TheAppleIIGSBuyersGuideSummer1990

i More Than 650 Product Descriptions Publication #1990 Vol. 3, No. 4 Oy Canada $5.00 John Sculley ee eee Says The ; =, Apple Il Is Not a Obsolete q } (Page 6) Apple To Support The Line Well Into The 1990s \ Also In This Issue: Special Creativity Issue: Have Some Fun With Desktop Publishing Make Your Apple liGS A Real Music Tool New Apple Il High-Speed SCSI Card Announced | | 02 7447 | 0 1943604 Make Magic with a Quickie Shazam! von you can amaze your friends! Dazzle your boss! Create captivating Apple II graphics! How? dust get a Quickie™ Quickie is the fast, versatile image scanner that lets you import professional-looking halftones, line art and graphics into your Apple Iles, Ile or I+. Fast, accurate reproduction. Quickie scans 400, 300, 200 or 100 DPI images in seconds, not minutes. On a Ils like the one pictured, its real-time CRT display shows you the image as you scan. Double rollers on the scanner head and special audio feed- back software ensure accurate tracking. You can scan from any source with ease — even bound books. And images wider than 4 inches can be scanned in strips, imported and matched on your CRT with most popular ‘© Copyright 1900, Ves, Ine. (Quiles a trademark of Vitesse, Ine ‘ple lo. Api la and ‘Apple I+ are trademarks of Apple Computer. Ine paint programs. Quickie puts you in masterful control of graphics. Abracadabra! Think of the showmanship. Using Quickie’s three dithered modes, black & white, and simulated greys you produce screen graphics with the highest resolution available. Then you just import them into any Apple [lcs or Ile paint or draw program. Add color and presto! Your graphics come alive with vivid color that captivates and entertains. At only $299, Quickie puts real magic in your hands. So call your dealer today! Vitesse, Inc. 13909 Amar Road, Suite & La Puente, CA 91746-1669 (818) 813.1270 FAX (818) 813-1273 ‘Technical Support (GiB) 8131274 Circle Reader Service Number 1 Wemakeit easy to face the music From Beginner to Professional Composer the Pyware™ Music Writer is the perfect music notation and composition tool for any composer at any level. With the Music Writer you can play in your music with a synthesizer, see it displayed on the screen, play it back through your synthesizer or Apple IIGS sound chip and print the music on your ImageWriter IT ready to be published. LEVEL 1 — (LIMITED EDITION) is limited to 3 staves and is great for single part writing, LEVEL 2 — (SPECIAL EDITION) Up to 6 staves are available and can be printed in score format. LEVEL 3 — (PROFESSIONAL EDITION) Up to 32 staves and contains many automatic features for easy input and editing. FEATURES: The Music Writer offers automated error checking, lyrics, extensive use of the Apple IIGs sound chip, MIDI input and output . . . and that is just the beginning. The program provides easy editing through copy, cut, paste, invert and transpose. A quality print out of parts, range of parts or score formats are just as easy to produce. PROVEN TECHNOLOGY: 4500 music departments are currently using Pyware™, utilizing all the features of their Apple computers. Fora brochure with all the details call or write Pygraphics — you'll be in tune with the times. PYGRAPHICS P.O. BOX 639, GRAPEVINE, TX 76051 CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DEALER OR CALL: 1-800-222-7536 Apple HGSisa Resend Trademath of App Circle Reader Service Number 2 CONTENTS Editor’s Window...... Columns Company To Watch: Apple Computer, Inc An open letter to our readers from Apple Gidtenan and CEO Jobn Sculley. Quarterly Report..... Debut column: News about the new Apple II ors) High-Speed SCSI Card. Class Action: Not Just Another Pretty Interface. 7 How Learningways’ graphics-based, object- oriented fnlerlace aaa HGS ahication- al software. IGS Address... eee) Columnist Larry Miller answers letters and questions from readers. Features Desktop Publishing Projects For The Whole Family. Don't put off creating your own personal- ized piel or labels any longer. Use your IGS and ImageWriter II to make life easier and more fun. The IGS Is A Professional- Quality Music Tool Once New products that IIGS, for average es and professional musicians alike. Reviews/Overviews Copy I Plus Version 9 VOL. 3, NO. 4 SUMMER 1990, Design Your Own Home: Interiors and Landscape ......+...60 Pyware Instrument Designer ....61 Apple IIGS Hardware And Software Directory Accessories... 28 Switch boxes, cleanin; mouse containers ani Animation... 30 Animation software, presentation graphics, video players and more AppleWorks..... meer) Compatible programs for AppleWorks Books And Publications....... Literature of interest to Apple IIGS users Business Productivity a3] hits, dust covers, more 30 Integrated se, accounting packages, t software and more vertical-mai Creative .. Paint, draw and more Desk Accessories .... Pop-up accessory software for bome and business Desktop Communications Telecommunications programs for file transfers and more Desktop Publishing Combined erapbics and text software for personal publishing projects Education...... Reading, writing, arithmetic and more 33 33 Entertainment.. Games, simulations, adventures and more Appielis Hardware And Peripherals 7 Extended memory boards, hard disk drives, graphics products, synthetic speech acces- sories, modems and more Music... Training, writing and MIDI software for music Networking fe Software and utilities for connecting to AppleTalk networks Online Databases Information utilities available online Personal Productivity .mn52 Personal improvement, finance and more Programming And Utilities........52 File recovery software, programming lan- guages and programmer utilities Word Processing. Graphics- and text-based word processing programs Other Software...... sie Public domain software, shareware and a disk-based magazine Ente contents copyright 1990 by Redgate Communicatons Corporation. Allsights reserved. No part ofthis publication may be system, whout permission in writing ftom te pubisher. The Apple IGS § to use the tle, The Azole IGS Buyers Guide. Appia isa regatered vademark of Apple Compute. Inc. Appel orice ‘Rople Computer, Inc has grarteg Redgate Communcatons Corporation te 3 Aoie Corea Ciaperaton solvers sce 9 promi eas a errno ‘ter "wilbe returned only f accompanied by a sell adgressed, tions at or used in any form oF by any means, electronic of mechanical, Gisce's an ncoperaent oonal ve ta atiare ay way wa Apis Compute re "Some one views tnoresed by corrovors “Ait erdrs are payable US ands ony. Gemrpok a. Clear, 806302290, Roagate Cones ‘Th Sonar lta provaes marin comers 2 Summer 1990 As Applied Ingenuity, Inc we became the leader in affordable quality products for the Apple II mar- ket. Innovation has made us the fastest growing hardware company, leaving others to play catch up. In September 1988 we introduced not only the first internal hard drive for the IIgs, (when many said it couldn’t be done) but the lowest cost hard drive until that time. While most hard drives were selling at $650 for 20 megabytes InnerDrive was introduced at $450. The competition said "you get what you pay for" - well a year and a half, and thousands of units later, InnerDrive is one of the most popular hard drives. And our lucky customers now know that quality can be affordable. Now there is a suspiciously similar look alike on the market touting higher performance. But the com- parison in January’s Nibble magazine proves that page after page of glossy ads don’t make for a better product. Ingenuity again made history when we intro- duced the first external hard drive for under $400. Now with our external Falcon you can enjoy the hard drive world for less than $300. Our ingenuity won’t stop there. Cdrive the first internal hard drive for the IIc and IIc+ is due out We’ve Dropped the Price soon. And look for the first hard drive backup de- vice that stores all your files on your VCR. Programs today are memory hungry. Ingenuity has solved this problem with our GS Juice Plus 1 to 4 megabyte memory cards. You may remember the high prices of memory just last year. When companies that Also Exist were selling 1 megabyte for more than $600 our list price was only $299. Once again the pitch was "you get what you pay for", but our happy customers were able to pur- chase more with the money they saved. And GS Juice Plus is the most compatible GS memory card since it works with the new GS without any design changes. If we sound blunt, it is because we really be- lieve that Ingenuity, Inc is helping to keep the Ap- ple II alive by making innovative quality products affordable. Remember, all that glitters is not gold. 2 s == Ingenuity, Inc | ingenuity] formerly Applied Ingenuity Call: 800-346-0811 or in CA 818-960-1485 14922M Ramona Blvd. Baldwin Park CA 91706 "Tt takes ingenuity to make quality affordable" We've Dropped Applied Circle Reader Service Number 3 EDITOR'S WIENEO Ww Applellcs Executive Publisher: Ted Leonsis Managing Editor: Ron Errett Directory Editor: Paulette Lee Production Manager: Joan Hanke Dennis Kepner; Mike Markowitz; Larry Miller; Gary Ramey; Bruce Richter Editorial Assistant: Julie A. Van Gaasbeck Vice President/Creative Director, Mark S, Ballard Typesetting/Traffic Manager: Kathaleen S. Ross ‘Typesetting Operations: Debra Siraco-Weaver Circulation Manager: Monica Tower Single Copy Sales Manager: Kevin Fallon Advertising Sales Offices Chuck Abrams, Associate Publisher Redgate Communications Corporation 185 Berry St., Ste. 5401, San Francisco, CA.94107, 415-928-1966 Kevin Fallon, Advertising Sales Manager Redgate Communications Corporation 660 Beachland Bivd., Vero Beach, FL 32963 407-231-6904 Tom Duke Redgate Communications Corporation 660 Beachland Blvd., Vero Beach, FL 32963 407-231-6904 Subscription Information The Apple IGS Buyer's Guide, 5615 W. Cermak Rd., Cicero, IL 60650-2290, 708-656-8259 Redgate Communications Corporation President: Ted Leonsis Executive Vice President: Alfred J. Mandel Senior Vice President/Chief Financial Officer: Jeff Parsons MIS/Facilities Manager: Tim Duncklee Finance Administrator: Brenda Simmons Accounts Payable Administrator: Jaimi Saunders Credit/Collections Manager: Thomas N. Curione Cover Photography: Courtesy of Apple Computer, Inc. WPA Contributing Editors: Carol Holzberg, Ph.D.; 4 Summer 1990 Breaking The Silence pple IIGS users are a special breed. A Since becoming managing editor of The Apple IIGS Buyer's Guide in Febru- ary, I've had a chance to speak to many of you. ‘The one trait that you share is a fierce loyalty to the computer and a bewilderment toward Apple Computer, Inc, Down to the man, woman and, yes, child, you want to know what the Apple II market — mainly Apple — has planned for your com- puter of choice. You want to know what products and enhancements will be forthcoming, and you want to be reassured —by someone truly in the know — that you have not been left to fend for yourself. Many of you send us letters — one of which we published in our last issue — that eloquently express your fears. You tell us you are concerned about the availability of new software and hardware for the IIGS. You feel that Apple has been too silent and too uncom- mittal about its plans for the Apple Il line. You find the silence disturbing. You use words such as “abandon” and “forsaken’ in an attempt to explain the silence. Some of you even predict the death of the IGS and, with it, the loss of the time, money and energy you have invested. Don't give up yet. Someone has been lis- tening to you; someone has read your letters. In this issue (see our very special “Com- pany To Watch” column on page 6), John Sculley, Apple's chairman and CEO, breaks the silence and responds with an open letter to readers of The Apple IIGS Buyer's Guide. Though brief, the letter may be the most important article we've published during the last two years. John Sculley cannot answer all of our questions in a single leer, of