The Independent Guide to
`IBM Personal Computers
`
`Volume 1, Number 3
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`$3.00
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`GARY KILDALL
`The Man Who Created CP/M
`
`IBM Announces
`CP/M-86
`WordStar Released
`Baby Blue, Using
`Data Files, FORTH,
`Hundreds of New
`Products
`PLUS: Adam Osborne
`& David Bunnell tell you how
`NOT to buy a Micro
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`OPERATING SYSTEMS
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`MARKETPLACE
`
`CP/M's Creator/David Bunnell and
`Jim Ediin
`A PC exclusive interview with
`Digital Research's Gary Kildall
`about CP/M-86, i:oncurrent
`CP/M and other developments
`important to IBM PC users.
`CP/M Arrives/Jim Ediin
`IBM releases CP/M-86 for the
`personal computer.
`Magid
`Baby Blue/Lawrence
`CP/M-80 plug-in module from
`XEDEX— Does it open up the
`CPM toy box for the IBM Personal
`Computer?
`PC DOS Wins One/Hal Glatzer
`Minicomputer programs
`converted for IBM PC.
`
`EVENTS
`At The Faire/Hal Glatzer
`The biggest personal computer
`event ever and there were IBM
`Personal Computers and related
`products at every turn.
`
`NETWORK TUTORIAL
`
`Discovering The Source/Stuart R.
`Schwartz and Ellen Wilson
`An introduction to telecomputing
`for the computer novice.
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`4
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`32
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`43
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`48
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`54
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`56
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`67
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`Used Apples/Lawrence J. Magid ...
`W'ant to upgrade to the 16-bit
`world? Tips on trading vour Apple
`for IBM PC.
`
`COMMUNICATIONS
`
`Making Your Link/Clifford Barney .
`How to get your PC
`communicating with networks,
`information utilities, data banks
`and other computers.
`Three Communications Go-
`Togethers/Richard Steck
`Using the Hayes Smartmodem
`could be a very smart move, and
`here's why.
`
`PROGRAMMING
`
`Using Data Files/B. Boasso
`Build your own with BASIC— it's
`easier than you might think.
`
`Easy-As-Pie Charts/Lon Poole
`More on PC graphics power and
`how you can access it.
`PChallenge/Karl Koessel
`Exciting video game with program
`listing.
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`72
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`83
`
`85
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`91
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`97
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`PC PLAYPEN
`The Arcade Opens/Les Cowan
`Review of newly released PC
`games.
`
`Ill J
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`fSee page 72}
`PRODUCT REPORTS
`
`108
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`Speech Master, VisiSeries, WordStar
`and Double-Sided Disks
`
`125 c
`
`SOFTVV'ARE
`
`Going FORTH/Eric Raymond
`A different kind of programming
`language.
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`133 (
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`PC MAGAZINES
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`a
`
`AGE OF ALTAIR
`
`COLUMNS
`
`Solder to the Right of Them, Solder
`to the Left of Them/David Bunnell
`and Eddie Currie
`Part ill reveals the horrors of
`computer-kit building.
`
`175
`
`BOOK EXCERPT
`How Not to Choose a
`Microcomputer/Adam Osborne and
`David Bunnell
`Mr. Fogartv' enters the Computer
`Age.
`
`EDUCATION
`
`Revealing the Poet’s Tools/Dr.
`Edmund Skellings
`Teaching poetrv’ on a PC—
`surprisingly colorful endearar.
`
`139
`
`(See page 159/
`
`178
`
`192
`
`David Bunnell
`For ten minutes PC was free.
`Zero Base Thinking/Jim Edlin
`Applying PC Power.
`PCounsel/K. Stewart Evans, Jr.
`Discusses software licensing.
`
`19
`
`22
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`203
`
`9
`27
`80
`118
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`DEPARTMENTS
`Letters to PC
`PCommuniques
`Communications Briefs
`Marketplace
`Oak Computer Furniture. Disk
`Emulator. Hard Disks. New
`Software, and More.
`Book Briefs/Les Cowan
`142
`145
`Club News/Kathleen Burton
`User-to-User/Andrew Fluegelman 151
`Discoveries and questions shared.
`
`Directories
`
`Advertiser Index
`Wish List
`
`COVER
`
`Concept— Jacqueline E^itier
`Design— Linda Harrison
`Painting— Linda Schaub-Nace
`
`167
`206
`208
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`5
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`(See page 48}
`BOOK REVIEWS
`
`The Key to the PC/Norman
`McEntire
`IBM’s Technical Reference
`Manual.
