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VOLUME VII

CALENDARWHICH WHEN

No 2

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FEBRUARY 1 984

PascalNote 1

St. PaulBranch - Note 3

Dakota CountyBranch

Board MeetingNote 2

BusinessNote 10

St Cloud BranchNote 15

REGULARMINI'APP'LESNote 2Map inside

Investment SIG

New Hope BranchNote 16

CP/M SIGNote 5

St. PaulBranch - Note 3

PascalNote 1

Dakota CountyBranch Note 7

Board MeetingNote 2

BusinessNote 10

REGULARMINI'APP'LESNote 2Map next month

Investment SIGNote 4

CP/M SIGNote 5

Wed Feb 17:30pm

Tue.Feb 77pm-l0pm

Tue<Feb 77pm-l0pm

Wed Feb 87:30pm

Thu> Feb 97:00pm

Thu Feb 97:30pm

WEDNESDAYFeburary 15thPrgm-7:30pmSIGs-8 :OOpm+

Th\l Feb 16

Tue Feb 217:00pm

Wed Feb 227:00pm

Tue Mar 67pm-l0pm

Wed Mar 77:30pm

Tue Mar 137pm-l0pm

Wed Mar 147:30 pm

Thu Mar 157:00pm

WEDNESDAYMar 21stPrgm-7:30pmSIGS-8:30pm+

Thur Mar 227-9:30pm

Wed Mar 287:00pm

Minnesota Federal9th Ave S Hopkins

Mahtomedi Fire HouseHallam & Stillwater.

St. John Neumann Church4030 Pilot Knob Rd t Eagan

Norwest BankS 1st St.t Hopkins

Minnesota Sch of Bus's11 S 5th t Mpls

Waite Park City Hall1401 S. 11th Ave

NW College of Chiropractic(old PENN CENTER)84th & PennBloomington

Henn Cty Lib at Southdale

Rockford Rd LibraryCounty Road 9

Softwaire CentreSouthtown

Mahtomedi Fire HouseHallam & Stillwater.

Minnesota Federal9th Ave SHopkins

St. John Neumann Church4030 Pilotl<n.ob Rd t Eagan

Norwest BankS 1st St. tHopkins

Minnesota Sch of Bus's11 S 5th t Mpls

UNIVERSITY MINNESOTAST. PAULRoom B45 Bldg 412Near State Fair Ground

Henn Cty Lib at Southdale7001 York Ave S.

Softwaire CentreSouthtown

Regular Pascal SpecialInterest Group Meeting.

VisCalc Advanced Versionfor the lie

Note 7

General club business. Meetingis open to all members.

New branch in St. Cloud!

MacIntosh nightMike Carlson of PBStalk and demoCome early for a seat!

On-Line Data bases. Note 4

Brand new BranchNew Hope Area members try it!

Visifile

Regular Regular Pascal SpecialInterest Group Meeting.

Customized Hospital PharmacySoftware by Mike & Ann Jones

General club business. Meetingis open to all members.

Investment software demo

Notes:1. John Schoeppner2. Chuck Thiesfeld3. Fred Wood ward

(See page 2 for telephone numbers)4. Eric Holterman 7. Bob Pfaff5. W. Scott Ueland 8. Martin Thames6. Dan Buchler ~. Mike Carlson

10. Subir Chatterjee11. Bi II DeCoursey12. Jane Chatterjee

13. Stewart Haight14. Steve George15. Frank M. Rlngsmuth

ilni'app'les --------------------I"elbniary 1984

MINI' APP' LESThe Minnesota Apple Computer Users' Group, Inc.

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Members may have DOMs copied totheir own media. Contact ChuckThiesfeld details within thisnewsletter.DealersMini'app'les does not endorse anys\>ecific dealers but does promoted1stribution of information whichmay help club members to identifythe best buys and service. Con­sequently, the club does participatein bulk purchases of media,software 1. hardware and publicationson behalt of its members.Newsletter ContributionsPlease send contributions directlyto the Newsletter Editor. Hard copybinary or text files are preferred,but any form will be gratefullyaccepted. Deadline for publicationis the 1st Wednesday of the monthpreceding the month in which theitem might be included. An articlewill be printed when space permitsif, in the opinion of the NewsletterEditor, it constitutes suitablematerial for publication.AdvertisingDirect Advertising inquiries to ourco-ordinator Eric Holterman at:PO Box 21-425Eagan, MN, 55121

This is the Newsletter ofMini'app'les, the Minnesota AppleComputer Users' Group, Inc. , anon-profit club. Articles may bereproduced in other User Groups'publications except where speci­fically copyrighted by author.QuestionsPlease direct questions toap2ropriate board member orofficer. Technical questions shouldbe directed to the TechnicalCoordinator.MembershipApplicationsbe directedCo-ordinator:

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452-2541934-3517535-6745253-6032426-4060429-4931

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Jo Hornung 922-7665Arsen Darnay 933-0399Steve GeorgeJoan KistnerEric HoltermanHugh Kurtzman

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Chase Allen 431-727815718 Hayes TrailApple Valley, MN 55124Ron Androff 452-52301725 Crest Ridge Lane~Eagan, MN 5512zChuck Thiesfeld 831-00098416 Xerxes Avenue S.~Bloomington, MN 55431John L. Hansen 890-376938 Birnamwood Drive~Burnsville, MN 55~37

Hugh Kurtzman 544-730311622 Live Oak Dr.Minnetonka, MN 55343

BOARD MEMBERSBeginners' Consultant S.K.Johnson 869-3447Blank Disk Bulk Peter Gilles 475-3916

Purchases Co'torBoard members} Steve George 935-5775at large } Jo Hornung 922-7665

Consummables Co'tor Ken Slingsby 507/263-3715DOM Editor Al Peterman 721-3295Education Co'tor Arthur English 824-4131Membership Co'tor Ann Bell 54 5Parliamentarian Larry Larson 78 8Publications Co'tor Daniel B.Buchle 9 1Publicity Co'tor A. Michael Yo 8 1Software Coordinator Chuck Boody 33- 0Spcl Int. - Apple /// Joe Horne 941-3411Spcl Int. - Business Subir Chatterjee 330-7347Spcl Int. - C6mmunic'n Jay Warrior 489-8694Spcl Int. - Education Jane Chatterjee 888-9447Spcl Int. - FORTH Mark Abbott 854-8304Spcl Int. - Geneology Bill Decoursey 574-9062Spcl Int. - Handicaps Steve Lyle 894-2991Spcl Int. - Invest'nt Eric Holterman 454-5628Spcl Int. - Medical Stewart Haight 644-1838Spcl Int. - Pascal John Schoeppner 455-8613Spcl Int. - Visicalc Mike Carlson 929-4120Spcl Int. - CP/M & Scott Ueland }:23-3749Hardware Coordinator

Tech. Advisers (sftw) Dave Laden 489-8321(hdw) Roger Flint 771-2868

Branch Coordinators:Dakota CountyMinnetonkaNorthwestSt. CloudSt. Paul/Mahtomedi t

Treasurer

President

Past President

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nnounce entsClub Bylaws

In this newsletter you will find a new set ofbylaws reproduced in full. These bylaws weredeveloped by a bylaw committee (Dave Laden,Stephen K. Johnson and Chuck Boody) and thenfurther modified through a series of motionsmade and voted on by the board during theJanuary board meeting. The bylaws printedherein represent the version as approved bythe board. Changes to both our current bylawsand the new ones require ratification by thegeneral membership. A vote of the generalmembership on whether or not to accept thesebylaws will be taken at the March regularmeeting of the club (March 21st in St Paul).If the membership accepts the new bylaws,candidates for that newly identified boardstructure will run for election at the Aprilregular Mini'app'les meeting. Following is anannouncement by your President:

President's Words

Last Wednesday, your Board approved thesubmission of a new set of bylaws to themembership for your vote. These new bylaws,if approved by a maj ority of the members, willeffect a major change> in the. structure of theClub and the way we do business.

