Category: Books

Nox Archaist Book of Hints Pre-Order

The Nox Archaist team has announced the Pre-Orders for their forthcoming Nox Archaist Book of Hints. The book, chock full of hints and tips for Nox Archaist players new and old alike, was written by famed GameFaq reviews author Andrew Shultz. For more information, see below ———————–Begin Press Release———————— We are excited to announce the […]

Beyond Quest released by A.P.P.L.E.

Seattle, Washington — October 23, 2020 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is proud to announce the availability of a new manual for the “Beyond Quest“ game written by Bill Martens in 1985 and completed in 2020. Beyond Quest is an all-text RPG game that’s the most old school fun you will have with […]

GBBS Pro 2.2 Book released by A.P.P.L.E.

Seattle, Washington — July 21, 2017 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) and Kevin M. Smallwood are proud to announce the immediate availability of the book GBBS Pro Bulletin Board System: Version 2.2 and the software update that accompanies it. GBBS Pro is a user-friendly, highly-modifiable Bulletin Board System (BBS) for communications and entertainment.  […]

Robert Clardy’s Cyber Jack released by A.P.P.L.E.

Seattle, Washington — June 19, 2017 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) and Robert Clardy are proud to announce the immediate availability of his autobiography Cyber Jack: The Adventures of Robert Clardy and Synergistic Software. Cyber Jack chronicles Robert Clardy’s adventures throughout his self-made career as a computer programmer.  He shares business advice, humorous […]

Mike Harvey’s Nibble Viewpoints released by A.P.P.L.E.

Seattle, Washington — June 26, 2016 — Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) and Mike Harvey are proud to announce the immediate availability of the book Nibble Viewpoints: Business Insights From The Computing Revolution. Mike Harvey says, “I’m excited about my new Nibble Viewpoints book that is an organized culmination of my editorials from 12 […]

Historically Brewed Released as a PDF

David Greelish has released his 2014 compilation of the Historically Brewed / Classic Computing newsletters as a PDF.  Historically Brewed was a 1990’s publication that was published by The Historical Computer Society.  The book contained all nine issues of the Historically Brewed and the premier issue of Classic Computing. This book offers an interesting look […]

Apple II Scans posts Apple IIc Users Guide

The AppleIIScans.net website has posted the Apple IIc Users Guide.  The guide originally published in 1984 by Brady Communications and authored by Gary Phillips and Donald Scellato  features the Picaso style Apple //c on the cover of the book.  It is available in PDF format from the Apple2Scants.net website at: http://www.apple2scans.net/2015/04/20/apple-iic-user-guide/

Classic Computing: The Complete Historically Brewed now available online as a PDF

David Greelish’s fine historically compendium, Classic Computing: The Complete Historically Brewed is now available online in a PDF Ebook.  The book which was produced in 2013 contains all issues of the Historically Brewed magazine.  You can download the book for free from the Classic Computing website at: http://www.classiccomputing.com/CC/HB_Book.html

Assembly Lines: The Complete Book Released

Assembly Lines: The Complete Book has been released.  Roger Wagner’s Assembly Lines was an important information source for many programmers in the 1980’s.  The article ran in Softtalk magazine over 33 issues.  Chris Torrence has edited and published this book in close coordination with Roger Wagner under the Creative Commons 2.0 license and it is […]

The WOZPAK Special Edition released by A.P.P.L.E.

Seattle, Washington – 23 July 2013 – Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is proud to announce The WOZPAK Special Edition: Steve Wozniak’s Apple-1 & Apple II Computers.  This book has been a year long collaboration between Brian Wiser and Bill Martens and brings out the best quality and spirit of what The WOZPAK was […]

An A.P.P.L.E. Review – The New Apple II User’s Guide

The New Apple II User's Guide cover

Book Title:  The New Apple II User’s GuideAuthor: David FinniganPages: 775 In 1993, Apple Inc. discontinued the Apple IIgs computer and all production of software and manuals for the Apple II series of computers came to a screeching halt.  Within a year, 95% of all Apple II software publishers were for the most part either […]

Update to eBook Release of What’s Where in the Apple

This past week, we mentioned (http://www.callapple.org/2012/06/20/whats-where-in-the-apple-ii-is-returning/) the forthcoming re-release of William F. Luebbert’s popular Apple ][ book, What’s Where in the Apple in eBook format.   Today we have further news and more accurate pricing schedules based on information we received from the publisher, Robert Tripp: 1.  The price is going to be $19.95 but people […]

New Apple ][ Series Users Guide to be released in 10 days

David Finnigan, the curator of the MacGui.com website has published a new Apple ][ series users guide. The guide (http://macgui.com/newa2guide/) is currently 10 days from being released to the general public and is already available for pre-order on the Barnes & Noble online book store at: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-new-apple-ii-users-guide-david-finnigan/1111384271 for the price of $13.50 USD Although the […]