Stack-Central/Studio City
Stack-Central, a HyperStudio-based magazine on disk, was first published
by Resource-Central in February, 1990. After a change of Editors, it was
re-named Studio City in December, 1991 and it continued to be published
bi-monthly until ICON, Resource-Central's successor, went out of business
in early 1995. There were a total of 30 issues, each comprised of two
3.5" disks, published during that time.
Studio City remains to this day the premiere example of what can be
created on a IIGS using Roger Wagner Publishing's popular HyperStudio
program. HyperStudio is a multimedia construction kit that allows
non-programmers to easily create non-linear interactive IIGS software
that can contain any combination of scrolling text, digitized sounds,
animations, or graphics.
With just a little imagination and HyperStudio, even grade school
children can create sophisticated software. Yet, combine an Apple IIGS
HyperStudio expert with a professional artist, add the contributions of
myriad IIGS hypermedia specialists, and you have the work of art that is
Studio City.
Each of the 30 issues of Studio City shows off the amazing capabilities
of HyperStudio and they are filled with useful articles about
HyperStudio, sample stacks, tutorials, beautiful clip art, amusing
digitized sounds, custom XCMD's and much more. Each hypermedia stack
included on Studio City includes detailed descriptions about how it was
created, and each generally provides information on how you can use
similar techniques in your own HyperStudio projects.
Although Studio City holds great interest to those who design their own
HyperStudio stacks, there are a lot of wonderfully creative stacks
included that will be of interest to teachers, students and even small
children. In other words, you don't need to be a hypermedia designer to
appreciate Studio City. In my biased opinion, I feel that HyperStudio is
just about the best program ever released for the IIGS, and that Studio
City contains some of the very best HyperStudio projects ever created. If
you create HyperStudio stacks, Studio City will teach you how to "push
the envelope". If you enjoy using HyperStudio to sample other people's
work, some of the best examples ever are included on Studio City. If
you've never seen an example of hypermedia on the IIGS, Studio City is
bound to impress you.
During its lifetime, I was a Studio City subscriber and can easily
remember the excitement I felt whenever a new issue arrived; I dropped
everything in order to spend an enjoyable hour or three going through
each issue and discovering fun new uses for HyperStudio. I, like many
other fans of HyperStudio, really miss Studio City.
Shareware Solutions II was recently contacted by Bill Lynn - the final
editor of Studio City and holder of the copyrights to Studio City. He
wondered if Shareware Solutions II would be interested in distributing
all of the back issues. I didn't hesitate for even a second!
Effective immediately, all 30 back issues of Studio City are available
from Shareware Solutions II on a CD-ROM for only $25, which includes
shipping to anywhere in the world.
You can order the Studio City CD-ROM from the Shareware Solutions II Online
Store
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CUMULATIVE INDEX - STACK CENTRAL / STUDIO CITY - 1990-94
Stack Central - Issue #01 - Feb 1990
Across The US - Carl Ivers
Geography Test
HyperMagic - Jeff Halsey
HyperTubes - Jim November
Sounds: bangs, chopper, circus, doppler, huff, organ 1 & 2
Stack Central - Issue #02 - Apr 1990
Interactive Video (Pt 1) - Homer Krout
Borders Plus - Steve Allen
Dialog Maker XCMD - Steve Allen
HyperSpace - Charles Baca
Words 1 & 2 - Joel Helton
Sounds: bell, chimes, zing, rubber band 1,2 & 3
Stack Central - Issue #03 - Jun 1990
Interactive Video (Pt 2) - Homer Krout
Perplexing Puzzles - Mike Devokaitis
File Manager NDA - Jeff Hartkopf
XCMD Source Code - RWP, Inc.
Sounds: orchestra, storm, space 1
Stack Central - Issue #04 - Jul 1990
Say The Colors - Joel & Becca Helton
RiddleMaze - Jeff Halsey Smith
Hard Disk Home Stack
Using Fonts (Pt 1) - Terry Baker
Sounds: mars
Stack Central - Issue #05 - Sep 1990
Using Fonts (Pt 2) - Terry Baker
Letter Stack - Ron St. Pierre
Balloon Stack - Joel Helton
Melodia - Abram M. Plum
Stack Central - Issue #06 - Nov 1990
Classic Aircraft - Rock Roszak
Whales - Kelly Roszak
ClipArt Stack - Martin Knight
Rapid Home Stack - Andy Waschick
Auto-Scroll XCMD - RWP, Inc.
Auto-Scan XCMD - RWP, INC.