Many of you will recalldi~sussion.. of. asimilar change about a year ago, but on theheels of enacting a comprehensive new set ofbylaws, which had been in the works for sometime, it was not seen feasible to changeagain, without more consideration. Imentioned in my candidate's statement prior tothe election that I favored such a change, andI must admit I was disappointed that it wouldnot come to pass during my year in office.

However, I think later is better than never,and I now would like to solici t yourconsideration and support for these bylaws, asbeing the most efficient way for the businessof the club to be conduc ted in the future.The structure being proposed consists of anelected board, consisting of ten members, with

. continuity ensured by the inclusion of theimmediate pas t President, making a total of11.

Over the years, as the club has grown, it hasbecome increasingly difficult to process thebusiness items that come before the Board, andkeep the meetings to an acceptable length.

It is necessary to have staff-type positionsto prepare policy proposals which then can bepresented to the board for approval orrejection. This will actually improve the

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level of representation each of the membershas, because the additional elected membersare drawn from the areas having most directcontact with the club activity centers.

You will note, also, that the Board meetingsnow are mandated bi-monthly, with arecommended frequency of monthly. With thesize and diversity of the present board, itis, as a practical matter, impossible to havemeetings more often than bi-monthly. Also,the wording was very carefully added toencourage participation of the regular clubmembers, specifying the mechanism wherebymember concerns are brought before thegoverning board.

As in many of our American democraticinstitutions, matters of this sort receiveless attention by the average member than onewould like. It is with the most sincereconcern that I urge you to carefully considerthis proposal, and MAKE YOUR WISHES KNOWN!

Every vote and every individual behind thatvote counts! Don't let an agressive fewcontrol the directions of the many.

Administrative Assistant Needed

We are looking for an individual with aninterest in planning who enjoys preparation ofmeetings, and in general helping to keepthings organized. It is late in the clubyear, but I'm sure that the next Presidentwould welcome the services of a person to actas coordinator of meeting agendas ~ and beingthe go-between with the various agencies wedeal with in acquiring meeting space. Ifthere is a volunteer who would like to offerhis/her services in this area, please contactme (431-7278, Home or 854-1331 Work).

The principal responsibility will be tocoordinate agenda items for board meetings,preparation of the actual agenda, as well askeeping track of items to be carried over tosubsequent meetings. A collateral duty willbe the coordination of the meeting place,including arranging for applicable clustergroup sessions after the program at the mainmeetings, and assignment of rooms in which tohold the cluster meetings.

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Announcements Continued from page 5

Investment SIG

~ Eric Holterman

The next meeting of the Investment SIG will beon Thursday J February 16 at the HennepinCounty Library J Southdale. We will be in theEthel Berry Room again. Doors open' at 7 PMand the meeting starts at 7 :15 PM J adjourningby 9: 15 PM since we must be out of thebuilding by 9 : 30 • We will be comparingon-line data bases J including Dow Jones,CompuServe and Warner Communications DataBase. Others may also be covered if there istime and we may also discuss some alternativessuch as the S & P Stockpack service. Briefpresentations will be made by several of ourmembers who use the services regularly,followed by questions and answers.

At the January meeting there was ademonstration of Cyber-Scan by HaroldHoffmann J the program's author. The program'sextensive capabilities can be applied to bothcommodities and stocks. Not only did Haroldprovide us with an interesting preSentationand frank discussion J he gaveth0l:le<.at > themeeting Demo disks so that we might furtherexamine the program. Many thanks to Haroldfor a good meeting (and traveling to it fromWinsted in 20 below weather). Also J thanks toLes Peterson for arranging the program.

Our new location worked out quite well and weWill continue using it until further notice.•The third Thursday of the month works well a.n.dwe·· will shoot for that also. However J .•.• theMarch meeting will be on the fourth ThursdaYJMarch 22, due to conflicts on the use of thelibrary facilities. The Southdale library islocated at 7001 York Avenue South. It is onthe east side of the street. Target islocated on the west side of York. Plenty offree parking.

Product Awareness Fair

The Insurance Micro User's Association ofMinnesota is sponsoring a PRODUCT AWARENESSFAIR on Tuesday J February 28 from 11 :00 AM to6 :Q0 PM at the HOLIDAY INN INTERNATIONAL JThree Appletree Square J BloomingtonJ' MN. Theassociation was formed by several independentinsurance agents for the purpose of sharingexperiences, exchanging information J gettinggroup discounts and providing moral support.

Bargain Games

If you read the minutes elsewhere in thisnewsletter, you will see that the board votedto allow Pat and Gene Kasper to exhibit theirbargain games at the Bloomington main meetings(Feb and April) Most games will sell from $4to $6. Rockey Boots is $12 and one game goesfor $1.901 For more information call941-5490.

MacIntosh Announcement 1

By the time you read this, Apple Inc will haveannounced the 'Mac' (Apple 32?). The Februarymain meeting will feature a presentation onthe Mac by none other than Mike Carlson of PBS

will remember for his wonderfulof the lie when it first came out

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Announcements Concluded from page 6

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Please allow 60 days for delivery in USA.Incomplete packages will not be returned.DOMs 1 thru 26, except 18, EAMON 113, and 8Pascal disks are currently available.Mini 'app lIes Software disks (MSD) are notavailable I General questions about DOMsshould be addressed to Terry Schoeppner.Questions on DOM content should be addressedto AI Peterman, our DOM editor.

Please note that DOMs may also be purchased onclub-supplied media by sending $7.50 to thesoftware sales coordinator. See back ofmembership list. The first 3 Mini' app 'lesS~ftware .Disks (MSD): III - Mini I scrip, 112 ­Micro Ma~ler , and 113 - Higher Print/HigherWord Processor/Message Maker are available bymail from Terry for $17.50. Or, the latestDOMs are available at regular meetings, and atsome Branch meetings, for sale to members at$5 each, and the MSDs for $15 each. ~

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Dais:y heelin~Taxes on a Spreadsheet

!?Y Arsen Darnay

I've done my taxes on a spreadsheet two yearsin a row. Can't tell for sure whether it'sreally faster than the old way, with piles ofpapers on the floor, the family hidingsomewhere, and screams of passion or yelps oftriumph issuing from my den of calculation.But, tell the truth, it's been a lot more fundoing it with an Apple than otherwise.

I want to take this column and the next totell you how I go about it, complete withexamples of coding.

This time I want to cover (l) the generalconcept, (2) organizing the spreadsheet, (3)and some tricky parts.

General Concept

My tax model contains, all on the samespreadsheet, both my federal and state returnswith all related schedules, facts and figures,and some additional data that I like to.track(like what did I pay last year, and whichlevel of government is screwing me most thisyear). .

Included in the model are all of the tax ratetables (or at least those portions whichbracket my wife ' s income and mine). Everypiece is automated so that the spreadsheetrecalculates every value if I change anyone.Consequently the model is structured so thatthere is a natural 'flow' from input data tofederal return to state return -- because youneed to know what you've e~rned before you canget the federal result, a~d thef~deral resultis needed before the state's tax· take can beobtained.

Organization

I've laid out my model in data blocks whichcorrespond to specific pieces of input, taxtables, or schedules.

Most blocks are made up of a column of labelsand one or more columns or related data inputsor calculations or both. Each label is keyedto a line number of a tax schedule so that Ican find my way about the model easily andcheck items against the forms. And when I'mdone, the line numbers in the labels tell meon the printout what values to enter on whichform.

Here is how my model is organized, by column.Remember that if there is more than onecolumn, the first is for labels, the second

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and third (if there is a third) is forvalues. Two columns for values are sometimesrequired because your income and your spouse'smust sometimes be calculated separately.

