$295 Wa1hi ngton Apple Pi ' c!5 Volume. 11 June 1989 number6 Club News President's Comer .............................................. Bob Platt ............................... 5 IIgs system upgrade a Meeting Reports .................................................. various ....... ......................... 13 big hit Special ......................... page28 Innocence Ends ................................................... Bob Platt ............................. 45 CD-ROMs, Where arc You? .............................. L. Jay Aceto ....................... .47 MacWorld Expo - Washington ......................... Marti n Milrod .................... 62 W AP' s New Booth .............................................. Cynthia Yockey ................. 63 The King's Quest­ Toro! Macintosh Art ................ ........................... Autumn Little .................... 96 Comment rich in detail Bits and Bytes .............. ................................... ..... Lynn Trusal ........................ 70 Macinations: MacWorld .................................... Robb Wolov ....................... 72 ....................... pages 42 Games The PlayRoom ................................. ................. ... Steven Payne .................... .41 The Usurper ......................................................... Charles Don Hall .............. 42 What's happening King's Quest IV ................................................... David Wood ..................... .42 The lvlagic Candle ............................................... Charles Don Hall ............. .43 with CD-ROMs? Tutorials IIGS Stuff .............................................................. Meyer & Knutsen .............. 28 ......................... page 47 A Modest Patch for Large Drives ..................... Michael Burton .................. 29 Best of the Apple II ............................................. Lou Pastura ...... .................. 32 On the Trail of the Apple Ill .............................. David Ottalini .................... 38 Apple Q &A ......................................................... Bob Platt ............................. 40 Money saving tips for Desktop Puzzling ................................................ Ron Moore ......................... 50 Imagcwri tcr Altcm ativcs ................................... Jay M. Thal ......................... 52 desktop publishers Connect with MacNET ....................................... Jeff Alpher .......................... 54 Mac Q & A ... ........................................................ Milrod & Morganstein ..... 58 Excelling on Your Mac: Part 24 ......................... David Morganstcin ........... 60 ......................... page so · Random Walk Macro in Excel .......................... Fred Seelig ......... ................ 74 W AP Tutorials Registrati on .......... ........ ........ .. .. Lynn Trusal ........................ 95 Reviews MacWorld The Musical Apple: Finale ................................. Raymond Hobbs ............... 46 Life & Death ......................................................... Gail West ............. ............... 57 recapitulated Mac Number Crunching: L/S FORTRAN ...... Lou Pecora .................... ..... 64 Mac Business: Accounting Software ................ Cindy Carter ...................... 77 (photos) Disk Library Apple III Disketeria ............................................ David Ottalini .................... 80 ......................... page 62 Mac Diskcteria .................................................... David Weikert ................... 80 Mac Disketeria Order Form ........................................................................... 93 WAP Databank Officers & Volunteers ........................................................................................ 3 Hot Line ........ .............................. ........................................................................ 8 Calendar /SIG Notices ........................................ Peter Cook .............. ............ 10 Classifi eds .................................................. ........... ............................................ 92 WAP Membership Form ................................................................................. 94 Membership Drive Readout .............................. ............................................. 96 MacCORNER'S GREAT ANNUAL I'•'~ BLOW OUT SALE' ~/' We are clearing out:ur ENTIRE WAREHOUSE invento;y! ALL software and peripherals will be reduced 30 -99% off! Most at or below dealer cost! Do not miss it! -~Over 1,000 new & demo products! Here are some HOT examples: Soflware!Accesories List Super-SALE Compuserve book s 12 $ 1 Disk Cleaning Kns 30 J MouseMats 12 4 Desk OrgantZer (+) 79 5 Desk Scene 40 5 HFS Locaior 79 7 Hard disk Utils 99 a GAMES starting at.. .. below.