Episode 11: Fort Stanford, b/w Phase III: Dr. Melvin Astrahan

We’re back for Episode 11. This time, we talk about really very small advances in booting a /// from a flash drive, the Cursor /// joystick and the history of The Keyboard Company, and a visit to the Stanford archives of Apple materials to get the real scoop on EMI/RFI emissions and the timeline of the /// plus. After that, another talk from the 1987 Phase III conference, this one by Dr. Melvin Astrahan, author of Draw On /// and the Mr. Sandman game, talking about the graphical abilities of the Apple ///.

The trip to the Stanford archives yielded two interesting Apple ///-related documents. More about these on apple2scans.net (link will be retroactively inserted here when it’s ready over there), but here are the documents themselves:

Links of Interest:

The Best of Ottalini #2

This PDF is the extracted text of files on disks included in the Washington Apple Pi’s Apple /// public domain collection, specifically APPLE-3-WAP-wap-02a and -02b. They are available on the WAP Apple /// DVD, or at your favorite file repository.

These are Dave Ottalini’s best Apple /// newsletters and articles from the 1987 issues of the WAP Journal. Here’s the table of contents:

TRAIL.COLUMNS (1987)

January

  • Sourceware products
  • Forth for the ///
  • SOS update

February

  • New Co-Chairman
  • Phase /// Update
  • Al Bloom joins WAP

March

  • /// EZPs upgrade
  • Business Basic on the GS

May

  • 3EZP Upgrade Dies
  • On Three News
  • Meeting and SIG notes

June

  • Troubleshooting
  • Titan Card problems

July

  • /// SIG Moves
  • Tip of the Month
  • Go Forth
  • ThreeWorks

September

  • Farewell to Richard Rowell
  • News from Sun Systems

October

  • Phase /// preview
  • ProFile for the office
  • New PD disks

November

  • Phase /// highlights and lowlights
  • New GS Basic
  • HyperCard

December

  • A look back at the year
  • Music on the ///

Other Articles:

A Plus: Article about the Apple ///
Taking apart the Apple /// demo program
Latest versions of Apple /// drivers
Kidword ///: A word processing program for the little folks
Latest versions of Apple /// programs
Bibliography of the /// Magazine for 1986
Bibliography of the /// Newsletter
What’s on the new member disk

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The Best of Ottalini 2

The Best of Ottalini #3

This PDF is the extracted text of files on disks included in the Washington Apple Pi’s Apple /// public domain collection, specifically APPLE-3-WAP-wap-03a and -03b. They are available on the WAP Apple /// DVD, or at your favorite file repository.

These are Dave Ottalini’s best Apple /// newsletters and articles from the 1988 issues of the WAP Journal. Here’s the table of contents:

TRAIL.COLUMNS (1988)

January

  • New products discussed: SOS Driver Optimizer & Graphics card

February

  • New PD disks discussed
  • Future disks
  • WPL program “PD.CON”

March

  • D.A. Datasystems puts programs into the public domain

April

  • Has Frank Moore Returned?
  • More news from Lt. Sykora

May

  • More Public Domain Disks
  • /// SIG’s New Helper

June

  • ThreeWorks update
  • Apple /// News

July

  • Sykora Software Update
  • On Three News
  • Sun Remarketing

August

  • Menu.Maker Continued
  • Menu.Maker Take Two
  • New PD Disk

September

  • More On Three News
  • Sykora Software
  • July SIG Meeting

October

  • Apple /// News
  • Another Graphics Board
  • Music MIDI Driver

November

  • Where Do I Find Parts For My Apple ///?

December

  • History of the WAP /// SIG
  • /// SIG Christmas List

Other Articles:

The Legacy of Daryl Anderson
Taylor Pohlman on GS Basic (Parts 1 & 2)
Bibliography of On Three for 1987
TAU.PD.CON: WPL program used for PD development

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The Best of Ottalini #3

The Best of Ottalini #4

This PDF is the extracted text of files on disks included in the Washington Apple Pi’s Apple /// public domain collection, specifically APPLE-3-WAP-wap-04a and -04b. They are available on the WAP Apple /// DVD, or at your favorite file repository.

