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The Apple II Programmer's Catalog of Languages and Toolkits
- Subject: The Apple II Programmer's Catalog of Languages and Toolkits
- From: lwv26@cas.org (Larry W. Virden)
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1993 17:42:48 GMT
- Keywords: programming languages, Apple II
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2, comp.lang.misc
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- Summary: An attempt at a historical look at the Apple II programming environment
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The Apple II Programmer's Catalog of Languages and Toolkits
Last Updated:
Version: v2.1
I would appreciate the following information from those of you
out there who know the answers. Please send electronic replies to
"Larry W. Virden" <lvirden@cas.org> .
Product name:
Language:
Hardware requirements:
Operating system requirements:
If applicable
Company name:
Company address:
Company phone number:
Company email address:
Electronic file access info:
Otherwise:
Author name:
Author address:
Author phone number:
Author email address:
Electronic file archive host access (ftp, email, commercial, etc.) info:
Legend:
(+) = share/freeware [available via FTP])
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Current 8 bit based programming languages
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Assembly
1. HyperC(+),
ftp from calvin.sfasu.edu:/pub/apple2/hyperc*/*
or cco.caltech.edu:/pub/apple2/8bit/hyperc
HyperC has a rather complete assembler supporting
include files, macros, library creation and post
linking of files into the program. Output is of course
compatible with the HyperC C compiler.
2. Lisa(+), ftp from cco.caltech.edu:/pub/apple2/8bit/lisa/*
Author: Randall Hyde
Originally sold by: Laser Systems and then HAL Labs.
Last Contact info:
HAL Labs
18942 Dallas
Perris, CA 92370
3. Merlin 816 Plus, Merlin 16 Plus (version 4.08)
by Glen Bredon
Commercial, sold by Southwestern Data Systems (Roger Wagner).
Surely someone can provide me with more specifics here!
4. ORCA/M
by Mike Westerfield
Commercial, sold by ByteWorks
Surely someone can provide me with more specifics here!
5. Product name: ProDOS ASSEMBLY TOOLS
Language: Assembler
Hardware requirements: Apple II, 64K, 1 Disk drive (Minimun)
Apple //e, 80 column, printer, second disk drive
Operating system requirements: ProDOS
Company name: Apple Computer
ProDOS version of EDASM. Includes Editor, Assembler,
Bugbyter debugger and relocating loader. It was sold by
Apple as a Workbench series tool, laterly included in
the APDA catalog (#K2SPAT), it passed to the Resource
Central catalog (DA-005, $35.00, May 1992)
6. Product name: ProDev 6502 Debugger for //e
Sold by Resource Central (PD-001, $189.00)
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BASIC
1. Applesoft (built-in to your computer!).
This version of BASIC was written by Microsoft. The
first version of this BASIC appeared in cassette form
in 1977. In 1978, numberous bugs were fixed and new
commands added to Applesoft BASIC, resulting in version
two of the software. It appeared in cassette, floppy,
firmware card, language card and mother board rom
formats.
Applesoft II was distributed on the motherboard of all
Apple IIs since the Apple II+ in 1979. Additional bug fixes
and enhancements were made for the Applesoft II that
appeared on the Apple IIe, IIe enhanced ROMs, IIc, and
IIgs.
This can be extended with several commercial and non-commercial
applications.
To speed Applesoft up,
Beagle Compiler, available through Quality Computers.
This compiles the Applesoft interpreted file into
a faster, though larger, file.
To add commands to Applesoft
Glen Bredon's ProCMD (required ProDOS 8).
Kitchen Sink Software, Inc.'s MicroDot
jbush@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu or
gforsyth@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
Apple IIe (unenhanced or higher), 64k.
Subsequent Apple II models.
ProDOS 8.
Canam Software's AmperPlus(+)
Available on Compuserve's Apple Programmer
library. Uploaded by 76475.204@compuserve.com
Source code is in Merlin assembler format.
I cannot tell whether program is truely
freely distributable or not.
2. Integer BASIC
This was built into the original Apple II computers (1977-1979).
3. Micol BASIC
Micol Advanced BASIC Apple IIe/c $59.95
Micol Systems
9 Lynch Road
Willowdale, Ontario
Canada M2J2V6
(416) 495 6864
Still actively supporting the Apple II product. A new upgrade
is now available and at least one more upgrade is being
developed.
