Re: Which clone was first -magazine ads.

[Ernest <leucoplast@seanet.NOSPAM.com>]

Ernest wrote:

> I went through my Byte magazines yesterday, looking for old Apple clone
> ads, and I discovered that the earliest ads that I could find were for the
> Franklin Ace 100 and the Pineapple. They both appeared in the same month
> -June 1982.
> 
> Were there any Apple II magazines in print at that time, or before? I
> would be interested to know if there were any clone ads before June 1982,
> in any other magazines. Looking for old ads might help to at least narrow
> the choices for which clone was first. If any of you have any of those old
> magazines, you might look at the early 1982 editions to see if there are
> any earlier ads.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> E.


Update: I found an ad for the Basis 108 in the April 1982 Byte magazine.
That's the earliest ad that I've found so far, but I'm hoping that there
might be some earlier ads in Apple II specific magazines.

When did the early Apple II magazines begin?