Re: Great news from Appl

[Jeff.Brielmaier@juge.com (Jeff Brielmaier)]

jG>What exactly is the RED BOOK?
jG>The regular II/II+ manual had the ROM code as I recall.

The "Red Book" was the original Apple ][ reference manual (8 1/2x11" 
format).

The Red Book contains some information that did not get carried over 
to the O-Ring version of the "Apple ][ Reference Manual".

- Integer BASIC listings of the various cassette tape programs (in 
  case you didn't have the tapes).
- Integer BASIC command and program/variable storage descriptions. 
  (The "Apple ][ BASIC Programming Manual" took the BASIC commands and 
  presented them in a tutorial form for 1st time programmers.  The 
  "Red Book" was a 'reference manual'.)
- Integer BASIC High-Res graphics machine language subroutine 
  reference manual. (Including 'shape tables')
- Mini-Assembler, Floating Point, and Sweet-16 source code.  Note:  
  These fuctions were stored in the Integer BASIC ROMS ($F425-$F7FF).  
  Their source is not included in the "O-Ring" book and the 
  Mini-Assembler is only briefly mentioned.
- How to use the Game I/O connector as an interface to a teletype 
  machine.
- What is required to hook up your Apple ][ motherboard. (In the days 
  before they shipped everything in a case.)


I even have a copy of the "Blue Book" (very rare).  The "Blue Book" is 
the "APPLESOFT Reference Manual" [Nov 1977].  APPLESOFT, also known as
'Applesoft I', is not the same as "APPLESOFT II" (the ROM version).

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