We would like to announce the installation of the Apple “Hot Line”, (206) 932-6588. This number is now available so your club can assist you with questions, problems, etc. If we don’t have an answer immediately available, which is quite likely, we will either attempt to find an answer or refer you to another member who can answer. If might be well to mention at the same time (especially for distant members who may tend to overlook time zones), call…
We are pleased to report the formation of an Apple user group south of the border, Apple Portland Program Library Exchange. We attended their organizational meeting in May and spent an enjoyable evening in Portland as the guest of Terry Ashton of Computerland of Portland, who also hosted the initial meeting. We are happy to see that their membership now numbers in the 30’s. Their dues and program rate structure approximate sours, and we anticipate a good deal of interaction…
By J.A. BACKMAN If you have dumped a program by hitting “RESET” when you meant to hit “RETURN” and Ctrl-C wouldn’t bring the program back – – I’ll bet the air was as blue around your APPLE II as it was around mine! – ! – ! A sweet little fix is a simple gadget that stops accidental keying “RESET” but does not stop its operation when it is needed. It does not hide the key, and doesn’t require lifting…
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.
Last issue I talked about the general specs of the PERSCI 277 eight inch floppy disk drive. This issue I want to discuss some of the uses for a floppy disc and why anyone would even want one. But first, let me digress. Since Apple has announced its own Disc II, why should I be telling you about the Persci floppy? Two reasons. 1) Computer Components announced its own floppy as available before Apple did, and 2) I’m using one…
As usual, we are down to the wire again as it comes time to write this column. We are still receiving applications from all over the country as we pass the 110 mark in membership, and we would also at this time like to extend a special welcome to our first overseas member, Paul Moortgat who lives in Nieuwkerken, Belgium! There are many special features for new members in this issue, and we would like to refer you to the…
MEMORY RANGE* DESCRIPTION ———————– —————————————- 0.1FF Program work space; not available to user. 200.2FF Keyboard character buffer. 300.3FF Available to user for short machine language programs. 400.7FF Screen display area for text or color graphics. 800. 2FFF APPLESOFT BASIC compiler. (Cassette Tape Version) 800. XXX User Program (ROM version – A2B0009X installed) where XXX is maximum available RAM memory 2000.3FFF High Resolution Graphics Display page 1. May be used by Ror-1 (A2B0009X) version of App1esoft II only. 3000. XXX User…
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…
Coming up in the July issue of Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine: Annotated Memory Test by Bob Huelsdonk Using Color Mask in HIRES by Darryl Aldrich Mystery Program — A Contest by Val Golding Programming Hints from Apple to Z Integer Basic Floating Point by Don Williams Reviews, New Product Announcements, Etc.
by Val J. Golding This routine will allow you to format Applesoft REM and PRINT statements on screen without having to worry about the lines being different. One item to take note of: This program only works in 40 column mode in this format: 10 REM ROUTINE TO FORMAT REMARKS LINES AND PRINT STATEMENTS IN APPLESOFT II BY VAL GOLDING – 5.20.1978 20 REM APPLE PUGETSOUND PROGRAM LIBRARY EXCHANGE 6708 39TH AVE SW SEATTLE, WA. 98136 90 HOME:VTAB4 100 PRINT…
A complete program listing is given below to convert a program written in Applesoft I so it will load in Applesoft II. This program is available from the club library, as is a version of Applesoft I with corrections made. Load the converter program in Integer BASIC and RUN. The program will instruct you when to load your Applesoft I program. When the conversion is complete and you have re-saved your Applesoft I program, load it into Applesoft II and…
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
……is the name of a new monthly newsletter published by Apple Computer, Inc. The first issue (May 1978) was literally packed with good information and programming hints. If you did not get your copy int he mail, be sure to contact your Apple dealer.
By Val J. Golding Applesoft & Applesoft II store in memory from the bottom up, unlike Integer BASIC, which is just the opposite, storing from the top down. Although pointers and characteristics of Applesoft I and II are similar, they are different. Therefore we will limit ourselves to APII in this discussion. Programs store startirlg at decimal location 12289 upwards, at’Id variables are located starting at the high end of program storage. Where there is no program present, theh the…
10 REM ROUTINE TO FORMAT DECIMALNUMBERS ROUNDED OFF TO TWO PLACES AND RIGHT JUSTIFIED BY BOB HUELSDONK 15 REM 4/27/78 20 REM APPLE PUGETSOUND PROGRAM LIBRARY EXCHANGE 6708 39TH AVE SW SEATTLE, WA. 98136 70 FOR I • 1 TO 10: READ A: P= A : GOSUB 6000 75 PRINT P$: NEXT 80 END 90 DATA 56.2,23456.1,5,1.186,345.70,23,678.0123,-99999.889,.2389,789S67 100 REM 110 REM ” A.’ WAS CHANGED TO ‘P’ 120 REM TO KEEP THE SUBROUTINE 130 REM ANONYMOUS. 140 REM WORKS FOR…
By Val J. Golding Is the ugly head of price wars and cut-throat sales about to raise itself? We sincerely hope not. these are bargains in which no one gains. If a dealer can move enough data in a given period of time, he can make money, even with a profit margin as low as 10%. But in order to do this, he must also cut overhead. This is usually accomplished through reductions in sales staff and services to customers. …
