Tag: applesoft ii

Apple Patch

Bill Martens
Posted by: Bill Martens Date: July 1, 1978
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Here is a patch to correct one of the few bugs found in Applesoft II. The HTAB function will space 2 places further to the right than intended unless corrected with this patch: POKE (HM-28), 202 where HM = the value of HIMEM: for your Apple. This should be done after loading & prior to running.

Applesoft II – An A.P.P.L.E. Review

Bill Martens
Posted by: Bill Martens Date: June 1, 1978
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By Val J. Golding APPLESOFT I I Extended Precision Floating Point Basic. $20 from Apple dealers or direct from Apple Computer, 10260 Bandley Drive, Cuptertino, CA 95014. Supplied free with new 16-48K Apples. A ROM version is expected to be released about July 1st for $99. One’s first impression might be that charging for this updated version of Applesoft is unfair, which was our snap judgement. However, consideration must be given to other facts, the first being that Apple Computer…

Applesoft II Pointers & Tokens

Bill Martens
Posted by: Bill Martens Date: June 1, 1978
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By Val J. Golding Applesoft & Applesoft II store in memory from the bottom up, unlike Integer BASIC, which is just the opposite, storing from the top down. Although pointers and characteristics of Applesoft I and II are similar, they are different. Therefore we will limit ourselves to APII in this discussion. Programs store startirlg at decimal location 12289 upwards, at’Id variables are located starting at the high end of program storage. Where there is no program present, theh the…