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THE APPLE BLOSSOM
vol. 1 no. 3 Summer 1995
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This month I have been giving lots of thought to cross platform
computing--using two or more different types of computers together.
Here at our house we have two Macs and an Apple IIGS, together with an
ImageWriter and LaserWriter, networked together, each machine
complementing the others in one total system. While there are areas
where they don't work together all that well, for the most part the
different computers work together well.
At school last year we used our Macs and Apple II's together
frequently. Children often typed reports in AppleWorks on classroom
Apple IIe's, then transferred the file to their Mac disk in the lab via
an Apple IIGS and formatted the file for printing in WordPerfect Works
or ClarisWorks. Graphics were scanned on the HP scanner attached to a
Mac and then converted on a IIGS with SuperConvert for use in Publish
It! Many of the gurus on GEnie is fond of pointing out that a Macintosh
makes a great peripheral for an Apple IIGS!
The reason I have been dwelling on this subject in particular, though,
is that I recently started a new job in Philadelphia. While it is an
exciting move for me to actually get a job in the publishing business,
it does involve a long commute via train, and a lot of my "free time"
is spent traveling between office and home. So, most of these articles
were not written on my IIGS, but on my PowerBook while I was on the
train. the Apple II computers are very capable, but they make lousy
portable systems! I have felt that it was a matter of being honest to
write the Apple Blossom on an Apple II, since I am trying to highlight
this computer's continued usefulness at home and in the classroom, but
if I had been too strict in this regard, I wouldn't have been able to
write this at all!
So a compromise had to be worked out, and I typed the articles on my
PowerBook in ClarisWorks and save the files as AppleWorks files. Then I
accessed the files via Localtalk from the IIGS, to place in
GraphicWriter III for page layout. I hope that you continue to enjoy
the Apple Blossom, and share it with others. Since the last issue I
have heard from folks in Hawaii, North Carolina, Nova Scotia and
California who have received the Apple Blossom via online services (I
upload TAB in various formats to GEnie, CompuServe and America Online),
so the readership is growing. Keep in mind that I am happy to hear from
you, and I'm willing to print articles that you might want to write, as
well as to allow reprints of articles you read here, which some user
groups have done (all I ask for in exchange is credit for the article,
and a copy of the user group newsletter if you have one). I hope you
enjoy the rest of the summer, and that you'll continue to enjoy your
Apple II computers!
Regards,
Steve Cavanaugh
publisher of The Apple Blossom
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WHAT'S NEW FOR THE APPLE II?
Since January 1, several new programs have been released for the Apple
II, extending the usefulness of the platform into new areas. This
Winter, Vitesse, Inc. released Faxination, a program for faxing from
the desktop of Apple IIGS computers. Despite an initial release with
many bugs, Vitesse and its customers persevered, and a stable product
has been achieved.
Also for the IIGS, Animasia, a 3-D modeling and animation program, was
released by Mike Lutynski. Animasia makes full use of the IIGS's
fill-mode graphics mode, allowing for up to 60 frames per second in
animated sequences.
Another animation program, Quick Click Morph (reviewed in this issue),
has appeared, from The ByteWorks. QC Morph allows a user to morph two
or more graphic files, and to save those morphs as PaintWorks
animations.
Randy Brandt has released version 5.1 of AppleWorks, a free update to
AppleWorks 5.0. It is available from online services and user groups.
Brian Gillespie of Jaunt! Software has created the freeware "LoadPall"
XCMD for HyperCard IIGS, which allows the use of 320 mode graphics in
HyperCard. LoadPall installs an XCMD (eXternal CoManD) and script into
your stack so that you can call up 16 color 320 mode graphics in an
external window or pasted into a card, with its own palette of colors.
You can also paste in 256 color and 3200 color graphics, again with the
pictures own palette.
Seven Hills Software has released Spectrum 2.0, a stunning desktop
telecommunications program for the IIGS that has an extensible
structure that allows for XCMDs much like HyperCard IIGS, and complete
scripting.
