Re: Your Tips for New Apple Users

[Egan Ford <datajerk@gmail.com>]

On Sep 1, 12:44 pm, Antoine Vignau <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
> On 1 sep, 19:47, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
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> > 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.
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> > These can be simple one-liners, things that perhaps you didn't realize right
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> > - 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
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> > --
> > ]DF$
> > Mac GUI Vault - A source for retro Apple II and
> > Macintosh computing.http://macgui.com/vault/
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> i would tell that user: read the FAQs
> antoine

Is the FAQ well maintained?  I've found that some of the advice is
very dated and references things that are hard to get or find and that
newer things are not listed, e.g. the Brainboard, cc65, iPad/iPhone
emulators for the II.