MacWorld8505May1985

Guide to * the Macintosh *& Investigating _ interactive fiction games, including xy AAAAAAAAAA Electronic Arch The Inquisitor’s Handbook AAAAAAAAAA Turning Stacks of ~ se Numbers into Business.” Graphs 4444444444 New Business and Scientific Applications 2 Douglas Adams Move Into MacStation! It’s two walls and a roof where every Adjustable shelves let you rearrange Macintosh should live. the rooms the way you like. With plenty of storage space for a The roof doubles as a handy printer printer, disk drive, modem and manuals. stand, With attic space to store Anda place your pet mouse can hide! continuous form paper. It’s MacStation. An integrated Plus MacsStation is ventilated. To keep workstation that’s at home in offices, Macintosh cool. And with the large front dorm rooms or dens, And a terrific way to door, you can easily take Mac out for a save valuable desk-top real estate. walk, You don’t have to mortgage your house to buy one, either, Because you can get MacStation for only $95*, Give your Macintosh a good home! For the dealer nearest you or to order direc 1-800-547-4000, Dept. 424 (In Oregon or outside USA: Call 1-503-684-3000, Dept. 424) dé dé ™ “erate “Suggested retail price. MicroRain’s deers nationvvide set the actual selling price. Apple isa registered trademark and Macintost trademark licensed to Apple Computer, Inc Maxell Gold. The 3!2” microdisk that gives Macintosh more to chew on and helps the HP Touchscreen PC tap your deepest _ memories. Whether you're in search of primeval wisdom, or polishing up financial projections, Maxell makes the Gold Standard microdisk for your computer. In fact, there’s a Gold Standard for virtually every computer made. Maxell floppys are industry leaders in error-free performance. Each comes with a lifetime warranty. And each microdisk is perfectly compatible with your 312" drive. maxell ITS WORTH IT. Maxell Corpor of America, 60 Oxford Drive, Moonachie, N.J. 07074 Circle 267 on reader service card MACWORLD May 1985 The Macintosh"Magazine Getting Started 96 File, Macintosh Style ” Jim Heid #0 Brom Charts to Are Microsoft's entry in the database i j 3 anagement market takes full Add a coat of MacPaint for more manageme < fecti i YC) advantage of the Mac’s attributes. fective graphs from Microsoft Chart. So Gee oe graphs from Microsoft Che 108 ‘AascareNeae Edited by Erfert Nielson fon Boole Announcements of the latest Macworld’s vutor answers questions : : eae from readers aboot thetuac developments ir cintosh softw : r 5 hardware, and acces ories, Review 74 > Wake Up to Adventure Sharon Zardetto Aker A computer adventurer's companion to. three interactive fiction games for the Macintosh; Infocom’s The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Gale Pryority’s Forbidden Quest, and Penguin Softw luania. 84 The Larger Equation David W. Smith TK!Solver solves formulas in either direction and has two methods of ching solutions. AAAAAAAAAA Scientists, engineers, students, and anyone else who works with complex equations will figure out the ad- vantages of a program that works both sides of the equal sign. Read about TK'Solver begin- ning on page 84. 2 May 1985 122 135 148 163 Jerem) Hands On Combing the Electronic Archives » Joan Hewes e vast libraries, on-line databases be intimidating. Not to worry: our inquisitor shows you how to get the most done in the least time. Open Window Edited by Jim Heid An exchange of Macintosh discoveries. Community A Hitchhiker's Guide to Douglas Adams Jeffrey S. Young ALondon holiday with the multimedia author whose The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is now an interactive fiction game from Infocon,, Macworld Gallery Edited by Erfert Nielson An exhibition of Macintosh graphics. 17 31 179 180 Columns A Mac Awakening David Bunnell Letters Macworld View Edited by Janet McCandle An update on the University Consortium Program, plus other news and notes for the Macintosh community. Indexes Products Advertisers Photo/illustration credits Apple Computer, 34: Jobn Hersey, 31, 33, z Kashi, cover (background), 148-149 (background). 5.4, Barbara Ries, 32: 33: Fred Wiggins, George Steinmet Stimson, 85; Mick 74-75, UU Increasingly popular programs allow you to compose, revise, and play music on the Mac Read about a pastoral suite for clarinet and Macintosh that gives new meaning toa computer's perfor- mance on page 107. MACWORLD Editorial Editor: Ke: Associate Editor: Daniel Assistant Editors: Adrian Mello, Erfert Nielson Editorial Manager: mey Riemann irber Janet McCandless: Senior Copy Editor: Kathleen Chris Copy Editor: Editorial Secretary: Heidi Mitchell Contributing Editors Danny Goodman, Jim Heid, McComb, Lon Poole, Jeffrey S, Young, te sen Arcellana don Art aciate Publisher: Jacqueline Poitier Designer: Marjorie Spiegelman Art Director: Brace Charonnat Associate Designer: Dennis McLeod Associate Art Director: Christopher Burg Design Associates: Leslie Barton, Holly Douglas Assistant: Nan Cassady Production Director: erbert Linden Senior Production Managers Frances Mann, Lee R. Trevino: Editorial Production Manager: Ellyn L. Hament Production Editor: James Felici Ad Traffic: jayne Boyer Telecommunicators: Mark |. Susan M. Ford, Len W. Shirts istanit: Otto Waldort Dur: Publishing Publisher: David Bunnell Special Projects: jeffrey S, International: Karen Dowell Assistant: Randi Gkiser nes 4 May 1985 Marketing and Advertising Sales Associate Publisher/Director. James E, Martin Reg Penny Rigby Northwest Midwest: Patricia Navone Northeast: Lisa Kunin Southeast: Judy Sutter Southern California/Southwest. Michekt O'Connor Directory/Yo-Page Ads: Niki Stranz, Advertising Services: Ray Petsche onal Advertising Manager: Commumications Noreen A. Browning Assistant: Olivia Tsang Circulation Director: Penny Director Single Copy Sales. George Clark Single Copy Sales: Bill Cox Dealer Sales: Mary Ruth Kristol Promotions: Laurie King rtelt Accounting: Pat Murphy Facilities: Joseph Wollenweber Personnel: Sarah Cos istant to the President: Christina W. Spence a Corporate PC World Communications, Ine David Bunnell Chairman Bartlett R. 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Svenska PC Worl: United Kingdon Computer Management, Computer News, Computer Business Europe \ Computerworld Hot CoCo, Incider, InfoWorld, jr a: Seaudlé Computerearld. ud States Macworld, Micro Marketwortd, Microcompating, VE World, Run, 73 Mewesine, 80 Mero Printed in the United States of america, Ghpyright 1985 PC World Communications, Ine All rights reserved, t complete desk management program for the Mac. It's here! A powerful software program featuring dynamic storage/retrieval capabilities for your Mac. It's called THE DESK ORGANIZER’. Andit's ready to __ help youorganize yourself, your work, you name it. t the core of THE DESK ORGANIZER is a free-form stem that files anything you want, just by typing it. ters. Reports. Phone numbers. Names and A NU can retrieve or update at any time. is system are easy-to-use tools that add sion to your Mace What's more, THE DESK ORGANIZER increases the F; ling c capacity of the Mac—by storing hundreds of Mac jotes and letters on a single diskette. Born to run on the Mac, THE DESK ORGANIZER can co-reside with other Mac programs —to keep you completely organized no matter what you're working on. To get this infallible electronic secretary for only $99, see your Mac software dealer. OR CALL WARNER SOFTWARE (212) 484-3070. Warner Software, Inc., 666 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10103 ‘AWarner Communications Company “IN ia FREE: 25 business form letters anda library ‘ of useful formulas. Runs on 128K and 512K Macs. oe L L Truly a major software breakthrough! Macintoshisai Eos endnaetbce Coes Tots Soren nine ao Introducin Allyou You can also add other printers besides LaserWriter to The Macintosh Office. Including our stand-alone Imageltriter printer you see here, a well as letter Bagh ee eS quality daisywbeel printers you don't see here ‘The Laser Writer printer bas is own built-in ‘ype styles and sizes, and it can be shared Dy everyone in The Macintosh Office. LaserWriter printer Later this year well be introducing the Applet card that fits into an IBM PC, allowing it to trade ‘information with Macintash and access file servers As well as serve as a gateay ‘between the IBM PC network and our Applellale network a 1 1¢3c0n wer ne ppleLine protocol converter lets you talk directly to your mainframe ‘via 3270 emulation. Qter entryslevel workstation in The Macintosh Office is, naturally enough, the Macintash 128K * Manufacturer's suggested retail price. © 1985 Apple Computer Inc. Apple, the Apple logo, pletale and ImageWriter are trademarks of Apple Computer: Inc. Macintash isa trademark licensed to Apple Computer Inc. Microsof isa registered trademark of Micrasof Corporation. ThinkTank isa trademark of Living Videotext Inc Jazz and Lotus are trademarks of Lotus Development Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. For an authorized Apple dealer nearest you call (800) 538-9696. in Canta call (800) 268-7796 or (800) 268-7637. Vlacintosh Office add is people. Macnto , wptoaf megabyte of RAM and a built-in 1OMB bard dis The Appeals Personal Network lets you connect up lo 32 members of The Macintas5 Office for an extremely low cost The cornerstone of The Macintosh Office is our 512K Macintosh, equipped here with an external dist drive and numeric key pad. No, not computer systems people to help you design it. Or computer experts to show you how to use it. But the kind of people who already make up most of your office. Managers and professionals. People who spend most of their time selling prod- ucts, services or, most importantly, ideas. Because, unlike traditional office computer solutions, we didn't design The Macintosh” Office around a mainirame. We designed it around an idea. ‘The idea that people, not main- frames, are the most important informa- tion centers in an office. And that most things in business are really accomplished by teams of 5 to 25 people who need to share information with each other. What we call the workgroup. ‘That's why we put Macintosh at the heart of The Macintosh Office. Its powerful, 32-bit technology reduces the time it takes to