From: jpenne@ee.ualberta.ca (Jerry Penner)
Subject: GEnieLamp Sept 1992 [4 parts]
Organization: University Of Alberta, Edmonton Canada
Date: Sat, 12 Sep 1992 18:23:50 GMT


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Apple II History, Part 4
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By Steven Weyhrich
      [S.WEYHRICH]



                        >>> APPLE II HISTORY <<<
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                Compiled and written by Steven Weyhrich
                  (C) Copyright 1991, Zonker Software

                    (PART 4 -- THE APPLE II, CONT.)
                           [v1.1 :: 12 Dec 91]


INTRODUCTION   As the Apple II History moves on, this month we continue the
""""""""""""   discussion about the design of the original Apple II,
concentrating on the contributions made by people other than Steve Wozniak.
We will also see its introduction at the First West Coast Computer Faire in
April 1977, just over fifteen years ago, and see how it was for the first
Apple buyers way back then.

                               [*][*][*]


THE APPLE II: OTHER DESIGN FEATURES   Since Steve Wozniak was the designer
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   of the Apple I and II, exactly what
contribution did Steve Jobs make to the effort?  Unlike Wozniak, who would
not think much of extra wires hanging out of a computer that worked
properly, Jobs had an eye for the appearance of the final product.  He
wanted the Apple II to be a product that people outside the Homebrew
Computer Club would want to own:


     "Jobs thought the cigar boxes [housing the home-made computers] that
sat on the ... desk tops during Homebrew meetings were as elegant as fly
traps.  The angular, blue and black sheet-metal case that housed Processor
Technology's Sol struck him as clumsy and industrial ... A plastic case was
generally considered a needless expense compared to the cheaper and more
pliable sheet metal.  Hobbyists, so the arguments went, didn't care as much
for appearance as they did for substance.  Jobs wanted to model the case
for the Apple after those Hewlett-Packard used for its calculators.  He
admired their sleek, fresh lines, their hardy finish, and the way they
looked at home on a table or desk."<1>


     The final case design made the Apple II look quite different from most
of their competition.  The other computers looked like they had been
assembled at home (and many of them were).  The Apple had no visible screws
or bolts (the ten screws attached at the bottom).  It had the appearance of
some variation of a typewriter, but still looked futuristic enough to be a
computer.  The friendliness of the design even extended to the lid, which
popped off easily to allow access to the expansion slots, almost inviting
the user to look inside (unlike most electronic devices that held the
warning "CAUTION!  NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE").<2>

     Other aesthetics to which Jobs paid attention were the color of the
keyboard, vents for heat dissipation (avoiding the need for a noisy fan),
and a shape and color that would blend in with other items in a home or on
a desk.  He also hired an engineer who was good with analog circuitry (not
Wozniak's area of interest) to design a reliable, lightweight power supply
that would stay cool.  The engineer, Rod Holt, was working at Atari at the
time, but was convinced to help Jobs and Wozniak.  He developed a new
approach (for microcomputers) by taking household current and switching it
on and off rapidly, producing a steady current that was safe for the
expensive memory chips.  The final design of this switching power supply
was smaller than a quart carton of milk and was quite reliable.  Holt also
helped design the television interface for the Apple II.<3>

     The new company was racing to have the Apple II ready for the First
West Coast Computer Fair in April of 1977.  Some last minute bugs had to be
eliminated; because of a static electricity problem affecting a sensitive
chip, the keyboards went dead every twenty minutes.  Chris Espinosa and
Randy Wigginton, two high school students who were early employees of
Apple, had written programs to demonstrate the computer's color and sound.
They were hurriedly working to duplicate these programs on cassette.
People at Apple were working to fix blemishes in the computer cases that
had returned from the plastics molding company.  The name for this new
computer was also finalized as "Apple II", following the example of Digital
Equipment Company, who had given each newer version of its PDP series a
higher number (PDP-1, PDP-6, etc.).  They stylized the "II" in the product
name by using right and left brackets, and displaying it on the case as
"][".  The final product bore the mark of each person at Apple:


