Strategic Studies GroupRequires 64K AppleAustralian Apple Review June 1987 Nowhere is the expression ‘one man’s meat is another man’s poison’ more apt than when describing wargames. In the days pre-computer, wargaming was not only an art of strategy and tactics on the battlefield, but also around the house where firstly irate parents would threaten to throw the chits out the window, and later far more irate spouses. The computer, however, changed all this. No longer does it take an hour…
Australian Apple Review Vol 4 No 3 1987 Author: Hoyt HillsmanPublisher: Little BrownSize: 16 x 22 cm x about 230 pagesCost: $36.00 Micro Doctor is not a book about a very small member of the medical fraternity, nor will’ it make you a specialist when it comes to curing micros of all their ills. What it is however, is a reasonable set of hints on minor medicine for the IIs, along with some habits which can provide more than one…
by Andrew McKellarAustralian Apple Review June 1987 Using Applesoft’s INPUT statement does not allow great control over what the user types. There is no control over the number of characters lo be entered, no commas can be typed etc.. This routine replaces Applesoft’s INPUT statement. It allow a specific maximum number of characters than can be entered, dots are displayed showing all blanks, a whole line of input can be erased with Control -Y, this deleted text can be restored…
By Gareth PowelAustralian Apple Review June 1987 Those of us who were in at the beginning of the Apple II revolution found that the main focus of our attention from day one was on a mystery animal called DOS. This animal came in different flavours and, later, different numbers. But we happy pioneers knew, right from the start, that if we were ever to fully control this wondrous new machine we would have to work out what a Dos was,…
Interface Board, Cable, DOS 3.3 disk and manual.Available: Godfrey DeaneTelephone: (058) 21 7325Cost: $208.50 tax paid At its most fundamental, the FingerPrint Plus is a printer interface board. At its most functional, it is a Grappler plus emulator, an Apple Super Serial emulator and a Wildcard emulator, all at the same time. The Fingerprint Plus is a multifunction card so the dollars spent on this do not just fill a hole in your Apple, they do so very cost effectively,…
By Graeme Philipson “New generation” peripheral cards New computers now being released (we won’t mention any names) have made the Apple II obsolete in many ways. The newer machines are bigger and faster, they have an 80 column screen as standard, they have more standardisation, they have larger capacity disk drives. But the Apple II is still, in its IIe form, one of the world’s most popular machines. Why? Because of its truly amazing adaptability. When he designed the Apple…
By Sean Nolan This year, Christmas comes in June. The TERC BASIC Enhancements, an Applesoft enhancement package, are being dumped (pardon me, I mean released) into the public domain. The TERC BASIC Enhancements add over 50 additional BASIC commands to Applesoft which allow: • Mixing text and graphics anywhere on the screen.• Labeled subroutines with parameter passing and local variables. Improved INPUT commands which simplify catching of user errors.• IF I THEN I ELSE.• Hi-Res SCRN and XPLOT commands.• Non-destructive…
Editorial Gareth Powell Australian Apple Review Vol 4 No 2 February 1987 PP2 THE NEW Macintosh’s have arrived and we now know that Apple made the right decisions, designed the right machines, are offering the right attractive packages. Almost every review throughout the world’s press has been unreservedly congratulatory. Perhaps now we should add a minor dissenting note. The Apple company has been built with the aid of the unbridled enthusiasm of hundreds of thousands of enthusiasts, much the same…
By Cecil Fretwell Telecommunications is not a new subject. A way of defining telecommunications would be “communicating over long distances.” The Indians in a sense telecommunicated information using smoke signals, while their jungle counterparts used drums to relay their messages. Those of us who work with personal computers have become the modern day natives and need to have the ability to communicate between computers. This article will concentrate on the software aspect of the telecommunications process by reviewing several packages….
