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Jeffrey Robertson (jeffr@bnr.ca) wrote:
: In article <52tsop$1al@login.freenet.columbus.oh.us>,
: Dave Althoff <dalloff@freenet.columbus.oh.us> wrote:
: >
: >(anyone else remember Softalk?  Lots of great Apple ][ stuff, plus feature
: >articles on A][ applications...plus fiction articles and
: >"off-topic-but-of-interest" features, like the one about the Grand
: >Unification of Physics)


: Oh I do!  Actually, I only ever saw one issue.  It included a discussion
: of how to write a 3D maze program, culminating in actually providing
: the source code for simple one.  It was written by a published software
: writer.  I think it was one of the founders of "H.A.L. Labs", creators
: of Apple II games like "Super Taxman II".

[snip]

: I don't suppose Softalk back issues are available electronically?

Doubt it. I bought a couple of people's collections and I have every issue
from beginning to end, except Oct '80. Still trying to get that one. Softalk
was great even though it didn't last long enough to even cover the Mac 512.
They folded just as the free year I got with my new //e's serial number was
running out.
--
Randy Shackelford
shack@southwind.net