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Re: AppleSoft

Mike Girone (mike_girone@hpapg1.desk.hp.com) wrote:
: Does anyone have any information on AppleSoft?  Is this a version of the 
: operating system for older Apple's?  Does anyone know of any educational 
: software (K-8) available for this system.
: Thanks

Applesoft is Apple's version of Microsoft BASIC, provided in ROM in all
Apple ][ computers except the original Apple ][ (which had Integer BASIC
instead).  Applesoft is compatible with three of Apple's four 8-bit
operating systems, DOS 3.2, DOS 3.3, and ProDOS-8.  It is notompatible
with the Pascal Operating System or with GS/OS-16.

Applesoft is an interpreted BASIC, using a memory resident tokenized
program.  In spite of the fact that the B in BASIC stands for
"Beginner's", Applesoft is actually quite powerful.

--Dave Althoff, Jr.  [Applesoft Ace 8-)]
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