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July 1987
CONNECTION
JULY MEETING INFORMATION
The meeting is scheduled for July 16th, 1987,
with a starting time of 7:00 p.m.. The meeting
will be held on the Chemeketa Community College
campus, in Building 2, Room 112.
The Public Domain Library will be there to be
copied. The copy fees are waived for members of
WAC, and the usual fee of $1.00/side will apply to
all others. If you forget your blank disks, there
will also be some disks available for $0.75 each.
Of course, we wil! continue with the question
and answer session; so, bring your solutions,
problems and programs to the meeting. We hope
we can help one another.
PEELINGS from the BOARD MEETING
The Board of Director’s meeting was last held
on May 2ist. See last month’s WAC Journal for
the report.
1987 Apple Business Forum
WAC has recieved two free invitations to the
Business Forum, These passes will be avaiable
to two interested business individuals within our
user group. The Apple Business Forum will be
held July 27th in Seattle, as well as other parts
of the country during June and July of 1987.
Hear experts discuss software and hardware
solutions to address business needs. The
solutions will be based around the Apple
Macintosh computer. If you are interested,
contact Lawrence Tucker (585-0811).
WAC Journal
Vol. 1 / No.6
A Monthly Publication of the
Willamette Apple Connection, Inc.
An Apple I! & Compatible User Education Group
P. O. Box 7252 . Salem, OR 97303-0053 . (503) 585-0811
The Apple IIgs Update
The Apple IIgs -- Apple’s most erful Apple
II computer -~ was introduced with great fanfare
in September. Many things have happened since
then, and we'd like to share them with you. Here
is an update.
In the seven months that the Apple IIgs has
been available, two important milestones have
been achieved.
First, the Apple Ile upgrade for the Apple IIgs
shipped in January as planned. This rade
allows any Apple Ile owner to upgrade to the full
capabilities of the Apple IIgs while still being
able to use the peripherals and software he or
she already owns. e ability to upgrade was a
key goal of the Apple Ilgs development team, and
we're glad it’s shipping!
Second, a new set of system software that
contains the following tool and speed
enhancements is about to be released.
o New Font Manager
o New Print Manager
° pbuitey to compact files for faster
loading
o Bug fixes and developer tool updates
You can pet this new system software from your
local authorized Apple dealer or through the
recently announced User System Software
license ram. See your group Ambassador for
more details on the licensing program. CWAC is
NOT presently participating in the program.)
And, there’s lots of good news on the software
front: Over 25 Apple IIgs applications software
packages have begun shipp. and many more new
ones are on the way. ‘These products are
beginning to establish a whole new standard of
quality and performance for the Apple IIgs line.
xpect more new products this summer from
leading and upstart software companies --
products that will pive true_meaning to the words
Graphic and Sound! Quick Connect Cand the WAC
Journal] will keep you posted.
WILLAMETTE APPLE
CONNECTION, Inc.
P,O. Box 7252
Salem, Oregon 97303-0053
President and
Editor of the Journal
wrence E. Tucker
(503) 585-0811
Vice President
Darwin Wuerch
(503) 364-4194
Secretary
Harry Haley
(503) 371-3197
‘reasurer and
TI
Telecommunications
System Operator
Neal Layton
(503) 370-9321
Salem Public Library
Bulletin Board
(503) 588-6130
Head Librarian
John Moore
(503) 838-4966
MEETINGS .
The Regular Membership
Meeting is held on the third
Thursday of the month, with a
start time of 7:00 p.m. The
meeting is held on the
Chemeketa Community College
campus, in Building .
Room 112. The general public
is invited to attend.
WAC JOURNAL
The journal is published
monthly. Authors should
submit their copy via MODEM
to the Salem lic Library
BBS (Apple SIG), or mail a
diskette with the article
written in ASCII text file
form Appleworks or
AppleWriter files by the 7th
of the month. lard copy
should be mailed by the last
day of the month preceding
the publishing month.
DISCLAIMER
The Willamette Apple
Connection, Inc. discourages
the unlawful duplication of
copyrighted software and
other materials: end
encourages prompt payment
for “shareware” — which
members keep and use.
Persons who do not adhere to
these guidelines bear sole
responsibility for their
actions.
U.S, Constitution Honored
with National Archives Exhibit
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 1987.
One of America’s oldest documents will be commemorated
with one of the newest technologies when Apple Computer, Inc.
and Scholastic Software honor the 200th anniversary of the
U.S. Constitution with an Apple IIGS interactive computer
display at the National Archives. The display, which opens
July 1, is entitled “Would you have signed the Constitution?"
ie Apple/Scholastic exhibit will open with a ribbon cutting
ceremony featuring Frank G. Burke, acting archivist of the
United States; Del Yocam, Apple’s chief operating officer; and
Bldney P. Marland Jr., Scholastic Inc., executive committee
chairman.
The interactive display Joins two bicentennial exhibitions at
the National Archives--permanent home to the Constitution,
the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. "The
American Experiment: Creating the Constitution” describes
the country during the time the Constitution was conceived,
created and ratified. "The American Experiment: Living with
the Constitution" consists of documents, photographs and
audiovisual materials focusing on the ways in which the
Constitution has been challenged and interpreted over the
past 200 years. The tribute will run through the end of the
year.