Columns A and B - Input dataColumns C and D - Federal Deductions

(Schedule A)Columns E, F, and G - Federal Form WColumns H and I - Schedule C - Business IncomeColumns J and K - Schedule B - Interest

and DividendsColumn L - Federal Tax TablesColumns M and N - Form 1040Column 0 - State Credit Look-up TableColumn P - State Tax TableColumns Q and R - State Credits CalculationColumns S, T, and U - State Schedule M-1BColumns V,. W, and X - State M-1

Other blocks, of course, can be added if youneed them. The logic of the organization issimply that blocks that produce data for otherblock should, to the extent feasible, beplaced ahead of blocks that they feed.

Examples of <the first two blocks of data, theInputs and/the Federal Deductions, are shownin the inserts. As you can see, each block isheaded by a title in Row 1; the first columnis devoted to labels. The labels, whereapplicable, are those of the form which thedata block replicates. I use very abbreviatedtags. They're not meant to tell the wholestory; their purpose is to help me confirmthat I'm on the right line of the form Ihappen to be massaging. Some tags simplydescribe what the action is. Thus on line 20of the.· feder~l deduction block, the tag tellsme th~t the program is supposed to add lines17 through 19.

In the second column of each data block areplaces marked INPUT. These are cells whereyou, the user, must enter values from yourtidy records. The others cells are filled withformulas that calculate intermediate resultsor (in other schedules) look up values from atax table and perform other, equallyinteresting things.

The Input block in Columns A and B should holdall the vital information from W-2 forms andthe like, including the number of exemptionsyou have. The program accesses these locationslater for reading data. Similarly, the

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DaisyWheeling Continued from page 9

Federal Deductions format is used largely forinput of your various deductions.

course, need not be a static value. It can bea formula - and usually is in both thefederal and state calculations for individualswith high incomes.

@IF(A1<A2,B1,B2)

Some spreadsheet programs allow you to use anIF-type function. It works like this:

You can do this on other models by thefollowing formula, which has the identicaleffect:

Translated, this means that if the value in A1is less than the value in A2 then return withthe value in Bl. And if the opposite is true,return with the value in B2.

GOTO 11«Al<A2)*Bl)+«A2<Al)*B2)

The only other tricky part I've come across indoing taxes is in using logical math. Thiscomes up when you're trying to determinewhether you get a refund or owe taxes.

In setting up look-up tables, you'll do wellto type in a wide range of values for you andyour spouse, separately if your incomes arefar apart. It is better to have a longtable(s) than to continuously retype columns(as I've found out by often retyping becausethe incomes keep slipping from the range).

The first of these is using look-up tables.The usual syntax of these is as follows:

LOOKUP(value, source range,destination.:t:'artge)

It's easiest to explain this by illustration.Let's say that the look-up table is located inColumn P and that the value you're trying todiscover, namely the amount of tax you owetllestate, is being calculated in Column X. Hereis what it might look like:

Tricky Parts

Next month I'll present a complete model,block by data block, showing how the entiremodel works. But some of you may have gottenthe general idea already and are ready tostart. For you, here are some hints on themore tricky formulas you'll need to use toautomate the model.

If you study this sample with the federal taxforms in hand, you will notice that it mirrorsSchedule A. Line 2 is the only one that'reaches forward' for data; consequently, thisschedule only gives the proper result after atleast a part of Column N has been calculated.This requires hitting the ! mark on mostmodels so that 'forward references' will bereflected back at the beginning.

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08 DIVIDEND INPUT 06 33*5% N24*.0509 HIS WH-F INPUT 07 5-6 D7-D810 HER WH-F INPUT 08 ST/LTX INPUT11 HIS WH-S INPUT 09 R.E.TX INPUT12 HER WH-S INPUT 10 SLS TX INPUT13 HIS ESTT INPUT SLSMTR INPUT14 HER ESTT INPUT 11 OTHER INPUT15 /I DEPDTS INPUT 12 8-11+ SUM(DlO .D14)17 13 MTG INT INPUT18 14 C-CARD INPUT19 15 OTHER INPUT20 16 13-15+ SUM(D17.D19)21 17 CASHCTR INPUT22 C>3K INPUT23 18 NONCASH INPUT24 19 PRIORYR INPUT25 20 17-19+ SUM(D21.D24)26 21 THEFT INPUT27 22 DUES INPUT28 23 FEE INPUT29 24 OTHER INPUT30 25 22-24+ SUM(D27.D29)31 26 SUM D9+D15+D20

+D25+D26+D3032 27 Z-BKT INPUT

- FILING STATUS33 28 DEDUCT D31-D32 cr-11-

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Increasin~ Disk Stora~e~ Steve George

Ways to Generate Disk Space(Part 3)

Finally t we get to the big area of"generating" storage space: Removing DOSitself! Firs t t a thought to ponder... Whydoes every disk we own contain a copy of DOS?It seems foolish to devote almost 10% of thedisk's storage area to something that rarelyneeds to be read! If you don't mind having toBoot with another disk t then DOS can virtuallybe eliminated. This procedure is used withlarge systems t and can easily be incorporatedwithin your Apple (where the extra space mayoverride any Booting inconvenience).

Some DOS info should be placed in Track/Sector(T/S) % (in the event that Booting isattempted) to at least return you safely toBasic. The routines I have used t both fromNibble and Call A.P.P.L.E. t store a program atT/S % that keeps the system from crashingand outputs a screen message about the lack ofDOS ("Boot with another disk ••• "). Alsoneeded are a few minor alterations to DOS to;:llloW. it> to acces§. T a which it presentlY

aborts if you attempt to save or retrieve datafrom this area. My experience with thesemodifications has been positive.

Lastly t some of you may actually be able toadd another track to your disks! Some Disk] [drives are capable of reading and writing anadditional track beyond the normal $22 Tracks.(Actually it will be "inside" the normal $22because Tracks are numbered inward. ) Beforemaking such an alteration to DOS t rememberthat whatever you place on that track may notbe accessible to others if their drive isn'talso capable of this modification (software t

not hardware) and making a back-up of your owndisk will be difficult.

Most Disk ] ['13 use a Shugart drive which isphysically •. capable of doing this t but aswritten, DOS cannot get there. More on thislater.

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PFS - For Be~inners Only~ Sandra Brockmann

PFS Function Menu

SELECTION NUMBER:FILE NAME:

. via IAC Bulletin board(The duly difficult part of learning PFS isfinding the 20 minutes you'll need to runthrough all the options of the program withyour manual right beside you. I have only hadmy PFS for a year. Each time I decided tocreate a filing system I took out PFS and ablank disk, left the manual on the shelf andfor ten minutes played. around thinking thatsuch a well documented program would be. asnap. Ten minutes later. I would take theprogram out of the drive, put it away anddecide that it just wasn't worth it. Myreasoning was that the disk I couldn't catalogwas the disk I couldn't relate to! WRONG I

So, take those 20 minutes now. Get out yourPFS disk, a blank disk for your data and yourmanual. Follow along with this article andyou will save yourself a year full of 10minute sessions and you will be able to createyour own filing system.)

I

1. Take out your PFS disk, put it in Drive 1,tum on your Apple and when the red lightgoes out on your Drive take PFS out of yourdrive and put it away.

2. Take a blank disk and write a file name onthe front of the disk with a felt tip pen.Write the same file name on the diskjacket. Put the blank disk in Drive 1.

3. On your monitor you will see your

1. You can design your filecard to your ownspecifications.

2. You can only have ONE design per disk.a. You will see on your screen an almost

blank file card. At the bottom of yourfirst card you will see the % FULL, FILE(NAME), the instruction to DESIGN, andPAGE 1.

b. TO DESIGN YOUR FIRST CARD (WHICH WILL BETHE ONLY DESIGN FOR THIS DISK) YOU DOTHIS: (NOTE THAT EACH FIELD DESIGNATIONHAS TO BE FOLLOWED BY A COLON.)