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C
1. HyperC(+)
ftp from calvin.sfasu.edu:/pub/apple2/hyperc*/*
or cco.caltech.edu:/pub/apple2/8bit/hyperc
K+R C - Any II with an 80-column card.
(out-of-the box only generates native code for
a 6502. 65c02 translation available, this and other
support is all user-contributed.)
Requires Prodos 8. any version.
Producer was WSM Group, Tucson, Ariz. Now defunct.
Copyright status == shareware, state is somewhat questionable
as there is no known address where one can send shareware fees.
Heavy usenet support -- hyperc-l@calvin.sfasu.edu for
questions and discussion. Articles appear in comp.sys.apple2
occasionally. The manual itself is pretty good, and a fair
amount of user-contributed improvements are available.
Contains some bitset and other pascal-ism extentions.
Work currently being done to support 65802, 65816
transparently.
A portion of the product is an interpreter which works in
native mode. All file and device I/O works in an emulation
mode for compatibility.
Some of the products being developed are an 8 bit QWK
reader, a standard library, an alternate OPIX environment.
A high resolution graphics library is currently available -
a double high resolution graphics library may be available
in the near future.
Source code for the shell, libraries, etc. are available.
An assembler (see above) is also included.
Product does not support floating in std. C way, but does
have a pre-processor and libc replacement to aid in
performing floating operations.
2. Manx Aztec C
DOS 3.3 and Prodos 8 versions available. K&R compatible.
Is this package still available? If so, anyone have
the address, phone number and costs?
3. Small C
Sold commercially by ByteWorks.
Comes as add-on package to ORCA/M and ORCA/M GS
assemblers.
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Communications related packages
1. METAL (Mega Extensive Telecommunications Applications Language), 1989
Language: Merlin 16 Plus Assembler
Hardware requirements: Apple IIe, c, or gs w/128k
and at LEAST 800k disk storage.
Operating system requirements: ProDOS 8
Price: $95 list - contact author for various discount
packages available.
Company name: Wilson Wares
Company phone number: 614-488-8401 (BBS Support Line)
Author name: TC Wilson
METAL is a telecommunications application compiled language.
Main purpose is to run BBS software, but can be used to
write terminal programs, program launchers, and database
software. The METAL compiler can compile ACOS, MACOS,
and LLUCE code with little modification needed.
2. Talk is Cheap!
Has a programmable script language which some have used
to write front ends to services such as Compuserve.
This is a commercial package sold by Quality Computers.
Can anyone provide me with address, phone numbers, etc.
for QC?
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FORTH
1. GraFORTH(+) (DOS 3.3 only)
(freely distributable, available on GEnie)
2. Mad Apple Forth(+)
ftp from wuarchive.wustl.edu:/system/apple2/Lang/Forth/*
3. Purple Forth(+)
ftp from cco.caltech.edu:/pub/apple2/8bit/source
4. Q Forth(+) version 2.0 Alpha 1.0, by Toshiyasu Morita,
ftp from ftp.uu.net:/systems/apple2/languages/forth
It is a small integer Forth.
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FORTRAN
1. Cabot FORTRAN 77
Runs on Apple I(?), IIgs, Mac, MS-DOS, CP/M and Unix boxes.
Claims the 'worldwide software licence (sic) for software
products developed by the University of California, San Diego
(UCSD).
Address:
The Vicarage
Stoke View Road
Fishponds
Bristol BS16 3AE
England UK
Telephone: 00 44 272 586644
Fax: 00 44 272 586023
BBS: 00 44 272 583023
Compuserve address: 100014,241
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Logo
1. LCSI Logo, LCSI Apple Logo, LCSI Terrapin Logo
Information needed.
2. Logo PLUS
Language: Logo
Hardware requirements: 128K Apple II family, IIgs
Operating system requirements: ProDOS
Price: $120
(upgrades, quantity discounts,
site licenses available)
Company name: Terrapin Software, Inc.