`
`PC PROFILE
`
`Walking Through the Open Door/
`Jeremy Joan Hewes
`Users in the vanguard of PC
`product development.
`
`147
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`FOLLOW-UP
`
`The Microsoft/Lifeboat Battle Cry . 159
`Should PC-DOS be the 16-bit
`standard?
`
`JUNE/JULY 1982
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`• Are you an Apple II owner who looks
`longingly through the window of your IBM
`dealer’s, wishing you could trade your old
`Apple for a new PC? Take heart. The sale
`of your used Apple may go a long way
`. towards paying, for a new IBM Personal
`' .Computer Used Apples hold their value
`and are relatively easy to sell.
`This article is for Apple owners who
`are thinking of selling their s\'stem to buy
`, -an IBM. Someof the tips will also apply to
`.^dlo Shack or other equipn>ent. I am not
`I .trying to convince anyone to part with his
`or her old Computer. Some IBM PC pur-
`chasers' are finding constructive uses for
`'' their oM Apples, just as some societies
`7. provide their able elders with useful jobs
`/.rather lhari forced retirement. Read on if
`
`.
`
`you can't afford or justify keeping an extra
`computer around the house or office.
`
`Making the Decision
`The first task in "trading up" is to make
`the fateful decision. That means taking
`stock in your equipment, software, and
`data as well as present and future needs.
`It's like any buying decision. But changing
`from one system to another means letting
`go of an investment in time, money, and.
`for some, emotional attachment. Remem-
`ber. the IBM is a recently released system,
`so the realization of its full potential lies in
`the future. A system as powerful as the
`IBM PC can, in the long run. perform tasks
`that have yet to be attempted by earlier
`computers such as the Apple.
`
`Consider the value of your hardware,
`software, and data. When evaluating soft-
`ware. separate that which you really use
`from what you have around but hardly
`care about. If you absolutely need applica-
`tions that can be run only on the Apple,
`and there is not yet software that allows
`the IBM to perform the same task, then the
`decision to trade is premature. If. on the
`other hand, your important applications
`are focused on such tasks as word-process-
`ing. budgeting, and data-base manage-
`ment. the IBM may already have as good
`or better software than what you now have
`on the the Apple. With the introduction of
`Baby Blue (see story this issue), the PC can
`now run most software written for the CP/
`M-80 operating system. If you are one of
`more than 30.000 people running an Apple
`under CP/M, chances are good that you
`can continue to use IBM versions of your
`current software.
`You should also consider the value of
`the data you are storing on Apple disk-
`ettes. For some users, that can add up to a
`huge investment. There are ways to trans-
`fer that data. Files can be transferred via a
`communications adapter directly or over
`the phone. In some cases they can be
`uploaded to The Source. CompuServe, or
`some other host computer and then down-
`loaded to your new IBM. ComputerLand
`dealers sell both IBMs and Apples, so if
`' you buy a PC from them, see if they can
`help you make the transfer. If worse comes
`to worse, you can print out all the data and
`re-enter what you wish to keep.
`The price you can get for your used
`. Apple depends, in part, on the new retail
`; value Df the <;dmponents. Many people'
`, think. the IBM Is otuch more expensive
`^ rhyi' the Apple II. The difference i$ less
`
`.
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`That's less than you
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`manufacturer.
`That’s not all:
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`With just one major
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`than you might imagine, and. in many con-
`figurations. an IBM is actually cheaper
`than a similarly equipped Apple II.
`
`What’s the Blue Book?
`Of course the value of your Apple de-
`pends on how it is equipped and its condi-
`tion. Because well-made computers dete-
`your
`system
`very
`slowly,
`riorate
`probably as good as new.
`One of the reasons for the Apple H*s
`high resale value is that it is still a produc-
`
`is
`
`tion model. Despite the introduction of the
`Apple HI. the II remains a very popular
`computer. Four years after its introduction
`as one of the first personal computers, the
`Apple II is still a sales leader. Apple has
`reported a 98 percent increase in sales,
`comparing the first quarters of fiscal 1981
`and 1982. The majority of those sales are
`for the Apple II. As long as dealers contin-
`ue to sell new Apples at full list price,
`some people will be glad to pay less for a
`good used one. That may no longer be true
`if Apple introduces a replacement for the
`II. When Radio Shack introduced the
`TRS-80 Model HI. the used value of the
`Model Is dropped substantially. That's be-
`cause the Model III was essentially a re-
`packaged Model I with more features and
`a lower price tag. Apple has not an-
`nounced any plans to replace the II. but
`there is speculation they will, at some
`point, come out with a more powerful
`computer at a lower cost.
