Category: Software

Product:    iListen (with USB Headset/Microphone) Cost:        $149.00 Publisher:    Mac Speech Website:    www.macspeech.com Over the years, there have been many speech recognition packages come and go.  Unfortunately none of them have been very good.  Until Now. iListen came on a single CD, installed in 10 minutes on out iBook 1.33  and went off without a hitch.  Upon installing it, attaching our  headset which came with the package, we started to configure the system to prepare it for speech recognition. While…

A.P.P.L.E. Glimpses Apple Computer releases QuickTime 6 Preview Apple Computer Inc. released the latest beta version of its popular video playing software, Quicktime 6 to the public this month. While the software is expected to build upon the changes that were in the last release, it still has some distance to cover before catching up with the other players in the market. The latest version includes support for MPEG-4 file format as well as AAC Audio from which is an…

Robert Plamondon How the EAMON Adventure System Works. COMPUTERIZED adventure games have been surrounded by an aura of mystery that has nothing to do with their story lines. Simply stated, the mystery is this: no one knows how they work. Like most mysteries, adventure programs are pretty straightforward once the hidden parts are revealed. To bring these secrets to light, let’s look at the EAMON adventure system by Donald Brown, which is a set of BASIC programs for the APPLE…

IAC DOS 3.3 and CP/M Hybrid Disk This disk is a hybrid which is in part a CP/M type of disk and in part a DOS 3.3 type of disk. It contains files of both types on it, but it does not (yet) bear an operating system. Like IAC Disk #20 (available from the IAC for $8.00), this disk is a special format designed to assist Apple users whose machines are equipped for more than just the DOS 3.3 operating…

by Ted Perry Call-A.P.P.L.E. MagazineJanuary 1980 V03N01 PP35-36 This is a progress report on the project reported upon in the July/August issue of CALL-A.P.P.L,E. As you probably recall from the original article, the Kyde Tyme Project and the CHIP Project arc computer assisted instruction grants funded by Title IV-C to develop computer assisted instruction on the Apple Microcomputer. Our tasks arc to develop a CAI author Language for the microcomputer; add graphics to the format that in the past used…

by Ted Perry Call-A.P.P.L.E. MagazineJuly / August 1979 When I was asked to help put together a CAI (Computer Assisted Instruction) subgroup, I naively said I would. The demands of correspondence quickly overran my capabilities to respond and the initial influx of programs overran my ability to document. Now with the help of a group of dedicated computer aficionados, the correspondence is under control and the documentation is in process. In this first article I would like to describe the…

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?

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.

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.

By Val J. Golding A problem that arises in any such organization as A.P.P.L.E. is that of “Bootlegging programs.” We have a number of programs in our personal library which we have purchased from a software vendor,and when a friend says: “Gosh, that’s a neat program .. will you run me a copy off?”, we have to decline. Not because we don’t want to pass the program on, but because we happen to believe that the author / owner of…

For all owners of the A.P.P.L.E. Library Pak 1A, please note: There is a partial dropout in program No. 8 (Color Game Pak) in early copies. Try loading at a higher volume setting. If this does not work, let us know and we will replace. The same issue occurs with our early copies of Basic Tutorial.

By Bob Huelsdonk Some protocol is a must if you use a printer with greater than 40 columns with your Apple.  This comes about because it tries to write beyond the screen area and into the variables area in Integer BASIC or into the operating system in Applesoft.  The following fix will help prevent this problem: Start your printer driver routine with a JSR FC58.  This will home the cursor and clear the screen.  Do not return to the screen…

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…

The May 1978 Contact! newsletter from Apple Computer, Inc. contained a number of required patches to repair bugs in Applesoft I. Array Indexing Problem Fix Long line Fix “END” Statement Fix FRE(0) Function Fix

The Apple ][ is country’s best seller?  This is what Phil Roybal, Apple Computer’s marketing manager expressed to us when we asked him recently.  Apple’s new Shuggart mini-floppy has now been officially announced at an unbelievably low $495.  The Delievery is scheduled to commence in lat June.  This drop of $200 was enough to influence our decision to buy. The Applesoft II ROM board will be available at $100 for an introductory period only, running through July 31st, at which…

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 Bob Huelsdonk I wrote this simple program to test new memory chips I bought. Just store the correct end address for your Apple in locations 4 and 5, run 300G and display 800 to the end. 300.32A 0300- A0 00 A9 55 91 02 D1 02 0308- D0 1D A9 AA 91 02 D1 02 0310- D0 15 20 18 03 90 EB 60 0318- A5 02 C5 04 A5 03 E5 05 0320- 3A FF 00 – 4C…

By Val J. Golding At the top of the list is Apple Computer’s new Basic programming manual. This falls just short of being a masterpiece. It is well written and easy to understand, even for a novice like this writer and is printed in a small, easy to handle spiral binding. It starts by introducing simple Basic commands in program format and in each simple program, goes on to bring a new command into action. If you have not yet…

by Dana Redington = Apple Computer, Inc. More word on the utility Rom. In addition to the routines previously mentioned, this Rom will have new high-res operating routines, including a SHAPGEN command that will eliminate the need to manually write HIRES vectors. You will be able to directly address a d0t matrix, and there will also be a HIRES Ascii character set, displayable concurrently with the graphics. The Applesoft Rom board is scheduled for release to dealers July I st…

18 April 1978 Meeting Time: 1905 Place: Omega Stereo in Bellevue The meeting was held at Omega Stereo in Bellevue. Val Golding called the meeting to order at 7:05 and led the introductions to the 22. members present. Mike Thyng read the March minutes, which were then approved. Val reported he had contacted a Sottech representative concerning club use of their software.  They appear to be willing to work with us on royalties, and we voted to ask Val to…