1. Type NAME: (push right arrow key)2. Type ADDRESS: (push right arrow key)3. Type CITY: (push right arrow key)4. Type STATE:(push right arrow key)5. Type ZIP: (push right arrow key)6. Type PHONE: (push right arrow key)

c. If you have made any typing errors youcan correct them now. In order to movearound the screen you hold down the CTRLkey while pressing the T( up) , V( down) ,F( left) or G( right). You can also usethe LEFT ARROW key to backspace and typeover an error.

d. If you have messed up the whole page andwant to start over hold down the CTRLwhile typing E(ERASE). The entire pagewill be erased.

e. When you are satisfied with the form youhave created hold CTRL while pressingC(CONTINUE) - (THIS WILL PERMANENTLY SAVE

GOTO 15

DESIGN FILE

for newsletter exchange4. ANYTIME YOU WANT TO SEE THIS MENU HIT

ESCAPE AND IT WILL APPEAR.5. You want to select the first option, which

is to DESIGN a file, so put the number 1after SELECTION NUMBER.

6. To move from SELECTION NUMBER to FILE. NAMEyou use the right arrow key •

7. Now type in the FILE NAME. Use the filename that you wrote on your data disk anddisk jacket.

8. With both SELECTION NUMBER and FILE NAMEfilled in you use CTRL C (hold down theCTRL while pressing C) to CONTINUE on tothe next option.

9. The next screen you wi;I.I see will askwhether you want to (1) create file or (2)change design. Type the number 1 in afterSELECTION NUMBER. Press CTRL C( CONTINUE) •Since you already have a brand new blankdisk in Drive 1, just note the contents ofthe next screen and press CTRL C(CONTINUE)again.

4 SEARCH/UPDATE5 PRINT6 REMOVE

1 DESIGN FILE2 ADD3 COPY

So after one year of owning the program, I hada disk labeled LIBltARY, a disk labeledCHILDREN, a disk labeled JUNK ••• all thosedisks contained nothing .• else but fields. Ididn't want them, I couldn't do anything withthem and I decided that hunting for strangenotes around the house was a far worthierpursuit than trying to hunt for that sameinformation on stray disks. WRONG!

Thanks to those of you who requested a ForBeginners Qr1ly '<:l1:Eicle.>on PFS I was finallyforced to read them.aIlual, and I was forced togo through the program from peginning to end.And now, miracle of· miracles, •I have .a diskfull of information about the chi}dren, Ihavea disk full of information about my library, Ihave a disk full of addresses and phone n~mber

with which I have made address labels, and Ihave a disk full of junk.

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~ Tom Edwards

tSomewhat like the gestation period of anelephant, or so it seems, but the blessedevent has finally arrived. You should havebeen to your local Apple dealer by now to seethe long awaited "Macintosh" which went ondisplay at those dealers at 2 :00 PM Tuesday,January 24.

Preceded by its name by months, this newcomputer from Apple will get the OHHs andAHHs, and probably some NUTs, too, that can beassociated with any new computer. There arethose who will rejoice in what it is and thosewho'll curse it for what it isn't. If youactually believed all of the rumors that havebounced about, you might think that it had thepower of the Cray-l stuffed into apocket-sized package, running every operatingsystem from A to Z.

Well, of course it's neat. And of course itcan't be all of those things. And when youtake a moment to consider, after that firstlook at what it really is, I think that youwill agree that it is pretty good and a prettylogical next step from Apple.

What is it?

Macintosh is a new addition to the Apple "32Bit Family" which, heretofore, was the Lisa( there's been some changes there too I ).Here's the run down:

There's lots more to cover too, since this isnot a work-over of an existing design ••• itsall new.

As I got my first hands-on demo of the Mac(nickn~ed already), I was pleasantlycomfortable, even though it was my first timeat a mouse-driven computer. The keyboard,when needed, had a good feel to it. There areabout as many keys as on the /Ie, with a fewdifferences of course. The keyboard attachesto the main unit with a coiled "phone" cord,using modular type plugs at both ends. Macwill have a numeric keypad that justdaisychains into thee line.

The/mouse (Soon to be.available for] [ and / / /pr()ducts i toO) is easy to grip and control. Afirm/surface works best to move the controlbal:t,.....but< even· .••. a rough tablecloth worked.With one button to push, it makes it simplefor:.doltsilikei me to manage. , It anchors tothg<back .of the CPU with a molded pluganchored by two captured thumb screws.

The serial ports are 9 pin type ••• the 25 pintype are just too big for Mac. They arecontrolled by Zilog 8530 ••. serial controllerswhich improve communications reliability. Youcan- hookup to the AppleBus (local. areanettYork) using the back panel. There is alsoan8 bit digital to analog •• converter that willbe useablerorspeechsynthesis.

co Lisa--like from the stan.dpoint of operation.Uses "mouse," "windows'" and Lisa's way ofcommunicating with your computer.

.. Motorola 68000 32 bit chip for a CPU (ratedat 8 MHZ clock).

.. 128K RAM plus 64K ROM.

.. Small footprint (11" x lO") plus a detachedkeyboard and mouse., Transportable 20 LBpackage (uses soft case).

.. Self-contained 9" (dia.) B/W high resolution.screen (512 x 342 pixel), no flicker.

co Built-in serial ports (2)" featuring RS422standard, plus other back panel connectors.

.. Built-in 3.5" Sony disk drive storing 400Kon single sided diskettes.

.. Initially offered with MacWrite and MacPaintsoftware.

.. On-board clock with standard batterybackup.

.. Speaker built-in with audio-out jack onback.

By the way, the Imagewriter printer from Appleis the only current way to get hard copy. Thescreen is a bit map, and printed output: isreally more like a ,hires screen dump thananything else.

All of the cases provide a port that accept acable-type security anchor. Naturally,anything that you can carry easily can becarried by someone else too.

Apple says that the power supply will handlewide variations without troubles. One of thetechs had all systems going fine at just 80volts. There is no fan in the unit, and thatseems OK if you don't block off the vents.There are slots around the bottom with louversat the top on each side of the molded-in carryhandle. Even though the top is slanted a bit,you could place a book or papers there andstop the natural convection.

The power switch is on the back, as usuallywith Apples. However, if you are reaching forit, there is a smooth spot on the side of thecase that helps you get your bearings. Applewill be providing some switches on the side toallow you to reboot without powering off. Thecase is Apple tan. All parts looked like anice fit.

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The screen is a nice change, even though I ampleased with the ] [ and I I I monitors. It issharp and generally flicker-free (the pointertends to blink a bit). It is black and whiteonly, at this time. Apple says that to getcolor at the resolution needed would set youback $2500 at a minimum. (The other thingthat I imagine it would do is require' that youget a set of wheels to roll it around becauseof the added weight.) The software doessupport color.

The 128K memory may turn off some of youafficionados for a bit, but hang in there.Apple has had Mac working with 512K by using256K RAM chips. This is a potential up-gradeas the cost of those chips eventually drops tothe affordable range. That will require aboard swap, but is in the realm ofpossibility.

That brings up a point. With the Mac, Applehas things pretty well sealed up from thecasual "let's see what's inside" prying eye.There is no removable cover as on the lie andno internal slots either. Basically, if youcan't plug it into the back, you can't do it.

Working with the software was a change for me,since I haven't had any Lisa experience. Youdo get the hang of it quickly, taking evilpleasure in "clicking" your mouse and"dragging" it about the screen. For theaudience that Mac is addressed to, it shouldmake the utility of the system COme . forthquickly. And there is no working. without themouse. There are no alternate keys tosimulate the actions of the mouse.

Software for the Mac must· address the routinesheld in ROM to ga.in b~st. us~ ()f>the128K••• trying to circumvent those ·routill~s.bywriting RAM code would leave youwithp:reciouslittle program space. An advantage·· to theUSer is that, once learned, themouse-and-windows way of operating will beesentia11y the same for all programs.

And what programs are there, you ask? Applehas MacWrite (a basic memo writer) andMacPaint (a freeform graphics utility) readyto go. They are also talking about "soonl1 forMacTerminal (communications with databases andmainframes) , MacProj ect (scheduling) , andMacDraw (presentation graphics). At thedealer intro we also worked with a verypolished version of Microsoft MultiPlan.There are about a hundred major softwarecompanies that are on Apple's list ofsupport. Some of these have had prototype't1acs long enough so that they will probablyhit the streets with their stuff on MacDay 1.

