Category: CallApple
/// CHEERS! enthusiastically and (well) cheerfully welcomes articles and programs from potential authors — we want to read stuff from other people! We are interested in how-to-do-it articles, hardware/software reviews, use notes on popular applications software, and programs in any languages supported on the ///. Particular emphasis is given to programs that are instructive, and/or provide needed utilities. The guidelines are rather simple: submit your text on DISK, along with source files for any programs, or source and invokable files…
“Hey, sir, look at this!”. That is one thing that you can rely on about Nellie Hacker. When she has something to say she just bursts right in. “I thought you were typing up one of my articles tonight.” I shot back to the other end of my lab where Nellie sat hunched over the computer keyboard. “Oh don’t worry, I keep track of my time. I’m finished, so I thought I would boot up this disk I got from…
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…
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…
The September meeting will be held on the second Tuesday of September instead of the usual third Tuesday. The occasion for this being an appearance “on the scene” by Mr. Randy Wiggington of Apple Computer, Inc. We would like to take this opportunity to thank Randy for his interest in the group and also to Bob Huelsdonk who was instrumental in arranging for Randy to appear. We are not certain just what will go on at the meeting, other than…
And now a word from our sponsor …, you! Look elsewhere in this issue for an as yet untitled letters to the editor feature. We are now actively soliciting your letters and will reproduce in part some of the interesting ones. H you have a question or a problem, and we can’t find the answer in time to print it, we’ll throw it open to our readers for solution. Money talks. Unfortunately, we have a number of words on that…
Apparently, quite a few. You can look forward in the near future to receiving a questionaire in connection with your medical and other applications for Apple II. It would seem that about 10% of our current membership is in the profession, and our objective is to put this large minority in contact with one another. You will also be receiving names and addresses. This also will apply to any other special interest group; we will attempt to put you in…
Much of this issue of Call-A.P.P.L.E. was done 0n our own Apple II Computer, nobly assisted by an Integral Data IP-225 printer, along with our own modification of Phil Roybal’s Lower Case Character Generating Program (See Contact, May, 1978) The IP-225 has performed beautifully, and because you can software-select eight different type fonts, It is ideal for this task. We believe the smallest available type face, which we are using here, is easily readable, and it contributes further by making…
Sorry to say, many of the “corrected” versions of LPak lA still have a bad copy of Program 8. If you are ordering Library Pak 2 and ask us with your order, we will add program 8 from Library Pak la to your tape. The main reason for this was simply our lack of time to check the tapes. Forgive?
Fees for 1979 will be $2.50 Apple-cation fee {new members only} plus $7.50 dues. Those members who have already renewed at the prior rate will not be charged the new rate. New members paying for the first time after September 1 st will not be required to pay 1978 dues. Membership cards are being mailed with this issue. If you are current and have not received a card, please let us know.
Library Pak 1B $ 5. 00 Library Pak 2 $ 5.00 Programmers Workshop II $ 6.00 Disk Workshop $ 6.00 Integer Basic Tutorial $ 15.00 Danny’s Text Editor $ 45.00 Apple Box {mini-modem} $ 18.50 Apple Box II (with speaker) $ 23.50 Applesoft Workshop {watch for notice} Programs submitted to our library and accepted will receive a free library Pak.
We are fairly current on filling orders at this time. All orders received prior to July 15th should have been filled. If you do not receive your tape within 30 days, please check with us. However, we have every hope of being able to handle a 10 day turnaround time.
Currently, only the July issue is available. We plan to reprint April, May and June as time and money permit. If you have not received the back issue you want, please send a self-addressed envelope and 41 ¢ postage, along with the issues you desire. We will fill the orders, but it may take quite some time.
18 July 1978 Meeting began promptly at 7:16. We again introduced ourselves in Lynnwood OMEGA’s meeting room and found 41 members attending. Tom Geer, who is recovering from a broken leg, sent word that he orders his APPLE hardware directly from APPLE in California and dispelled any contrary rumors that had been circulating. We’ve got about 800 dollars in the treasury and most of it is committed to prior obligations. Ron and Darrell Aldrich have been busy working on a…
We would like to welcome the following staff to the A.P.P.L.E. fold: Steve Paulson who will be assisting with membership files and John Backman, who has also contributed an article for this months issue of Call-A.P.P.L.E..
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.
For those members that have paid their $10 annual membership but have not returned the Softech membership form •…. These forms must be turned in before your application can be processed. If you have not received your application, please let us know right away at 932 -6588.
Date: 20 June 1978 Time: 7:07 pm The meeting got off to a flying start at 7:07 PM as we introduced ourselves. Our official membership now stands at about 64, with 31 present at this meeting. (And in the two weeks since the meeting, has increased to over 100!) Val reported that the new Call -A. P. P. L. E. “Hot Line” has been installed and that the number is 932 -6588. (Where have we heard that number before?) This…
This issue is devoted to you, and particularly those that live without the Seattle metropolitan area. We have recently received tremendous amounts of mail, largely a result of being mentioned in the club columns of some of the major computer periodicals. Letters have been coming in at the rate of 6-12 per day, and it has certainly solved any problem as to what to do in our spare time.! Those members who live out of state are at a distinct…