EGO Systems, publishers of GS+ magazine, has published Balloon 2.0, an
NDA for working with ShrinkIt archives. Included with Balloon is an
XCMD that works with Spectrum 2.0.
Sequential Systems has released the Second Sight video card, which
allows the use of a VGA or SVGA monitor with an Apple IIe or IIGS.
Included with the card is Second View software for viewing TIFF, GIF
and PICT graphics. More software is planned to take advantage of the
higher resolution and color offered by the new video card.
Those aren't all, but it is a taste. And this summer more releases are
planned by Sequential Systems, EGO Systems, Seven Hills and other
programmers. Stay in touch for news of exciting software for your Apple
II.
The ByteWorks... 505-898-8183
Sequential Systems... 800-759-4549
Vitesse, Inc... 800-777-7344
Seven Hills Software... 904-575-0566
EGO Systems...800-662-3634
Animasia... 407-380-9932
GRAPHIC FILE CONFUSION!
=======================
When many of us first started using computer graphics we knew all
about the two types of graphics that a computer could produce: black &
white and color! Now that I have progressed a little further in
computer graphics, I realize that there are probably more graphic file
types than any other kind. TIFF, GIF, APF, 3200, DHR, LoRes, EPS,
paint, PICT, $C0, $C1, JPEG, etc. What a mess! This short article is
not going to try to explain all the formats you might encounter, but I
did want to talk about conversion programs that you might find useful,
and about the types of "foreign" graphics that you can use on a IIGS or
8-bit Apple II.
Three of the most commonly encountered graphic file types you will find
in the libraries of online services like America Online or GEnie are GIF
(Graphic Interchange Format), TIFF (Tagged Image File Format) and EPS
(Encapsulated PostScript-sometimes written as EPSF-Encapsulated
PostScript File).
GIF graphics can contain up to 256 colors, and can be a range of sizes,
although 640 pixels by 480 pixels is a common size. This format was
created by Compuserve so that members could exchange graphics despite
the wide variety of computers that were represented. There are two main
"flavors" of GIF, 87a and 89a, the main difference being that in the 89a
type, notes can be included with the file. You can view and convert GIFs
on Apple IIe's or IIc's with the freeware program IIGIF, by Jason
Harper. This program does have problems with the 89a type of GIF, but
works well with the 87a. Using the program allows you to view GIFs and
to convert them to DHR graphics. On a IIGS, you can use two other
programs, SuperConvert (a commercial version of Harper's shareware
SHRConvert) by Seven Hills software, and Prism, by New Concepts, Inc.
Both of these programs allow you to view and convert GIFs. With
SuperConvert you can save a file as a GIF, or convert a GIF into a TIFF
or a 16 color Super HiRes graphic. Using Prism, you can save the graphic
as a 16 color, 256 color, or 3200 color Apple Preferred File graphic.
TIFF files are bit-mapped images that can contain up to 16.7 million
colors! Many scanner programs for the Macintosh and Windows save in
this format, as do many commercial programs. As mentioned above,
SuperConvert on the IIGS can save a file as a TIFF, and Prism can
convert TIFF files into IIGS files. In addition, Quick Click Morph,
reviewed in this issue, can import TIFF files for use in creating
morphs. The practical side of this, even if you don't have QC Morph, is
that with Prism you can use TIFFs that you download or that you get on
CD-ROM on your IIGS. Or, if there is a scanner in your school connected
to a PC or Macintosh, you can convert scans for use in your IIGS
programs such as HyperCard IIGS or HyperStudio.
EPS files are created in one of two ways: with a drawing program on a
PC or Mac such as Adobe Illustrator or Macromedia FreeHand, or by
typing in the PostScript commands in a text editor. You have probably
heard of PostScript in connection with laser printers. PostScript
transcends printing, however-in fact, it is a programming language that
is used to describe images. Printing is a natural application for this,
but there is also a Display PostScript that can be used to create
images on screen--which was a feature of the NeXT computers created by
Apple founder Steve Jobs. PostScript files are actually just text files
with the instructions that the printer needs to create an image on page.
