The purpose of this article is to give a beginners guide to loading files from dos 3. Especially when i was able to easily add statements and corresponding routines for color graphics and game commands in the apple. Apples computers up through the 1979 apple ii plus did not have a command key. You can easily retrieve information and an explanation on any of the shown commands by using the handy open man page trick, which will launch a manual for the chosen command into a new terminal window. All examples shown will use the square bracket prompt of apple. From basics to pro tips, get more out of your new mac with the help of a specialist. Microsoft created applesoft long before it became famous for windows. September apple computer sells 35,000 apple ii computers for the fiscal year. This made it possible for anybody to write programs that all other apple ii users would be able to use, since the language did not have to be purchased or added. For the most part, the apple ii europlus and j plus were identical to the apple ii plus. Return displays the values in up to eight locations following the last opened location. On a personal note, this was the first personal computer i ever used. Apple js is an apple emulator written using only javascript and html5. The leftarrow button removes a character from the input buffer and moves the cursor left.
Jan 03, 2018 well, the basic was a very big success. Summary of apple ii monitor commands examining memory. Produced from 1977 to 1993, the apple ii is kept alive today by a community of hobbiests who still enjoy programming, tinkering, and gaming with their apple computer. Thus, many emulators have been created and maintained over the years. Downloads usually require you to have comm programs up and running on your apple ii andor mac with a 3. This is intended as a quick reference for the applesoft basic in javascript by joshua bell. The new apple ii users guide 40th anniversary 19772017. For all other models of apple ii, press controlreset to enter applesoft basic. You could also try from the prompt, c600g, which will reboot the computer from the machine language prompt. Since the release of the apple ii plus in 1979, every variety of apple ii contained applesoft in virtually an unchanged form. If you have an original model apple ii which starts in the monitor, press controlb and then return to enter integer basic.
More important than the minor hardware changes, however, were the changes in the rom code. Its an opensource project based on the kegs and gsport emulators. Well cover the basics of basic and run two simple programs. It had a total of 48 kb of ram, expandable to 64 kb by means of the language. Extensions beyond applesoft basic are called out with footnotes. An apple iigs has the capability to run almost all apple ii, apple iie, and apple iic programs. 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. Jul 26, 2019 an apple user for more than a decade and a half, he spends his time learning the ins and outs of ios and macos, always finding ways of getting the most out of his iphone, ipad, and mac. It supports fullscreen, joysticks and audio through the sdl2 library across platforms. The apple ii was way ahead of its time because it implemented many of the hardware functions such as disk data encoding and head positioning in software to save cost. The new apple ii users guide, written by david finnigan, is the modernday companion to the apple, covering all of the improvements and advancements since the apples heyday. Heres a brief list of applesoft, integer basic, dos 3.
Two other early apple computers, the 1982 apple iie and the 1984 apple iic, also had two such keys, one to the left and one to the. For example, to use commandc copy, press and hold the command key, then the c key, then release both keys. If no updates are available, youll be returned to the command prompt. Smart new features like sidecar, powerful technologies for developers, and your favorite ipad apps, now on mac. Kegs is an apple iigs emulator for mac os x, linux, and win32.
Otherwise, well be using a handy apple ii emulator called apple js created by will scullin. Sic in the later revisions of apple iie, as well as all revisions of the. The first model on which it appeared was the 1980 apple iii, where there are two monochrome apple keys, both to the left of the space bar on the lowest row of the keyboard. Programming in apple basic on a 1984 apple iie, in 2009. The new mac mini doesnt come with a keyboard here are the best options as is the norm with mini computer desktops, apple gives you the freedom to bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse. When the apple ii plus was introduced, it included the ability to scan each expansion slot working. Heres how it works in the context of the all inclusive commands list on mac os. The downside is that it makes the software very difficult to write in a way that is truly realtime. Its a modifier key you can press to issue keyboard shortcuts to applications. How to use the function keys on your mac apple support. Whatever you prefer to call it, the rainbowcolored ball that pops up on your macs screen and refuses to go away is a bad omen signaling that your.
If youve got music on your mac that you want to sync to your ios device you can use the finder starting in macos catalina. Whatever you prefer to call it, the rainbowcolored ball that pops up on your mac s screen and refuses to go away is a bad omen signaling that your. Feb 06, 2017 you can list every terminal command available by turning to the command line. Apps like colormath a flashcard program and breakout a game id designed the hardware version of for atari. If youre following along without a real apple ii, open a new browser window to the apple js emulator. The goals of this project are to make an easier to install and easier to use emulator, and to modernize the overall codebase and emulation platform. If you have a problem with your mac and need to reinstal the operating system you should be able to simply reinstall macos or mac os x via the recovery partition.
The apple ii series trademarked with square brackets as apple and rendered on later models as apple is a set of home computers, one of the first highly successful massproduced microcomputer products, designed primarily by steve wozniak, manufactured by apple computer now apple inc. Apple s computers up through the 1979 apple ii plus did not have a command key. 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 iis foammolded plastic case and rod holt developed the switching power supply. Mick symons mick is a staff writer whos as frugal as they come, so he always does extensive research much to the exhaustion of his wife before making a purchase. The macintosh plus was the last classic mac to have a phone cordlike port on the front of the unit for the keyboard, as well as the de9 connector for the mouse. I found these in the back of a manual for ii in a mac, one of the first apple ii emulators that ran on the original mac and mac 512. If you choose to use macs and disk copy to download system 6.
