$ 2so Wa1hington Apple Pi The Journal of WashingtonG Apple Pi, Ltd. , ,,--_~_o_lu_m_e.._8_~S...... 0 (2 t 0 mbe r 1986 number 9 V" Hi~hliaht1 v - - •Button-Down Guide to Apple : Part 11-operatingSystems •Pinpoint, Expanded AW & Auto-Start Ram Disk •Family Home Money Manager: Parts • Kyan Pascal 2.0: A Review eMicroPhone, Red Ryder and Smartcom II: A Review esoftviews - 3 Stat Packages In Tl1is Issue.. Officers & St aff, Ed i torial • • • • .••• • •• 3 AppleWorks SIG News • • • • • • • • • Peg Matze n 26 President's Corner • • •••• • •. Tom Warrick 4 Pi npoint, Expanded AW , Ram Disk •• E. Eugene Carter 27 EDSIG News • • • • • • • • • • • Patr icia Ki r by 5 Family Home Money Manager: Pt 5 . Brian G. Maso n 34 Letters to the Editor •• ••• • • 5 BBS Pho ne Numbers •••••••••• • ••••• 37 Event Queue, Ge neral Information 6 Kyan Pascal 2.0: A Review •• • • • Rob Cal ho un 38 Job Mart, Cl assi fieds , Commercial Class if i eds 6 The View from Durham • ••• • • Chris Klugewicz 40 WAP Calendar , Sig News • • • • • • • • • •• •• 7 Mac Q & A • • • • • • • • • • Jonathan E. Hard i s 42 WAP Hotline ••••• •• ••• • •• • •• • • 8 MacNovice Co l umn •• • Ralph J . Beg l eiter 44 Apple Teas • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9 View from the Hi l l •• ••••• • • Rich Norling 46 On t he App l e/// Trai l •• • • • • David Ottalini 10 MicroPhone, Red Ryder, Smar t com I I: A Rev i ew Q & A • • • • • • • • • • • • • Br uce F. Fiel d 12 ••• • ••• • • , • • • • • Jonathan E. Hardis 48 The Musi cal Appl e •• • • • • • • • Raymond Hobbs 14 Frederick Ap ple Core • • ••••• • •• •• •• 52 Music SIG News •••• • • • • • • Raymond Hobbs 15 AppleTalk, LaserWriter , Hard Disk •• Lynn R. Trusal 52 The Graphics Magi ci an • • • Chris Klugewicz 16 Softviews • •• • ••• • •• David Morganstein 56 GameS IG News ••• • • •••• • • Steven Payne 18 Mac Va porware Al ert • • • • • Ral ph J , Beg l eiter 61 Telestar II : A Review ••• • • • • Matt Nichol s 18 Icon Review Replies • • • •• • •• • • ••• • • 61 Phantasie II : A Review •••••• • David Granite 19 More: A Review ••• • • David C. Jamiso n 62 Sil ent Service: A Review • • • • • • Paul Moore 19 Musements •• • ••• • • Fred Seelig 64 Fi ght Night: A Review • • • • • • • Pau l Gans 19 Views and Reviews • • • • • • • • • Raymond Hobbs 66 Sword of Kadas h ( Mac) : A Review • • Ba rry Bed r ick 20 WAP Acrostic ••••• • • • •• Professor Apple 68 Star Fl eet: A Reply • •• •• • ••• • •••• • 20 Ma c Disketeria News • • • Mart i n Milrod 70 La p Compute rs : Part 10 •••• • • •• Geo rge Kinal 22 Disketeria Order Form ••••• • • • • • 71 Great International Airplane • • • • Hen ry Herzfel d 23 Tutorial Registration ••• • • • • • • 72 Button- Down Guide to Apple : Pt II • •• Raymond Hobbs 24 Index to Advertisers, Index to Authors • • 72 For info rm ation on joini ng WA P, see "G eneral Information", page 6. Family ComP-uter c e nt e r An Authorized Apple Dealer announces Expanded Service Facilities WAP Specials Visit our new service location at 6691 Backlick Road SCSI in Springfield, VA and see why we're the leading source Hard Disk for Apple sales and service in the Metro Area. We Special offer a variety of services including on-site equipment maintenance and upgrades (in stock!!) for your Mac 128 or 512 computer. Call ahead for an appointment Grab a Dataframe 20 SCSI Hard Disk and your Macintosh can be upgraded while you wait!! Drive and fulfill the As always, you may leave your equipment for repair at need for speed. either of our two convenient Fairfax locations. The Dataframe 20 uses one-third less New Retail Sales Store power than competing models and has a Our new retail sales outlet is at the same easy-access 40g shock rating. location as our service center. We feature a complete line of Apple hardware and accessories. Our system specialists are helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. Family Computer Stop by our new store and find out how we can Center special bring out the best in your Apple computer. WAPpiice only $995 Special Micro-Floppy Price Family Computer Bring in this ad from the WAP "Highlights" and Center is offering get a box of Maxell MF2-DD for the Macintosh a special Macintosh Upgrade price for Plus or Macintosh 512E for only $29.95 . Offer good Washington Apple until September 30, 1986. Springfield location only. PI members. Call 866-9122 for Locations ... more information. Upgrades Now 1191 ?L Fair Oaks Mall 6691 Backlick Road In Stock!! Fairfax, VA 22030 Springfield, VA 22150 (703) 385-2758 (703) 866-9122 Service Center (703) 866-0068 lintont Clinton Computer -­ Eompu ar Your #1 Apple Dealer! 