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Re: Which clone was first -magazine ads.
- Subject: Re: Which clone was first -magazine ads.
- From: Donald Lee <coach41@pacbell.net>
- Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 18:45:48 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com
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I still the FIRST ever issue of A+ magazine lying around (sans the
cover) and I believe it's dated either 1982 or 1983.
Don
Ernest wrote:
>
> Ernest wrote:
>
> > I went through my Byte magazines yesterday, looking for old Apple clone
> > ads, and I discovered that the earliest ads that I could find were for the
> > Franklin Ace 100 and the Pineapple. They both appeared in the same month
> > -June 1982.
> >
> > Were there any Apple II magazines in print at that time, or before? I
> > would be interested to know if there were any clone ads before June 1982,
> > in any other magazines. Looking for old ads might help to at least narrow
> > the choices for which clone was first. If any of you have any of those old
> > magazines, you might look at the early 1982 editions to see if there are
> > any earlier ads.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > E.
>
> Update: I found an ad for the Basis 108 in the April 1982 Byte magazine.
> That's the earliest ad that I've found so far, but I'm hoping that there
> might be some earlier ads in Apple II specific magazines.
>
> When did the early Apple II magazines begin?