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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…
A CHANGE OF HEARTNew instructions grace the 65C02by MORGAN P. CAFFREY II Computing V1N1October / November 1985 About the Author Morgan P Caffrey is a programmer/ analyst concentrating on expert systems, databases and telecommunicatiom seftware. He was an early Apple II owner and former technical editor for Apple Orchard magazine. Assembly Language 65C02 The heart of any computer is its Central Processing Unit (CPU). In a microcomputer this is a chip, usually referred to by its number. The revolution in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Murray Arnow/Call -A.P.P.L.E. staff writerJune 1983 / PP 49-52 Apple CP/M is probably the least documented of the operating systems available to Apple users. With this in mind, I hope to share some of the information I have been able to gather on the 2-80 Soft Card and the associated Microsoft implementation of CP/M. Before I begin, let me urge the reader to refer to the series of articles by Gregg Tibbetts in Softalk magazine titled SoftCard Symposium. The latter…
WERE off to greet spring-time and the West Coast Computer Faire with a special 128 page issue, our largest to date. Lest we forget, the dates for the big show of the year IS March 18-20 at Brooks Hall, In San Francisco’s civic center. Hope to see you there, and at the Anaheim Applefest In April. From time to time in Call-A.P.P.L.E, we often feature assembly language programs which use Applesoft’s powerful ampersand (&) command, which has the capability of…
IAC DOS 3.3 and CP/M Hybrid Disk This disk is a hybrid which is in part a CP/M type of disk and in part a DOS 3.3 type of disk. It contains files of both types on it, but it does not (yet) bear an operating system. Like IAC Disk #20 (available from the IAC for $8.00), this disk is a special format designed to assist Apple users whose machines are equipped for more than just the DOS 3.3 operating…
HERE It IS, what you have all been waiting for … the Apple II ReVISion e. Our lead story Reving Up the Rev e by Call-A.P.P.L.E. staff writers Clif Howard and Art Schumer IS a giant cooperative effort between the authors, Apple Computer, Inc. and ourselves. You can read the full-featured review of a full-featured machine starting on Page 9. And don’t be concerned about any in- compatibilities With existing software; they will be few and far between. The Identification…
A new year is upon us, another 12 issues of Call-A.P.P.L.E. We would like to request again our readers Input. What are your preferences and dislikes. Take time, if the thought appeals to you, to photocopy the contents page and rate the stories. We’re interested also in how you use your Apple, whether or not you write your own programs or plan to. Comments should be addressed to the Editorial Office at the address shown on page 2, and should…
A Call-A.P.P.L.E. Techniqueby Mat DavisCall-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine October 1982 PP17 One of the Apple’s strongest points is its ability to use multiple operating systems such as DOS 3.3 and Pascal. For someone who uses both of these operating systems, there are times when it would be convenient to have disks that both Pascal and DOS could use. Such a disk would be useful for individual users who are trading programs or for user groups who want to have some Pascal programs…
by Ted Perry Call-A.P.P.L.E. MagazineJuly / August 1979 When I was asked to help put together a CAI (Computer Assisted Instruction) subgroup, I naively said I would. The demands of correspondence quickly overran my capabilities to respond and the initial influx of programs overran my ability to document. Now with the help of a group of dedicated computer aficionados, the correspondence is under control and the documentation is in process. In this first article I would like to describe the…
The APPLE-II color graphics hardware will display a 40H by 48V grid, each position of which may be anyone of 16 colors. The actual screen data is stored in 1 K bytes of system memory, normally locations $400 to $7FF.(A dual page mode allows the user to alternatively display locations $800 to $BFF). Color displays are generated by executing programs which modify the “screen memory.” For example, storing zeroes throughout locations $400 to $7FF will yield an all-black display while…
This is a program which will allow you to dump BASIC statements to Hexadecimal code. 1 REM PROGRAM TO DUMP BASIC2 REM STATEMENTS TO HEX3 REM TO USE … ADD A LINE4 REM OF BASIC AFTER 12005 REM AND RUN.6 REM WRITTEN BY7 REM D.R. WILLIAMS 2/7810 DIM S$(16):S$=”0123456789ADCDEF”20 LOCF= PEEK (203)*256+ PEEK (202)30 INPUT “STMT #”,N35 IF N<0 THEN END40 LOC=LOCF50 K= PEEK (LOC+2): IF K>127 THEN 9055 STHT=K*256+ PEEK (LOC+1)60 IF STMT=N THEN 10070 LOC=LOC+ PEEK <LOC)80 IF…
The following recipe will save you loading time on your Applesoft programs. 1. Load Applesoft 2. Do not “RUN” it. 3. Using the DEL command, delete lines 0,940, inclusiv. 4. Enter this line: 950 POKE 18,255 This will give you a preset version of Option 1, Applesoft graphics mode. 5. “SAVE” this at the beginning of a blank cassette and follow it with saves of programs written in Option 1. For Option 2, do the same except make line 950…
The Apple II paddle I/O Port is immediately available to connect an RS232 type. serial mode printer. Tom Geer, of the Empire Electronics store in Burien is probably the first person in the area to have a TTY up and running. If you ask, Tom would probably be glad to give you some hints on how to proceed. There is a simple machine language program in the revised Apple II manual to enable a printer. Empire has ordered a number…
Users can dress up their Apple II program with a simple tone subroutine to direct attention to error messages and other items of importance. From BASIC, you simply need a Call -1050 ($FBE6). This will produce a 1·000 cycle tone to be emitted from your computer.
