The LisaTalk Report V01 N01

• JPJf (g ]]])Ji (g Jf (g [ ~ ~ 1ill. (g ~(g]p1{(g]]]l1b~Jf ~ 19~ 5 "The LisaTalk Report" A Publication of The NetWorkers The premiere issue of "The LisaTalk Report" is published by: The NetWorkers 3500 Market Street, Ste. 103 San Francisco, CA 94131 (415) 550-1710 The LisaTalkReport and The NetWorkers are trademarks of The NetWorkers. POSTMASTER: send address changes to The NetWorkers, 3500 Market Street, Suite 103, San Francisco, CA 94131. The LisaTalk Report is an independent journal, not affiliated in any way with Apple Computer, Inc. Apple is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Lisa and Mac XL are trademarks licensed to Apple Computer, Inc. All other product names are trademarks of those companies indicated by the possessive. Printed in the United States of America. reserved. Copyright 1985 The NetWorkers. All rights 1 "The LisaTalk Report" Premiere Issue TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Number PERSPECTIVE By Lewis Guice THE LISATALK FORUM - Who Participated - LisaTalk Participant Biographies - LisaTalk Forum Copyrights - Welcome From Moderator Introductions/Opening Statements - Apple Support - MacWorks - Apple Support - Hardware - Apple Support - Lisa 717 - Migration Package - Apple Support - AppleLink - User Discussion - User's Tips About Available Software, Etc . - General Third Party Support - Third Party Support - AST Research, Inc . - Third Party Support - Infosphere, Inc. - Third Party Support - Blyth Software Corp. - Third Party Support Productivity Products Int'l . - Regarding Priam Hard Disk - Unanswered Questions - Ways Users Are Using Lisa's/MacXL's - Involvement Within A Regular On-Line LisaTalk Forum - Closing Comments SOFTWARE REVIEW: RamStak - AST Research, Inc . PRODUCT INFORMATION: RamStak - AST Research, Inc . ENVIRONMENTS: Handy Tricks By Gary Ingram 11 1 2 3 8 9 9 14 19 20 22 22 24 25 25 27 27 28 29 29 30 31 33 38 42 47 11 PERSPECTIVE By Lewis Guice Our society has traditionally maintained a habit of regarding our elderly as unproductive, burdensome and in the way, perhaps now more than ever. At the same time, other c~ltures of the world continue to place great value on and share great respect for their elders as wise and honorable members of the society, to be cherished even long after death. What I suggest is that our society's attitudes and behaviors about its elders has undoubtedly affected our society in various other ways, particularly in the way~ we approach our everyday personal and business activities and the decisions we make. We tend to over-emphasize the new and ignore the value of the old. You may think my analogy is a little extreme, but if you consider the essence of the Lisa phenomena and its impact on computerization, you might see my point. As a computer salesman in San Francisco shortly after Lisa's introduction, I spent endless days and nights with her. I was infatuated with the mystique and aesthetic appeal of this technological wonder. In fact, I started using a mouse and recognize…