     "The computer that appeared at the West Coast Computer Faire was not
one person's machine.  It was the product of collaboration and blended
contributions in digital logic design, analog engineering, and aesthetic
appeal.  The color, the slots, the way in which the memory could be
expanded from 4K to 48K bytes, the control of the keyboard and hookup to
the cassette recorder, and the BASIC that was stored in the ROM chip--in
effect the motherboard--was Wozniak's contribution.  Holt had contributed
the extremely significant power supply, and Jerry Mannock the case.  The
engineering advances were officially recognized when, some months later,
Wozniak was awarded U.S. Patent #4,136,359 for a microcomputer for use with
video display, and Holt was given Patent #4,130,862 for direct current
power supply.  But behind them all Jobs was poking, prodding, and pushing
and it was he, with his seemingly inexhaustible supply of energy, who
became the chief arbiter and rejecter...  [Finally,] the combination of
[Mike] Markkula [Apple's first president], Jobs, and the McKenna Agency
turned Apple's public bow [at the West Coast Computer Faire] into a
coup."<4>


THE APPLE II: PRODUCT INTRODUCTION   As they prepared for the display at
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   the First West Coast Faire, it was
decided to create a new corporate logo.  The original one, used in sales of
the Apple I, was a picture of Isaac Newton sitting under an apple tree,
with a phrase from Wordsworth:  "Newton...'A Mind Forever Voyaging Through
Strange Seas of Thought...Alone.'"  Jobs had been concerned that the logo
had part of the slow sales of the Apple I, and the Regis McKenna Agency was
hired to help in the design of a new one.

     "Rob Janov, a young art director, was assigned to the Apple account
and set about designing a corporate logo.  Armed with the idea that the
computers would be sold to consumers and that their machine was one of the
few to offer color, Janov set about drawing still lifes from a bowl of
apples ... He gouged a rounded chunk from one side of the Apple, seeing
this as a playful comment on the world of bits and bytes but also as a
novel design.  To Janov the missing portion 'prevented the apple from
looking like a cherry tomato.'  He ran six colorful stripes across the
Apple, starting with a jaunty sprig of green, and the mixture had a
slightly psychedelic tint.  The overall result was enticing and warm ..."

     "[Steve] Jobs was meticulous about the style and appearance of the
logo ... When Janov suggested that the six colors be separated by thin
strips to make the reproduction easier, Jobs refused."<5>


     For the Faire, Markkula had ordered a smoky, backlit, illuminated
plexiglas sign with the new logo.  Although Apple had a smaller booth than
other companies displaying their products at the Faire, and some of the
other microcomputer makers (Processor Technology, IMSAI, and Cromemco) had
been in business longer, Apple's booth looked far more professional, thanks
to Markula's sign.  Some of the other participants, companies larger than
Apple, had done no more than use card tables with signs written in black
markers.

     Because they had been one of the first to commit themselves to
displaying at the Faire, Apple's booth was near the entrance and was
visible to everybody entering the convention center.  They demonstrated a
kaleidoscopic video graphics program (possibly an early version of "BRIAN'S
THEME") on a huge Advent display monitor, catching everybody's attention.
But, after the Faire its organizer Jim Warren (Homebrew club member and
editor of DR. DOBB'S JOURNAL) didn't think that Apple was a strong
exhibitor.  Byte magazine, in their report of the show, failed to even
mention Apple.  Despite these early opinions by influential people, over
the next few months Apple received about three hundred orders for the Apple
II, over a hundred more than the total number of Apple I's sold.<6>


THE APPLE II: COST   Prebuilt systems were also sold by Commodore (the
""""""""""""""""""   6502-based PET, for $595), and Radio Shack (the
Z80-based TRS-80, for $600).  This was quite a bit less than the Apple II's
premium price of $1,298 for a 4K computer, a pair of game paddles, and an
audio cassette with demo programs.  This price did not include a cassette
recorder or monitor (which both the PET and TRS-80 did include).  The
hardware limitations and lack of expandability of those machines, however,
offset some of the price difference.  Also, one other hardware introduction
for the Apple II that happened in mid-1978 set it well ahead of its
immediate competitors; we'll get to that shortly.