Company address: 400 Riverside Street,
Portland, ME 04103-1068
Company phone number: 1-800-972-8200 (FAX 1-207-797-9235)
Company email address:
Electronic file access info:
Date of info: Terrapin catalog Winter/Spring 1993 issue
3. Terrapin Logo/Apple
Language: Logo
Hardware requirements: 64K Apple II family
Operating system requirements: DOS 3.3
Price: $100
(quantity discounts,
site licenses available)
Company name: Terrapin Software, Inc.
Company address: 400 Riverside Street,
Portland, ME 04103-1068
Company phone number: 1-800-972-8200 (FAX 1-207-797-9235)
Company email address:
Electronic file access info:
Date of info: Terrapin catalog Winter/Spring 1993 issue
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Pascal
1. Cabot Pascal
Runs on Apple I(?), IIgs, Mac, MS-DOS, CP/M and Unix boxes.
Claims the 'worldwide software licence (sic) for software
products developed by the University of California, San Diego
(UCSD).
Address:
The Vicarage
Stoke View Road
Fishponds
Bristol BS16 3AE
England UK
Telephone: 00 44 272 586644
Fax: 00 44 272 586023
BBS: 00 44 272 583023
Compuserve address: 100014,241
2. Product name: Kyan Pascal
Language: ISO standard Pascal
Hardware requirements:
Operating system requirements:
Company name: Kyan Software Inc
Company address: 1850 Unio Street #183, San Francisco, CA 94123
Company phone number: (415) 626-2080
Company email address:
Electronic file access info:
Date of info - 1986
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Shells
1. Davex(+) - Prodos 8 shell environment, which permits limited
shell programming. Executable available on most Apple
FTP archive sites.
2. ECP 8(+) - Prodos 8 shell environment, which permits limited
shell programming. Source and executable available on most
Apple FTP archive sites.
3. Proton Command Shell (PCS)(+)
Language: Shell (very limited), Proton Programming Language,
Assembler
Hardware requirements: any apple II, 80 col,
64K (128K or HD recommended)
Operating system requirements: Prodos 8
Shareware: $20
Author name: Brian D. Campbell
Author address: 16034 N. 30 Ave. Phoenix AZ 85023
Author phone number: (602) 866-1011
Author email address: gtephx!campbellb@enuucp.eas.asu.edu
Electronic file archive host access info: N/A
Notes:
PCS is a shell environment and provides many tools...
Assembler
Compiler for the Proton Programming Language
Simple shell script capability
File compare
File/directory copy
Directory catalog
Full Screen Editor
File text find
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Word Processing packages
1. TimeOut UltraMacros (AppleWorks oriented add on macro language)
Sold by Quality Computers, requires AppleWorks (not AW GS).
2. Ultra 4, 1.1 (AppleWorks extended UltraMacros package)
Originally by JEM, rights have been transferred to
Quality Computers.
3. WPL(+) (word oriented language internal to ProDOS AppleWriter 2.1.)
Available as a freely distribuable download on GEnie.
------------------------------
Misc
1. CEEMAC(+) - a DOS 3.3 graphics language which is a part of a
graphics/sound program put into freeware status by its
author a few years ago. I believe this is on many of the
internet archives. There are at least 3 related disks here.
The first was an application written in CeeMac by the
author called Fire Organ. The next was the CeeMac disk itself.
The third was a 'third party' disk of CeeMac programs called
Sparkee. There was also a CEEMAC newsletter. I would
really like more info on this!
2. KeyLisp
For the Apple ][ (64K required)
Company: XPrime
Author: Gerard P. Michon
Address: 10835 Santa Monica Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90025-4656
Tel: (310) 470-4663
ISBN: 0-937185-00-0 For Book and Software Package ($149)
ISBN: 0-937185-01-9 For Referance Manual Only ($39.95)
Works on all versions of the Apple from Apple ][ through
Apple IIgs. The referance manual, with index, is 410 pages
and is quite complete.
3. Product name: MICRO DYNAMO
Hardware requirements: Apple II+, //e ..., two drives
Operating system requirements: Pascal Operating System
Company name: Addison-Wesley
Apple II version of Dynamo simulation language. Runs under the Pascal
System.
More information needed.
4. Product name: MICRO PROLOG
Language: Prolog. (AI Language)
Hardware requirements: Apple II (+,e,c,GS)
Company name: Logic Programming Associates (defunct?)
Prolog interpreter for 3 sintaxes: Micro, Simple, Mitsi.
