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The Software Storm Ahead —
Before the Software Curtain falls, we must
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outlaw software rentals
Illegal or
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that would prohibit the rental of personal
computer software.
Representative Pat Schroeder, D-Colo.,
with input from the Software Publishers
Association, is sponsoring H.R. 4949,
otherwise known as the Computer Soft-
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its ramifications. Although well inten-
tioned, the bill is fraught with danger for
the software consumer and the personal
computer industry alike.
Why? Because when customers have
few meaningful opportunities to test soft-
ware before buying it, they begin to shrink
away from investing in expensive but un-
proven programs.
Surely we must be able to steer a cre-
ative course around the software storm the
bill would create. Otherwise a lot of ships
are going to go down, with all hands on
board.
Schroeder sees software publishers as
the sole victims: “Commercial business in-
terests should not be allowed to reap prof-
its from loopholes in the copyright laws or
to conduct trade in copyrighted works at
the expense of copyright owners.”
The “loophole” she refers to is the
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law, which allows buyers of copyrighted
works to dispose of them in any way they
choose.
The bill's target is software rental out-
lets, but the real victim is you—the soft-
ware user.
In my April 1986 column in PC World
magazine, I described what I considered
the real causes of the decline in personal
computer use. I observed that most soft-
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suming to learn and that good software
support is scarce. Consequently, customers
become frustrated and give up computing
instead of advancing further. Rather than
encouraging power users, we end up with
powerless users—a sad state of affairs.
Now there is an interesting but contro-
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capabilities to see if it really fulfills their
needs, and they can try out new applica-
tions as well.
Paul Terrell has helped pioneer the
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cisco Bay Area chain of five Software Em-
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software.
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Of course, some people see rentals as
an opportunity to steal software. But as a
PC World software piracy survey showed
(see the September 1985 issue of PC
N World), illegal or unauthorized copies
often lead to legitimate sales. People try
out unauthorized copies of software, and
N once they're satisfied that the software is
good, they most likely purchase it. They
want the documentation, the customer
support, and the program updates.
Neither Schroeder nor the Software
Publishers Association—which is chiefly re-
sponsible for drafting the contents of the
Computer Software Rental Act—has investi-
gated the correlation between software
rental and piracy.
If software companies would allow
software to be rented, perhaps rental soft-
ware could be copy protected, while pur-
chased software would remain unpro-
tected. You could try out any program you
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This would solve the serious training
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ware Emporium are really onto something,
Unfortunately, some software rental
companies operate on the premise that all
software renters are thieves, These stores
frequently sell code-breaking programs
like Copy 17 PC or Copy H Mac, thus en-
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programs.
This unconscionable behavior is un-
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The problem with Schroeder's bill is
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business altogether. Paul Terrell’s approach
to software education would then
disappear.
We should encourage Terrell’s alter-
native because it’s a positive solution to the
number one cause of declining personal
computer use: the almost perverse com-
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magazines, but they provide only a certain
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how a particular package might suit you
Until you run it, you can’t really tell if it will
work in your computing environment.
Because of these fundamental differ-
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ent laws than the record business. ‘To draft
a bill for the computer industry based on
record industry legislation is a critical
mistake,
Schroeder expresses concern about
software rentals impeding the growth of
the software industry because people steal
rented software,
Anyone who's involved with personal
computers can easily see that software
companies impede their own growth
when they market programs that don’t
work and have poor documentation—not
to mention undocumented features and
substandard support.
I doubt if software rental curtails soft-
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our money down.
Why should we have to pay $700 fora
database program, only to discover that it
doesn’t meet our needs, that it’s bug-
ridden, or that we can’t figure out how to
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Schroeder's bill assumes that the con-
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pany is right. Ironically, the bill’s passage
may prove most damaging to those it’s
intended to protect-the software
companies.
Eventually, many software customers
will begin to shrink from investing their
money in expensive but iffy programs.
And that would be a great loss for
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After nearly a decade of work in the com-
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instrument imaginable. And by using
something called a MIDI interface, the
CZ-101 can hook up to my Macintosh and
make real magic. As well as some music.