THE APPLE II: EXPERIENCES OF EARLY USERS   The original manual for the
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   Apple II was sparse.  It
consisted of thirty photocopied pages, including some handwritten notes
from Woz.  The over stated, "simplicity is the ultimate sophistication:
introducing Apple ][, the personal computer."  In early 1978 these original
photocopied manuals were replaced with the new "Apple II Technical
Reference Manual" (also known as the "Red Book"), and copies were mailed to
previous customers.  Steve Jobs realized that people often viewed the
quality of a product by the quality of its documentation, and so he took
pains to get manuals that were easy to read and had a professional
appearance.<7>

     Setting up an early Apple II was fairly simple.  The lid popped off
easily, and one of the first things you would attach was the Sup'r Mod (RF
modulator).  This was plugged onto two pins sticking up from the back rear
of the motherboard, near the video output jack (assuming that you did not
also buy a REAL computer monitor).  The game paddles were two small black
boxes, with a knob on the top attached to a potentiometer (similar to
volume controls on a radio) and a tiny black button on the side.  These
boxes were attached via a narrow cable to a plug that looked (and was)
fragile; this plug also went into a small socket in the motherboard.
Lastly, you attached your data storage device (the cassette recorder) to
the input and output jacks in the back of the computer.

     After turning on the Apple II, the first thing to greet you was a
screen full of random alphabetic characters and symbols, and possibly some
colored blocks (lo-res graphics mode might be turned on).  Here you had to
press the RESET key in the upper right hand side of the keyboard, which,
after releasing the key, would cause a "beep!" and an asterisk to appear in
the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.  (If the lo-res graphics mode
had been on, it would now be off).  Next to the asterisk (which was a
prompt to show that you were in the Monitor) was a flashing box, the
cursor.  To get into BASIC, you had to press the "Ctrl" key and the "B" key
simultaneously.  Now you would see a different prompt, one that looked like
a ">".

     At this point, you could either begin entering a BASIC program, or try
to load one from cassette.  To load from cassette was not always easy; it
took time to get the right volume and tone settings on the tape player in
order to avoid getting the "ERR" or "*** SYNTAX ERR" message.  (And if you
didn't have much memory, you might get a "*** MEM FULL ERR" message!)  When
you got it properly loaded, you could type RUN and see what happened.
Beyond that, it was more or less up to you to actually find something to DO
with your new toy.<8>


THE APPLE II: EARLY HARDWARE ADD-ONS   Aside from the M&R "Sup'r Mod" that
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   allowed early Apple II users to run
their computer on their color TV's, some other enterprising hackers
designed their own versions of modulators.  One used by an early member of
an Apple user group in Washington State (Apple Pugetsound Program Library
Exchange, or A.P.P.L.E.) was somewhat better shielded than the "Sup'r Mod".
It had its own power supply and plugged into the video output jack on the
back of the Apple.  The "Sup'r Mod" was by far the biggest seller,
however.<9>

     At first, there were no interface cards for any of Woz's eight slots.
With the limited funds that computer purchasers had then (and now) there
was not much they could afford after shelling out anywhere from $1200 to
$1800 just to get their own Apple II.  But they were innovative, and like
many other hardware hackers of the day managed to make do with old or
surplus parts.  Some people, for instance, had gotten their hands on used
teletype printers, such as the ASR-33 (called "battleships" because they
were so rugged and heavy).  Since there weren't any printer interface cards
to plug into the slots to allow the computer to communicate with the
teletype, they used a trick they learned from Woz himself.  The Apple II
had four single-bit output pins on the game controller socket that could be
used for various purposes.  A schematic floated through the various user
groups that showed how to connect the teletype to an annunciator pin; along
with it was a machine language program that re-directed output from the
screen to that one-bit port, and on to the printer.<10>

                               [*][*][*]


NEXT INSTALLMENT  The Disk II
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NOTES
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     <1> Michael Moritz, THE LITTLE KINGDOM, p. 186.

     <2> Steven Levy, HACKERS: HEROES OF THE COMPUTER REVOLUTION, pp.
         263-264.

     <3> Moritz, p. 189.

     <4> Moritz, pp. 190-191.

     <5> Moritz, p. 188.

     <6> Moritz, pp. 192-193.

     <7> Philip Chien, "The First Ten Years: A Look Back", THE APPLE II
         REVIEW, Fall/Winter 1986, p. 12.

     <8> -----, APPLE II BASIC PROGRAMMING MANUAL, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981,
         pp. 1-19.