course, but — amidst the gloom and doom — he has made what we think is a positive statement about the future of the Apple IIGS and the Apple II line. We applaud him for taking this step, and we hope his letter will jump-start the Apple II market into action. It's true. There have been fewer new IGS products on the market than we'd care to see, but they are trick- ling out, from a variety of sources, including Apple. Case in point, Apple recently released its new Apple Il High-Speed SCSI — for the Apple IGS and Ile — which moves information much faster between Apple II computers and peripher- als (see “Quarterly Report,” page 8). By increasing the computer's performance, the new card also extends the usefulness of the Apple II further into the future. Contributing editors Dennis Keppner and Bruce Richter say that Apple, through the Apple Programmers and Developers Associa- tion, also made a “bold statement” by releas- ing a new tool set that allows programmers to, finally, combine all the elements for pro- ducing music on an Apple IGS (see “The IIGS Is A Professional-Quality Music Tool Once Again,” page 24), In addition, a long- awaited, inexpensive System Exclusive pro- gram, from developer tindséy Hough, is available for professional musicians and avid IGS music enthusiasts. The editorial theme of this issue is cre- ativity, as witnessed in Gary Ramey’s enter- taining article “Desktop Publishing Projects For The Whole Family” (page 12). However, the real underlying theme may be that the heart of the Apple IIGS is still beating strong- ly, as Mike Markowitz says in his review of Copy II Plus Version 9 (page 56), a significant upgrade of the versatile utility package from Central Point Software. We think you'll find ample evidence throughout this magazine that the Apple IIGS is alive and well and, in some cases, growing. We'd like to thank Mary Fallon, Jackie Promes, Janet Susich, Carmella Zamora and many others at Apple for their help with this issue Ml — Ron Enrett Managing Editor Don’t buy a memory today Juice Plus 1 meg $125 Juice Plus 2 meg $199 Juice Plus 4 meg $399 Due to a volatile chip market, prices are subject to change without notice. from a company that takes all your money away. For three years Ingenuity has been selling IIgs memory boards at an exceptional value. You can be assured of continued software and hardware compatibility because we strictly follow Apple’s design standards. When the new gs arrived our Juice Plus board was one of the few memory boards that remained compatible —_ without having to make any hardware changes. Don’t be fooled by the over use adage "you get what you pay fe We use the same high quality parts that others use, but our philosophy is good value not just good profit. After comparing our price, service, and performance, then you'll stick with us without getting stuck. Ingenuity, Inc Formerly Applied Ingenuity CALL: 800-346-0811 In CA 818-960-1485 14922M Ramona Blvd Baldwin Park, CA 91706 "It takes ingenuity to make quality affordable.” Circle Reader Service Number 4 COMPANY TO WATCH An Open Letter From John Sculley To Tue READERS OF THE APPLE JIGS Buyer's Gue: Owners of Apple II computers and peripherals tell me that, while they love their Apple Ils, the speculation whirling in the marketplace about the Apple II product fami- ly has them confused about Apple's commit- ment to the line. I hope, with this open letter to the Apple II community, to clear the air, assure our Apple II customers that their loyal- ty to Apple and its products isn’t unwarrant- ed, and to talk about how changes in the marketplace affect the future. First, on behalf of all of Apple, [ want to thank Apple II buyers for their loyalty and passion for our products. It is particularly gratifying to Apple II engineers — both past and present — and me to see that the Apple Il, which launched Apple, continues to be endorsed by schools, consumers and small- business owners. Apple's commitment to its 5 million Apple IL users is to continue to create products that improve the functionality and performance of their computers. Apple will sell, service and support the Apple II line well into the 1990s. PRESENT AND FUTURE IMPROVEMENTS In 1989 and so far in 1990, Apple intro- duced a number of significant technological improvements for the Apple IGS, IIct and Tle without increasing the price of the basic products. Currently, we are working closely with Apple II hardware and software devel- pers to encourage the creation of innovative products for the Apple II family and to pro- vide them with the information they need to make decisions so their businesses continue to be viable, A number of developers in the past year have introduced into the market new soft- ware and hardware products for the Apple II family, as well as made commitments to their customers to continue to introduce creative, new products that support our own Apple II innovation. One major step Apple made last year to ensure the longevity of the IIGS for its users ‘was to introduce the Apple IIGS System Soft- ware 5.0, the first 16-bit operating system for the Apple IIGS that operates over the AppleTalk network system. In response to requests from customers and developers for improved ease of use and functionality, Apple improved the system Jobn Sculley software's speed and network capabilities, as well as made changes to the toolbox that enable the system to handle basic functions, including sound, drawing, scrolling and memory management, about twice as fast as our earlier System Software 4.0. New toolbox components for developers also make programming for the Apple IGS easier and faster. Besides new system software, last year Apple also expanded standard memory for the Apple IIGS to 1 MB without increasing cost. ‘Two significant new products for the Apple II family are a Video Overlay Card, which gives our customers the capability to use the Apple II as a basic multimedia plat- form, and the High-Speed SCSI Card, which moves information up to 10 times faster between Apple II computers and peripherals (see “Quarterly Report,” this issue). The new High-Speed SCSI Card is just one example of Apple's philosophy — based on ‘our customers’ need — to allow Apple II users access to many of the same peripheral devices as Macintosh users. By building bridges between Apple's two product lines, our customers can take advantage of the strengths of each line. Taken together, our new Apple II prod- ucts equal significant improvement in func- tionality and increase the value of Apple IIs for our customers and developers. We also understand our customers’ need for continued enhancements to the product line, including improvements in the way Apple II and Macintosh computers interact on the AppleTalk network. Apple II cus- tomers, particularly primary and secondary schools, want their large installed base of Apple IIs to operate in concert with newer Macintosh purchases. We are currently work- ing on a variety of new “bridges” between the Apple II and Macintosh families to make that synergy even better. ‘THE APPLE II Is AN ASSET I can reassure our Apple II customers that we value the Apple II product family as an asset, which we will continue to nourish. Beyond that, I am not at liberty to disclose future product plans. New products aren't the entire answer, and at Apple we are constantly evaluating the changing needs of the Apple II community so our service is top-notch. We recently estab- lished a one-year warranty that covers Apple I computers. As a special promotion through May 31, we are allowing customers to buy six months of AppleCare and get six additional months at no extra charge. This offer is particularly helpful to Apple Tl owners because it covers Apple II comput- ers dating back to 1978. As toolmakers of state-of-the-art personal computers, we recognize the technological limits of the Apple II line, but at the same time these products have neither lost their usefulness, nor are they obsolete. Hundreds of thousands of schools, consumers and small-business owners worldwide rely on the IIGS and other Apple I computers and will for many years to come. For those reasons, Apple Computer is committed to continue to enhance the IGS’ functionality, improve our support to cus- tomers and encourage developers to push the Apple II technology as far as it can go. As Apple develops new entry-level products, the Apple II family will continue to be recog- nized for the immense value it provides our customers and our company. ill Sincerely, —— John Sculley Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Apple Computer, Inc. 6 Summer 1990 ITS 12 NOON. TIMEFOR ANOTHER LIFEOR DEATH DECISION. When you make a habit of choosing high-cholesterol foods, you're choosing a dangerous’ course. One that could lead to a high choles- terol level in your blood and eventually to a heart attack. Remember that the next time you browse through a menu. And place your order as though your very life depended on it. 4, American Heart Association WERE FIGHTING FOR YOUR LIFE This space provided as a public service. ROLL OVER BEETHOVEN. LightningScan GS. Thunderware’s new hand-held scanner. With SnapGuide. Our latest scanner roll-out is worth a little arm waving. LightningScan GS scans images up to four inches wide instantly from books, artwork or anywhere else. And only LightningScan GS has SnapGuide™ for straight and steady scanning. LightningScan GS works in concert with ThunderScan® software. So you can save images for paint and publishing programs in every display mode. And only LightningScan GS offers 16-level gray scale. LightningScan GS can be yours for just $295 complete. So get rolling to your dealer and pick one up today. wo Ya SS - 21 Orinda Way Orinda, CA 94563 415/254-6581 FAX: 415/254-3047 Celebrating 10 years as an Apple developer. QUARTERLY REPORT Significant Developments In The Apple IIGS World New AppLe II HIGH-SPEED SCSI CarD ANNOUNCED Apple Computer has released a new high-speed card that moves information up to 10 times faster between Apple II personal comput- ers and peripheral devices, such as hard disks and CD-ROM drives. According to the company, the new Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card pro- vides the fastest data throughput available for Apple IIGS and Apple Ile users and is compatible with all Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) peripherals. “We continue to respond to the needs of our education, consumer and small-business customers to enhance the performance of the Apple II line,” says Randy Battat, Apple's vice president, worldwide product marketing. “This high-speed card, together with our previously announced Apple II system software and a video overlay card, make the investment in Apple II personal computers even more valuable.” According to Apple, customers who use the new Apple II High- Speed SCSI Card with a SCSI periph- eral can extend their computer's performance. For example, cus- tomers using large applications stored on a hard disk drive, such as AppleWorks GS — or any large files — will see a significant speed improvement when launching pro- grams, as well as opening and sav- ing files. The larger the application or the larger the file, the greater the speed improvement. FeaTures AND BENEFITS The new Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card provides faster data trans- fer primarily because of a new fea- ture called direct memory access (DMA) data transfer. Data is trans- Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card ferred directly between the comput- er’s memory and the SCSI peripher- al, with minimal interaction from the computer's microprocessor. Accord- ing to Apple, the result is improved data transfer performance. With the new high-speed card, data transfers at a rate of up to 1 MB per second on the Apple IIGS com- puter, and at a rate of up to .5 MB per second on the Apple Ile. In addi- tion to DMA, Apple says the SCSI manager and firmware have been