App1e~100ks like it has done its prep work inthe software support department. The mainnames bantered about are Microsoft, PFS and

Lotus. They are on the Apple bandwagon andpresent a united front of support.

You can look for a Microsoft BASIC in the nearfuture, along with PASCAL.

Mac will not run Lisa software, but you can gothe other way with an emulator. Data createdby either system is useable on the othersystem without the need for conversions ••• itworks straight out. There is NO emulator forApple ][ or III software on the Mac.

Initial supplies of the Mac are going to betight for a while. But Apple has built aplant just for the production of Mac, stampingout one every 27 seconds when in full swing.Predictions 'are that reasonable deliveryschedules will start to be met about March,but of course this depends on demand.

Pricing of the Mac is $2495 for the basicconfiguration including MacWrite and MacPaint,or $2990 with the Imagewriter printer. Thebasic system will come with a self-pacedinstructional disk and audio cassette to helpyou break the ice. Numeric keypad, carrycase,security cable and an external disk drive willbe priced separately.

The diskettes are non-unique. You are notrestricted to an unusual format ala theoriginal Lisa issue. Disks should run about$5 each.

Apple has set their sights directly on the IBMpc/xT as their competition with the changesand the Mac's addition to their 32 BitFamily. The Apple products offer moreadvanced state of the art technology inhardware, software and features, and at alower price than any comparable system. Lisa2 now comes with SMEG RAM, up-gradable to afull MEG. The disk drive is the same 3.5"Sony unit used on the Mac. Lisa 2/5 comeswith the 5MEG Profile hard disk and Lisa 2/10features a built-in lOMEG disk.

Apple will ber011.ingputthis new Family witha full scale a.dvertising campaign built aroundMac. The brochures shown to the dealers aresolid objective-f~ature-benefitoriented. TheTV commercials are informative yet leave yousmiling. Print will be in major publicationswith ads and at least 12 computer magazine"cover stories" about Mac. There are even acouple of new publications that are stricklyMac oriented.

There will be other reviews, of course, but wehope that this has helped you get aquaintedwith Mac. There will be a chance for you tosee one up close (if you haven't done it bythen) when Mike Carlson of Personal BusinessSystems demos Mac at the February Mini'app'lesmeeting.

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PFS Continued from page 13

THE FORM YOU HAVE CREATED ON YOUR DATADISK) and you will be returned to. the PFSFunction Menu.

ADD INFORMATION TO YOUR· FILE

1. Now you want to fill up your file withinformation. Type in the number

2 After SELECTION NUMBER, hit the right arrowkey and type the name of your file ( thesame name already used) next to FILE NAME.CTRL C to CONTINUE.

2. You should now be looking at your:personally designed file card.. Note that:all the field desi 'ons are covered withwhite - they c be erased now anqcannot be altere ess you se1ec;t 1;:h~

fntti\t;i\"~f~\,,~~~:~~s,~~,,~Ktoo fQN.

a.. Type in a name (hit right arrow teey)btl Type in an address (hit righl;:. arrow key)c. Type in a city (hit right arrow key)d. Type in a state (hit right arrow key)e. Type in a zip (hit right arrow key)f. Type in a phone # .

3. ~~r6~f~r~a\~si:~:p~~inir~~~;0~~iiiT'V,4. Use· CTRL G to move the •.•Gtlrsor78/~herigh t

over characters withoutera.f>;!.p.g thos~

char<lcters. •.. . / ...«5. When you are pleased with yourt~r.;§ltform

and its information use the CTRLC(CONTINUE) to save it and to mpve on toform 2.

6. Gather all the names and addresses in yourhouse together. Get the ones written onscraps of paper, get the 0IlZ~ •.•. in oldaddress books, get them from the back coverof the phone book where you have scribbledthem - find them all and keep making forms- one for each name and address. You canhave 1000 forms per disk.' Each time youare finished with a form save it and moveon to the next with a CTRL C.

7. When you are finished with· the last formsave it with your CTRL C and then use theESC to ESCAPE back to the PFS FunctionMenu.

COFY(ING) YOUR DATA DISK

1. This function, # 3, can be used to

a. copy your blank form only to a newdiskette so you can continue with yourfile when you have gotten to number 1001in your address file

b. copy selected forms from your file onto anew data diskette

c. copy your entire diskette withinformation filled in so you have abackup copy.

2. Option #3 is for making copies from disk todisk - do not make the mistake, as I did,of thinking that COPY means the informationwill go rushing out to your printer!

3. When you are ready to make a copy of yourdisk read Chapter 3. It, like the rest ofthe manual, is clear and concise and youshould have no trouble making copies.

SEARCH/UPDATE

1. Select Option II 4 to SEARCH through yourfile cards to review all of them. To dothis type in 4 after SELECTION NUMBER,press CTRL G and then press CTRL C again.You will see on the screen the file cardyou last entered. Each time you hit CTRL Cyou will be shown another file card,~ounting backwards, until you get to. thevery first one you designed • • • or

g. Select; Option II 4 to SEARCH through yourfile cards to display only certain oneswhich you specify through RETRIEVESPECIFICATIONS. In order to use thisfunction, type in 114 from the PFS FunctionMenu. • use the right arrow key tocontinue on to the . FILENAME. Type in theFILENAME and use CTRL C to indicate you areready to CONTINUE.

a. The blank form will appear on thescreen. At the bottom of the form itwill say RETRIEVE SPEC.

b. Use the right arrow key to move to theFIELD you are interested in. Forinstance, say you want to find everyonein your file from Missouri. You can dothis in one of many ways •

1. Missouri2. • •••Missouri3. Missouri •••4 • • ••Missouri •••5. @Missouri

c. #1 indicates a perfect match, #2, #3, *4have dots indicating all information. ~.n

the dot posi tion should be ignored I Ifr;sa} s to search for all items that. matchHissoun with anything at all hi the ~

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d. When you have filled in thespecifications for retrieval press CTRL Cand PFS will find all matching forms andshow !hem to you starting with the formwith the highest form number. Eal'h rim'"you are done viewing a form press CTl{L Cto view the next one, and so on until youare finished. At that ~oint a meG~dge or.the screen will tell you how many formsyou retrieved with those certainspecifications.

GOTO 16

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PFS Continued from page 15

e. Numbers can be matched, also. You cansearch for items:

1. (less than the number) < number2. (greater than the number) >number3. (equal to the number) = number4. (that fall between number 1 and number 2,

indusive) =number 1. •• number 25. ( thatdo not match the retrieve spec) /retrievespec

3. You can also use Option It 4 to UPDATE yourforms. During your viewing of your formsyou can make any information changes youwant ( but not FIELD changes). After youmake the changes your CTRL C will save thechange for you while it passes you on tothe next form.

4. Printing a select form is also an Optionwith It 4. When you find a form you wantprinted out press CTRL O. You can eitherchoose to fill in the Print Option screenas it appears or press CTRL C to use thevalues already built in (DEFAULT VALUES).If you are going to print out a form makecertain the paper is in your printer andthe printer is turned onl

5. REMOVING a form is .... easy. When you seeia.form that you no'1.onger want includegillyour files just use CTRL R to REMOVE thatform, followed by a CTRL C( CONTINUE) • Ifyou change your mind before pressing CTR.LiCyou can press RETURN to cancel your removalof the form.

PRINT

1. Since you have not defined your PRINTSPECIFICATIONS hit the right arrow keyto get to the second function, which is

2. PRINT ITEM NAMES. If you want yourFIELDS printed, as well as theinformation in them answer Y. If youDO NOT want your fields printed answerN. Right arrow.

3. OUTPUT DEVICE is asking whether youwant a linefeed character put out tothe printer or not. You will have toexperiment with this. My MX80 neededthe linefeed character, so r typed an Lin this spot. Right arrow.

