September, 1993 Vol. 16 No. 9 Newsletter II ** the Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc. In this Issue: SIG Meeting News: September Events July Apple II Main Meeting 2 July Apple II Novice SIG 2 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thr Fri Sat M a c H y p e r C a r d S I G 2 From the Board of Directors: 7pm Board Minutes-June 1993 3 11 ftFri&Sat News from the Software Director: «R•> 7pm Soft-Ik 1pm ware^ Fair 3 n e w M a c e D O M s 4 12 14 15 16 17 18 $7pm7pm New Platform Special Report: 7pm 7pm The Newton MessagePad: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Something to Hold Onto? 5 s7pm LID 7pm © 7pm Mac Features: 26 27 28 29 30 F a c t s a b o u t F a x 9 IN/A m7pm JI 7pm Soft PC Professional/ S o f t P C f o r W i n d o w s 1 0 Apple II Features: Board of Directors - Mini'app'les FileMaker Pro SIG - Open Discussion - Members We/come - Norwest Bank, Highland Park Ub., 1974 Ford Pkwy., St. The History of the Apple II (part 5) 11 5320 Lyndale Ave. S, Mpls - Greg Paul - Steve Wilmes, 458-1513 Carlson, 544-8252 Fourth Dimension SIG - Metro II, 1300 T o e M a g i c ( p a r t 1 o f 2 ) 1 2 Macintosh Main - Computer Care: Mendota Heights Rd, Mendota Heights - John DePew- Penn Lake Lib., 8800 Ian Abel, 920-5520 Perm Ave. S, Bloomington - Mike A p p l e W r i t e r Q u i c k T i p # 3 1 3 Carlson, 377-6553 IU Apple II Novice SJG - Running Your Apple II: GS Basics -Murray Jr. High, A "SoftwareFalr" computer expo - 2200 Buford, St. Paul -Tom Gates, Sept. 10 & 11,9:30-6:00 - Science 789-1713 Museum of Minnesota, 10th & Wabasha, St. Paul -Tom Gates, Apploworkc SIG - TimeOut: SuperFonts Graph - Murray Jr. High, 789-1713 2200 Buford, St. Paul - Les Anderson, 735-3953 \^*re/^ Programmer's Workshop - THINK C Program Coding- Brookdale-Henn Ub., Macintosh Novice SIG - Add/Strip: Jon 6125 Shingle Creek Pkwy, Brooklyn Ctr. - Keven Kassulker, 535-2968 Wind- Highland Park Ub., 1974 Ford Pkwy., St. Paul - Tom Lulkin, 698-6523 <& Apple li/GS Main - Highland Park Ub., Mac Programmers SIG - Murray Jr. 1974 Ford Pkwy, St. Paul -Tom High, 2200 Buford, St. Paul - Gervaise Ostertag, 488-9979 Kimm, 379-1836 HyperCard SJG - Scripting QSA - E. I Macintosh DTP SIG - Call for day & Lake Ub., 2727 East Lake St., Mpls - location - Bob Grant, 827-6294 Peter Heck, 370-0017 .—^ ; The Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc. P.O. Box 796, Hopkins, MN 55343 fflfoWCW<X:C&C«i($«um Introduction - This is the Newsletter of Mini'app'les, the Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc., a Minnesota non-profit club. The President Gregory L. Carlson 544-8252 whole newsletter is copy righted © by Mini'app'les. Articles may be 8216 32nd Ave. N. reproduced in other non-profit User Groups' publications except where Crystal, MN 55427 specifically copyrighted by the author. (Permission to reproduce these Vice-President TomGates 789-1713 articles must be given by the author.) Please include the source when 3425 Wilshire Place reprinting. Minneapolis, MN 55418 Questions -Please direct questions to an appropriate board member. Secretary Leroy Sorenson 870-7366 Users with technical questions should refer to the Members Helping 308 W. 22nd St., apt. 101 Members section. Minneapolis, MN 55404 Dealers - Mini'app'les does not endorse specific dealers. The club T r e a s u r e r J a c q u e G a y 7 2 2 - 1 2 3 9 promotes distribution of information which may help members identify 5226 W. Nokomis Pkwy best buys and service. The club itself does not participate in bulk Minneapolis, MN 55417 purchases of media, software, hardware and publications. Members may organize such activities on behalf of other members. Bob Demeules 559-1124 Membership Director Newsletter Contributions -Please send contributions directly to Operations & Resource Allen Mackler 424-8889 Keven Kassulker 535-2968 our Post Office, Box 796, Hopkins, MN 55343 or upload them to our Publications Director BBS at 892-3317. Software Director Samuel Goshorn 827^948 SIG: Macs Wade Brezina (715)485-3585 Deadline for material for the next newsletter is the 1st of the month. SIG: Apples Erik Knopp 636-3244 An article will be printed when space permits and, if in the opinion of the Director at Large Kevin Kassulker 535-2968 Newsletter Editor or Manager, it constitutes material suitable for pub lication. WB$t ig^SgSSgJS Cordinators Meeting Information - Please phone calendar dates and changes Beginners Consultant Earl Benser 835-2523 to: Erik Knopp at 636-3244. Dakota County Tom Michals 452-5667 Mac Users SIG Mike Carlson (days) 866-3441 Mini'app'les BBS - 892-3317, 24 hours: 8 data, 1 stop, 0 parity 4th Dimension SIG Ian