washingtonapplepijournal1988v10no8aug88

Washington Apple Pi Volume 10 Journal of Washington Apple Pi, Ltd. August 1988 Number 8 50 Highlights «JoyReader «ProSEL on the Apple lias SBits & Bytes: LaserPaint Review Musements &MacFlow In This Issue Officers & Staff, Editorial........... President's Corner Event Queue, General Information Classifieds, Job Mart WAP Hotline. WAP Calenda Q&a The JoyReader Shareware Disk JoyReader: A Review .. ZipChip for the Apple II: A Review Tutor-Tech: Hypermedia on the Apple II ProSEL on the Apple IIGS IIGS SIG Meeting Report . Letters to the Editor . Annapolis Apple Slice News. On the Trail of the Apple ///.. GameSIG News. ‘ Gauntlet: A Double-Edged Sword a Grammar Mechani Review Might & Magic (M: A Review .. Might & Magic (Mac): A Review.. WAPAcrostic . MacNovice: FullWrite Follo Macinations .... FedSIG News Robert C. Platt & Bruce F Katherine M. Cave 18 .. Dana J. Schwartz 28 Sorry, a system error has occur Macintosh Bits and Bytes .. AVSIG (Art & Video SIG) ,. ReadySetShow: Desktop Present «. Robert C. Platt Musements é Excelling on Your Mac: Part 2 Excel SIG Report MacFlowing Report . QuickWork™ Version 2. How Perfect Can WordPerfect Field 10 Phil Shapiro 12 Linda Van Zee 12 Bob Oringel 13 .. Ray Settle 14 . Chuck Ward 16 Paul Tarantino 17 Book Review: XCMD’s for Hy 18 HyperCard SIG News Best of the Mac Items from the Disketeria Dispatch .... If SIG Disk 1000 Answers to Last Month’s W AP. Mac Disketeria News . Dave Oualini 20 Barry Bedrick 22 David Wood 22 . David L. Porter 23 David L. Porter 23 . Ann Baird 25 Disketeria Order Form Tutorial Registration Index to Advertisers Index to Authors Ralph J. Begleiter 32 Robb Wolov 34 John Nelson 35 99 An Alternate View of Reality......... On HyperCard: An Overview of 1. Telecommunications at Warp Speed NL sictseisas Eric Rall Lynn R. Trusal .. Nancy Seferian 42 .. Martin Milrod Fred Scelig tation Larry Feldman . Mike Dewey . William R. Arndt Be? ............ Bonnie Walker . W.R. Scott . Kenneth Knight Robert C. Platt Robert C, Platt seenee Bric Rall Bill Baldridge . Jim Little vid Ottalini perCard ... TOS. cece Acrostic David Morganstein § 38 40 2 44 46 54 56 60 62 63 64 67 67 68 69 74 74 74 David Weikert & Martin Milrod 75 WAP Membership Application... - 78 279: 80 . 80 FCBUSINESS SYSTEMS Sgquorae mamta 6691 Backlick Road 10565 Lee Highway Springfield, Virginia Fairfax, Virginia (703) 866-9122 (703) 385-2758 PROFESSIONAL MACINTOSH y Courses ° TRAINING Hands On « ; Small Classes « Using Hypercard + dividual Instruction + Using Aldus Freehand + On-Site Training is also Available. Using A obe IMlustrator88 . Call Sarah Bot at 703/385-2758 § Better Business Graphics « for Information and Registration Introduction to Macintosh + Introduction to Pagemaker + Introduction to Quark XPress + Using MacDraw and MacPaint + Introduction to Ready, Set, Go, Introduction to Microsoft Excel - Introduction to Desktop Publishing - Introduction to Desktop Presentations « Small Publication ae Using PageMaker « Small Publication Design Using Quark XPress + When your Apple equipment breaks down, you need it fixed, not excuses. That's why we're introducing ServiCenter Express Service for Apple x members ata special rate. Express Service means fast repairs at reasonable prices for you. As an Apple member in good standing you pay only regular labor rates for Express Service. It means that if we have parts in stock for your Apple-brand peripheral, you can have it repaired while you wait in most cases. To take advantage of this special offer you must: first, call for an appointment ; second, you must present your current Apple x membership card when you present your equip- ment for repair. For appointment call our service department: 644-8442 Trade In Your Apple Ile or IIc WAP Bonus Buy "_ Epson Printer for an Apple Iigs Special : Sale yor Ge | es 1 ee FX86e —- EX800 : for an Apple Ile |-j 8 I Riebon $289. $399. « LQ2500 Limited Offer. & $3.49 demonstrator 1 _@Call for Detail = $699. I = No other purchase I necessary. Limit 4 per I No other purchase necessary. customer. Ne eT Apple and the Apple logo are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc, ¢! nton omputer @ 1905 K Street, NW, Washington, DC (202)223-0900 6443 Old Alex. Ferry Rd, Clinton, MD (301)856-2500 8032 Leesburg Pike, Vienna, VA (703)442-3800 6 9636 Ft. Meade Rd, Laurel, MD (301)953-1110 or (301)792-0600 6 277 S. Washington St, Alexandria, VA (703)838-9700 g Educational Sales (301)856-2500 12204 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD (301)881-2810 | Government and Corporate Sales (301)599-9555, Share and Share Un-Alike be by Doug Reider, Andrew Kaplan and Clarke Simmons * Clinton Computer's Systems Integration Group Connectivity Have you ever wished that all of the computers in your office could work together? Did you ever wonder if a computer network would improve your office's operations? Unfortunately, answers to computer connectivity prob- lems are not easy to find. Clinton Computer has recognized these connectiv- ity problems and has created a Systems Integration Group that works directly with corporate and government accounts on their networking needs. The Systems Integration Group is trained and experienced in the networking of microcomputers along with connections to both minicomputers and mainframes. If you are interested in connections between your DEC VAX system and Macintosh computers, Clinton Computer's Systems Integration Group can help you. Want to share Macintosh files without swapping diskettes? Is your network too slow? Does your network need to extend to other buildings? Is data security a problem? Let someone from Systems Integration explain and demonstrate some of the many products that can help you solve these and other problems. tance Deer The “Complete” Network Anetwork does not just consist of two computers wired together. There is a lot more toa “Complete” network than meets the eye. Clinton Computer is well prepared to assist you. Whether you are purchasing your first network or simply adding to an existing one, Clinton Computer's Systems Integration Group does not just leave you with boxes of computers. We work closely with local cabling contractors so your cables are pulled correctly. Once the cables are in place, Clinton Computer's trained installers will connect each machine into your network. Of course, all machines can be fully set-up for turn key operation. Clinton Computer is dedicated to a hands-on approach to computer education. At your request, Systems Integration can train you at your site or in any one of our three classrooms. In most cases, the course will be custom-tailored to fit your particular networking needs. Finally, a network that is not working all of the time is not a “Complete” network. That is why Clinton has one of the largest support departments in the area, in addition to the Systems Integration Group. Whether you have a hardware or a software problem, we are prepared to solve it. We have a team of manufacturer-authorized service technicians who can service your machine. For your networking needs, call Clinton Computer today at 599-9555! DISCOUNT POLICY FOR WASHINGTON APPLE PI MEMBERS CLINTON COMPUTER offers Washington Apple Pi members a 25% DISCOUNT OFF THE LIST PRICE on all non-allocated Apple brand peripherals (no CPU's), software and AppleCare. For upgrades, the 25% discount applies to both the parts and normal labor rate. Discount is available to persons who have been Pimembers for at least 3 months. Discount cannot be applied retroactively. Pimembers need to present their cards up-front. No phone or mail orders, please. Discount cannot be used in combination with other promotions. Products on allocation from Apple are excluded from this offer. Clinton Computer reserves the right to change this policy at any time. Apple, the Apple logo, and LaserWriter are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc, Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Apple products are avail- able only from authorized Apple dealers. They are not avatlable by telephone or mail order. Washington Apple Pi- August 1988 1 *TEMPEST Macintosh™ II Personal Computer 24 (sAeliawen (SENE] = ty: ¢ Full 32-Bit 68020 Microprocessor © 800K Built-in Disk Drive (Second Drive 15.7 Megahertz Can Be Added) © 68881 Floating Point Coprocessor e External Hard Disk Drive, 20MB, 40MB, ° 1MB RAM, Expandable to 8MB 80MB (Option) * 6 NuBus Expansion Slots e 12” TEMPEST Apple® High-Resolution Monochrome Monitor e 13” TEMPEST Color Monitor 800 x 560 © 2 RS232/RS422 Ports e SCSI Interface (Option) ° TEMPEST Mouse ° 19” TEMPEST High Resolution Color © Detachable Extended Keyboard 105 Keys, Monitor, 1280 x 1024 (Option) 15 Function Keys ititeed ™ Apple, Macintosh, and the Apple Logo are registered é Value Added trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. NE ESE Products Incorporated 2 Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 © Use the Hotline for Technical Questions Hampton DeJamette, John DeMarco, farco, Garty Elliott, Ben Frank, Andy Gallant, John Gertsch, Gary Grey, Hockmeyer, William Jones, Al Mal loney, 596- Ralph Mullendore, Mike Robinett, FredRodgers, Charles Sicard, Bob Soule, Joe Swick, - Peter Coml 251-636! Bob Vandegrift, Jessica Weissman - Harvey Kaye 493-6875 Group Purchases - Bich Wy esseestrom * (202) 544-8327 - Priscila Myerson 759-5475 venings 7:00-9:30, M-F) - Leon Raesly 439-1799 Head eading Lib. - Walt Francis (202) 966-5742 - Nancy Seferian 333-5817 Apple Tea Coord, - Amy Billingsley 301) 622-2203 - Bob Shaffer 552-9214 Arrangement - Leon Moore 01) 946-2642 - R. Trusal 5-265 Dealer Rel. ‘Comm, - John Alden 202) 686-1656 - Cynthia Yockey 565-3951 - Harvey Kaye '301) 493-6875, Past President - Tom Warrick -8 - Bob Platt 703) 486-1466 Editor - Bemie Urban 229-3458 - Bemie Urban 301) 229-3458 Head Software Libr.