With interactive program editor, tracer/debugger, optimizing
(tail recursion), error handler, graphics and sound.
Still sold in 1990.
4. pidgen(+)
ftp from wuarchive.wustl.edu:/system/apple2/Lang/pidgen/*
Published in Dr. Dobbs Journal.
5. Product name: Apple SUPER PILOT
Language: PILOT (Author's Language for Computer Assisted Instruction)
Hardware requirements: Minimum: Apple II or II+, 48K, one disk drive
for Lesson mode or two disk drives for Author mode
Operating system requirements:
Company name: Apple Computer
Apple SUPER PILOT is an improved version of Apple PILOT,
with changes in the Graphics Editor, the Lesson Text Editor
(lowercase), the Utility Programs, language extensions and
operating system extensions.
It is sold by Resource Central (DA-004, $69.00, July 1992)
6. tinman(+)
Published in Dr. Dobbs Journal, by the author pidgen. One
of these was a macro language. One of the two languages
was used to implement the other. I will have to dig out
the details on these.
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GS specific languages.
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Assembler
1. APW Assembler
Was available through APDA, then by Resource Central.
written by Mike Westerfield and based on ORCA/M.
2. Cabot Software Systems Assembler Power System,
Cabot Software Ltd., England
65816 macro set and ProDOS 16 GS/OS
3. Merlin 8/16 Plus
Sold by Roger Wagner
4. MPW IIgs assembler
Macintosh Programmer Workshop package which allows
cross-developement for the Apple IIgs.
Information needed.
5. ORCA/M GS
available through ByteWorks.
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BASIC
1. GS-BASIC
Apple's Apple IIgs BASIC interpreter.
Was available through APDA, then Resource Central.
2. Integer BASIC compiler
Available from ByteWorks. This runs on the IIgs and
produces IIgs code. Includes source code and a small
book on compilers that explains the Integer BASIC
compiler.
3. MD BASIC, v1.x
Available thru Morgan Davis Group.
A preprocessor for Applesoft BASIC. The resulting
BASIC code can run in non-GS Applesoft environments.
This is NOT a BBS specific language.
Besides preprocessing, it does optimization and allows
better syntax, such as long variable names, while loops,
etc.
4. Micol Advanced BASIC GS (version 4.2 supposedly available now)
See above for address, phone number. Note that this package
is carried by Quality Computers.
List Price: $159
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C
1. ORCA/C
available through ByteWorks.
2. MPW IIgs C compiler
Macintosh Programmer Workshop package which allows
cross-developement for the Apple IIgs.
Information needed.
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Editors
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Pascal
1. Complete (formerly TML) Pascal, 2.0
I have gotten an email from one user who documents a
number of problems attempting to get an update of this
product. I have yet to be able to get other information
about it. I would recommend avoiding this product
until further info is available.
2. ORCA/Pascal
Available from ByteWorks.
Could someone describe this product, contact info, etc.?
3. MPW IIgs Pascal
Macintosh Programmer Workshop package which allows
cross-developement for the Apple IIgs.
Information needed.
------------------------------
Misc
1. ECP 16(+) - Prodos 16 shell environment, which permits limited
shell programming. Source and executable available on most
Apple FTP archive sites.
2. FORTRAN to C conversion
Language: FORTRAN (to C)
Hardware requirements: Memory and disk space.:-)
Operating system requirements: System 6.0 and beyond.
Software requirements: Some IIgs C compiler.
Author name: Gary F. Desrochers
Author address: 17752 W. 14th Ave. Apt #3 Golden CO 80401
Author phone number: 303-279-7948
Author email address: gdesroch@slate.mines.colorado.edu
Looking into legal issues right now.
Also fixing many (many) bugs.
2. GS 16 FORTH II, Version II (+)
ftp from cco.caltech.edu:/pub/apple2/source/GS16Forth.shk
Also available on GEnie.
Author: Warren Stone, GSF (?)
Hardware requirement: Apple IIgs, 768k
Operating system requirement: GS/OS 5.0
A 16 bit FORTH implementation able to make use of the GS
Toolbox. Includes assembler, full screen editor.
3. GScheme(+)
This is Scheme for the IIgs.
