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1979Compendium

The Second Year

Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine: 1979 Compendium

Copyright © 1979, 2016 by Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.). All Rights Reserved.

Published by Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.)www.callapple.org

ISBN 978-1-365-48827-6

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First and foremost, we want to thank the 1979 A.P.P.L.E. staff: Darrell Aldrich, Ron Aldrich, Robert Clardy, Dave Garson, Val Golding, Dick Hubert, Bob Huelsdonk, Steve Paulson, Dick Sedgewick, Ralph Thiers, Mike Thyng, Mike Weinstock, and Don Williams. All uncredited documents are by Val Golding and other A.P.P.L.E. staff.

Special thanks to Apple Computer Inc. employees: Andy Hertzfeld, Bruce Tognazzini, Randy Wigginton, and Steve Wozniak.

Also we want to thank our article authors: Tim Aaronson, Steve Alex, Keith Allen Barnes, Patricia Boner, Gerald Cahill, Mark Capella, Ross Cox, Vincent S. Corsetti, Dr. Mark A. Cross, Robert J. Dennison, John Draper, Darrell Dunmire, Jeffrey K. Finn, Gary A. Foote, Bruce Freeland, Patricia Gosnell, Sandy Greenfarb, Jim Hilger, Jim Hoyt, James L. Hockenhull, Randall Hyde, Gene Jackson, Jeff Koftinoff, Neil Konzen, Sau-Hai Lam, Tom K. Lewellen, Fred Merchant, Bob Neulen, Dan Paymar, Ted Perry, Robert Ray, Lee Reynolds, Jerry Rivers, Alan H. Robinson, S. Sawyer, Rosalie Scharen, Peter Schug, Ken Smith, Richard F. Suitor, David Taylor, Craig W. Vaugn, Richard Verlaque, Roger Wagner, Rick Williams, and Alan B. Winston.

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CONTENTS

Introduction – Bill Martens, Brian Wiser ....................................................................................xv

Foreword: As Good As It Gets – Don Williams...........................................................................xvi

Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine

January 1979

Bytes From the Apple – Val J. Golding ........................................................................................ 1

Ron's Page: Disk to Disk Transfer for Integer BASIC – Ron Aldrich ............................................. 3

Chaining Programs in Applesoft – Randy Wigginton .................................................................... 3

Editorial – Val J. Golding .............................................................................................................. 8

Apple-Sharing – Jeffrey K. Finn .................................................................................................... 8

Checkbook Patches Revisited ...................................................................................................... 8

Applesoft Tone Subroutine Revised – Gene Jackson .................................................................. 10

High Crimes (and how to commit them) – Val J. Golding ........................................................... 12

Minutes of the Meeting – November 1978 .................................................................................. 12

Applesoft Auto-Run Tapes ......................................................................................................... 12

Applemash – Mike Thyng ........................................................................................................... 13

The WOZPAK ............................................................................................................................. 13

Format-Subroutine to Format Decimal Numbers – Bob Huelsdonk ............................................. 15

Right Justify – S. Sawyer ........................................................................................................... 15

Convert Without Disk ................................................................................................................. 15

Apple Boxes ............................................................................................................................... 15

UnClassified Ads ........................................................................................................................ 17

The World's Shortest Inventory Program and Read Out – Bob Huelsdonk .................................. 17

An Apple Orchard – David Taylor ................................................................................................ 18

Write-A.P.P.L.E. – The Readers .................................................................................................. 18

User Groups Identify! ................................................................................................................ 18

A Review of "Applesoft II BASIC Programming Reference Manual" – Dick Hubert ...................... 19

Disk to Tape Transfer for Integer BASIC – Ron Aldrich ............................................................... 19

Programmer's Workshop ........................................................................................................... 20

Membership Information ........................................................................................................... 22

Checkbook Patches to Deactivate / Reactivate DOS .................................................................... 22

Routine to format REM Lines in Applesoft II – Val J. Golding ..................................................... 22

February 1979

Happy Birthday to Us ................................................................................................................... 1

The Talking Apple – Dr. Mark A. Cross ......................................................................................... 3

Patches to Patches, Dust to Dust, Etc. ......................................................................................... 3

Minutes of the Meeting – December 1978 – Mike Thyng .............................................................. 6

Programming Algorithm No. 1 – Darrell Aldrich ........................................................................... 6

Constitution and By-Laws of A.P.P.L.E. ......................................................................................... 8