EPS files can be used in two ways on the Apple II--in the desktop
publishing program Publish It! and with a program that can download
postscript files to a laser printer, such as LaserBeam or a
telecommunications program such as ProTerm. To be used on an Apple II,
the postscript file needs to be a text file. Macintosh-generated EPS
files often have additional information that allows the file to display
a low resolution pict on screen; these picture resources need to be
stripped off to be useful in Publish It! or a telecom program.
On the IIGS, the easiest way to do this is using the text editor NDA
ShadowWrite, which has a powerful "Open Any" command that can be used
to open only the resource or the data fork of a file. By opening only
the data fork of an EPS file, and saving it as a separate text file,
the graphic becomes usable by Publish It! Of course, you could simply
learn some of the PostScript language, and type in your graphics. In
fact, if you have a text editor and a PostScript printer, you have all
you need for a good programming course-once you get the references to
PostScript so that you know what to type in! So there you have it-three
"foreign" graphic file types that you can use on your Apple II
computers. Don't feel left out then, because as Apple II users have
been showing for years, there is little that is impossible for our
computers given a little ingenuity--something that Apple II users have
in abundance!
USING THE MUSICSTAR MIDI KEYBOARD WITH A IIGS
==============================================
Recently I purchased a MusicStar MIDI Keyboard to use with my IIGS.
When I bought my IIGS it has an AudioAnimator card with it, which
provides stereo output, a digitizer, and MIDI in, out and through. Ever
since I read up on the card, I have been on the lookout for a reasonably
priced keyboard to use with it, and the MusicStar, on sale at Computer
City for $79.00, was a good deal. MIDI is a standard that was created
in the early 1980's for connecting digital instruments and computers
with each other. Because it is a platform-independent standard, a MIDI
instrument such as the MusicStar, which is marketed for the PC, can
also be used with an Apple II, Amiga, or Macintosh computer, with an
appropriate hardware connection and MIDI software (more on that later).
The keyboard came with a CD, containing the MusicStar program, which
was of course useless to me, along with some sound samples, and 7 high
density disks which contained the same software. I just reformatted the
disks. It also came with a MIDI cable that is suitable for using with a
PC sound card, but not a standard MIDI in port, and a manual that
described the control keys on the keyboard. Before using the keyboard,
I had to go to a local music shop (MidAtlantic Music, on Kirkwood
Highway) to purchase a MIDI cable...the cost was a little over $5.00
for the cable. The keyboard has a MIDI out port and an external power
supply.
I connected the keyboard to the Audio Animator box with the MIDI cable,
and connected the power supply. Then I fired up the IIGS, to see what
would work with this new keyboard. My first choice was The Music
Studio, published by Activision, but this program requires that the
MIDI port be in slot 2-I keep my Audio Animator in slot 6. (Also, as it
turns out, Music Studio requires that MIDI-in come through an external
MIDI adaptor connected to the modem port...which is not my setup,
although it is probably the most common.) So I was unable to use it
with that program until I swapped the card into slot 2.
I next tried to use it with the Audio Animator software that came with
my card, but that didn't work either...I was able to input sounds, but
not hear them, because the Audio Animator expects to output sound via
MIDI as well, and there is no MIDI-in jack on the MusicStar keyboard.
Finally, I started up SynthLab, which comes on the installation disks
for System 6.0 and 6.0.1 of GS/OS. This program worked perfectly with
the keyboard! I just used the setup dialog box to turn on MIDI in, and
could at that point play different instruments via the Keyboard.
SynthLab allows you to record up to 8 tracks of music, so it is
possible to record one track as a Piano melody, then record a second
track with Slap Bass rhythyms, and a third with a Drum Kit, etc. My
children and I have all enjoyed using the new Keyboard, and I am slowly
making progress at turning out tunes that sound melodic.
What is the implication in a school setting? Well, the IIGS continues
to be one of the most capable computers for music that are available.
