Re: Apple II hardware (peripheral card) project articles..

[et472@FreeNet.Carleton.CA (Michael Black)]

Chris Morse (chris@sorry.no.spam.com) writes:
> Hiya,
> 
> BTW, thanks again to Michael Maginnis for the latest computist scans!
> I was reading in issue #48 and noticed the "hardware corner" column by
> "bobby" (part I in issue #47.)  It's good stuff, as I am trying to
> learn basic hardware design for the apple //e.  This reminded me that
> a while ago I was searching around for articles just like these.
> 
> Does anyone know where to dig some up?  
> 
> I recall checking out the magazine "circuit cellar" but not finding
> anything relating to the apple II.. which kind of surprised me..
> Maybe I didn't dig enough there.. Now that I'm thinking about it
> again, I wonder if maybe some old issues of Byte might have something.

"Circuit Cellar" was Steve Ciarcia's long running column in Byte,
starting from about 1977 or 78 to 1989 or so.  The only real reason
to call it a column was because it was there every month; it took
no real column aspect.  Some were Apple related, and maybe more important,
a greater number were at least applicable to the Apple so long as you knew
what you were doing.  Though, I'd say in later years he was running more
stand alone projects rather than peripherals to existing computers.

He left Byte (or was pushed) and started his own magazine, "Circuit Cellar
Ink".  But of course by that time, the Apple was fading as a mainstream
computer, and there was little specific to it.  And while Steve's Byte
column was for the hobbyist, the new magazine quickly shifted to being
more for the professional.  It's been some years since I've bought a copy.

    Michael