For example, pressing both fn and f12 speaker icon performs the action assigned to the f12 key instead of raising the volume of your speakers. Both the monitor and integer basic have commands to redirect printing to a printer driver in a designated. By pressing certain key combinations, you can do things that normally need a mouse, trackpad, or other input device. Option command power button or option command media eject. Topangebote fur apple ii computer online entdecken bei ebay.
Mastering a few crucial mac keyboard shortcuts will make using your apple computer easier and much more efficient. Typing a printable character adds it to the buffer and the screen. The mac plus was the first apple computer to utilize userupgradable simm memory modules instead of single dip dram chips. Apple ii plus or later, or an original apple ii with the proper language card. It was apparently released on the apple ii before any other system due to apple s rather large memory size, since the apple ii could support up to 48k of ram. You can now control your mac and execute terminal commands remotely, a real plus. Turn an eligible device into credit towards a new one, or recycle it for free. The guy i was working for pretty much said this is the future, lets figure it out and brought in an apple ii plus with floppy drives and printer.
An apple user for more than a decade and a half, he spends his time learning the ins and outs of ios and macos, always finding ways of getting the most out of his iphone, ipad, and mac. Whether you want a mechanical, usb, or bluetooth keyboard, here are tons of great options for you to use with your mac mini. This microsoftauthored dialect of basic, which was previously available as an upgrade, supported floatingpoint arithmetic, and became the standard basic dialect on the apple ii series. The command and option key swap besides windows and mac keyboards having slightly different names, they also swap the positions of two oftenused modifier keys. Applesoft basic commands are not included in this faq. On the mac mini, triggering caps lock would cause the mouse cursor to freeze intermittently. And airpods pro bring active noise cancellation to an inear headphone with a customizable fit. Apr 04, 2020 if you have a real apple ii, power it up. Ii in a mac is really the first fully software based apple ii emulator as we know it today. The key is labeled rept and is located just to the left of the return key. How to write an apple ii basic program in your web browser. I use an old macintosh plus for that kind of things. The apple iigs was the most powerful computer in the apple ii line. Applesoft basic is a dialect of microsoft basic, developed by marc mcdonald and ric weiland, supplied with the apple ii series of computers.
Apple ii users guide by poole, martin, and cook note. The symbols used in the mac menus can be a bit strange to those new to the mac, as well as old hands who may be more mousers than keyboard users. Apple js uses javascript to simulate the circuitry of. To use a keyboard shortcut, press and hold one or more modifier keys and then press the last key of the shortcut. To log into your mac on another mac, execute the command. Disks apple ii powerbook duo claris mac draw excell. It is written from the point of view that the user has little or no knowledge of the apple ii platform. Iic, iic plus, and iigs, can accept commands in either upper or lowercase.
Make sure you use a machine with applesoft in rom, such as the apple ii plus or later, or an original apple ii with the proper language card. Windows keyboard equivalents for the macs special keys. Cutting your reliance on your mouse will help you work more quickly, and youll. Apple ii users guide for apple ii plus and apple iie is completely revised to include prodos coverage apple ii reference manual from apple peeks, pokes, and monitor routines info see below. Controlshiftpower button or controlshiftmedia eject. How to update macos using a simple terminal command. Other changes included in the apple ii plus motherboard included those that had previously been made between revision 0 and revision 1 boards, as mentioned in chapter 4. Apple screen editing retrocomputing stack exchange.
The apple ii plus, like its predecessor the apple ii, features a repeat key on its keyboard. Hypercard versorgung system software users anleitung apple macintosh plus flops. Apart from the very earliest versions, prodos has required a 64k apple ii. For others, theres sheepshaver, a powerpc emulator capable of running mac os 9. On earlier machines like the apple ii plus, it is easier to switch the computer off, wait about 10 seconds, then switch it back on. How to reinstall macos if recovery wont work macworld uk.
Dec 09, 2017 the new mac mini doesnt come with a keyboard here are the best options as is the norm with mini computer desktops, apple gives you the freedom to bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse. Mar 01, 2018 wait as your mac searches apple s servers for any macos software updates currently available for your system. The apple ii plus, introduced in june 1979, included the applesoft basic programming language in rom. Apple dos is the family of disk operating systems for the apple ii series of microcomputers from.
I found these in the back of a manual for ii in a mac, one of the first. Apple iie programming apple basic on a 1984 computer. Kegs supports all apple iigs graphics modes which include all apple e modes, plus plays. Visicalc was the first socalled killer app many businesses bought the apple ii computer for the sole purpose of running visicalc. To use the standard function keys, hold the fn function key when pressing a function key.
Apple ii programmers reference heres a brief list of applesoft, integer basic, dos 3. First, consult the following chart to help determine what you should be looking to run on your apple ii theres a lot of possible oss. The apple ii has an input buffer separate from the screen, with a maximum capacity of 256 characters. Airpods deliver effortless, allday audio on the go. It supersedes integer basic and is the basic in rom in all apple ii series computers after the original apple ii model. It is also referred to as fp basic from floating point because of the apple dos command used to invoke it, instead of int for. The apple ii sometimes written apple was a very popular machine in the 80s and the early 90s. Replace username with the username youd use to log into os x and remoteaddress with the ip address given to you in the sharing pane.