The Catalog Our new catalog should be sent to you around the first of this year. It will contain our latest products for the Apple II, Macintosh, Amigo and MSDOS compatible computers. We also want to remind you of the questionnaire that will be included with the catalog. The purpose of the questionnaire is to determine whether or not we should publish a catalog of products for all the computer systems we support or should we publish separate catalogs for…
in the lead: Communication has changed through the years. The Greeks were known for their runners, who hand delivered important messages. Our native Indians used smoke signals, Africans used drums, and then … Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. Today we use computers and telecommunication packages to send words and graphics across the wires. Although this subject has been covered in Call-A.P.P.L.E. before, things have changed considerably with the passage of time. Cecil Fretwell’s Telecommunications Software Review examines five products:…
by Andrew MichaelAustralian Apple Review April 1986 FANTAVISION IS THE SECOND in a series of mouse operated programs produced by Broderbund. The first of these was Dazzle Draw. When I saw Dazzle Draw I thought that Broderbund had reached the top in mouse operated programs, but they have made Fantavision even better. The program works on the principle that you make one picture at a time, and then after you have made all the pictures that you want, you flip…
by Gareth PowellAustralian Apple Review Vol 3 No 4 April 1986 Recently, I had to ask Paul Beaver, the rotund and non hirsute computer guru of Dick Smith Electronics, for the loan of some games programs. Now, understand that Paul is the consummate games person. He knows them, he sells them, he plays them. He has very strong views on what are good games, what are bad games, what are mediocre games. He handed a collection of Apple II games…
Book review by Gene Stephan Australian Apple Review – Vol 3 No 4 April 1986 Author: Thomas Rudolph Publisher: Unsinn (through Dorian Music,Qld) Size: 21cm by 28cm by about 175 pages Cost: $29.00 As an ex-editor of this illustrious publication, I have felt the pangs of horror over the last few months when seeing the number of words devoted to of all things, music on the Apple. To certain people, the rhythm of the dot mat is as near to…
By Paul ZabrsThe Australian Apple Review Vol 3 No 4 PP11 EVEN THOUGH communicating with microcomputers is becoming very common, it may still be quite daunting for the novice if he strikes problems. Few things are more disappointing than when, after spending several hundred dollars on peripherals, you turn everything on and nothing happens. The tendency is to try several times and, if the system still does not work, to give up in frustration and anger for having spent all…
by Craig KirkwoodAustralian Apple Review April 1986 LAST MONTH WE LOOKED AT the components of a microcomputer, discussed the use of high level languages and learnt how to access the Apple’s “mini assembler” from the monitor. That’s all well and good, but let’s extend our knowledge a little further and take a closer look at the heart of the Apple; presenting the 6502. The 6502 microprocessor was originally designed by a company called MOS Technology Inc., who were a “breakaway”…
Beat the spread with your Apple by DAVID COWLES and BILL MARQUARDT II Computing MagazineOCTOBER / NOVEMBER 1985Works with DOS 3.3 and ProDOS When the Miami Dolphins met the San Francisco 49’ers in the Superbowl last January, the “Vegas line” favored the Niners by three points. This “spread” meant that an even-money bettor on the Dolphins would still win unless Miami were beaten by four points or more. Would you have taken that action? On which side? Football Prognosticator picked…
by MARGOT COMSTOCK II Computing MagazineOctober/November 1985 About the author — Margot Comstock was cofounder and editor of Softalk. It was great jun, but it was just one of those things. Not even ten years have passed since Steve Wozniak put together the very first Apple II. The industry that has grown up supporting it and its successors has gone through just as many stages as a child of the same age. But, for the analogy to work, the child…
II Computing Magazine V1N1October / November 1985 by PAUL COHEN About the Author Paul Cohen is a free-lance writer specializing in business and technology. He is also the former editor of the Atari Connection Magazine. Online Education More than 100 years ago, the first correspondence schools brought the opportunities of an emerging industrial society to those who never had a chance to learn much academically. For people in remote locations, often bound to farms or factories, getting an education through…
by NEIL SHAPIRO II Computing Magazine V1N1October / November 1985 About the Author Neil Shapiro is editor-in-chief of MacUser Magazine and is also chief sysop of the MAUG Apple Group on CompuServe. The World of Gaming The world of gaming on the Apple II is as varied as the people who own the machine. Creating software ranging from dazzling graphics and animation to complex brain-wrenching games ofstrategy and tactics, programmers on the Apple II are constantly striving to achieve new…
