Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine • July 1982 ~.rt~~-A ~ - .....P. P. L E APPLE PUGETSOUND PROGRAM LIBRARY EXCHANGE A Washington St.tl' Non-Profit Corporation Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine Issue Year 1982 Issue Month July Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange I Page 0001 of 0094 Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine • July 1982 TM II _ Volume V, Number 7 July 1982 $2.50 ($3.00 Canada, £1. 75 UK.) A IS FOR APPLE: Executive Text Files Page 9 A CALL -A.P.P.L.E. TUTORIAL: Examining Directory Sectors PagelS EXPLORING THE WORLD OF A.P.P.L.E.: Ins and Outs Page 19 A CALL -A.P.P.L.E. REVIEW: Word Processors Page29 \.0 Apple PugetSound Program Library Exchange Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange Page 0002 of 0094 Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine • July 1982 TM II II II Volume V, Number 7 July 1982 52.50 (53.00 Canada, £1. 75 UK.) A IS FOR APPLE: xecutive ext Files Page 9 A CALL -A.P.P.L.E. TUTORIAL: Examining Directory Sectors PagelS EXPLORING THE WORLD OF A.P.P.L.E.: Ins and Outs Page 19 A CALL -A.P.P.L.E. REVIEW: Word Processors Page29 \.0 Apple PugetSound Program Library Exchange Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange Page 0003 of 0094 Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine • July 1982 THE PROWRITER COMETH. (And It Cometh On Like Gangbusters./ Evolution. It's inevitable. An eternal verity. lust when you think you've got it knocked, and you're resting on your laurels, some­ body comes along and makes a dinosaur out ofyou. Witness what happened to the Centronics printer when the Epson MX-80 came along in 1981. And now, witness what's happening to the MX-80 as the ProWriter cometh to be the foremost printer of the decade. SPEED MX-80: 80 cps, for 46 full lines per minute throughput. PROWRlTER: 120 cps, for 63 full lines per minute throughput. GRAPHICS MX-80: Block graphics standard, fine for things like bar graphs. PROWRlTER: High-resolu­ tion graphics features, fine for bar graphs, smooth curves, thin lines, intricate details, etc. PRINTING MX-80: Dot matrix business quality. PROWRlTER: Dot matrix correspondence quality. with incremental printing capability standard. FEED MX-80: Tractor feed standard: optional friction-feed kit for about $75 extra. PROWRlTER: Both tractor and friction feed sta ndard. INTERFACE MX-80: Parallel interface standard: optional serial interface for about $75 extra. PROWRlTER: Parallel and serial interface standard. PRICE Heh, heh. DIstributed Exclusively by Leading Edge Products. Inc .. 225 Turnpike Street. Canton. Massachusetts 02021. Call: tollfree 1-800-343-6833.­ or in Massachusetts call collect (6171828-8150. Telex 951-624. LEADING EDGE:' Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange Page 0004 of 0094 Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine • July 1982 ...... ~~ ., .,."".~' .. .., ,., ~.»,.~ , .. ioldlY Go ,.... ". No Drive ' ) Has Taken You Before ... Give your APPLE II® a Fourth EXTENDED WARRANTY - We offer TAKE YOUR APPLE TO THE LIMIT Dimension - the totally compatible a 12 month parts and labor warranty WITH A FOURTH DIMENSION DRIVE. 5114" drive that takes your system extension at no cost to you. Ask for additional information. Dealer farther, faster. With read/write elec­ inquiries invited. Contact: tronics so advanced that reading IMMEDIATE DELIVERY - Immediately Fourth Dimension Systems errors are virtually eliminated. With available in quantity. We offer same­ 3100 W. Warner Avenue, #7/Dept. A a track zero microswitch that keeps day shipment if your order is received Santa Ana, CA 92704 boot and track access smooth and by noon (PST). (714) 850-1228 quiet. With the ability to read half­ track software and up to 143,360 S30 FACTORY REBATE - Receive bytes on DOS 3.3®. With similar a $30 factory rebate if the warranty ;~~i performance on DOS 3.2.1®, Pascal® card is received by us on or before or CP/M® operating systems. And, August 31, 1982. See participating "'bH#.'tit·'.'7svSTEMS the disk enclosure mates perfectly dealer, or call direct. Suggested with APPLE cabinetry. Retail Price: $419.00. Mastercard and Visa accepted. APPLE. APPLE II . DOS 3.2.t and DOS 3.3 are registered trademarks of APPLE Computer, Inc.: Pascal is a trademark of UCSD; CP/M is a registered trademark of Digital Research. Inc. Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange Page 0005 of 0094 Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine • July 1982 APPLE PUGETSOUND PROGRAM LIBRARY EXCHANGE: CLUB INFORMATION GENERAl OFFICES EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES 304 Main Ave. S., SUite 300 6708 39th Avenue S.W. Grawin Publications Renton, WA 98055 - (206) 271-4514 Seattle, WA 98136-(206)932-8288 1020 Lloyd 8uilding SUmmer Hours: 8-6 Monday - Friday Hours: 8-4 Monday - Friday Seattle, WA 98101 (206) 223-0861 Thursdays till 7 p.m. Member SeNices/Dealer Orders MEETING NOTICES CAll -A.P.P.L.E. HOT LINE cation blank, order form and description (206) 932-6588 sheet of club products. 