""rxr$MyJmx<ww<&m8m5m "\Y??%m Apple Computer user group newsletter Volume XII No 7 July 1989 Calendar of Meetings and Events . -■■: j j ^ l : . .■;v;v:v;v.yiy.v.-.y. WHO WHEN WHERE WHAT North Shore Mac Users Tues. July 4 Grand Marais Library Please check meeting date with Jim Group 7:00 pm Grand Marais, MN Ringquist, Note 15 Mac Users Thur. July 6 Hennepin County Library, Southdale Soft PC and SuperMac Products (6:30) 7:00 pm Branch, 70th & Xerxes, Edina, MN Door Prizes—Notes 16 & 14 Mac Computer Art & Mon. July 10 The Graphics Department Tour of a Mac open access design Design Group 6:45 pm 411 2nd Ave. North, Mpls. studio, Note 7 MicroSoft® Works™ S.l.G. Tues. July 11 Washburn Community Library Note 13 6:30-8:45 pm 5244 Lyndale Ave. S.. Mpls. Apple II Users Wed. July 12 Washburn Community Library Word Processing (Note Location Change) 7:00 pm 5244 Lyndale Ave. S., Mpls. Note 11 New Richmond Branch Wed. July 12 New Richmond Technical School John Hackbarth 715-246-6561 Board Meeting Thur. July 13 Brookdale Hennepin Area Library Members welcome, Note 1. 7:00 pm 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy., Brooklyn Ctr. Fourth Dimension™ Group Mon. July 17 Hennepin County Library, Southdale Note 2 7:00 pm Branch, 70th & Xerxes, Edina, MN Small Meeting Room, 2nd Floor Macintosh™ Programmer Tues. July 18 Hennepin County Library, Southdale Note 2 7:00 pm. Branch, 70th & Xerxes, Edina, MN Small Conf. Room, 2nd Floor MacCAD/E User Group Tues. July 18 Heath/Zenith Computers Note 8 7:00 pm. Shady Oak Road, Hopkins, MN Apple IIGS S.l.G. Wed. July 19 First Tech Computer Note 12 7:30 pm 2640 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis HyperCard™ Group Mon. July 24 Hagen Office Equipment Note 4 - Tentative, check before coming 7:00 pm 801 W. 77-1/2 St., Richfield, MN Mac Novice User Group Mon. July 24 Highland Branch Library Note 9 7:00 pm 1974 Ford Parkway, St. Paul, MN Northwest Branch Tues. July 25 Rockford Road Library Note 6 7:00 pm. 6401 42nd Av. N., Crystal, MN Mac Desktop Publishing SIG. Wed. July 26 First Tech Computer Note 3 7:00 pm 2640 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis AppleWorks© S.l.G. Thur. July 27 Murray Junior High School Multi-Computer Seminar (see 7:00 pm 220 Buford, St. Paul, MN Announcements), Note 10 North Shore Mac Users Tues. Aug. 1 Grand Marais Library, Grand Marais Note 15 Apple II Users Wed. Aug. 2 Washburn Community Library, Mpls. Other Languages (than BASIC), Note 11 1 Mac Users Thur. Aug. 3 Hennepin County Library, Southdale Notes 16 & 14 Microsoft® Works™ S.l.G. Tues. Aug. 8 Washburn Community Library, Mpls. Note 13 New Richmond Branch Wed. Aug. 9 New Richmond Technical School John Hackbarth 715-246-6561 Board Meeting Thur. Aug. 10 Brookdale Hennepin Area Library Members welcome. Note 1 Mac Computer Art & Design Mon. Aug. 14 Mpls. College of Art and Design To Scan or Not to Scan, Note 7 Macintosh Programmer Tues. Aug. 15 Hennepin County Library, Southdale Note 2 MacCAD/E User Group Tues. Aug. 15 Heath/Zenith Computers, Hopkins Note 8 Apple UGS S.l.G. Wed. Aug. 16 First Tech Computer, 2640 Hennepin Note 12 Fourth Dimension™ Group Mon. Aug. 21 Hennepin County Library, Southdale Note 2 Mac Desktop Publishing SIG Wed. Aug. 23 First Tech Computer, 2640 Hennepin Note 3 AppleWorks© S.l.G. Thur. Aug. 24 Murray Jr High, 