become productive with a computer from well over a work week, to just under a lunch hour. For the first time, the people who could really use a computer — managers and professionals — had a computer they could really use. In their choice of sizes: Macintosh 128K, Macintosh 512K and Macintosh XL. Then we designed a network solution for workgroups of 5 to 25. Instead of build- ings of 500 to 2,500. We call it the AppleTalk” Personal Network. Its as easy to hook together as an extension cord. And almost as cheap. Less than $50°a desk, versus up to $1,200 for a typical network system. Since the number one product of business is still paper, we found a way to make every sheet count. A breakthrough in printed communications called the LaserWriter printer. It produces publication- quality text and graphics. Making your presentations, reports and overheads more persuasive. Weve even found.a way for The Macintosh Office to share offices with IBM” An Applélalk card that slips into an IBM PC, allowing it to trade information with Macintosh and access file servers. Third party developers are also work- ing on The Macintosh Office. Next month, Arch News Our Laser\tvter produces publication- quality tect and grapbis. they'll be offering shared storage devices that let your workgroup share information. And theyre writing a whole new genera- tion of business software to go along with the 350 programs Macintosh already runs. Including Microsoft® Word, ThinkTank” 512 and the new Jazz™ from Lotus” Now, there’ only one more thing wed like to add to this ad: call 800-446-3000. Well tell you how to get everything you need to turn your office into a Macintosh Office. People not included. é Get ready. Better buckle yourself to your authorized Apple® dealer up for an eye-opening demonstration and tell him you want to take OverVUE drive of the fastest, most innovative out for a test drive. For just $495, hell program yet introduced for the Mac. provide you with a demo disc and Test Its OverVUE," the revolutionary Drive Manual, so you can experience, information manager that simply first hand, the high performance your outruns the competition in handling Macintosh” can deliver. ease, flexibility and speed. But youll have to take care of the Just how fast is it? OverVUE can seat belt and driving gloves yourself. sort, select or categorize 1000 records in—hold on—just two seconds flat. DEALERS: If you have not received In fact, OverVUE can do so much, your Test Drive Kit, so fast, so easily, there's no way @ please give usa call we can cover it all here, and welll ship it to you So get on down immediately. David Bunnell A Mac Awakening After the Macworld Expo, there’s no turning back A contagious excitement crackled through the aisles as: thousands of Macintosh enthu: siasts busted from exhibit to exhibit at the first Macworld Expo, held at Brooks Fk in San Francisco, February 21-23, Apple’s newest fans congre gated to scope out the test software, hard disks, commu nications services, and Macin. tosh enhancements, The Expo also had extras not seen at your average trade show: hands-on. Mac clinics stafled by Macin tosh user group members, for ums on improving computing skills, programming tutorials, and conferences on the Mac's impact on Various areas of computing, The show was truly electric It reminded many attendees of the first days of the Apple TL, when it was unveiled to hordes of hobbyists at the 1979 West Coast Computer Faire at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium The Macworld Expo brought back the fervor of early com, puter hobby days, which just isn’t present at shows such its, COMDEX anymore, It is interesting to watch com puter and business journalists change their initial impression of the Macintosh, For months: they insisted that not enough software was available and the disk drives were too slow, The Mae was termed a toy, and the press doubted that it would ever be seriously considered for the office, And yet many of the loudest crities were atthe Mac Expo, singing praises to, Apple and to the Macintosh Without Apple and the Mac. those journalists’ jobs would be boring, A personal computer industry stuck under one bi blue umbrella would be dull and dry indeed The Maeworld Expo exhib ited clearly for the first time that the Macintosh revolution is going to happen. Exciting new software that makes full use of the Macintosh graphics inter: face, much of it incomparable to the programs that surfaced for earlier personal computers, is starting to appear on the market, These new applications aire Opening eyes to the pos- sibilities for personal comput ing and are allowing people to use Computers with more creativity and productivity: Just try making a newsletter on the IBM PC. AIX preparation program: that | played with is one of those pieces Of software that has what seems like 50 versions for the IBM PC and the Apple UL Yet the Mac program stands out of the crowd by displaying a re: alistic, graphic rendition of the IRS Form 1040. You fill out the form, but the Mac handles the calculations and table searches. A simple double-click of the mouse provides an explanation ofa specific item on the form in atext window, Can H&R Block top that? The new version of Over: VUE, written in machine lan- guage, isan incredibly quick combination database and spreadsheet that has several nice presentation features and sorts hundreds of records in the blink ofan eye. And judging from the heavy traffic at the Mi- crosoft Word and Lows Jazz demonstrations, these pro- grams offer features that people want to use. Agame called Airborne, pro- duced by a startup company that could barely afford to be at the show, created a sensation with digitized sound, The whir of helicopters landing oops and the roar of jet planes firing missiles at your gunnery posi- tion were digitized from the ac- tual sounds The simple addition of digi- tized sound turns an average shoot-em-up video game into an extraordinary product When I returned to the office Macworld 9 The first library Weve written more Macintosh programs _ than any other software company: Microsoft® Multiplan? Microsoft File, Microsoft Word, Microsoft BASIC and Microsoft Chart. But we can't write everything, So when we find something really excellent out there, we publish it. Every program has, to - sweat out an. interview. Because we've begun to build up an impressive body of Macintosh wots we founded Microsoft MacLibrary" programs to house them. Programs for business, for learning, for fun. And these disks can't just roll in off the street. Each program has been exhaustively reviewed, previewed, and scrutinized. We look for highly original, highly useful programs that are easy to learn and use. Our first releases. The renowned programming language, Logo, has now come to Macintosh. A mainstay of university curriculums, = == 4 Logo teaches programming concepts, tech- niques, and problem solving strategies. And it makes it all fun to boot. Intriguing enough to challenge even. an advanced programmer Logo by Logo come te nc. —OF MOtivate a child—this is Logos latest dedicated to Macintosh: generation. And it takes full advantage of all of Mac's easy to use features. Learning Microsoft Multiplan’ and Microsoft Chart by Micro Coursews are Corp. Ra, F Micosot Chart isa eee interactive instruc- "BUSINESS | tional program by Micro Courseware Corp. FUN |) Tt walks you through the basics and , into the intricacies of these sophisticated business tools. Teach yourself quickly and simply MICR@SOFT. how to produce presentation quality graphics. As well as what-if projections, portfolio managers, and financial models. Finally, there's Entrepreneur™ by Harvard Associates. Youre in the software business, competing against one to eight other capitalists of either the human or computer persuasion. With 36 months to boom or bust, prosper or squeak through. Check out a few programs. For a list of your nearest dealer stocking MacLibrary software, just call (800) 426-9400. Or in Washington State, Alaska, Hawaii and Canada, call (206) 828-8088. We think you'll be impressed. Because making it into MacLibrary speaks volumes. The Prodigy Comes Of Age! ExperLogo for the Macintosh’ is a powerful extension of the Logo computer language. ExperLogo excels as the patient tutor for those being introduced to computers for the first time, while at the same time it serves as a powerful development tool for the skilled programmer. ExperLogo’s innovative features include: 2-D, 3-D and Spherical Graphics Compiled Speed Powerful Data File Input/Output Capability Ability to Process Data Using Arrays Expanded Set of List Processing Primitives Friendly Mac-like User Interface Easy Access to the Macintosh Toolbox Speed, combined with other advanced features that eliminate memory constraints and provide for sophisticated data file manipulation, are some of the reasons ExperLogo is now ready to assume the additional role as a serious program development language. be Be a AE we, ak ExperLogo embodies power and versatility while retaining Logo’s original virtues of being easy and fun to use. ExperLogo is available at your local computer dealer. Ask for a demonstration and see for yourself the amazing speed and capabilities. Have an ExperLogo experience! é ExperTelligence” 559 San Ysidro Rd. Santa Barbara, CA 93108 (805) 969-7874 Macintosh sa trademark licensed to Apple Computer, In Circle 56 on reader service card 12 May 1985 David Bunnell the next Monday, the Mac- world editorial department was hard at work playing Air- borne. We'll never get anything else done, I thought-and booted it up on my . Air borne’s only problem is that it requires 512K, and my Mac at home, which the kids play on, is 128K. It’s just so much more fun to use a Macintosh, whether for games or business applications. Based on enthusiasm alone, the Macintosh is the computer to own, The next Macworld Expo, to be held in Boston on August 21-23, should be even bigger and more exciting than the San Francisco show. The few com- panies that didn't exhibit in San Francisco want to be first in the aisles at the Boston show, and the spreading Mac evangelism should effectively build up the momentum. So if you weren't one of the nearly 20,000 who participated in Mac history at the Expo in San Francisco, you've got an- other chance. And don’t let dis- tance get in the way, I was amazed at how many people at the first Expo were from faraway places like Tennessee and England. Considering that Australian Macworld was launched in January, ¢ French si Golden, intosh software buyer's guide called Golden Mac, the Mac- world Expo will probably move off the continent soon. For more information on the Macworld Expo, Boston, con- tact: Mitch Hall Associates at 617/329-7466. 