Re: Apple II software poll

[Mark Graybill <saundby@neworld.net>]

> GAMES: ARCADE/ACTION

Frogger
It's the only one I still like to play even with my IIe sitting next to my AMD
K6-2-400.


> GAMES: ADVENTURE/ROLE PLAYING

Wizardry, Ultima II, Zorks, Enchanter series, Temple of Apshai series
Obviously I'm into this sort of thing. These are all games that I enjoyed
playing the first time around, and every few years I pull them out and play them
again. I play the other Ultimas, too, but Ultima II was the first Ultima game I
played start to finish on my own, so it's special to me.

> GAMES: STRATEGY

StarFleet I
I like all the intricacy of the game. Unlike StarFleet Battles, I don't have to
hunt up someone else who plays, too.
Robotwar
I still like building robots and watching them bash each other.

> GAMES: EDUCATIONAL(most educational software was geared toward children and
> was in the form of games.  There may be non-game educational software, but
> that can go here)
>

Reader Rabbit (my daughters both love it.) Math Rabbit and Spinnaker's Learn the
Alphabet are also favorites, as is the PD program Astronomy Tutor (got it off a
club disk, lo, these many years ago.)

>
> HOME/BUSINESS APPLICATIONS: (All)
>

AppleWorks
It's the only "application" I still use. Historically, I'd include Quicken.

>
> SYSTEM UTILITIES: OPERATING SYSTEMS
>

ProDOS 3.3, Monitor, Forth

>
> SYSTEM UTILITIES: PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
>

AppleBasic, Merlin (Assembler), Forth79, Terrapin LOGO
I still use all of these. My older daughter is learning to program in
AppleBasic, and we do occasional exercises in the LOGO.

> SYSTEM UTILITIES: GRAPHICS MANIPULATION
>

Koalapaint
The Koalapad is what makes this my favorite.