Re: Your Tips for New Apple Users

[Antoine Vignau <antoine.vignau@laposte.net>]

On 1 sep, 22:28, Egan Ford <dataj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 1, 12:44 pm, Antoine Vignau <antoine.vig...@laposte.net> wrote:
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> > 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
> > > away.
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> > > Some examples:
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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
> > > fast
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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
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> 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.

Good question. I've always believed it was. I may be wrong.

BTW, I like your fourth tip!
antoine