Subject: Re: I need help programming in dos for the apple IIe
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Mike Boyle writes ...
> 
> can someone help me?


     Mainly what you program in is Applesoft BASIC. Applesoft is built-in to
all Apple II's from the II+ on up. The "]" you will usually see after doing a
Reset is the Applesoft prompt.

     When you boot DOS 3.3 or ProDOS from disk, the DOS commands get hooked
into Applesoft and you can do things like type in CATALOG to get a screen
listing of files on a disk.

     For some info about your Apple II and getting into programming a good
start is the Apple II Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) maintained for
comp.sys.apple2 and newsgroups in the Csa2 family on the Ground archive and
other major Apple II sites.

     If you are on the net with a browser, you can get to the FAQs at ...
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs1START.html . Click on "Enter Main Hall"
for 'getting started' Q&A.

     For information about DOS and ProDOS, see ...
http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/Csa2DOSMM.html



Otherwise, see the files Csa21MAIN and Csa2DOSMM at ...

Ground offers pure Text for downloading or Viewing via
  an FTP program ...
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
 
Text on the ACN Florida, ACN Tarnover, and USA2WUG sites is
 line-length formatted for on-line perusing via Netscape, etc. ...
 
 ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/FAQs.and.INFO/A2.Csa2.FAQs/
 ftp://tarnover.dyndns.org/cabi/FAQs.and.INFO/A2.Csa2.FAQs/
 http://www.grin.net/~cturley/A2.FAQs.and.INFO/CSA2.FAQs/




     Here is a snip from the FAQs about programming:

>>
018- Where can I find out about Applesoft BASIC programming on my Apple?

     There are several good places to go on the net:

Apple Cabi.net- Tarnover
  ftp://209.180.253.179/cabi/FAQs.and.INFO/LanguagesAndProgramming/
  ftp://209.180.253.179/cabi/Languages.Programming/

Apple II Lessons & Software
  http://www.iglou.com/qwerty/kb/dlfiles.html

Apple II Programmer's Archive
  http://net-24-42.dhcp.mcw.edu/a2pa.html

Apple2.org- old faqs
http://www.apple2.org/faq/FAQ.applesoft.html

Ground
  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/2/apple2/MiscInfo/Applesoft/

Home of the Apple II
  http://www.educate.net.au/~apple2/

SoWhat Software
  http://www.sowhatsoftware.com/home.html

The comp.sys.apple2.programmer Usenet newsgroup


     Be sure to keep a look out for Apple II books on programming, DOS, and
ProDOS when you visit used book stores, swap meets, school sales, ..., or
peruse comp.sys.apple2 marketplace.

     Of course, the #1 Applesoft information source is the Basic Programming
Reference Manual  from Apple. Here are some other good materials to look for
...

     Apple II User's Guide   by Poole, Martin, and Cook
     Apple II Reference Manual  from Apple
     Beagle Bros "Peeks, Pokes, and Pointers" (poster)   by Beagle Bros
     ProDOS Inside and Out   by Doms and Weishaar
     The DOS Manual   from Apple


     One of the best ways to learn BASIC programming is to find some old game
you like written in BASIC and experiment with customizing it.

     Finally, if your Apple II is an enhanced //e or latter machine, be sure to
get Program Writer. It's a vintage program editing utility from Beagle which
makes writing and debugging BASIC programs much easier.
<<

     Regarding the last suggestion, Program Writer-- the absolute best ever
Applesoft BASIC program writing editor-- is now available for downloading from
Ron Kneusel's Programmer's Archive site at ...
http://net-24-42.dhcp.mcw.edu/a2pa.html .

     By the way, you can download piles of useful software from the major
software archives and transfer it to your Apple. This is discussed in the FAQs,
too.

Rubywand