4. LINES PER PAGE - the default here is 66lines, meaning if you go on to the nextitem without changing this you willhClve one form printed per page. It ispointed out that each completed form,from top to bottom is about 1/2 pagelong. So, in that case, you might wantto change this number to 33 to get twoforms on a page. Or, if you only havefive fields at the top of your form youIIlight want to •.• mak~ .the number evensmaller I Rightarrpw.

S. Nill1BER OF CO:PJ.~~isiqt1st that. HowmanY copies ()+~ClSB/f.8'F91 do you want tomake beforet:ll~<n~xtform is printed.CTRL C to save the options andCONTINUE.

c. You now see the. blank form again. Butthis time it says PRINT SPEC( IFICATIONS)at the bottom. This is reallyimportant I I I I You have to MARK theFIELDS YOU WANT PRINTED WITH ONE OF FOURCHARACTERS:

1. With the PRINT Option, It 5, you can printforms according to retrieve specifications,you Can print only selected portions offorms and you can print the forms inALPHABETICAL order I II (I just discover.edthat option, myselfl)

2. From your PFS Function Menu, type in tllenumber 5 after SELECTION NUMBER, then .~~~

the right arrow key to get to the FILEN,At1Eand type in the file name which is on yourdisk (if you are still working on the samedisk the name will already be there).Press CTRL C to continue.

3. Next you will see the PRINT MENU., Firstselect II 1:

a. The blank file form willscreen with RETRIEVE SPECof the form. Fill inspecifications (as weSEARCH/UPDATE) •

b. Press CTRL C(CONTINUE) andthe Print Options Screen.

appear on theon the bottomthe pertinentdiscussed in

you will see

1. X - prints the item and goes on to thenext line

2. + - prints the item but does not go onto the next line but rather skips twospaces and prints another item

3. S - used in conjunction with the X orthe + (SX) or (S+) prints the forms outalphabetically according to the fieldthe SX or S+ is next. to (the S usedwith number strings will only work ifthe strings are all the same length)

4. T - used in conjunction with X or +(TX) or (T+) treats the item as textand prints it in 80 columns with wordwrap.

5. Enter all print specifications on yourblank form and press CTRL C to CONTINUE

4. If you want to save your pre-defined PRINTSPECS to disk and use them again you wouldchoose Option It 2 of the Print Menu. Firstyou will be asked to type a name for your

GOTO 17

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ini'app'les -------------------febl'"UClu"y 1984

PFS Concluded from page 16

PRINT SPECS. Type in 8 or less charactersfor the name. CTRL C. Note you now have ablank form to fill in just as you didabove, with + or X or SX or whatever. Whenyou are done filling in the form CTRL Cwill save the print specs to disk to beused as Pre-defined Print Specs. The nexttime you select II 5, receive.~he(PrintMenuand select II 2, INSTEAD·. of the screenreading

of the form.S. Fill in the form with the pertinent

retrieve specifications (remember welearned them in SEARCH/UPDATE). CTRLC.

6. Note you now are confronted with <1. WARNINGscreen. If you have changed your mind andDO NOT want to REMOVE those files you havespecified, then hit ESCAPE to return you tothe PFS Function Menu. If you Difwant toREMOVE the selected files press CTRLC( CONTINUE). PFS will then tell you howmany forms were removed.

7. If you want to REMOVE ALL FORMS FROM YOURDISK leave the retrieve spec blank andpress CTRL C, heed the warning and theneither ESCAPE or hit CTRL C to REMOVE allfiles, leaving only the blank form design.

CHANGING THE DESIGN OF YOUR FORM

You can change the design of your form whetheror not you have information in that file.Read Chapter 7 in your PFS manual for helpwith this.

(Now you should be able to use PFS. In fact,now I should be able to use PFS. Read themanual. It is easy reading and is full of

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extras I There is an Appendix describing ErrorMessages and one describing the SpecialControl Keys. There is an Appendix tellingabout the Diskette Storage Capacity and how itis figured and estimated and one for SettingSpecial Printer Codes. There is a Glossary,an Index, a Preface, a Table of Contents andan Introduction. There are pictures anddescriptions of everything. Possibly this isone of the most complete and concise manualswritten for computer software I If you willtake time to really read it you will find thatthere are many options I haven't covered. Youwill find that you can have Attachment pageson your file cards to expand yourinformation. You will find that how you enterand ask for your information determines howspeedy the retrieval will be • • • you cansplit and merge forms •• • I Read it andenjoy the ease with which you can use PFS.)CI'

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bti'app'les -------------------February 1984

IHI'SCRIP Heincluding more Errata

for MINI' SCRIP CHECKBOOK FINANCIALSYSTEM VERSION 2.4

£i Leighton Siegel

s

Bylaws Concluaed from page 24

MINI'SCRIP CHECKBOOK FINANCIAL SYSTEM version2.6 is now ready and has all known bugscorrected and a few minor enhancements. Inaddition it is licensed for and includesDIVERSI-DOS. The main advantage ofDIVERSI-DOS is its increased Disk I/O speed ona 48k Apple. ~ ..

ERRATA 116

When printing the "YEAR END REPORT" you mayfind two problems.

The first is that the message that tells youthat the report is being printed scrolls offthe screen during the printing. This leavesyou 'With a blank screen. While it is a bitmysterious, no harm is done.

The second potential problem will occur onlyif you did not create at least one ACCOUNTCODE for each category (ASSETS,REVENUE and EXPENSES). One code may print itsreport in the wrong category.

The following patch will fix these problems.Make these changes on both the ORIGINALMINI'SCRIP DISK and the MASTER ACCOUNT DISK.

hich dealer?£i Dan Buchler

''Why buy from a dealer?" is the title io£ anarticle by Ami and Carey Mariash submitted tous as material for the newsletter •.••.•...Itcontained a description of a bad experiencethat the authors experienced in dealingwith~

certain local vendor. Ami and Carey felt· thatthey, in dealing with local vendors and thuspaying more than they might otherwise havewith some mail order places, should receivesome service from those vendors.

Since this may have been an· isolated eventwith respect to the particular vendor, we arenot publishing the article at this time.However, we would like to solicit input fromanyone who may have experienced poor servicefrom local vendors. If a pattern emerges, wewill publish the results.

Therefore send us a note or call Dan Buchlerat 890-5051. C!

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From BASIC type:

UNLOCK YEAR END REPORT <return>LOAD YEAR END REPORT <return>755 POKE 24,23800 IF CODE$(AC) > CP$(TYPE,2) THEN

GOSUB 1040: PRINT FF$: TYPE =TYPE +- 1: GOSUB 1230: GOTO 800<return>

1015 TEXT <return>SAVE YEAR· END REPORT <return>LOCK YEAR END REPORT <return>

ERRATA /17

This is not a bug, it's an announcement.Version 2.6 is in the works with all knownproblems eliminated, some enhancements addedand as a bonus comes with DIVERSI-DOS forsuper-fast DISK access. It should beavailable by the time you read this. If youwant to obtain a new version (2.6) ofMini'scrip or any MSD, the. club wille:x:change your old disk fora i new one at ameeting for $2.50 or, if you send your oldversion in with $5.00, we will mail you anew version. For those who are curiousabout such matters, version 2.5 was notlicensed for DIVERSI-DOS while version 2.6is.

That's all for now.

4. Changes to these bylaws become effectivewhen notice of ratification is publishedin the newsletter. Such notice shallappear not more than 60 days after thegeneral meeting in which the bylaws werepresented for ratification.

I. MISCELLANEOUS

1. The club will make every effort tosupport the copyright laws.

2. Regular monthly meetings will be held.

3. In the event of meeting cancellation,the officers will make every effort tocontact the local members through themedia or other means as appropriate.

4. Upon ratification, these bylaws becomeeffective. C!

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ini'app'Res: --------------------lFebrual"'Y' 1984

B~la sOF MINNESOTA APPLE COMPUTER USER'S GROUP t INC.

individuals are theof th~iclubLand all clubbe conducted by this

a. Nominations wili be made by thoseattending the Board Meetingimmediately prior to the Marchregular club meeting.

