Apple II - Chapter 4 The Inside Story

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In terms of day-fa-my work with yoor computer, Chapter 3. "More
About Disks,· is the most impoet:l.nL "The reason is m2.t all
computer v.'Ork revolves around disks; You sun your computer with
a disk, the prog.r:a.ms you buy come on disks, and you SLOfC d2t.a on
disks. ctupler 3 diso.Jsses how disks work, how to handle disks, :md
how to perform simple but imporunt disk usks.
Chapter ". -rhe Inside Story," can give you a basic underst.anding
of the "why's' behind the things you do wiLh the compule/". The
Ins£de Story tutorial disk complements Chapter 4
Read Chapters S, 6, and 7 at your leisure TIley conuin a ~alth of
infornution 2bout products lind services tNt an help you become
more produaive with yoof computer. You may MOllO read
CtuPIe! 5, "Softw::are,' wilh the Apple tll WoFt disk tutorial This
tutorial gi\"eS you a hands-on inlIOduction 10 the three most popular
types of application software-word proce5$Or$, spreadsheets, and
dala bases.
Many people buy an Apple lie to do a P'lrticubr taSk like writing
lcuCI3. They have little inlere51 in the computer i!Self or in
progTllmming. However, if you are curious about the subject of
progr.amming, take advantage of the powerful, progr.amming
language built into the Apple ne-Applesoft BASIe-and the book
A Touch of Applesojl BASlCto get you staned Whether to satisfy
curiosity, to find a whole new realm of mental stimulation, or to
create exactly me software you require, Applesofl is wonh your
investigation.
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