Stack Central - Issue #07 - Feb 1991
Elements of Design - Terry Baker
Audio Zap - Ian Schmidt
Shakespeare's Sonnet 55 - H. Eric Branscomb
Sounds: camel, laugh, water lapping, wind chimes
Stack Central - Issue #08 - Apr 1991
Say The Colors - Joel & Becca Helton
RiddleMaze - Jeff Halsey Smith
Hard Disk Home Stack
Using Fonts (Pt 1) - Terry Baker
Stack Central - Issue #09 - Jun 1991
Button School - Bill Lynn
Stupid Button Tricks 1 - Bill Lynn
Stupid Button Tricks 2 - Bill Lynn
HyperWriter - Jay Jennings
SuperSound Options - Eric Mueller
HyperBole Showcase - Greg Roach
LoadText & SaveText XCMDs - Jay Jennings
Clipart: airplanes - Bo Monroe
Sounds: bullfrog, train whistle, C major, power saw
Stack Central - Issue #10 - Aug 1991
Animation School - Bill Lynn
HyperStates - Marty Knight
Numbers Stack - Marty Knight
ScrollRect XCMD - Alain Maisons
Clipart: faces 1 & 2 - Bo Monroe
Sounds: tick tock, cuckoo
Studio City - Issue #11 - Oct 1991
Roger Wagner Interview - Dean Esmay
PixelTalk - Bo Monroe
Fix HS 2.1 Bug - Eric Mueller
Think Of It Another Way - Jordan Wood
Quickie Scanning Tips - Rock Roszak
Your New Home - Bill Lynn
SuperView XCMD - Chris McKinsey
Clipart: halloween 1, 2 & 3 - Toasterhead & M.A. Trzyna
Sounds: Bartok, headache
Studio City - Issue #12 - Dec 1991
PixelTalk #2 - Bo Monroe
Dam Busters - Rock Roszak
Stupid Button Tricks 3 - Bill Lynn
Noisey HyperButtons - Bill Lynn & Dean Esmay
Tool Pak #1 XCMDs - Allan Belyea
Clipart: Christmas & New Years - M.A. Trzyna
Sounds: truck horn, flying saucer, waiting, beam out
Studio City - Issue #13 - Feb 1992
Test Script - James Shewmaker
Stupid Button Tricks 4 - Bill Lynn
First Steps - M.A. Trzyna
Let's Have Some Fun - Joel Helton
Rebecca's Poem - Joel Helton
Rabbit Stack - Frank Harris
Studio City 08 font - Bo Monroe
SoundShop Patch - Steve Bernacki
Clipart: Feb stuff, trucks, bugs - M.A. Trzyna
Sounds: puppy, shuffle, siren, sorry!, wasp
Studio City - Issue #14 - Apr 1992
Counting Cows - Bill Lynn
Quick Button Animation - Bill Lynn
Screen Saver - Eric Mueller
First Steps #2 - M.A. Trzyna
Little Tarot - Jeff Halsey Smith
Maze Stack - Jeff Halsey Smith
Puppiano - Bill Lynn
Spelling Stack - James Shewmaker
Clipart: dinosaur, flowers, office tools - M.A. Trzyna
Sounds: I'm sorry, kitty, monster, smooch, whinny, guitar
Studio City - Issue #15 - Jun 1992
Dungeon Designer - Jeff Fisher
First Impressions 1 - Bill Lynn
Shape Games - M.A. Trzyna
SR-71 Blackbird - Rudy Guy
Screen Savers - Bill Lynn
Saudi Stack - Nick Stokes
Clipart: fantasy stuff, basic shapes, schematic symbols - M.A. Trzyna
Sounds: airplane fly by, whistle
Studio City - Issue #16 - Aug 1992
Minisurf - Kevin McCann
Mixing Modes - James Shewmaker
Porject Mercury - Rudy Guy
BeatleSongs Demo - Bill Lynn
Exploring SimpleScript (Combining) - Bill Lynn
Clipart: birds of prey, flight, song birds - M.A. Trzyna
Sounds: horn doppler, knock knock, door slam
Studio City - Issue #17 - Oct 1992
NFL Quiz - Ron Reames
Painting Stack - M.A. Trzyna
First Impression 2 - Bill Lynn
Stupid Button Tricks 5 - Bill Lynn
Flight School(Master/Slave) - James Shewmaker
Clipart: anumals, trains - M.A. Trzyna
North America, Central America, South America - Michael Giltzow
Sounds: car skid, car start, drawer close, kick off/punt, whistle
Studio City - Issue #18 - Dec 1992
Elementary Math - Joel Helton
HyperTextures - Vern Mastel
Tic Tac Toe - Bill Lynn
Flight School(Auto Exit Card) - James Shewmaker
Clipart: moonscape, mountains, warts and all- M.A. Trzyna
Australia, India, West Indies - Michael Giltzow
Sounds: typewriter key, wonky synth note, eee-yow!
