Washington Apple Pi is the oldest continuously active personal computer group, formed in late 1977 and formally named in 1978. Originally set up to support users of the then-new Apple II, the group was composed of scientists and technical managers drawn from DC-area government agencies (NASA, NOAA, NIST, DOD, etc.) and technical enthusiasts. It expanded as personal computer use expanded, and as the Macintosh, Newton, iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and other devices were added.
These articles are from 1998-2000
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, November 1997,
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, October 1997,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 1, January-February 1998, p. 7.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Introducing: Washington Apple Pi Mac Bench,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 1, January-February 1998, pp. 25-26.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Puppet Strings: Creating a General Meeting,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 1, January-February 1998, pp. 8-10.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, December 1997,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 2, March-April 1998, pp. 7-8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, January 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 2, March-April 1998, pp. 8-9.
Lawrence I. Charters and Beth Medlin, “December Garage Sale A Success,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 2, March-April 1998, pp. 12, 14.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Mac OS 8.1 and HFS Plus,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 2, March-April 1998, pp. 36-39.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Pi Filling – The CD,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 2, March-April 1998, pp. 24-26.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, February 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 3, May-June 1998, p. 7.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, March 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 3, May-June 1998, pp. 7-8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Eric’s Cascade: A Review,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 3, May-June 1998, pp. 28-29.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, April 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 4, July-August 1998, pp. 6-7.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, May 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 4, July-August 1998, pp. 7-8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “iMac Comes to Washington,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 4, July-August 1998, pp. 23-26.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, July 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 5, September-October 1998, pp. 8-9.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, June 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 5, September-October 1998, pp. 7-8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Buy a Power Mac G3 or Spend $10.95: That Was the Question,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 5, September-October 1998, pp. 61-62.
Lykara I. Charters, “Don’t You Wish Your Parents Named You MazMaz?,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 5, September-October 1998, pp. 73-74.
Lawrence I. Charters, “July General Meeting Report,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 5, September-October 1998, pp. 9-11.
Lawrence I. Charters, “MacWorld Expo New York City,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 5, September-October 1998, pp. 15, 18, 20-26, 62, 72, 75, 80, 86, 89, 93.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Molar Mac: The Fast, Heavy, Beauty Challenged AIO,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 5, September-October 1998, pp. 40-42.
Kathleen G. Charters, “The Odyssey: Using Microsoft Word to Create a Large, Complex Document,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 5, September-October 1998, pp. 63-66.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, August 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 6, November-December 1998, p. 8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Director’s Notes, September 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 6, November-December 1998, p. 9.
Lykara Charters and Kate Splaine, “DESKNET: The Project,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 6, November-December 1998, pp. 46-47.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Evolution of the Washington Apple Pi Journal,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 6, November-December 1998.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Visual Quickstart Guides: It All Started with the Little Mac Book,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 20, no. 6, November-December 1998, pp. 62-66.
- The Little Mac Book, 5th ed.
- Visual Quickstart Guide: BBEdit 4 for Macintosh
- Visual Quickstart Guide: ClarisWorks 5 for Windows and Macintosh
- Visual Quickstart Guide: Quark XPress 4 for Macintosh
- Visual Quickstart Guide: Illustrator 7 for Macintosh and Windows
- Visual Quickstart Guide: Photoshop 4 for Macintosh
- Visual Quickstart Guide: Word 98 for Macintosh
- Visual Quickstart Guide: FileMaker Pro 4 for Windows and Macintosh
- Visual Quickstart Guide: Mac OS 8
- Visual Quickstart Guide: PageMaker 6.5 for Macintosh
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, November 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 1, January-February 1999, p. 6.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, October 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 1, January-February 1999, pp. 5-6.
Lawrence I. Charters, “iMac Benchmarks: Quick Comparisons,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 1, January-February 1999, pp. 64-65.
Lawrence I. Charters, “iMac Memory Expansion: Do It Yourself?,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 1, January-February 1999, pp. 31-32.
