Re: iBook on Apple IIGS programming for kids

[Kevin Dady <kevin@hackaday.com>]

On Jan 22, 12:21 am, limtc <thyech...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 22, 11:00 am, Chuck Morris <chuckwmor...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Jan 21, 6:34 pm, limtc <thyech...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On 1月22日, 上午2时48分, Steven Nelson <steven-nel...@uiowa.edu> wrote:
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> > > > On Jan 21, 7:41 am, limtc <thyech...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Any way of making it compatible with ibooks under ios 4.3.3?
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> > > > Thanks for being the first with an Apple2 ibook!
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> > > >   --Steve
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> > > Not now, as iBooks Author is only supporting iBooks 2 format (for iOS
> > > 5) and iPad only. The only other possibilities is to published via
> > > PDF, but will lost the video/interactivity stuffs. In the example
> > > codes, I do have videos for the program output and those will be lost.
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> > > The book is still in early form, now have all the source codes done,
> > > but lack the starting and ending.
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> > > My main aim is to get the Apple II History (apple2history.org) content
> > > published as book, or worked with some Apple II historian to design a
> > > book (so that I can owned an Apple II book). We really do deserve a
> > > book for our community.
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> > That's pretty sweet, and thanks for sharing it with the community!
> > I've purchased all of the ByteWorks products previously, and loaded
> > the manuals for the compilers, etc. into iBooks for handy reference as
> > I manage to find a bit of time to play around with programming on my
> > two Apple IIGS's (a ROM1 and a ROM3), or on an emulated machine.  I've
> > now added your eBook, and will surely find the code samples useful in
> > learning the languages you used.  I had been programming for a living
> > for a couple of years already before I ever owned my first "PC" (an
> > Apple II+), and I have maintained fror years that the older machines
> > provide an excellent platform for kids to learn about the concepts
> > involved in programming, so I appreciate what you've been doing with
> > your website, and now this eBook.  It's great to see young people
> > develop an appreciation for the classic machines that a lot of us
> > still hold onto and love.
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> Thanks!
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> For anybody without iBooks 2 or iPad, here's the PDF version:
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> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/614659/Virtual%20GS.pdf
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> The PDF version retains the look, but lack interactiveness and video
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> I hope I can distribute this book when it is done for free (I am still
> not sure how iBookstore works), and also help to work on any Apple II
> related books.

well thanks for the pdf, I will enjoy reading it on my elcheapo china
reader =)