Instead of launching into an expla-
nation of MIDI and its significance in
changing modern music, let me get to the
bottom line. Can the combination of Mac-
intosh and Casio make me a rock 'n’ roll
star? To the mental accompaniment of Ray
Davies singing “Low Budget Man,” I de-
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sic power can a synthesizer-ignorant Mac-
intosh owner obtain by spending only a
few hundred dollars on equipment and
software?
The first requirement is the device
that allows the synthesizer to communicate
with the Mac. Several are available, and 1
settled on the Assimilation MIDI Conduc-
tor, which lists for $89. I had no problems
with it, but not long into my new career as
a digital musician, I purchased a Mac Plus
and discovered that none of the MIDI inter-
faces then available worked on the Plus,
due to Apple’s inexplicable fiddling with
the serial port. (Just recently, Opcode Sys-
tems released a Mac Plus MIDI interface
that lists for $175.) So I had to forego the
ample memory of the Plus and keep using
my old Mac.
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The interface plugs into the modem
port and comes with the proper cables to
hook into the Casio. The ease of the con-
nection only heightened the uneasy feeling
had about hooking up a musical instru-
ment to my computer, Even though I knew
that the musical instrument in question
was a computer (a digital synthesizer has
more chips than a bag of Fritos), it seemed
impious, Not the kind of thing that Beetho-
yen might try. But then I recalled that the
initial response to the electric guitar was
horror and ridicule. Like B. B. King and
Bob Dylan, I embraced the marriage of
music and technology.
Sounds Right
The first piece of software I tried was
Patch Librarian, by Opcode Systems.
Patch is synthesizer lingo for a sound, be it
one that emulates a violin or a cat being
stepped on. The Casio has 16 preset
patches in ROM—standard stuff like organ,
trumpet, and bass—and room for 16 “inter-
nal” patches in RAM. The preset sounds are
there for eternity; the internal ones can be
programmed by a hideously tedious pro-
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and other Theory of Acoustics esoterica.
Once you create the patches, you store
them on a RAM cartridge that holds 16
patches and costs $35. Or at about a hun-
dred dollars a shot, you can buy additional
preprogrammed patches, The synthesizer
may be cheap, but the sounds aren’t.
The solution is Patch Librarian. For a
mere $50, this program gives you over a
hundred sounds and allows you to store
hundreds more on a Mac disk. I spent a few
hours merely testing the sounds, every-
thing from a soothing acoustic guitar to
something that sounded like Jimi Hendrix
orchestrating the closing scene of Apoc-
alypse Now. | can’t imagine anyone with a
Casio and a Mac not taking advantage of
this software. (Opcode is also about to re-
lease a patch editor, which will greatly sim-
plify the process of programming your
own patches; at $125, The MIDIMAC Patch
Editor will include Librarian.)
Armed with proper sounds, I wa
ready to do the hard work of recording. I
gave myself a modest challenge—to pro-
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Using traditional sound studio tech-
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track-by-track on a tape recorder. The com-
puter equivalent of a multitrack tape re-
corder is a sequencer: it does the job of a
tape machine but stores music digitally.
Several good under-$200 sequencer pro-
grams are available for the Mac. I tried Op-
code’s MIDI Mac sequencer and the Mega-
Track sequencer, by Musicworks. Both
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their screen displays include record and
playback “buttons.”
I played a few chords on the synthe-
sizer and chose Playback. It was startling to
hear my fumbling progression precisely
echoed. I realized that using the computer
as a sequencer forces you to rethink your
concept of music, Musicians generate infor-
mation. So when I press three keys on the
Casio, the cable labeled MIDI Out tells the
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During playback, the computer sends the
information back through the MIDI Out ca-
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sound. Just like the information that’s
stored in the form of a spreadsheet or
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data held by the sequencer is malleable.
Once you record something, you can edit
it, change the vibrato, make it louder, even
transpose it to another key.