Lawrence I. Charters, “iMac Review: It’s a Mac,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 1, January-February 1999, pp. 28-31.
Lawrence I. Charters, “November General Meeting,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 1, January-February 1999, pp. 15-16.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Washington Apple Pi Mac Bench Pro: Wall of Macs,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 1, January-February 1999, pp. 65-67.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Y2K: It Is Not a Bug If It Was Deliberate,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 1, January-February 1999, pp. 27-28.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Apple Visits Washington Apple Pi,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 2, March-April 1999, pp. 19, 35.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, December 1998,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 2, March-April 1999, p. 14.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, January 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 2, March-April 1999, pp. 14-15.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Critical Y2K Dates for the Paranoid,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 2, March-April 1999, pp. 78-79.
Lawrence I. Charters, “iMac Benchmarks: Quick Comparisons,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 2, March-April 1999, pp. 59-61. [reprinted with data dropped from January-February 1999.]
Lawrence I. Charters, “MoniSwitch: When You Have More Macs Than Sense,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 2, March-April 1999, pp. 62-63.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Solving the Y2K Crisis on the Cheap,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 2, March-April 1999, pp. 77-79.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, February 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 3, May-June 1999, p. 13.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Changing Faces: New Mac Logos,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 3, May-June 1999, pp. 66-67.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Fonts: A Quick Overview,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 3, May-June 1999, pp. 29-32.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Ask the Webmaster, Vol. 2,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 4, July-August 1999, pp. 30-35, 54-61.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, April 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 4, July-August 1999, p. 7.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, May 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 4, July-August 1999, pp. 7-8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Configuring Date and Time Using Mac OS 8.5,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 4, July-August 1999, pp. 52-54.
Lykara Charters, “New Millennium Syndrome,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 4, July-August 1999, p. 13.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, July 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 5, September-October 1999, p. 8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, June 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 5, September-October 1999, pp. 7-8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “MacWorld New York 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 5, September-October 1999, pp. 20, 21, 23, 33, 37, 40, 42, 88, 89.
Lawrence I. Charters, “SonicWall: Combatting the Barbarians,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 5, September-October 1999, pp. 66-69.
Lawrence I. Charters, “The Need for Speed: Comcast@Home and Cable Modems,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 5, September-October 1999, pp. 43-46.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Time Travel and the Macintosh,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 5, September-October 1999, p. 65.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, October 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, p. 7.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Army Adopts Macintosh for World Wide Web,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 33-34.
Lawrence I. Charters, “August General Meeting Report,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, p. 8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, August 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, p. 7.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, September 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 7-8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “iBook Benchmarks,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 71-72.
Lawrence I. Charters, “iBook: Vision in Blueberry,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 67-71.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Networking Made Simple: Ethernet Networking,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 35-36.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Old Apples for a New Generation,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 16-18.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Spells for Wizards: A Review of Books,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 27-29.
- A Deepness in the Sky (review)
- Sad Macs, Bombs and Other Disasters, 3rd ed. (review)
- The Macintosh Bible, 7th ed. (review)
- HTML Master Reference (review)
- Apache Server Administrator’s Handbook (review)
Lawrence I. Charters, “Tightly Wrapped Expertise: A Review of Books,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, pp. 40-45.
