Apple's iPhone Bluetooth Headset has now been completely removed from the Apple online store, suggesting the company will cede the headset business to third parties or return with an improved version leveraging new features in iPhone Software 3.0.
TUAW Bookshelf: Apple II Reference Manual
Filed under: Accessories, Apple, Blast From the Past, TUAW Bookshelf
TUAW BOOKSHELF
Apple was kind enough to include a veritable encyclopedia of information with my Apple ][. Inside the big, red manual, you'll find complete step-by-step instructions for setting up the machine, adjusting a tape recorder for optimal use, plenty of programs to get you started, and a handy reference for the hardware inside.
I found the manual easy to read, although given the constraints of typing programs by hand using a typewriter, some code was printed using a dot matrix printer. Mr. Wozniak includes excellent code to help you build your own programs, however, and code for interfacing with the likes of a teletype, should you need printed output. There are critical routines for floating point calculations, which I'm sure some will appreciate.
Apple introduces a little design philosophy in the manual, which is a welcome break from the volumes used to learn the 5100, for example. Rumors on our sister site Engadget say Tandy is working on a consumer machine with BASIC and a human-readable manual as well, but I'll believe that when I see it. Anyway, the Apple ][ manual has some sample code for making actual audio tones using the built-in speaker (a novel idea, by the way). Why use audio in a program? Here's the design philosophy I found interesting:"Computers can perform marvelous feats of mathematical computation at well beyond the speed capable of most human minds. They are fast, cold and accurate; man on the other hand is slower, has emotion, and makes errors. These differences create problems when the two interact with one another. So to reduce this problem humanizing of the computer is needed. Humanizing means incorporating within the computer procedures that aid in a computer's usage. One such technique is the addition of a tone subroutine."
It's like they want to make the computer more *personal*, somehow.
Once you've seen how to make graphics, sounds and even interaction and I/O in code, the manual wraps up with a thorough examination of the included hardware. This is a hobbyists' machine, after all. The schematics and diagrams will have you fully understanding how the computer addresses memory and controls video, plus many other miracles I can't believe they crammed into such a small package.
This valuable red book of data comes free with your Apple ][, but I wouldn't part with it! You'll find yourself referring to it time and again. Check out the photostat gallery below for a few sample pages.
TUAWTUAW Bookshelf: Apple II Reference Manual originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
More Apple Snow Leopard, Final Cut, Xserve rumors hit the web
A well-read overseas Mac blog is using April Fools Day to drop a payload of unconfirmed rumors on the Apple community regarding release dates for Snow Leopard, Final Cut Studio 3, new Xserves, and even a future generation of Mac notebooks.
MarketShare Unveils Figures for March
As every months, figures related to the market share of computer OS used to browse the US web have been collected and analyzed by MarketShare. In March, Apple marketshare moves up from 9.61% to 9.77%. Windows keeps dropping slowly, from 88.41% to 88.14%. The iPhone OS remains stable will 0.49% a quite big achievement for a non-computer OS. Regarding web browser, Safari market shares increases from 8.02% to 8.23%.
If Apple keeps grabbing market shares, it is not as fast as it used to be over the past 6 months. However, it also confirms than the financial crisis will not affect more specifically the Mac than any other PC models. NExt month we will see if the new anti-Apple Microsoft ads had any effect of those figures...
Intel sued for Patent Infringement Linked to Technologies Used in Xeon Nehalem
Less than 48 hours after having released officially its new Xeon Nehalem, Intel is sued by a company named SiCortex which claims that Santa Clara's giant is using some of its technologies without owning any licenses. The patent infringement would be related to technologies developed to decrease the power consumption of CPU. The new Xeon is able to manage the power consumption in function of the load or requirements, decreasing or stopping totally parts of its transistors to reduce power consumption and decrease heat release.
Intel did not really react yet to this announcement, indicating simply that such advanced power management technology was part of features defined for the new Xeon Nehalem already from its first draft.