Instant Replay
Though I spent a lot of time playing
with these functions, when I got down to
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problems, especially in figuring out how to
get two instrument sounds going at the
same time. Eventually I concluded that
while MegaTrack and MIDI Mac offer ava-
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Casio CZ-101 beginners might be frustrated
by the resulting complexity. After talking to
executives from both companies, I realized
that the limitations of the Casio are part of
the problem. The CZ-101, unlike its expen-
sive counterparts, supports only a few
patches at once. In fact, if you want to re-
cord a song with four tracks playing at the
same time, you must use the synthesizer's
solo mode, which means you can sound
only one note at a time. So much for fancy
chording.
Then I booted another sequencer pro-
gram, the $139 ConcertWare+MIDI, by
Great Wave Software. The program has
three components: Music Writer, Music
Player, and Instrument Maker. | first tried
Music Player; I loaded one of the pre-
recorded selections, Beethoven's Fifth
Symphony, put my earphones on, and
waited.
I see a lot of Macintosh software,
much of it very good. But only a few pro-
grams a year pass the Jaw Drop Test. When
something so wonderful occurs that my
mouth involuntarily gapes, the test is
passed. When ConcertWare+MIDI played
Beethoven's Fifth in four parts, it was im-
pressive, and it was cute that the screen
had a little picture of a conductor sur-
rounded by icons of four instruments. But
when the instruments began changing—
viola to piccolo, tuba to flute—and the icons
switched along with them. .. well that was
so Mac-like, in the best sense, that my chin
almost hit my neck. I determined to pro-
duce a “Toot-Toot” on this software.
ConcertWare+MIDI was a felicitous
choice because its default settings are
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able to lay down the basic “Toot-Toot” mel-
ody, which I had painstakingly picked out.
Since the heart of zydeco music is the
accordian, I used the preset accordian
patch, taking advantage of the editing capa-
bilities to correct my numerous mistake
For track two, I produced a simple percus-
sion beat; it was easy, since I could hear the
first track playing while I recorded the
drum sound, On track three I recorded a
simple bass line, using the synthesizer bass
setting on the Casio, I wanted to add some
guitar fills on track four, but that sound
wasn't in my Casio. So I closed the pro-
gram, found a good guitar sound in Patch
Librarian, loaded it into the synthesizer,
went back to ConcertWare, and, after
some trial and error, composed some sim-
ple “guitar” lines to embellish the song.
Rockin’ Steven
On playback, I realized that the bass
part wasn't so great. So I turned off track
three and repeated the song until I created
amore suitable one-finger bass line. When
I thought I had it, I rerecorded that track.
My finished product will not cause
Rockin’ Sidney sleepless nights. But it was a
four-track, four-instrument rendition that
was recognizably “My Toot-Toot.” Of my
subsequent experiments, I had the most
success with jazzlike improvisations
layered over some basic chord progres-
sions. The nice thing about improvisations
recorded this way is that you can go over
them later and clean them up.
At least one of my questions was an-
swered: the Macintosh and very little
money can give you astonishing power. If
my work were accomplished enough, I
could take the disk files I created on the
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and put my instrumental parts on a hit rec-
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these days. If you buy a little MIDI synthe-
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are yours.
The answer to my second question,
concerning my future as a pop star, was
less clear. After all, it’s a long road from
“Don't Mess with My Toot-Toot” to “Born to
Run.” And I have yet to actually compose
any tunes to set the whole world humming.
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Letters
Readers sound off on printing, word
processing, financial modeling, and more
Cause and Effect
Although impressed by the quality of my-
DiskLabeler from Williams and Macias, I
found the copy protection a real hindrance.
In a moment of frustration, I wrote a letter
suggesting that the authors improve a very
good product by removing the copy
protection.
l expected the usual reply: “Unfortu-
nately at this time our policy...” Today
one of the authors called to say they had
received enough similar feedback from
users that they are removing all copy pro-
tection from future releases. Here's a com-
pany that not only listened but responded
both with a phone call and with real action.
Rudy Rugerbregt
Santa Clara, California
Monogram, publisher of Dollars and
Sense, a/so dropped copy protection re-
cently. Because copy protection gener-
ally obstructs the efficient use of a hard
disk, the clamor of user complaints bas
grown to a din. This year in the IBM PC
arena, in fact, software publishers seem
to be responding to pressure in the mar-
ketplace by backing away from copy pro-
tection. Microsoft, for example, has re-
moved copy protection from all of its PC-
DOS products, though Mac products re-
main locked up tightly.
