Re: New to Apple 2

["triste@cox.net" <triste@cox.net>]

Firstly, I want to thank everyone who replied so quickly! So thanks! :D
Secondly, I've been looking around some more, and decided to get a Platinum
//e, but will that make a whole lot of difference?

Pretty much, I'm just going to play it by ear in regards to what I want it
to do. I'm basically just going to see what it'll *let* me do, lol. I would
like to use it for some word processing, so I would need a printer, but
which one exactly? I saw Apple printers on eBay but I don't want to buy one
just to find out that it won't work with my computer.


> From: Simon Williams <DONTemail@luddite.ca>
> Organization: Luddite Technologies Unlimited
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2,
> Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2002 12:54:27 GMT
> Subject: Re: New to Apple 2
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 05 Aug 2002 05:02:57 GMT "triste@cox.net" <triste@cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Hi everyone :) Maybe some of you can help me out. I'm purchasing an Apple
>> //e very soon but I have a bit of a problem. See, the two main reasons I
>> want one are for nostalgia purposes, plus I'm very interested in "vintage"
>> computers (sparked recently while helping my brother fix up an old laptop).
>> The problem I'm having is that I vaguely remember using them in school, and
>> would like to be refreshed on what I'm in for when I get mine. Basically all
>> I remember are playing a couple games. I'm probably going to sound very
>> stupid next to the rest of you, but did the Apple //e even have a GUI? How
>> did it work?
>> 
>> Also, how did it boot up? Do I need a certain disk? I'm buying mine from
>> eBay, and it seems to have everything it needs, but the person isn't
>> specific and I don't know exactly what I need.
>> 
>> If anyone can help me out, I'll really appreciate it! Thanks for your time.
>> :)
>> 
>> 
> Don't worry, you're not the only new A2 user out there... The short version is
> that you can boot the //e into AppleSoft BASIC without a startup disk, just
> hit CONTROL+RESET when you see the "Apple //e". But you'll have to learn a bit
> of AppleSoft to have any fun with it.
> You will need a system disk to do things like copy files and save programs to
> disk... (I hope you're getting a disk drive w/the computer).
> There are a few GUI programs available... you'll need a Mouse (and mouse card)
> to use them.
> There is a lot of software available on the net, but getting it from your
> PC/Mac to the Apple II is rather involved for the novice (or intermediate user
> like myself)... best to find someone nice who is willing to send you some
> disks at cost. (email me when you get your computer, I'll put together a
> starter disk set for you at the cost of disks and postage).
> Here are some links to informational resources. Take it slow, it seems a lot
> more complicated at first, but once you figure out the basics there's nothing
> like it.
> <http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs1START.html>
> <http://www.apple2.org/faq/>
> <http://modena.intergate.ca/personal/gslj/iiefreeware.html>
> Welcome to the wonderful world of the Apple ][
> Simon
> 
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