Re: Apple Publications

[shack@onyx.southwind.net (Randy Shackelford)]

Dave Althoff (dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us) wrote:
: Will (seldenw@tiger.hsc.edu) wrote:
: :    Softalk is the best Apple II magazine.  It was free and over 200 pages
: : in issue.  It was published back in the glory days of the Apple II and had
: : a wide variety of information.

The first two issues were a whopping 28 pages

: It was actually not a free publication, but they had some deal worked out
: where any Apple ][ owner could get a 1 yr. free subscription by submitting
: his computer's serial number.

Yep I almost got in my free year for my //e's serial number before they folded.
It was free in the beginning but they made it a paying subscription type
thing in '82. Along with the free year for new owners that is.

: Lest I forget, I should also mention the REALLY nice thing about Softalk. 
: The various columns were written by people whose "day-jobs" were not all
: "writer for Softalk."  Instead, columns were written by such Apple ][
: programming titans as Tom Weishaar, Bill Budge, Bert Kersey, and others
: who made their livings supporting the Apple ][.

I've bought a couple of people's collections and now have the entire series
with the exception of Nov '80. Any pointers to where I can find that issue 
would be mucho appreciated. They've been a treasure trove of info on Apple
IIIs and Lisas etc. like I've gotten into collecting recently.

: And don't forget about the monthly contest!

I like the monthly bestseller list, which always had stuff like Bill Budge's
Space Album and Flight Simulator on it. Replaced with stuff like Applewriter
and Appleworks later on of course.
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Randy Shackelford                                 I was internet
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