0 Amazing what goes Into Macintosh these days. IBM PC software, for instance Macintosh and IBM PC software. Compatible at last, thanks to MacCharlie, a rather innovative coprocessing system. And imagine the consequences. Nearly 10,000 IBM PC software programs designed for general business and specific applications in real estate, insurance, law, medicine, banking, etcetera, can now join forces with Macintosh's own popular programs. And, the myriad of IBM PC- compatible software adopts Macintosh’s many beloved features, including desktop ‘The Macintosh keyboard slides right into MacCharle's keyboard. ‘About as easy as slipping a letter in an envelope. utilities such as the clipboard and the calculator. In addition, MacCharlie allows IBM PC and Macintosh data files to be exchanged. Talk about flexibility. But the good news gets better. You see, MacCharlie delivers hardware compatibility, as well. For example, IBM letter-quality printers can be easily used with Macintosh. Furthermore, MacCharlie Macintosh sets snugly beside MacCharlie, on a custom-fit pedestal. Once you plug in MacCharlie's power and keyboard cords, you're ready to enjoy a very happy marriage now allows Macintosh to perform virtually any networking an IBM PC can perform. Even to the extent of tying in with IBM mainframes. In other words, your networking capability goes beyond the Apple family. How does it happen? As easily as one computer into two, MacCharlie | be made with the greatest of ease. slipping on penny loafers. adds but a handful of square inches to Ask for MacCharlie at your In mere moments, MacCharlie Macintosh’s physique. | local computer store. Or, for more combines the best features of the In short, one of life's most information, call Operator 15 toll- world’s premier personal computers. perplexing decisions—whether to buy free, 1-800-531-0600. (In Utah, And despite the fact that it turns a Macintosh or an IBM PC—can now | call 801-531-0600). MacCharlie offers 256K RAM. with optional upgrade to GY0K RAM: 360KB disk drive, and optional second disk drive MacCharlie "THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS. MacCharlie is a product of Dayna Communications, 50'S. Main, Salt Lake City, Utah 84144 Apple i a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Macintosh is 2 trademark licensed to Apple Computer. foc 18M {sa registered trademark of Intemational Business Machines Corporation. Circle 232 on reader service card Get your Mac to open up. CE Mac’ a terrific machine. Versatile, industrious, under- standing, easygoing, fun. Trouble is, Mac lives in a world of his own. He doesn’t communicate well with his co- workers. Doesn't work well with them. Now there's help. The Microsoft® MacEnhancer™ expansion system can get him out of his shell. It'll open his communications channels. Expand his horizons. MacEnhancer simply plugs into Mac's communication port. It lets you keep that original port while adding an IBM“type parallel connector for your printer and two IBM-type serial connectors. So now Mac can hobnob with even the finest letter quality printers. Cope with hyperactive dot-matrix printers. And it comes with MacEnhancer terminal software. A communications program that Microsoft is a registered trademark and The High Performance Software and MacEnhancer are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark licensed to Apple Computer, Inc. lets Mac use a modem to talk with other computers—from personal to mainframes. All without losing the loveable Mac per- sonality. Just “point and click? Getting to expand his horizons wasn't easy, but somebody had MICR OFT. to do it. And The High Performance Software” who better than Microsoft? We've written more Macintosh™ programs than any other software company. Including Microsoft Word, Microsoft File. And Microsoft BASIC, Mac’ first language. For more information, or to free associate with your nearest Microsoft representative, call (800) 426-9400. In Washington State, Alaska, Hawaii and Canada, call (206) 828-8088. Letters Index Thanks J eruised through the 1984 in- dex in your January issue. In- dexes generally cross-index topic, issue, and tide and make it nearly impossible to find something you remember only vaguely, Your index, on the other hand, reminded me of lit- tle things | had halfway forgot- ten but wanted to review, | spent about an hour with the index, going directly to the is sue and page that had the infor- mation L wanted. What a pleasure! HG, Henry: Atlanta, Georgia Bad Wrap While picking up my just- fattened Mae the other day, | decided to indulge my high spirits by buying a copy of As- similation’s Mac Spell Right. | doa great deal of writing with my Mac, and the prospect of having both a spelling checker and a thesaurus on line was ex- wemely attractive. Thus, it was with considerable anticipation that I slit open the shrink-wrap- ping on the box and repeated the operation on the separately wrapped manual inside, Then, and only then, did a little card emerge from the manual in- forming me that “the... pro- grams require version 3.3 or later of MacWrite.” Thave MecWrite 2.2. None of my Mac-owning friends has thing but MaeWrite 2.2 When I phoned Assimilation, | was breezily informed that being a beta test site for Alae~ Write 3.3, Assimilation had no. trouble developing and market ing products to go with it, My dealer, | was informed, would get it soon. Outrageous! There is abso Jutely no hint of Mee Spell Right's requirements on the package and none in any of the vendor's advertisements Itis becoming more and more difficult to take the Mac- intosh world seriously, [ think it is silly to have to open two, layers of shrink-wrapping in the store in order to examine a potential purchase, but that is what 1 propose to do in the fue ture, | invite orher Owners to join me in interrogating ven. dors of aftermarket software until it becomes standard prac- uce for those folks to be candid about issues of compatibility Scott 1. Normen Lramingham, Massachusetts Upgrade Got You Down? This is an open letter to all those 128K Macintosh owners who are complaining about the cost of the 512K memory up- grade. let's get several facts straight. Apple Computer is a business. To upgrade a Mac- ful intosh to 512K, Apple must not only buy the 256K RAM chips and figure out something to do with the 64K chips but upgrade the motherboard as well, IPAp- ple offered this service at sub- stantially less than $1000, they would probably lose money, With that out of the way, let me progress to the real prob: Jem. ‘The diatribe that | have heard most often against Ap- ple’s upgrade policy is based on some misguided notion of loyalty, | would like to presenta fictitious letter and see one recognizes the argument: Dear Seaside Motor Company, Last year | purchased your Seaside Whizcar, While driving it by one of your deat ers, | noticed that the 1984 Whizcars bave a more power “ylinder engine, quartz halogen headlights, and a better-looking dashboard and cost $245 I than my car. | asked the dealer how 1 could get my car upgraded to the new model. I was furious when he told me that a new engine would cost me $1600, the headlights $735, and the dashboard over $400. How could you have the gall to produce cars in 1983 if you knew that better car would be made in 19842 Why Maeworld don't you give new engines away to people who already own your 6? 7’m buying my next car from Gigantic Blue Motors—at least they'll treat me right! Apple extended the time, effort, talent, res money to develop an easy use computer, It used the most advanced circuit design ina package that can be dropped into a knapsack. Apple built in friendly interface and encour- aged software developers to take advantage of the com- puter’s power so that every thing written for it could be as powerful, productive, and friendly as its creators envi- sioned, Did any other company do this? Did anyone even ty? So, you want a technolog miracle, creative software, in- novation, avzd the shirt off Ap- ple's back? James Bucanek Coolidge, Arizona The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Copy-protection schemes on the Macintosh can be divided into three types. The first friendly (for example, Mac- FORTH), A serial number is en- coded into the program, The owner is free to make copies, but ifany “unfair use” comes to the attention of the manutfac- Maccessories. 