Chaining Applesoft – Randy Wigginton ........................................................................................ 9

Simulating an Applesoft Chain – Craig W. Vaughn ........................................................................ 9

Debugging as a Learning Aid – Val J. Golding ............................................................................ 10

Ron's Page: Disk-Disk Transfer Program – Ron Aldrich ............................................................ 12

You Can Fool Some of the People Some of the Time – Darrell Dunmire ...................................... 13

Integer BASIC Entry Points – Val J. Golding ............................................................................... 14

Integer BASIC Entry Points Formatted for Printer or Screen – Val J. Golding, Ron Aldrich ......... 14

The Great Hello Program Mystery .............................................................................................. 16

The Hello Program – Aloysis T. Burgerking ................................................................................ 16

Excuses, Excuses ...................................................................................................................... 16

Routine to Display Applesoft Program Tokens – Val J. Golding, Bob Huelsdonk ......................... 18

C For Catalog – Val J. Golding .................................................................................................... 18


Important Notice – New Officers ................................................................................................ 19

Programmers Aid No. 1 – Another New Apple Product? – David Garson .................................... 20

Apple Source – A. Non ............................................................................................................... 20

Disk Space Free – Darrell Aldrich ............................................................................................... 20

Does "Get" Get Your Goat? ......................................................................................................... 20

Information Exchange ................................................................................................................ 20

Alan Winston ............................................................................................................................. 20


Coming up in Call-A.P.P.L.E. ....................................................................................................... 21

UnClassified Ads ....................................................................................................................... 22

Call -2222 .................................................................................................................................. 22

Call-A.P.P.L.E. Cassette of the Month ......................................................................................... 22

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March 1979

Bytes From the Apple – Val J. Golding ......................................................................................... 1

Applesoft From Bottom to Top – Val J. Golding ............................................................................ 3 Applesoft Pointers ............................................................................................................. 4 Relocate Applesoft ............................................................................................................. 4 Applesoft II Dispatch Table List – Neil Konzen .................................................................... 5 Appending Applesoft .......................................................................................................... 7 Display Variables – Val J. Golding ...................................................................................... 8

Ooops!!!!! – Val J. Golding ........................................................................................................ 10

Minutes of the Meeting – January 1979 ..................................................................................... 10

The Winner – Dick Sedgewick .................................................................................................... 11

BINADR 3.2 – Val J. Golding ...................................................................................................... 11

The Talking Apple Talks Back – Mark Cross ................................................................................ 12

Clearing Lo-Res & Hi-Res Screens to Color – Mark Cross .......................................................... 12

Library Paks .............................................................................................................................. 12

Correction – Applesoft From Bottom to Top ............................................................................... 12

Illegal Control Characters in REM Lines – Ron Aldrich ............................................................... 13

The Mystery of Text Files – Darrell Aldrich ................................................................................. 15

Memberships ............................................................................................................................. 15

Disk Access Utility – Dan Paymar .............................................................................................. 16

Apple Mash – Mike Thyng .......................................................................................................... 19

Coming up in Call-A.P.P.L.E. ....................................................................................................... 19

Peeking at Call-A.P.P.L.E. Vol. 1, 1978 ........................................................................................ 19

Collecting Subroutines ............................................................................................................... 20

Call-A.P.P.L.E. Cassette of the Month ......................................................................................... 20

Appelock – Dick Sedgewick ....................................................................................................... 21

Faster Integer BASIC – Mark Cross ............................................................................................ 21

Keyboard Modifications to get "[", "\" and "_" Characters – Dan Paymar ...................................... 23

What Are We? ............................................................................................................................ 23

The Apple Doctor – Darrell Aldrich ............................................................................................. 25


XYZZY – Peter Schug ................................................................................................................ 25

Another Way to Skin a Cat – Val J. Golding ................................................................................ 25

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April – May 1979


Cassette of the Month .................................................................................................................. 1

Membership Information ............................................................................................................. 1

Minutes of the Meeting – February 1979 – Ralph Thiers .............................................................. 3

Minutes of the Meeting – March 1979 – Ralph Thiers .................................................................. 3

Newsletter Reviews – Val J. Golding ............................................................................................ 3

Goodbye to the Great Hello Program Mystery .............................................................................. 4 Line by Line Analysis of the Hello Program – Ken Smith .................................................... 4 The Great Hello Program Rewrite – Ken Smith ................................................................... 5 February 1979 Mystery Program – Rosalie Scharen ........................................................... 5

