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Loop around to the rear ......_ parking lots, and walk to 11111 the Community & Cultural - Center Building. Northern Virginia Community College There is abundant free parking adjacent to the Community & Cultural Center. March 1993 Washington Apple Pi Journal 1 Table of Contents Volume 15 ................................. March 1993 ............................................ Number 3 Club News Map to General Meeting .................................... 1 Aldus WalkThrough/Software Review ............ .43 Index to Advertisers .......................................... 5 by Jacque Davidson Bylaw Amendments ........................................ 11 Help I/Software Review .................................... .46 Call for Nominations for BoD .......................... 18 by Jim Campbell Bod Summary .......................... ........................ 18 ClarisWorks has a Problem ........................... .47 Editor Search ...................... ............................. 22 by John Boren WAP Hotline .............................................. 39, 42 New Files on the TCS .................................... .48 WAP Calendar ........................................... 40, 41 by Lawrence I. Charters Classified Advertisements ......................... ...... 79 WAP Membership Form .................................. 80 Apple II Articles SIG's and Slices Apple II Byts and Pyces ................................... 51 by Gary Hayman Stock SIG ........................................................ 8 Profile of Ellen Rosenberg ............................... 56 by Morris Pelham from GEnie Lamp Apple II Walkabout: Taglines ...................... .... 59 General Interest by Seth Mize Connecting an Apple II GS and a Mac ............ 60 In the Pi Pan/Editorial ...... ................................ 5 by Mark Ballard by Debbie Hoyt Your Money Matters/ Software Review ........... 62 Understanding Telecommunications ............. ... 9 by Russ Messana by Phil Shapiro Ethernet-What Makes a LAN Tick? ............... 16 Apple ill Articles America Online: The Book/Book Review ......... 19 by Deborah Miles-Hoyt On the Trail of the Apple III.. ................ .......... 63 by David Ottalini Macintosh Articles GoBack III/ Software Review .......................... 66 by Paul Campbell Macintosh Tutorials ............................. ............ 23 Tutorial Registration Form ............................. 24 Disk Libraries TouchBase and Contact!/Software Reviews .... 25 by David K Page Apple III PD Library ....................................... 65 Artists on Exhibit/Art by J ames Burch ........... 28 by David Ottalini byAnnAiken Macintosh Disk Library .................................. 68 Graphic Tips ................................................. ... 30 by Dave Weikert by Carol O'Connor Macintosh Disk Order Form ..................... 72, 73 Expo '93 Manic ................................................. 33 Apple II Disk Library ...................................... 7 4 by Bill Baldridge by John Ruffatto Nautilus: Multimedia CD-ROM/Review .......... 35 Apple II Disk Order Form ............................... 78 by Dennis Dimick 2 Washington Apple Pi Journal March 1993 Advertising in the Journal Some Orientation Possibilities Washington.Pr.pie Pi Full Page Third Page (verc.) ' 7.5" x 10.0" 2.5" x 9 .5" Sixth Page (hor.) This issue of the Washington Apple Pi Journal was 5.0" x 2.5" created on a Mac Ilci, proofed on an HP DeskW riter, and Third Page (hor.) produced by electronic cypesening at T he Publishers I- 5.0" x 4.75" II Service Bureau. The page layout program used was PageMaker 4.2a, Half Page Two-thirds Page (verc.) the word processing program was Microsoft Word S.l; 7.5" x4.75" 5" x9.5" Sixth Page (verc.) the principal typeface is New Century Schoolbook (IO/ 2.5" x 4.75" 12) for the articles; and Helvetica for headlines, subheads, and emphasis. I Cover Design: New WAP Journal cover design was created by Ann Aiken in collaboration wich Nancy Seferian. No. of times ad runs 1-2 3-5 6-11 12+ The Capital artwork was illuscraced by Carol O'Connor Full Page $450 $383 $338 $270 for One Mile Up, which donated it for use on our cover. 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