Adventure construction set archon ii options screen only arkanoid arthur balance of power borrowed time chessmaster 2000 chipwits clue. Basic primer diskbased learning aid for basic language pocket guide programming for the apple programming guide to the apple ii synergistic software programming utilities. A collection of historical software for apple ii computers from the 1980s and early 1990s. The apple ii stylized as apple is an 8bit home computer and one of the worlds first highly successful massproduced microcomputer products, designed primarily by steve wozniak steve jobs oversaw the development of the apple ii s foammolded plastic case and rod holt developed the switching power supply.
Applications, utilities and general purpose software for the apple ii. This area of the apple ii site is for links on the internet related to all aspects of the apple ii. Rare, unusual and collectable software and other components for your vintage apple,your retro mac and occasionally for a pc. Besides these builtin languages, many others can be loaded in. The apple ii floppy boots into prodos and runs a simple machine language program that scans the keyboard, and mouse if present, sending the events out the serial port to the raspberry pi. These people were usually firsttime computer buyers who were captivated by the excitement of owning their own computer, and then had to sit down to actually find something useful or fun to do with it. Burrells macintosh design was elegant and clever in many different ways, always using minimal hardware resources for maximal value. The dedicated 6502 frees the apple cpu for other tasks and speeds mouse operations. Allows you to switch drives easily by having the disk drive connectors outside of the apple ii case.
I figure this might be some useful information for people who have a mouse on their iieiic and want to use it for something. A top notch program selector and collection of utilities to manage your files and to provide optimal. The new rom firmware allowed applesoft basic to recognize lowercase characters and work better with an 80column display, and fixed several bugs from the iie rom. Adventure construction set archon ii options screen only arkanoid arthur balance of power. Robotwar is a programming game written by silas warner. Entering call151 from the basic prompt puts you in the monitor. At a time when the use of the bulletin board system bbs, or even telecommunications in general wasnt a common use of the apple ii, ascii express from hereon as its more common name ae was the choice among telecommunication users throughout much of the 1980s. The term internet is first used to describe the international collection of networks that used tcpip to communicate with each other. Apple ii, apple and apple programming and productivity. The story behind the apple ii mouse is interesting. Robert woodhead of sirtech software, wellknown as the cocreator of the wizardry series of computer roleplaying games, will join us as the keynote speaker. Also find out how to locate your devices serial number. I hope this program inspires you to mousify some of your own programs.
Its meant for beginners, so it doesnt dive deeply into any one topic. Apple stated that the apple iic was compatible with 9095% of the 10,000 software packages available for the apple ii series. With a speech synthesizer, intelligent software, and the apple ii mouse, the disabled would be able to better communicate with the world. And it has one feature that will make mac owners jealouscolor. Apple ii mouse card protoype burrells macintosh design was elegant and clever in many different ways, always using minimal hardware resources for maximal value. The apple dealer network used this book to emphasize the growing software developer base. Software developers who are writing mouse based programs in assembly language need to be concerned about the computers interrupt environment, even if they are using the mouse in passive mode. It was created by mac engineers in 1981 in their spare time, just to show that it could be done. The first apple ii program to use a mouse and implement some sort of. The iie uses a 65c02 cpu, 128k banked ram, two 140k floppies and a hard drive. What is the format of the syntax tables in apple ii integer basic. The newly revised and expanded fieldtested computer literacy course for the apple ii plus, iie, and iic that introduces students to basic language programming. Earliest beginnings of the online service that would become delphi.
Software developers who are writing mousebased programs in assembly language need to be concerned about the computers interrupt environment, even if they are using the mouse in. This software can handle, including things like copy, cut, and paste, volume control, media player control, send. Apple computer acquired the software and released it rebranded as apple ii desktop as the initial system software for the apple iigs. Listed below are several conditions which assembly language programmers. Apple ii, apple e, c, iigs, iic plus, and apple programming and productivity software on 5. Corvus constellation ii multicomputer software apple ii released. The mouse interface was a typical example, using just a. Later the game was commercialized and adapted for the apple ii family of computers and published by muse software in 1981. Programmers guide contributed by michael mischna advanced programming techniques for the iigs toolbox. If you dont have an apple ii mouse, a usb mouse will be required for running.