Applemash – Mike Thyng ............................................................................................................. 7

Integral Data IP 225 Printer Review – Val J. Golding .................................................................... 8

Running the Integral Data from the Game I/O ............................................................................... 9

Integral Data IP 225 Printer Driver – Darrell Aldrich, Ron Aldrich ............................................... 10

Lower Case Routine for Integral Data Printer – Val J. Golding .................................................... 11

What is The WOZPAK? ............................................................................................................... 11

Ron's Page ................................................................................................................................ 12 Hi-Res Screen Dump for Integral Data Printer – Darrell Aldrich, Ron Aldrich .................... 12 Fast Split Catalog and Free Sectors – Ron Aldrich, Andy Hertzfeld ................................... 14

Apple Disk Operating System – Richard F. Suitor ....................................................................... 17

The Multilingual Apple – Alan B. Winston ................................................................................... 18

Meet the Editor – The Editor ...................................................................................................... 19

Monitor Calls – Darrell Aldrich ................................................................................................... 20

Apple II System Monitor Cross Reference .................................................................................. 21

Apple II Memory Map – Darrell Aldrich ...................................................................................... 23

Writing the Wrongs – the Wrongdoers ....................................................................................... 25

Checkbook Patches – Gene Jackson .......................................................................................... 25



It Pays to Write for Call-A.P.P.L.E.! ............................................................................................. 31

Apple II Forth – John Draper ...................................................................................................... 31

Call-A.P.P.L.E. Dealer Policy ....................................................................................................... 31

Center Tiles – Val J. Golding ...................................................................................................... 31

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June 1979


Cassette of the Month .................................................................................................................. 1

Coming Up in Call-A.P.P.L.E. ........................................................................................................ 1


Minutes of the Meeting – April 1979 – Ralph Thiers ..................................................................... 2

Minutes of the Special Meeting – May 1979 – Ralph Thiers ......................................................... 2

1,000th Member Joins A.P.P.L.E. ................................................................................................. 2

Minutes of the Meeting – May 1979 – Ralph Thiers ..................................................................... 3

Editorial – Val J. Golding .............................................................................................................. 3

The Editor Bytes Back – The Editor .............................................................................................. 5

From the Very Core of Apple: Hiding Out in BASIC – Val J. Golding ................................................................................. 5 POKE Writer Applesoft – Val J. Golding .............................................................................. 6 POKE Writer Integer BASIC – Val J. Golding ....................................................................... 6 Monitor Routine Integer BASIC – Sau-Hai Lam .................................................................. 6 Monitor Routine Applesoft – Sau-Hai Lam ......................................................................... 7 DATA and READ Statements in Applesoft ........................................................................... 7 Using DATA and READ Statements to POKE ML into Applesoft – Val J. Golding ................. 7 Placing Transparent Machine Language in Applesoft – Val J. Golding ................................. 7 Transparent Demo – Val J. Golding ................................................................................... 7 The BASIC 6502 Linker – Andy Hertzfeld ............................................................................ 7


CHR$ and GET Functions in Integer BASIC – Alan B. Winston .................................................... 13

DISKPAK 34 Users ..................................................................................................................... 13

DOS 3.2 Changes ....................................................................................................................... 15

Contest Winners ........................................................................................................................ 15

Ode to a Computer – Patricia Gosnell ......................................................................................... 15

Z = -2222 ................................................................................................................................... 17

Microversity – Dick Sedgewick .................................................................................................. 17

Faire Enough – Val J. Golding .................................................................................................... 17


LORES Color Picture –Jeff Koftinoff (age 10) ............................................................................. 19

HIRES Demo – Jeff Koftinoff (Age 10) ....................................................................................... 19

Programmer's AID Notes – David Garson .................................................................................. 19 Demo of Programmer's Aid ROM "COS" Table in Integer BASIC – Alan Winston ............... 19 Programmer's Aid ROM Music for Applesoft – Alan Winston ........................................... 19

Reviews: Book Review: The Apple II Monitor Peeled – Val J. Golding ............................................ 20 Newsletter Review: ABACUS – Val J. Golding .................................................................. 20

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Scrunch – Neil Konzen ............................................................................................................... 21

WOZPAK Notes ......................................................................................................................... 21

HIRES Graphics Routines .......................................................................................................... 22

Has "GET" Gotten to You Yet? ..................................................................................................... 23

Z = 33 – Dick Sedgewick ............................................................................................................ 25