Apple removes iPhone Bluetooth Headset from online store
Apple's iPhone Bluetooth Headset has now been completely removed from the Apple online store, suggesting the company will cede the headset business to third parties or return with an improved version leveraging new features in iPhone Software 3.0.
TUAW Bookshelf: Apple II Reference Manual
Filed under: Accessories, Apple, Blast From the Past, TUAW Bookshelf
TUAW BOOKSHELF
Apple was kind enough to include a veritable encyclopedia of information with my Apple ][. Inside the big, red manual, you'll find complete step-by-step instructions for setting up the machine, adjusting a tape recorder for optimal use, plenty of programs to get you started, and a handy reference for the hardware inside.
I found the manual easy to read, although given the constraints of typing programs by hand using a typewriter, some code was printed using a dot matrix printer. Mr. Wozniak includes excellent code to help you build your own programs, however, and code for interfacing with the likes of a teletype, should you need printed output. There are critical routines for floating point calculations, which I'm sure some will appreciate.
Apple introduces a little design philosophy in the manual, which is a welcome break from the volumes used to learn the 5100, for example. Rumors on our sister site Engadget say Tandy is working on a consumer machine with BASIC and a human-readable manual as well, but I'll believe that when I see it. Anyway, the Apple ][ manual has some sample code for making actual audio tones using the built-in speaker (a novel idea, by the way). Why use audio in a program? Here's the design philosophy I found interesting:"Computers can perform marvelous feats of mathematical computation at well beyond the speed capable of most human minds. They are fast, cold and accurate; man on the other hand is slower, has emotion, and makes errors. These differences create problems when the two interact with one another. So to reduce this problem humanizing of the computer is needed. Humanizing means incorporating within the computer procedures that aid in a computer's usage. One such technique is the addition of a tone subroutine."
It's like they want to make the computer more *personal*, somehow.
Once you've seen how to make graphics, sounds and even interaction and I/O in code, the manual wraps up with a thorough examination of the included hardware. This is a hobbyists' machine, after all. The schematics and diagrams will have you fully understanding how the computer addresses memory and controls video, plus many other miracles I can't believe they crammed into such a small package.
This valuable red book of data comes free with your Apple ][, but I wouldn't part with it! You'll find yourself referring to it time and again. Check out the photostat gallery below for a few sample pages.
TUAWTUAW Bookshelf: Apple II Reference Manual originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:52:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
More Apple Snow Leopard, Final Cut, Xserve rumors hit the web
A well-read overseas Mac blog is using April Fools Day to drop a payload of unconfirmed rumors on the Apple community regarding release dates for Snow Leopard, Final Cut Studio 3, new Xserves, and even a future generation of Mac notebooks.
MarketShare Unveils Figures for March
As every months, figures related to the market share of computer OS used to browse the US web have been collected and analyzed by MarketShare. In March, Apple marketshare moves up from 9.61% to 9.77%. Windows keeps dropping slowly, from 88.41% to 88.14%. The iPhone OS remains stable will 0.49% a quite big achievement for a non-computer OS. Regarding web browser, Safari market shares increases from 8.02% to 8.23%.
If Apple keeps grabbing market shares, it is not as fast as it used to be over the past 6 months. However, it also confirms than the financial crisis will not affect more specifically the Mac than any other PC models. NExt month we will see if the new anti-Apple Microsoft ads had any effect of those figures...
Intel sued for Patent Infringement Linked to Technologies Used in Xeon Nehalem
Less than 48 hours after having released officially its new Xeon Nehalem, Intel is sued by a company named SiCortex which claims that Santa Clara's giant is using some of its technologies without owning any licenses. The patent infringement would be related to technologies developed to decrease the power consumption of CPU. The new Xeon is able to manage the power consumption in function of the load or requirements, decreasing or stopping totally parts of its transistors to reduce power consumption and decrease heat release.
Intel did not really react yet to this announcement, indicating simply that such advanced power management technology was part of features defined for the new Xeon Nehalem already from its first draft.
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