2n S. Washington S~ Alexandria, VA (703)838-9700 S 9636 Ft Meade Rd, Laurel, MD (301 )953-1110 or (301 )792-0600 s 6443 Old Alex. Ferry Rd, Clinton, MD (301)856-2500 Clinton Computer, p.s. Our Shops or Your Site - Your Choice! Clinton Computer, p.s. is the largest and most professional microcomputer product service center in the Metro area. The p.s. symbolizes that you get something extra - Professional Service, Personal · Service, Prompt Service, Post-Sale Service, Parts and Supplies - the type of support that our customers have come to at Clinton Computer expect, the type of support that has won us rave reviews from local Clinton Computer and Apple®are teaming consumer rating services! up for a fantastic promotion of Apple //e's and Located at 6457 Old Alex. Ferry Road in Clinton, with satellite //e's. Apple's Summer Rebate program has been shops at our Alexandria and Laurel store, p.s.'s primary purpose is to extended through September 13th and includes provide factory-authorized service for the main lines of products we cash-back on the following products: sell. We stock the parts to service your equipment quickly. "While-you­ $50 Rebate •• Apple /le or /le System; DuoDisk™; wait" service can be arranged if you call for an appointment. lmageWriter™ll; UniDisk™ 3.5"; Apple Personal Modem; and Apple II Memory Expansion Card. $25 Rebate ·• UniDisk™; Disk /le; Mouse lie or /le; and lmageWriter II SheetFeeder. $10 Rebate - Apple lie Numeric Keypad; Apple Joystick; Hand Controllers; lie Enhancement Kit; /le Carrying Case; Apple /le Video Accessory Kit; and Apple lie 256K Upgrade Kit. We're the Choice of Metro Area Schools for 6,000 Apples! Over the past three years, Clinton Computer has been selected by local school systems to install an amazing 6,000 Apple computer systems! We are the designated dealer for five Maryland counties - - Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's and St. Mary's ·· and for four Virginia jurisdictions •• Alexandria City, and Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William Counties. We have also installed computers in a large number of private and parochial schools -- including those of the Washington Archdiocese. If you need service at your site, we can send out the Mobile Service FREE! Win an Apple lmageWriter II Printer Van to your place of business. The only vehicle of its type in the Metro As part of our School Days promotion, Clinton Computer will be area, our van has its own fully-equipped workbench and power supply. awarding three lmageWriter II Printers to lucky customers, one at each A Service Contract Can Save You Money! of our three stores. Entry forms are available at all stores and the An AppleCare™ service contract on your Apple computer drawing will be held on September 15, 1986. equipment is a smart way to avoid unexpected expense, at an annual One entry per person. No purchase necessary. No cash value. cost less than that of one major repair. In addition, Clinton Computer Employees of Clinton Computer and their families are not eligible to provides FREE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE check-ups for all of our enter. service contract customers. And, as an Apple Pi member, you receive a 25% discount off the DISCOUNT POLICY FOR WASHINGTON APPLE Pl MEMBERS list price of AppleCare. Call Karen Lundquist at (301 )856-2500. CLINTON COMPUTER offers Washington A?Pe Pi members a 25% DISCOUNT OFF THE LIST PRICE on all Apple bramf peripherals and software and on AppleCare (no CPU's). Discount is available to persons who have been Pi members for at least 3 months. Discount applies to cash and certified check purchases and cannot be applied retroactively. Add 1"lo for credit card and personal check purchases. If the product is BBS at Clinton Computer not in stock, we can take your prepaid order. Pi members need to present their cards up­ Clinton Computer now has a Bulletin Board System (BBS). front. No phone or mail orders, please. Discount cannot be used in combination with other Through it you can get - promotions. Members should primarily use the Pi network of experlS for after-sale 41 The Latest Info on Harct.vare and Software Products SUP!Xlrt 41 Public Domain Software (Apple//, Macintosh and IBM) Upcoming Special Sales and Events This ad was produced on a Macintosh and LaserWriter, using MacWrite and Aldus 41 PageMaker. Apple, the Aw/e logo, and LaserWriter are registered trademarks of Apple We are on-line 24 hours a day at 300/1200 Baud. Computer, Inc. MacinlOsh ·is a trademark of Mcintosh Laboratol)', Inc. and is being us9d (301 )856-2365 with expr8SS permission of ils owner. Washington Apple Pi - September 1986 1 Operant Systems -- HARDWARE -­ -- SOFTWARE -- DOT-HATRIX PRINTERS~ WORD PROCESSING- Eosan FX-85 (160 cps, 32 cps NLQ aade) ................. 395 IJordstar 3.3 (includes 6 •tiz Z-80 Applicardl ....... 1419 FX-296 f200 cps wide carriage upgrade of FX-1BS>. 569 Word Perfect <BEST IBH prog now avail far JCe/c) .... 9~ LX-80 (100 cps, 16 cps NLQ aode) ................. 259 Bank Street Writer or Speller.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 LQ-800/LQ-1000 (180 cps, 24-pin NLQ aode) .... 585/765 pfs: Write J[e ....................................