`
`Apples are selling for
`60 to 80 percent of
`their initial retail.
`
`The Apple's high resale price is also a
`testimony to the excellent reputation that
`it has earned as a versatile and reliable
`machine.
`Used Apples, if you can find them, are
`currently selling for between 60 and 80
`percent of their initial retail value. When
`you advertise your system, you should
`probably allow some room for negotiation.
`People like to bargain. A little flexibility
`on your part can help clinch the sale.
`A VisiCaic-type spreadsheet program
`for its paper, pencil, and calculator equiv-
`alent) can help you price your system. In
`
`IUNE/)ULY 1982
`
`the first column, list all of the components.
`In the second column, list retail prices,
`and in the third the formulas to calculate
`the used price of each component based
`on your discount. You can then experi-
`ment with different discounts until you
`reach a satisfactorx' sale price.
`
`Should You Break Up Your System?
`If your s>’stem includes a lot of compo-
`nents. you will have to decide whether to
`sell them all at once or a piece at a time.
`You are likely to get calls from people
`wanting an 80-column card, a CP/M
`board, an extra disk drive, or part of your
`software collection. Whether you want to
`break up your system depends partially on
`how long you want to be in the business of
`selling used equipment. One solution is to
`be willing to sell the Apple and disk drives
`as one package and the components a
`piece at a time. It’s probably a mistake to
`sell the components before you sell the
`bulk of the system. Components are easy
`to sell if you have access to a computer
`club or electronic bulletin board. Apple
`owners are always looking for inexpen-
`sive ways to expand their sNstems. But it
`will take extra time and effort on your
`
`part.
`Software is more difficult to sell, its se-
`lection being more persona) than hard-
`ware. If you throw it in free as part of your
`sale, you may be in a more competitive
`selling position. Or. once you find a buyer
`for the hardware, you may be able to con-
`vince the person to buy some of your soft-
`ware. Sometimes it is hard to convince a
`buyer of the value of your software. Even
`though it is an expensive part of the sys-
`tem. people have a tendency' to think in
`terms of hardware and resist paying for
`software. Nevertheless, millions of dollars
`
`are spent each year on software and a cur-
`rent release of a "pre-owned" software
`package works just as well as a new one.
`The only drawback to used software is that
`the new owner may not be eligible for up-
`dates and assistance.
`
`Where to Advertise
`Chet Lambert publishes the Computer
`Trader, a Birmingham, Alabama based
`monthly newsletter that brings together
`buyers and sellers of used computer
`equipment. He says he recently sold his
`own dual drive 48K used Apple for
`$2,100—70 percent of list price. Lambert
`claims that Apple ads produce almost im-
`mediate results.
`The Computer Shopper is published
`Florida. The
`monthly from Titusville,
`pages of one of its recent issues carries 16
`ads for used Radio Shack Model Is and
`only three for used Apple Ils.
`Advertising in a nationally circulated
`trader directs your ad to a group of highly
`motivated buyers. National circulation,
`however, means that you may have to deal
`with a long-distance buyer. That causes
`obvious complications, though Lambert
`claims that his buyers and sellers have al-
`ways managed to work things out.
`For subscribers to CompuServe and
`The Source, other national outlets for sell-
`ing used equipment are the electronic bul-
`letin boards provided on these networks.
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`Subscribers pay only the normal time
`charges while they send or read ads. These
`ads are frequently used to sell components
`or software, but occasionally entire s>'s«
`terns are advertised and sold through the
`electronic classifieds. Like users of the
`trader newsletters, arrangements must be
`made to bring together the buyer's money
`and the seller’s equipment.
`Community-based electronic bulletin
`boards provide a free local advertising op-
`tion. Most large and some small cities
`have dial-up bulletin boards, some of
`which are dedicated to specific machines.
`Contact your computer dealer or clubs for
`the phone numbers of these services.
`Old-fashioned bulletin boards also
`work. Local colleges are filled with people
`interested in bargain computer equip-
`ment. Don’t overlook posting notices in of-
`fice buildings and supermarkets.
`The most obvious place is the classified
`section of your local paper. If your paper
`has a computer section, place your ad in
`that section. Otherw ise. try to get the paper
`to put a bold heading saying 'Computer.”
`Some papers have a special classified sec-
`tion for the business community. That’s
`
`probably a better bet than the general clas-
`
`sifieds.
`If you live in a town with a computer
`club, you can put a notice on its bulletin
`board or make an announcement at its
`meetings. A lot of would-be Apple owners
`associate with clubs.