Simply boot the floppy in your apple ii with uthernet i or uthernet ii card installed. It is a mouse driven maclike finder gui application for 8bit apples and clones with 128k of memory, utilizing doublehires monochrome graphics 560x192, an optional mouse, and the prodos operating system. The mousepaint software was developed by bill budge, who appears in this infamous ea ad, back when ea tried to promote their programmers as rock stars. This simple introduction to applesoft basic is demonstrated on my working apple iie from 1983. The apple ii series is a family of home computers, one of the first highly successful. The program was featured on the apple ii prodos users disk, and on a separate disk that came with the apple iie mouse card. Meanwhile, my good friend bill budge, who was an amazing apple ii games programmer, came up with an incredibly. Some commercial apple ii software booted directly and did not use standard. Watch hackervintage computer game for apple iie activision. Ascii express is a telecommunications program, written for the apple ii series of computers.
I am unable to find a manual on the internet anywhere. This game, along with the companion program robotwrite, was originally developed in the tutor programming language on the plato system in the 1970s. Its old fashioned romentrypoint style programming, but with slight nods towards modern api design and relocatable driver code. Go to control panelprogramsturn features on or off and scroll down to. Does anyone have a pdf of the manual they could send me, or know what is the preferred expansion slot that it plugs in to. Using a mouse is a new experience for many apple ii owners. Dave schmenks projects page my projects to amuse and. There are several good places on the net to find out about programming.
To the apple ii software, the apple ii pi interface adapter looks like a firmwareless super serial card. How did the lazer systems graphics plus board work. Apple ii graphical user interfaces the first apple ii program to use a mouse and implement some sort of graphical user interface was mousepaint. A collection of past and current apple ii ftp sites. The relative lowcost and ease of use of an apple ii makes such a system practical. The apple ii mouse may be installed in any slot, though slot 4 is recommended. How to identify your apple wireless mouse, keyboard, or. Software design, apple spirit, prototypes, technical, apple ii, compensation. Following is a list of apple ii applications including utilities and development tools. Besides the keyboard and mouse input, the apple ii pi uses a custom protocol that allows linux applications and drivers to access the apple ii memory and execute arbitrary code on the apple ii. What software supported the mockingboard on the apple ii. In part 2 of this article well expand the capabilities of program 1 to let you use the mouse to delete and insert blocks of text.
An apple iic with a functional serial connection between itself and the raspberry pi will work with the apple ii pi software just fine. Mouse programming on the apple ii is a fascinating mix of old and new software paradigms. The apple iigs stylized as iigs is the fifth and most powerful model in the apple ii series of personal computers produced by apple computer. Microsci gameport iii apple ii emulation modification utility disk. The chart here uses information from apple s apple ii technical references, beneath apple dos by worth and lechner, and exploring apple gsos and prodos 8 by little. Pointing to one of the words and holding down the mouse button would cause a. Contribute to blondie7575mouseii development by creating an account on github. The mousepaint software is a freehand graphics program which. Apple ii desktop, a macintoshlike file manager, running on an emulated apple iie under applewin. It is a very simple protocol and the serial port is running at 115. How to identify your apple wireless mouse, keyboard, or trackpad learn which apple wireless mouse, keyboard, or trackpad you have and the system requirements to use it. Early apple ii system software programs exhibited this trait in the. The apple ii mouse includes a 5chip interface card with its own 6502 microprocessor and rom routines which make the mouse a good deal more responsive than any game controller. Rare apple ii e computer video game rambo first blood part ii works.
This flexible protocol is how the linux joystick driver was written and how the fuse file system in user space driver provides prodos volumes as linux directories and files. They often brought their first programming efforts to show off at the computer. The internet archive software library is a large collection of viewable and executable software titles, ranging from commercially released products to public domain and hobbyist programs. The gs in the name stands for graphics and sound, referring to its enhanced multimedia capabilities, especially its stateoftheart sound and music synthesis, which greatly surpassed previous models of the line and most contemporary machines like the macintosh. Kansasfest 2020, the 32 nd annual apple ii convention, is scheduled for july 2126 in kansas city, missouri.
Logo easy educational graphic programming language. In the apple ii part of the computer world, the first distribution of software came from home authors. Where possible, they are divided into categories such as hardware, software, documentation etc. Kaypro introduces the kaypro ii portable, with 9inch screen and software included, to compete with the osborne. Here you can view and change values in key memory locations and enter machine language routines. The mouse interface was a typical example, using just a fraction of the general purpose 6522 via chip that burrell had incorporated. The software could collect the symbols and print or speak complete sentences. Software developers who are writing mousebased programs in assembly.
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