Studio City - Issue #19 - Feb 1993
Address Book - Jeff Rash
HyperGolf - Frank Harris
HyperHome - Bill Lynn
Ask The Guy/Ask The Kid - Dennis Windrim
Memory Helper Game - Ron Reames
Firearms Stack - Curtis Barrow
Clipart: children 1, rabbits, solar system - M.A. Trzyna
West Africa, South Africa, East Africa - Michael Giltzow
Sounds: moof, Ni!, claxon
Studio City - Issue #20 - Apr 1993
Clipsters - Bill Lynn
3-D Studio - Richard Shafermeyer
Current Events - Joel Helton
Exploring SimpleScript (Easter Eggs) - Bill Lynn
Metamorph - M.A. Trzyna
Halogens - Brett Thornton
Clipart: people, ribbons, hand tools - M.A. Trzyna
Sounds: dripping, page turn, printer, scissors
Studio City - Issue #21 - Jun 1993
Baccarat Demo - Jim Johnson
Academy Awards - Bill Lynn & Allen W. McCoy
Paintbrushes - M.A. Trzyna
Exploring SimpleScript (Chunks) - Bill Lynn
Daffynitions - Ted Nicholas
Quantum Numbers - Brett Thornton
v32 NBA (displays 3200 mode art) - Steve Chiang
Clipart: classic cars, fishes II, paint brushes - M.A. Trzyna
British Isles, Middle East, Western Europe - Michael Giltzow
Studio City - Issue #22 - Aug 1993
HyperStudio 3D - Michael Levine
Fossils - Robert Tighe
HyperChicago - Richard Davis
Radio Buttons & Check Boxes - Bill Lynn
Daffynitions - Ted Nicholas
Animals Animals Animals - Ron Reames
Clipart: animals (B&W), candy 'n' sweets, money - M.A. Trzyna
Sounds: Apple boot up, Mac II power up, Tzap!, Dwoola!
Studio City - Issue #23 - Oct 1993
Voyager Space Probe - Brett Thornton
Test Stack/Review Stack - Phillip Williams
Guitarist's Friend - Ron Reames
New Frog & Fly - Bill Lynn
Clipart: reptiles, school 2, space shuttle- M.A. Trzyna
Sounds: bowmp, bwoing, floop
Studio City - Issue #24 - Dec 1993
Egyptian Hieroglyphics - Ann Brundige
Illusions - David Pollock
Optical Illusions - David Harbach
User Group Stack - Gravenstein Apple //GS Users Group
COWculate! - Bill Lynn
Scan & Match Sea Life - Bill Lynn
PrintField NBA - Nate Trost
Clipart: happy holidays, party 1, arrows & icons - M.A. Trzyna
Sounds: bark, cow, cricket, dogs, frog, lamb, monkey, seal, sheep, turkey
Studio City - Issue #25 - Feb 1994
HyperMoney (Demo) - Jim Hirsch
HyperStudio Magic Key - Clay Juniel
Magic 8 Ball - Larry & Greg Knox
The Roman Empire - Richard DiGiacomo
Scan Darts - Bill Lynn
RunBASIC NBA - Clay Juniel
Loadtext NBA - Clay Juniel
PopUp NBA - David Stetson
Clipart: birds & beasts, miscellaneous, state flags #1
Sounds: bleep1, bleep2, bleep3, bleep4, bleep5, blip1, blip2, blip3,
blip4, blip5
Studio City - Issue #26 - Apr 1994
Badminton - Judy Morey
Fantavision GS - Ann Brundige
Myxstyx - Ann Brundige
Rushmore - Vern Mastel
The Twisted Pine - Ann Brundige
Video Cassette Log - David Stetson
Clickline NBA - David Stetson
GetLine NBA - David Stetson
DoMenu NBA - David Stetson
Clipart: state flags #2, state flags #3, magic, keys
Sounds: camera, car, crinkle, door close, door open, hammer, phone, reel,
shuffle, splash
Studio City - Issue #27 - Jun 1994
Shades of Illusion - Andrew & Aaron Wallo
The Panama Canal - Vern MAstel
LockScreen NBA - David Stetson
SetFont NBA - David Stetson
SetMenubar NBA - David Stetson
Clipart: state flags #4, state flags #5, food, music
Sounds: applause, audience laugh, giggles, laugh big, meow1, meow2, meow3,
meow4, meow5
Studio City - Issue #28 - Aug 1994
Big Days - Mary Ann Trzyna
Computer Mice - Mary Ann Trzyna
Jackie - George T. Milonas
Egyptian Pyramid - Micah Sloat
ClickWord NBA - David Stetson
Clipart: state flags #6, state flags #7, time, big days
Sounds: bling2, bloop.doing, charge, ending fanfare, floompipes,
flourish, kiss, opening fanfare, swipe, trumpet fanfare
Studio City - Issue #29 - Oct 1994
Heart - Charles Hartley
Veterans' Day - George T. Milonas
Voting Machine - Bill Lynn
Word Play - Vern Mastel
GetPath NBA - David Stetson
SetPrefix NBA - David Stetson
Clipart: state flags #8, state flags #9, fantasy1, fantasy2
Sounds: eerie1, eerie2, hyena, scream, spooky, squeak, thunder, tower
clock, wind, wolf
Studio City - Issue #30 - Dec 1994
Calendar Stack - Ann Brundige
Presenting with HyperStudio - Vern Mastel
Music Player NBA - Clay Juniel
Set Sound NBA - Clay Juniel
HyperText NBA - David Stetson
MousePoint Extra - David Stetson
Clipart: holiday borders, egyptian, lil critters, space shuttle
Sounds: comfort and joy, fa la la, harp chime, silent night, sleigh
bells, we wish you