improved and also contribute to the new card's increased performance. Compatible with all SCSI periph- erals, the Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card requires only that device-spe- cific applications and drivers be installed on the system. The card ships with drivers and applications for hard disk and CD-ROM drives, allowing users to take advantage of these devices immediately. Device drivers for the tape back- up drive and a scanner have been made available to developers, and users will be able to take advantage of these devices as applications are developed. In addition, the new card enables users to connect as many as seven SCSI peripherals to their com- puters. Another feature of the card is an on-board terminator, which simpli- fies setup when connecting SCSI peripherals to the computer. Previ- ously, the Apple II SCSI Card required users to understand rules regarding placement and quantity of terminators between SCSI devices. With the new card, users simply place one terminator at the end of the chain of SCSI devices. The Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card also includes improved hard disk utilities. These utilities make it easy to handle hard disk manage- ment tasks such as data backups, disk partitioning and disk verifica- tion. The partition and verify utilities take advantage of the improved firmware commands for hard disk drives. The backup utility is now able to handle the resource forks that are part of the IGS files. Because these are ProDos utilities, they can be 8 Summer 1990 The Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card lets you connect your Apple IIGS or Apple Ile computer to any device that uses the SCSI standard, such as a hard disk drive, CD-ROM drive, scanner, tape drive or laser printer. Using direct memory access (DMA) data transfer, the card offers rapid data throughput: It func- tions more than 10 times faster than the previous version (the Apple II SCSI Card). In addition, the Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card comes with software utili- ties for use with hard disk drives and CD-ROM drives. © DMA data transfer ANSlI-standard compliance © Software utilities ¢ On-board SCSI terminator * Dip switches Provides fast data throughput, for rapid loading of applications and data © Compatible with all peripherals that conform to the SCSI standard — now and in the future ¢ Handles such hard disk man- agement tasks as data backup, disk partitioning and disk verifi- cation on the IGS or Tle, as well as to use CD-ROM discs with the Apple IIGS ¢ Simplifies setup by eliminating the need for more than one SCSI terminator ¢ Easy setting of the card's SCSI device number used by both Apple IIGS and Apple Ile users, SysTEM REQUIREMENTS The Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card works on an Apple IIGS com- puter or an Apple Ile computer with a 65C02 microprocessor. The Apple IIGS requires a 3.5-inch disk drive, while the Apple Ile requires either a 5.25- or a 3.5-inch disk drive. Both computers require a device with a SCSI port, appropriate SCSI cabling and one SCSI terminator. PrIcE AND AVAILABILITY The suggested retail price of the Apple II High-Speed SCSI Card is $129, the same price as the previous SCSI card, which it replaces. The card is available at authorized Apple resellers. i — Ron Errett The Apple lIGS Buyer's Guide 9 Audio Animator unleashes the sound potential your Compute at Warp speed with TransWarp GS. Ilcs was born with. Com- More than doubles processing speed and it's plete MIDI interface, soft- upgradeable. $399. ware and external mixer. $239 PC Transporter lets your Ilcs run IBM's MS-DOS. Shop both sides of the software aisles. $499. External mixer (included with Audio Animator) places precise control over sound levels at your fingertips. 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Dri of AE Research Corporation DESKTOP PUBLISHING Desktop Publishing Projects For The Whole Family DON’T PUT OFF CREATING YOUR OWN PERSONALIZED STATIONERY OR LABELS ANY LONGER. Usk YOUR IIGS AND IMAGEWRITER II TO MAKE LIFE EASIER AND MORE FUN. Desktop publishing software can personalize printed materials, and producing your own printed labels can be fun and satisfying. Preprinted forms, labels or stickers never reflect the personalization that comes with doing the job yourself. Plus, you only need to print the number of labels that you require, and you can easily change the design ata later date. Medley’s clip art makes it a snap to create personalized letterheads and envelopes. For instance, if you ora family member love old cars, you can use Medley’s clip art to your advantage. After using the Import Art com- mand from the Special Effects menu, select Enter Paint Tool from the Areas menu. Then use the lasso to select the old car of your choice, which will become a logo on your stationery. Any item that is lassoed and then cut and pasted into a Medley docu- ment will automatically be within a polygon area. This technique allows you to easily change the various points where the text will wrap around the art area. After returning to the Word Pro- cessor, select the font and point size of your choice. For our example, we selected 24-point Helvetica for the name, “John Smith,” and 12-point Helvetica for the address, “3939 Old Car Drive.” Our text was set flush right so that the words line up near the image of the car. Before printing, we made sure that the border around the picture would not print by selecting the Convert Areas command under the Areas menu. The final print, our per- sonalized stationery including an image of an old car, was done with Better Color selected, There's no need to start from scratch to create a matching enve- lope. All we did was reposition the name, address and artwork and then print the image at 50 percent reduc- tion. It may take a few tries to get the knack of printing on envelops, however. No More BorinG MESSAGES We'd almost bet that every family in the United States has memos and notes attached with magnets to their refrigerators. Why not use your desktop publishing program to make these messages stand out? Publish It! 2 can quickly and easi- ly produce a reminder list. Using clip art provided with the program, we selected a pointing finger with a string tied around it. The image appears on the disk pointing to the left and to the right. We used both versions, one in either margin point- ing toward the center of the paper. The text, which said “Things To Do Today!,” was set in 36-point 12 Summer 1990 DESKTOP PUBLISHING Clip art from Medley, Milliken Publishing Co., can be used to create snazzy, person- alized letterbeads and envelopes. Westwood and centered between the pointing fingers. The fill-in-the- blank lines for our form were creat- ed with the Line tool. The nice thing about Publish-It! 2’s Line tool is that the lines are only horizontal or vertical. This made it easier to create many accurately placed lines. Another reminder list was created with Medley. The image we selected — again, a pointing finger with a string tied around it, but pointing up this time — was in color. After importing the file into the Word Processor, we entered the Paint Tool just long enough to grab the image and copy it to the Clip- board. We then returned to the Word Processor and pasted the image onto the page. We selected 16-point Shaston for the heading, which said “Don't For- get To ....” Rather than using a line tool to create the fill-in-the-blank lines, we used Medley’s automatic leader feature. With this feature you first set a tab, then you determine the kind of lead- er that will be used. Every time the Tab key is pressed, the computer will draw a line immediately to the tab point. This is an efficient and precise way to create many horizontal lines quickly and accurately. Easy LABELS If you need to stick a label on something, there are bound to be blank labels that will fit your require- ments. An ImageWriter II can print on either tractor feed or single sheets. If you can’t find the perfect pre- cut label then get a full sheet of self- adhesive material. A full sheet can be cut to any size and shape that you might want. It is also possible to print many different kinds of labels at the same time. When using some self-adhesive materials, it may be necessary to move the print head away from the platen on the printer to compensate for the thickness of the material. The lever for doing this is located in front of the platen on the right side of the ImageWriter II. Labels for 3.5-inch disks are available in tractor feed. First, figure out exactly how much space will be needed for each label, the labels’ position on the page, the amount of space between each label and how many labels will fit on a page. For our sample, we used AppleWorks GS. First, we pulled out guides from both the top and side rulers and positioned them at 1/2 and 3 inches horizontally and 1/8 and 2 3/4 inches vertically. After creating the outer box, we used the graphics application to create a picture of a hard drive. This image was grouped, selected and copied to the Clipboard. After returning to the Page Lay- out module, we pasted the picture of the hard drive onto the page. It was then positioned and sized appropriately. The type, “Hard Drive Backup Disk #1” (the same through disk # 3), was added last, beneath the image of the hard drive. The finished label was selected and duplicated down the page. Each duplicate was carefully posi- tioned so that it would line up with the precut labels. The type for the duplicate labels was selected and corrected so that each label would be numbered consecutively. Make ample printouts on plain paper until the positioning is per- fect. Label materials are too expen- sive to use for testing. And don’t roll the labels backward through the ImageWriter — they could peel off under the platen. The final print for our hard drive label was done with Better Text selected. The last step with labels is to spray them lightly with fixative so they won't smudge. Because we knew that we were going to print out a lot of different shapes, we printed the remaining ex- amples of labels or stickers on a full sheet of self-adhesive label material. Don't ForGet Your Movies VCR labels are also easy to create, using AppleWorks GS. As with the 3.5-inch disk labels, the first thing to do is to measure the size of the labels. Next, pull guides from the rulers and mark each of the measurements. The Apple lIGS Buyer's Guide 13 Graphic, intuitive way of working. Simply point to what you want to do, and click a button to do it. Consistency. You can take what you've learned from one program and apply it to the thou- sands of other Macintosh programs. Easy to set up. It literally takes min- utes. Just plug in and you re ready to go. © 1989 ope Compa Inc sil = e Nowavailablewith Apple® computers have always offered ways to make your job at school little easier. Now wed also liketomakeiteasier for youto have an Apple to work with at home. And so,we offer you, as a full-time educator, special savings of up to 45% on any Apple II or Macintosh’ system with our Educator Advantage Individual Purchase Program” By working closely with educators, we've just for educ learned how to connect kids with computers in ways that motivate and inspire. With your help, they've accomplished some extraordinary things Which iswhat you can also do with an Apple of your very own. At home, you can use your Apple for every- thing fromwriting a script for the school play to planning your next field trip. At school, your Apple can help you with a multitude of admin- File Edit Select Goodies Color Anim. rie Order oT. ate EI RIO) a i "S):) PARTHENON ria oo |: = Ee non 3 pe Color, sound and graphics. Stunning visuals and sound help you get the very most out of your software. ee The most power- a: Sul Apple I ever. =| The Apple Ics*is an) designed to make the Bratt most of the largest educational sofware library in the