Twenty-five years and counting, and yes, with a great deal more gray hair, the editor still has a few more bytes left. Many eons ago we thought we had written the last for Call –A.P.P.L.E. but one never knows. What goes around, comes around eh? Early on, we were fascinated with computers, starting in 1977 […]
Software Stuff; etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc. , etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., etc., We’re a little late, so that’s all for now! But seriously, folks, we are still suffering growing pains, and putting out this growing magazine is no small job, despite the everincreasing assistance we are receiving . When Call-APPLE […]
As we were going to press, we were handed a copy of the NEW documentation on Disk II. We are pleased to report that this documentation, running nearly twice the length of the original. It is far more concise and detailed and has a very good introductory section. So all you gentle folk at Apple […]
The big news story of this issue is obviously the arrival in town of Disk II and Applesoft II ROM. Rather than do a review, we have hidden behind the pretext of an editorial to state our feelings on the failings of Disk II and A/S ROM. I’ve got a feeling I’m failing? (Oh dear! […]
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By Val J. Golding A problem that arises in any such organization as A.P.P.L.E. is that of “Bootlegging programs.” We have a number of programs in our personal library which we have purchased from a software vendor,and when a friend says: “Gosh, that’s a neat program .. will you run me a copy off?”, we […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