President t officersof one year. The

1 to April 30. ThePresident will

be given to the retiringa President is elected

terms t the incumbant PastJ:'r,eS:ldEmt will remain in office.

officer resigns or relinquishesV~JCL~.Ct the President may appoint areplacement subject to board approval.

PresidentPast PresidentVice PresidentSecretaryTreasurerConmunications DirectorSoftware Publications DirectorTechnical Support DirectorBranch DirectorSpecial Interest Group Director

for ApplicationsOpt~~~.dL Interest Group Director

for Technical Interests

4. If the President resigns or is unable toperform the duties of his/her office;the Vice President shall assume thoseduties.

1. The officers of Mini 'app 'les(hereinafter referred to as the board)tshall consist of the followingindividuals:

5. Board members may be removed from officeby a two-thirds majority vote of the.board. A recall election shall be heldwithin 60 days of presentation of animpeachment petition bearing theverified signatures of at least fivepercent of the membership.

6. Election of Officers.

D. LEADERSHIP

club

clubpurchase

to the• A subscriptionnew,?letter.

• Eligibility tosoftware.

3. Members are expected to abide by thesebylaws.

4. Benefits of membership shall include:

The purpose of the organization is topromote the dissemination of informationconcerning the Apple Computers and productsrelated thereto t and to share the knowledgeof members at large concerning theirtalents and information pertaining tocomputers in general and the Applecomputers specifically.

Editor's note: These bylaws were originallyprepared by the bylaw conmittee appointed bythe president consisting of Dave Laden t ChuckBoody and Stephen K. Johnson. Dave chairedthe conmittee and prepared the draft. Theconmittee's reconmendations were thenpresented to the general board meeting on Jan11th where a series of motions resulted in theproposed version printed below. Again t thefinal draft was prepared by Dave Laden. Themembership will be asked to vote on acceptanceof these bylaws at the March regular meeting.

B. PURPOSE

The name of the organization is MinnesotaApple Computer Users' Group thereinafterreferred to as ''Mini'app'les''.

A. NAME

1. Members of Mini'app'les arepay annual dues t which willthe anniversary of the monthjoined. The actual amount will be setby the board. A first time applicationfee may be charged at the discretion ofthe board. Membership rights will beextended to the inmediate household uponreceipt of dues from the household.

2. Membership will not be denied on accountof race, creed t color t sex t or nationalorigin.

C. MEMBERSHIP

• Eligibility to participate in clubsanctioned activites and purchases.

GOTO 21

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------------------February 1984

Bylaws Continued from page 20 .. Organize the program for all regularclub meetings.

b. Further nominations will be acceptedat the regular club meeting held inMarch.

c. The subsequent list of nomineestogether with such statements as theymay wish to make pursuant to theircandidacy shall appear in the Aprilnewsletter.

d. The actual election will take; placeat the regular club .. meetingimmediately prior to May 1 and willbe by written ballot. .' A simplemajority of those' voting is. necessaryfor election. Results/\//Of thiselection shall be pub1is~ed •• in. thenewsletter not. more than 60 daysfollowing the election.

7. Board members must be paid up members ofthe club.

E. LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES

1. General Duties. The duties of theelected officers are in

.. Assure that meetings are supported byappropriate hardware.

.. Organize extraordinary events such asdisplays, symposiums, etc.

,)

4. Duties of the Treasurer. The Treasurerwill

.. Maintain the club t s financial recordsand records of club assets.

.. Prepare a written financial report toinclude income, disbursments, currentaccount balances and assets, at eachboard meeting. This report will thenbe included in the minutes.

.. Prepare an annual budget. (This willbe used to set dues for subsequentcalendar years.)

.. Be cognizant of and act uponrequirements of the IRS and Minnesotastate department of revenue in atimely and efficient manner.

.. Administer the collection of allmonies due the club.

.. To attend and report at each boardmeeting.

.. To administer the

.. To assure the financialthe club.

.. Establish and maintain bank accountsin the name of the club.

.. Deposit all monies in the club's bankaccount(s) in a timely and efficientmanner.

2. Duties of the President. The Presidentwill:

.. Pay all bills and demandsauthorized by the board.

as

5. Duties of the Secretary. The Secretarywill:

6. Duties of the Past President. The PastPresident will:

.. Record in a permanent form the minutesof all board and regular meetingsincluding the regular meeting at whichthe election of officers is held •

Viceas

President andin correspondence

.. Assist thePresidentrequired.

.. Resolve club problems.

.. Provide leadership andthe general membershipboard of directors.

.. Establish goals to be reached duringhis/her term in office.

.. Prepare an agenda for eachmeeting.

.. Chair Mini' app , les board and regularmeetings.

3. Duties of the Vice President. The VicePresident will:

.. Provide continuity in the leadershipof the club.

.. Assist the President with the dutiesof that office and in the absence ofthe president, will assume the dutiesof that office.

.. Assist the President with the dutiesof that office.

GOTO 22

-------------------f'ebIMullIl"'y 1984

Bylaws Continued from page 21

.. Provide historical references fordecision making process.

7. Duties of the Connnunications Director.The Connnunications Director will:

.. Oversee all club connnunicationefforts, including publication of theclub newsletter.

.. Appoint with consent of the board:

Newsletter Editor and his/herassistantsAdvertising CoordinatorPublicity CoordinatorMembership Coordinator

and/or other such personnel as he/shedeems necessary.

Education CoordinatorTechnical Consultant(s)BibliographerHardware Coordinator

and/or other such personnel as he/shedeems necessary.

.. Connnunicate to the board the needs ofthose he/she represents •

10. Duties of the Branch Director. TheBranch Director will:

.. Oversee all matters related to thedevelopment and maintenance of clubbranches.

.. Encourage and assist in the formationof new branches •

.. Connnunicate to the board the needs ofthose he/she represents.

.. Act as spokesperson to the board forbranch representatives.

.. Coordinate acquisition and duplicationof software.

Duties of the Special Interest GroupDirector for· Applications. The .• SpecialInterest Group Director for Applicationswill:

8. Duties of theDirector. TheDirector will:

.. Oversee allefforts.

SoftwareSoftware

software

PublicationsPublications

publicat.ion

11.

.. Oversee alldevelopmentapplicationsgroups.

matters related to theand maintenance of

oriented special interest

.. Encourage and assist in the formationof new applications oriented specialinterest groups.

.. Act as spol<:ef'lperson to the board forapplications oriented special interestgroup representatives.

.. Encourage and assist in the formationof new technical oriented specialinterest groups •

.. Act as spokesperson to the board fortechnical oriented special interestgroup representatives •

Interests. TheDirector for

Interest GroupDuties of the Special

.. Oversee all matters related to thedevelopment and maintenance oftechnical oriented special interestgroups.

12.

.. Oversee all matters related totechincal needs of the club and itsmembers.

.. Coordinate the use of club ownedequipment.

and/or other such personnel a~ he/shedeems necessary.

.. Maintain a technical consultant andinformation network for the club.

.. Appoint with consent of the board:

Public Domain Software EditorMini'app'les Software EditorMECC LiaisonSoftware Sales Coordinator

.. Connnunicate to the board the needs ofthose he/she represents.

9. Duties of the Technical SupportDirector. The Technical Support Directorwill:

.. Appoint with the consent of theboard:

GOTO 24

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DIVISION OF THE UNPAINTED PLACE, INC.

Bylaws Continued from page 22

F. FINANCIAL

1. The club will maintain an account(s) ata local bank. This account shall bearinterest as the law allows.

2. The signatories on the account shallbe:

PresidentVice PresidentTreasurerSecretaryPast President

3. Two signatures will be required todisburse funds from the account.

4. The authorization of expenditures willbe accomplished by the board approvingall annual budget that covers the clubsfiscal year. The fiscal year shall runfrom August 1 to July 31. rh9~~,~x[Jenditures which are not budgete4items, or are budgeted items whichexceed the budgeted amount by more$25.00 will require majority appr()v<llthe board.