world. SS. tide’, pecial feature designed tors. The price. istrative and teaching tasks. Like publishing a newsletter, managing student records, and cre- ating stimulating instructional material. Either way, you'll soon find yourself with the power to do all the things you've always heard a personal computer could do. And enjoy yourself at the same time. For more information on this program, and the name of the Apple Education Dealer near est you, call us at 1-800-538-9696, ext. 480. We'll show you just how easy it can be to have an Apple on your desk. And what teacher wouldn't like to see that? Ul =, The power to be your best” The Educator Advantage Program: DESKTOP PUBLISHING We placed the labels on the page in an attempt to get the maximum num- ber of labels per page. Our guides were placed along the horizontal ruler at 1/4, 3 3/8, 3 1/2 and 6 1/8 inches. The guides for the vertical ruler were placed at 1/4, 1, 1 1/8, 17/8, 2and 3 13/16 inches. This gave us the guides for two side and two front labels. Then we selected the rounded Rectangle tool and created rectangular boxes in the appropriate proportions. The Magnetic Guides feature was helpful during this part of the layout. The feature was turned off for the remainder of the designing process. The images were created in the AppleWorks GS Graphics application. After finishing the pictures, each was individually grouped, copied and past- ed into the page layout. It was then possible to resize the pictures, copy them and rotate them as needed. The text, “Movie Title,” was added last. We selected 12-point Helvetica Bold. The finished labels were copied and pasted onto the same page. The labels were then printed with Better Text selected. We used GraphicWriter III to pro- duce a page of “From The Library Of" stickers. First, we drew a gray rectangle with curved corners. The rectangle acts as the guide for cutting out and trimming the sticker. Inside the first rectangle, we creat- ed a colored rectangle that had a pale blue fill and a thick purple bor- der. The two rectangles were then grouped together. The text was added next. We selected 12-point Calligraphy for the heading and 48-point Calligraphy for the name, which in our example was “Jane Doe.” The grouped rectangles were sized to fit around the text. The finished label was then grouped together. The page was filled with labels by copying and pasting the original label. Finally, the labels were printed with Better Color selected and a horizontal orien- tation for the page. OTHER IDEAS For our next project, we used Medley to produce “Property Of John Doe” stickers. After selecting the image of a dinosaur from Medley’s clip art disk, we pasted it into the Word Processor, We then returned to the Paint Tool to create a rectangle that would be used to hold our text. By creating the text in the Paint Tool, we could place it anywhere on the page. In this case, Medley’s Word Wrap feature would not have helped. The final sticker was printed with Better Color selected, at 50 percent reduction. We used GraphicWriter III to cre- ate a bumper sticker for “The World's Greatest Mom.” We imported a slice- of-pie image from GraphicWriter III's clip art disk and colorized it with the Polygon tool. All of the clip art included with GraphicWriter III that we tried to load was in black and white. Because we wanted the word “Mom” to appear in very simple let- ters, we used GraphicWriter’s tools to draw each letter. The finished piece was printed out with horizontal ori- entation and Better Text selected. When you attempt your own design, we recommend starting with an image. A picture can say a lot about someone's personality. Med- ley, Publish It! 2, Springboard Pub- lisher and GraphicWriter III all come with a wide variety of images on disk. If you can’t find what you need, look at clip art disks available from other vendors. By using a scanner or digitizer, it is possible to use a vast arsenal of preprinted clip art. All books of clip art are designed to be used and reproduced. Paint programs also provide a ready method of creating original images or retouching images from other sources. If the images that you want to use aren't in the correct file format, try converting them with Graphics Exchange from Roger Wagner Pub- lishing, Inc. or GAP from Big Red Computer Club. After selecting the appropriate image, be sure to choose a comple- mentary font for your text. Typefaces with serifs are more traditional look- ing. Sans serif faces look more mod- ern. Script has a more personal feeling. Make sure the font also match- es the personality of the person for whom the printed piece is intended. No matter what source you use for your images or the kind of print- ed piece that you create, we are sure that you will get a great deal of satis- faction from printing out your own personalized materials. — Gary Ramey Contributing editor/columnist Gary Ramey, now based in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., has 17 years of experience in commercial art. PRODUCTS MENTIONED Product: Medley Company: Milliken Publishing Co. Price: $129 retail Circle Reader Service Number 20 Product: Publish-It! 2 Company: Timeworks, Inc. Price: $129.95 retail Circle Reader Service Number 21 Product: AppleWorks GS 1.1 Company: Claris Corp. Price: $299 retail Circle Reader Service Number 22 Product: GraphicWriter III Company: Seven Hills Software Corp. Price: $149.95 retail Circle Reader Service Number 23 Product: Springboard Publisher Company: Springboard Software Price: $139.95 retail Circle Reader Service Number 24 16 Summer 1990 CLASS ACTION Not Just Another Pretty Interface People often ask what I look for in children’s educational soft- ware. How do I decide if a par- ticular product is good or bad? The answer depends upon the age of the child and whether the product is targeted for home or school use. Some evaluation criteria, however, remain the same: ¢ The product should be fun. ¢ The software should develop initiative. ¢ The program should provide opportunities that are not obtainable by reading a book or watching a video. © The software should be easy to use, kid-proof (not prone to crashing) and it should allow youngsters to make mistakes without penalty. Davidson & Associates, Inc. devel- ops drill-and-practice software that meets all these standards. The compa- ny’s highly acclaimed “skills builders” (Math Blaster Plus, Spell It Plus, Alge- Blaster Plus, Math and Me, Reading and Me, and others) are colorful, articulate and engaging. The software is popular because pull-down menus and graphic icons simplify operation. There are motiva- tional audiovisual rewards for correct answers. Each package frequently includes an arcade-like game that entertains as it reinforces basic skills. Davidson software runs on a IIGS and a 128K Apple Ile. Yet the mode in which the interface works, and also its visual character, seems modeled after the icon-oriented, point-and-click Macintosh. That interface is very effective on the mouse-based IGS. Another advantage of using David- son software on a IIGS is that the 3.5- inch diskette format reduces disk swapping. Davidson products “drill” basic skills in a persuasive way. However, if parents or educators want children to develop creativity, imagination and positive social skills, they must look elsewhere. Several programs encour- age these qualities and simultaneously teach literacy, writing, math, science or social studies. Many have been pro- grammed by Learningways, a software developer based in Cambridge, Mass. Advertisers' Index For Free Information From Our Advertisers Next to each advertiser's name is its reader service number. Circle the appropriate numbers on the Reader Service card, detach the card and mail or call 1-800-262-3012. Apple Computer, Inc..... -Apple IGS Buyer's Guide... The Apple IGS Buyer's Guide 17 GLA S'S SAG TEON SATURN has many rings around it. The rings may be made of ice and rock chunks. Satu moons and is rn has 23 almost as big as Jupiter. We Software in the Science Corner Series, from the Society for Visual Education, makes good use of object-oriented visual grapbics that enbance learning. CREATING A VISUAL PUPPET SHow The Learningways interface is graphics-based, user friendly and object-oriented. It first appeared around 1986 in the Explore-A-Story/ Explore-A-Science series published by D.C. Heath Software (marketed for home use by the William K. Bradford Publishing Co.). You also can find the interface in the “Learn About” science series deve- loped for Sunburst Communications, Inc.; the “Science Watch,” calendar- making and geography programs developed for the Society for Visual Education; and the “I Love You in the Sky Butterfly” early learning literacy series created for Jostens Learning Corp. While Learningways designed the software for an Apple Ile, the inter- face functions very much like the interface on a Macintosh. You'll find icons, windows, dialog boxes, pull- down menus and mouse control. This results in a range of products that look and feel current on the IGS. “The objective was to create an object-oriented visual graphics system that could be used to enhance literacy skills,” says Henry Olds, Apple II/IIGS product manager at Learningways. “We wanted to create a medium that was like a visual puppet show. The actions that take place are all based on objects that are on the screen. Stu- dents interact directly with these objects, not with the keyboard.” Youngsters enjoy Learningways programs because the software empowers them to go in and make changes. The working environment is very adaptable. There is a direct rela- tionship between user and visual material on screen, Objects can be added or deleted, and almost any- thing can be moved around. “Nothing is given. The kids go into the world and they can play in that world directly,” explains Olds. “They pick up characters and move them around. The world becomes theirs. It's not a frozen environment. There are all kinds of possibilities for resha- ping or starting again from scratch and creating something totally new. “Our system is like an art form,” We have spent years developing a who cleverly use the interface’s capabilities to delight and surprise kids.” The Learningways products encou- rage children to tell a story. Once kids enter that story world, they begin to tell their own stories. The compa- ny’s programs also allow youngsters to put text on screen and print out their stories complete with pictures. Educators like the interface because they see that it has a real impact on all kinds of students. It works well with mainstream kids and it has been used successfully to teach youngsters with special needs and learning disabilities. Instructors feel that the programs that use the inter- face provide an effective story-telling context for all kids. The software ena- bles them to become better readers and writers. THE IIGS ADVANTAGE Even though the Learningways interface developed in a Ile program- ming environment, people frequently think they are running IIGS-specific programs when they use the software ona IIGS. The products work with input from the keyboard, but navigat- ing the keyboard is awkward, The applications were designed for a point-and-click, mouse-oriented world. “Because it (the interface) was object-oriented,” explains Olds, “we felt it was important to base the design on the assumption that the operator would be using a mouse.” In addition, there are pull-down menus, icons, windows and dialog boxes, which are software tools that IIGS users have come to expect. The animations work more effec- tively on a IIGS in Fast mode than on a le in Standard mode. The faster IGS microprocessor can handle more animated clips simultaneously with- out slowing down. You won't be able to add more than six animated characters to the screen (that limitation is set by the Ie- based editing system). However, if you have a IGS screen filled with six animated characters, the characters