12 ways to improve the performance of your Macintosh. Maccessories from Kensington Microware—an entire family of products to enhance your Mac- intosh. Maccessories make your computer more convenient. They increase your system’s flexibility. And they protect your investment. Ina dozen different ways. 1] Control Center Organizes all your power needs. Styled to fit underneath your sec- ond disk drive, it provides fingertip control over your whole system. There’s a master switch to power the whole system on and off, and individual switches for a printer, modem and one auxiliary device. And Control Center protects your entire Macintosh system from dam- aging power surges, line noise and static shocks. [2] Surge Suppressor Portable protection for a travelling Macintosh. Surge Suppressor re- places your power cord, providing UL listed surge suppression and line noise filtering. It’s light and fits easily into your carrying case. [3] Universal Printer Stand Raises your Apple® Imagewriter® at a slight angle so you can monitor its performance more easily. It solves the problem of where to store paper—several hundred sheets are accommodated neatly underneath. (Also fits most other dot matrix printers.) If you want to take advantage of the AppleTalk™ network, a Laser- Writer™ printer or a hard disk in addition to your Imagewriter and modem, you'll have three pe- ripherals competing for the two se- rial ports on your Macintosh. The A-B Box gives you the extra serial port you need. Just plug two of your peripherals into the A-B Box and plug the Box into one of your Mac- intosh serial ports. Then simply di- vert your data output to the peripheral of your choice—press A to send to one, B to the other. Fits perfectly underneath your external disk drive. [5] Swivel A slim swivel base that attaches underneath the Macintosh, making it easier to reposition the com- puter. Fits inside the carrying case. [6] Portable Modem The perfect travelling modem. It’s small, sturdy, battery powered, weighs less than a pound and even has its own carrying case. Oper- ates at 300 baud with any com- munications software. Disk Case Provides safe storage for 36 Macin- tosh disks. Comes with a packet of spare disk labels. Also includes a handy Disk Pocket for safe transportation of up to 5 disks. ™ 4 Travelling Disk Case Astylish solution to disk transport- ation. Constructed of sturdy but lightweight plastic, it has room for 12 Macintosh disks. It’s small enough to fit in a briefcase. And it comes with 12 spare disk labels. [9] Dust Covers oe Protect your system from the ele- ments. Anti-static dust covers for your Macintosh, Imagewriter and Macintosh XL. Cleaning Kits Take care of your system. A Disk Drive Cleaning Kit helps you avoid disk read errors. And a Mouse Cleaning Kit keeps your mouse rolling at top speed. Z Professional Type Fonts Styled after the most popular type faces in the advertising and pub- lishing industries. In two volumes. Professional Type Fonts For Text contains 16 fonts in sizes 12 to 24 point. Professional Type Fonts For Headlines (for the 512K Mac) con- tains the same fonts in sizes 24 to 72 point. Beta Italic Phi Display Epsilon Rho Semi Eta Medium Sigma Kappa Bold Sigma Bold Lambda Nu Black — Upsilon Omega zeta 301d Omicron 4vikear¥ [12] Graphic Accents A collection of over 250 profession- al illustrations, covering every- thing from business to holidays. Use them for reports, newsletters or greeting cards. Graphic Accents are stored in standard MacPaint™ files, for ease of use. a ye) 2 dthiti Maccessories are available at Apple dealers everywhere. For more information, please contact Kensington Microware Ltd., 251 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010. (212) 475-5200. Telex: 467383 KML NY. =) KENSINGTON" 2] MICROWARE Circle 11 on reader service card Trademarks: Maccessories/Kensington Microware Ltd.; Apple, Macintosh, Imagewrites LaserWriter, MacPaint/Apple Computer, Inc.; Fonts by XIPHIAS. © 1985 Kensington Mic Hayes Smartcom II" and Smartmodem 1200!" g Point and click communications at its best. Now Macintosh* can communicate with the best: Hayes. When it comes to personal computer communications, Hayes set the standards. For the IBM* PC and compatibles. And now for Macintosh, too. All you need is the industry leader, Smartmodem 1200 (or our Atlanta, 3 P.M. ‘Here's What do you think?” Boston, 3:04 P.M. “Looks the plan for the newspace. good. But can you move the lounge over here, and add a second exi i ‘Smartcom Iisa registered trademark and Smartmodem 1200 and Plea: Introducing the most ingenious communications system known to man. Or mouse. 300 or new 2400 bps modems), anda special Mac version of Smartcom II software. For sophisticated, computer to computer communications— ala Macintosh Utilizing your mouse, icons and pull-down windows, Smartcom II makes communications as easy as pointing. And clicking. . NI « , Atlanta, 3:05 P.M. “Brilliant! I'll incorporate these changes for tomorrow's meeting.’ ike thi Mac to Mac graphics. Picture perfect! Now your Mac can send and receive ~» pictures and drawings long ) distance with other Macintoshes. And if you have a powerful 512K Mac, you can also take advantage of the unique interactive graphics capabilities of Smartcom II. So that pictures or text sent to other 512K Macs can be simultaneously reviewed, per- fected and updated from both locations! For the fun of it, youcaneven try interactive games on the graphic gameboards. Mac to personal computers and data bases everywhere. Want to communicate with an IBM PC? Or dozens of other personal computers? Your Smartmodem 1200 and Smartcom II communications system makes it easy to send and re- ceive text over ordinary phone lines. Quickly. Accurately, Economically. And a wealth of business, personal and financial information awaits you from on-line data bases. Smartcom II even comes with auto- maticlog-on for many of these services (and introductory bonus subscription and access time dis- counts valued at over $300)). f Hayes Microcomputer Products. Inc “Trademarks of their respective companies, 1985 Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc Yes, I want to subscribe to Macworld. Please send me 12 monthly issues PLUS the special business issue, all for just $24! I'll save 20% off the regular subscription rate. Sign me up! O $24 for 1 year (12 monthly issues PLUS the special business issue) SAVE EVEN MORE! CO $46 for 2 years (26 issues) Name Company Addre City, State, Zip D This is a renewal (attach mailing label above) Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for delivery of your first issue. Foreign orders must be prepaid in US. funds. Outside the US, and Canada rates are $37 per year for surface mail or $89 per year for airmail Offer expires September 30, 1985. BUSINESS REPLY CARD FIRST CLASS PERMIT NO, 79 BERGENFIELD, NJ POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE Macworld Subscription Department P.O. Box 20300 Bergenfield, New Jersey 07621 And Please™ Mac-organize your data. Mac-nificently! Hayes offers more than com- munications. Please, the easy-to-use yet powerful file management software, will be available for Macintosh, soon. To manage mailing lists, print forms or handle dozens of other tasks. Hayes for Macintosh. The smartest move you and your mouse can make. See your authorized Hayes dealer for a hands-on-mouse demonstration of our products for Macintosh, Today! ridVEs for enterprising people Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. 5923 Peachtree Industrial Blvd, Norcross, Georgia 30092 404/441-1617 Circle 257 on reader service card Letters turer, the source can be traced. I call this friendly rather than neutral because the serial num- bers could presumably be used to identify copies stolen from the purchaser, The second type is obnox- ious (for example, Multiplan). You can make copies, but when you run them, you must first in- sert the original disk, While this copy-protection scheme is. areal nuisance on the Mac, which doesn't let you leave a program temporarily to run an- other, it is tolerable when you expect to run a program for some time without interrup- tion, The copy protection can be intolerable, such as when it won't take Cancel for an answer or when you have to go back and forth into the program, The third type of scheme is downright hostile. The exam- ple, unfortunately, is MacPascal, marketed by Apple itself. No copies can be made. Apple seems to be saying, “We don’t care if you want a working copy of the thing. We don't care if you laid out a couple of grand for a hard disk to get decent re- sponse. Use the original slow floppy or don’t use the pro- gram at all.” This copy protection is par- ticularly intolerable on a sup- posedly “friendly” computer like the Macintosh, The Mac is potentially a great computer, but it's not there yet. If Apple sets this trend, I'm afraid it won't arrive, Let's boycou Mac- Pascal until Apple relents. 1 urge every Macintosh owner who is considering MacPascal to write Apple saying that you will buy it only when the hos- tile copy protection is ended. Barry Hill-Tout Kingston, Ontario Canada Where No Mac Has Gone Before Ican’t resist the lure of your pi- oneering certificate, although I am a late bloomer in personal computing. I do indeed qualify as a Macintosh pioneer. To the best of my knowledge, I have one of the first Macs ever in Kansas City, The Macintosh is the first computer I have owned or operated, and it was love at first sight. I do resent having paid a thousand dollars: more in February 1984 than people are paying now, but 1 still like the machine. Ihave all the issues of your magazine, and if I'm qualified as a pioneer, I'd love to receive the certificate. If not, I still have the machine and the magazine. Please keep up the good work, Your magazine is great for Mac owners, as you really cover the subject. Jobn W. Fisher Kansas City, Missouri Pricey Pioneering I have just finished reading “The Price of Pioneering” (Macworld, January 1985}, 1am one of the 50,000 who put their money down so that I could be among the first to own a Mac. Now I find that for $995 more 1 can geta 512K upgrade, for a total of $3490 on merchandise that can be bought today for under $3000 by anyone who was smart enough to wait nine months~clearly a case of reach- ing into the barrel first and coming up with a wormy apple. Macworld = 21 Meet The New Teachers... MathFlash, WordPlay, and MacType MathFlash: The math teacher that works Always, flash cards are the method of choice to learn arithmetic, Now MathFlash makes it easy and fun. For parents and teachers, MathFlash takes away the tedium of administrating rote drills. And for youngsters, MathFlash takes away the pressure and fear of failure. MathFlash duplicates the flash card experience with a3- dimensional picture of a stack of cards that flip up, one ata time. The child keys in the answer or points to a number on the screen. Right answers send the card to a “correct” pile that the child can watch accumulate. And as the child progresses, MathFlash displays other graphic rewards that recognize accomplishment. Unlike game-type computer drills where making mistakes and playing with the program are more fun than learning, MathFlash only rewards accomplishment. And it does so with infinite patience, but without being boring. MathFlash keeps detailed records to measure a student's progress and adapt drills to individual needs. One copy of MathFlash is good for the whole family—or the whole classroom. (Retail price: $49.95) WordPlay: The word teacher that plays Limber up your brain and beef up your vocabulary with