer perCard 2.0 (HC2 from here on thank you very ences much) corrupt any of my stacks yet (it hasn't). getHomelnfo Second, and this is a biggie, rename your present home stack something else like, "Global Stack." checkForMissingFonts pass startup — so others can use it The reason "Global Stack" is a good meaningful end startup name is because with HC2 you can start using stack "Global Stack" to allow its scripts and re Simply add the line: start using stack "Global sources to become available at all times no mat Stack" or whatever you named it. Like this: ter which stack you happen to be in. (for those in on startup the know, these stacks work just like a single — Requires handler: getHomelnfo home stack did in the HCl.x days.) The idea here — gets and sets the user's prefer is to keep all your specific scripts and resources ences that you used to put in the Home stack into a getHomelnfo "Global Stack". Then you can keep your Home checkForMissingFonts stack relatively clean and easily replace it with — add any start using lines here others that Apple...I mean Claris...may release — for stacks you want the script & in the future. If you are new to HyperCard, don't resources fret, you can create your own "Global Stack" in a — always available minute. Now you can copy HC2 on to your hard start using stack "Global Stack"
mini'app'les start using stack "Power tools" on pascal pass startup — so others can use it on ht what open end startup — to get help on "SpaceStation: wizard: Lightspeed hyperTalk Pascal:Think Pascal" I added the stack Power Tools that Claris gives hyperTalk what end pascal you too. It's got some neat stuff, and youll want it end ht on thinkC also as a global stack always available (Yes you open can have more of these type of stacks!) This is the "SpaceStation:wizard:Think only change well make to your Home stack script. on developerStack C Folder:Think C" You shouldn't really make any others either, be — you probably don't end thinkC cause from now on your Global Stack takes its have this place for where to put handlers you always want go to "Developer Stack" on moveBack available. (Handlers are the individual sections of end developerStack — allows you to click on code in a script starting with "on" or "function"). on dev objects Now let's go edit the script of your "Global Stack". developerStack — to move them from card Choose menu item Open Stack... from the File end dev layer menu and pick your "Global Stack" from the file — to the background list. We need to convert this stack to HC2 format on powerTools layer now (remember to save copies of any stacks you go to "Power Tools" want to convert first and then convert them— end powerTools on pt repeat you'll never be sorry—'cause you're never going to set cursor to busy run the old HyperCard again!) Pull down the File powerTools menu and choose Convert Stack. Ok, now pull end pt put "click on an ob down the Objects menu and choose Stack ject to move to the back Info...and click the Script button (got it now?). If on superGrouper ground" pause you copied your "Global Stack" from your old palette "super grouper" end superGrouper put empty Home stack, then delete the handlers that Apple hide msg had put there (if you never added any of your own on sg wait until the mouseClick then delete them all!). Be sure to delete the superGrouper put empty into object startup, resume, getHomelnfo, and searchScript end sg handlers. repeat with i = 1 to the number of - hey hey for you cardbuttons Global Stack Script if the mouseLoc is within rect of Okay, here are some of the handlers I put in my s c r i p t e r s , cardbtnithen "Global Stack" script: - this stuff is great! put "card HYPERCARD Enhancement scripts on vw button"s&i into object by Jason Parker show the variable — Most of the following handlers allow put "cut button" watcher into cutIt quick short cuts to end vw — enter into the message box (you're new put "paste button" on mw into pastelt to HyperCard?) cmd-m show the message watcher — gives you the message box into which end if end mw end repeat you can type just — about any HyperCard command-and now repeat with i = 1 to the number of on resEdit cardfields that you've got open — these scripts in your global stack you if the mouseLoc is within rect of "SpaceStation:ResEdit" cardfldithen can type in the endresEdit — handler names to do the actions listed! put "card field"&&i into object cnsuperPalnt — For instance if I ever want to edit put "cut field" open into cutIt t h i s s c r i p t "SpaceStation:SuperPaint" — I simply type into the message box 'gs' put "paste field" endsuperPaint into pastelt and viola! end if — here I am without having' to go to the onwriteNow end repeat Global stack first! open if object is empty then exit repeat "SpaceStation:writeNow" endwriteNcw put object on gs select object edit the script of stack "Global Stack" on word doMenu ("cut" && (word end gs open "spacestation:MS 2 of object)) word" doMenu "background" on edHome pause edit the script of home end word doMenu pastelt end edHome doMenu "background"
