Re: Your Tips for New Apple Users

[Egan Ford <datajerk@gmail.com>]

On Sep 1, 11:47 am, dog_...@macgui.com (D Finnigan) wrote:
> If you were to give some tips and advice to a new Apple user, what would it
> be? Assume this new user has any model of Apple, and is interested in
> learning about nearly everything: programming in BASIC, using the Monitor
> (but not assembly or machine language programming), printing, graphics,
> networking, peripherals and setup, etc.
>
> These can be simple one-liners, things that perhaps you didn't realize right
> away.
>
> Some examples:
>
> - you can type ProDOS commands (such as CAT) in the Monitor
> - always remember to boot DOS before writing a BASIC program if you want to
> save it
> - control characters do not get recopied when using the arrow keys
> - using the semicolon to concatenate strings and variables is optional in
> Applesoft
> - drive 2 doesn't boot
> - be careful when aligning the pins on the Disk II controller card
> - remember to set Speed to Normal on a IIgs or the old games will run too
> fast
>
> --
> ]DF$
> Mac GUI Vault - A source for retro Apple II and
> Macintosh computing.http://macgui.com/vault/

I forgot the most important tip:  Where the Apple II communities are.

What makes this fun for me is that I am not alone.  There are places I
can learn, share, and query.  I think it is important to maintain a
list of communities, user groups, blogs, etc...