WordPlay, the power tool for word puzzles. Use WordPlay to solve more than 50 puzzles that come with the program—or use it to help with the brain twisters in your daily newspaper. WordPlay features crossword, diagramless, and other puzzles in a range of difficulties. WordPlay keeps all the fun intact, but eliminates the aggravation. No messy erasures, no getting stuck over one letter in the name of that pesky East Indian mulberry. Take a guess—if it doesn’t work, try something else. WordPlay lets you get help without actually cheating. Whether it's a single work, a section of the puzzle, or the whole thing. WordPlay can tell you (A) ifit’s right or not; (B) where the mistake is; or (C) the correct answer. You pick the amount of help you want. Compete with your friends—WordPlay keeps track of all your scores, Save a puzzle in progress and pick it up later. Or print it out to work on when your Macintosh isn’t handy. With WordPlay, you've got someone who plays your language. Retail price: $44.95) MacType: The typing teacher that works Touch-typing “games” look like a great idea. But when the novelty wears off, you're left with a frustrating (or boring) way to learn to type. MacType is for people who want to type well, quickly. Based on the experience of a former touch-typing instructor, MacType gets you comfortable with the keyboard in just a few 15-minute sessions. Then you build your skill with MacType’s training cycle: review, drill, test. And you use realistic practice text of words and sentence fragments that mix upper case, lower case, and punctuation. MacType has no “Beat-the-Clock” drills to undermine your confidence, You cannot fail, You gain skills you can begin to use from the first day. MacType offers advanced placement for rusty typists. It doesn’t intimidate you with performance statistics, but you can see them when you want to. And if you start typing erratically, MacType turns on a metronome to even out your strokes, MacType tracks your progress—it can handle more than 100 students. And when you reach your chosen goal, MacType prints out a personalized Certificate of Achievement. (Retail price: $49.95) The new educational programs from Palantir make learning fun. And fun, a learning experience. Bring these friends into your home or classroom, Available from your dealer or Palantir Software, 12777 Jones Road, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77070. Call (713) 955-8880, or US you may contact our WATTS lines. (800) 831-3119 (Texas), (800) 368-3797 (National), or (800) 235-0025 (Canada). PALANTIR- SOFTWARE Meet The New Financiers... General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, and Inventory Control The Palantir Financial Series -- the first true accounting system to run on a 128K single-disk Macintosh. If you have a small to moderate-sized business, you'll find what you’re looking for right here. General Ledger a true accounting system -- so much more than just a cash book or expense filer. Look at what hart of accounts. Up to 9,999 different Cash, expense, income, etc... in any ou'll find one suited just for your business. cowl ting gat And even after you ith budget and prior year per- By ‘period and year-to-date. n™ transfer. Extract data for spreadsheet nd other forecasting systems. ints on one 400K disc. customers. ng. You define the periods. lance-forward accounts or both. ustomer, salesperson, branch, juct, or just about anything else to nie your sales @Tracks stock by units and dollars: How many dollars you have on order. The dollar value of your inventory, sale prices, and profit margins. ®@ Controls stock levels. Reorder Report shows quantities below your specified minimums. @ Analyzes your inventory as well as providing cost and sales histories and gross profit margins. Also, product status by type and location is given. @ Keeps salespeople up-to-date. Price list shows quantity on hand, selling price, sales tax, and current average Cost. @ 1,000 products and 400 purchase orders on one 400K disk. Retail price: $145 The new Financial Series from Palantir does more than just help you run your business. It helps you manage it, for growth and profitability. Available from your dealer. Palantir Software, 12777 Jones Road, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77070. Call (713) 955-8880, or (800) 831-3119 (Texas), (800) 368-3797 (National), or (800) 235-0025 (Canada). 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All shipments fil netred UGA thoes For product information, Mechalal support, slessecal 415/680-1157 To order from outside Califor 800/458-2433 Tolex #359199 MFLASH UD COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC. 1110 BURNETT AVE., SUITES J & K CONCORD, CA 94520 er: Better Business Bureau Chamber of Commerce Listed: Oun & Bradstreet Circle 3 on reader service card 24 = May 1985 Letters Apparently David Bunnell feels a sucker-of-the-year award is now in order for those 50,000 who were dumb enough to fall victim to Apple's unique form of merchandising, Early Mac enthusiasts are punished finan- cially, and those who waited are rewarded with approximately $900 in savings. As a consola: tion prize you are offering me certificate to hang on my wall Well, you can keep it. do not need a daily reminder that | was naive enough to rush out and spend my hard-earned money foolishly. Early buyers deserve more than a certificate. By what logic do you see fit to make further fools of us by is- suing us certificates? However, | accept your con: gratulations for being a charter subscriber. Macworld is by far the finest computer public tion. As far as I know, you are not selling the magazine to noncharter subscribers for less than I'm paying. C.A. Jendrisak Akron, Obio Spousal Support 1am a Macintosh pioneer, z I'm proud of it. | bought my Mac in April 1984. My wife thinks it's funny how I sit and wait for the next Macworld is- sue to arrive. Last year it was a two-month wait. I've settled down some since Macworld became a monthly magazine. | would like to compliment the staff for doing a fine job. [hope you never change the format One thing you fail to men tion in “The Price of Pioneer ing” |Macworld, January 1985} is how we pioneers have to beg our wives or husbands for the 512K upgrade. My wife thinks the Mac is a $3000 toy, and she’s upset at me for even thinkin; of spending another $1000 for an upgrade. Oh, well. I'm put ting away $5 a week until I can afford it, which will be in four years. I feel | deserve this certifi- cate, and I hope you find it in your heart to send me one. Mike Schneider Kaukauna, Wiscons: Sonar Sub Correction Several readers have written about problems with the Sonar Suh program listed in the De cember issue of Macworld. Be. fore you call or write, we urge you to check your listing for typos; the program published in Macworld does run, al- though it contains a few cos- metic flaws. For example, the submarine is missing the bot- tom part of its hull. You can eas- ily correct this problem by changing the first two CIRCLE statements on page 133 to read as follows: CIRCLE(25,80),43,,1.21,1.93 and CIRCLE(25,0),43,,4.35,5.. To fix a slight defect in the appearance of the enemy mine, change the third CIRCLE statement on page 133 to read as follows: CIRCLE(20,16),13,,88,2.25. Letters should be mailed to Letters, Macworld, 555 De Haro St., San Francisco, CA 94107, or sent electronically to CompuServe 74055,412 or The Source STE9O8. 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In addition, you can “fold” the spreadsheet to see different parts of it at the same time. ClickOn isa trademark of VMaker Company. Macintosh isa trademark licensed to Apple Computer, Inc. MacWrite isa udemark of Apple Computer, Inc. Circle 113 on reader service card Presentation-quality Charts in an Instant By simply selecting the data you want charted, the Worksheet creates pie charts, bar graphs (stacked or adjacent) or line charts, complete with automatic axes and legends. And changes in the spreadsheet are immediately reflected in the graph. Ready-made Solutions ‘To make your job even easier, we've included a dozen popular applications templates, including income statemenvbalance sheet with financial ratios, lease/purchase analysis, loan repayment schedule, stock portfolio, and depreciation schedules. Requirements: 128k or 5i2k Macintosh” Price: $79.95 ClickOn Power from within ‘Maker Graphics 2115 Landings Drive * Mountain View, CA 94043 415/962-0195 NOW! NEW, SUPER SOFTWARE FOR THE MACINTOSH! Look! It'sa bird! aplane! No...it's four super new programs from Megahaus Corp. ‘ach one compliments the other to make your Macintosh into a super machine by forming a powerful, integrated system! MegaMerge MegaMerge is THE mail merge program for MacWrite! With MegaMerge, you can luse MacWrite to create form letters, print mailing labels and more! You can even overcome MacWrite's limited document size by “chaining” several documents together and printing them as one, long document! Ifyou do any filing at all in your home or office, you NEED MegaFiler! the file management system for the or other 's library of YOUR MACINTOSH INTO Home Management Business Inventory Customer Files And MUCH more! You can also design your own fil MegaFinder's fun-to-use des Macintosh applications! Sort information on any field. Find forms based on any ¢ choose. Fo a you mple, find all the people california whose names and own a Macintosh and print them in zip code order. You can manage several files at one time. You can cut information from one file and “paste” it into another. . You caneven incorporate them into MaeWrite and other MegaFiler is truly the file management system you've been waiting for. Discover how super it really is! MegaForm MegaForm is an easy-to-use forms and reports generator, You can use MegaForm ize formsand reports such © Invoice Forms © Order Forms © Purchase Orders Expense Reports * And MUCH more! With MegaForm you can draw forms and reports exactly the way you want them to appear. Itwill also help you fill out the form you just created, using MegaFiler. With MegaForm you can also draw, file, calculate and even sequentially number your forms! MegaDesk MegaDesk is something almost all of us can use. With MegaDesk, you get three