Category: Apple III

ADTPro 1.2.1 Released

David Schmidt has released an update to the ADTPro disk imaging package.  ADTPro allows users to convert Apple ][ and Apple /// disks to digital images for use with emulators.  According to the press release on CSA2, “This release has a couple of snazzy things that folks won’t need to see very often: The bare-metal bootstrapper works in about 1/3 the time it did before.  It now shifts the serial hardware into high gear to transmit the bulk of  the…

Draw On /// Now Available on the Apple ][ Scans Site

Draw On //, a graphics design tool produced by the same people who produced On Three Magazine is now available on the Apple ][ Scans website.  The program was written by Bob Consorti and comes on a single floppy disk.  The Manual is also available in PDF format and is a 118.9 MB download. You can download the program at: http://apple2scans.net/apple-iii/draw-on-3/

Apple /// Cobol now on the Apple ][ Scans website

Mike Maginnis has managed to make the Apple /// Cobol software and manuals available ont he Apple ][ Scans website.  Thanks to a loan of the materials from David Scmenck, the Apple /// collection is one item richer today.  Originally released by Apple in 1982, it sold for a whopping $500 at the time. To download the software and the manuals, check out the Apple][ scans website at: http://apple2scans.net/apple-iii/apple-iii-cobol/

Apple Archives Link Library Updated

A.P.P.L.E. has updated the Apple Archives Link site with over 50 new links and now has more than 250 vintage apple links.  The site includes categories for nearly every aspect of vintage apple computing including software, emulation and project related links.  Some of the new features of the archives include: New Pull Down menus for each category Added DVD and Apple IIgs categories to the archives Single click to website links There currently are another 25 links remaining in the…

Apple /// in 10 EZ Lessons on YouTube

Datve Ottlani has posted his original Apple /// in 10 EZ lessons videos to You Tube.  The videos give a good overview of the Apple /// and its usage for those who have never touched an Apple /// Computer.  You can view the lessons from the links below or from Dave’s you tube channel Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4 Lesson 5 Lesson 6 Lesson 7 Lesson 8 Lesson 9 Lesson 10 Two other videos included in the…

Washington Apple Pi Apple /// DVD Now Public Domain

An announcement on the Apple II Scans website brought word that Dave Ottlani, creator of the Washington Apple PI Apple /// DVD, has made the entire collection public domain.   He released this collection “so that the information there can be freely accessed.” You can read the announcement in its entirety at: http://apple2scans.net/apple-iii/washington-apple-pi-apple-dvd/ You can download the .iso of the DVD from here: http://apple2scans.net/files/apple3/WAP_DVD/A3DVD.iso The news release also included the corrected version of the corrupted file A3 and can be downloaded…

Apple /// Dealer Docs Posted Online

Mike Maginnis has posted a nice collection of Apple /// Dealer docs online in PDF Format.  The collection, which he recently acquired, contains a number of interesting items including the original announcement of ListServe /// as well as a letter from David Fradlin talking about the Apple ///.  Mike has posted them because as he says, “I am unlikely to successfully auction them for $1.6 million (or even the original estimate of $25,000 to $50,000)”. You can download the entire…

Apple III Pascal Manuals Now Available

From Mike Maginnis: David Schmenk scanned several Apple III Pascal manuals and I posted them at Apple2scans.net.  They are: – Pascal Technical Reference Manual– Pascal Technical Reference Manual – Supplement– Numerics Manual: A Guide to Using the Apple III Pascal SANE and Elems Units– Pascal Update: An Introduction to Version 1.1 of Apple Pascal for Improved Application Development Grab them here:http://apple2scans.net/apple-iii/apple-iii-pascal-manuals/ or over at http://www.apple3.org.

ADTPro 1.1.5 Released

by A.P.P.L.E. Staff The Apple II software imaging software, ADTPro has once again been updated.  The current version handles Apple II’s and Apple ///’s and works over either Cassette port audio cables, Ethernet or Serial connection.  The new version includes the following features: New functionality: * [Client] Implemented native assembly ProDOS selector/ launcher eliminating the need for Applesoft; results in 30% faster booting and executing from floppy * [Client] Laser 128 machines can now use their native modem port at…

/// Cheers! — Author’s Guide

/// 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…

Threesies: New Products and News

WHAT AN APPLE /// CAN DO? Wave this Apple Computer publication under the nose of those who ask. For $3.00 you get 96 pages of product descriptions, software supplier names and addresses, and a list of software by application category. Available from your dealer or Apple Computer. Make sure you get the latest issue, released in April, which added more software and hardware. MOUSE, MICE, MEECE If you haven’t heard, Apple Computer has announced a mouse and driver board for…

/// Cheers! — The Five “W”s

By Dave Lingwood In Journalism classes long ago I had drilled into me the five “W”s of reporting: “who, what, where, when, and why?” Since my purpose here is to describe /// Cheers, I figured what the heck … Here goes: WHO? /// Cheers is brought to you by A.P.P.L.E., Apple PugetSound Program Library Exchange, which is, as you no doubt know, the world’s largest Apple users’ group. We grew beyond the functions of a local club years ago —…

Three Ideas: Handy Tools for Business BASIC

Text by Dave. Lingwood Programs by Brian Matthews (Action-Research NW) BASIC COMPARISONS Most Apple /// Business BASIC users also work with Applesoft, either from earlier ][ days, or through emulation mode. Business BASIC (hereafter “BB”) has all the professional features you need, but it lacks the flexibility provided by the openness of the ][. This article and attached programs recount some of the pitfalls we encountered and useful tricks devised in transferring a large statistical analysis package from Applesoft to…