By the way, the telephone number for
Williams and Macias was incorrect in
some recent ads; the correct number is
800/752-4400.—Ed.
Learning by Doing
In his letter “A Learning Experience” in the
May Macworld, Frank D, Mathon ex-
pressed regret and surprise that not much
educational software has been written for
the Macintosh. I hope that by now Mr.
Mathon has realized that just using the
Macintosh is an educational experience.
Writing as a former computer science
teacher, I feel that students are usually hap-
pier and learn more when they use ap-
plication programs (such as word proces-
sors or spreadsheets) rather than drill-
and-practice programs.
Sue Knopf
La Crosse, Wisconsin
Straight from the Printer
I enjoyed your article about the Image-
Writer IL. It was well written and covered
the product's features quite thoroughly.
However, all ten of the ImageWriter II
printers where I work print crookedly; the
fonts look as if they were being viewed
through water, especially in Standard qual-
ity. This is most obvious on printed bor-
ders, such as those used in Microsoft File,
in which the dots do not line up.
Vicky Jo Varner
Los Angeles, California
Users say that version 2.2 of the Image-
Writer driver clears up the problem. Ap-
ple reports that the earlier printer drivers
had the ImageWriter print bidirectionally
in Standard quality, which might account
Jor the misalignment.—Ed.
A Monkey Wrench in the Network
Earlier this month our newspaper com-
pleted installation of a network system
consisting of six Macintosh computers, a
LaserWriter, a Corvus hard disk, and
Omninet network hardware and software.
Although the Macintosh Office has
worked well for all aspects of our publish-
ing, you can imagine my chagrin when I
learned that Aldus's PageMaker program
does not complete a print operation over
the Omninet system. That’s why we set up
the system in the first place.
Eric Petermann
Delavan, Wisconsin
Ommninet’s print spooling does not work
with PageMaker. You. can attach your six
Macs with Omninet, but to send a Page-
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Macworld 37
(MARK ULRICH
Introducing
System Saver Mac.
Ever put your hand on top of your
Macintosh™ after it's been running a
while? Pretty hot, isn’t it? And that’s
a problem.
High temperature conditions
can affect your computer's circuitry.
Even shorten its lifespan. That's why
we developed the System Saver Mac.
System Saver Mac
keeps your Macintosh cool.
The System Saver Mac’s quiet
fan draws a breath of fresh air in
through the ventilation slots on the
bottom left and right sides of the
Mac, across the circuit board, over
the power supply (the primary
source of heat), and out the top
ventilation slot (the one hidden
under your Mac’s handle) at the rate
of 17 cubic feet per minute. It leaves
your Mac cool, calm and running at
top speed.
System Saver Mac
stops the scramble for power.
No more reaching around to the
back of your Macintosh to turn it on.
No more fumbling for spare outlets.
System Saver Mac organizes all your
power needs. It provides outlets for
two peripherals (like your printer
and modem), while replacing the
Mac’s power cord.
Cool Solution
System Saver Mac
has a great switch play.
System Saver Mac comes
equipped with two switches —
important for those of you who want
to power one of your peripherals
separately. For example, if you use a
Hard Disk 20, you have to power up
your hard disk first, before you turn
on your computer. Just use one of
the System Saver Mac’s switches to
control your hard disk and the other
for the rest of your system.
ae |
Of course, we realize that many
of you would prefer the convenience
of a single switch to control your
entire system. That’s why every
System Saver Mac also comes with a
special single switch cap. Just pop
off the two separate switches and
pop on the single one provided.
“See Us at Macworld Expo Booth #532”
System Saver Mac
provides pure power.
70-90% of all microcomputer
malfunctions can be traced to
impurities in the electrical current.
Line noise can be interpreted as
data, confusing your Macintosh and
causing annoying system errors.
Power surges and spikes can do
costly damage to its delicate
circuitry.
System Saver Mac clips surges
and spikes at a safe level and filters
out line noise. It provides pure
power to make your Macintosh more
accurate, efficient and reliable.
"System Saver Mac
Macintosh
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System Saver Mac
Is not a completely new idea.
