May June 1980 - Commodore Computers
May June 1980 - Commodore Computers
May June 1980 - Commodore Computers
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MAY/JUNE. I <strong>1980</strong>. ISSUE a. 4. COMPUTE. 91<br />
APPLETIVITES AT THE<br />
APPLETIVITES AT THE<br />
WEST COAST COMPUTER FAIRE<br />
Joe Budge<br />
Joe Budge<br />
2507 25O7 Elderwood Lone Lane<br />
Burlington, N.C 27215<br />
The West Coast Computer Faire, held March 14-166<br />
advertising treatmem treatment in lAC IAC publications. Dues for<br />
this year, was the focal point for many Apple Compu<br />
members and sponsors will be $50 and $200, respecter<br />
dvelopments. Several companies introduced signifi ificant<br />
new software and hardware. These new intro<br />
Associate members pay no dues.<br />
ductions should greatlyy enhance nce the Apple's capa<br />
The "Apple Orchard" " will be bc thee lAC's IAC's official<br />
bilities. UScI' User groups from all over thee worldd convened<br />
magazine. It will be published quarterly, starting<br />
at the Faire to start an international user's group.<br />
September First. The ""Apple Orchard" will replace<br />
The group then sponsored a full day of seminars<br />
future editions of "Contact." "Contact" had been<br />
on the Apple, with subjects rangingg from the Apple's<br />
sent by Apple Computer to all registered users.<br />
invention to itss application in music and foreign<br />
Unlike "Contact," the ""Orchard" will be available<br />
language instruction.<br />
either by subscription or by sale through clubs or<br />
On March 13 representatives of 60 member clubs<br />
stores. Apple Computer Company intends to purchase<br />
tively. . They will be collected every January First.<br />
met in San Francisco to formally y initiate the International<br />
Apple Corc. Core. Directors were eJected, elected, lengthy<br />
sent to each newly - registered Apple owner to tell<br />
some ""Orchards" from the e lAC. IAC. One copy will be<br />
discussions were held, , and policies were worked out.<br />
them about usc userI' groups.<br />
Directors and officers met for the following two days<br />
A number of committees mitlces and special interest<br />
arranging quite a few important details.<br />
groups were established to deal with specific subjects.<br />
The International Apple Core (lAC) (IAC) will be a<br />
The IAC lAC will try to establishsh a hot-line for technical<br />
non-profit organization dedicated to thee exchange off<br />
and software problems. Until permancnt permanent arrangements<br />
information ion among Apple Computer users. This will<br />
can be made, Apple owners will have to continue<br />
be broadly interpreted to include technical informa<br />
using current lines provided by various clubs and<br />
tion, software, programming information, and any<br />
Apple Computer, , Inc. Neil Lipson's software<br />
thing else which can benefit t Apple users throughout<br />
committee will be collecting, documenting, and dis<br />
the world. In addition thee IAC lAC will provide for<br />
tributingg a diskette a month to the member clubs. .<br />
communications ions between members and the.; various<br />
These will contain public domain software and will be<br />
product manufacturers. The International Apple Core<br />
distributed free of charge. The IAC lAC will also distribute<br />
will not be affiliated a with Apple Computer or any<br />
to members application notes from m Apple Computer<br />
other manufacturer. Specific c areas of lIAC activity<br />
and other suppliers. pliers. Special interest support includes<br />
will include publication of the "Orchard", O mainte<br />
educational and legal application ion groups, a handi<br />
nance nce of a public-domain software library, support of<br />
capped usage group, and a ham radio nel. net. Anyone<br />
special interest groups, suppon support of software and hard<br />
wishing to cOlllact contact the International Apple Core may<br />
ware standards, technical support, , promulgation of<br />
write them at P.O. Box 976, Daly City, Ca. 94017.<br />
ethics, and organization off annual Apple - faires.<br />
The International Apple Core sponsorcd sponsored a series<br />
The IAC lAC does not intend to have individual<br />
of Apple seminars during the second day of thee Faire.<br />
memberships. . Only non-profit Apple user groups may The subjects covered a variety of fronts, from the<br />
bc be members. Educational institutions tutions and othcr<br />
other<br />
workings of graphics andd the e disk operatingg system<br />
interested non-profit organizations may become<br />
to applications ions of different languages such as Forthh<br />
associate members. They will be entitled cd to all the and Pascal. The most interest was shown in a pair<br />
free primed printed information ion the IAC lAC providcs provides its members,<br />
of lectures by Steve Jobs aand Steve Wozniak, the<br />
but can not vote for directors. . Commcrcial Commercial enterprises crpri inventors of the Apple. They told how the Apple<br />
may become sponsors, entitled ed to information and par~<br />
started as a video terminal used to [Q play games on<br />
ticipation in standards establishment. They, toO, too,<br />
telecommunications networks. Beingg members of the<br />
would be non-voting, g , but would receive preferential<br />
Homebrew Computer Club, they thcy became interested
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