will be moving more smoothly and more fluidly than they would on a Ile. All Learningways programs make effective use of double-high-resolu- tion animated graphics. The images are more attractive on a IIGS than a Ie, because IGS resolution is of a higher quality. By designing the inter- face in a Ile programming environ- ment, Learningways takes advantage 18 Stummer 1990 CLASS ACTION Protect Your Computer with Quality, Custom Fit, Fabric of IIGS resolution enhancements without sacrificing speed. Learningways software is success- ful for a variety of reasons, but pri- marily for a graphics-based interface that provides an infinite variety of role-play situations to stimulate the imagination. Several of the products use the interface to explore science and geography. All of the programs encourage youngsters to develop reading and writing skills. The mouse-based setting is slick and effective, while the faster IGS microprocessor enhances the quality of the animated presentation. IGS users also benefit from a 3.5-inch drive. Why not take one of the products out fora test drive? lll — Carol S. Holzberg, Ph.D. The author, an anthropologist and computer journalist, is the computer resource staff person at the Shutes- bury Elementary School, Shutesbury, Mass. Propucts Tuat Use THE LEARNINGWAYS INTERFACE Company: William K. Bradford Pub- lishing Co.; 310 School St.; Acton, MA 01720; 508-263-6996 Products: Explore-a-Story Series, with: Rosie the Counting Rabbit (K-2); Just Around the Block (K-2); The Bald- Headed Chicken (K-2); A Brand New View (Grades 2-3); The Sleepy Brown Cow (Grades 2-3); What Makes a Dinosaur Sore (Grades 2-3); Where did my Toothbrush Go? (Grades 2-3); The Lima Bean Dream (Grades 3-5); The Quasar Kids (Grades 3-5); The Best Bubble Blower (Grades 3-5); A Great Leap (Grades 3-5); Not Too Messy, Not Too Neat (Grades 3-5) Explore-a-Science Series, with: Animal Watch: Whales (Grades 1-3); Animal Watch: Wolves (Grades 1-3); Animal Watch: Tracks (Grades 1-3); Dinosaur Construction Kit: Tyrannosaurus rex (Grades 4-6); A Closer Look: The Dessert (Grades 4-6); Earth Watch: Weather Forecasting (Grades 5-8) Explore-a-Classic Series, with: The Princess and the Pea (Pre K-3); The Three Little Pigs (Pre K-3); and Stone Soup (Pre K-3), Explore-Australia (Grades 4-6) Price: $39.95 each retail; $75 each, school edition; Explore Australia, $99 Circle Reader Service Number 25 Company: Sunburst Communica- tions; 101 Castleton St.; Pleasantville, NY 10570; 800-628-8897 or 914-747-3310 Products: Learn About Animals (Grades K-2); Learn About Plants (Grades 1-3); Learn About Insects (Grades 1-3) Price: $65 each Circle Reader Service Number 26 Company: Society for Visual Educa- tion, Inc.; 1345 Diversey Pkwy.; Chicago, IL 60614; 800-829-1900 Product: Science Corner Series, with Planet Earth (Grades 4-7); Space Probe (Grades 4-7); and Weather Watch (Grades 4-7). Calendar Fun with the Lollipop Dragon (upper ele- mentary); Expedition U.S.A.! (upper elementary) Price: $104 each for Science Corner titles; $144 for Expedition U.S.A.!; $84 for Calendar Fun with the Lollipop Dragon Circle Reader Service Number 27 Company: Jostens Learning Corp.; 6170 Cornerstone Ct. E. Ste. 300; San Diego, CA 92121-3710; 800-521-8538 or 619-587-0087 Products: | Love You in the Sky But- terfly (ages 3-5). The Early Learning Series is sold to schools on a CD-ROM for use on networked IGS computers Price: Call for pricing Circle Reader Service Number 28 OTHER PropuctTs MENTIONED Company: Davidson & Associates, Inc.; 3135 Kashiwa St.; Torrance, CA 90505; 213-534-4070 or 800-556-6141 Products: Math Blaster Plus, Spell It Plus, Alge-Blaster Plus, Math and Me, and Reading and Me Price: $49.95 each Circle Reader Service Number 29 | | | Dust Covers * Professional Appearance. * Unlike plastic covers, ours allow heat from equipment to flow thru fabric. lachine Wash & Dry. ustom Design/Perfect Fit. ll Fabric. Won't crack or dry out with age. Apple Computer Items NGS, Color Mon & Keyboard IIGS, KSS, Clr Mon & Keybrd IGS Mouse NGS Keyboard Mac & Keyboard Mac & Keyboard Plus Mac SE & Keyboard Mac SE & Extended Keyboard Mac wiAple Hrd Dry beneath Mac Il Color Mon & Keybrd Mac I! Color Mon & Ext Keybrd Mac Il Mono. Mon & Keybrd Mac Il Mono. 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Wisconsin Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53208 Circle Reader Service Number 8 IGS ADDRESS Columnist Larry Miller answers letters and questions from read- ers. Address all inquiries to IGS Address, C/O The Apple IIGS Buyer’s Guide, Redgate Commu- nications Corp., 660 Beachland Blvd., Vero Beach, FL 32963. Questions may also be sent via electronic mail on CompuServe (76703,1031) or MCI Mail (352- 9601). Individual responses can- not be guaranteed. You Are Not ALONE Iam considering purchasing an Applied Engineering PC Transporter (PCT) board, but 'm worried about compatibility. Because I live in a remote area, my only contact with other users is on GEnie. Also, I have to purchase almost every- thing mail order, because there are no Apple dealers nearby. Software problems would be costly and frustrating. After all the excitement about the PCT board when it first came out, why do you never hear about it today? —Gary Strong Menominee, MI Though the PCT is an Apple II accessory, it’s not new and it’s not used for typical Apple II activities. That may be one reason that com- puter magazines, including The Apple IGS Buyer's Guide, don't mention it that often in stories, but please see the entry in the “Apple IIGS Hardware And Software Direc- tory” in this issue (check the “Prod- uct Index” for the listing). We don’t use a PCT regularly, but on CompuServe we are in contact with people who do. The consen- sus of these users is that the PCT works quite well as an XT-class computer on a card, though some people find the PCT's CGA (color graphics adapter) graphics some- what limiting. Regular users of the MS-DOS ver- sion of WordPerfect on the PCT report being able to run Windows 286 satisfactorily. The most troublesome class of programs for the PCT seems to be communications software, specifi- cally modem programs. Most work fine, and some can even download via CompuServe B or turbo Xmo- dem protocols, which are very demanding on the Apple II input/output system at 2400 baud. Other terminal programs have been reported to fail when run above 1200 baud, New versions of the PCT software have reduced or eliminated many of the incompati- bilities, however. The lack of nearby Apple dealers shouldn't be an obstacle to acquir- ing software for the PCT; you need to see PC dealers instead anyway. In our area, PC dealers are more common than doughnut shops. Don't worry so much about soft- ware problems. It should be safe to assume that software that is com- patible with an XT-class machine with CGA graphics will work on the PCT. When in doubt, ask your fellow GEnie users if they've had trouble with the software in question. There are people on all of the online ser- vices who are eager to help you, even if it’s helping you use MS-DOS software on a PCT. PEACHES FROM A CHERRY TREE Does a dot-matrix printer have a rectangular area full of dots? If so, if all of the dots were printed, would you get a solid rectangle? And shouldn’t any type of character that fits the rectangle be able to be printed? If this is true, why won’t my ImageWriter II print italics when I am using WordPerfect? —Chris Fleeman Howell, MI Your understanding of how a dot-matrix printer operates is close to the mark. The pins in the print head of your ImageWriter II are arranged in a vertical line nine pins high, If all of the pins were used, the end result would be a line, not a rectan- gle. The movement of the print head across the paper is what caus- es rectangles (or characters) to be printed. Most dot-matrix printers have instructions for printing characters stored in permanent memory (ROM). Instructions for generating foreign characters, letter-quality characters or italics are stored in the printer, too. When a program is instructed to print text, it sends the text to the printer and lets the printer handle the details. If instructed to print text in a different style, the program sends a command to the printer that 20 Summer 1990 IIGS ADDRESS tells the device to use a different set of instructions. Even programs such as Word- Perfect, which supports many print- ers and print features, can’t print in a style that the printer doesn’t have the capability to make. That's why you can’t print italics from WordPerfect. There’s no capability for printing ital- ics built into the ImageWriter II. There's a way to get around this problem, but it’s almost totally ignored by software makers. Because there is also RAM mem- ory in an ImageWriter II, it’s possi- ble for instructions for a type style, such as italics, to be sent to the printer and stored in RAM. If soft- ware makers supported this feature, it would be possible to print in ital- ics or many other styles. Fonts loaded into the printer are still limited to characters that are nine dots high, and they can’t be printed in letter-quality mode. Cor- respondence mode, the Image Writ- er II's middle print quality, is the best that can be obtained. In IGS desktop applications, characters are drawn on the IGS’ SHR graphics screen. When the char- acters are printed, the printer is switched into Graphics mode to reproduce the text drawn on the screen. Because these fonts can have any style, and the IGS has routines that can modify the appearance of a font, styles that are not built into the printer — such as italics — are avail- able to all desktop applications. Checking the Better Text box in the Print Dialog box will produce print quality equal to the built-in letter-quality mode of the ImageWriter II, if you have a font that is twice the point size of the one used in your document. By the way, WordPerfect is a “hybrid” application. It uses a desk- top environment, even though it does all of its printing in Text mode with the printer’s built-in fonts. Beagle Bros’ SuperFonts turns classic AppleWorks into a hybrid that uses the text screen, but prints the same graphics fonts as used by IIGS desktop programs. Wuy Do Tuey Cost So Mucu? Hard drives are an increas- ingly popular peripheral for the IGS. We constantly receive questions about them in the mail and via the online services. The following questions are representative of the most often-asked questions concern- ing hard drives: * Why are Apple-compatible hard disks more expensive than MS-DOS hard disks? I can under- stand that lower demand and design differences are factors, but the price difference is too great to be explained by such differences. © Where can I get a low-cost hard drive? ¢ I want to buy a 20 MB hard drive. Can you provide any information on prices? After researching the list prices and discount prices for hard drives, we're happy to report that prices for Apple II hard drives aren't as bad as we originally thought. MS-DOS drives are, generally, the cheapest, followed by Macintosh drives. Apple II hard drives are the most expensive, but the price differences seem to be legitimate. The drives advertised for MS- DOS computers are usually bare drive mechanisms. They mount inside the computer's case and get their power from the computer's power supply. Internal Macintosh hard drives are also bare mechanisms, but they are SCSI drives, which cost a little more than the non-SCSI version of the same drive. External Mac and all Apple II hard drives (even internal hard drives) require a case and power supply, and an Apple II drive needs an interface card (also needed by MS-DOS computers, but not the Mac). Don’t forget that you have to pay not only for the extra parts for an Apple Il drive, but for the assembly (labor), too. Most Macintosh and Apple II hard drives come already formatted and ready to use. That also adds to the cost of a drive. Lower demand, which equates to a less