Comments on: Personal Computers In 1979. The Apple II http://codytaylor.org/2009/08/personal-computers-in-1979-the-apple-ii.html From Cody Taylor. Thu, 13 Oct 2011 06:41:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Joe Cassara http://codytaylor.org/2009/08/personal-computers-in-1979-the-apple-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-4751 Joe Cassara Wed, 12 May 2010 05:40:39 +0000 http://codytaylor.org/?p=14208#comment-4751 The Apple II wasn't the first successful 8-bit micro in the United States. That title is arguably given to the Tandy TRS-80. And in the UK, the Commodore PET blew the II out of the water. The Apple II wasn’t the first successful 8-bit micro in the United States. That title is arguably given to the Tandy TRS-80. And in the UK, the Commodore PET blew the II out of the water.

]]> By: Cody Taylor http://codytaylor.org/2009/08/personal-computers-in-1979-the-apple-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-4113 Cody Taylor Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:17:56 +0000 http://codytaylor.org/?p=14208#comment-4113 Most of the applications had their own operating system on disk. Even DOS had to be booted from a floppy. With no floppy in there nothing would happen. Thats what I meant. Most of the applications had their own operating system on disk. Even DOS had to be booted from a floppy. With no floppy in there nothing would happen. Thats what I meant.

]]> By: Michele Mauro http://codytaylor.org/2009/08/personal-computers-in-1979-the-apple-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-4108 Michele Mauro Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:13:20 +0000 http://codytaylor.org/?p=14208#comment-4108 My carreer and my whole passion for computer born on one of these. In 1980 I was 8, and I had the luck to have access to a full-spec'd Apple ][+, with even the Language Card (16K RAM that shadowed the last part of the memory space to allow for an alternative BIOS) and the wonderful UCSD Pascal programming environment. I still consider it one of the best IDE I ever used, even after 15+ years of studying or working as a developer. It was truly an excellent machine for the time. I used it until the late '80, when I bought a Commodore Amiga 2000. I don't know if I should be happy to recall these memories or sad for how old I'm getting :-) Michele My carreer and my whole passion for computer born on one of these. In 1980 I was 8, and I had the luck to have access to a full-spec’d Apple ][+, with even the Language Card (16K RAM that shadowed the last part of the memory space to allow for an alternative BIOS) and the wonderful UCSD Pascal programming environment. I still consider it one of the best IDE I ever used, even after 15+ years of studying or working as a developer.

It was truly an excellent machine for the time. I used it until the late ‘80, when I bought a Commodore Amiga 2000.

I don’t know if I should be happy to recall these memories or sad for how old I’m getting :-)

Michele

]]> By: Will Dwinnell http://codytaylor.org/2009/08/personal-computers-in-1979-the-apple-ii.html/comment-page-1#comment-4106 Will Dwinnell Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:38:35 +0000 http://codytaylor.org/?p=14208#comment-4106 "The Apple II didn’t really have an operating system as we know them." Huh? The Apple ][ had systems software like any other computer. In fact, you mentioned DOS in this article. “The Apple II didn’t really have an operating system as we know them.”

Huh? The Apple ][ had systems software like any other computer. In fact, you mentioned DOS in this article.

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