- Jim Little 762-3215 - Rich Wasserstrom Office Managers - Gena & Bernie Urban 654-8060 Legal Counsel - Charles Calkins Journal Staff: iS Ga 445-2895 Associate Editor - Gena Urban (301) 229-3458 Membership - Dana Schwartz 1 - Store Distrbin. : Brogram - John Alden 686-1656 Columnists: Public Relations —_ - Cynthia Yockey 565-3951 Apple /// - Dave Ottalini 681-5792 SIGs&Slices Coord. - Bob Shaffer 552-9214 Developer's View - Jim Lanford 589-6300 Telecom Sys. Opr. - Leon Raesly 439-1799 Gam - Steven Pa yne | 832-6622 Tutorials -LynnR. Trusal 5-2651 Mac Bits & Bytes - Lynn R. 845-2651 olunteer Coord. - David Morganstein 972-4263 MacNovice - Ralph Beploe 340-3296 SIG Chairmen: . . Meetin fA - Karen R: Annapolis Slice — - Craig Contardi 674-2344 le - Raymond Hobbs 490-7484 AppleWorks - Ken DeVito 1787 & A -Bob Platt 486-1466 pple Hes -Ted Meyer 893-6845 g - Bruce Field 703 aoe Hi - David Ottalini_ 681-5792 oftviews & Excel - David Morganstein 972-4263 - Tom Bartkiewicz 435-3295 StockSIG - Andrew Thompson 270-6790 AV-SIG - Jay Williams 1 Review Coord. _—- James Bi (day) 264-5112 CP/M - Charles Franklin 997-9138 Review Corrd. - Raymond Hobbs 490-7484 DisabledSIG - Jay Thal -364! Review Coord. _- David M tein 972-4263 dPub SIG - zom Piwowar -681 Review Coord: Tgs- Leon Raesly 439-1799 EDSIG Peter Combes 251-6369 Re: le Federal SIG : Lye Fesley 140-8472 ate “Bill Baldridge (301) 779-8271 Nelson 425-1832 Dison Frederick Slice “Gsear Fisher Jr. 694-9237 DOS 3.3 Lib. - Jim Little 301) 762-3215 GameSIG .,_. ~Charles Don Hall 864-2715 Macintosh Lib. - David Weikert 301) 963-0063 Chrmn. Emeritus - Ron Wartow 257-4873, . - Martin Milrod 301) 464-5981 HyperCard - Bob Platt 86-1166 Pascal Lib. - Mike Hartman 301) 445-1583 LawSIG - ProDOS-CP/M Lib - John T. Bell 301) 441-9069 Mac Prog. Grp. - Bob Shaffer 552-9214 IIgs Lib. - Sam Knutson 301) 498-8411 . - Bruce Jacobs 439-7812 Apple II Disks : heen se Bm e015 Pascal 0) : ~ Mike Har p as 1383 i: - Jim & Nancy Little 1) 762-3215 asc e Hartman ~ re - John Bell, Bob Johnson, Bob Platt, PI-SIG - Bob Golden 593-6165 John Ruffatto tockSIG - Peter Kasper 3) 620-4071 Mac Lib. Staff - Dave Benbennick, Rick Chapman, Telecomm. SIG —- Allan Levy 340-7839 Washington Apple Pi, Ltd. 8227 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 201 Telecommunications System (301) 986-8085 Bethesda, MD 20814 Business Office (301) 654-8060 It’s a great way to learn your newly acquired computer! All you Apple )[+, //e, and //c owners, now hear this. We have a wealth of material for enterprising souls who are bent on learn- ing more about their new (and maybe not so new) acquisitions. Youare in luck. Other enterprising souls have preceded you and they have lefta rich trove of hard-won information on how to get more out of your computers. All sorts of materials ranging from how to hook up letter quality printers, how to get 80 columns on your screen, how to enhance your equipment, which word processors you should consider, what file maintenance and mail list management packages are out there, how to get your budget © 1988, Washington Apple Pi, Ltd. and tax preparation in AppleWorks, through how to hook up to large scale information services such as Dow Jones, Compu- Serve, The Source, etc. All of this information can be found in back issues of the WAP Journal, as well as older issues of commercial magazines and newsletters from other user groups. All it takes is spending some time at the WAP office to do some research. Many of the older WAP Journals are available for you totake home at nocost. Other magazines and newsletters, however, will have to be read on site or you can copy articles at five cents a page. Come take a look—and maybe write up references for the Jounal. Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 3 PRESIDENT’S CORNER © by Robert C. Platt ast Achievements. I want to voice my agreement with Tom Warrick’s assessment in last month’s column about the progress of WAP in the recent years. We have experienced growth, expansion of member services and good fortune. Tom deserves much of the credit for those achievements, and I want to thank him on behalf of WAP for his many hours of service. Thanks are also due to our outgoing directors: David Morgan- stein, Jay Thal and my co-answerman Bruce Field. Future Opportunities. WAP’s potential mission grows as the Apple/Macintosh world expands. As the uses of these machines becomes more varied, the needs of our members grow more diverse. The redeeming factor is that the skills of our members also expand at the same time. As a result, WAP can perform an increasingly valuable role in helping members meet others with common interests and areas of technical expertise. The role of user groups, such as WAP, also gains importance as a way to communicate with Apple and other product vendors as they face an increasingly specialized marketplace. Recognizing this evolving role of user groups, a number of obvious objectives come to mind: + If WAP is to maintain its status as one of the preeminent Apple user groups, it must continue to increase its membership. Greater numbers mean both greater financial resources as well as increased clout with vendors. Ray Hobbsis chairingacommittee on our membership efforts. * WAP must continue to expand and improve its services to members. For example, we will do abetter job of publicizing our services and meetings. Meeting topics can be better coordinated with special “theme issues” of the Journal. Nancy Seferian and Jay Williams have also volunteered to redesign the graphics we use at our monthly meetings. * WAP must continue to reach out to serve the community. Apple products dominate the educational market, and WAP will do more to interact with area schools. WAP can plan more activities which recognize Washington’s unique role as the seat of the Federal Government. « Inrecognition of WAP’s educational and charitable service activities, WAP should seek tax-exempt status. Such status would result in significant savings on our postage expenses as well as allow us to solicit tax-deductible contributions. That’s my initial list—I look forward to hearing about yours. The Shows. One way to build our membership is by staffing aboothatcomputer shows. Many thanks to Harvey Kaye, Allan Levy, Ted Meyer, Sam Knutson, David Page, Lee Raesly and Jon Thomason for representing the Pi at AppleFest in Boston. Our volunteers at the Eggzibition were: Ken DeVito, Dick Fitzhugh, John Gersic, Bob Golden, Ray Hobbs, Sam Knut- son, Tom Piwowar, Lee Raesly, Nancy Seferian and Dale Smith. Staffing our booth at Clinton Computers’ show were: Larry Feldman, Dick Fitzhugh, and Tony Salerno. Thanks. We are also looking for volunteers to staff our booth at the 4 Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 August MacWorld in Boston. Please call the office if you are planning to go. Garage Sale. WAP’s June garage sale was a fantastic suc- cess with record attendance. The Q&A sessions and HyperCard SIG meetings were well attended, and will become a permanent feature of future sales. Many thanks to Mid-Atlantic Telesis for donating a $400 Canon NP printer, Mac Underground for donating a one-year subscription, and Spectrum Holobyte for donating an adventure game as door prizes. Our volunteer staff was the key to the success of the event: Rick Chapman, Dave Ottalini, Lee Raesly, Allan Levy and Kevin Nealon. 6 GENERAL INFORMATION Apple user groups may reprint without prior permission any portion of the contents herein, provided proper author, title and publication credits are given. Membership dues for Washington Apple Pi are $32.00 for the first year and $25.00 per year thereafter, beginning in the month joined. If you would ike to join, please call the club office or write to the office address. A membership application will be mailed to you. Subscriptions to the Washington Apple PiJournal are not available. The Journal is distributed as a benefit of membership. Mailing Notice: Change of address must be postmarked at least 30 days prior to effective date of move. Journal issues missed due to non-receipt of change of address may be acquired via mail for $2.50 per issue. Current office hours are: Monday - Friday - 10 AM to 2:30 PM Tuesday * - 7PM to 9:00 PM Saturday - 12 Noon to 3:00 PM Please note that the office is closed on all U.S. Government holidays. Members are asked to place phone calls to the office during the day hours Monday - Friday whenever possible, since only one person staffs the office during evening hours and on Saturday. * The office will not be open on Thursday evenings during June, July and August. EVENT QUEUE Washington Apple Pi meets on he 4th Saturday of each month (except December) at 9:00 AM. Beginning in July our meetings will once again be at the Uniformed Services Univer- sity of the Health Sciences (USUHS) at 4301 Jones Bridge Road, on the campus of the Bethesda Naval Command. A sign interpreter and reserved seating can be provided for the hearing impaired, but we need 5 business days notice. Call the office. Following are dates and topics for upcoming months: August 27 ~~ --GameSIG Extravaganza September 23 -TBA The Executive Board of Washington Apple Pi meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM at the office. & Meet This Famous Revolutionary. Here's your chance to hear John Sculley, CEO of Apple Computer, share his thoughts on the Apple® revolution with you. The place: AppleFest® in San Francisco's Brooks Hall and Civic Auditorium. The time: September 16-18, 1988. Sculley’s keynote speech takes place on Friday, the first day of the show. ‘The idea: AppleFest ’88, an unprecedented learning experience for Apple II° users. With twice as many exhibits as last year, nearly 100 hour-long conference sessions, free presentations, full-day seminars, and the chance to hear John Sculley tell you what's on his mind. Call 800-262-FEST now to reserve your place. Or send in the coupon at right. Don’t miss AppleFest '88. Quite simply, it’s a revolution. Which Apple® Is the Right Answers to All of Your Ques- One for You? tions About the Apple IIS AGuide toSupport Ser- Desktop Publishing: Class- vices for Apple Computer room Applications Owners Apple and the Special Needs Telecom I: Having Fun (and Student Staying Sane) Telecommuni- pope's Classroom of cating on the Il Tomorrow: A Glimpse into Telecom II: How to Set Up an Ideal World a Bulletin Board Three Favorite Programs by New Graphic Capabilities of Four Classroom Experts the Apple IIGS: Creative Classroom Appli- Composing and Performing cations of AppleWorks” Musicon the Apple IIGS staking Classroom Net- The New Lookof Game works Work Software on the Apple IGS Telecommunications for Managing Home Finances Classroom Teachers on an Apple I Computer Educational Computing in Programmingl: Usingthe Japan and the USSR NGS Toolbar Educational Applications of Programming II: For HyperCard® Perey Educational Roundtables in Future Tech: CD-ROM and Elementary Math and Lan- Other Optical Marvels guage Arts, Science, Socal Studies, High School Math Best Homeand Pasco, and Language Arts, Music, Art, Library Science, and Foreign Languages Software for the Macintos! Dozens of New Product Spotlights Launching and Operating the Efficient Home Office AppleWorks I: Introduction Seminar I: AppleWorks for to Features and Techniques Educators AppleWorks I: Sophisti- Seminar The AppleWorks a Tutorial cated Applications Seminar II: AppleWorks ~ Beyond the Basics Seminar IV: Desktop Pub- lishing on the Apple I Seminar V: Telecommuni- cations on the Apple II (Thurs., Fri.) {An Impartial Review of Apple Il Word Processors, ‘The Great Apple Il Data Base Shootout Desktop Publishing Applications ‘Seminar VI: Graphics on Desktop Presentations the Apple IIGS (Sat. only) Putting HyperCard to Work Money Saving Solution in the Personal Office Keynote Addresses by Apple Chairman and CEO John Sculley; Apple co- founder Steve Wozniak; and top Apple executive Chuck Boesenberg Educational Keynotes by Tom Snyder, Chairman, Tom Snyder Productions; Apple Save $30 or more by pre- registering now (or bring this coupon to the door for alesser discount). Make