Clever, yes. Versatile, convenient
and useful, yes. But not completely
new. After all, we've been making
the original System Saver for years.
It’s the best selling accessory ever
made for the Apple II—chosen by
over 1/4 million Apple Il owners. We
thought you'd agree—Macintosh
owners deserve the best, too.
System Saver Mac, $99.95,
is available from Apple dealers
everywhere. For the dealer nearest
you, or to speak to a Kensington
sales representative, call toll-free
800-535-4242. In NY 212-475-5200.
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Letters
Maker document from one of the net-
worked Macs to the LaserWriter, you have
to connect the Corvus OmniDrive to the
LaserWriter via AppleTalk. Print spooling
for the LaserWriter does work with Page-
Maker on 3Com’s 3Server. In addition,
the current version of PageMaker is not
meant as a multiuser product; a multi-
user update is scheduled for release this
year.—Ed.
HES Software Incompatibility
I was impressed by your two articles on the
new Macintosh (‘A Change for the Plus”
and “Developing a Megabyte Strategy”) in
April 1986 but was puzzled by an omission.
“A Change for the Plus” was the most
thorough treatment I’ve seen of exactly
what you get with a Mac Plus, but although
it was accompanied by fair coverage of sup-
port for the new computer by hardware
manufacturers, it failed to even mention
software.
Donald F. McLean
APO San Francisco, California
Take a look at the follow-up article,
“Order out of Chaos,” in the May 1986
Macworld. Software compatibility is an is-
sue any time system software changes. If
you're considering upgrading to the Mac
Plus, consult software publishers to make
sure that the applications you count on
run trouble-free on the Mac Plus.—Ed.
The Mac’s Two Word Processors Can't
Make the Grade
In his April column David Bunnell re-
marked, “If the Mac has already become
the computer of choice in universities. .,.”
No doubt about it, but how many thou-
sands of my colleagues have reluctantly
had to give up their choice because of a
fact so simple that it is hard to believe that
none of the masterminds of software have
become aware of it: neither MacWrite nor
Microsoft Word is even remotely adequate
for preparing scholarly papers or books.
To be sure, a perfect program for bib-
liography (Professional Bibliographic Sys-
tem) has now been adapted to the Mac. But
it’s expensive. When can we expect suit-
able word processing software for the Mac?
Blake Lee Spahr
University of California
Berkeley, California
More word processing variety is on the
way, as reported in Macworld View, july
1986. Next month we'll go into greater
detail on the new writing tools for the
Mac.—Ed.
Terminal Confusion
“Mini and Mainframe Connections” (Mac-
world, July 1986) reviewed a version of
Tekalike that has been obsolete since De-
cember 1985.
Most significantly, Macworld printed
the wrong phone number. The correct
number is 505/672-1998.
Tekalike now emulates the VT-100, the
VT-640, and the Tektronix 4105 as well as
the Tektronix 4010, 4012, 4014, and 4016,
Printing is supported to the resolution of
the output device, with direct support for
the LaserWriter and high resolution for the
ImageWriter. 7ekalike generates Mac-
Draw-compatible PICT files from main-
frame graphics, for use in PageMaker,
MacDraw, or MacDraft.
Plotting has been enhanced with mul-
tiple plots on a page and additional plotter
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Turn Your Mac Into A
Presentation Center
NISC Compatible Monitor
The Mac Video Scan Converter enables video
data from the Mac or Mac Plus to be simultane-
ously presented on a variety of low cost or high
performance displays including NTSC or IBM
monitors, TVs and VCRs.
Itis intended for use in audio/visual displays such
as classroom demos or to provide a convenient
portable demo by storing the presentation on a
video tape for use with a VCR.
An easy installation kit is available and requires
no soldering. Installation will not void Apple
‘Warranty.
The unit features:
1 Freeze-frame screen memory
@ Video frame advance
@ Inverse video
@ Compatibility with all Mac Software
oe :!
