Category: Books

Seattle, Washington – July 20, 2025 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published new, expanded, color 2nd Edition of “The Apple’s Apprentice” by Roger Wagner. The 140 page book was first published July 18, 2018 and is a collection of the three computer magazines Roger published in 1984. In a world of computer magazines where the target audience leans toward the adult side of life, comes The Apple’s Apprentice – the first computer magazine produced for beginners and kids of…

Seattle, Washington – July 20, 2025 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published a new, color 1st Edition of “Navigating the Business Maze.” It is a chronology of events, philosophy, and management models that guided the birth and growth of the Apple II magazine Nibble, created by Mike Harvey. Nearly 50 of his business advice editorials are featured. The book’s title came from Mike in 2016 after the release of his companion book Nibble Viewpoints, inspired by his…

Seattle, Washington – July 20, 2025 – Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published Nibble Disassembly Lines: Volume 2 – a compendium of all of the Apple II ProDOS “Disassembly Lines” articles that appeared in Mike Harvey’s Nibble magazine between 1984 and 1990.  Written by Sandy Mossberg, a medical doctor, avid reader, science fiction fan, bird watcher, photographer and especially a self-taught programmer who had one of the longest-running columns in Nibble. If you are an Assembly Language programmer who…

Exploring Business BASIC contains all 23 articles on Apple III Business BASIC as written by Taylor Pohlman for Softalk magazine, including every program developed for use with those articles. They were written at the behest of Margot Comstock and exist because of her encouragement. Demonstrating a number of features and capabilities of the Apple III computer, this book will benefit programmers and users. The contents of the 300 page book are summarized in a Table of Contents PDF. Availability Exploring…

DOSource 3.3 by Randy Hyde is a disassembled listing of DOS 3.3 for the Apple II computer with comments created by studying the disassembled code. While the code was first released in 1981 on disk by Lazer Micro Systems, and later by A.P.P.L.E. in 2002 on CD, this is the first time Randy’s commented disassembled listing is available as a 140+ page printed book. The contents are summarized in a Table of Contents PDF. Availability DOSource 3.3 is available in…

Seattle, Washington – March 26, 2025 – Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published a new 2nd Edition of The WOZPAK II, intended for collectors who want to own this early work.  It is a reprint with an additional introduction by A.P.P.L.E. founder Val J. Golding, and a new back cover.  It contains over 130 pages of Apple documentation with many examples and explanations.  A disk image with the Apple II programs is available. First published in 1979, The WOZPAK II was an…

A.P.P.L.E. is pleased to announce the immediate availability of the Snape Productions produced Beneath Apple DOS and ProDOS 2020, a compendium of both of the Don Worth books, Beneath Apple DOS and Beneath Apple ProDOS. This book contains information on the internals of DOS and ProDOS and is an invaluable resource for any Apple II user. If you are an Apple II programmer who wants a greater understanding of some tricks of programming the Apple II computer, then this is…

Nibble Disassembly Lines: Volume 1 is a compendium of all of the Apple II DOS 3.3 “Disassembly Lines” articles that appeared in Mike Harvey’s Nibble magazine as well as Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine during the 1980s. Written by Sandy Mossberg, a medical doctor, avid reader, science fiction fan, bird watcher, photographer and especially a self-taught programmer who had one of the longest-running columns in Nibble. If you are an Assembly Language programmer who wants a greater understanding of some tricks of programming…

Seattle, Washington — November 27, 2024 — Thanks to the tireless workings of Paul H. Lee, Henry Pedro, Brian Wiser, and Bill Martens, the popular Bulletin Board System, GBBS Pro, has received a significant update to version 2.4 – both the software and the expanded physical manual that accompanies it with an additional 30 pages, totaling over 410 pages. GBBS Pro 2.4 is a user-friendly, highly-modifiable Bulletin Board System (BBS) for communications and entertainment.  It has advanced features that can…

Seattle, Washington — July 28, 2024 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published “Understanding the Apple IIe: Enhanced Edition” by Jim Sather – an important and rare book that encompasses a unique technical examination the Apple IIe. Originally published in 1985 and a rarity to find, this new 450+ page “Enhanced Edition” is remastered and re-typeset, with updated text, layout, color, and over 120 technical illustrations. Text has been updated throughout, with additional coverage of the Enhanced IIe,…

Seattle, Washington — July 28, 2024 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published “All About Pilot” – a new book that is the ultimate collection of award-winning articles about the PILOT programming language.  Written by the original creators of the language on many retro computing platforms, this resource provides tools and instruction to begin using the language effectively. Highlights Include Availability All About Pilot is available in Paperback, Hardback and Coil – printed in color – through the A.P.P.L.E….