Author: Jawaid Bazyar
Company name: Procyon
ftp from cco.caltech.edu:/pub/apple2/source/gscheme05b.shk
4. HyperCard GS, 1991
Apple's Apple II version of the popular Macintosh application.
Published by Apple.
Part number A0027LL/A
Cost: $69
Contains a programming language called HyperTalk. This
is a IIgs implementation which is quite source code compatible
to the Macintosh HyperCard's HyperTalk.
There are also a few programming kits for HyperCard GS.
Available through Resource Central, Quality Computers, etc.
5. HyperStudio, 1989
Roger Wager, Inc.'s popular hyper application for the
Apple IIgs. Contains a programming language.
There are also a few programming kits for HyperStudio.
6. Pecan Power Systems FORTRAN, 1987
(Pecan bought out by Cabot Software Ltd. See above.)
Ran under ProDOS 16 (GS/OS), but its UCSD file system
was implemented within a single ProDOS file.
More information needed.
7. XLISP-PLUS 2.1e(+)
Language: Lisp
Hardware requirements: Apple IIGS, at least 500kB free RAM
Operating system requirements: shell program (GNO/ME, ORCA, ...)
Author name: David Michael Betz, Tom Almy et al.
Author address:
Tom Almy
17830 SW Shasta Trail,
Tualatin, OR 97062, USA.
Author phone number: n/a
Author email address: dbetz@apple.com, toma@sail.labs.tek.com
Electronic file archive host access info:
posted to comp.binaries.apple2. Unix/MS-DOS source code
available from glia.biostr.washington.edu:/pub/xlisp.
and pindarus.cs.uiuc.edu:/pub/apple2/lang .
Porter: voss@ira.uka.de
8. MicroEmacs(+)
GS/OS text editor which has programmable scripting
language.
9. Cabot Software Systems Modula-2,
(Was Pecan Modula-2.)
Runs on Apple I(?), IIgs, Mac, MS-DOS, CP/M and Unix boxes.
Claims the 'worldwide software licence (sic) for software
products developed by the University of California, San Diego
(UCSD).
Address:
The Vicarage
Stoke View Road
Fishponds
Bristol BS16 3AE
England UK
Telephone: 00 44 272 586644
Fax: 00 44 272 586023
BBS: 00 44 272 583023
Compuserve address: 100014,241
10. MPW Tools
Information needed.
------------------------------
Other hardware development environments
The cards I had in mind listing here would be those for which
some advantageous programming environment was provided or
anticipated. Thus, I didn't plan on listing all of the serial
I/O cards, etc. If you feel programmers would benefit from
some hardware card being listed, be sure to send me some
detailed information here. You can see that this is just
a new idea here and I need help fleshing it out.
------------------------------
65802
Available for older Apples and Apple clones which
were still stuck with the 6502. Software such as
Merlin assembler provide some amount of support for
the 802 and 816 chips.
6809
1. Stellation Two
OS/9 Level 1 was one of the operating systems available.
68000
1. Stellation Two
I don't remember if OS/9 or some other operating system
was available for this one.
8088
Ability to run MS-DOS gives programmers access to another base
of development and application software.
1. Applied Engineering 8088 Card
Information needed on availability.
Z-80
Ability to run CP/M gives programmers access to another base
of development and application software. Once one gets one of
these, then many CP/M programs are possible. One problem is
getting the software in a format which is READABLE by the
CP/M card though! Some companies carried the 5.25" Apple
sector format though.
1. MicroSoft Softcard CP/M Card
Information needed on availability.
Note that FORTRAN, COBOL and BASIC were available from
Microsoft in Apple 5.25" disk formats.
2. Applied Engineering Z-80 Card
Information needed on availability.
3. Clone cards
Information needed on availability.
Misc
1. Faster Floating Point Cards
There were several - someone want to send me details?
No unique programming environments but can make SANE
processing bearable in some cases.
A. Innovative Systems
Will Troxell, contact.
FPE (Floating Point Engine)
PO Box 444
Severn Park, MD 21144-0444
(301) 987-8688
Apple II 68881 math co-processor, speeds up Appleworks,
Applesoft and many IIgs applications.
Package is available from Resource Central.
B. Applied Engineering
FastMath card
Information needed.