MARCH 1991 end repeat — if you wished, but stack choose browse tool you need a handy field! answer "Do you wish to end moveBack Well delete some cards?" with -that is what I created Display "No" or "Yes" onlistHandlerswhat for-a handy field if it is "No" then exit - list s the handlers of any object display handlerList deleteCards -hey this is GREAT! endUst Handlers go to card 1 repeat — handle delet if what is empty then furrtlcn handlers object ing first card repeatedly ask "Enter: -gets the script of an object, answer "Delete this stack,background,card, or -returns only thelinesthat start card?" with "No" or "Yes" object" with "stack" with if it is "Yes" then if it isempty thai exit — on or function, de doMenu "Delete listHandters leting all others Card" put it into what else endif put the script of object into go to next card if what is not in theScript exit repeat "stack,background,card,object" put empty into list end if then repeat with x = 11 o the number of end repeat error "You must enter linesintheScdpt repeat — delete rest of stack,background, card, or set cursor to busy t h e c a r d s u n t i l fi r s t object." get wordl of linex of theScript card exit Hsr. Handlers i f i t i s " o n " o r i t answer "Delete this else if what is "ob is "function" then card?" with "No" or "Yes" ject" then put Linexcf theScript firetum if it is "Yes" then set cursor to busy afterUst doMenu "Delete put "click on an ob endif Card" ject to move to the back end repeat else ground" go to next card pause end handlers end if put empty if the number of this hidemsg functicncl irxObject card is 1 then exit re pjtcUckCbjectO intocbject -please prompt user for type of peat if object is empty then actknbefore calling end repeat error "No object -clickCbject, askingthemto end deleteCards selected" click on an object. exit listHandlers — clickObject() returns on error what endif the object clicked on — this simply allows else if what is "stack" you to display then put empty into object — error messages in put the name of this stack into wait until the mouseClick your scripts CDjSCt repeat with i=1 to the number of put msg into oldMsg else if what is "back cardbuttcns put the visible of msg ground" then if the mouseLoc is within rect of into mVis put the name of this background cardbtnithen if what is empty then irtx>cbject put "card put "Unknown error" else if what is "card" button"&&i into object into what then endif end if put the name of this card into end repeat put what object repeat with i = 1 to the number of wait until the mouseClick endif putoldMsg put "••• HANDLER LIST if the mouseLoc is within rect of if not mVis then hide msg of " & object &return cardfldithen enderror into handlerList put "card field"&&i puthandlfirs (object) after into object on pause handlerList endif wait 50 —Display is a stack I created to end repeat end pause displayvarlableat retumcbject -End -anytime. I've uploaded a copy erriclickCbject into the mini'a'pples BBS WOW! - you could dump handlerList ondeleteCards - allows you to delete cards in a Hey there is some neat stuff in intoafield instead there—poke around. One more
mini'app'les step: In order to activate the readily used, not scorned. script of your Global stack, re start HyperCard. It will execute In HyperCard there are three tools that everyone should learn HyperBytes the start using stack line in the Oh! I hate when that startup handler, or type the line to use as early as possible. They into the message box. are: Making your happens... 1) The Browse Tool- scripting Bugs, bugs, bugs. Every new Creating your own stack HyperCard's default tool (and program release has its share, In my last article Oast May or everyone's favorite) easier and some more. Early indica so, gasp!) I wrote about how to 2) The Button Tool—Used to tions from those messing with start creating your own stacks. explore and modify buttons the final beta releases of Hyper Because of the theme of this 3) The Field Tool—Used to ex Card 2.0 suggested that it made article I think it's appropriate to plore and modify fields a clean transition in converting repeat that section here. It's most all of your earlier stacks to easy, it's fun, and most impor 2.0. Shortly after its official tant you'll enjoy it! m release, however, I began to see Ho some users' comments (nay, Five Steps to Create Hyper i—i screaming reactions of despair!) Card Stacks L — -J P 9 that all was not right in 1) Choose "New Stack" from the HyperLand. File menu and name it. & \ is by Tom I am certainly no "power user" 2) Choose Background from the Edwards Edit menu and then choose T§ i i o of the program, attempting to "New Field" from the Objects push it to do herculean data menu. <3» o c? management tasks with its at 3) Resize and move the field to tendant complex scripting, but some location. (See the Hy O a have encountered a few strange perCard doc for how to do A things in my own slow and lum this.) The HyperCard Tools window, with bering way. 4) Name each field and make it the infamous Browse Tool selected. Some (perhaps all) of the either a rectangle or scrolling These three tools are found at "anomalies" relate to new fea field for now. (Double click on tures within the program. My a field to do this.) top of the Tools window (or Tools menu). By setting the latest encounter was with a 5) Choose the browse tool and converted stack that lost track enter some data! userlevel to 5 (To allow scripting permission—Enter "set of backgrounds. This seems to Now you have a working stack! userlevel to 5" in the message relate to some of the other bugs Use the navigation palette (type box) a HyperCard user can poke that I read about, even to the nav into the message box) to around stacks with abandon. extent that some (obviously move around. To speed up this Don't be shy! (Though copying a accomplished HyperCardians!) process you could begin by copy stack of importance beforehand were writing their own "conver ing another stack in the first would be prudent.) Once you sion" routines to move stacks place. The Stack Templates have a stack started