desktop accessories...in other words, a pro- gram that you can run at the same time as other programs, With MegaDesk you'll get: © A Desktop “Appointment Book” which isa calendar that shows you month, day and date. Every day has it's own page on which you can jot down information. © A “Quicklook” acces- sory which gives you a brief look into any McgaFiler file on your desk. * A Reference Card accessory which allows you to flipupa “window” containing any information you choose. We supply a complete library of reference cards and you can also add your own! ‘The Megaha amily of software pro- duct nake your computer work harder and easier. They can also turn a mild-mannered Macintosh into “Super MegaForm Circle 88 on reader service card ClickArt Effects S where aint left off... begi ROTATED Canned headline from ClickArt Publications: SLANTED Special Effects Special EBs Boston 48 pt. font from ClickArt Letters: ClickArt Effects and ClickArt portfolios are $49.95 each. Each ClickArt portfolio comes with complete documentation and a tips manual outlining how to get the most from ClickArt and your Macintosh. ClickArtis trademark of UMaker Company. Macintosh isa trademark licensed to Apple Computer, Inc. MacPaint, MacVrite and MacDraw are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc PERSPECTIVE ) Sapdal Rttects DISTORTED Now you can produce special effects that pick up where MacPaint left off. Rotate your words or pictures a few degrees ata time. Or slant them. Or give them pe pective through a vanishing point. Or even use a istortion box to create the perception of a twist. These special. effects work on any MacPaint™ MacWrite™ or r MacDray™ Carty of course the examples here s the latest bright addition to our line of for the Macintosh. which includes: tem of 24 high quality typefaces in large 24, 36, 48 and 72 point) which are insta ed as MacPaint files. A collection of images specially designed for creating newsletters and flyers. Includes two- and three-column layout guides, illustrated phrases, maps, cartoons, symbols and backdrops. ClickArt Personal Graphics A disk-full of contemporary images from small dingbats to full-screen portraits (Einstein, Michelangelo's David, Porsche, etc.) Great for adding a personal touch to invitations, stationery, announcements and flyers. See the entire ClickArt Collection at your dealer. Or write to us and we'll send you a catalog that shows what each package contains. ClickArt ‘VMaker Graphics 2115 Landings Drive - Mountain View, CA 94043 415/962-0195, Circle 29 on reader service card When it comes to your investment Flipping a coin is a harmless way to help you make simple deci- sions: “Heads we go to the movies, tails we play Scrabble®” But being flip with your in- vestments could have harmful— even drastic—results. Like having no coins left to flip. Now, with a little help from your personal computer and Dow Jones Investment Software, you can start making more in- formed decisions—instead of play- ing hunches. Whatever type of investor you are, Dow Jones can help you stay ahead of the odds. Oil Stocks: To Buy or Not? You're working out at the gym. The guy straining his biceps gives you a tip:“Oil stocks. They're un- dervalued right now.” Buy or not? How do you find out? The Dow Jones Investor's Workshop™ can help. 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Tails T sell.” ’s Workshop, Market Manager PLUS, Market Analyzer, and Market Microscope are trademarks of Dow Jones & Company, Ine. registered trademark of nes & Company, Ine. Scrabble is a registered trademark of Selchow & Righter Company. Copyright (01985 Dow Jones & Company; Inc. All Rights Reserved, Circle 69 on reader service card Feed your Mac. Introducing ThunderScan." Now you can turn any printed image into a detailed, high- resolution Macintosh graphic. ThunderScan scans and digitizes the image. Just roll your original into your Imagewriter Presto! Abigh-resolution MacPaint document, No doubt about it, Macintosh is one great graphics machine. But until now, Mac graphics have been limited to what you can draw with a mouse and what someone else has put on a disk. Consequently, taking full advantage of Mac’s graphics capabilities has been tough. But now ther hunderScan. The new optical scanning device that lets you feed your Mac a steady diet of graphics that are useful to you, ThunderScan turns Mac’ Imagewriter printer into an image reader. So you can digitize any printed image and turn it into a detailed, high-resolution MacPaint document. Anything, including forms, half-tone: photos, mechanical drawings, maps, floorplans, logos, signatures and more. From black and white and color originals. ThunderScan reproduces them at over 200 dots per inch and in 32 shades of gray. ThunderScan’s application software, written by Mac-team-member, Andy Hertzfeld, makes itan extremely versatile and useful tool. You can gen- erate full-page images or selected parts of them, Enlarge and reduce them, Manipulate them. Control the contrast and brightness, Create your own personal image disk, “Cut” and “paste” images together, creating new docu- ments. And print them out on your Imagewriter. Or send them by modem to another Mac, The possibilities are nearly endle No lights, no camera, just action. What you see here is the complete ThunderScan system. You don’t have to buy an expensive video cam- era. Just pop out your Imagewriter’s ribbon cartridge, snap in ThunderScan and you're set. Tt can even work in the dark (maybe you can think of an application for that). If you bought a Mac at least partly for its graphics, only to find you couldn't take full advantage of them, now you can, With ThunderScan. Atan introductory price of just $229, it’s a small price to pay for a whole new graphics capability. For more information or a ThunderScan of your own, see your dealer or call us today. (415) 254-6581 Thunder Sean Thunderware Inc., 19 G Orinda Way, Orinda, CA 94563 © 1984, Thunderware Inc. / Thunde: a trademark of Thunderware Inc, Mac and MacPaint are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. / Macintosh is a trademark licensed to Apple Computer, Inc. /Ice cream courtesy of Farrell's Restaurant & Ice Cream Parlour, Inc. Circle 167 on reader service card Macworld View News and notes for the Macintosh community Edited by Janet McCandless Maeworld View reports on new products and develop- ments in Macintosh tech nology. We cover items of in- terest to Mac users and comment on industry trends. We welcome contributions from readers and pay up to $50 for each item we use. Please include your name, address, and phone number with your contributions; send them to Macworld View, 555 De Haro St., San Francisco, CA 94107. The Mac Enters the Fortune 500 Many people have wondered when the Macintosh would be- gin to appear in the corporate suites of the Fortune 500. Gen- eral Electric Information Ser- ices (GE Maryland, has signed a value- added reseller agreement wit! Apple and is selling the Macin tosh to its corporate clients. Matt Slavik, VAR/OEM (value- added reseller/original equip- ment manufacturer) sales pro- gram manager at Apple, states that the value added to the Macintosh by GEISCO is in the form of business applications and high-level networking communications hardware and software, GEISCO provides telecommunications services and business systems to over 6000 corporate clients. GEISCO’s influence in the corporate world extends be- yond its arrangement to sell and lease the Mac to its clients. With Apple the company has developed a business applica- tion called DealerTalk, Apple is using the software to give its dealers access to a database that contains technical informa- tion and answers to their most frequently asked questions, Steve Korn, ) product marketing manager, anticipates that DealerTalk will be used to supplement toll-free service lines by handling routine ques- tions, Operators will then be free to answer more complex questions, GEISCO’s clients who use the Mac will have access to, electronic conferencing sott- ware developed by Networ! shnologies International (e) ). The conferencing ma ages conversations, enabling several people in different of- fice locations to participate si multaneously in a meeting, Par- share and revise ind other visual information. GEISCO plans to release communi ware that will give corporate clients the capability to switch among four ongoing convers: tions, According to Korn, view the Mac as a legitimate business machine that is more than an individual productivity tool” Macworld — 31 Macworld View Mac Graphics Make News Richard Curtis, managing edi- tor for graphics and photog- raphy at USA Today, used to think of the Macintosh as a painless way to introduce his graphic artists to computer “The Mac was used as an ele tronic sketch pad,” says Curtis. But finished charts were impos- sible to produce on the Image- writer because its resolution was too crude for USA Today's production standards. Conse- quently, th ists literally had to take their comput sketches back to the dr board and produce graphics the usual way, with rub-on let- brushed photographs, and ink drawi cleared with the introduction of Apple's laser printer. The Richard Curtis of USM Today relies on the Mac to produce the 20 to 30 charts needed daily at the newspaper: LaserWriter provides the neces- sary resolution that artists couldn't get with the Image- writer, Curtis expects that in month or so his staff will be turning out charts daily for the nationwide newspaper, which has a circulation of 1.25 million, He predicts the Mac will cut production time in half and al- low the staff more freedom to create the 20 to 30 pieces of art- work demanded of them daily. Curtis also foresees the news- paper using the Mac to main- tain a visual reference library of s, charts, and sketches. r plans are in store for an Apple system across the Po- tomac River from the USA To- day offices at the world head- quarters of United Press International (UPD). At UPL a new graphics department been set up to produce cl and diagrams for the thousands of the wire service's subscrib- ers worldwide, The driving force will be anew | ‘ setter Craig Webb Consortium Update As the Macintosh’s first aca- demic year comes toa close, the