competitive market, seems to have a greater effect on the larger hard drives than on a basic 20 MB unit. Prices for Apple II hard drives are comparable with the prices of premium hard drives for the Macin- tosh. What the Apple II market seems to lack is low-end dealers for larger drives. We didn’t find a way to save a significant amount of money on a 20 MB hard drive. If you want to save ona larger drive, you can buy a Macintosh drive and reformat it for the Apple IGS yourself. Formatting a drive is not difficult to do with a IIGS. The Advanced Disk Utility that comes with GS/OS will format a hard drive. One draw- back of the Advanced Disk Utility is that it will only use an interleave of 1:1 or 2:1 when it formats a hard drive. Many drives perform better on an Apple II when formatted at 7:1 or higher. (Note: The Apple II can’t read the data from consecutive blocks on a hard drive; it’s not fast enough. If the data is recorded in consecutive blocks on the drive, the Apple has to wait for the next block of data to rotate back under the heads to read it. If the blocks are arranged so the next data reaches the drive's read/write head just as the computer is ready to ‘The Apple lIGS Buyer's Guide 21 ITIGS ADDRESS read it, data will be transferred faster. The interleave describes how the blocks are arranged on the disk.) Chinook Technology, which makes Apple II SCSI hard drives, also sells its SCSI utilities separately from the drives. These utilities can format a drive at any interleave. There are also good shareware utilities, available from online ser- vices, bulletin-board services and users’ groups, that will format a SCSI hard drive at different inter- leaves. The money you can save going this route starts in the $50 to $100 range for a 40 MB drive (com- parison based on a heavily dis- counted mail-order price for a 40 MB drive) and grows with the size of the drive. If you buy a SCSI drive unit, a case and power supply (the case and power supply generally come together as a unit) and assemble it yourself, you may be able to save money. The cheapest 20 MB unit we could put together this way, however, was more expensive than the two cheapest preassembled, formatted Apple II drives. A good place to look for a list of hard drives and prices is in “The Apple IIGS Hardware And Software Directory” in this magazine. If you plan on buying your drive from a local dealer, our directory is a good reference to ensure that a dealer's prices are not out of line. Your choice of drive is going to be limited to what the dealer car- ties. Most of the better mail-order dealers carry several brands of hard drives, making it easier to price shop. The hard drives all work well, so your major considerations are internal vs. external and SCSI vs. non-SCsI. If you're thinking of a Macintosh drive that you would reformat your- self, our sister publication, The Macintosh Buyer's Guide, is a good place to find out what's available. A good source to find dealers who sell drives you assemble your- self is Computer Shopper, a monthly publication that caters mostly to MS-DOS systems. SCROLLING FONTS Ihave acquired many public- domain desk accessories and many fonts for my Apple IGS. I wish to continue adding more of each to my system. Do you know any way to increase the number of fonts and DAs that you can have in a pull-down menu? Is there an equivalent to the Macintosh program Suitcase (which makes fonts and desk accessories available without having to install them in a Sys- tem file)? Do you know where I can get a DA similar to Key Caps (which can display all the char- acters in any font in the current start-up disk’s System file) on the Macintosh? Andrew Goldstein Albany, NY We know of two desk acces- sories that are like the Macintosh Key Caps DA. One is from Minneso- ta Educational Computing Consor- tium (MECC), and there's a public-domain New Desk Accessory available. We suggest that you stay away from the public-domain version, unless it’s been updated. It’s rather limited in what it does and it’s buggy. If you run super-high-reso- lution desktop applications (the kind you need to run to use New Desk Accessories, or NDAs) and subsequently try to run a ProDOS 8 program in the same session, your system will crash. We don't know of a IIGS equiva- lent to Suitcase and we don’t expect to see any. Because desk acces- sories and fonts are simply placed in an appropriate folder on the IIGS — rather than installed into the Sys- tem file as on the Mac — there's not really much need for a Suitcase- type program. Which brings us to the problem of scrolling through files. The solution to the one-screen limit of CDAs (Classic Desk Acces- sories), NDAs (New Desk Acces- sories) and font listings is easy. Update to GS/OS 5.0 (or, better yet, 5.0.2, with some important bug fixes) of the system software. Beginning with System 5.0, the desk-accessory menus and the Font menu have the capability to scroll. If you have more than a screen of listings, the NDAs and Font menus add a triangular arrow indicator at the top or bottom of the list, if there are more items off screen in that direction. Moving the pointer to that line will scroll the list in the appro- priate direction. GooD VIBRATIONS To get good sound do I need just a Sonic Blaster (a stereo dig- itizer), a sound-generation pro- gram and speakers? Tom Hendrick Inverness, FL Of the three items you listed, what you need for sure is a pro- gram. Without software, your IIGS won't make many interesting sounds. IIGS programs that can pro- duce good sound range from the freeware Sound Studio, which can manipulate and play digitized sounds, to games and music pro- grams such as Music Studio or Diversi-Tune. Speakers are also a necessity for producing good sounds. The IIGS’ built-in speaker doesn’t make the grade (although it doesn’t sound bad — for a computer speaker). 22 Summer 1990 IIGS ADDRESS You also need to amplify the sound. Some popular speakers have built- in amplification. The Bose RoomMate speakers, which are sold in a matching color to the IIGS, are excellent powered speakers, but there are less expen- sive choices available. Check out the external speakers sold for Walk- man-type radios and cassette-tape players. Another option is to use a small amplifier, such as those avail- able at Radio Shack, along with reg- ular speakers. The suggestions above will pro- duce high-quality sound from your IIGS, but there’s still one thing miss- ing that the Sonic Blaster (or anoth- er similar card) can provide: stereo sound, The IIGS has stereo-sound capability, which many programs take advantage of, but you need an accessory card to get stereo sound out of the computer. The Sonic Blaster also has a fea- ture that doesn’t actually improve sound quality, but it’s a lot of fun. The card gives you the capability to digitize your own sounds or music. HyperStudio is another program that makes it easy to work with sound on the IIGS. HyperStudio comes with a digitizer, microphone and external speaker and is com- patible with the Sonic Blaster. — Larry Miller The author is a programmer and consultant based in Lafayette, Ind. P.D.E. Your IIGs Guide to Low Priced Software NEW Print Shop” Graphics NEW GS155 100 color pictures of sports, hobbies, games eK Fal TINEW GS156 100 color pictures of people, faces, clothing" =) FRA OBZ oe NEW GS157 100 color pictures of animals of every kind!* so BAaM a @ 6 NEW mass 100 color pictures of symbols, emblems, & logos ofall kinds" 216 9 wy a? GS61, GS62 200+ color & biw holiday pictures fonts & borders* 2 oss) = RES S =ve @ Om BS *Requires Print Shop™ los to use. Graphics /Graphic Utilities GSS SHRConvert: display pictures from most computers on your Ilos cnanewanen) $9 GS63 Cheap Paint — a commercial quality paint program inex neo, Editor's Choice $9 GSB Viewer: View super hi res graphics quickly and easily 39 GS121 DT Painter: full-functional color pnt prog as desk access. Editor's Choice . $9 “NEW GS141,142,143 Ilusion, Mindscape, +75 graphics, wdssplay utitys ok). $27 Adult Graphics © GS136,GS137 Adultsonly slide show of 44 beautiful ladies osx sen sis NEW GS154 Treasures In The Sand—adults-only, 24 poses $9 Education/ Business GS122 Appleworks™ Templates for home and business wrceos arpueworns™, $9 NEW G99 Georeny Primer tal with gaps, its 2 pe eS) NEW GS147 Night Sky—Locale celestial bodies, with color graphics ewsewren) so Desk Accessories/Fonts NEW GS131,132 84 fonts Ske San Francisco, Manhattan, symbols, pics, @ osx sen. $18. NEW GS152 Find.t: searches disks for files, Screensaver, Wote It, Sc. Cale, ete wn $9 Games ~) GS27 Bounce-lt!: lcs adaptation of the Little BrickOut'” game isvanewanery $9 GS5B MesterMind, war game, arcade-style car race jxwrewve 1, Editor's Choice . . $9 GS86 Solitaire plus Wheel, Vanna’s game on the lcs! Best Seller $9 9 GS89 Video Poker, Backgammon, and much more 39 G99 Pyramid: Soltare card game trom Ancient Egypt $9 GS102,103 Play 12 challenging Oregon got! courses wRecures wean se 2 osx sen. S18 S104’ Monte Carlo, Poker, and LotioGS number generator $9 GS116 FollowerGS, Miniature Golf, Metacus adventure game $9 GS117 Flight Simuiator, Pinball, Galaxy, plus more games s>urcvaren $9 GS149 Senseless Violence, Lunar Lander arcade games isvs scz on newer) svn... $9 GS150 Romulan.GS: 18 games, Worm, Shooting Gallery, more! ;suanewane).. $9 GS151 Orbizone—Ike Asteroid". and Othello, (neo svsrew som istanewanes).... $9 Music GS64,GS94 Sit back and enjoy 28 slide shows with Rock 'N Roll tunes! 2 osx) $18 NEW GS159 Soundsmith: 14 track sequencer to create music sanewanen)....$9 Utilities NEW GS140 Jumpstart: powerful file, disk, and program launcher ;sanewanen) . $9 + The author requests a specified donation it you decide to use the program, Any 10 Apple lias Disks For Only . . $59.95 ‘Only disks from this ad may be ordered Any 6 Disks Plus a 1 Year Membership For Only $399 Pus s4 st us and Canada ($14 loreion 1, 124 Page indexed guide to over 1000 programs (All That GS Jazz!) 2, Quarterly Magazines with reviews and updates 3. Special “Members Only” Discounts ’Add $4 US and Canada ($14 foreign) shipping/handiing for orders. Calforna orders add seles tax. Enclosed § __ by [Check VISA CMC Card no. Exp. _ > = Name 2078C Walsh Ave., Dept. 157 ‘Santa Clara, CA 95050 DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Address State __Zip _ CALL TOLL FREE 800-331-8125 * IN CA 408:496.0624 Circle Reader Service Number 9 MUSIC AND SOUND The IGS Is A Professional-Quality Music Tool Once Again NEW PRODUCTS THAT PUT THE “S” BACK INTO THE JIGS, FOR AVERAGE USERS AND PROFESSIONAL | MUSICIANS ALIKE. he Apple IIGS has been touted as a music machine. But even with an Ensoniq sound chip, a MIDI inter- face and the right software, the IIGS seemed to lack some needed musi- cal “glue.” Frustrated IIGS musicians have been confused by at least four different sound file formats, three MIDI file formats and countless other music file formats, none of which were really compatible with the other. And, lately, the IIGS music and sound market has been too quiet, to say the least. Two reasons for the silence appear to be the widespread belief that a cohesive tool set for sound synthesis and MIDI already exists, and the mixed marketing sig- nals from Apple Computer regarding the entire Apple II series. Asa result, we have seen virtually no new releases. Has this inactivity trumpeted the death of the IIGS as a music tool? Not hardly. Two programs have recently been released that give renewed meaning to the “S” (which means sound) in the IIGS name- plate. Sometimes it takes a fresh, new perspective to create activity in a marketplace. Apple has made a bold statement in its support of the Apple IIGS as a music and sound machine by releasing a new tool set for pro- grammers that combines MIDI, sequencing and note synthesis. And, from a small town in upstate New York, comes the release of what is probably the most asked for pro- gram since the IIGS received MIDI tools; an