and have from 1.x documents to 2.0. stack found in your HyperCard begun to enter data, you'll begin My short list is nothing, com disks is also a good place to to have more ideas of how it pared to the list of things that start. The key is never to let a should work. From here just were on the "official" bug correc problem stop you. When you read documentation or poke tion swatlist for HC 2.0v2. can't seem to figure out how to around in other stacks to find Here's a couple of personal en do something, don't shake your the how to do what you want. counters of the HyperCard kind, head thinking "The computer Soon you'll be programming just to let you know that extra generation belongs to the kids!". HyperCard with the best of terrestrials probably haven't Shake your head and say "111 them! As the Roman rule says, inhabited your converted start with the index in my "The one who says it cannot be stacks... just a few bugs: manual." The Mac is notorious done should not interrupt the • A time routine which worked for making people believe that one who is doing it!" in 1.5 came up with some manuals are obsolete, but that Yo Later! aberrations after conversion. is ridiculous. What is true is I still haven't squashed this that the Mac is the easiest com There is a lot of neat stuff to one, although the new puter for a beginner to use with play with in HC2.. I hope to be "dateTime" function may hold little resort to manuals. How back soon to talk about them. the key. You (apparently) still ever to do really useful work Creating your own palettes need to set the system clock and to begin to understand your would be a fun thing to do— , to 24 hr format to get it to computer, a manual should be ummm? • recognize a number format
MARCH 1991 such as "10:33:46" as 10 * HyperCard sends messages by "passing" it along so other hours, 33 minutes and 46 in response to any suspicious handlers have a chance to seconds. However, the vari activity. Matter of fact, it is react to it. able "50:35" was not seen as even sending messages when a mimsec time number. It If you are aware of the "auto you are not initiating any matic" messages that Hyper acted like HyperCard was activity. It's yelling up and trying to read it as 50 hours down the HyperCard Halls Card sends as objects are and 35 minutes but rejecting that "nothing is happening" manipulated, you can "listen" it because there are only 24 and the HyperCard engine is for them in your handler script (not 50 or more) hours in a "idle." Push the button on the and cause action to occur with day. Forcing the number to mouse and a new gaggle of out the deliberate need to "push a button" to trigger the action. "00:50:35" made it OK, and messages goes out (briefly) the add-up routine accepted that "the mouse button is Thaf s what I meant in the the numbers if broken up to down." Moving the mouse, a series of "20:00, 20:00, opening of this HyperByte. By clicking on the screen, click knowing that once I had entered 10:35", totaling them cor ing on text, moving to an a series of numbers in a field, • Morerectly perplexing, as "00:50:35". is a prob other card, leaving a field... exiting the field (as with a all these, and more, have tabKey press) sends the lem with the "new card" associated "messages" that routine recognizing the cor "closeField" message. Placing a rect background after being ring through the halls to let handler in the script of the field all of the nooks and crannies (or some other place in line to converted. I thought that the of HyperCard know just hear the message) that begins stack made a successful what is happening. with "on closeField," then totals conversion, and worked with * Messages have a defined the numbers without the need to it for some time polishing its order of where they are first take a specific, separate action graphic appearance. When I passed to and where they go to add them up, because it is tried to add a card, handlers next. Basically, they start that referred to a specific triggered by the "closeField" with the buttons or fields on message that it receives. background ID complained a card. They pass from there that it was not there, even to the card, then to the back There's a lot more to this than though inspection of the ground, then the stack you Tve touched on here: where do "Info" for the background are working on, to the you place a handler so it will said that the ID was correct. "Home" stack and then to the catch the message that you are The "final solution" to work great arbitrator, HyperCard looking for; what are the mes around this required that I itself. If a message is caught sages; which ones should you duplicate all of the cards of by a "handler"... for instance, pass along; when should you the errant background, de an "on mouseUp" script in a send out your own message and lete the old cards and change button where it triggers some more. If you really want to the handler references to the action... that ends the mes wring a bit more out of Hyper ID of the newly "cloned" sage, since its usefulness is Card, this is a good area to ex background. End of com presumed to be over at that plore. Pick up one of the "how plaints. point. If not caught some to" HyperCard books for more detailed (and undoubtedly more Don't kill the messenger... where along the path, the message finally gets to Hy accurate) information on mes I've been starting to work with perCard, where it is dis sages and scripting. Or, bring HyperCard system messages to carded if if s a legal message, your questions to the next Hy trigger action, such as adding or