universities and colleges in Apple's University Consortium Program report that the Mac is being used in history, music, photography, nutrition, mathe- matics, and business manage- ment courses, to name a few. The software applications. range from an organic chem- istry nomenclature tutorial toa pictorial atlas program to a nu- tritional analysis system, At Dartmouth College the music department uses a musi building program for the Mac in introductory courses, Stu 32 May 1985, Music students at Dartmouth Col- lee compose on screen and play back the results Al Stanford University a historical simulation places students under the reign of Louis XIV. dents compose musical pieces by selecting items from a pal- ete of notes, chords, glissandi, and so forth. Timbre, volume, and duration can be changed in zach measure. Students can save a work, play it back, and edit it, The college math de- partment uses a Macintosh pro- gram to teach algorithms in in- uc »ductory computer science courses. The program allows: students to construct binary trees on the Mac with various traversing and construction algorithms. At Stanford a historical simu- lation similar to a narrative game is being developed on the Mac that places the student in the role of a young French man of modest means who ‘eaches the age of majority in the first year of the reign of Louis XIV, The goal in the simu- lation is to accumulate wealth and prestige through wily in- vestment, marriage, and politi- cal maneuvering and to pass that accumulation on, firstto a son and then to a grandson, A neurobiology course at Cornell University features a program that produces a high’ low pass filter to teach students about waveforms and filters. In the input window a student can select sine, step, and impulse waveforms or select free-form waves. The filtered waveform appears in the output window, The cutoff frequency of the fil- ter is chosen in the output win- dow, and the high/low selection is done by menu The sociology department at Asan in- structional program underway that will enable students to tes their gi f labor force, explore their own career destinations, and build models of alt work worlds in the year 2000. A five- year study begun at Dre professor Joan McC ates the impact the Mac i making on the academic com- udents fill out ques tionnaires that ask how the Macintosh is changing their lei- sure time, enjoyment of course y habits, topics of conversation, and attitudes to- ward computer crime. Faculty members respond to similar questions that include how the M used for class prepara- tion, whether using it has. changed their attitude toward teaching, and how the Mac has affected productivity. The value of the Drexel study ’ be broadened by other re- search proposed at Boston Col- lege that would determine the changes in learning and study habits of students and in teach- ing and testing styles of faculty, If several universities partici- pate in these surveys, the con- clusions may give a clearer pic- ture of the impact of the personal computer in a settings.—Peler Olivieri University Consortium Newsletter m demic Apple Mac Toots It Own Horn The potential of the Mac as a musical instrument was recog- nized by Macworld Publisher David Bunnell when he com missioned organist David Kel sey to write Macintosh music for the Macworld Exposition in San Francisco in February Known for his innovative and sometimes outrageous work on eyboard instruments, Kelsey chose to compose his piece using MusicWorks from Hay den Software. He hadn't used a Mac before. MusicWorks au thor Mare Canter heard about the project and flew to San Francisco from Chicago to lend some technical assistance. Can- ter also previewed Advanced MusicWorks, which allows lengthier compositions than the original version and fea tures other enhancements as well In another musical develop ment Ted Lane, faculty member of the Department of Music at California State University, Sac umento (CSUS ), commis: sioned a work for Macintosh and clarinet. The piece. entitled Suite for Ted/Mac. was per formed ata CSUS concert in February. An assistant cued the Macintosh while Lane played the clarinet. One of the high lights of the suite is a cadenza for the Macintosh. The piece was composed by Jackson Berkey, composer for the musi cal ensemble Fresh Aire. using MusicWorks. Lane suggests that personal computers will widen the pub: lic’s understanding and appre. A Mac owner am like Music Works and listen selectively to. ciation of music can use apr the various clements of a piece starting with a single voice then adding more voices. layer upon layer, Because Lane eagerly em: braces the advent of personal computers in music. he thinks he is in a minority among his colleagues. Lane believes that personal computers can help professional musicians express their ideas. For example, per forming musicians do not usu- ally receive extensive taining in composition. Writing down musical ideas tends to be a dif ficult and time-consuming task for those musicians. A program such as .MusicWorks not only allows them to experiment and compose more easily than with pen and paper but also lets them hear the results. immediately Lane predicts that the per: sonal computer's ability to tele- communicate music will lead to exciting collaborative efforts and a freer exchange of musical ideas among people at all lev- els—from the professional to the novice.—Jeffrey Glines Organist David Kelsey uses the Mac fo store and print musical scores and to manage the business aspects of bis carees Macworld be Macworld View Portable Journalism At the University of Alaska, Fair- banks, Department of Jour: nalism and Broadcasting, the image of a reporter pounding out a late night story on a type- writer and calling it in to a busy news desk has changed. George Winford’s 85 jour: nalism students carry Radio Shack Model 100s into the field and telecommunicate their sto: ries to. a Macintosh. When Win- ford decided to introduce his students to computers, he didn’t want computerphobia to distract the students from writ- ing. Winford emphasizes that the department's job is to teach writing, not computer science Winford selected the Mac for the classroom because of its ease of use and graphics capa bilities. The Model 100, on the other hand, is easily carried to press conferences and other lo- cations. Both computers have better local dealer support than other personal comput ers—important not only if you're way up north but also if you are a journalist in the field. 34 May 1985 Students write their articles on the Model 100s and telecom- municate them via modem to their instructors’ Macintoshes. Back in the classroom the stu- dents rewrite the stories on the Mac and add graphics. They use MacPaint and clip art such as Mac the Knife. The use of il- lustrations is emphasized in the department's course on typos raphy and publication design To enable students to com plete the transformation of field notes into a published story, the department plans to have a cus- tomized user interface for its Lisa that will enable students to typeset on the Compugraphic 8400. The plan fits in with Win- ford’s objective of keeping stu- dents focused on writing the publishing process. than on the coding involved in most typesetting, —Heidi Mitchell Voila! A New Product The Lisa 2/10 has been re. named the Macintosh XL, Ap- parently Mac shoppers he been asking dealers for a Mac with a built-in hard disk, a larger screen, and the ca pability to handle multiple tasks, The Lisa 2/10 offers these design features, but the com- puter is not well known to Mac dealers or owners. The Macin- tosh XL comes with a 12-inch screen and 512K of memory, ex: pandable to 1 megabyte. A built-in hard disk offers up to 10 megabytes of storage space, which means that XL owners can build databases and. Knowledge worker with Macintosh XI. spreadsheets and run other ap: plications such as UNIX-based programs. Although the other two Lisa models, the Lisa 2 and the Lisa 2/5, will be phased out, Apple has designed software that will allow Lisa owners to transfer files created with Lisa 7/7 business software to Macin tosh applications. i MUSICWORKS™ BRINGS OUT THE MUSIC IN YOU. WRITE THAT TOP 40 HIT YOU'VE ALWAYS DREAMED OF. With MusicWorks you can compose music directly on your Macintosh™ and hear the results instantly. Even if you cant read a note, you can easily use MusicWorks to produce professional musical scores, You compose on a seven- and-a- half octave grid that corresponds to the keys of a piano. Use your mouse to place “notes” on the grid. As you place them, you hear them. When you've got your song the way you want it, MusicWorks can transform your grid into a musical staff, insert the proper musical notation, and print it out in a professional format which any musician can follow. If you already know musical notation, you can compose directly on a staff, Use the mouse to place your notes, to select the meter and key signatures, and to listen to your music instantly. Either way, grid or staff, if you make a mistake or want to change something, simply erase and edit. You can play back your whole € File Edit Options Instruments Variations fs rid Master Score Staff Master Score Meter i excel | [slele].T- [ea composition or any part of it whenever you want. ORCHESTRATE 4 PARTS SIMULTANEOUSLY. Choose any 4 instruments from out of a selection of 10, You've got piano, chimes, flute, trumpet, organ, even a synthesizer for that contemporary electronic sound. You can hear all four instruments at once, or turn them off selectively so you can alter individual parts. A LITTLE BACH IN EVERY BOX. MusicWorks comes with templates which guide you through the instructional process by playing classical and popular selections, MusicWorks is part of the Hayden HeadStart Program which allows schools to accumulate points toward free computers, peripherals, and software. Buy MusicWorks, and your school will receive 50 HeadStart Points. MusicWorks. Only $79.95, Contact your local computer software dealer or Hayden Software, 600 Suffolk Street, Lowell, MA 01854, phone toll-free 800-343-1218. “Macintosh isa trademark of Apple Computer Corporation. ‘MusicWorks is trademark of MacroMind, as leensed ‘exclusively by Hayden Software Company Ine: HAYDEN. AMERICA'S FIRST FAMILY OF SOFTWARE. at do your re Introducing Ensemble: Now He has a good He’s gota mind head on his like a steel shoulders. trap. ] Tremendous analytical abilities. | He’savery pleasant person. 