With its Ensoniq sound chip, capable of 15 simultaneous voices and
stereo output, the IIGS is superior to most Macintosh models (with the
exception of the AV models). In addition, good software for using with
this is free, in the form of SynthLab. There is still a lot of good
software available, both commercial and shareware, some of which is
listed below. And it is good to remember that if a MIDI capable
instrument is advertised for a Macintosh or PC, it is probably also
usable with the IIGS. This also includes MIDI connectors for the
Macintosh, which typically connect to the modem port, which is
identical to the port on the IIGS & IIc+ (for our purposes here, at
least).MUSIC Software for the IIGS that will work with the MusicStar
MIDI keyboardSynthLab (free on System 6.0 and 6.0.1 system
disks)MusicStudio (published by Activision, the last version was 2.0.1,
no longer available new, but often available used)
HOW DID HE DO THAT?
===================
I mentioned in my opening remarks that I used ClarisWorks to type many
of the articles in this issue. ClarisWorks includes translators that
can save a wordprocessing file as text and AppleWorks, both of which
can be used by AppleWorks, AppleWorks GS, and GraphicWriter III; it can
also save a wordprocessing file as an RTF file, which is readable by
EgoEd 2.0 from EGO Systems (GS+), and as MacWrite 5.0, which is
readable by Teach, the text editor that is included with GS/OS 6.0 and
6.0.1. Interestingly, while playing with ClarisWorksU translators, I
came across a bug! The XTND translator suite also includes a translator
for AppleWorks 3.0 Databases and Spreadsheets. When I tried to import an
AppleWorks Database with the latest translator, it was unable to open
the file, complaining of a missing resource. However, when I replaced
the new translator with the older version, it worked great! Using it I
created a ClarisWorks 4.0 version of the AppleWorks Vendors Database,
which will soon be uploaded to the various online services (GEnie, AOL
and Compuserve)...Look for it by the time you receive this
newsletter. The picture of the MusicStar keyboard was taken with a
QuickCam digital camera with a PowerBook 170, and saved as a TIFF file.
The TIFF file was converted to SHR format with Prism. To print it I used
SuperConvert, which has a very good printing feature that allows high
resolution prints on the LaserWriter (much better pictures than I could
do with GraphicWriter III)...then I left a place for the graphic in the
GraphicWriter III file, and printed it on the same page as the
previously printed page.
QUICK CLICK MORPH
=================
In my first issue, I wrote about Mike Westerfield's Quick Click Calc, a
new IIGS spreadsheet that included new features like Publish &
Subscribe. The Quick Click line of products is expanding, and it's
newest product is Quick Click Morph.
The idea behind a Morph is simple. Take two pictures and change the
first one gradually into the second, and then display the changes as an
animation or movie. Getting a morph made is not as easy,
however...changing the graphic involves subtle shifts in the shape of
the graphic, as well as shifts in color. This is where a morphing
program comes in. The program will create the individual frames of a
gradually changing graphic, then allow the user to play back the frames
as a movie. Quick Click Morph does all of that. It can work with
standard Super High Res (SHR) graphics, or with Tagged Image Format
File (TIFF) graphics, in 16, 128 or 256 colors. In order to make a
morph you load at least two key frames into the program, and set one or
more control points, points that get mapped to each other.
For example, you might load a picture of a person as an infant and a
picture of that person as an adult. Then you make the centers of the
eyes control points. When you morph the first picture into the second,
the eyes will become fixed points that the rest of the morph evolves
around. You could have more than two keyframes, with the morphs going
from one to the other. What would you do with a morphing program in the
classroom? Morphing is a great vehicle for displaying information that
changes over time. An example of this is included with the program, in
which the skull of an australopethicus africanus morphs into the skull
of a homo erectus, which in turn morphs into the skull of a homo
sapiens. Other uses could be having a caterpillar become a pupae then a
butterfly, or showing continental drift, or the growth of the United
States from 13 Atlantic colonies through the Louisiana purchase to the
fulfillment of Manifest Destiny. As a part of a multimedia report in
HyperCard or HyperStudio, a morph enhances the audience's
understanding, because time-based information actually occurs over
time. This is a much more effective method of presentation than a
series of still shots, and students will have fun doing this.
