Apple Source : Apple ][ is country’s best seller

June 1, 1978

Posted by Bill Martens

The Apple ][ is country’s best seller? This is what Phil Roybal, Apple Computer’s marketing manager expressed to us when we asked him recently. Apple’s new Shuggart mini-floppy has now been officially announced at an unbelievably low $495. The Delievery is scheduled to commence in lat June. This drop of $200 was enough to influence our decision to buy. The Applesoft II ROM board will be available at $100 for an introductory period only, running through July 31st, at which time the retail price will become $200. Better get yours quickly!. Apple has announced price reductions in 16K Apple ][‘s from $1445 to $1195 and and 16K chip sets from $500 to $300. We were fortunate enough to be able to see a pre-release copy of Apple’s new editor-assembler, written by Gary Shannon and Randy Wiggington. The program is tentatively slated for a fall release. Randy describes it as the most comprehensive editor-assembler ever produced, bar none and says it will even outperform IBM’s.

Updated: March 7, 2011 at 10:11

Tags: apple, applesoft II Rom, gary shannon, phil roybal, Randy Wiggington, shuggart

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Bill Martens

A.P.P.L.E. Chairman of the Board and Club president -- Bill worked for the founder, Val J. Golding and A.P.P.L.E. from 1981 to 1982. In 1999, he began archiving the materials which were distributed and sold by A.P.P.L.E.. That project led to the group that remained of A.P.P.L.E. Bill was involved in the financial industry in Tokyo and has over 20 major office infrastructure projects to his name. In March 2001, he retired to write books and to spend more time pursuing personal interests. As the president of the users group, Bill is in charge of distribution of Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine as well as the organization of this web site. Bill currently resides in Tokyo, Japan and Shelton, Wa splitting time between the places.