Re: Your Tips for New Apple Users

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast.net>]

"Antoine Vignau" <antoine.vignau@laposte.net> wrote in message 
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> On 1 sep, 19:47, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
>> If you were to give some tips and advice to a new Apple user, what would it
>> be? Assume this new user has any model of Apple, and is interested in
>> learning about nearly everything: programming in BASIC, using the Monitor
>> (but not assembly or machine language programming), printing, graphics,
>> networking, peripherals and setup, etc.
>>
>> These can be simple one-liners, things that perhaps you didn't realize right
>> away.
>>
>> Some examples:
>>
>> - you can type ProDOS commands (such as CAT) in the Monitor
>> - always remember to boot DOS before writing a BASIC program if you want to
>> save it
>> - control characters do not get recopied when using the arrow keys
>> - using the semicolon to concatenate strings and variables is optional in
>> Applesoft
>> - drive 2 doesn't boot
>> - be careful when aligning the pins on the Disk II controller card
>> - remember to set Speed to Normal on a IIgs or the old games will run too
>> fast
>>
>> --
>> ]DF$
>> Mac GUI Vault - A source for retro Apple II and
>> Macintosh computing.http://macgui.com/vault/
>
> i would tell that user: read the FAQs
> antoine

I would also show them the link to the FAQs.  :)

Bill