Quick Click Morph is a resource intensive program, however. You won't
be rendering morphs in a few minutes. On my 4.25 MB IIGS without an
accelerator it took 35 minutes to render a 10 frame Morph, using two 16
color APF files as the key frames. Larger, more complex morphs might
take hours. Of course, a simple classroom solution would be to have a
student import the key frames, set the control points, and then save
the morph file. At the end of the day, open any saved morph files on
your classroom IIGS's and let them render overnight. When you come back
in the morning your morphs will be waiting. Also, large movie files
might not be able to be played back within QC Morph (I ran into this
problem when I generated a 15 frame morph). However, there is an option
for saving a movie to disk which works frame by frame, reducing the
memory overhead. The movie can then be played with an external movie
player. In fact, one is included with the program.
As with all of the ByteWorks programs that I have seen so far, the
manual for QC Morph is pretty clearly laid out, and it has a very good
tutorial. I really suggest that you follow the tutorial; I ran into
some problems on my first few morphs, as I jumped right in and started
clicking away (perhaps forgivably, as I had waited nearly two months
for the program to arrive!), and I would have had better luck had I
paid closer attention to the manual (big surprise there!). My problem
was that I set up a morph with two key frames and then generated the
fifth frame only to get a look at the morph before starting the whole
process. But I did not remove the fifth frame when I generated the
entire sequence of ten frames, and that was what messed up my morph.
Once I realized the mistake and generated the morph file with only the
key frames, it produced a great morph (a movie showing Bill Gates
changing into Steve Jobs). With some tweaking of the original colors
and location on the page of the graphics, an even nicer job is possible.
======YIKES--I mentioned Steve Jobs TWICE so far! Must be the
heat!==========
HERE'S A HARD SELL FOR A HARD CARD
==================================
In the last issue of the Apple Blossom, I reviewed the MicroCard from
///SHH Systeme, which allows you to install an IDE hard drive on a card
in your Apple IIe or IIGS. Last month, Alltech Electronics, Inc., began
distributing the Focus Hard Card, which is another IDE hard drive on a
card that was manufactured by Parson's Engineering. Alltech is
introducing these at the unbelievably low price of $89.00 for a 20 MB
hard drive and $179.00 for a 170 MB hard drive. At these prices, there
are very few people who cannot afford a hard drive, and the increase in
speed and convenience that it will bring to using your Apple II
computer. If you are interested, give the folks at Alltech a call.
Alltech Electronics
Phone: 619-724-2404 (orders); Fax: 619-724-8808
SHAREWARE SOLUTIONS II
======================
There are presently only a few print magazines available for users of
the Apple II, and I would like to introduce the youngest of these to
you today. Shareware Solutions II is written by Joe Kohn, a former
writer/editor with Incider/A+, which folded in 1993. One of Joe's
columns in that magazine was Shareware Solutions, which is where the
name for his present periodical comes from. In that column, Joe
reviewed shareware software, alerting his readers to the gems that were
available online.
With his present periodical, Joe goes far beyond reviewing
shareware--his bi-monthly, twenty page magazine contains news of new
commercial products, special offerings from various Apple II vendors,
tips on using your Apple II to do "the impossible", tutorials on
navigating the Internet and online services, Easter egg alerts, and
musings about the history and future of the Apple II computer.
Shareware Solutions II is also recognized as an international users
group by Apple, and distributes system software, as well as shareware,
and Contacts GS, a contact manager that is now published by Joe.
Currently, there are three subscription offerings available:
the Classic subscription, that includes all 12 of the original issues
(through winter, 1995) along with six more issues through summer 1996;
a subscription for the first twelve issues (the latest issue which
arrived last week was vol. 2 no 4); or
a one year subscription, for six issues through 1996.
This is a unique arrangement that allows you to not miss out on any of
the great writing about the Apple II that Joe has put together...along
with alerting you to the many "Such a Deal's" that Joe has arranged
over the last two years, many of which are still valid. These deals can
often result in prices that are more than 50% less than retail, so if
you are considering purchase of new hardware or software for your Apple
II, one purchase made as an SSII subscriber might very well pay for your
subscription via the savings you realize.