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You can also use Ensemble to maintain databases, conduct decision support analyzes, design brochures, implement direct mail programs and more. “ Runs in 128k and 512k. with Ensemble, And a variety of calcula- tion options are avail- able including: all arithmetic, logical and comparative corer functions. om Now you can easily create handsome two | { and three-dimensional business graphics witha sweep anda click of your mouse. Ensemble provides bar graphs, line graphs, pie charts, a time line graph and a scatter chart. Bl musi 23 como Thousands of business reports are prepared every day. Most are submitted for approval. Some are read. A few are discussed. Only a handful are remembered. You can make a lasting impression with Ensemble. See your local software dealer today. Or call Hayden Software toll-free at 800-343-1218. 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A MAC For more information, please call our toll-free number 1 (800) 252-LION or (714) 634-9012. ™ MacLion runs on a 128k Macintosh with one external disk drive. cl gob ea eered ater Nl Comp GSD computer SOFTWARE DESIGNS INC Inksh sa reqitered rademak of Apple Comput. vere cman Oe 1904 Wright Circle, Anaheim, California 92806 Circle 66 on reader service card seeeeeonoee By combining the no: frills accuracy of Mi- crosoft Chart with the visual flair of Mac Paint, you can make graphs represent more than numbers on a page. Figures docu menting the deploy ment of nuclear weap: ons bit home when you show how large they loom Wi Getting started Sculpting New Columns You don't ak have to settle for the heavy black stakes Chart provides in its column and bar graphs (column graphs have vertical b: aphs have horizontal bars). If the subject is right for it, turn the columns or bars into ymbols that represent the idea you're charting. ample, if you are graph- ing the yield of a series of oil fields, you can turn the columns into stacks of oil barrels. The taller the col- umn, the higher the stack of barrels. This kind of chart, called a pictograph, is ideal when you need to convey your point as quickly as possible or don’t plan to use legends or captions. Charting the deployment of a particular type of nuclear missile is another example of a subject beg- ging for a pictograph, As shown in the figures that fol- low, the columns are replaced by missiles. The size of each missile is different, depending on the height of the original column. LIZ Nuclear Deployment Order: [1 (Plot Series Year £ Tonnage (milliot KL] ct 20 15 cmitionsy 12 5 is) 1950 1955 Nuclear Deployment 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 Year 42 May 1985, Figure 1-1 After starting Microsoft Chart, choose a com- mand from the Data menu to create a new ’s (the Date com: mand was used here). In the box that ap- pears, name the data series and provide X and Y axis labels, En- ter the data in the se- ries window. Figure 1-2 Chart atomatically chooses the simple col umn graph when it starts up; you can change the graph type by selecting another type from the Gallery menu. For this exam ple the column graph is exactly what you want. Copy Chart to Clipboard @ As Shown on Screen © As Shown when Printed (0K) [Cancel } Tonnage (millions) 10 1950 Nuclear Deployment 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 Year h Figure 1-3 To capture an image of the graph to modify with MacPaint, choose the Copy Chart com- mand from the Edit menu. A dialog box asks how you want to save a copy of the graph; choose AS Shown on Screen and Figure 1-4 Save the graph, quit Chart, and start Mac- Paint. Don't arn the Mac off or you'll erase the copy of the graph that’s stored in the Clipboard. Once you're in MacPaint, choose Paste from the Figure 1-5 Use the grabber (hand) tool or the Show Page conmand to move the drawing window toa blank part of the pase. then create the pic- tograph symbol shown bere. Whenever pos- sible, the should be slightly wider than the bars or Macworld 43 click the OK button, The As Shown when Printed option can't be used with MacPaint because the graph is usually too big to fit in MacPaint's drawing window, Edit menu. Afier-a few seconds, the graph ap- pears in the MacPaint windou: Since you'll he experimenting, place a copy of the graph in the Scrap- hook for safekeeping. columns in the graph. Here the fin-to-fin width is a few hairs wider than the col- Make the sym- stretching or stacking it to the correct length later. # Getting Started Nuclear Deployment 1S Tonnage 49, (millions) 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 Year Nuclear Deployment Tonnage (millions), 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 . ‘Year Nuclear Deployment Tonnage (nitions) 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 Year 44 May 1985 Figure 1-6 Once you finish draw: ing the symbol, sur- round it with the marquee and choose Cut from the Edit menu. Move the win- dow back to the graph, paste a symbol at the base of the leftmost column, and click anywhere outside the marquee. Figure 1-7 Surround the top por- tion of the symbol with the marquee; you'll be stretching just the mid- section, not the whole symbol. Take care not to include a piece of the column or any other part of the graph. Figure 18 Place the pointer along the top line of the marquee. The pointer should still be arrow-shaped. Hold down the Shift, Option, and & keys simul- taneously and drag the pointer upward. The symbol will stretch, Release the mouse button and the keys when the tip of the symbol reaches the top Of the column. Nuclear Deployment Tonnage (millions) 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 Year Nuclear Deployment 20 15 A (rrittions) *° Ss o 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 Year Figure 1-9 Repeat the stretching procedure for each column in the graph. If you make a mistake while modifying a col- umn, use the Undo command and start over. The upper-left key on the keyboard is a handy Undo shortcut Figure 1-10 Compare the chart in Figure 1-2 with the finished chart bere. As ‘you can see, taking ant Vira 10 or 15 minutes with MacPaint can add considerable impact toa chart. You can use many of the same tech- niques to embellish charts with buildings, pipes, girders, lumber, or other images. But don't overdecorate a chart; a busy graph loses its effectiveness, Macworld 45, | Getting Started Combining Charts and Pictures A favorite graphics trick that many slick newspapers and magazines use is to lay a chart over a picture. Mi- crosoft Chart doesn't let you combine pictures and charts, but with the help of MacPaint, the operation is relatively painless You can enhance a chart with just about any pic- ture, including houses, airplanes, boats, or dollar bills. You can draw the picture yourself with MacPaint, or you can use one of the Mac clip art collections. You can even use the images created with digitizers, like those from Koala, Thunderware, and Micron ‘Technology “Pictures to Pixels,” Macworld, April 1985). Don't be afraid to experiment. Try several MacPaint pictur with each chart, and play around with textures, sizes, and placement. 40 Cire. (< 1000) 20 @ This Year © Last Year CA WA NV OR NM UT TX CO SD Newspaper Circulation WD this Year © Last Year CA WA NV Newspaper Circulation OR NM UT TX co sD 46 May 1985, ooooe . Gordon McComb is a Contributing Editor of Macworld. rosoft Microsoft Corp. 10700 Northup Way Bellevue, WA 98004 200/828-8080 st price: $125 Figure 2-1 Create a graph. Almost any type of graph will do, but bar and col. umn charts work best. Copy the graph, save the document, and exit Chart. Figure 2-2 Start MacPaint and paste in the graph. Add refinements to the graph now, such as changing the type style of the title or making a vertical Y-a) using the Rotate com- mand. Finish by las soing the entire chart, choosing the Cut conr- mand, and pasting the chart into the Scrapbook. label * WEWS * & 5. B iy il ul! nD mt | Lua Figure 2-3 Create or copy the ple, the newspaper was background art for the copied from the Scrap chart. This newspaper book with the Copy om Magnum Soft ware’s McPic! clip art library (each McPic! picture is stored as a command and placed into the MacPaint doc ument with the Paste command. separate Scrapbook entry). For this exam Figure 2-4 Many drawin too dark and solid to use as background art Jor a business cedure until the entire image is dimmed. You normally shouldn't chart, las: You can “dim” a draw- 2 the entire picture ing with the Fill com mand in the Edit menu, Select a light pattern from the pat- with the lasso, and choose the Fill con. mand. Repeat this pro: Cire. (x 1000) WE this vear EB Last Year Newspaper Circulation 40 wt 3 ty 8 10 cA WA NY OR NM UT TX co sD Figure 2-5 Open the Scrapbook, cul out the graph, and baste it over the dimmed art. Drag the graph with the arrow: shaped pointer to posi tion it over the art. When the graph is in place, click anywhere outside the shimmer- ing image. Compare the graph in Figure 2-1 with this enbanced Macworld 47 tern paleue, surround a section of the picture at once because you'll lose too much detail and end up with a fea tureless blob. If you have a steady hand, you can also fill black lines or areas with a lighter patiern using the paint bucket version. bi many cases titles and legends aren't necessary, par- ticularly if the chart is for an audience al ready familiar with the subject matter: You can further enhance the graph by adding borders, grids, and the like, but remember to keep it simple. 0 | Introducing MACWORLD The Macintosh Magazine The Exciting New Magazine for the World’s Most Creative Personal Computer—the Macintosh At Special Charter Subscriber Rates Save Up to 63% Off the Newsstand Price (when you subscribe for 2 years) Personal computing took a giant leap into the future when Apple introduced the Macintosh, We've created Macworld as your passport into this incredible new realm of computing. 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