2200 Buford, St Paul TO UltraMacros & Lining, Note 10 HyperCard™ Group Mon. Aug. 28 Hagen Office Equipment Note 4 - Tentative, check before coming Mac Novice User Group Mon. Aug. 28 Highland Branch Library, Sl Paul Note 9 Northwest Branch Tues. Aug. 29 Rockford Road Library, Crystal Note 6 Notes: 1. Dave Laden 488-6774 6. Jere Kauffman 535-6745 11. Tom Ostertag 488-9979 2. Ian Abel 824-8602 7 . J o y K o p p 4 4 0 - 5 4 3 6 12. Mark Evans 377-9000 3. Charles Bjorgen 633-8850 8. Bill Langer 937-9240 13. Ed Spitler 432-0103 4. Mike Carlson 866-3441 9. Tom Lufkin 698-6523 14. David Stovall 474-8015 5. Wesley Johnson 636-1826 10. Dick Marchiafava 572-9305 15. Jim Ringquist 218 387-2234 C()0.rdi.nat,0rS " Please Cal1 John Hansen (890-3769) by the 1st Friday in order to have your 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 Officers righted © by Mini'app'les. Articles may be reproduced in other non-profit President David E. Laden 488-6774 User Groups' publications except where specifically copyrighted by the 675 West Wheelock Pkwy, author. Please include the source when reprinting. St. Paul, MN55117 Past-President Dick Marchiafava 572-9305 Questions — Please direct questions to an appropriate board member. 7099 N. E. Hickory Drive Technical questions should be directed to the Technical Director. Fridley, MN 55432 Vice-President T o m L u j k i n 6 9 8 - 6 5 2 3 Membership — Send applications for membership directly to the 2078 Highland Parkway Membership Coordinator: Ian Abel 824-8602 St. Paul, MN 55116 PO Box 796 Secretary R a n d y D o p 4 5 2 - 0 4 2 5 Hopkins MN 55343 4128 Meadowlark Lane Current membership dues are $20 for the first year and $15 thereafter. All Eagan, MN 55122 members receive a subscription to the newsletter and all club benefits. New Treasurer J. Edward Wheeler 881 -5928 members receive a special package of member lists and software catalogs. P.O. Box 796 Hopkins, MN 55343 At Mail eDOMs Meetings Order Directors M e m b e r s : 5 1 / 4 " e D O M s $ 3 . 0 0 Add 5 1/4" System $1.00 $1 Publications Dan Buchler 890-5051 3 1/2" Apple/MaceDOMs $5.00 S o f t w a r e T o m G a t e s 789-1713 per 3 1/2" System $3.00 disk. Operations & Resource Dave Undlin 432-0913 S I G : M a c s To m E d w a r d s 927-6790 Non-Members: 5 1/4" eDOMs $6.00 Max S I G : A p p l e s To m O s t e r t a g 488-9979 3 1/2" Apple/MaceDOMs $10.00 $4.00 Membership Ian Abel 824-8602 Send orders to Mini'app'les at PO Box 796, Hopkins, MN 55343, attention eDOM Sales or MaceDOM Sales. Coordinators Dealers — Mini'app'les does not endorse specific dealers. The club Beginners' Consultant Earl Benser 884-2148 Shows & Conventions (Your Name Here?) promotes distribution of information which may help members identify best Northwest Branch Jere Kauffman 535-6745 buys and service. The club itself does not participate in bulk purchases of media, software, hardware and publications. Members may organize such # Apple II Users Tom Ostertag 488-9979 activities on behalf of other members. 4 Apple IIGS Dick Peterson 473-5846 ft AppleWorks Dick Marchiafava 572-9305 Newsletter Contributions — Please send contributions on Mac 4 Beginner's Basic Tom Alexander 698-8633 3 1/2" disks, or via telecommunications, directly to the Newsletter Editor. 