“Our exhibit honors the leaders of yesterday and encourages
the leaders of the next 200 years, whose bold moves will keep
our democracy strong," Yocam said. "Though the gui. pen first
used to sign it has long been replaced, the United States
Constitution has withstood the trials of time. With the Apple
S, we’re offering visitors a glimpse into the past by way of
modern day technology."
The Apple/Scholastic exhibit is designed for school-age
children as well as adults. Visitors interact with the program
using the Apple LIGS mouse while digitized musical selections
taken from a piece composed at the time of the Constitutional
Convention are played at various times during the
three-minute exhibit.
"Scholastic has long had a commitment to the development of
values and attitudes in young people," Marland said. “This
software gives us the opportunity to literally engage the
participation of young people as well as adults in simulating
the processes of the framers of the Constitution and the
values implicit in that process."
The program begins with the question, “Would you have
signed the Constitution?" The participants, acting as
delegates to the convention, then answer five questions. The
questions deal with issues raised at the convention that are
still relevant today.
The responses are given in a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ format through the
click of the mouse. — After each answer, an entry that might
have appeared in a delegate’s diary appears on the screen.
The diary entry explores the pros and cons of the issues,
depending upon the participants’ responses. |
After the final question, a diary entry appears, comparing
the participants’ answers with the actual votes on the issues
at the convention. The participants then decide whether they
would have signed the Constitution. If they are in agreement.
participants are invited to use the mouse to sign a replica of
the preamble to the Constitution, a.
je last screen dis; lays a tally of the number of visitors
whe Signed the Constitution and the number of those who did
not sign it.
Computer Fitness,
The Eyes Have It
Since I began using my computer...
Check One:
CI I've started wearing glasses (or
contacts).
Ci I’ve had my vision prescription changed.
CJ] I have headaches.
{1 I continue to see
“Apple-File~Edit-Search, etc.", even
when I’m away from my display screen.
I£ you can answer "yes" to any one of the
statements above, help is on the way in the
way of Vision Training. You can begin right
NOW to preserve and improve your vision.
You‘ve heard the expression, "Pain in the
neck?" Tension in the neck muscles
constricts the blood flow to the head
contributing to poor vision. Likewise,
faulty vision habits - straining to see,
staring, improper lighting, etc., all
contribute to less than perfect eyesight.
Below are some helpful hints that pertain
to the Computer:
1) Adjust the screen brightness to your
comfort level according to surrounding
light. Avoid the highest contrast and
Just leaving it set.
2) Place your computer at right angles toa
window , rather than opposite a window
(which can cause a glare) or facing into
the window,
3) Install the specific screen fonts you are
using. Keep the typing in Geneva or
Chicago then change less easily seen
font when printing. For Laser
printers, install specific font sizes
used most frequently, especially small
sizes, as reading will be more clear.
You've heard of "tennis elbow", "writer’s
cramp," etc. The newly-dubbed computer
occupational problem is the "Stiff
Mac-Apple Neck Syndrome". To avoid SMANS
the following are guaranteed to relieve:
* Touch your ear to your shoulder first one
side then the other; Please don’t try
touching both ears to the same shoulder!
* Breathe deeply - closing your eyes and
breathing deeply works miracles of
relaxation; open your eyes on the exhale.
* Blink lightly and frequently - not
continuously, of course nor one eye at a
time. This latter may be perceived as
flirting.
* Shift near to far shift your vision to
some distant point - a tree outside your
window, the wall in the next room, etc. A
helpful reminder is to do this at each
time you type a period - or when you read
one.
Nose Writing
If you‘re having group practice of this
exercise it’‘s a must to close your eyes.
Otherwise, looking at other people will make
you self-conscious and you will be inclined
to stop.
Thus, close your eyes, begin on your left
and write your name in large letters; if your
name is as long as mine you may have to
start a second line - that’s okay. If you‘re
really flexible, you may try “wraparound”
like some word processing programs!
Seriously, in the last six months of
computer work I have found it necessary to
increase Vision Training exercises to
preserve the level of vision obtained after
special training to eliminate the need for
glasses and contacts worn for aver twenty
years.
Yet the few minutes of time you invest for
these simple exercises result in dividends of
work energy level, relaxation and effective
vision.
Resources
Bates, W.H.; The Bates Method for Better
Eyesight Without Glasses.; N.Y.; Holt,
Rinehart & Winston, 1968.
Corbett, M.D.; Help Yourself to Better
Sight.; CA; Wilshire Book Company, 1949.
Huxley, A.; The Art of Seeing.; CA; Creative
Arts Book Co., 1982.
Computer Fitness, The Eyes Have It has
been reprinted with permission from the July
1987 issue of Inside Apple, The newsletter
of the Charlotte Apple Computer Club,
Charlotte NC. Copyright 1987 Inside Apple.
All rights reserved.
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APPLE USER GROUP
CONNECTION
Willamette Apple Connection, Inc.
P.O. Box 7252
Salem, Oregon
97303-0053
duly 16th, 1987
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Over 300 sides of software!
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