5. Proper verification of expenditureswglbe required before the funds will bedisbursed.

6. In the event of dissolution of thecorporation, the entire net assetsremaining after payrrtent: of any or allliabilities and obligi3.t:ions of thecorporation .' shallbe>disbursedXiIl<l­manner agreeable to a rnajoritYiOfb()<l-l:'d.members ata specially .• ·convened.. Optnboard meeting. Notice<of this 1Ue~tiIlg;

shall be made khown to all club m~mbel:'13

t1-]rough the newsletter or a specialmailing 30 days in advance of themeeting.

G. BOARD MEETINGS

1. The business of the club will beconducted at board meetings.

2. The Board of Directors shall normallymeet on a monthly basis and at least ona bimonthly basis at a place and timedesignated by the club president.

3. A quorum shall consist of two-thirds ofthe officers and no business shall betransacted if a quorum is not present.

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4. Notice of board meetings shall appear inthe club newsletter 30 days in advanceof all regularly scheduled boardmeetings.

5. In emergency situations, officers mayagree to meet at any time, but allbusiness transacted will be subject toreconsideration at the next regularlyscheduled board meeting. Minutes of theemergency meetings shall be madepublically available in the next issueof the club newsletter and/or at therequest of any club member.

6. Minutes of the board meetings will bepublished in the club newsletter notlater than 60 days following thatmeeting.

7. All meetings of the board will be opento the general membership of theelub.

8. Non-Board members are encouraged tobring issues to the board. This shallbe done by submitting agenda ·items inwriting to the president in .advance ofthe board meeting.

• Decisions will be made by a simplemaj ori ty of the board members present,the President voting in case of a tie.

10. At least once per year, the board vnllexamine these bylaws for needed changesfollowing the procedure set forth insection H.

H. BYLAWS

1. Requests for changes in the bylaws willbe made in the club newsletter at leastfour months prior to the election ofofficers.

2. The board will act on this reques t andon other items pursuant to changes inthe bylaws at a board meeting at leastthree months prior to the election ofofficers.

3. Changes suggested by the board will bepublished in the club newsletter atleast two months prior to the electionof officers and will be submitted forratification by the membership at themeeting in which the general election isheld.

GOTO 18

ini'eIlpp'les --------------------felbrual ry 1984

inutesJan 11, 1984 Board Meeting

.£l. Hugh Kurtzman

Meeting was called to order at 7 :45. TheSecrete: 'Y 3 report of the December Officers'meeting was read. The treasurer reported:

A beginning balance for December of $13,869.29Deposits of $4,357.60Payments of $4,524.82Balance on Dec 31, 1983 of 13,702.07

Scott Ueland (CP1M coordinator) presented amotion for the purchase of a "z" card and 80Col card for $341. There was was a discussionabout getting cards from Applied Engineering,but they did not pay their advertising bill.The motion passed. Steve K. Johnson suggestedthis might be tied into a bulk purchase.Scott will check this out.

Jay Warrior asked the club to purchase amodem, two drives and a phone line for theCommunication SIG. He was asked to come witha proposal that included bids. Jay alsoreported he now has a working bulletin boardthat is used by the Commu1l.ication SIG.Thesoftware and technical support for thisbulletin board will be available for otherSIG's wanting to seLupa bulletin board.

Scott Ueland was asked> to come to the nextmeeting with bids fdr two more disk drives foruse with the club Apples.

Ron Androff moved we have board meetingsmonthly. Passed.

There was some discussion about the newvendors policy including when it will begin,what should be done about those who refuse toabide by club policies, etc. These questionswill be 'dealt with later.

Frank Ringsmuth, St. Cloud, was introduced. Hewas representing at least 10 new members whoare forming a St. Cloud branch.

Jere Kauffman announced there will be ameeting of the Northwest branch at theRockford Road Library on Jan 24, 1984.

A motion was passed to allow Gene Kasper tosell the remaining software at our meeting atthe Penn Avenue location.

It wa.sarin.ounced that all persons having clubprOperty should send an inventory to the clubsecretary. Peter Martin will be helping toproduce a ca.ta.log of all software the club nowowns

At 9: 30 we started to review the new set ofbylaws proposed by a committee headed by DaveLaden. Ninety minutes later, after everybodyhad his/her say and some changes in thewording were made, the new bylaws wereaccepted by the Board.

The meeting was adjourned at 11 p.m., but thesmall group discussions went on and on in thehall and parking lot.

It

pn Blinkin~ Cursorby Ed Aymond

Run this program and the cursor will be asolid block until the RESET key is pressed,there is an IN!fO command, or the Apple isturned off. The cursor ----carr. be completelyeliminated by changing the 63 in the Data line100 to 191. rr

From the AppleGram, Apple Corps ofDallas, Vol.s, No.9, September 1983

via IAC Bulletin board for newsletter exchangeThe blinking cursor on the Apple's screen is This program assumesgenerated by hardware. Several magazines have booted. If you don'tlisted the modifications to stop the blink, 70. This also willall of which void your warranty. In the installed Diversi-DOS.latest issue of the Apple Tech Notes is listedan Applesoft program that will do the samething in software:

10 FOR A = 935 TO 94320 READ B30 POKE A,B 840 NEXT A50 POKE 56,15760 POKE 57,370 CALL 100280 END100 DATA 72,41,63,145,40

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iini'app'les -------------------februCllllry 1984

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These ads are provided free to memb~rs for nOI1-coffM1j$,pc:fal use, and are limited to10 lines. Corrmerclal ads will becharg6d ,at ,2p' cents/word for members or 40cents/word for non-members. Contactthe Advert Is Ing/c:<>ord I nator • DEADLI NEfor adsIs the second Friday of the month preceding the month/of pUblication. Ads will be

'~~on request only. Also, ptease notify editor If Item Is sold. Unless- otherw I se no~ed, a I I I tems are For Sa 1e.

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C. ITOH Prolilr IterPKASO ' Graph~cs$500. Willseperate.Steve 474-4356 (eve)

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A reminder that Disks Ofthe MOnths (DOMs) and

Inl'app'les SoftwareDisks (MSDs) are availableby mall: DOMs at $7.50each; MSDs at $17.50each. Send your orderto:

Software Barga I ns : Manyprograms available - callfor availability.Examples - Midnight Magic,Bug Attack, Outpost, SpaceEggs, Beer Run, Pinball,Cyber Str I ke, Twer ps,Hyperspace Wars - $5 each;Olympic Decathalon, StarBlazer, Mission Asteroid,Epoch, . Missile Defense,Odyssey, Ulysses,Tumblebugs, Checkers,Threshold, Free Fall,Bandits, Chequemate$6.00 each; LearningCompany programs $10 to$12, and many others from$1.90 to $4.00. Mallorder add, $1.50 perorder.Call Pat or Gene ~41-5490

BIT-3 Dual-Corrm Plusserial card, (new), $75.Grappler parallel printercard, $50. AppleCorrmunlcatlons Card, $35.VISITERM, $25. VISIDEX,$80. App Ie ProJactManager (new) , $25.Gamep, $10 eachChopllfter, Frogger,Mystery House, The Wizardand the Princess, CranstonManor, Ulysses and theGolden Fleece, Flreblrd,Copts and Robbers, Borg,Outpost, Gorgon, Band I ts,Space Eggs, Twerps,Robotwar, Three Ml IeI s land.Jay 822-8142 (eve)

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Usually the latest threeDaM's and all the MSDs areavailable at club meetingsBecause of the vol ume ofdisks dI str I buted, theyare not tested. Clubmembers are asked to makeevery effort to get theDOM or MSD runn I ng. Forexamp Ie, occas I ona II y theDOS on the disk wI II bebad, but It will catalogOK and one can run theprograms •. Master Create onyour System master diskwI I I f I x-up the DOS.

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