- Visual QuickStart Guide: AppleScript for the Internet (review)
- Visual QuickStar Guide: AppleWorks 5 for Windows and Macintosh (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: Claris Home Page 3 for Windows and Macintosh (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: Excel 98 for the Macintosh (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: Adobe GoLive 4 for Macintosh and Windows (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: Eudora for Windows and Macintosh (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: HTML 4 for the World Wide Web (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: Illustrator 8 for Windows and Macintosh (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: Java for the World Wide Web (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: JavaScript for the World Wide Web, 3rd ed. (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: Mac OS 8.6 (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: Search Engines for the World Wide Web, 2nd ed. (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: UNIX (review)
Lawrence I. Charters, “Washington Apple Pi November General Meeting,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 21, no. 6, November-December 1999, p. 26.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, November 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 1, January-February 2000, pp. 7-8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Microsoft and the Battle for Civilization,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 1, January-February 2000, pp. 19-22.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Other Developments,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 1, January-February 2000, pp. 85-86.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Because It’s There: Linux on Virtual PC,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 2, March-April 2000, pp. 44-46.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, December 1999,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 2, March-April 2000, p. 8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, January 2000,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 2, March-April 2000, pp. 8-9.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Font of Wisdom,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 2, March-April 2000, pp. 21-23.
Lawrence I. Charters, “MacTicker Reviewed,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 2, March-April 2000, pp. 35-37.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, February 2000,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 3, May-June 2000, p. 7.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, March 2000,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 3, May-June 2000, p. 8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Microsoft Internet Explorer 5: Quick Look,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 3, May-June 2000, pp. 22-25.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, April 2000,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 4, July-August 2000, pp. 8-9.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, May 2000,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 4, July-August 2000, p. 9.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Easy Miracles: Movies from Still Pictures,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 4, July-August 2000, pp. 35-39.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Garage Sale photos,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 4, July-August 2000, pp. 13, 14, 24, 25, 28, 39, 58, 78, 79, 80, 87.
Kathleen G. Charters, “Geek Handbook: A Review,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 4, July-August 2000, pp. 79-80.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Geek Handbook: A Review and History,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 4, July-August 2000, pp. 77-78.
Lawrence I. Charters, “I Am Not A Geek. Honest,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 4, July-August 2000, pp. 78-79.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Apple Pro Mouse: A Quick Look,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 5, September-October 2000, pp. 36-38.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Power Mac G4 Cube: What’s In A Name?,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 5, September-October 2000, pp. 33-35.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Documentation for Those Who Don’t Read Documentation,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 5, September-October 2000, pp. 41-46.
- The Little Mac Book, 6th Ed. (Review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: Mac OS 9 (review)
- Mac OS 9: The Missing Manual (review)
- HTML User’s Interactive Workbook (review)
- Building Web Sites with XML (review)
- Visual QuickStart Guide: Palm III and PalmPilot (review)
- The Little iMac Book, 2nd ed. (review)
- The Little iBook Book (review)
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, June 2000,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 5, September-October 2000, pp. 7-8.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Board of Directors Notes, July 2000,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 5, September-October 2000, pp. 9-11.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Hackers and Code Breakers: Two Books,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 5, September-October 2000, pp. 68-69.
- Snow Crash (review)
- Cryptonomicon (review)
Lawrence I. Charters, “MacWorld New York 2000: The Event,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Volume 22, no. 5, September-October 2000.
Lawrence I. Charters, “MacWorld New York City 2000: The Keynote,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 5, September-October 2000, pp. 15-16.
Lawrence I. Charters, “MacWorld New York City 2000: The Products,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 5, September-October 2000, pp. 72-80; 83-91.
Lawrence I. Charters, “MacWorld New York 2000: The Signs,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Volume 22, no. 5, September-October 2000.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Administrating Web Server, Security & Maintenance (review),” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 5, September-October 2000, pp. 44-46.
Lawrence I. Charters, “MacWorld New York City 2000: In Review,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 6, November-December 2000, pp. 24-29.
Lawrence I. Charters, “High-End Macintosh Benchmarking,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 6, November-December 2000, pp. 34-35.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Power Mac G4 Cube: What’s In A Name?,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 6, November-December 2000, pp. 40-42.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Willow Design: Cross Country Protection,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 6, November-December 2000, pp. 43-44.
Lawrence I. Charters, “Willow Design: Kerouac Backpack,” Washington Apple Pi Journal, Vol. 22, no. 6, November-December 2000, pp. 45-46.