2. CPU acceleration
These are primarily faster 65816 or other similar
chips. A programmer's programming environment is
not extended, but made bearable.
Applied Engineering series of cards
Zip series of cards
Others?
3. Graphics display cards
Would provide programmer with unique visual capabilities.
Has there been even one actually shipped?
4. DSP cards
Has there been even one actually shipped?
AIIdsp - being developed by Ken Poppleton. Operates on a
Apple IIs with expansion slots, using the DSP 56001.
No meaningful programs using it yet.
5. Virtual Memory Management card
This one was advertised in CALL-A.P.P.L.E for several
months, but I don't know if it ever shipped. I don't
have the details handy at this time. Can someone help
me out here?
I know that it provided an enhanced BASIC which had
extended arrays, etc.
6. Sound cards
Would provide programmer with unique audio capabilities.
Some programming packages may take advantage of having one
of these boards available.
Mockingboard, Phasor, MDIdeas Stereo digitization and
synthesis, Sonic Blaser, Audio Animator
MIDI
Sound synthesis
Voice synthesis
7. BSR X-10 controller card
Would provide programmer control over household management
of devices.
8. Media control devices
CD-ROM
VCR
Other
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Historical 8 bit based programming languages
------------------------------
Assembly
1. Product name: ALD System ][
Language: 6502 Assembly
Hardware requirements: `intended for use in Apple ][ computers having
48K of Random Access Memory and an optional Apple ][ Language Card'
Operating system requirements: DOS 3.3
Company name: Insoft
Company address: 259 Barnett Rd. / Unit 3 Medford, OR 97501
Company phone number: (503) 779-2465
Author name: Copyright 1980, P. Lutus
best quote:
This is the System ][ manual. It won't teach you how to write
Assembly Language programs (because it is finite in length).
2. ASM/65
Programma International
3. Big Mac, Big Mac LC
Predecessor to Merlin. Used to be available through
CALL-A.P.P.L.E.
4. EAT (Edit and Assemble Text)
Software Concepts - written in Integer BASIC
5. EDASM
An assembler from Apple that came with the Applesoft
Programmer's Assistant. It produces relocatable object
code rather than B files. Came with its own line based
editor.
Also was available on the Apple Toolkit disk.
A debugger known as BugByter was also sold as a part of
various packages.
6. Microproducts Assembler
$39.95 back when it was being sold in the late 1970s.
7. Mini-assembler/disassembler
Available as a part of Apple's Integer BASIC ROM package.
No labels - but was usable.
8. Randy's Weekend Assembler, 1978
by Randy Wigginton. Written mostly in SWEET-16 16 bit
emulator (package written by S. Wozniak and a part of
the Integer BASIC ROM).
9. SC Assembler II
8 bit assembler whose support has ceased due to the closing
on the company. (In addition, he published a monthly newsletter,
Apple Assembly Line, whch was published from 10/80 through
5/88.)
Last known address:
Author: Bob Sander-Cedarlof
Address: P.O. Box 280300
Dallas, Texas 75228
Bob went to work for AE as a software engineer and
might still be available at the address/telephone
number given above. It would be worthwhile for anyone
interested in 6502 assembley language to buy the back
issues to Apple Assembly Line.
In addition to an assembler for the 6502 he offered
cross assemblers for:
Motorola 6800, 1, 2, 8/6301, 6805 6809, 68HC11, 68000
Mitsubishi 50740 series
Intel 8048 & 8051 families, 8080/8085
Zilog Z-80, Z8
RCA 1802EC LSI-11
General Inst GI-1650, GI-1670
Sharp LH5801
Most cross assemblers were available in both DOS 3.3
and ProDOS format.
10. TED/ASM, 1978
by Gary Shannon (and editor by Randy Wigginton)
11. UCSD Pascal Assembler
Part of the Apple Pascal package. Was one of the
early assemblers with macros, conditional assemblies
and able to generate relocatable code.
------------------------------
BASIC
1. Applesoft toolkits
Apple's Applesoft Programmer's Assistant.
Product from Apple. Came with an assembler
called EDASM. Came with a series of ampersand
commands, but a high resolution character
generator that let you design your own
fonts and display them on the high resolution
graphics screen using traditional PRINT
statements.
Apple Programmer's Toolkit, which occupied the ROM
space left unused by Integer BASIC.
