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- Subject: GEnieLamp Nov 1992 [4 parts]
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- This is GEnieLamp, an Apple II newsletter. It's in four parts.
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- This is part four (the last part).
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- DPA Scores a Coup with Associated Press' Larry Blasko
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- Syndicated Associated Press computer columnist Larry Blasko has teamed
- with the Disktop Publishing Association (DPA) in releasing a disk-based
- version of Blasko's popular "ABCs of Computing - A Plain-English Guide."
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- Blasko, who has written his column - called "Compubug" - on computer
- technology for eight years, first released his "ABCs" in 1989. The author,
- currently Director of Administrative Services for the Associated Press, has
- updated the book annually and it is now in its fourth edition. Written for
- the first-time computer buyers and existing owners thinking about upgrading
- their computer, the "ABCs" includes chapters on "What's a Home Computer,
- and why should I care?," "Do I need a home computer?," "What kind of
- computer do I want?," and "What computers fill those needs?." The book
- includes an extensive glossary of computer terminology. "ABCs" runs 170
- pages in the printed edition.
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- With the release of the book on-disk, the material is presented in a
- new, exciting way. Utilizing "hypertext," "ABCs" becomes interactive - with
- the reader directing what they read and where they go within the book.
- Blasko says "Hypertext is a way of organizing information so that you can
- jump from any point to any other logical point. If, for example, you are
- reading a sentence that talks about RAM and you don't understand the term,
- a keystroke or mouse click will flip you into the glossary for a definition
- of RAM. Then you can hop back to where you were in the sentence. Hypertext
- allows a reader to go anywhere they please whenever they please.
- Unsettling, but nifty when you try it."
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- I have been chasing after Larry since he wrote one of his "Compubug"
- columns about electronic publishing several months back. He not only
- published our organizations address and purpose in a subsequent column but
- agreed to let me give converting his "ABCs" book into hypertext. I used
- Ntergaid's "HyperWriter," put together a prototype, and fired it up to
- Larry. Obviously, he liked what he saw and now we have a full-fledged
- version available for sale. He is announcing the books availability (along
- with another shameless plug for the DPA) in a column set for the end of
- September.
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- CompuBug's book, "ABCs of Computing, a Plain-English Guide," is
- available in print from CompuBug, PO BOX 626, Summit, NJ 07901 for $10.00
- ($7 for active-duty US Armed Forces). The on-disk hypertext version is
- available at the same prices from the DPA, 1160 Huffman Rd., Birmingham, AL
- 35215. Customers should specify disk size and monitor. Questions and
- comments are welcome at either address. Wish us luck!
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- Final Thoughts As you can see, a lot is going on with the Disktop
- """""""""""""" Publishing Association. We wanted to keep you informed of
- the latest. Of course, a lot of this material here in will also appear in
- the October issue of the "News From the Disktop" newsletter. I just wanted
- to make sure the news of these exciting developments made it into your
- hands without fail. I need your help in getting these activities rolling
- and in making the DPA the success it deserves to be. SPREAD THE WORD! Our
- work is too important to be left unattended. I beg each of you to devote
- some time in the last 3 months of this year to making the DPA known
- throughout the computer world. It's time we were heard and time we found
- our place as a publishing industry to be dealt with. Thanks for listening.
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