reservations now at AppleFest’s Headquarters Hotel for great savings on the regular hotel prices. Fly on American Airlines, AppleFest’s official carrier, for guaranteed lowest Classroom of Tomorrow prices to San Francisco. Director David Dwyer. Call 800-433-1790 and ask erences | for STAR number $-14126. Depth Solutions ME Fo pre-register for Apple- The AppleFest Intensive Fest, fill out the coupon Full-Day Seminars feature or call top seminar leaders, valu- able hand-outs, lunch and admission to full AppleFest Conferenceand Exhibits 17 °-7100%MA). EST Individuals may attend two seminars for $150. _ | PRE-REGISTRATION COUPON | | Name | | Alfliation | | Address | | Sate Zip | | Phone__ == | | Advance Discount Prices | | 3:Day Conference & Exhibits Sh | a ___ si S| | Family Package (up to four ndviduals) | | (Peaseindcate number ofpept) | | 3:Day Conference & Exhibits $20 $95. | fo a | ‘AppleFest Full-Day Seminars (Inches Conference and Exhibits) | I: AppleWorks for Educators _ $ifo__ $99 | Ui: AppleWorks Tutorial _ sifo $99 | Ill: AppleWorks Beyond the Basics sy $99 | Kop Publihingon he Applelt_————sig) sma Vs Telecommunications on the Apple It | (Thurs.,Frioniy) cree sifo see | vl breiertabaaee = igs ies | Ple desired date of seminar: Sept.15 __Sept.16 Sepi.l? te | —— | | Hotel Reservations * (indicate number of rooms desired) San Francisco Hilton I-800-HILTONS __Single ($89) Double ($99) (In CA: 415-771-1400) Arrival Date: Departure Date: Payment (payment must accompany all orders) Conference and/or Exhibits) Hotel} Both) _ CheckEnclosed*C Credit Card (circleone): AMEX MC Visa Credit Card # oe _Exp.Date ‘Amount of Charge “Hotel reservations must be guaranteed by one night's deposit. Visa, MC, AMEX, or check payable to hotel of your choice. Checks for ticket fees payable to Cambridge Marketing, Inc. Mail this form by Aug st 26 to Cambridge Marketing, Inc., One Forbes Road, Lexington, MA02173, or call 1-800-262-FEST, 617-860-7100 in MA. APPLEFEST 88 SAN FRANCISCO Apes sanders de ow, tit th ple Compe ne. ples le, Mac = Ape. = pager ans ope Compt Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | tor. Call Phil Shapiro at (202) 686-5465. ‘WANTED: Back Issues of WAP: March 1981 and March 1982. $5 each. Needed for binding. Contact Rod Uveges, 560- 4346. WANTED: Filemaker Plus, most recent version, with full documentation. Let me pay for your upgrade to Filemaker 4. Call Richard, 982-5074. ‘WANTED: Imagewriter II. Call Bill Bennett (301) 569- 4973 eve. before 10 PM. WANTED: Old wide-carriage Imagewriter and a used Mac Plus (preferably one with a hard disk). Please call Margaret at (301) 986-5342. FOR SALE or TRADE: Mac Software: MS Word 3.02, Spellswell 2.0, MS Basic Compiler, MacLightning 2.0, NFL Challenge, FileVision, MORE and MacProject. All software is either new or I will transfer license to you. Everything negotiable. Mac Software WANTED: WordPerfect, MacProof 3.0, Bullets & Boxes, Read It for Thunder Scan, Managing Your Money, Cricket Graph, QuicKeys, Layered Notes for Excel or Work, PrintShop, Comment, Linguist’s Fonts -German, 101 Macros for Excel, Hard Ball and Falcon. Software. must be new or transferable. Paul Gade 527-3782. FOR SALE: Omega Engineering “White Box” Analog Interface and Control for the //e. Data inputs (analog from voltage or current, i.e. temp, pressure, etc.) and digital outputs to be a control panel with up to 8 I/O lines. Includes several thermocouples and Sv - 110v relay control board. Originally $1300. Sell at $400. Ray Locke 301-694-0681. FOR SALE: Apple //e, 128K Ram, 2 disk drives, monitor 80-column card, AppleCat 212 modem, Apple Dot Matrix printer, Grappler+ interface, lots of software. $1025. Call Mark, (703) 573-1058. . FOR SALE: Apple 5.25 Disk II Drive, $100; Apple //e Mouse, $60; Apple Super Serial Card, $60; Merlin Assembler (/ Je), $25; Bard’s Tale (//e), $12; Sargon III (/e), $12. All in excellent condition. John Willis (301) 694-9410 (eve.) or 353- 4095 (day). FOR SALE: MacProject, $125—Claris will upgrade to MacProject II for additional $145. John Willis (301) 694-9410 (eve.) or 353-4095 (day). FOR SALE: Mac Enhanced with 2 800K DD, $1100; Apple He Enchanced (RAMWorks w/x mem, 80 col. & Sup. Serial cards) 800K DD, $1000. Hardly used. 1streasonable offer. Call Denise at 772-1756 or leave message. FOR SALE: For the //e: AppleMouse II, includes mouse, interface card, Mouse Paint software, and manuals—never used, $90. Apple Writer II $20. Flight Simulator II, $25. Calvin Wright, 8012 Glenside Drive, Takoma Park, MD 20912. FOR SALE: PageMaker 2.0a with orginal documentation, $250; WordPerfect 1.0 with original documentation, $195; Ashton-Tate Full Write Professional 1.0 (shrink wrapped), $175. Call Lynn Trusal (301) 845-2651 (Frederick) evenings before 10:00 PM. FOR SALE: Apple //c w/256K z-ram Ultra 3, $700; Orange Micro Hot-Link, $35; Mouse //c, $60; Kraft Joystick, $15; AppleWorks2.0 w/Reportworks, $180; WordPerfect, $70; Time 6 Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 WANTED: Laser 128 Computer with or without the moni- is Money, $35; Multiscribe, $30; Simply Perfect, $30; Spread- sheet 2.0, $15; assorted children’s software, $10 ea, Call Tom Kroll (703) 347-1924 after S pm. FOR SALE: Demonstration unit—New Image Technology Sheetfeed scanner with MacScan software, $995. Demonstra- tion unit—Abaton 300A sheetfeed scanner with software, $995 or best offer. Iomega 10+10 Bernoulli, $995 or best offer. (This is the disk server model for use over Appletalk. Several comput- ers can use the disk without Apple Share. Call MacTography at (301) 424-3942. FOR SALE: Macintosh Software: Double Helix ][, single and multi-user. Geoquery mapping program from Odesta. Call David, evenings/weekends at (301) 972-4263. FOR SALE: Imagewriter II, barely been used, all cables, manual, ribbons included, $375. Call Jo Ann at (202) 546-8825. FOR SALE: Macintosh 512K, external disk drive 400K, manuals and software—MacWrite and MacPaint. $900. Call Carolyn Harris (703) 683-4943 evenings before 10 PM. FOR SALE: Epson PC Clone, 2 floppies, 256K RAM, serial and parallel ports, amber monitor, keyboard, 3 expansion slots, MS-DOS and GW-Basic. Perfect for bringing office work home. $500, Call Doug at 966-7120. 6 Services Offered Have Mac -- Will do your graphics, word processing, editing, transcription, manuscripts, labels, brochures, flyers, newsletters, spreadsheets, etc. etc. Call Lucille at (301) 384-5162. Typing in my home near Bethesda/DC/Chevy Chase. Apple He, letter quality printer. Experienced. Call Darcy at 320-5759. Wanted: Part-time work doing graphics, briefings, flyers, programs for clubs and churches. Have extensive experience using MacDraw, Super Paint, MacPaint (utilizing Clip Art). Have some experience using Quark XPress and PageMaker. Willing to be trained to use other software programs. Call Pat at (703) 841-5949 work or (703) 698-0929 home after 6 PM. Help Wanted Publications Specialist. Growing trade association repre- senting microcomputer software industry seeks dynamic indi- vidual with 3-5 years publication experience to be responsible for a variety of publications. Knowledge of desktop publishing required; experience with Macintosh and PakeMaker is pre- ferred. Individual must have strong academic background, outstanding writing, editing, layout and design skills. Must have managment skills and be able to work well with others in a fast- paced, action-oriented environment. Salary commensurate with experience. Please send resume, writing samples and salary history to Cheryl, SPA, 1101 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 901, Washington DC 20036. Secretarial Plus. (Immediate opening). Weare anarchitec- tural/interior design firm and first have need for an individual to answer the telephone, handle secretarial work and light book- keeping on the Macintosh, maintain an interior design library and do various other duties (including keeping our plants happy and healthy). Offices pleasant buthard working. Depending on the ability and interest of applicant, additional responsible administrative and marketing duties could be assumed. wet cont SMOKER. Full time. Send resume to Design Spectrum Inc., 5272 River Road, Suite LL2, Bethesda, MD 20816 or call L. or R. Sprowls, (301) 951-4444. Salary range is open, depending on capability. Good benefits. Draftsperson/Design Assistant (hiring within 3 months). For versatile individual willing to meet our high standards, to assist with all aspects of commercial interior design and space planning. Excellent drafting ability is essential. Degree in Interior Design required, opportunity for advancement. NON- SMOKER. Ability to use Mac useful. Send resume to L. Sprowls, Design Spectrum Inc., 5272 River Road, Suite LL2, Bethesda, MD 20816. Space Planner/Interior Designer (hiring within 3 months). Versatile space planner, interior designer with excellent drafting skills, writing ability. Ability to handle large systems furniture projects and manage projects with minimal supervision is essen- tial, CAD on Mac using Versacad in near future. Appropriate degree, 5 years min experience required. NON-SMOKER. Ability to use Mac useful. Send resume to L. Sprowls, Design Spectrum, Inc., 5272 River Road, Suite LL2, Bethesda, MD 20816. Administrative Assistant for Educational Consultant in atrractive Chevy Chase office very near Metro. Strong commu- nicative skills, familiarity with Mac necessary. Flexible hours for working parent. Salary in teens. 951-0131. Software Prototype Development. Commercial Credit Company (CCC) is looking for creative, responsive individuals to develop an exciting new prototype system for the loan office of the 1990s. Although we are looking for someone who understands a variety of hardware and has knowledge of many prototyping tools in order to help us select the prototyping environment, an expert on a particular system would also be considered. Applicant must be comfortable working in a devel- opment environment and be able to translate verbal or visual observations (not necessarily written specifications) into a working prototype. Knowledge of consumer finance or order entry systems would be helpful. Must be able to work wthe CCC project team on site at our Baltimore office at 300 St. Paul Place. Some travel may be required. Contact Nancy Buschman (301) 332-3847. Are you enthusiastic about personal computers? Do you have Macintosh and perhaps IBM PC experience? Do you like working with people as well as computers? Can you leap tall buildings ina single bound? Then we have the job for you! The Personal Workstation Office of the Division of Computer Re- search and Technology at the National Institutes of Health needs just such a person in our group to provide top-notch support for Macintosh at NIH. If you are a US citizen interested in this full time position, please send a resume or SF-171 to: Ms. Donna Free; Personnel Office, DCRT; Building 12A, Room 3013; Bethesda, MD 20892. Someone wanted who knows a lot about Mac Plus and IBM Kaypro computers. 