Here are the type of articles you can expect to see in SSII: in April's
issue, Joe talks about how to print "Printshop?"-style cards using a
high resolution printer like the DeskJet 500 or the LaserJet IIp. As
any of you who have upgraded your printer know, the Printshop by
Broderbund does not have drivers for many of the newer printers, and
does not work with AppleTalk printers, so it has become somewhat of an
orphan. A real shame considering the program's versatility. Joe shows
how to get around that limitation, by using various desktop publishing
programs to create cards, calendars and more. Earlier issues discussed
using the UNIX program Lynx if you have a shell account, enabling you
to cruise the World Wide Web with your Apple II, and using it to do ftp
and gopher searches.
To subscribe to SSII, send $25.00 for a one year (6 issue)
subscription, or $55 for a "Classic" subscription (going back to issue
no. 1, up through issue no. 18), to:
Joe Kohn
166 Alpine St.
San Rafael, CA 94901-1008
YOU AIN'T NEVER HAD A FRIEND LIKE GENIE!
========================================
As anyone knows who is involved with Apple II computers, finding
support can be difficultQmost stores don't carry software or magazines
for the Apple II, asking questions at an "Authorized Apple Dealer"
usually results in blank stares from the tech support personnel ("Now,
is that an LC II or a Mac II that you are talking about?"), and you are
constantly barraged by questions about why you don't upgrade to a
"modern" computer. Those facts are what led to the creation of the
Apple BlossomQI saw that there was a need to get the word out about the
software and hardware makers who support the Apple II, along with the
journals that can help keep you informed about using your computer.
But the greatest source of information isn't a magazine or
newsletter--it's GEnie, the online service run by General Electric.
GEnie has two "roundtables" devoted to the Apple IIQA2 and A2Pro, the
latter specifically for programming questions. The A2 file library has
over 22,000 files in it, including archives of past discussions of
hardware and software. There are several resident "gurus" who do
everything from offer advice to making custom cables to repairing
hardware gone bad. Most of the companies that still sell Apple II
hardware and software are represented in their own catagories, and it
is here that you will find the latest in great shareware and freeware.
There are also nightly chats where you can ask a question and often get
an immediate answer. GEnie is a textPbased online service, meaning that
you can use any telecommunications program... from Jim Frerr's freeware
Comm System to commercial applications like ProTerm or ANSITerm.
Navigation through typing keyboard commands.
GEnie supports connect speeds of 9600, 2400 and 1200 bps (there has
been a surcharge in the past for speeds above 2400 bps, but that is
being wiped out as of August 1), has full Internet access (newsgroups,
world wide web, ftp, telnet, e-mail), and connections in most cities.
There are also ways to connect via an 800 number and Sprintnet numbers
(use of both of which, however, means paying surcharges). The cost of a
subscription to GEnie is $8.95 per month for 4 hours of non-primetime
(after 6 p.m.) access, with additional hours costing $3.00 each. As
with any online service, there are many interests other than computers
represented on GEnie, with roundtables for stamp collecting, art,
travel, cooking, and more. All of the roundtables are accessible from
your Apple II.
Sign up information appears below.
In addition to using regular telecommunication programs, there are
several offline navigators available for GEnie, for both 8Pbit Apple
II's and the IIGS. An offline navigator lets you read your e-mail and
bulletin board messages when you aren't connected, and to write your
replies. Then, when you are ready to connect, the offline navigator
starts up your telecommunication program, uploads your mail and
messages, and downloads any new mail, bulletin board messages, and
files you have requested. Some of the navigators work within
AppleWorks, allowing you to use its wordprocessing capabilities to
create your messages, and others have built-in editors. Some of the
telecommunication programs supported are: Spectrum, ANSITerm, ProTerm,
Talk Is Cheap, TimeOut Telecom, and Point-to-Point. If you aren't
online yet, I strongly urge you to consider GEnie. Modems don't cost
very much now days ($79.00 for a 14,400 bps fax/modem is
common-- $79.00!), and the support you can get is
phenomenal. It is not unusual for someone to post a message requesting
advice or help on GEnie and to get an answer within four hours; updates
to software (such as AppleWorks 5.1) are made readily available; and
even questions about PCs and Macs (especially how to use them with
Apple IIs) get quick answers.