     <9> -----, "A.P.P.L.E. Co-op Celebrates A Decade of Service",
         CALL-A.P.P.L.E.,  Feb 1988, pp. 12-27.

     <10> Val J. Golding, "Applesoft From Bottom To Top", CALL-A.P.P.L.E.
         IN DEPTH #1, 1981, p. 8.


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                        >>> FINANCIAL GENIUS <<<
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>>> Address: R.ADAMS48                Date: 920525
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HOME FINANCE PACKAGE   Commercial venders have produced a vast array of
""""""""""""""""""""   programs since the Apple IIGS was introduced. These
programs covered just about every application thinkable, except for a good
quality home financial program.  There have been many templates for
Appleworks and Appleworks GS that cover everything from checking and
savings accounts to home budgets and car loans, but nothing that would do
all these things and much more.

     Financial GeniuS (FSG) is an excellent home finance program written
specifically for the Apple IIGS using the standard GS/OS interface and is
completely compatible with System software 6.0.   With FSG you can keep
track of all you financial records including; checking and savings
accounts, credit card management, home budgets, investment management, car
loans, assets, liabilities, cost projections, home mortgages and mush more.
FSG uses standard methods to enter information into your financial records
such as menus, line edits, radio buttons, check boxes, and pop-up menus.


     Financial GeniuS comes complete with an 8 page tutorial that
completely covers all the features included in the program.  Starting a new
account mainly consists of opening a checking account followed by various
categories (up to 120 per account) which lists assets, liabilities, income,
and expenses.   Each category can be used to break down assets such as your
car, home, summer cabin, fishing boat, and jet plane (don't we wish).
Liabilities like credit cards and Uncle Fred, expenses like groceries,
household goods, Car loan monthly payments, mortgage monthly payments and
interest.  Income can be included also as various categories such as
Paycheck, Savings interest, and stock dividends.

     The checking account acts as a base for the other categories as most
transactions are done through your checking account.  However, each
category can also be accessed for individual transactions, for example your
savings account.  Automatic Transactions is a neat feature were you can
create a list of transactions that take place each month, like your car
loan payment, mortgage payment or any month payment where the amount does
not change.  Then when it comes time to enter that car loan payment all you
do is call it up from the list of Automatic Transaction.  You can also
setup automatic transactions for your savings account for Social Security,
Retirement pay that go into your savings on a monthly bases.

     Another great feature is the ability to Split Transactions.  This is
useful when you write a check for the local market and not all that you
purchased will fit into one category.  Perhaps you also purchased
detergent, bleach, paper towels and toilet tissue.  These items would go
under household expenses and not groceries.  With Split Transactions you
can split up a single check into two or more categories.

     One draw back to the program, and it is a minor one, is that you must
use the TAB key to move from input edit box to the next input edit box.  Of
course you can also use the mouse.  The TAB key after entering information
in order to go to the next entry box takes some getting use to.  The RETURN
key would be more traditional and easier as that is the way most programs
are written. After a bit of use though you seem to get over hitting the
RETURN key to go to the next input box.

     Another feature I would like to see added is an Automatic monthly
entry into the savings or checking accounts to handle automatic deposits
from retirement or Social Security payments.   I have my Navy Retirement
and VA benefit check deposited automatically and my mortgage and
maintenance fee withdrawn automatically from my savings account.   Yes I
can use Automatic Transactions to list these four transactions and enter
them one at a time into my savings account, but it would be nice to have
the programs do this automatically without any actions on my part.

     Let's get to the bottom line.  This is not only an excellent home
financial program for the Apple IIGS,  it also fills a rather large hole in
this somewhat forgotten applications area.  We should all give a hardy
congratulations to Rick Adams for taking the time and effort to write such
an outstanding financial program.   The $35 Shareware fee is so very small
considering what this program offers.  This is not just a Shareware
program, it is indeed commercial quality and we should be thankful that
Rick decided to go the Shareware route because an equivalent commercial
Finance GenuS would cost in the neighborhood of $90 to $100 dollars.  I
highly recommend this program for those among you that want to keep track
of your home finances.


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SupraFAX Modem V.32bis   A month and a half ago, my modem was hit by
""""""""""""""""""""""   lightning.  I'm fortunate that it was the only
piece of hardware affected.  After wrestling with the insurance company for
a few weeks, I collected, and bought a new SupraFAX Modem V.32bis.