Originally distributed as firmware as well
well as Apple DOS 3.3 boot disks.
Product name: SuperGraphics
3-D Display System & Game Tool (by Bill Budge)
Language: called via PRINT "%..." from Applesoft
or Integer BASIC
Hardware requirements: `Required are an Apple II
with 48K of RAM and a minimum of 1 disk drive.'
Operating system requirements: DOS 3.3
Author name: P. Lutus
Author address: Kerby, Oregon
Author phone number: 1980
There was an Atari 800 version.
2. Applesoft compilers
Product name: Microsoft TASC: The AppleSoft Compiler version 3.0
Language: Basic compiler
Hardware requirements: Apple II+, //e, //c
Operating system requirements:
Company name: Microsoft, Inc.
It can makes use of auxiliar memory on 128K Apples
Was available in 1985.
3. Blankenship BASIC
Information needed.
4. Integer BASIC
Apple also sold a Firmware card which had this version
of BASIC in ROM.
There were many articles and books on Integer BASIC
published back in the 'olden days'. One of the best
sources of information was the Call-A.P.P.L.E.
magazine, which published a lot of information on the
language.
A.P.P.L.E. sold a relocatable RAM version of Integer BASIC
as Interger BASIC+.
------------------------------
FORTH
1. Apple Forth 1.6
Cap'n Software
Used a unique disk format.
Information needed.
2. 6502 Forth 1.2
Programma International.
3. FORTH II
Softape published this one. Ran on Apple II+, //e, etc.
------------------------------
FORTRAN
1. Apple FORTRAN, 1980.
This compiler package ran under the UCSD environment
and required the user to have purchased the run time
package as available from the Apple Pascal package.
It disappeared from Apple catalogs in 1986.
Information needed.
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Logo
1. Apple Logo
Ran under the UCSD operating system.
Information needed.
2. Apple Logo II, 1984
Ran under ProDOS on 128k machines.
Information needed.
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Pascal
1. Apple UCSD Pascal, 1979 . Version 1.3 was the last release.
This language has its own unique operating system.
May still be available from Resource Central.
Various toolkits were available for this langauge.
For instance, one package was called Applegraphics
which provided a set of routines for creating
high resolution graphics from any of the UCSD environment's
langauges.
2. Apple Instant Pascal (via Resource Central)
Written by Think Technologies, sold by Apple. Ran only
on the Apple IIc or 128k IIe machines. This was an
interactive Pascal, designed for teaching the language.
This Pascal ran under ProDOS.
3. Tiny Pascal interpreter
published by MUSE? back in the 1970s.
Information needed.
4. Pecan Power System's Pascal
(Pecan bought out by Cabot Software Ltd.? See above)
Information needed.
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PILOT
1. Product name: Apple PILOT
Language: PILOT (Author's Language for Computer Assisted Instruction)
Hardware requirements: Minimum: Apple II or II+, 48K, one disk drive
for Lesson mode or two disk drives for Author mode
Operating system requirements: DOS 3.3?
Company name: Apple Computer
System to support program development for Computer Assisted
Instruction (CAI), based on COMMON PILOT, with color
graphics, sound efects and a character set editor. It
operates in two modes: Author, where the instructor creates
lessons and stores them on a lessons disk, and Lesson, where
the student uses the disk to take a lesson interacting with
the computer.
Product was replaced by the improved Apple SUPER PILOT.
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Misc
1. PROMAL
Product name: PROgrammers Micro Application Language
Language: Written in a mix of assembler and PROMAL
Hardware requirements: Apple IIe, Extended 80 col card or a IIc.
Versions available for Commodore 64 and IBM PC.
Operating system requirements: ProDOS 8.
Company name: Systems Management Associates
Company address: 3700 Computer Drive
P.O. Box 20025
Raleigh, NC 27619
Company phone number: (919) 787-7703
Company email address: N/A
Electronic file access info: N/A
As far as I can determine, the Apple II version
is no longer an active product. Also note that the IIgs was
never completely supported. This was a C-like language which
was interpreted, came with a shell, and was source compatible
for the most part between various architectures.
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Historical GS based programming languages
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C
1. APW C
Previously available through APDA, then through
Resource Central. Now discontinued.