Abel 824-8602 Mini'app'les Voice Mail - 229-6952 CAD & Engin. SIG Bill Langer 937-9240 DeskTop Pub. SIG Bob Grant 827-6294 Advertising - call Lance Weber, 542-9331 FileMaker Pro SIG Steve Wilmes 458-1513 Newsletter Publication Staff and Credits: HyperCard SIG Peter Fleck 370-0017 Mac Computer Art. Publisher/Layout Editor Hugh Johnson 780-6053 & Design SIG Joy Kopp 440-5436 Calendar Updates Erik Knopp 636-3244 Mac Novice SIG Tom Lufkin 698-6523 Macintosh Editor James Folmer 646-2003 Mac Programming SIG Gervaise Kimm 379-1836 AppleLink Liaison Tom Mehle MicroSoft Works SIG KenEdd 631-3679 Graphics Contributer Roy Sorenson 870-7366 North Shore Mac Users Jim Ringquist (218)387-2234 Graphics Contributer Peter Fleck 370-0017 Peter Fleck 370-0017 Tom Ostertag 488-9979 Story Contributer Apple II Users SIG Story Contributor Tom Ostertag 488-9979 Apple IIGS SIG Mark Evans 935-7251 Tom Gates 789-1713 Les Anderson 735-3953 Story Contributor AppleWorks® SIG Story Contributer Chuck Bjorgen Apple II DTP Steve George 935-5775 Tom Alexander 698-8633 Story Contributor Beginner's Basic SIG Story Contributor Greg Carlson 544-8252 Languages/Tech SIG Wesley Johnson 636-1826 Tech. Adviser Oiardware) The Fine Print - The Mini'apples Newsletter is an independent Software Director's Staff publicaiton not affiliated, sponsored, or sanctioned by Apple Computer, Mac eDOMs: open Inc. or any other computer manufacturer. The opinions, statements, Apple eDOMs: Bill Job, Randy Peterson & Tom Gates positions, and views herein are those of the authors) or editor and are not eDOM Sales: Mac - Allen Mackler & Mary Kosowski intended to represent the opinions, statements, positions, or views of Appl 3 - Les Anderson Apple Computer Inc., or any other computer manufacturer. Apple®, the Apple® *, Apple IIGS®, AppleTalk®, AppleWorks®, Macintosh®, Liaison Contacts (Contact with non-Minrapp'lesSIGs) ImageWriter®, LaserWriter®, are registered trademarks of Apple Com Medical Stewart Haight 644-1838 puter, Inc. LaserShare™, Finder™, MultiFinder™ and HyperCard™ CP/M JimRosenow (414)261-2536 are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. PostScript® is a registered PACER Center Karen Samuels 827-2966 trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc. Times® and Helvetica® are regis TC/PC Gervaise Kimm 379-1836 tered trademarks of LinoType Co. Next Month's Events October, 1993 East Lake Lib., Mpls Peter Fleck, 370-0017 HyperCard SIG 7:00 Mon, Oct. 4 Board of Directors 7:00 Thr, Oct. 7 -location pending- Greg Carlson, 544-8252 Macintosh Main 7:00 Thr, Oct. 14 Penn Lake Lib., Blmngtn Mike Carlson, 377-6553 Brookdale-Henn Lib., Brkln Ctr. Keven Kassulker, 535-2968 Programmer's Workshop 1:00 Sat, Oct 16 Ian Abel, 920-5520 ! Fourth Dimension SIG 7:00 Mon, Oct. 18 Metro II, Mendota Hts Tom Gates, 789-1713 Apple 11 Novice SIG 7:00 Tue, Oct. 19 Murray Jr. High, St.Paul FileMaker Pro SIG 7:00 Thr, Oct. 21 Highland Park Lib., St. Paul Steve Wilmes, 458-1513 1 Macintosh Novice SIG 7:00 Mon, Oct. 25 Highland Park Lib., St. Paul Tom Lufkin, 698-6523 ! Mac Programmers' SIG 7:00 Tue, Oct. 26 Murray Jr. High, St.Paul Gervaise Kimm, 379-1836 AppleWorks SIG 7:00 Thr, Oct. 28 Murray Jr. High, St. Paul Les Anderson, 735-3953 Apple ll/GS Main -date pending- -location pending- Tom Ostertag, 488-9979 Mac DTP SIG -date pending- -location pending- Bob Grant, 827-6294 Coordinators - Please contact Erik Knopp (on our BBS or at 636-3244) by the 1st of the month to have your meeting listed correctly. Need Help? Have a question the manual doesn't answer? Members Helping Members Members Helping Members is a group of volunteers who have generously agreed to Macintosh Key Apple II A p p l e » G S K e y help. They are just a phone Adobe Illustrator 21 AppleWriter AppleWorksGS 15 call away. Please call only 13,14,18,24 AppleWorks APW 20,23 during appropriate times, if Beginners you are a Member, and own Canvas 5 Ascii Express Complete Pascal 10 the software in question. FileMaker II, Pro 1,17 BASIC Delux Paint II 23 Freehand 22 Dazzle Draw General Information 3,10 General 14,17,18,24 DB Master Graphic Writer ll/lll 15 Helix 16 Educational Software G S / O S 3 , 1 0 HyperCard 6,9 General Information HyperStudio GS 3 MacDraft 5 Home Acc'n't M e r l i n 1 6 + 1 5 MacDraw 5 Publishlt! M o u s e t a l k 1 5 MacPaint 5 ProTERM PaintWorks Plus/Gold 15,23 Mac OS 4,18,24 Quicken Prosel 2 Microsoft Excel 5,6,17 Talk Is Cheap T M L B a s i c 3 , 1 0 Microsoft Word 4,5,6,14,17 TimeOut TML Pascal 3,10 Microsoft Works 11,17 TO Graph Writer's Choice 15 Networking 5,6,13 PageMaker 4,6,17 Apple/// PostScript 8 General Power Point 5 QuickBasic 5,6 XPress 21 ROYSORENSON 1.