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MacProject fay Lucas 751-3332 Frogramming, MS-1 BASIC in Love 169-229. Spreadsheets David 6 Morganstein 972-4263 Graphics Bob Pulgino 1-0879 Excel Bev lorganstein 972-4263 lark Pankin }24-0937 ia Graham 370-5737 Dick & Nancy Byrd 8-3440 Multiplan Boblitz 356-9384 tenn Love 19-2294 Sidekick Rey pees (BBS) 490-7484 Telecommunications Al 340-7839 Think’ lore Jim Grahaen 370-5737 om Parrish 654-8784 Word Processors Word Marty Milrod 59% Harris Silverstone. 435-3582 WriteNow Bill Baldridge 9-827: Franklin & Laser 128 Bob Martz 795-5689 Games: A pple I Chae Door Hall 271: Games - General (2:15 onplohn Wesley 257-1808 ames - Gener: ondfohn Wie 5 IBM oe be (BBs) 190-7. Leonie 439-1799 Math/OR Appins. Mark Pankin 3: Modems - General Allan Pan 340-7839 Hayes S: Bernie Benson 951-5294 Practical Peripherals Allan Levy 340-7839 Music Systems Ray Hobbs (BBS) 490-7484 Printers - General ‘Walt Francis 966-5742 Leon Raesly 439-1799 MX-80 Jeff Dillon 662-2070 Stat. Packages David Morganstein 2-426: Stock Market Robert Wood 893-9591 Time-Sharing Dave Harvey 578-5621 * Calls until midnight are ok. * August 1988 * Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday —_—‘ Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 Apple Tgs [3 4 Aug. 4 Colum- [6 PI-SIG Beginning dPub SIG GameSIG bia Mtg 7 PM 7:30 PM Tutorial #1 7:30 PM 7:30 PM Howard Cty Lib, Office 7:30-9PM Office] PEPCO Office <-- Ellicott City] 7 Deadline for [8 Introduction |9 Apple Dgs 10 11 12 13 Journal articles | to Macintosh | Beginning StockSIG Music SIG is Tuesday Tutorial - Office} Tutorial #2 8:00 PM 1 PM. Call August 9 ---> f 7:15 - 10 PM_|7:30-9PM Office Office Chairman. 14 15 Intermediate |16 Apple gs |17 Executive 18 19 20 Mac Skills Beginning Board 7:30 Off.;] Pascal SIG Tutorial - Office} Tutorial #3 Excel SIG 8:00 PM 7:15 - 10 PM_{ 7:30-9PM Office]_7 PM Office Office 21 22 Productivity |23 Mutual Fund }24 25 26 27 WAP Meeting on Your Mac | Sub Group No Apple /// SIG| 9 AM USUHS Tutorial - Office} (Stock SIG) Meeting in GameSIG 7:15 - 10 PM. 8:00 PM Office | August Extravaganza 28 29 30 MacDraw Tutr }31 7:30 PM Office * September 1988 * Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday —‘ Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 GameSIG 7:30 PM Office 4 Deadline for 5 6 Apple II+,e,¢ ]7 Mac Progmrs. |8 9 10 Journal articles | PI-SIG Beginning 7:30 PM Office; Stock SIG Music SIG is Wednesday 7:30 PM Tutorial #1 dPub SIG 8:00 PM 1:00 PM. Call Sept. 7____--> | Office 7:30-9PM Office]_7:30 PM PEPCO} Office Chairman UW 12 Introduction |13 Apple I+,e,c [14 15 16 17 to Macintosh | Beginning Executive Board] Pascal SIG Tutorial - Office} Tutorial #2 7:30 PM 8:00 PM 7:15 - 10 PM_ | 7:30-9PM Office} Office Office 18 19 Intermediate [20 Apple Il+,e,c [21 22 23 24 Mac Skills Beginning Excel SIG WAP Meeting Tutorial - Office} Tutorial #3 7:00 PM 9:00 AM 7:15 - 10 PM__|_7:30-9PM Office] Office USUHS 25 26 Productivity [27 Mutual Fund [28 29 30 on Your Mac | Sub Group Apple /// SIG Tutorial - Office] (Stock SIG) 7:30 PM 7:15 - 10 PM 8:00 PM Office | Office Excel SIG meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM at the office. See their news elsewhere in this issue. Fed(eral) SIG - See their news elsewhere in this issue. ‘Apple T1GS SIG meets on the Monday afier the regular WAP meeting. See IIGS SIG Meeting Report elsewhere in this Journal or call Ted Meyer at (703) 893-6845 eves., 7 - 8 PM. Apple /// SIG meets on the 4th Wednesday at 7:30 PM in the WAP office. There will be no August meeting. AppleWorks SIG offers two meeting options: 8:00 AM before the regular WAP meeting and 12 Noon after the meeting. Attend either or both. AV-SIG is the new SIG for arts and video. Call Jay Williams at 728- 1009. No meeting in August. dPub SIG (Desktop Publishing) meets on the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7:30 PM in the PEPCO Auditorium at 1900 Penn. Ave., NW. The next meeting is on August 3. EDSIG is the education special interest group. For information, call Peter Combes at 251-6369. GameSIG meets on the 1st Thursday of the month at the office, 7:30 PM. The next meeting will be on August 4. HyperCard SIG meets after the WAP monthly meeting. Mac Programmers meet on the Ist Wednesday of the month at the office, 7:30 PM. No meeting in August. MusicSIG meets on the 2nd Saturday of each month. Call Bill Bittle (301) 236-9898 for details. PIG, the Pascal Interest Group, meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 8:00 PM at the office. The next meeting will be on August 18. PI-SIG (Program Interface) meets on the 1st Monday of the month, 7:30 PM at the office. Stock SIG meetings are on the second Thursday of each month at the office, 8 PM. The next meeting is August 11. 6 Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 9 Iigs Finder Q. I want to use a large number of fonts and desk accessories. When I try to put them all on my startup disk, they exceed 800K. What can I do besides purchase a hard disk? A. Most users can avoid the problem by planning their startup disks so that they access a combination of fonts and desk accessories less than 800K at any given time. Reboot froma different startup disk to switch between sets of fonts and desk accessories. Ifa minimum combination exceeds 800K, there are two alternatives to a hard disk. First, if you have more than one and a half megabytes of RAM in your IIgs, you can use the control panel to create a RAM disk larger than 800K. (You will need to turn your IIgs off for a few minutes to allow the change to take effect.) Next, copy all necessary files from your startup disk, including the fonts and desk accessories, to your RAM disk. If they fit, use the control panel to change your Startup Slot to the RAM disk and reboot. The second alternative is the following trick, although we cannot guarantee that it will always work. Prepare twocopies ofa startup disk which are identical. Make sure that they have the same disk name (e.g. SYSTEM.DISK) On one disk add all of your FONTS. On the other disk, add all of your DESK.ACCS. Startup your computer with the desk acces- sory version of your disk and keep on working with it until its time to run a program that requires your collection of fonts. While in the finder, press the eject button on your disk drive. The finder will recognize that the startup disk is being ejected and will dim the startup disk’s icon. Replace it with the Startup disk that has your fonts. You can then run the program requiring the fonts, but will not have access to your desk accessories until you reverse the process. IIgs RAM Memory Q. Most Apple II programs run in either 64K or 128K of RAM memory. However, many IIgs programs require a minimum of 512K, and recent programs, such as Paintworks Gold, require 1,256K! Why do IIgs programs require so much more memory? A. Designing a program requires a compromise between speed and memory requirements. Additional features generally require more RAM to store the instructions and the data relevant to those features. For example, although Multiscribe IIgs requires 512K, more memory is required to run it witha spelling checker. Also consider that the bitmapped graphics used for the Iigs user interface requires much more memory than the character graphics used on most Apple II programs. The Apple II character displays occupy 1K of RAM, while the Igs must not only store the current screen contents but also information on fonts, menus, icons and the Toolbox routines to manage them. Most Apple II programs were written on the assumption that only 64K was available, so the programmer broke up the 10 Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 instructions into small packages (called “segments”) which were read from the disk when needed. You can speed up the execution time of such programs by copying the program to aRAM disk before running it. This will eliminate the pauses which were created when loading new segments. Programs written exclusively for the IIgs assume that at least 512K is available and automatically take advantage of the extra memory without requiring the user to createa RAM. disk. For example, AppleWorks 2.0 will detect how much memory is available and read in all segments if space is available. Although this improves program speed, you may still want to use a RAM disk to speed the transition to add-on products and desk accessories. As a result, you should check the RAM requirements of any software before you purchase it. Determine whether its speed can be improved by using a RAM disk to hold the program, its add-on products or data files. Your total RAM requirements should include both the program’s require- ments and a RAM disk for these other files. Fonts Q. What is a “font family?” A. A “font” refers to a particular size and style of letters with a given appearance. A “font family” refers to all of the related fonts with an overall common appearance. When IIgs appli- cations display a Font menu, that menu selects a font family, rather than a specific font. For example, Geneva is a font family, which may include separate fonts for 10 point italic or 12 point bold. Q. What are “font family numbers?” A. When an application program communicates with the rou- tines in the IIgs ROM Toolbox, it is easier to refer to font families by anumber rather than by acharacter string spelling out the font family name. Asa result, Apple has assigned ID numbers to font families, Here is a list of currently assigned numbers: et Family Name $FFFD Chicago $FFFE Shaston {no font] system font system font New York Geneva Monaco Venice London Athens San Francisco Toronto i Cairo 12 Los Angeles 13 Zapf Dingbats et contd, 14 Bookman Iigs Clock Speed 15 Helvetica Narrow Q.| Is there any way to change the clock speed of my IIgs CPU 16 Palatino from within a program. 