Exploring the World of Apple – Constructing a Menu – Val J. Golding ........................................ 25

Writing the Wrongs – The Wrongdoers ...................................................................................... 27


Zero Page Usage by Monitor – Darrell Aldrich ............................................................................ 27

Integral Data / Parallel Card Fix – Tom K. Lewellen ..................................................................... 28

Prime Factors – Dan Paymar...................................................................................................... 28


Hex-Dec Conversion Chart – Ken Smith ..................................................................................... 30

Fireworks and New Fireworks– Robert Ray ................................................................................ 31

Apple Source – A. Non ............................................................................................................... 31

Simulating MOD Function in Applesoft – David B. Garson .......................................................... 31

UnClassified Ads ........................................................................................................................ 31

July – August 1979


Minutes of the Meeting – June 1979 – Ralph Thiers ..................................................................... 1


Publication Schedule ................................................................................................................... 2

Exploring the World of Apple: A Hex on Thee – Val J. Golding .......................................................................................... 4 Hex-Dec Converter – Val J. Golding ................................................................................... 6

Bytes From the Apple – Val J. Golding ......................................................................................... 8 A Fast Graphics Screen Clear – Roger Wagner ................................................................... 8 BADR Create – Darrell Aldrich ............................................................................................ 8

From the Very Core of Apple: Using Page 2 Text and Lo–Res – Tim Aaronson, Andy Hertzfeld ....................................... 10 Page 2 Lo–Res Demo – Tim Aaronson, Andy Hertzfeld ..................................................... 11

WOZPAK News .......................................................................................................................... 11

Reviews: Moser 6502 Macro Assembler/Editor – Richard F. Suitor ................................................. 12 Adventure Maze – Michael D. Weinstock .......................................................................... 13

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Editorial Policy........................................................................................................................... 13

News Release – Dick Sedgewick ................................................................................................ 13


Programmer's Workshop Owners .............................................................................................. 15


Print Hidden Control Characters in DOS 3.2 ............................................................................... 17

Multiply Demo – David B. Garson .............................................................................................. 19

New Library Paks ....................................................................................................................... 19

Color 21 – Darrell Aldrich .......................................................................................................... 21

Hidden REM formatter – Val J. Golding ...................................................................................... 21

Soul Searching With the Apple – David B. Garson ...................................................................... 22

Bowling – Jeff Koftinoff ............................................................................................................. 24

Editorial – Val J. Golding ............................................................................................................ 25

Cassette of the Month ................................................................................................................ 25


The Autostart ROM is Here!! – Darrell Aldrich ............................................................................ 26


An Apple for the Teacher – Ted Perry ......................................................................................... 30

Amazing Mystery – Jerry Rivers ................................................................................................ 30

CC for Catalog – Bob Neulen, Val J. Golding .............................................................................. 30

The Computer Faire and the Apple – Darrell Aldrich ................................................................... 31

Monitor String Writer – Val J. Golding ....................................................................................... 32

The Missing Link – Andy Hertzfeld ............................................................................................. 34

Stop List Routine – Darrell Dunmire ......................................................................................... 34

HIRES Dump – Tom Lewellen .................................................................................................... 36

Exceeding the Speed Limit (with your Apple II) – Roger Wagner ................................................ 36

Advertisers Index ....................................................................................................................... 36

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September 1979


Good News and Bad News ........................................................................................................... 1

UnClassified Ads .......................................................................................................................... 1


Speeding in Applesoft – Roger Wagner ........................................................................................ 2

The Multilingual Apple –Alan B. Winston ...................................................................................... 4

Reviews: Assembler Mini-Reviews – Andy Hertzfeld ......................................................................... 7 Software Reviews – GMS "Big Edit" System – Dick Hubert ............................................... 12 Micro Magazine – Val J. Golding ...................................................................................... 12

Peeking at Numbers – Val J. Golding ......................................................................................... 10

Bytes From the Apple – Val J. Golding ....................................................................................... 14

Cassette of the Month ................................................................................................................ 14

New York Computer Show Reports – Robert J. Dennison, Michael D. Weinstock ....................... 16

Decimal Divide for Integer BASIC – Richard Verlaque ................................................................ 16

Applemash – Jeffrey K. Finn ...................................................................................................... 18 A.P.P.L.E.-Crate BBS ........................................................................................................ 18 Follow-up to Apple Sharing Article ................................................................................... 19