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Unconfirmed or future languages. Please provide more info.
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Amacs - formerlly commercal, shareware and now supposedly freeware
implementation of EMACS. More information, location, etc. needed.
ANIX - a shell that appeared with the Lisa assembler. I don't have any
details on whether there was a shell language. At one time, the
authors were available on GEnie as HAL.LABS. See the entry on
Lisa for U.S. Postal Service address.
APEX - an operating system for the Apple IIs with installable device
drivers. Included an assembler, editor, and XPL, a high level
programming language. Was developed on the 6502 prior to the Apple II
and was ported to it when the Apple first appeared. Developed
at the Colarado School of Mines by Peter Boyles. At least available
at versions 1.8.
BASIC Beagle Basic - this was different from the Beagle Bros. Compiler.
This package put Applesoft into RAM so that you could customize
it. You could rewrite error messages, rename Applesoft commands,
etc. Support was present for new Applesoft commands such
as ELSE, HSCRN , SWAP, TONE, and enhanced features to things like
GOTO and GOSUB. Is it still available in some form?
Pecan Power System BASIC. Pecan appears to have been bought out
by Cabot Software Ltd. More info is needed as to whether this
product is still available.
TML BASIC -- commercially sold IIgs version of BASIC.
Z-BASIC - Is this commercial package still available?
Communications related packages
ACOS - ProDOS 8 BBS Language
LLUCE - ProDOS 8 BBS Language
MACOS - a hacked version of ACOS.
FORTH - C. K. Haun supposedly has written a shareware version of FORTH
for the Apple IIgs. Someone reports that this is available on
GEnie.
Illsys Systems is said to be selling a commercial version of FORTH
for the IIe and IIgs systems. Ads were seen in Nibble or A+?
An implementation of Fig-Forth was available at one time - can
anyone provide me with details? I believe this was freeware.
FORTH 79 - Information needed on an Apple II package by this name.
I know there were several other packages which implemented FORTH
79 - but I understand there was a package specifically called
FORTH 79.
MVP-FORTH - can someone provide me more info on this?
GNO - lots of languages being ported here, such as Bison, flex, csh
perhaps even a c and c++ compiler. No formal list has been
submitted to me yet.
KSH - A Graphical Korn shell which will run on the GS is being developed.
More details once the product is available.
LISP - there was at least one micro LISP available written in Integer
BASIC back in the old days, as well as at least one commercial product.
ORCA/Modula-2 - In development for ByteWorks.
MSHELL - some sort of shell. I don't know how programmable it was, who
wrote it, whether it is/was available commercially, etc.
MULISP/MUSTAR - MuLisp was a Z-80 based P-Code lisp compiler. MuStar was
an Artificial Intelligence Development System, including editor
and debugger. Written by Microsoft.
Nevada software - there were several packages by Ellis Computing, Inc. which
required the Z-80 card to use. These were called Nevada PILOT,
Nevada Assembler and Nevada FORTRAN. Basically, they were standard
CP/M products, but in a 5.25" Apple disk format.
NPL - NonProcedural Language. 1980. A relational database language. "An
Introduction to Nonprocedural Languages Using NPL", T.D. Truitt et al,
McGraw-Hill 1983. Versions for Apple II, MS-DOS.
OS/A+ - Micom OS/A+ system, came with a very nice BASIC (very similar to
Atari BASIC in the graphics area). The OS had Applesoft compatibility.
Pascal - There is a rumor of a ProDOS based Apple Pascal - anyone
know any details?
PILE - Polytechnic's Instructional Language for Educators. Similar in use to
an enhanced PILOT, but structurally more like Pascal with
Awk-like associative arrays (optionally stored on disk).
Distributed to about 50 sites by Initial Teaching Alphabet
Foundation for Apple II and CP/M. "A Universal Computer Aided
Instruction System," Henry G. Dietz & Ronald J Juels, Proc Natl
Educ Computing Conf '83, pp.279-282.
PILOT - a text based version written in Applesoft is mentioned in the
Apple History files.
SuperGraphics - SuperGraphics 3D Display System and Game Tool
Some sort of PRINT "%" interface. More information needed.
Tutor-Tech - a commercial hypertext development system which runs on 8 bit
Apple IIs.
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