4 Languages/Tech Wesley Johnson 636-1826 Contributions on 5 1/4" disks should be sent to the club PO Box, and marked: 771-2868 fk Tech. Adviser (hdwre) Roger Flint "Newsletter Submission". Deadline for publication is the 1st day of the month preceding the month Mac Users David Stovall 474-8015 in which the item might be included. An article will be printed when space Mike Carlson 866-3441 545-9380 permits if, in the opinion of the Newsletter Editor, it constitutes suitable Excel M. Nightingale material for publication. Mac Programming Ian Abel 824-8602 HyperCard Mike Carlson 866-3441 Bill Langer 937-9240 Meeting Dates — Please phone calendar announcements to John CAD & Engineering Hansen 890-3769. 4th Dimension Prog Ian Abel 824-8602 Novice Tom Lufkin 698-6523 Club members may utilize Smalltalk Martin McClure 227-9348 Mini'app'les Mini'lnfo Exch BBS the club's BBS: Telephone No. 892-3317 DeskTop Publishing Charles Bjorgen 633-8850 MicroSoft Works Ed Spitler 432-0103 Ad VertiSi ng — Direct all advertising inquiries to the club's Advertising Software Director's Staff Coordinator: Bob Lowe 612-933-0464 Apple // DOM Editor Tom Gates 789-1713 PO Box 796, Hopkins, MN 55343 MaceDOM Editor/Prod Bob Fellows CP/M Open Newsletter Publication Staff Director & Daniel B .Buchler 890-5051 E-mail Editor 13516 Grand Avenue S. AppleLink LiaiSOIl Contacts (Contact wiih non-Mini'app'Ics SIGs) Burnsville, MN 55337 UG0012 GEnie: DBuchler Genealogy Jules Goldstein 690-4447 Announcements Kent Edwards 452-4956 Medical Stewart Haight 644-1838 Calendar John Hansen 890-3769 CP/M Jim Roscnow (414)261-2536 Contributing Ed. Steve George 935-5775 Contributing Ed. Tom Edwards 927-6790 Circulation this issue: 1100 Comp./Layout Joan Kistner mini'app'les July 1989 In This Issue Advertisers Announcements 4 Hagen 26 Apple/Mac System software available to members 7 Linhoff Apple II Meeting Maps 6 MacChuck 13 Board Meeting Minutes by Ed Spitler 6 NSP 27 Classified Advertisements 15 Ramco 26 Membership Promotion 5,BC Software Renters, Inc. More Apples than IB Ms enlrl in 1988 9 c5 The AppleWorks Advisoi by Dick Marchiafava 5 6 B e g i n n e r s C o m e r b y To m A l e x a n d e r 7 Applesoft Basic—Formatting Numbers Membership Application Troubleshooting the Beagle—Part 1 by Dick Marchiafava 6 and Renewal Form 7/89 (5 What's the new GS/OS 9 32 Bits, and Not a Quarter in the Bunch Name: (June MacUser) by Tom Edwards 13 Apple Network Blitz from AppleLink 17 Address: Color QuickDraw 14 Dream On, Pencil Pusher by Tom Edwards 15 City: (Apr Mac CAD/E) Stale: RIFF about TIFF by Tom Edwards 16 (May Mac Desktop Publishing SIG) ZIP: Color QuickDraw 14 Excerpts from Windoid #8 Editor—David Leffler 21 HyperCard Novice Comer by Phil Wyman 20 Home Phone: ( ) _ - (excerpted from Windoid #8) Work Phone: ( ) - HyperCard Power Tips from AppleLink 19 (excerpted from Windoid #8) N e w M e m b e r ( ) o r R e n e w a l ( ) Mac Ilex Internal Hard Drives from AppleLink 16 MaceDOM #808—Stackware 6 by Bob Fellows 12 Spouse's name: MacWrite II, A Review by Dan Gutman 15 New Font Format from AppleLink 18 Childrens names: News Flash by Funnius Bonus 12 (if interested in SE/30 Logic Board Upgrade from AppleLink 13_ computers) The Fine Print The Mini'app'les newsletter is an independent publication not affiliated or otherwise associated with Sponsored by: or sponsored or sanctioned by Apple Computer, Inc.