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Point2Point - computer to computer communications program for chat and file transmission (II) [4] PrintShop - sign, banner, and card maker (II & GS) ProSel - disk and file utilities (II & GS) ProTERM - telecom program and text editor; PublishIT - desktop publishing (versions 1–4)
AppleWin (also known as Apple //e Emulator for Windows) is an open source software emulator for running Apple II programs in Microsoft Windows. AppleWin was originally written by Mike O'Brien in 1994; [3] O'Brien himself announced an early version of the emulator in April 1995 just before the release of Windows 95. [4]
Andy E. Nicholas designed the format as an improved replacement for the Binary II (.BNY) format, adding compression. He introduced it alongside a pkzip-like program called ShrinkIt for Apple II systems, which he later migrated to the Apple IIGS as GS-Shrinkit. The specification was republished by Apple in its File Type Notes. [1]
It was released in 1984 as a demonstration product for the new 128K models of the Apple II line. In 1982, Apple published Lissner's Quick File, a database program that closely resembled what would become the AppleWorks database module, on both the Apple III and Apple II. Apple favored Apple Pascal at the time, so Lissner initially wrote Quick ...
VisiCalc ("visible calculator") [1] is the first spreadsheet computer program for personal computers, [2] originally released for the Apple II by VisiCorp on October 17, 1979. [1] [3] It is considered the killer application for the Apple II, [4] turning the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool, and then prompting IBM to introduce the IBM PC two years ...
Applesoft II, which was made available on cassette and disk and in the ROM of the Apple II Plus and subsequent models, was released in 1978. It is this latter version, which has some syntax differences and support for the Apple II high-resolution graphics modes, that is usually synonymous with the term "Applesoft."
The inaugural version of ASCII Express, known as AE II, was developed by Bill Blue in 1980 and distributed by Southwestern Data Systems. AE II was designed for compatibility with any Apple II running DOS 3.x and supported a select array of modems that were available during that time, including the popular Hayes Micromodem II.
Apple II's hi-res display pages (Hi-Res 1: 280 × 160 and Hi-Res 2: 280 × 192) were implemented by Steve Wozniak using two TTL chips. Therefore, a software programmer has to deal with the discontinuous addressing of screen pixels (a full screen is split into three parts horizontally) and each pixel's coloring properties (each pixel uses 1-bit ...