     At first glance, it's a neat little modem.  It's very small, about
half that of most modems.  It measures 6-3/8 by 4-5/8 by 1- 1/4 inches.
The case is silver, and it has a black faceplate.  The faceplate has four
LED indicators, Off Hook (OH), Send Data (SD), Receive Data (RD), and
Terminal Ready (TR).  To the right of that are a pair of 5x7 dot matrix LED
displays that show the rest of modem's modes and functions.  Next to that
is the power switch, a rarity on today's computer equipment.  Finally
somebody has put the power switch in an easy to reach location!

     The modem comes from the factory with two presets to get you up and
running immediately.  One is for IBM PC/Amiga/Atari owners (AT&F2), and the
other is for Macintosh owners (AT&F1).  Other settings allow you to set how
the modem tells you its connect rate, and which protocols it uses.  Some
terminal software chokes on these extras, so it takes some time to
determine just how your program will react.  One very interesting command
is AT%Q.  When you are logged onto a BBS, return to command mode with +++,
then type AT%Q.  The number it gives you is the quality of the connection,
from 0 being good, to 10 being awful.  Then you can return to the BBS with
ATO.

     The documentation is excellent.  Included are a thick reference manual
that explains every feature of the modem, all of its Hayes-compatible
commands, a glossary of terms, and even an index; a Getting Started manual
that explains how to install your terminal software (PC and Mac users
only), what the different display codes are on the modem's fancy display,
and a very basic guide to sending a FAX (if you have FAX software); and
very handy reference card with all of the commands, the display codes, and
even an RS-232 pinout.

UP & RUNNING   Okay, so how does it work?  My first impressions are
""""""""""""   excellent.  The character display is very interesting, and
is certainly a change from the typical row of LED's found on most modems,
although I would have preferred a larger display, since to a novice, a
flashing sequence of 144, LP, DC, and CD don't mean much.  What it does
mean is a connect rate of 14,400 bps, LAP-M error correction (V.42), Data
Compression (V.42bis), and Carrier Detect, respectively.  After a while, I
discovered a very annoying problem with this modem in particular.  When
first powered up, I have no problem connecting to any BBS.  But after the
first call, the modem will only connect using MNP error correction.  Since
performing a soft reset with the ATZ command didn't cure the problem, I
found that powering the modem off and back on did the trick.


CUSTOMER SUPPORT   Now we get to Customer Support.  It takes a while to
""""""""""""""""   get through to them, but once you do, they're very
helpful.  I tried all afternoon, and the line was busy.  Finally, it rang,
and I got the recording, "All operators are busy.  Please stay on the line,
and someone will be with you shortly."  After about three minutes, someone
came on.  He was completely baffled with my problem, as it wasn't one
they'd heard of.  He was very knowledgeable and, and decided the easiest
thing to do was to replace the modem.  He said there were two ways to do
it:  I could send it back, and wait a few weeks for a new one; or I could
give them a credit card number (as a deposit), and they would express-mail
me a replacement, with a prepaid return envelope.  The only catch is that
there is a $20 charge for this.  I opted for the faster way.  Two days
later, the UPS Red Label package arrived at 10:00 am.  I sent the old modem
back via Federal Express, in the included envelope.

THE BOTTOM LINE   The new modem works great!  It has no problems that I
"""""""""""""""   have detected so far.  I regularly achieve speeds in the
high 1600 cps range, with V.42bis and Ymodem-G, on files compressed with
Quester's LHARC.  This modem really flies!  I'm very pleased with it, and I
recommend it to anyone looking for a good, low-cost high speed modem.

     The SupraFAX V.32bis retails for $399, but I have seen it as low as
$309 from some mail order houses.  This makes it one of the best deal in
high speed modems.

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                          7101 Supra Drive SW
                         Albany, Oregon  97321

                        Orders:     503-967-2410
                      Tech Support:  503-967-2440
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RT, [m110].  The Macintosh macros for White Knight and Microphone II are
available in the GEnieLamp RT [m515], the Mac RT [m605] and the Freesoft RT
[m585].  Search for LAMP to find the latest version.

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