Author: Val J. Golding
Publications and More That A.P.P.L.E. gained notice for both the quality and the quantity of its publications is a given. First came the “Wozpak,” a thick, ungainly red-covered book – if one could be that generous with “book” – that was mainly an unorganized collection of various obscure Apple ][ assembler program listings, data sheets and entry point information. The Wozpak was rushed into publication to supplement Apple Computer’s skimpy user manual of about 32 pages, familiarly known as the…
The First Edition of Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine. (Reproduction) Apple Puget Sound Program Library Exchange C/O Val J. Golding 6708 39th Ave. S.W. Seattle, Wa. 98136 (206) 937-6588 (Home) (206) 623-7966 (Work) February 7, 1978 Dear Apple Owner: The purpose of this letter is to form an Apple computer users group, as indicated by the tentative name above, and to further the exchange of information and programs of interest to Apple Users. A preliminary meeting has been set for 7pm Thursday, February…
Twenty-five years and counting, and yes, with a great deal more gray hair, the editor still has a few more bytes left. Many eons ago we thought we had written the last for Call –A.P.P.L.E. but one never knows. What goes around, comes around eh? Early on, we were fascinated with computers, starting in 1977 with a TI-59 programmable calculator. Writing for the 59 came closer to pure machine code programming than one might imagine, what with the need to…
How many of you remember Little Brickout? If you do, you may be dating yourself, because it goes back almost ten years. A Lo-Res [gasp] graphics game played with the game paddles, Brickout’s simple object was to knock bricks out of a wall with a bouncing ball. How far things have come since then! Once upon a time, personal computers were thought of as little more than sophisticated toys, good only for playing games. Little did we know or foresee,…
WERE off to greet spring-time and the West Coast Computer Faire with a special 128 page issue, our largest to date. Lest we forget, the dates for the big show of the year IS March 18-20 at Brooks Hall, In San Francisco’s civic center. Hope to see you there, and at the Anaheim Applefest In April. From time to time in Call-A.P.P.L.E, we often feature assembly language programs which use Applesoft’s powerful ampersand (&) command, which has the capability of…
HERE It IS, what you have all been waiting for … the Apple II ReVISion e. Our lead story Reving Up the Rev e by Call-A.P.P.L.E. staff writers Clif Howard and Art Schumer IS a giant cooperative effort between the authors, Apple Computer, Inc. and ourselves. You can read the full-featured review of a full-featured machine starting on Page 9. And don’t be concerned about any in- compatibilities With existing software; they will be few and far between. The Identification…
A new year is upon us, another 12 issues of Call-A.P.P.L.E. We would like to request again our readers Input. What are your preferences and dislikes. Take time, if the thought appeals to you, to photocopy the contents page and rate the stories. We’re interested also in how you use your Apple, whether or not you write your own programs or plan to. Comments should be addressed to the Editorial Office at the address shown on page 2, and should…
Originally in Apple Orchard MagazineV1N1 — March/April 1980 It is curious, in retrospect, to examine ones past and attempt to determine what went wrong or what went right. As one might surmise, there is no one single factor responsible for the current popularity of Apple Pugetsound. Certainly there was no hope or expectation on behalf of A.P.P.L.E.’s founders that the group would grow to its present strength of well over 3000, or that it would achieve the measure of acceptance that it has, nearly strangling to death along the way, under the burden of a staggering work load. If any single factor can be held to account, it would have to have been the news releases printed in the summer, 1978 issues…
Originally in Apple Orchard MagazineV1N1 — March/April 1980 To define user group, we must first define user. Very simply a user is an individual who has purchased or otherwise acquired a: product. Webster defines user as “a person or thing that uses”. In the context to which we refer herein, user means an Apple II computer user. Further, in our own definition user group implies . in our own definition, user group implies a gathering or association of people with…
Software Stuff; etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc. , etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., We’re a little late, so that’s all for now! But seriously, folks, we are still suffering growing pains, and putting out this growing magazine is no small job, despite the everincreasing assistance we are receiving . When Call-APPLE is under preparation, all other works ceases. This means that for certain periods of time, growing longer each month, orders do not get mailed out…
The BIG NEWS for this issue is APPLESOFT WORKSHOP is here! The cost is S6.41 postpaid, and orders will be accepted, subject to the following conditions: This preliminary version will be updated several times over the next few months. Updates will be available at $2.00 postpaid. This version is disk-dependent in that it requires disk for certain routines, including Append. Every attempt has been made to debug it, but some may still remain. Please allow 30 days for delivery on…
Here is a quickie about setting up the APPLESOFT ROM card. First, as the instructions indicated, this card will function only in Slot #0 of your Apple ][. This card allows you to make a choice of whether you want Integer BASIC or APPLESOFT to be called with Control-B after you power up. If the switch is in the down position, APPLESOFT will be selected. In addition, it is not necessary to change the switch position to call the non-default…
As we were going to press, we were handed a copy of the NEW documentation on Disk II. We are pleased to report that this documentation, running nearly twice the length of the original. It is far more concise and detailed and has a very good introductory section. So all you gentle folk at Apple Computer, we retract (sort of) some of the nasty things we said in this month’s editorial (http://www.callapple.org/1978/08/01/an-a-p-p-l-e-editorial-2/). However, we still feel that the Disk II…
Perhaps this may be the first disk program published for Apple’s new Disk II. If so, a feather for our cap! The “SAVE” program, listed in column two will ask the user to input the file names of six disk programs, start recording on tape and hit return. SAVE will then consecutively load from disk and save to tape, in one operation, the six named programs. A neat way to make a tape for a friend from your disk collection….
The big news story of this issue is obviously the arrival in town of Disk II and Applesoft II ROM. Rather than do a review, we have hidden behind the pretext of an editorial to state our feelings on the failings of Disk II and A/S ROM. I’ve got a feeling I’m failing? (Oh dear! )) Applesoft II ROM for $100 is like buying 10K of memory for less than half price, since it frees that amount of RAM for…
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As usual, we are down to the wire again as it comes time to write this column. We are still receiving applications from all over the country as we pass the 110 mark in membership, and we would also at this time like to extend a special welcome to our first overseas member, Paul Moortgat who lives in Nieuwkerken, Belgium! There are many special features for new members in this issue, and we would like to refer you to the…
We always look forward to writing this column each month, for a number of reasons. One is that since it is usually the last new material writtem ,it is this column that gives us an indication of the length of the current issue will run. Secondly, because we look at it as sort of “our own” column we feel free to let our thoughts wander a bit, and we feel this line sometimes will produce some interestbig material. In any…
by Steve Wozniak Apple Computer, Inc.(Reprinted from Dr. Dobbs Journal of Computer Calisthenics and Orhtodontia, Box E, Menlo Park, Ca. 94025, Issue No. 23) An understanding of the internal representation of a BASIC program is necessary in order to develop RENUMBER and APPEND algorithms. Fig. 1 illustrate s the significant pointers for a program in memory. Variable and symbol table assignment begins at the location whose address is contained in the pointer LOMEM ($4A and $4B where ‘$’ , stands…