To sign up for GEnie for FREE, and get 10 FREE hours online, follow
these simple steps:
1. Set your communications software to 8N1, half duplex (local echo),
at 300, 1200 or 2400 baud.
2. Dial toll-free 1-800-638-8369, or in Canada, 1-800-387-8330. Upon
connection, enter HHH.
3. At the U#= prompt, enter JOINGENIE and then press <RETURN>.
4. At the offer code prompt enter DTD524 and then press <RETURN>.
5. Have a major credit card ready. In the U.S., you may also use your
checking account number. (There is a $2.00 monthly fee for checking
account billing.) For more info, call 1-800-638-9636, mail
feedback@genie.geis.com, or write:
GEnie, c/o GE Information Services
P.O. Box 6403
Rockville, MD 20850
APPLE II BBS LIST
=================
The first 8 BBS's listed here are the (fairly) local ones for Delaware.
The remaining list is from the ProLine BBS run by Morgan Davis, and
represents an up to date list of ProLine Apple II BBS's (as of April of
1995).Site Name SysAdmin Name City, ST Site
Phone
The Dog House Philadelphia, PA 215-924-7871
Pro-Berks Reading, PA 215-929-4315
The Library BBS Hershey, PA 717-566-1699
Ocean Side Bar New Jersey 609-429-8487
Country Inn Absecon, NJ 609-652-7103
Pro-Woolf Silver Spring, MD 301-585-1033
National Capital Apple II Maryland 301-868-9554
The Triumvirate Baltimore, MD 410-486-9812
algonquin psonnek Patrick Sonnek Monticello, MN 612/772-8628
amber rsopicki Randy Sopicki Spring Valley, CA 619/460-9762
carolina delton Donald Elton Orlando, FL 407/858-9937
charlotte shawng Shawn Goodin Charlotte, NC 704/567-0029
christ walter Walter B. Hoye Fremont, CA 510/791-1370
dharma zcameron Zachariah Cameron Toronto, CANADA 416/739-6698
entropy darsys Eric Seiden Miami, FL 305/265-9073
fac jmoore John Moore Flint, MI 313/230-7754
finders jguy Jerry Guy New Bern, NC 919/638-5973
freedom gsnow Gary Snow Vancouver, WA 206/694-3276
gallup samp Sam Pemberton Gallup, NM 505/722-9513
haven tye Tye Botting Bryan, TX 409/822-5534
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ABOUT THE APPLE BLOSSOM
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I put this edition together with Hermes, which is an update to
ShadowWrite that includes support for extended keyboards (one of which
I recently acquired). It did make putting the text edition together a
little faster. Please feel free to print this out and share it widely.
I send it to the local schools (about 120 of them), since I know that
many are mothballing their Apple II's for lack of software and a place
to turn to for advice. I also know of at least one user group that has
used articles from the Apple Blossom in their newsletter...I was
honored and pleased that someone had thought to use TAB in this way,
and I am happy to allow this...but I do ask that if your user group
reprints articles, could you please send me a copy of your newsletter?
Thanks. As I mention in the newsletter, if anyone would like to write
an article for TAB, please do! I'll be happy to try to fit in an
article, and I make no claim for knowing everything there is to know
about the Apple II and its many uses. If you do want to send an
article, send it via e-mail (best), on disk (OK), or paper (if you
must!), and I will get back to you on whether and when it will appear.
Please include an e-mail address if you have one. I would like to keep
this project going for a while, and having other writers is a way of
giving me the time to do so. I hope that you enjoy this issue, and
apologize in advance for any mistakes I may have made. Please send
comments to me at the following addresses: GEnie: S.Cavanaugh1 AOL:
SteveC1021 Internet:cav@strauss.udel.edu or write to me at:
Steve Cavanaugh
1117 Maple St.
Wilmington, DE 19805
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