Minutes of the Meeting – July 1979 – Ralph Thiers .................................................................... 21

Minutes of the Meeting – August 1979 – Ralph Thiers ............................................................... 21

Editorial – Val J. Golding ........................................................................................................... 22

Prohibited Characters in Applesoft – Jim Hoyt ........................................................................... 24

Write-A.P.P.L.E. – The Readers .................................................................................................. 26 Page 2 Print Routine – Vince Corsetti .............................................................................. 26

Flash Cards – Rick Williams ....................................................................................................... 28

Hide – Mark Capella ................................................................................................................... 28

Plotting to the Lo-Res Text and Graphics Screen – Bruce Freeland ............................................. 29 Poke CHRS to Screen – Val J. Golding ............................................................................. 29

So Who Needs Applesoft? – Darrell Dunmire, Val J. Golding ...................................................... 31 Integer BASIC CHR$ Function – Val J. Golding ................................................................. 31 VAL Function Subroutine – Darrell Dunmire ..................................................................... 31 STR$ Function for Integer BASIC – Darrell Dunmire ......................................................... 31


CC for Catalog – Bob Neulen, Val J. Golding .............................................................................. 33

File Restore – Vincent S. Corsetti ............................................................................................... 35

So What Did You Expect Department – Dick Sedgewick ............................................................. 36


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October 1979


Good News and Bad News ........................................................................................................... 1



From the Very Core of Apple: So Who Needs Integer! – Val J. Golding ............................................................................ 5 Auto Number – Gerald Cahill .............................................................................................. 5


Time – Alan Winston .................................................................................................................. 11

Multiple Disk Catalog – Gary A. Foote ........................................................................................ 11 Instructions for Multiple Disk Catalog – Fred Merchant .................................................... 13 File Cabinet Improvements – Keith Allen Barnes ............................................................... 13 File Cabinet Problems Resolved – Alan H. Robinson ........................................................ 14

Exploring the World of Apple: So Who Needs Applesoft (Revisited) – Val J. Golding ...................................................... 15 Integer BASIC STR$ Function – Val J. Golding ................................................................. 16 Integer BASIC VAL Function – Val J. Golding ................................................................... 16

Self-Writer – Vince Corsetti ....................................................................................................... 18

Logical Variables in Apple II BASIC – Lee Reynolds ................................................................... 21

EXEC File Shortcut – Val J. Golding............................................................................................ 24

Flash Card Modifications – Val J. Golding .................................................................................. 24 Flash Card Menu – Val J. Golding ..................................................................................... 25 Flash Card Data Base Writer – Val J. Golding ................................................................... 25

WOZPAK News .......................................................................................................................... 25



Simulating a Two-Dimensional Matrix in Integer BASIC – James L. Hockenhull .......................... 30

Applesoft Firmware Card Hi-Res Routines – Steve Alex .............................................................. 33

Poor Man's Print Using – Dave Garson ...................................................................................... 34

So What Did You Expect Department – Dick Sedgewick ............................................................. 36


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November – December 1979





From the Very Core of Apple – Special Integer BASIC Section ...................................................... 5 Internal Structure of Integer BASIC – Sandy Greenfarb ...................................................... 5 Commented Integer BASIC Token Table – Bruce Tognazzini .............................................. 10 Why Variables – Val J. Golding ........................................................................................ 11 The Assembly Line: 6502/Sweet 16 Benchmarks – Randall Hyde ..................................... 14 Sedgewick Plays It Straight – Dick Sedgewick ................................................................. 19

Diskpak 5 and 6 Copy Problems ................................................................................................ 17

September "Mystery Program" ................................................................................................... 20

Exploring the World of Apple: BASIC Memory Move – Val J. Golding ............................................................................. 23

Reviews: Software Review: Sargon II – Michael D. Weinstock ........................................................ 24 Book Review: Apple II Reference Manual – Val J. Golding ............................................... 25

Minutes of the Meeting – September 1979 – Ralph Thiers ......................................................... 24

Life With an Apple – Ross Cox .................................................................................................. 30

Answer to the Apple Widow – Patricia Boner ............................................................................. 34


Apple Gaming: Playing Card Generation – Jim Hilger ................................................................. 39

Program Submission Information .............................................................................................. 45

Apple's Eye View – Jim Hilger .................................................................................................... 47



News Release: Microversity Announces "IBBS" ......................................................................... 52

DOS 3.2.1 .................................................................................................................................. 52


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