actual System Exclusive program. These two recent developments give the Apple IIGS credence as a musical tool once again. ONE-STOP PROGRAMMING One characteristic that sets the Apple IIGS apart from other comput- ers is its capability to generate sound. Apple did not take the cheap way out. It went to a major player in the professional music industry and bought the license to use hardware found in virtually all musical key- boards today, the Ensoniq sound chip. This melding of computer and musical instrument has been appre- ciated by beginning IIGS users, but it has, for the most part, been over- looked by musicians. So, why haven't we seen more music prod- ucts for the IIGS, especially consid- ering the great technology? Well, you must have the proper tools for the job. The IIGS has pro- vided good tools, but it's been like using three hammers to drive a nail. The nail gets pounded in, but it 24 Summer 1990 MUSIC AND SOUND The Apple IIGS' capability to generate sound sets it apart from otber computers. takes longer. The obvious way to get music out of the IGS is to combine the functions needed to produce music into one tool set, thereby increasing system speed and reducing memory overhead. Mark Cecys, who came to Apple from Ensoniq, is the creator of the new MIDI Synth tool. His knowledge of what this terrific sound chip can do is apparent in the way the tool oper- ates. Developers now have one-stop programming with this second-gener- ation note synthesizer. It combines sequencing, MIDI and note synthesis —all the things you need to produce music — in one tool. To demonstrate what the tool can do for developers, Apple pro- vides a program called SynthLab. As the title implies, the program is a laboratory for working with the MIDI Synth tool. From full-featured MIDI input and output to an in- depth note synthesizer, SynthLab is one of the most comprehensive sound and MIDI programs ever made for the IGS. SynthLab is built around basic MIDI Synth functions. In the version we examined, sequence editing was not implemented, so we were limit- ed to recording music via a MIDI keyboard and playing it back using the IIGS’ instruments. SynthLab's real power lies in its instrument editing capabilities. The MIDI Synth tool works with 13 data bits to make up each instrument. By editing the levels of each of these bits, you can either duplicate real-to-life instruments or create your own. In the demonstration song sup- plied with the program, a guitar sounded realistic enough as to include the tuning of the strings. The closest thing to SynthLab’s instrument editing is Activision's Music Studio instrument editor. Instead of working with a graphical representation of a waveform, how- ever, you work with the data that makes up the instrument sound. There are 13 elements that make up each sound, or envelope. With this much power, instrument cre- ation is virtually unlimited. Because SynthLab was created for developers, the numerical data required to make up each instru- ment is in the same format that the MIDI Synth tool is looking for when it is applied to an application. Once the MIDI Synth tool and SynthLab reach the mainstream of programmers and developers, aver- age users will receive better sound in new programs, and musicians will finally achieve their goals in MIDI and music on the IIGS. ‘TALKING’ KEYBOARDS If you are starting out in MIDI — or you use it for home entertainment — you may not be familiar with the term System Exclusive, or SysEx. MIDI stands for Musical Instru- ment Digital Interface. The musical instrument part is easy to understand. In order to call something a digital interface, however, there has to be interaction with something else. In the case of MIDI, musical instruments share music by using a series of digital information bytes. Not many of us worry about this aspect, unless our keyboard won't work with our program. What the majority of home MIDI users don’t know is that, besides musical information, our keyboards, tone generators, rhythm machines or whatever are actually “talking” behind our backs — about more than how badly we're playing. The information being exchanged consists of what voices are being used, how they are made up, what channels they are going out on, tempos to play the music and, in some cases, the instrument’s music memories. Some of this infor- mation can only be understood by another instrument of the same model type, hence the phrase “Sys- tem Exclusive.” This MIDI information is linked directly to the type of equipment, the manufacturer and even the model used. This means that while a The Apple lIGS Buyer's Guide 25 MUSIC AND SOUND Korg synthesizer will accept note information from a Roland, the Korg will not accept “voice” modifications based on information sent by the Roland, That information can only be accepted from a message that has the Korg “ID number.” Mass storage of MIDI informa- tion is the problem. This feature is available on expensive MIDI devices, or it can be bought as an upgrade. The drawback is that these storage options are expensive and may not be necessary for average users. The optimum is to save the SysEx information on inexpensive computer disks. The info can then be reloaded into your instrument. By using a computer, people who own the same model equip- ment can now pass instrument designs and voice setups to each other via files. Probably the biggest advantage is the capability to store your instrument setups for use with specific songs — or setups with other equipment — then load them as you need them. SysEx programs have been around since the mid-1980s, but, until recently, Apple IIGS musicians have been left out in the cold. Music Studio allows a user to modi- fy instrument voices, but only those that are generated by the Ensoniq chip. MasterTracks (from Passport Designs, Inc.) allows a more humanized sequencing, but is restricted to the changing of MIDI channels or the program numbers of the instrument. SysExGS, by Lindsay B. Hough, fills that void, The program is small, fast and simple to use. You'll see the stan- dard IIGS desktop with only four menus: Apple, Files, Edit and MIDI. The Apple menu has the credits and a two-page Help screen, which pro- vides basic information for creating, storing and clearing messages, plus possible errors encountered. SysExGS may not be right for everyone! When you launch the program for the first time, be sure to config- ure it for your personal system setup. SysExGS accepts internal and external MIDI interfaces in slot 1 or slot 2, or by using the IGS’ printer or modem ports. The settings are saved to disk. If you change your configuration, you'll have to reset the program parameters. Go into the MIDI menu and open “Receive New SysEx.” A win- dow will come up that says “Ready to Receive System Exclusive.” Simply press the Transmit button on your instrument to begin the transfer. During this time, do not touch the mouse. Doing so may cause an error in the transmission of data. When the instrument says that the dump is complete, press the Return key and the information will be processed. You can then use the text editor to add about five lines of comments in the Comments box. SysExGS is limited to a 32K buffer, which should be more than adequate for the average MIDI dump. Bulk dumps of sequenced songs are possible, but it takes up a lot of room in the buffer. To send data to an instrument, open “Send Window SysEx" in the MIDI menu. A window will come up and tell you “Ready to Transmit the Window System Exclusive Message.” Set up your instrument to accept a MIDI dump, then press the Return key or click on Send. The data will be transferred to your instrument. Does Ir Work? We tested the program with a wide variety of equipment and setups. In almost all cases where the instrument used System Exclusive messages, SysExGS worked. The one machine that did not work was the Yamaha RX5 Digital Rhythm Pro- grammer. In the case of the RX5, and prob- ably some other, older equipment, a signal — called a handshake — is required from the receiving end before the dump will begin. The generic architecture of SysExGS, which allows it to accept information from such a wide spectrum of equip- ment, does not use handshaking, as needed by these “key on” systems. Is SysExGS for everyone? Unfor- tunately, no. Many of today’s instru- ments support MIDI functions, but do not support SysEx messages. A basic rule of thumb would be: Lower priced instruments marketed for general consumers normally will not use SysEx messages. Some instruments in this catego- ry, such as the Yamaha PSS-480, available for about $179, do support SysEx. Professional keyboards, such as the Yamaha DX7II or the Kawai K4, also support SysEx. If you're not sure, look for the MIDI Implementation Chart near the back of your instrument's owner's manual. It will indicate if the machine uses System Exclusive or not. At the very low price of $34.95, SysExGS can open new areas for serious hobbyists and semiprofes- sional musicians. Instead of spend- ing valuable time “readjusting” keyboard setups, simply load the settings in with the click of a mouse, Why spend $60 for a RAM car- tridge when you can store greater quantities of SysEx information on 26 Summer 1990 MUSIC AND souU ND PRODUCTS MENTIONED SynthLab and the MIDI Synth tool are available through APDA, the Apple Programmers and Developers Association; Apple Computer, Inc.; 20525 Mariani Ave., MS 33G; Cupertino, CA 95014; 800-282-2732. Product: SysExGS Price: $34.95; $5.95 for demo, price deducted when buying the full version Company: Lindsay Hough; PO Box 212; Slingerlands, NY 12159 Requirements: Apple IIGS with 768K; GS/OS 5.0 or later; MIDI equipment Circle Reader Service Number 35 an inexpensive 3.5-inch disk. Rather than having to write down all of the editing information for those great “voices” you created, just give your friends a copy of your file. There's one word of warning, however. In all the cases we tested, the bulk MIDI dumps when loaded altered the entire setup of the equipment. (Note: The user should be aware that SysEx messages normal- ly are part of “bulk” MIDI dumps. This means that when you send a New Voices file you received from a friend to your machine, it will replace all of the voice information on the instrument.) Make sure you back up your original settings with SysExGS. Cre- ating a backup of your original set- tings as the first SysEx data dump you do is an excellent way of learn- ing to use the program. Wuar Next? The rumor mill has been work- ing overtime on the demise of the Apple IGS. As Mark Twain once SYSEXGS is for serious hobbyists and semiprofessional musicians. said, “News of my death has been greatly exaggerated.” The IIGS, like any child, is growing and developing, In the case of music, sound and MIDI, it’s start- ing to get better with age. Given the proper tools and the capability to exchange system information — and, most of all, the capability to generate its own great sound — the continued life of this great computer is assured. — Dennis Keppner and Bruce Richter Dennis Keppner is the Apple IT games and entertainment forum leader on America Online. (E-mail address: AFL Dennis.) Bruce Richter is the AppleWorks assistant forum leader on America Online. (E-mail address: AFA Bruce.) They both occasionally get their Apple IIGS computers together for MIDI jam sessions. DESIGN YOUR series Architecture Pro; Draw floor plans or side views with architectural scales, grids, overlays, Use the stud/beam repeater to calculate lumber. Dozens of ‘architectural symbols included. Interiors hundreds: ‘Automatic side view feature. Landscape Program Create a full-color plan of your property. 