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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”…

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…

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…