`
`Software
`is more difficult to
`sell Ifyou throw it in
`free, you may be more
`competitive.
`
`I asked several ComputerLand dealers
`what they could do for people wanting to
`upgrade. Though none accepted trade-ins.
`several said that they would help custom-
`ers sell their used equipment in conjunc-
`tion with the purchase of a new IBM. One
`dealer said he would display the used sys-
`tem as a free service. Another said she
`
`would do so for a commission. All the
`dealers I spoke with said the used Apple
`market is slanted toward the seller.
`
`Sales Advice From the Pros
`Wherever you advertise, give a com-
`plete description of your offering and in-
`clude a price. Chet Lambert of Computer
`Trader says his advertisers who include
`price are more likely to get calls from seri-
`ous buyers. It also screens out callers who
`have no idea what the system is worth. I
`spoke with one seller who made the mis-
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`out a price. He was besieged by callers in
`the market for a $300 system. Many people
`have no idea what a fully equipped com-
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`If you’re paying for your classified by
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`but it's important that people know what
`you’re offering. Some people think that
`Apples are just for playing games and are
`not aware of what can be done with a fully
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`slot and include each add-on.
`People in the market for a used system
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`main competition consists of discount
`mail-order houses that are selling Apples
`for as much as 30 percent below list price.
`Apple has recently decreed that it will not
`permit mail-order sales, but there are
`some companies that are defying Apple’s
`orders. The chances are good that the used
`Apple buyer is aware of those discount
`houses, so you must make your system
`more attractive. Undercutting the dis-
`counters is one way to do that. Another is
`to make an offer that the mail-order
`houses can’t possibly beat. You can offer
`your customer free software, free installa-
`tion. advice, support, and consultation.
`One reason for buying new instead of
`used is warranty. The mail-order houses
`do offer the typical 90-day factory' warran-
`ties. But they are of dubious value if local
`dealers either refuse to honor them or do
`so grudgingly. You can offer your customer
`a one-year extended warranty', which you
`can purchase from an authorized Apple
`dealer for $225. This gives your prospec-
`tive buyer a sense of security' and a posi-
`tive relationship with a local dealer. Your
`customer, in many ways, is better off
`
`buying used equipment under these cir-
`cumstances than buying new through a
`mail-order house. One dealer 1 spoke with
`said that she is much more inclined to pro-
`vide friendly service to buyers of used
`equipment than to those who buy through
`the mail.
`
`PC owner said he
`wouldn't consider
`parting with his old
`Apple.
`
`You can also offer to have the Apple
`checked out by a service technician prior
`to the sale. We checked with several, and
`most offer a complete diagnostic exam for
`about $40. You can offer your customer
`written proof that the machine is as good
`as new.
`
`Letting Go
`Perhaps the most difficult part of sell-
`ing your Apple is the decision to do so. For
`some people letting go means more than
`just hardware, software, or data. In our
`research, we encountered Apple owners
`with a deep emotional attachment to their
`computers, just as some people have with
`their cars. One PC owner said that he
`wouldn’t consider parting with his old
`Apple. Instead, he placed it in his de-
`ceased father s room, supplying it with
`“lots of games, its own telephone, and
`plenty of 12-year-olds to play with.”
`For most users, a computer is a tool, and
`their buying decisions are based on what
`the computer and its software can do for
`them. At some point, most people will
`reach the moment when it is time to buy
`their second computer. If you are at that
`point, you’re in a good position to sell.
`Anybody want a used Apple?
`/PC
`
`Lawrence /. Magid is Editor of PC. He is a
`long-time Apple owner who recently test-
`ed the waters by putting his own system on
`the market.
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`Insert Key
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`Replace Key
`# ol Open Deletes
`# ol Data RecorPs
`# ol Primary Keys
`Max Key Length
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`IBM IS a
`registeied trademark
`of International Business
`Machines Corporation.
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`FABS/PC IS a trademark ol
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`Many notable software houses
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`FABS/«^“ is
`8088
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`How to get the most
`out of your IBM
`PersonalComputer
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`First, the IBM Personal Computer,
`The Next Step
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`.
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`Tecmar
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`SYSTEM EXPANSION with a comp-
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`MEMORY EXPANSION in 64K
`128K, 192K and 256K Byte Incre-
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`Speed Disk’“ and print Spooling Software that give new
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`UMMATCHED EXPANSION for the serious IBM Personal Computer
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`LABORATORY/INDUSTRIAL EX-
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`Telephone: (216)464-7410
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