18 Zapf Chancery A. Yes. In fact, Apple’s disk routines change the speed of the 20 Times CPU from fast to slow to maintain the timing of input/output 21 Helvetica to5 1/4" disks. Unfortunately, we have been unable to get the 22 Courier published routines to work. Forexample, Gary Bond’s/nside 23 Symbol Apple IIgs advocates a JSR $E10080 to write a revised set of 24 Taliesin control panel parameters into battery RAM followed by a 33 Avant Garde ISR $E10094 to set the system parameters from the newly 34 New Century Schoolbook revised Battery RAM. In theory, this should work. However, when I try this, my IIgs hangs. Any reader who hasa working routine is invited to share the secret with us. G HARD DRIVES “iZ" ME Sale! Q. These fonts seem to have the same name and appearance as fonts on the Macintosh. Is there any way to convert a Macintosh font to a IIgs font? A. Yes. The information representing a IIgs font has the same format as a Macintosh font. The only difference is that the IIgs font has additional “header” information to help the font Ay manager recognize the font when it is placed in the FONTS D folder of the startup disk. A program called FONT Munger (which runs on the Macintosh) will add this header to any Mac font. The Apple File Exchange program can then transfer the converted font onto a ProDOS disk. le /e, Iigs Macintosh Q. Is the same font family numbering scheme used on the Mac? payee A. No. The Mac does not assign unique numbers to each font family. Instead the numbers vary with the order in which PLS, Inc, (901) 439-1790 fonts are loaded onto your disk. That is why the Mac requires 7411 Riggs Rd. # 103 (ask for Lee Raesly) a special ““Font/Desk Accessory Mover” program while the Adelphi, MD 20783 IIgs allows a user to install a new font by merely moving the font file to your startup disk without a special program. Machine Identification Q. A few months ago, you published an Applesoft BASIC program to identify which machine type was running the program. How can that program be updated to take into account recent model changes? A. Apple // Tech Note #7 has been revised to reflect the revised /fe memory expansion board. Here is the revised program with an new line 205: 10 GOSUB 100:END 100 I=PEEK(64435) 110 IF I=56 THEN PRINT “J[“:RETURN 120 IF I=234 THEN GOTO 220 130 IF <6 THEN PRINT “ERROR”:RETURN 140 I=PEEK(64448) DEALERS CALL! UNIV & SCHOOL P.O.'’s WELCOME! ONE MEG RAM BOARDS? WE'VE GOT EM! THE Super Expanders! SE. Iigs OK Now $49 E. lle *OK Now $59 OTHER PERIPHERALS! 64K/80 Column Bd le $35 Super 64K/80 Col le $49 16K RAM Board We $35 128K RAM Board Ik 80 Column Board Ue ‘Super Serial Bd I+/e 280 CP/M Board Il+/e SE. Ic *OK 1/88 $69 SE. It = * OK 3/88 $79 SERRE SR “, o ”, Above wit = Numeric Ki Ite 150 IF I=234 THEN PRINT “classic //e”:RETURN poo ne CALL Graphic Paved wGbie 160 IF I=224 THEN PRINT “enhanced //e or Above with MEG = Joystick $15 & Iigs”:RETURN * FREE Appleworks RAM 170 IF l>0 THEN PRINT “ERROR”:RETURN peti Sottnard A/S SWITCHED 180 I=PEEK(64447) 190 IF I=0 THEN PRINT “//c (3.5 ROM)":RETURN 200 IF I=3 THEN PRINT “//c (Mem. Exp.)":RETURN 205 IF I=4 THEN PRINT “/c (Revised Mem. Exp.)”:RETURN 210 PRINT “classic //c”:RETURN 220 IF PEEK (64286)=173 THEN PRINT “‘[+”: RETURN 230 PRINT “‘/// emulation”:RETURN QUIET COOLING FANS! ligs No Audio Noise $25 lls/e w/Surge Protect $27 CALL OR WRITE FOR ADD $3 Shipping / COD ADD S2/ VISA/MC OKAY 0% (619) 474-3328 Centronics or Serial $29 ADD ON DISK DRIVE: 5% Specify Your Model $119 TWO YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL PRODUCTS ILLUSTRATED LISTINGS! NEXO DISTRIBUTION 914 E. 8TH ST., Suite 109, National City, CA 92050 10AM-6PM Mon-Fri Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 11 The JoyReader shareware disk (available for purchase from the WAP disk library) contains a number of demonstration Programs of an innovative new speed reading program. The JoyReader-Window program is unlike any other program on the market. The program gives users the power to continuously control the speed of display of reading passages on the monitor. Butthat’snotall. The program has a highly accurate “reading speed speedometer,” in the top left-hand corner of the monitor. This speedometer shows you your current reading speed in words per minute. The program allows you to choose any reading speed from 132 to 500 words per minute. The JoyReader-Window program was written to be used with a joystick or paddle. However, the program will also accept input from the left and right arrows on the keyboard. Another feature of the JoyReader-Window program is that you are given the choice of choosing a “reading window.” The purpose of the window is to help you train your eye movements. You may choose any window size from 5 to 40 letters. This “text- window” travels across and down the monitor in a very natural fashion. Incredibly enough, you can control the speed of the window itself, and still receive feedback from the reading speed speedometer. Most of the reading selections on the JoyReader shareware disk were written for high school and college level readers. Some of these reading selections could be handled by strong jr. high readers, The reading selections include passages titled: “What Does an Architect Do ?”; “The Invention of the Steam Engine”; “The Story of Louis Braille”; “Some Thoughts on the Nature of Mood in Writing”; “In Praise of Browsing”; “The Complete Sales Pitch”; and, “The Coming of the Electronic Book.” All reading selections are followed by four or five multiple choice reading comprehension questions. These questions are not scored, and serve only as a check on your understanding of the passages. One of these, “The Complete Sales Pitch,” details the unique strengths of the JoyReader-Window program. The disk also contains two special files. One file, “The Molasses Program,” is a utility program. After running this program, all subsequent programs on the disk run at about half speed. The purpose of this utility is to allow slower readers the benefit of using the JoyReader-Window program without the temptation of displaying the reading passages at a speed far beyond their current capabilities. The full speed can be regained by simply booting the disk anew. The second special file contains consumer and technical information about joysticks. This file explains the sometimes complicated world of joysticks, and also offers some helpful tips and suggestions. Finally, the programs on the disk contain a mixture of “paged- display” and “scrolled” reading selections. With the “paged- display” programs, the screen fills with text, is abruptly cleared, and starts again at the top. With the “scrolled display”, the screen fills up with text and then slowly scrolls up and off the monitor. Incidentally, virtually all text is diplayed in capital letters on the forty-column screen (except for one program demonstrating lower case display). The “all-capitals” decision was made so as not to exclude Apple I+ users who lack the capability of displaying lower case letters. The JoyReader shareware disk will run on any Apple II computer, from the Apple II+ to the Apple IGS. Instructions for use of the programs are contained on the disk. Feedback and comments from Apple II users are invited. The requested share- ware fee is $12.00 (to be sent to the author). 6 2: | Anyone familiar with the programs on the Reading Fun disk in the WAP disketeria (DOS 3.3 - Vol. 505) knows that Phil Shapiro likes to play with words and how they appear on the computer screen. In his most recent contribution to the WAP disketeria, Phil uses the SPEED command (in BASIC) in con- junction with the joystick to produce interactive speed-reading programs. JoyReader is actually a demonstration disk for the JoyReader-Window program, but is complete enough in itself to be used by upper level junior high to college level students interested in increasing their reading speed. Since Phil has already given a description of JoyReader above, I will focus on its two most interesting features: (1) the reading window, and (2) the interactive control of speed at which a passage is displayed on the screen. In JoyReader, the reader has a choice of reading passages displayed a page at a time or scrolled. Also, the reader chooses a “text window” size between 5 and 40 letters. The text window is the number of letters that will be displayed at one time on the 12. Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 screen. This is excellent for training the eyes to travel across and down the page and for learning to comprehend a small block of text at a time. The most interesting feature of JoyReader is the use of a joystick or arrow keys to control the speed at which the text window moves across and down the page. This choice is not made before the passage is presented, butis aconstant interactive choice made as the passage is being displayed. Move the joystick up and the window moves faster; move it down and the window moves slower. The current reading speed is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen. Frankly, it was quite fun to play with, and it gave one more of a feeling of control over what was happening on the screen. Ihave a few suggestions for improving this program which have to do with two basic premises of speed reading: (1) word and pattem recognition as opposed to letter recognition, and (2) grouping words. Fast readers group letters into meaningful and recognizable patterns. Words are not seen as comprised of individual letters but as a whole pattern or shape. With this in mind, I would suggest that the words in the passages appear on the screen a word at a time, rather than one letter at a time. contd. on pg 13 ZIPCHIP FOR THE APPLE Il: A REVIEW by Bob Oringel ZipChip’s Here and Movin’ Fast! ZipChip has arrived, in a booklike package which protects the contents admirably. The contents are: the chip in a matchbook holder embedded in antistatic foam, a chip removal tool, a 5.25" disk and an instruction manual. Keep the chip container to store the 6502 or 65CO2 chip which you will remove. \ The manual provides clear and explicit instructions for removing the CPU from your ][+, //e, or//c, and replacing it with ZipChip. Speaking of the //c, the manual includes clear, simple instructions for disassembly and reassembly of the computer. The manual further suggests that you make a copy of the utility disk which is included in the package and work from the backup. The utility disk includes program files for setting the speed of each slot in your Apple II, diagnostics—to examine the operation of the chip in detail, system check—to perform acomprehensive memory test of the computer, while also checking the perform- ance of ZipChip, These programs appear on one side of the disk in DOS 3.3 and on the other in ProDOS. The manual itself is also reproduced on the disk in a printable text file. Enough about the package—let’s talk about ZipChip. The utility disk Configurer menu, which sets the speed of the chip, gives you 12 choices and an exit. Choice A toggles ZipChip to high speed ornormal speed; B toggles speed of the chip to4 mHz, or to some 20 intermediate and slower speeds, going even below the normal 1 mHz of the Apple II. Choice C toggles cacheing in and out of the memory cards in slots 1 through 7; choices D and E toggle the speed of the computer’s Paddle and Loudspeaker respectively. Choices F through L provide either normal or fast, when individually toggling the speed of slots 1 through 7. As to which slots should be fast and which normal—slot #1 with its printer interface should be fast, but slots #5, #6, and #7, which in my Apple //e hold respectively my CP/M card, 5.25" disk II’s, and 3.5" disk interfaces should be set at normal speed. ZipChip cannot make CP/M, an operating system, nor a disk drive run faster. What ZipChip can do is make whatever is in memory “zip” along at up to 4 times the Apple II’s normal 1 mHz speed. Ina previous review of a graphics program I bemoaned its slowness, longing for an accelerator. Alas, Zipchip cannot help when the program goes back and forth to the disk formore information, but when that information is moved into memory, look out! 1am not going to do benchmark checks on this chip (see last month's review by Lee Raesly), but I do own a stopwatch, and here are some differences between program segments in mem- ory, with and without ZipChip. An aging DOS 3.3 teacher’s grade management program, which works fine but doesn’t recognize any more of my //e’s 1.5 meg memory than 64K and creaks along at 1 mhz, jumps into action at 4 mHz. A graphics program really perks up in speed at 4 mHz, once the disk-based program segments are in RAM, and I’ve never seen AppleWorks doaheavy “sort”, as fastas with ZipChip.I recommend this chip asa life-extender for all Apple II’s, with the exception of the gs. And I wouldn’t be surprised if Zip Technology’s next product multiplied the speed of the Apple IIgs. (Gy JoyReader contd. from pg 12 Students in speed reading classes are also taught the skill of grouping words. Looking at two, three, or more words at one time, then looking at the next group of words reduces eye move- ment and increases reading speed. The emphasis is on learning to group the meaning of a phrase at one glance. This could be successfully incorporated into the text window idea. The choice of size for the text window could be in how many words to display at once with higher levels displaying a phrase at a time. This would help a student learn to group words and to grasp a phrase at one glance. Phil chose to display the passages all in upper case letters (except for one demonstrating lower case display) in order notto exclude Apple II+ users who lack the capability of displaying lower case letters. 