IBM Compatible Monitor
TV Monitor VCR
(VHS & Beta)
‘Typical number of
Display Device Video Output __ | devices per output*
NISC Composite/ 10 Monitors
‘Compatible NTSC Video
Monitor
“TY Monitor** Composite 10 Monitors
NTSC Video
ycr** ‘Composite/ TVCR
(WHS & Beta) NTSC Video
TBM Compatible | 18M Compatible 5 Monitors
Monitor Video
High Speed High Speed 10 Monitors
Compatible Composite Video
Monitor (22.25
KHZ Horizontal
sean rate)
Color Monitor RGB Video 5 Monitors
(RGB)
*Maximum number of devices per output is a
function of device type and impedance.
*May require use of RF Modulator,
Note: The two Composite/NTSC outputs are
identical.
Each output will drive a number of specific
display types (please see chart on the left) and
will operate simultaneously.
Distributor and Dealer inquiries invited.
For further information please call:
i — ING.
2401 Qume Dr.
San Jose, CA 95131
408 434-6488 619 243-3632
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Kensington has a solution for every
Macintosh’ problem. Maccessories:
Awhole family of enhancement
products for the Macintosh"
You'll find the perfect solution
for every problem. From the com-
plete power organization ofa
Control Center to the simple,
portable protection of a Surge
Suppressor. From the conve-
nience of an A-B Box or Printer
Stand to the comfortable relief of
a Tilt/Swivel or Polarizing Filter.
Of course, the best way to
solve problems is to prevent
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Disk Drive Cleaning Kit, $29.95
them. That’s why we make a com-
plete line of Cleaning Kits and
Dust Covers for your Mac.
That’s also why we've just in-
troduced the System Saver® Mac!
Turn back a page to see this im-
portant new peripheral. i
For a Maccessories dealer near }
you, for a free 12 page brochure,
or to speak to a Kensington sales FP
representative, call toll-free
(800) 535-4242. In New York
(212) 475-5200.
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Introducing
Insight.
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The accounting
software IBM
itcould offer,
your numbers, Insightanalyzes and
interprets them for you.So you can
make critical decisions that determine
your company’s destiny. Easier. Faster.
More accurately,
Insight achieves this through
Expert Reports. A unique process
developed by Layered that analyzes
and explains information such as cur-
rent ratios, quick ratios, inventory
turnsand cash flow. Viewed righton
the screen, they let you compare last
Insight not only analyzes your results, it
explains who is watching them and why. Insight
interprets your performance, describes business
‘factors affecting it, and finally recommends
actions you.can take.
year’s performance, current year-to-
date,and even how you're doing com-
pared to your industry.
All this allows you to quickly
understand where your company is,
project where it’s going,and what
adjustments you should consider.
Insight’s Expert Reports calcu-
late and interpret trends in your sales,
costs,and expenses. So you can better
manage and project revenue,
expenses, assets and liabilities. Assess
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Insight projects cash receipts “intelligently,”
based on when your customers actually pay you,
not when they're supposed to. You can zoom
from the big picture graph to aweekly list of
‘payments to individual customer invoices.
And Insight’s analytical report summarizes all
this for you—so you can meet your banker
with confidence.
your needs to borrow. Evaluate savings
from lower inventory costs.And more.
Insight gives you everything
other accounting software packages
only promise. Insights Billing and
Accounts Receivable, General Ledger,
and Accounts Payable packages
deliver power and flexibility that has
never been available before on any
micro system. Including IBM.”
What's more, Insight is so flexi-
ble it will grow as you grow. Butwon't
overwhelm you if you start small.
Because by using a unique series of
“set-up” switches you getall the
wishes
accounting power you need today.
And by simply changing the appropri-
ate switches, you'll getall the power
you could possibly need tomorrow.
Obviously, there’s a whole lot
more to know about Insight. So con-
tact us directly, or see your local
dealer for a demonstration like no
other you've seen before.
Insight bas the power and flexibility of aspread-
sheet, so you can generate any financial state-
ment you need when you need it. Then, you can
view key relationships that you might otherwise
miss with Insight’s built-in graphics package.
Itwill take just a few minutes
for you to realize that when a business
has Insight, a business knows exactly
where it’s going.
Call Toll Free 1-800-262-6620.
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Houston Instrument DMP51/52.
Tekalike is hard disk compatible and
supports the Macintosh File System, the Hi-
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