Textfile Vol. 4, No. 7 October 1983 Entire contents Copyright © 1983 by International Apple Core, Inc. Peter C. Weiglin - Editor and Publisher Donna Caldwell - Managing Editor Morgan P. Caffrey- Senior Editor Nicole Lefcourt - Editorial Assistant Val J. Golding - Editorial Associate Rick van Genderen - Design Director Contributing Editors: . Mark L. Crosby - New Products "Dr. Wo" - Pascal/Languages Editor Neil D. Lipson, P. E. AS. (Woody) Liswood Bany D. Bayer Jim Linhart - Miscellaneous Cartoonery Dawn Brown - Circulation Manager Karen Vanikiotis Zinsmeister - IAC Staff Jay Eisenberg - Advertising Director JE Publishers' Representative Company 6855 Santa Monica Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90038 (213) 467-2266 Boston - (617) 437-1700 Chicago - (312) 445-2489 Dallas - (214) 660-2253 Denver - (303) 595-4331 New York - (212) 724-7767 San Francisco - (415) 864-3252 ------ ----- ------------- Address for all subscriptions, correspondence, advertising material, manuscripts, etc.: Apple Orchard 908 George Street Santa Clara, CA 95050 ( 408) 727 - 7652 <strong>APPLE</strong> Ofl.CHARD (ISSN 0277 · 1950) is published monthly by the International Apple Core, Inc., 908 George St, Santa Clara, CA 95050. Second Class Postage paid at ·Santa Clara, CA and additional entry points. Subscription Rates (a.s. funds): $24.00 for 1 year, $45.00 for 2 years in the U. S.,FPO & APO; $30.00· 1 yr., $55.00·2 yr., in Canada; $36.00 (surface), $48.00 (airmail) in Mexico, Central America, Caribbean Islands, Phillippines, Samoa; $36.00 (surface), $60.00 (airmail) in South America, Europe, North Africa; $36.00 (surface), $72.00 (airmail) in Asia, Middle East South Africa, Australia. <strong>APPLE</strong> ORCHARD is a publication of the International Apple Core, a worldwide federation of Apple com puter User Groups. The opinions expressed herein are those of the authors, and do not necessarily represent the views of the International Apple Core. While we appreciate the co·operation of Apple Computer, Inc. and other sponsoring members, the IAC and <strong>APPLE</strong> ORCHARD do not necessarily represent the views of any of these companies. Our existence is derived from the thousands of Apple users, and it is their interests which we seive. Yes, we look a bit different this month; we hope you recognized us. Apple Orchard is in the process of revising and improving its graphic layout The next few months will bring even more changes. Rick Van Genderen has been working with us to make it happen against some "interesting" deadline problems caused by the magazine's growth in size and readership. Another new item in this issue is the Direct Help Card, which is opposite Page 88. It is designed to do what its name implies: get help for you on a product advertised or included in our The f'lew Stuff column. Circle your interest and mail in the card. Our features this month include a search for speed. The intrepid Neil Lipson wondered what would happen if he used some of the products designed to speed up use of an Apple in combination. The amazing results appear on Page 30. We edited out his claim that his rig now can read files before writing to them. For more details, the Accelerator board for the Apple II is checked out by Barry Bayer on Page 36. Note the IBM comparison with the II. Note also that the Apple I I/' s 6502 chip operates at almost twice the speed of the Apple II' s, which makes the unadorned 111 much faster than the IBM. But nobody knows that We do know a little bit about Apple the Company's future, thanks to Don Norris' report on a recent Software Developers' Conference sponsored by Apple. Watch the secret mice scamper across Bruce Tognazzini. Speaking of secrets, there's WPL, or Word Processing Language, which can be found hiding in every Apple Writer II, I I e, or I I/. It is amazing how many people haven't tackled WPL yet, and thus only use a third of Apple Writer's capabilities. Well, here's the first article in a Richard Loggins tutorial series on WPL It's a real eye-opener, because WPL greatly extends Apple Writer's capabilities to meet your unique word processing requirements. For Apple 111 owners specifically, we have two articles this month on drivers, in native mode and in CPI M. For everybody, a personal resource projection program can help chart your future, while one of two new plotters could make the charts prettier. And more. And, of course, there is The New Stuff, which is the most comprehensive new product listing and description you'll find anywhere. These items too are tied into the Help Card as an experiment (Yes, we used to call that column something else, but let's face it, the old title just wasn't as descriptive. Besides, Weiglin the Editor thought it was time we backed off the Apple puns just a bit The main thing is that you'll find the info.) We look forward to hearing from you. 4 Apple Orchard
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