Over the past several years, Brazilian Felipe Pepe, a Tokyo resident, has been coordinating one of the largest projects covering RPG game history. His project has now culminated in a new, extended version of the print book, The CRPG Book – A Guide to Computer Role Playing Games (Expanded Edition), is now available through his publisher, Bitmap Books. This printing of the CRPG Book is the second printing with a lot more material included. According to the press release on…

The Apple II History site is hosting an updated version of the Apple II Redbook, long considered to be one of the most important manuals in the history of the Apple II Computer. This updated version has been reproduced and upgraded with additional materials included from Apple II history. You can download the updated Redbook for the Apple II computer and get further information about the update from: https://www.apple2history.org/sdm_downloads/apple-ii-redbook-digital-edition-2023/

Seattle, Washington — July 30, 2023 — Thanks to the tireless workings of Paul H. Lee, Henry Pedro, Brian Wiser, and Bill Martens, the popular Bulletin Board System, GBBS Pro, has received a significant update to version 2.3 – both the software and the expanded physical manual that accompanies it with an additional 142 pages. GBBS Pro 2.3 is a user-friendly, highly-modifiable Bulletin Board System (BBS) for communications and entertainment.  It has advanced features that can be configured by a…

Seattle, Washington — February 27, 2023 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published “A.P.P.L.E. Pascal Anthology” – an Apple II programming tutorial book compiled by Bill Martens. The A.P.P.L.E. Pascal Anthology provides an extensive dive into the Pascal programming language on the Apple II computer. Many utility programs and in-depth topics are included, encompassing over 225 pages. Featuring a variety of example programs, references, and a handy glossary – guiding you further in your understanding of the Apple…

Seattle, Washington — July 23, 2022 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published “Big Computer Games: Enhanced Edition” – a new edition of the classic games programming book from 1984. Originally edited by David H. Ahl of Creative Computing, this “Enhanced Edition” has a new preface from David written in 2022. The cover has been redesigned and the book contains over 120 pages of enhanced scans. Third in the Creative Computing series of best-selling computer games books, Big…

Seattle, Washington — July 23, 2022 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) has published “A Graphics Toolkit” – an Apple II programming tutorial book written by Randi J. Rost. A Graphics Toolkit teaches you the art of creating graphical libraries for use in games and other programs. Tutorial articles guide you through machine language and BASIC programs that can be used in your own games.  Availability A Graphics Toolkit is available through the A.P.P.L.E. bookstore with production and fulfillment…

John Romero, the author of the computer game Doom among many other games and owner of Romero Games, has announced his memoir. The book, DOOM GUY – Life in First Person is a look back at Johns forays in the gaming industry and where it has gone during his tenure. Although the book is not being released until the 23rd of January, 2023, people can pre-order the book today at:https://www.amazon.com/Doom-Guy-Life-First-Person/dp/141975811X/

Seattle, Washington — February 10, 2022 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is proud to announce three new “enhanced” books: Peeking at Call-A.P.P.L.E. 1978, 1979, and 1980 – a nostalgic look back at the early years of the Apple computing revolution through the eyes of Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine and the Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) user group. These books have been out of print for over 40 years. Articles from each respective year of Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine are organized into…

Seattle, Washington — July 23, 2021 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) and Jules H. Gilder are proud to announce the immediate availability of the book Apple Software Protection Digest. You will learn how to protect, unprotect and backup your Apple II software. Inside this collection are Jules H. Gilder’s six rare issues published between 1985 and 1986. Availability Apple Software Protection Digest is available through the A.P.P.L.E. bookstore with production and fulfillment by Lulu.com. A new disk image…