may trigger a dialog box to perCard SIG meeting (check the up a series of numbers when a alert you that a non-legal Calendar of Events in this news field is closed rather than need message wended its way letter for time and place). ing to click on a button to do through the HyperCard the addition. halls. Finally, you can make the com * You can initiate a message in puter do something for you, "Whoops!", you say? What is a instead of the other way around. "message" and how does it get a script, rather than by re sent? Who gets the message, mote control of a button push Whoops... and what happens with it when or mouse move, and send it I goofed. In an article for the it's received? Those are all good to a specific place or just newsletter about the "patched" questions, but I'm really not holler it out hoping for it to HyperCard 2.0 issued by Apple very versed in providing all the be caught somewhere else. with Macs (beginning about Oc answers for you, much less all You can also catch a message tober of *90), I provided a series of the right answers. But here's a in a handler you write, do steps that you could take to gain bit of a rundown, as I currently some action in response to it, full utility of the program. The understand it. then breathe new life into it steps began by suggesting that mini'app'les you perform some minor surgery on a "copy of the program." Actu A Portable Light For My ally, all that you need do is make a copy of the "Home" stack, re name the original "Home" stack Mac Portable? to "OldHome" stack (or some I love my Mac Portable. Yes, proper viewing. However, you other name that fits your cre it's heavy and overpriced but do need to find the proper view Macintosh ative juices, if you don't like cot still it IS a Mac. I do have ing angle so you don't get hit with glare on the screen. Hardware? tage cheese) and then rename problems trying to see the the "Copy of Home" stack to screen in dim light.Apple spent "Home" stack. The unit takes four double AA millions coming up with state- batteries. Aback panel slides It is the stack provided by of-the-art screen technology, open for installation and there Apple that "limits" your value but someone failed to realize is room for storing a spare bulb. received, and not the applica that all of us would not be us The unit also has an AC tion "HyperCard." These two ing the portable on a sunny adapter jack so that you may items, however, are inexorably Cupertino afternoon. use it with a lighter plug in linked so tightly that it is hard There is a solution thanks to all your car, or a 120v or 220v to think of them as separate those insomniacs who read in house current. I don't know entities. Nonetheless, modifying bed. It's called "Beam & Read." how long a bulb will last but I a "copy" of the "Home" stack is am impressed with the bulb's by Don what I should have said in the brightness. article. If my unthinking linking Rittner, MUG caused you any trouble, I apolo I looked at a number of differ News ent kinds of portable lights that Service gize for any confusion it might might do the job and the Beam have entailed. If you have any & Read is the best I found so lingering problem from it, con O^ far. By hanging around the tact me immediately (612/ neck it doesn't get in the way of 478-2300) and I'll get you back typing, nor do you need to at on track... (or should that be tach it to the Mac. It broad "stack"?) casts a wide area, and is a More bytes later.. .TWE # powerful and steady beam of light. I turned off all the lights B&R is a portable night light in my room and the B&R was designed for bedtime readers strong enough to let me type but can be used for any activity without any strain. Naturally, where you need a small but you wouldn't want to use the powerful focused light. B&R is B&R for hours at a time but for designed so that it hangs those occasional times when around your neck resting on you need it, it's nice to have. Announcements continued your chest like a medallion. It's small compact size fits neatly in the Mac portable car from page 8 The unit is one piece but the rying case, and even fits into actual light is a small, adjust your shirt pocket. database program. able rectangular box that flips My intent will not be to sit up up and throws a powerful beam The Beam & Read is made by front and just quickly run each of light. Inside, the large soft EK Success LTD, 611 Indus of the three database programs, white reflector diffuses the trial Rd, Carlstadt, NJ 07072.1 but to show some quick model light for wide area dispersal. bought mine at a local Waldens ing tips using common examples The beam spread covers the Book store for $14.95. Prices of the type of databases you may entire Mac Portable. The pow may vary depending on your try to set up. erful Ektron bulb (two addi location. B&R has a one year I hope that this will be fun and tional bulbs are included and a limited warranty. informative and will be looking standard 4.8 volt screw base So if you own a Mac portable forward to seeing you all at the bulb can be used also) auto and you find yourself in situa March meeting. Meeting loca matically goes on when you flip tions of low light, a Beam & tion is Burnsville High School the light head up and goes off Read is an inexpensive alterna Rooms C264 & C266 when you close it. tive to eye strain. Begins at 7:00 pm An adjustable strap, combined ©1990 MUG NEWS SERVICE Contact Tom Michals (452-5667) with the adjustable light, gives for more information. . you all the angles you need for
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