1 would like to see Phil reconsider this deci- sion. A word printed in all upper case letters produces a different pattern then the same word printed in lower case letters. Except for some programmers, the majority of what we read is in lower case print with occasional upper case for delineation of thought (beginning of a sentence) or emphasis. As I learned ina class in teaching reading, words in all caps are more difficult to read. Also, word recognition is lower because the word pattern is different from normal lowercase print. The choicenottoexclude Apple I+ users lowers the overall effectiveness of the program. The features of the interactive control of the speed at which text is displayed and the text window are very good. With the application of basic techniques for teaching students to read faster, this could be a fine program. (ca} Satellite Scientific Practical Peripherals 2400 Modem $190 Avatex 1200HC Modem $125 New - Avatex 1200e Modem $90 New -2400 Baud Internal (Ile/+/GS) $180 Orange Micro C/Mac/GS $75 Panasonic 1080i Printer $180 Applied Engineering GSRAM 1.5 Meg $call Proterm V2 (Communications Package) $72 We have memory for the Il and GS AUTHORIZED CMS HARD DISK DEALER Call for Pricing Authorized Applied Engineering Dealer Allan Levy 301-340-7839 Satellite Scientific 15200-A Shady Grove Road, Suite 800 Rockville. MD 20850 Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 13 Tremember seeing a reference to Tutor-Tech some time ago as a HyperCard-type program for the Apple II, but I think the price, $195 (plus $100 for a grader disk), quickly deleted it from my memory. Too bad! Iam a teacher and usealIc with an Apollo display device in my English 11 and 12 classroom as an instruc- tional aide, and if I had sprung for Tutor-Tech sooner, I could have saved a lot of time and energy. Simply put, Tutor-Tech is the best educational tool to come along since chalk. Lused ShowOff on the GS to produce individualized lesson presentations and although I was happy with the results, I yearned for something comparable for my Ic so I could use it with the whole class. Tutor-Tech more than fulfills that yeam- ing. Not only does it allow me to setup an interactive lesson presentation, it allows me to set up individual disks for my students that will automatically grade, record, and report the results of their use of the lessons. Tutor-Tech comes on two 5.25 inch disks (notcopy protected but copyrighted) and a 115-page looseleaf manual. A third disk (the Grader) can be purchased separately as mentioned above. The purchase price includes a license to make one backup copy of the Teacher disk and 50 copies of the Student disk. Lessons are created with the Teacher disk, then saved and used on the Student disk. Minimum configuration requires an enhanced Ile, IIc, or IIgs with at least 128K. One disk drive is sufficient; in fact, either the Teacher or the Student program works without any disk swap- ping on one-drive systems. Techware says that “Tutor-Tech’s software is swap-optimized,” and they mean it. The only extra equipment necessary is some sort of hand control device (mouse or joystick) for the Teacher disk to create lessons—the mouse is the more convenient of the two. The Student disks operate quite well with no mouse or joystick. Tutor-Tech operates so well with one drive because it loads completely into memory while boot- ing—it needs to access the disk only to load a particular lesson and that will also load completely into memory. And since it is loaded entirely into memory, it is incredibly fast (lightning fast on aGS or accelerated II); fast enough that a speedup chip will not add any appreciable speed to it. (Lowering voice to a whisper—maybe fast like a Mac.) Upon booting the Teacher disk, the user interface is the typical Apple human interface with the menu line across the top of the screen and an icon strip containing the graphic tools vertically down the left side. A notation in the upper left comer indicates how much free memory remains in the computer and decreases as new pages are added to the lesson. The program does not recognize added memory, but it doesn’t need to. The amount of memory available ina 128K machine is sufficient for any reasonable tutorial lesson, and with the ability to branch and chain to other lessons, more memory is really superfluous. It is possible to do 50 multiple choice questions with graphics in less memory than is available. Longer tutorial lessons tend to be less than effective pedagogical exercises. To createa lesson, the user simply selects the tools he wishes to use (filled and unfilled boxes, straight and free-hand lines, 14 Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 text, etc.) and begins to create a screen. The big plus with Tutor- Tech is that all Print Shop, NewsRoom, and MousePaint graph- icscanbe incorporated. (Print Shopand Newsroom graphics first need to be transferred to ProDOS disks, which can be easily done with the System Utilities or Copy I+.) Graphics can be manipu- lated, sized, andcoloredas they are selected. Toassistin drawing free-hand graphics, Tutor-Tech provides a toggled grid that breaks the screen up to little squares for aligning graphics and drawing straight and evenly spaced lines. For text entries there are four fonts of various sizes and styles—not a lot considering such programs as MultiScribe but enough of a variety for lesson purposes. Having the program completely loading to memory is preferable to adding a lot or fonts. In addition, just about any foreign language character, mathematical and scientific symbols (including Greek letters) are also available through an extensive control key and apple key combination system. The really unique feature of Tutor-Tech and the one mostlike HyperCard is its use of buttons. The Teacher has access to four different types of buttons: one is for correct answers, one for incorrect answers, one for a typed-in response, and one just to continue to the next page. The creator of the tutorial can see which button is which, but the final user cannot. Selecting a correct, incorrect, or continue button presents the creator with a question about which frame should follow the response. If a correct button is selected, a motivational (read reward) page would be next followed by the next question. The motivational pages stay in view for about 20 seconds (enough fora good “Atta boy!”) then jump automatically to the next question. Incorrect responses can be handled with a remedial, help, or hint page displayed until the user is ready to continue. The user can then either be asked the question again or continue to another. The grading part of the lesson will not countrepeated questions in the final average. Of course, instead of a page, a button could also access a completely different lesson or help file. Buttons can also be hidden under graphic objects so that the user appears to click on an object rather than a button. The program provides several motivational pages thatcan be easily inserted into any lesson and will be randomly generated throughout the lesson. Creator-designed motivation pages can also be added to this group. Remediation pages of necessity will need to be designed but can be copied however many times would be necessary. These are not randomly generated so that appropriate help can be delivered for each question or page. Provisions are also provided to incorporate the student’s name and present score in any page style. Now all of this may sound good buta little too sophisticated; however, even though the end product looks and feels like a sophisticated educational program, the creation of it is remarka- bly easy for even the novice. The Tutor-Tech Manual assumes that the person using the Teacher Disk may have trouble turning the computer on. The manual contains a tutorial section that steps the user through every program feature (including the optional grader) to create a sample lesson. A 43 frame (21K) lesson on reading a ruler took about 1 hour and 15 minutes fora contd. person new to the program to complete. (It probably could have been done faster by an experienced user.) About five such lessons could be placed on one 5.25 inch student disk. Unlike the Teacher disk, the student disk can be used ona64K machine provided it is enhanced to handle mousetext and double hires graphics. The Student disk contains a vertical menu on the left side of the screen. From the menu icons the studentcan enter his nameand select which lesson (from a menu) he wishes to use. The program allows the student to stop at any point and will continue the lesson later at the point where he left off. It also records which lessons have been completed and which haven’t. With the Grader disk option, it will record his score. The student user will need some brief verbal instruction before beginning the lesson, butafter the first few pages or questions, he will be firmly in control. (Kids learn these computer things much faster than adults, especially teachers.) Again, no mouse or joystick is necessary for the Student disk as long as he is shown which keys do what. Tutor-Tech is that one program that holds so much promise for educators but fails to provide one essential ingredient— creativity. The teacher must provide his or her own. Sitting in front of a blank Tutor-Tech screen has all the terror and antici- pation or sitting