by James Capparell, Publisher II Computing Volume 1 Number 1October / November 1985 “Computers – the final frontier, these are the voyages ….” An unusual introduction to a new column perhaps, but as an old Star Trek fan, I remember it was an invitation like this that opened the door to “strange new worlds:’ The impossible became real. I loved it. Similarly, I invite you to join me on a bold expedition, one that should be every bit as exciting…
DeWitt Robbeloth II Computing Volume 1 Number 1October / November 1985 The computer world was stunned in June when Apple Computer, Inc. announced, in effect, that cofounder and Chairman of the Board Steven Jobs had been unhorsed in a corporate joust with Apple’s President and Chief Executive Officer, John Sculley. Sculley convinced the Board of Directors to reorganize the company in a way that removed Jobs from his executive role as general manager of the Macintosh Division. The new “functional”…
Moves Muppets into software by MICHAEL CIRAOLO II Computing Volume 1 Number 1 October / November 1985 Christopher Cerf is a joy to be around. He’s a bright, bubbling man who’s always in motion – not with manic energy, but with the enthusiasm of someone who can’t stop having a good time. It isn’t easy to capture Cerf on paper. It would be easy to simply say he helped launch the National Lampoon, designed award-winning software, earned wide acclaim as…
by DeWITT ROBBELOTH, EDITOR II Computing Volume 1 Number 1 October / November 1985 Thanks for giving us a chance to introduce ourselves. II Computing is a new magazine specifically for those of us who own or use some type of Apple II computer. That includes the II, II+, IIe and IIe and all future computers built around the II design. We’ll also cover the peripherals, software and firmware for Apple II machines. Browse through this issue and you will…
II Computing MagazineOctober / November 1985 The following program was produced by Antic Publishing, Inc. for the II Computing Magazine “Action” disk which came with the magazine. 10 REM * II COMPUTING VOL.1 NO.120 REM * COPYRIGHT 198530 REM * ANTIC PUBLISHING, INC.40 GOSUB 30050 VTAB 5 + L * 2: HTAB H(L): PRINT ST$(L)60 VTAB 5 + I * 2: HTAB H(I): INVERSE : PRINT ST$(I): NORMAL70 L = I: POKE ST,180 KY = PEEK (KP): IF KY <…
Product: Standard Apple Numerics Environment (SANE) Use: Numeric Calculation For: Apple II, III, Pascal Company:Apple Computer Inc. Includes: Documentation and disk Availability: Apple Computer Dealers Price: $35 By J.B. KoonsCall-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine July 1985 PP19-20 MORE and more often now we hear that the day of the lowly 8 bit microprocessor, such as the 6502 that sits at the heart of all Apple II and Apple III computers, is over. If you want to do real work you need a machine…
by James W. Thomas Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine July 1985 PP15-18 The Apple Numerics Group has been working for several yeors to implement state-of- the-art numerics on all Apple computers. The result of these efforts is calted SANE, for Standard Apple Numerics Environment. It is available for Pascal and assembly programmers on Apple II and III computers, and is the native arithmetic on Macintosh. Apple Works, MacPascal, MacBASIC, the Lisa Workshop, and several other Macintosh languages and application programs use SANE. This…
Apple Computer Australia are making arrangements for the appointment of Control Data Australia as its third-party maintenance organisation in Australia. The agreement will result in users having access to a nation-wide on-site maintenance service. Control Data will install and maintain Apple II , Apple /I and Lisa computers and peripherals, including printers and video monitors. The on-site support offered by Control Data will complement Apple’s current dealer maintenance service .. “This agreement will have a number of advantages for Apple…
Apple Inc has been awarded a preliminary injunction against a Las Angeles distributor of one of the copies of the Apple II computer being sold in the US. A judge of the US District Court in California enjoined Formula International, distributor of the “Pineapple” computer, from copying or selling any of Apple’s copyrighted software in the computer’s memory or on disk, specifically the Autostart ROM, Applesoft, DOS 3.3 and Integer BASIC. The judge concluded that US copyright statutes cover programs…
Welcome to the first issue of “The Australian Apple Review” . This will be a magazine by and for users of Apple computers in this country. As well as we can estimate, there are over 20,000 Apple computers in Australia today, easily enough to support a magazine. Our decision to launch the magazine was not taken lightly. We had been looking at the possibility for some time, but the catalyst which brought about the decision was the opening of Apple…
By Dr. 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…
/// 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…
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…
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 —…
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…
Communications packages for the Apple II by Graeme PhilipsonAustralian Apple Review March 1984 An increasingly popular use of microcomputers, the Apple of course included, is as terminals. With the addition of a few bits of hardware and software the Apple 11 can become a complete intelligent terminal, capable of communicating via normal telephone lines with mainframe computers, databases, electronic mail services – anything that you can use a conventional terminal for. What sorts of things? Many people are still unaware,…
by Ian Gronowski Australian Apple Review V1 No 3 March 1987 In recent years Logo has become one of the most popular teaching languages. Designed at MIT by a team headed by Seymour Pappert, it has been successfully implemented on most micros, though the versions for the Apple have received the most acclaim. The hardest thing about writing an article on Logo is to try to prevent it from turning into a review of “Mindstorms”. “Mindstorms” is a book by…
by Graeme PhilipsonAustralian Apple Review March 1984 BASIC is in many ways a great computer language. It is very easy to learn, in fact it was originally designed as a language to teach people how to program. The letters “B.A.S.I.C.” stand for “Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code”. It is also suited to a wide range of applications: just about any programming job can be written in BASIC. Many other languages are much better suited for particular jobs, but few match…
by Gareth PowellAustralian Apple Review March 1984 I wrote this article originally for the “Weekend Australian”. To those select few who already read that august paper, my apologies. However, there is a consolation prize. The “Weekend Australian” charged $2 for the program listing that appears at the end. You get it free. Dick Francis writes thrillers about horse racing. And damn good they are too. Francis is writing about something at which he is an expert, for he was a…
by Art Ude Call-A.P.P.L.E. MagzineNovermber 1983 pp55-57 THE Audacity of it! The Pre-sumptive Nerve! The Disrespect, Gall, and Outright Indignation! To submit a TRS-80 review to Call-A.P.P.L.E. What is worse, they actually publish it! This deserves nothing less than an irate letter to the editor and a cancellation of your membership. But wait before you toss this issue in the bit bucket, hear me out. I am as much a dedicated Apple owner as you are, and until a few…