7:30 PM, Tuesday, July 20th, 1982 Hours: 9 AM - 3 PM and Please allow up to 30 days for a turn around Omega/Bellevue 6 PM - 10 PM 7 days per week on membership and orders. Pacific Time 835 106th N.E., Bellevue Call -A.P.P.L.E. is mailed free twelve times Guest Speaker See page 85 of the June '82 issue for per year as benefit of membership. Wayne Erickson/DB Management information on use of the Hotline. Subscriptions are not available. Please also check our list of consultants 1982 back issues available at 52.50 each. Special Meeting below for a specialist in your field. 7:30 PM, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 1982 Call -A.P'p.L.E. bound volumes for pre­ vious years are available as indicated on the Guest Speaker Mike Markkula/President Apple Computer, Inc. Membership Information member order form on the last page. Contact office for reservations Please direct telephone questions on membership and orders to (206) 271-4514. Institutional memberships are now avail­ 7:30 PM, Tuesday, August 17, 1982 One Time Apple-Cation Fee .... 525.00 able. Contact General Office for details. Computer Empire Annual Dues ...........•...... S20.oo 616 S.W. 152nd St., Seattle Total 545.00 Prospective authors please send self­ Special Interest Groups Additional postage required for foreign addressed stamped envelope (3 7¢ memberships and shipments. postage) to Editorial Dept. for a copy of BUllETIN BOARD Author's guidelines. A.P.P.L.E. CRATE Membership is on an annual, 12 month basis, commencing with the month of en­ (206) 935-9JJ9 rollment. Upon receipt f)f total membership Cover and interior design by Vic Warren (4 pm - 9 am Pacific Time) fees, new members will receive an Apple- Design. Officers and Directors Grawin Publications ...... Production, Advertising ..... (206) 223-0861 David B. Garson .......... Program Editor ............ 1714) 452-7524 Dick Hubert, President ............................. (206) 271-6939 Bob Huelsdonk. Vice President ................. .... (206) 362-4910 Consultants Dave Ungwood. Secretary .......................... (206) 244-9360 Bob Clardy, Treasurer .............................. (206) 641-1917 Bob Huelsdonk ..........Apple /// ................ (206) 362-4910 ValJ. Golding, Director ............................ (206) 932-6588 Dennis Baumgarte ........ Assembly I Eastern U.S.) ...... (914) 473-3210 Ken Smith, Director ................................ (206) 322-4199 Don Williams ............Assembly IWestern U.S.) .... (206) 242-6807 Fred Merchant, Director ............................ (415) 921- 7792 Michael Thyng ........... Business ................. (206) 524-2744 Ted Perry ................ CA.1. ..................... (916) 485-1690 Office Staff William P. Steinberg ...... DOS IEastern U.S.) .......... (212) 921-()663 Dick Hubert .................................... Executive Director Art Schumer ............. DOS (Northern U.S.) ........ (701) 696-2574 Dave O'Leary .............................. Administrative Assistant Lee Meador ............. DOS ISouthern U.S.) ........ (817) 469-6019 Sally Davies. .. Admin. of Information Systems Kurt Thams .............. DOS/Gen'IIWestern U.S.) ... 1714) 870-9316 Arliss Sword . .. Dealer Orders WM. Reynolds III ......... DOS/Tech IWestern U.S.) ... (503) 472-4028 Patti Hoffmann ............... •• .........Special Projects Coordinator Murray Arnow ......•.... Engineering Applications .... (312) 291-9210 Gunter Hirt .......................... Bookkeeping, Member Records Cornelis Bongers ......... European Consultant. 010-525511 Ext. 3275 Joff Morgan .................................... Technical Support Alan Robinson ........... Fortran .................. (503) 757-8234 Cheryle McCalmant ................. • ............. Order ProceSSing Tom Deal, MD. .......... Handicapped Applications .. (206) 634-2847 Kris Mortenson ................................... Order Processing Randy Halvorson ......... Hardware Interfacing ...... (206) 783-9040 Gayte Rank .................................. Secretary/Receptionist Ed So ................... Hi-Res ................... /4081267-3448 Mike Christensen ............................. Systems Development Stowe Keller ............. Mathematics ....... ...... (804) 293-9441 Gina Mocko . Shipping/ReceMng Fred Merchant. MD...... Medical Group ............. (415) 921-7792 Stephen F. Lee ........... MJsic. ................... 1704) 289-4102 Magazine Staff Tom Woteki ............. Pascal IEastern U.S.) ....... (202) 54 7-0984 Carl Winter .............. Pascal (Western U.S.) ... ... (206) 454-2720 Val J. Golding ........... Editor .................... (206) 932-8288 Randy Warrens ........... Pilot L3nguage ............ (608) 837-9566 Kathryn Haligrimson ...... Office Administrator ........ (206) 932-8288 Hersch Pilloff ............ Stock Market .............