in front of a blank sheet of paper. The great American lesson can be written on it provided a great American teacher is sitting at the keyboard. But after completing one lesson, the others come more easily until using Tutor-Tech becomes as natural and automatic as using the chalkboard. The only other missing ingredient is the computer or computers on which to present the created lessons. A lab would be ideal, but one computer in capable and creative hands is enough. Tutor-Tech is a bit expensive for the individual teacher to purchase (the complete package will cost more than Apple- Works), but school systems should give this package a serious evaluation by providing one for each of its computer-obsessive teachers, Itis the one package that allows the teacher's creativity to utilize the computer for the super instructional tool it can be and never has been. Asall good tools, itis only as good as its user, but it is better than most of its potential users. I commend Techware for this super program but fault them for not promot- ing it more aggressively. It is a true find and highly recom- mended, A Tutor-Tech demo is currently on the Annapolis Slice BBS (CRABBS 301-974-0221) and the Maryland Science Center BBS (301-837-6108) and will soon be on the WAP TCS. This demo steps through the whole program and even allows the user tocreate a sample lesson. Just download it, unpack it with BLU, and add ProDOS and Basic.System to the disks (It will take two sides of a 5.25 inch disk with the added two files.). Tutor-Tech, Techware, Inc.. Post Office Box 1085, Alta- monte Springs, Florida 32715-1085. (407) 695-9000. $195, (optional grader disk) $100. (J There will be a meeting to discuss the formation of a Colum- bia Slice of Washington Apple Pi on Thursday, August 4th at 7 PM in the Howard County Library, Ellicott City, MD. 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Landmark Computer Laboratories Suite 1506 101 South Whiting Street Alexandria, Virginia 22304 Telephone (703) 370-2242 & SourceMail TCB076 IBM PC, PCXT, PC AT, and Micro Chenaal are Machinea( Dupe Sara be mand Denar of Conpng Cupar Expert Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 15 ProSEL is a program selector program written by Glen Bredon and running under ProDOS 8 on our Apple IIgs. It represents the best value for the money of any program I have ever bought! In addition to the program selector features, it also has various disk utilities and disk/file maintenance routines that optimize the use of the Apple IIgs computer. This program should be in everyone’s disk library. The program seems designed to optimize the storage, maintenance and retrieval of files from a hard disk, but it works equally well with my 3.5 inch disk drives on the Apple IIgs. INSTALLATION Installation of ProSEL on either a hard disk or 3.5 inch disk iseasy. You boot ProSEL in one drive and place your initialized disk in the other. First you get 3-4 screenfuls of information and alecture aboutillegal copies. ProSEL then asks you for thename of the target disk, whether or not you want 40 or 80 columns display, and whether this isa first-time installation or an upgrade. Then you press return and ProSEL reconfigures the target disk and copies most, but not all, of its files to your target disk. This is important to remember; ProSEL copies MOST of the files, but not all of them. Catalog the original ProSEL disk when you're finished and you'll see what I mean. To use the target disk with ProSEL onit, turn your Apple IIgs off, put the ProSEL-formatted disk in the boot drive and turn the computer back on. The soon- to-be-familiar ProSEL menu will be displayed quickly. You then can use the cursor (or your mouse) to select a menu choice and cause an application program to boot. Easy! You can also add programs to the ProSEL-formatted disk and reset the menu so that you can select them, if you wish. You're limited only by your free disk space and your imagi- nation. Ihave Menu selections which boot programs on my other 3.5 inch drive as well as my 5.25 inch floppy drive. On my Sider hard disk drive, Ihave one menu that boots programs on the Sider volume anda submenu that boots programs still on disks in either 3.5 or 5.25 inch drives. FEATURES Thave described some of the main features of the Program below. There are least an equivalent number of others on the disk which remain for you to discover on your own. Auto Boot - This feature allows you to cause another appli- cation program to boot when you turn the computer on. You use the “Block Warden” utility to change the machine language program in the startup position of the ProSEL system file. Itried this by following the steps in a good article a few months ago in Open-Apple, which described how to make an auto boot disk copy of AppleWorks—and it worked. Back-Up-isaprogram that will back-up (or copy) yourentire hard disk to floppies, either 3.5 or 5.25 inch. It is a fairly time- consuming chore but it will pay dividends if and when your hard disk crashes. I’ve never done this. Beach Comber - This utility program optimizes the use of storage space on your hard disk drive. It putsall of the directories 16 Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 at the beginning of the disk and brings all the of data blocks together. It speeds up disk access remarkably and Bredon recommends that you run it every few months. It takes over an hour to run the first time. He cautions against processing a file that is not backed-up since a power failure during the process could erase much of the disk’s contents. Block Warden - is a utility program which edits blocks. By scrolling through the pages with the cursor keys, you can change the blocks, change the slot and drive parameters, or specify the prefix. You can read the data blocks of a file, but not the index blocks. It also has a search and find module and a feature which simplifies entry of startup names in SYS files. Cat Doctor - is my favorite program in this series. I use it most often as a general purpose utility program to catalog, sort, delete or rename files. It is also an excellent copy utility. It will display (type) text files to the screen, retrieve deleted files in the exhume mode; compare directories; move files; and format a disk. There is also a utility that allows you to delete storage devices that are not in use, such as unused disk drives or RAM drives, I find this useful because I have exceeded my Apple- Works file numbers (2 volumes on each of my hard disk, 3.5 inch disks and 5.25 inch disk, plus 2 RAM volumes) and by running this utility, Ican regain the use of my second 3.5 inch disk drive. Cycler - allows you to keep several sets of ProSEL menus on adiskatone time. I find ituseful on my hard disk to havea second ProSEL directory to run disk-based programs that I haven’t yet copied onto my hard disk, such as copy-protected or utility programs that I use only occasionally. You can switch between the two (or more) ProSEL menus with menu-driven commands, It’s much easier than it sounds. File Finder - first prompts you a drive and slot number, then a file name. It then searches through the disk for that file and, if found, will display the directory and other information concern- ing the file. If the file is a system file, it gives you the option of running the program with the “R” key. It uses “*” as a wildcard character and also will allow you to run a BASIC program from its menu. It can also find files containing a specific text string. Info Desk - prints the entire tree structure of a selected volume. There are four modules to the program that give you different types of information about the volume in question: catalog, block usage by files, file usage by blocks, and a bit map. Output can be sent to the screen, printer or another disk. Mr. Fixit- isadirectory repair utility program. Thereisatest mode, which makes no changes; a fix mode which attempts to repair errors in the directory structure; a main directory mode which attempts to repair the main directory; and a bad block mode which finds bad blocks and, if desired, puts them in a bad block file. Although the program can work wonders, it can also make matters worse and thus should only be used on back-up copies of files. Park Heads - is a.utility program that parks the heads of your hard disk on an unused portion of the disk surface prior to power- down. It is supposed to prevent damage to your hard disk on power-up, when most disk damage occurs. Don’t leave home contd, without it. ProSEL Editor - is used to modify pathnames in the menu of the main ProSEL program, which runs specified applications files. In setting up anew menu I almost always use this program, in conjunction with CAT Doctor, to review and edit the pa- thnames until I have them right. Recover - allows you to recover a file from your back-up disk created by the back-up program. It is useful if your hard disk is down and the files it contains are inaccessible. It obviously assumes that you have made a back-up copy of your hard disk. I don’t do this, as the ProSEL directions suggest. I make back- up copies of all my data files on 3.5 inch floppies as I use or create them. Ialso have back-up copies of all my programs, ButI donot have a systematic back-up copy of my entire 20 MEG hard disk. Maybe I'll be sorry some day! Volume Copy -is afastcopy program for ProDOS disks. You can copy the contents of one hard drive to another, if they are the same size. It allows single or multiple drive copies and will use whatever RAM spaceis available. If your available RAM allows one-pass copying, then subsequent copies can be made without having to reread the original disk. MANUAL The Manual is about 60 pages long and is entirely contained on the ProSEL disk—as a text file. The user is instructed to print out a copy for future reference. I suggest you set your Imagewriter II to the highest quality printout and go have a cup of coffee, It took almost 30 minutes, Then I bound it in a soft covered binder—and I refer to it often, although less so as I become familiar with the Program. The Manual has no index, but it does have a Table of Contents which is more than adequate. ‘The sections include: main documentation; miscellaneous; backup and disk utilities. There is also a separate section on using ProSEL on the Apple IIgs. The pages are numbered. The Manual is tersely written and, while all the information is there, itis sometimes hard to follow. Persevere, however, because the program is worth it! DISLIKES I don’t have any strong dislikes. If you love the mouse (I don’t!), ProSEL may not be your cup of tea. Although you can use the mouse, it’s easier to just move the cursor to the various menu selections using the keyboard. Take your choice. I gener- ally believe in the Apple program interface, but I’ll make an exception for this program. I wish it were accessible from within AppleWorks, however, like the Beagle Brothers Timeout File Master. SUMMARY Thisis a good, “no frills” program