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Apple li/Laser 128, 64K $69.95 Any 3 libraries, $69.95 Apple iGS with IMB... .... $89.95 Any 5 libraries, $99.95. sMlacntoeh wih MB... 39898 eMiteaoe Sass ere arene bracadata Cal io’ avian ispecies we OErr § PO Box 2440 [prints cau anata pigeon eke fas $8 foreach additional item) 1-800-451-4871 (603) 942-9030 Circle Reader Service Number 10 The Apple IIGS Buyer's Guide 27 ACCESSORIES About This Directory “The Apple f1GS Hardware And Software Directory inchides every Apple 11GS proxiuct for which we received 2 response from our most recent roiling to all Apple HIGS product developers, The products ar lsied alphabetically by category and within categories, primary by proxhuct ‘The product directory also includes many products identi- fied with a box (Ml); These are Apple IIGS products that are either new orflisted forthe first time in The Apple GS Buyer's Guide. These descriptions are longer than the others because they are appearing for the first time, The product directory also inchides products identified by a diamond (@ ). These are paid editorial listings. Fora vendor's program to be listed in this directory, the product mast either be Apple IIGS-speclic oF atleast available on 2 33-inch disk. This is because many Apple {IGS owners do not own 5.25-inch drives or they may opt fortwo3.5-inch drives, rutherthan one 35-incti drive and ‘one 5.25-loch drive, In addition, the program must be based on the ProDOS 8, ProDOS 16 oF GS/0S operating, ‘system, or take advantage of IGS-specific feanines, such as. lution graphics and sound. Every effort has been made to verily tis information, forreaders. However, neither Redgate Communications. Corporation nor The Apple IGS Buyers Guide assume forthe accuracy of the product descriptions noe the suitability of any proxluct for specific tasks. Accessories A Better Mouse Trap + \ device '® Apple HIGS mouse, # $3,95 retail * Ped-Peripheral Co,; 1201 20ith PI, SE: Bothell, WA 98012; 206-486-3003 AB Box» Lets users connect two peripherals to one serial port or share ane I herween two comput ets + dpple GS, « $99.95 retail» Kensington Miccoware Luc; 251 Park Ave. 5; New York, NY. 10010, 21245-5200 or 8WS3SALZ WAdd-Visor + Anti-glare and privacy hood The Add-Visors are custom made to fit user's moni- tor, They eliminate overhead glare and eye strain, and add privacy to a user's screen. Made of durable ABS black plastic, they attach with included Velero. $14.95 retail; state monitor size when ordering * Gered Corp.: 2401 NE Comell Rd., Ste. 125; Hillsboro, ‘OR 97124; 503-591-8658 or 800-852-8727 Analog Edge; Analog Plus + Joysticks using Injected Resistor Technology * Apple 11GS; other Apple If models, + 529,99 retail; Analog Edge + $39.99 retail; Analog Phas + Suncom Technologies: 6400 W. Gross Point Rd. Niles, TL 60648; 708-647-4040 Apple 2GS Armor » Security system * Apple HGS. + $213.50 retail * Onini Tech Corp,; 21950 Watertown Rd; Waukesha, Wi 53186; 414-784-4112 IGS Dust Cover + Caver for Apple IIGS con: puter, monitor and keyboard + Apple NGS, « $1375 retail * Kensington Microware Lid :251 Park Ave. S; New York, NY 10010; 212-475-5200 or 800-535-4242 Apple IGS Dust Cover + Custom-sewn rip-stop nylon. covers for IGS, IIGS with system savers and peinters * Apple NGS. # $15.95 10 $27.95 retail © Computer Covers Unlimited: 7969 Engineer Rd, Ste, 104; San Diego, CA 92111; 619-277-062 oF 800-722-6837 Apple IGS Soft Keyboard Protector * Clear, prec sion-molded keyboard protector that stays in-place while a User works © Apple IGS: © §26.97 retail « Computer ‘Covers Unlimited; 7969 Engineer Rd, Ste, 104; San Diego, CA. 92114; 619-277-0622 oF 800-722-6837 Security System + Complete security kit that uses Apple's buile-in security slots © Apple IGS. » $49.95 reuil ¢ Kensington Mictoware Ltd; 251 Park Ave. §; New York, NY: 10010: 212-475-5200 or 800-535-4242 Phus + Physical security system * Apple IGS, © 569,95 retail © Doss industries; 1224 Mariposa St; San Francisco, CA 94107; 415-851-2223 AppleTalk Clips + Secures AppleTalk network connec tions © Apple GS: AppleTalk network.» $25 retail: 25 | clips for plain cables * $13.75 real three lips forcon- | nection boxes, four clips for plain cables © $25 retail: 25 | clips for connection bases ® jon MicrowareLid; | 351 Park Ave, & New York, NY JO010, 212-475-5200 or 800-535-4242 Ml AppleWorks Command Cards + AppleWorks commands ‘The AppleWorks Comuand Cards have been updat- ex! include the commands that work with AppleWorks 3.0, One side of these 6 by 9 inch, two-color cards sum- marizes the keystroke commands that work with the AppleWorks modules, The other side-of the card pre- ‘Senis 2] commands that can be used t6 control cursor movement and file management in AppleWorks. $5.95 retail; pack of 20 « National AppleWorks Users Group: PO Box $7453; Canton, MI 48187; 313-455-1115 Bose RoomMate Powered Speaker System (Special Platinum Edition) « Digital sound speakers with full- range drivers, 4 dual-channel amplifier, an equalization network and distortion-limiting circuitry * Apple 1165 (plugs into headphone jack). « $229 retail; per system * Bose Com. The Mountain; Framingham, MA 01701; 908-879-7330 Cable Assemblies + Cable connections for the IGS and peripherals « Apple GS, * $9.95 to $2895 retail ¢ Data Spec; 9410 Owensmouth Ave,; Chatsworth, CA 91311; 818-772-9977 CCK 100 Universal Computer Care Kit + Helps keep computers free of dust, dirt and static © $29.95 retail « Scooter Products: a Div. of OHM Electronics, Inc; 746, ‘Vermont St; Palatine, Il. 60067; 312-359-6040 or 800-323-2727 (dealers) MB Comp-U-Desk + Desk anid heyhosird extender ‘The Comp-U-Desk is a desk and keyboard extender designed to turn any ordinary desk or tabletop into a comfotable, professional computer workstation. It enables users to be further sway from the monitor for less: ‘eye strain: sets the keybourd ata correct typing height to reduce hack und neck ache: gives users more room for harchvare and document stands, hias a special mouse sur face builtin (requires no mouse pad, is made of durable Plexiglass; and has no mechanical auschments. $58.95 retail » Gered Corp: 2401 NE Comell Rd, Ste 125; Hillsboro, OR 97124. 503-591-8658 or 800-852-5727 Computer Accessories Cables + Cables * Apple 11GS # $19.95 retail; 252-2 (Mini-DIN 8 10 DB25 adapter) « $24.95 retail; C250-0 (11G8 to ImuigeWriter Il; Apple modem) # $29.95 retail, C255-2 (GS to SCSI disk drive) = Computer Accessories Corp.; 6610) Nancy Ridge Dr: San Diego, CA 92121; 619-457-5500 ‘Computer Cleaning Products + Anti-static cleaners all for pricing Tech-Sa-Port; PO Box 5295; Pissburgh, PA 15206, 890-543-2233 ‘Computer Specialty Products + Dust covers, key board skins, anti-static pads, mouse pads # $19.95 retail, Apple LIGS Dust Cover (three-piece set) © $18 retail: Soft Keyboard Skin/Cover * $12.95 retail; Anti-Static Pad * $9.95 retail: Keyboard/Mobsepad ( y discounts available) © $3.95 t0 $6.95 retails Mousepads * $8:50 (12 pieces) t0'$3.70 (144 pieces) each retail; Imprinted Mousepads (quantity discounts available) * Computer Specialty Products; 10016 Sankimeyer Ln. Philadelphia, PA 49116; 215-969-4439 ‘Consumer Laserdisc Player Cable Interface © Laserdisc interface + slpple NGS: otber Apple II models, « $25 retail © Teaching Technologies; PO Box 3906; San Luis Obispo, CA. 93403: 805-541-5100 ‘The Cordless Mouse « Cordless input device * Apple UGS. # $149.95 retail # Practical Solutions; 1135 N, Jones Blvd: Tucson, AZ 85716; 602-322-6100 Desktop Printer Stands + Moctula, adjustable desktop printer sands avatable in beige (PRT-1B) or gray (PRT-1G) © $13.95 retail » Data Spec; 9410 Owensmouth Ave.; Chatswomh, CA 91311; 818-772-9977 Dilly Dolly Computer Cart + Two-wheel portable cart + Apple UGS, other Apple If models, # $195 retail # The Dilly Dolly Co.; 2957 Mariposa Dr; Burlingame, CA 4010, A157. 9272 The DisKeeper + Organizes, stores and teansponts 35- Inch disks « $6.95 retll three pages « $19.95 retail binder with five pages * Cobar, Inc: 301 Highkand Rd; Cheltenham, PA 19012; 215-379-2440 ‘DSMB02 And DSMB04 Data Switches + Two- and four-way compact data switches with 8-pin mini DIN connectors © Apple IIGS: peripherals, « $49.95 retail; DSMBO2 + $59.95 retail; DSM804 * Data Spec; 9410 ‘Owensmouth Ave,; Chatsworth, CA 91311; 818-772-9977 Dust Cavers + Protect your computer * Apple 1IGS. « $29.95 retail © Co-Du-Co; 4802 (W, Wisconsin Ave.; Mil- waukee, WE 53208; 414-476-1584 E-ZEE Inker Il * Ribbon inker * $39,500 $189 retail « ‘Borg Industries, Ltd ; 525 Main St; Janesville, 1A 50647; 319-987-2976 oF 800-553-2404 Extra Long ADB Keyboard Cable # Fight-foot reptace- ‘ment keyboard cable * Apple HGS: » $39.95 retail « Kensington Microware Lic; 251 Park Ave. 5; New York, NY 10010; 212-475-5200 or 800-535-4242 «Aircraft joystick with pistol grip © Apple HGS. » $74.95 retail © CH Products; 970 Park Center Dr; Vista, CA. 92085; 619-598-2518 Whe GAP, + Gered accessory package The GAP. (Gered Accessory Package) is comprised of four accessories. The Mousetrap I is a document ‘sand designed 10 keep the mouse within quick, easy reach. There is plenty of room under the stand for a users hind to maneuver the mouse. The G.A.P. Disk Holder's an easeltype “AT frame that holds up t0 10 disks; note pad, pencils and the G.A.P. Pad, Ibis made to wrap around and hokd all of the G.A.P. accessories together for easy camying or storage. The G.A.P Pad is riiade of high-tech Lexan with a tate finish for better 28 Summer 1990 ] ] ACCESSORIES Accessories mouse response, a cleaner hall-and soil resistance. The McVisor fits the HGS to eliminate overhead glare and add privacy tou users screen, Made of dunible ABS blick plastic, it amaches with included Velcro. $04.80 retail © Gered Corp.; 2401 NE Cornell Rd. Sie: 125; Hillsboro, OR 97124; 503-591-8658 or 800-852-8727 Graflex « Emulates the ImageWriter Il on a user's dot matrix printer * Apple IGS; peerallel dot matrix printer, * $119.95 retail © ICD, Incorporated; 1220 Rock St; Rock- ford, IL. 61101; 815-968-2228, UGS Anti-Glare Filter + Rechuces glare reflected from a IGS color monitor screen by 91 percent; easily ataches with included adhesive fasteners * Apple HGS. » $4995 retail « Kensington Microware Lid; 251 Park Ave. §; New York, NY 10010; 212-475-5200 or 800-535-4242 Incliner Ergonomic Computer Furniture « Adjustable, portable computer carts » Call for pricing * Jenston Mfg; 104 Pizaro Ave.; Brownsville, TX 78520; 800-872-4570 Interflex « Provides transparent serial to parallel con- version © Apple IGS; parale! dot matrix printer and printer driver.» $09.95 retail « ICD, Incorporated; 1220 Rock St: Rockford, 1L G#101; 815.968.2228 JuiceBox + Surge suppressorand fan » Apple HGS, « $99 retail © Orange Micro, Inc; 1400 N, Lakeview Ave.; Anaheim, CA 92867; 714-779-2772, Kablit * Computer anc! peripheral tie-downs * Apple TIGS; monitor, other peripbenuls. $39.95 retail * Secure~ 3t, Inc. 18 Maple CL; B. Longmeadow, MA 01095: 13525-7039 01 800-451-7592 Printer Accessories * Noise reduction by 75.to 85 percent; stands that raise printer and Printer Mafler + inches for paper storage undernath; and stand that mises printer 25 inches at the front and 45 inches at the hack * Apple UGS; printer. © $69.95 retail; Printer Muffler 80 » $20.95 retail; Printer Muffler 80 Stand * $89.95 retail; Printer Muffler 132 ¢ $29.95 retail; Printer ‘Muller 132 Stand * $24.95 retail; Universal Printer Stand 529.95 retail; Space Saving Printer Stand * Kensington ‘Microware Lte.; 251 Park Ave, S; New York, NY 10010; 212-475-5200 oF 800-535-4242 Keyboard/Computer Vacuam Model MV5 + Porable ‘vacuum featuring a high-power motor and including brust/nozzle attachments « Apple IGS. * 18°95 retail « ‘Data Spec, 9410 Owensmouth Ave; Chatsworth, CA 91511; 818-772-9977 Kraft Joysticks + Three-button joysticks « Apple IGS. « $4495 retail; Kraft Premium Ill * $29.9 retail Kraft KS + Krait Systems Inc; 450 W. California Ave. Vista, CA 92083; 619-724-7146 Kraft Premium Il ¢ Two-button joysticks with “center- lok" mode selector» Apple HGS: $32.95 rea; model (008-10 $39.95 retail; model 308 * Kraft Systemis, Inc.; 450.W, California Ave.; Vista, CA 92083; 619-724-7146 ‘Kurta 15/GS » Cordless graphic inpucsysteny; gr