These are Dave Ottalini’s best Apple /// newsletters and articles from the 1989 issues of the WAP Journal. Here’s the table of contents:

TRAIL.COLUMNS (1989)

January

  • Happy New Year
  • Robert Lissner on 3EZ Pieces

February

  • Reprint of January with comments on WAP 10th Anniversary

March

  • Telecommunications News
  • TerminALL operation
  • On Three

April

  • Spring maintenance tips
  • On Three News
  • PD Disks

May

  • A Visit to On Three
  • Apple Users Group International

June

  • Pascal Menu.Maker
  • Other PD Disks
  • Desktop Publishing on the ///

July

  • The Lisa Shop
  • On Three discontinues 800 number & BBS dies

August

  • New ThreeWorks update
  • PD Disks

September

  • Telecom Month at the WAP /// SIG
  • Bob Consorti moves

October

  • ThreeWorks update
  • Parallel printers
  • PublishIt!2 problems

November

  • PD Offerings
  • Kudos and comments
  • Power Supplies

December

  • A look back at 1989 and…
  • … A look forward to 1990
  • On Three news

Other Articles:

Best Public Domain disks for the holidays
Using the WAP TCS
Bargains for Apple ///ers in hardware and software
A history of 3EZ Pieces, an integrated Apple /// program
Finding parts for the Apple ///
More on finding Apple /// information
Apple Announces New Micro Line

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The Best of Ottalini #4

The Best of Ottalini #5

This PDF is the extracted text of files on disks included in the Washington Apple Pi’s Apple /// public domain collection, specifically APPLE-3-WAP-wap-05a and -05b. They are available on the WAP Apple /// DVD, or at your favorite file repository.

These are Dave Ottalini’s best Apple /// newsletters and articles from the 1990 issues of the WAP Journal. Here’s the table of contents:

TRAIL.COLUMNS (1990)

January

  • The Year Ahead
  • Repairs
  • Color Monitors for the ///

February

  • More on Repairs
  • Joe Dobrowolski
  • Prodigy commentary

March

  • WAP 10 year anniversary
  • National Apple Users Group Conference

April

  • 24-pin printers
  • Keyboards

May

  • Happy Birthday SARA!
  • On Three moves
  • ThreeWorks update

June

  • How to be a power user on the ///
  • Dealing with Sticky Keys

July

  • SIG survey results
  • Titan ///+//e update

August

  • 100th PD disk
  • Apple /// Donation Program
  • Mentor Program

September

  • More on the Mentor program
  • IIGIF
  • Apple /// to MAC

October

  • SCSI on the ///
  • On Three News
  • Pair Software News

November

  • CD ROM Drives
  • On Three News
  • Donation Program

December

  • Disk Drive Maintenance
  • End of the Year
  • PD Disks

Other Articles:

Color monitors and the Apple ///
Desk Top Publishing in Emulation Mode
On Three Bibliography for 1989
A new RGB circuit for the /// (by D. D. Meisel)

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The Best of Ottalini #5

The Best of Ottalini #6

This PDF is the extracted text of files on disks included in the Washington Apple Pi’s Apple /// public domain collection, specifically APPLE-3-WAP-wap-06a and -06b. They are available on the WAP Apple /// DVD, or at your favorite file repository.

These are Dave Ottalini’s best Apple /// newsletters and articles from the 1991 issues of the WAP Journal. Here’s the table of contents:

TRAIL.COLUMNS (1991)

January

  • Some Nice Words
  • A+/InCider
  • Dobrowolski News

February

  • Apple /// emulation on the Mac
  • February Disks

March

  • On Three
  • Printer Questions
  • Disk Library

April

  • ///+//e Cards
  • Apple ///ers Unanimous
  • EASY Accounting

May

  • Meetings
  • PD Disks
  • Directory Damage

June

  • A3 Donations
  • Jim Jutzin
  • On Three

July

  • GoBack ///
  • Budget Time
  • PD Library

September

  • Sun Remarketing
  • Paul Campbell
  • On Three

October

  • Disk Drive Speed
  • New BBS
  • 256K Upgrade

November

  • Bob Consorti
  • TCS
  • Mail

December

  • Holiday Gifts
  • Other Clubs
  • PD Library

Other Articles:

Cooling the Jets on your Hot Apple ///
How to buy and collect old computers By Tim Swenson
Review of the //GS version of DTM
The Apple ///: Death Bed or New Found Life
Using DTM Macros

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The Best of Ottalini #6