that's worth the money you spend. I purchased ProSEL, version 3.3, from Glen Bredon at 521 State Road, Princeton, NJ 08540, for $40. It runs on The Apple Ile, IIc and IIgs, according to the documentation. It is a ProDOS 8 program, but I have ProDOS 16 programs running on my hard drive and on 3.5 inch disks, using ProSEL as the program selector. I usually add it to applications disks, such as “Point-to-Point” or “WordPerfect IIgs”, so that I can do file maintenance on the same disk on which I have the program. In addition, I have configured a ProSEL disk with all my utility contd. on pg 21 y. ntino More than two dozen enthusiastic IIGS mavens convened at Dolley Madison Library in McLean for our June meeting, and were rewarded upon arrival with sample containers of grue repel- lent, courtesy of Infocom. The stuff must have worked, since our meeting proceeded undisturbed by grues for the rest of the even- ing. Beta testing of grue repellent will continue, and will doubt- less be the subject of much discussion when next we convene. Once the novelty of the grue repellent died down, Ted Meyer led us in a random walk through the IIGS disketeria library, starting with a demo of Slide Show II (new IIGS disk 2016) on the Pi’s own elegantly customized IIGS. Our hardworking disk librarians announced the forthcoming birth of a new disk of desk accessories and ProDOS 16 utilities, and said that disk 2003 would soon be re-issued, once our current (buggy) version of the FreetermGS communications program can be replaced with TalkIsCheap. Other DA’s were demo’ed and discussed, as well as InCider’s rumor of a new GS operating system, hoped for in the fall and expected to accomplish all sorts of wonderful things. Ted announced that nominations and an election for the SIG’s only elective office, that of chairman, will be conducted by phone between the August and September meetings and at the September meeting. Ted Meyer already announced that he would be running. If you're interested in running call Giana (pronounced: Gina) Jowers and let her know as soon as possible, Her number is (301) 474-2562. You can leave a message on her answering machine but don’t call after 10 pm. You can also register your vote by calling her and leaving your name, WAP membership number, and preference. Handy hint number one: keeping formatted but empty disks in your unused 5.25" drives will shorten the annoying multi- cycle disk searches that some IIGS software likes to initiate. Handy hint number two: for those who are reluctant to turn CPU power off to effect a “cold boot” after changing system speed, slots, or RAMcard settings, we suggest that invoking the diagnostic routine with <OPTION> <APPLE> <CONTROL> <RESET> will accomplish the same thing. Check them out! Upcoming Meetings July’s meeting will be on the 25th, from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm, at Thomas Pyle Intermediate School in Bethesda. From the Beltway, take River Road (Rt 190) east for about 1 mile to Wilson Lane (Rt 188). Turn left on Wilson and go about 1/2 mile to Thomas Pyle on the left. Park in the back. We’ll be in the cafeteria. I’m not sure what the topic will be, but it’s bound to be interesting. August’s meeting will be at the Dolley Madison Library in McLean, Virginia on August 29th from 7:00 to 9:00pm. From the Beltway, take Dolley Madison Boulevard (Rt 123) east towards McLean. Continue to the stoplight at Old Dominion Road. (Charley’s Place Restarauntis at the comer.) Go straight through this light and make the first left onto Ingleside Road. Go straight for two blocks and the library will be on your left. We'll be in the downstairs meeting room. ics} Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 17 Dear Editor, ‘We wanted to write and tell you thanks for the help WAP has given us while setting up our computer in the 13 West Playroom here at the National Institutes of Health. The disk of games and educational programs that your office supplied are used every day. Some of the WAP members also donated games that are very popular. The Zorro game has been particularly popular and has been used for hundreds of hours already. We have a running contest going on to see who can get the highest score. The Sesame Street games are also very popular, especially with the younger children. ‘We would like to say a special thanks to one of your members who has continuously donated his time, expertise and equipment to help us get going. Mr. Lou Pastura is a very special person and we have been especially fortunate to have him as a friend. We would not have such a good computer club if it were not for his help. ‘We cannot write to every WAP member who has helped us. In fact, we have gotten help from some members whose names we don’t know. We would appreciate it, however, if you would make our thanks known to all your members. Holly Cobb, Nick Martin, All the Kids at 13 West (Ed. Note: All together ... Thank you, Lou Pastural) @ Dear Editor, I am writing in response to the review of the software program, Publish It!, by Ray L. Settle in the May 1988 WAP Journal. T have been using the program on my Apple //e (equipped with one meg of Applied Engineering memory) for nearly six months, producing a 60-page quarterly newsletter, called POINTers, for Italian genealogists. I started using Personal Newsletter, but when Publish It! became available, I quickly changed. Myreason for abandoning PN differs from Mr. Settle’s. Idid not, as he did, find the graphics output at all objectionable, but the TEXT output was absolutely unacceptable. After a number of calls to Softsync, I was convinced that the fault was that my old Epson MX-80 (with Graftrax plus) was just not capable of producing quality text output in graphic mode. When Publish It! appeared, 1 decided to make one last attempt. The results were unbelievable. The text output is as crisp and sharp as the text that comes out of AppleWorks, if not better. Ihave been very disappointed that the many reviews of Publish It! that Ihave read have not emphasized the high quality of the text output of the program. However, what actually moved me to write was the statement that “resizing a box is almost impossible.” Resizing is acutally simplicity itself. All one does is Press Open-Apple M and the parameters of the ‘object’ are displayed for adjustment. Itcould not be easier! In addition, the reviews seems to imply that EVERY text box MUST have a border around it. Not so! I use borders only for emphasis (as in a newspaper sidebar), while most text is ‘open’ as in a newspaper. The one real objection I have to the program is speed. It 18 Washington Apple Pi - August 1988 accesses the disk frequently, and the screen refreshes itself often—both of these activities slow the program considerably. If the program could be installed on a Ramdisk, and if one had an accelerator card installed, the program would operate at amuch more acceptable speed. I do not know if Timeworks has any plans to make the program work on a Ramdisk, but I do have plans to add a speedup card. Inany case, the speed of Publish It! is not so slow as to make the program unacceptable. This cannot be said of Springboard Publisher, which I understand from friends who have seen it, is so slow in beta test versions that the program is virtually unusable. However, I have no personal experience with Spring- board Publisher. Thomas E. Militello, M.D. Chairman, THE AppleWorks SIG Original Apple Corps 6 ANNAPOLIS APPL ICE NEWS by Katherine M. Cave The June 11 meeting was held in the pleasant surroundings of the waterfront Herald Harbor Club in Crownsville, near Annapo- lis. The July 9 meeting will also be held there. The August meeting will be on the 20th and will be a family Bar BQ, site to be announced. The program featured our own President Craig Contardi presenting graphics demonstrations for the Apple and Mac. MacDraw, MacDraft, MacPaint, Super Paint, Full Paint are some of the software for the Mac. Paintworks Gold/Foolpaint, Draw Plus by Activision, Top Draw, and the Print Shop were also demonstrated by Craig. All felt a little more familiar with the different capabilities of the software available at the conclusion of the program. Plans are going ahead for the October 8 electronics flea market (postponed from June), the site yet to be determined. Jurij Solovij will work as Co-Chair, The time will be 10 AM to 1PM, with the last hour devoted to an auction. Registration of sellers: ifreceived before October 6, price will be $3 for members, $5 for non-members for 4 feet of table space. Dealers will be charged $20 for 8 feet of table space. There will be a demonstration table near outlets, and an Apple Slice table with disketeria and mem- bership information available. New plans for September include a New Member Packet, now being completed by Vice-President Charles Schindler. 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As I was discussing, member Tim Boquet asked about using the program to show FOTO files or change fonts automatically. That got me thinking and, after a little research found that it really wouldn’t be all that difficult to do, There are some basic things you have to do within the program to A) let it recognize that a FOTO or FONT file exists, B) Set up an Array to hold the fontfile, C) Have the appropriate Invokable’s available and D) Have the appropriate subroutine available. One way to establish the Array is to do it while the program is setting up the Arrays for Menu.Maker itself (Note the program numbers may not match your version of Menu.Maker but if you listit, it will be obvious where these lines should go, and what the new line numbers should be.): 190 DIM A$(1000),B$(1000),C%(511),C$(20), name$(20): VPOS=10:HPOS=0 C%,C$and name all set aside the proper amount of memory for the FONT file so it may be loaded and executed by the program. To get Menu.Maker to recognize FONT and FOTO files you add these instructions at the appropriate places: 420 A$="FONT 0":GOSUB 130 430 A$="FOTO 0":GOSUB 130 790 IFINSTR(@S$(),"FONT 0") THEN 2000 800 IFINSTR(B$(),"FOTO 0") THEN 2070 And finally, at the very end of the program, you have the subroutines themselves. First, to load the FONT file: 2000 INVOKE”.D1/download.inv” 2010 C$=MID$(B$(1),16,B) 2020 array$="C%” 2030 name$=CHR$(34)+C34+CHR$(34) 2040 PERFORM getfont(@name$,@array$) 2050 PERFORM loadfont(@array$) 2060 GOTO 120 And secondly to load, and display, a FOTO file: 2070 OPEN#S,”.GRAFIX” 2080 INVOKE”.D1/BGRAF.INV” 2090 D$=MIDS$(B$(1),16,B) 2100 name$=CHR$(34)+D$+CHRS(34) 2110 PERFORM GLOAD.D$ 2120 PRINT CHRS$(16);CHRS(1) 2130 PERFORM GRAFIXON 2140 FOR X=1 TO 2000:NEXT X:TEXT 2150 HOME:PERFORM RELEASE:CLOSE#S 2160 GOTO 120 Note that once you've loaded a different FONT file, you're stuck with it until you load another one (the default FONT is * called “‘Standard”). The Graphics subroutine displays the FOTO file for a short time and then returns you to the menu. The two invokables needed, Download.Inv and Bgraf.Inv are on disk 1002