-> $ 9 M1ndWrne 195 10 SmartScrap & Clipper 80 10 SONY DSDD (10) 60 15 MacDraw (d) 100 29 Omnis 3 495 59 Mac3D 295 67 PixelPa1nt 399 79 Photon (Scoop upgrade) 495 119 Readlt OCR 395 99 Laser Paint Color II 595 109 Ouark Xpress 795 299 HardWs re List Super-SALE LaserW11!er Trays 70 5 Ou1et Cool SE (quiets fan) 59 10 A+ Optical Mouse (+) 99 19 Felix (+) (mouse) 150 J9 Mac ll/llxlllcx/SE30 2 meg Upgrade 599 149 20 Meg Tape Backup (as 1s) 995 199 Kroycolor 995 298 Dayna file FT lCXl (360k) 795 299 Brother 6 TwinWrner DollDaysyWheel 1399 599 NEC 15" MS+ Color Mntr 1024x840 (as is) 1200 599 Everex EMAC 90 DLX 1795 699 CMS 80 (quantum) 1795 119 EMAC T-60 Tape backup 1399 793 Full Page Display CS (mac II) 2 195 799 HP LaserJet PostScript Upgrade (as is) 2995 979 Sigma Laserview 19" Two f'age SE 2400 998 PLI 45meg Removable CM Drive 1795 999 21 · Hnach1COLOR Monitor (as is) 3500 1299 Techtronix 4693D (w/8 megs upgrade) 11 300 11495 ONE DAV ONLV! June 3, 1989 FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE! MacCorner SORRY ... • All sales are final 8653 Zetts Avenue • No rainchecks Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877 • We can't hold items • No back orders (301)948-1538 Some items are demo/missing packages or literature. Full l.D. required fa< all checks • Sale limned lo IN STOCK ITEMS only • No P.O"s • All advertised clearance prices good only on 613189 Additional Parking In Rear ATTENTION! Special Sale Hours: Saturday 9.AM - 9PM Clinton Computer Joins ComputerLand Network ..... We're ComputerLand Mid-Atlantic! A Message from Our President.... Art Lundquist, President Co-Owner/Founder ComputerLllnd Mid-Atlantic, Clinton Computer Why does the bottom of this ad have two logos -­ Macintosh IICX Clinton Computer and ComputerLand Mid-Atlantic? The answer is simple! To provide even Land, we will be offering a more compre­ better support, service and value for you - hensive and economical service plan our valued customer - Ointon Computer with world-wide service capability. has joined the ComputerLand network and has begun to operate some Metro area What about training? Computerl..and stores. During the next We will be offering even more courses and several months, we will purchase other opening more training locations. locations and our existing Ointon Com­ puter stores will change their names to What about Government Sales? Computerl..and Mid-Atlantic. ComputerLand intends to be one of the largest suppliers ofall the major microcom­ Over the next several years, Clinton Com­ puter products to the Federal Government. puter will expand to open and operate Come see the new, versatile and extraordinary Computerl..and stores throughout theMid­ Are all ComputerLand stores in the Macintosh~ IICX. With the Motorola 68030 Atlantic area. Washington area owned and oper­ microprocessor, it's every bit as powerful and fast as our top--0J-the-line Macin tosh IIX - in a Some of you have heard about our pur­ ated by Clinton Computer? Be smaller size! chase of some Computerl..and locations or No. sure to shop at those listed in this ad for the value, service and support that you have seen Computerl..and banners in our OUR DISCOUNT POLICY FOR stores and have asked us what is going on. have come to expect from Clinton Com­ puter. WASHINGTON APPLE PI MEMBERS COMPUTERLAND MIO.ATLANilC offers Washing· Has Clinton Computers ownership ton Apple Pl members a 25% DISCOUNT Ol'F TI-IE If you have any other questions, please UST PRICE on all Apple-brand peripherals and Apple­ changed? write to me: Care. For upgrades, the 25 ~ discount applies to the No. Ointon Computer joined the Comput­ Office of the President parts only, not to the labor cosL Discount is available to erLand network, but is still owned and persons who have been Pi members for at least 3 Clinton Computer months. Discount cannot be applied retroactively. Pi operated by its founders, Chuck Perilli and 7469 Old Alex. Ferry Road members need to present their cards up-front. Discount myself. We will continue to provide the Clinton, MD 20735 cannot be used in combination with other promotions. best value, service and support to you. Products on allocation from Apple are excluded from this offer. COMPUI'ERLAND MJD.AnANflC re­ I look forward to hearing from you. serves the right to change this policy at :my lime. Will we carry more products? Yes. Our stores will offer Apple, IBM, COMPAQ and Hewlett-Packard, along with 87 other brands available through the ComputerLand network. Not all of our stores are authorized for all products yet, so please call. Llurcl, MD 9636FL Meade Rd. 001)953-1110 Will our prices be lower? Annapolis, MD Rt. 2 and West SL (301)261-8181 Owned and Operated by Yes. ComputerLand's large purchasing Wuhlngton, DC 1905 K