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Contents
B Apple II Timeline
1969 1970 1971 1972
1973 1974 1975 1976
1977 1978 1979 1980
1981 1982 1983 1984
1987 1988 1985 1986
1989 1990 1991 1992
1993 1994 1995 1996
1997 1998 1999 2000
2001 2002 2003  
 
01 Pre-Apple History
02 The Apple-1
03 The Apple II
04 The Apple II, Cont.
05 The Disk II
06 The Apple II Plus
07 The Apple IIe
08 The Apple IIc
09 The Apple IIc Plus
10 The Apple IIGS
11 The Apple IIGS, cont.
12 Apple II Abroad / Peripherals
13 Peripherals, Cont.
14 DOS
15 DOS 3.3, ProDOS & Beyond
16 Languages
17 Languages, Cont.
18 Software
19 AppleWorks
20 Magazines
21 Magazines, Cont.
22 Telecommunications
23 Rennaisance?
 
A Apple II Software Hits
B Apple II Timeline
C Apple Geneology
D Bibliography
  Index of Hypertext Links
  Glossary
 

Appendix B: Apple II Timeline,
Notes
v2.0 bullet 31 Dec 02
 
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[22]   Rose, Frank. p. 48.
[23]   Weishaar, Tom. "Control-I(nterface) S(tandards)", Open-Apple, Oct 1987: 3.65.
[24]   Rose, Frank. pp. 50-54.
[25]   Freiberger and Swaine. Part II: 46,51.
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[27]   Kindall, Jerry. GEnie, A2 Roundtable, Mar 1991, Category 2, Topic 16.
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[35]   Rose, Frank. p. 134.
[36]   Duprau, Jeanne, and Tyson, Molly. "The Making Of The Apple IIGS", A+ Magazine, Nov 1986: 57-74.
[37]   -----. Apple Connection, Dec 15, 1983.
[38]   Rose, Frank. p. 154.
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[40]   -----. "Tomorrow's Apples Today", Call-A.P.P.L.E., May 1984: 78.
[41]   Cox, John. "The Apple Mouse //", Call-A.P.P.L.E., May 1984: 34-38.
[42]   Durkee, David. "Marketalk Reviews", Softalk, Jun 1984: 120.
[43]   -----. "The Marketplace", Call-A.P.P.L.E., Jun 1984: 74-75.
[44]   Rose, Frank. p. 190.
[45]   -----. "The Marketplace", Call-A.P.P.L.E., Sep 1984: 58.
[46]   Weishaar, Tom. "Demoralized Apple II Division Announces Enhanced IIe...", Open-Apple, Apr 1985: 1.25-1.27.
[47]   Weishaar, Tom. "Apple Manuals Liberated", Open-Apple, Apr 1985: 1.26.
[48]   Rose, Frank. p. 290.
[49]   -----. "The Marketplace", Call-A.P.P.L.E., Jul 1985: 49.
[50]   -----. "The Marketplace", Call-A.P.P.L.E., Nov 1985: 50.
[51]   Fillmore, Kent. GEnie, A2 Roundtable, Sep 1991, Category 2, Topic 16.
[52]   Weishaar, Tom. "Miscellanea", Open-Apple, Oct 1985: 1.76.
[53]   Weishaar, Tom. ": FLASH :", Open-Apple, Dec 1985: 1.89.
[54]   Weishaar, Tom. "Miscellanea", Open-Apple, Mar 1986: 2.10.
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[57]   Weishaar, Tom. "Miscellanea", Open-Apple, Oct 1986: 2.67.
[58]   Cochran, Dan. "Introducing APDA", Call-A.P.P.L.E., Sep 1986: 9-10.
[59]   Weishaar, Tom. "Miscellanea", Open-Apple, Nov 1986: 2.74.
[60]   Stechow, Tom. GEnie, A2 Roundtable, Aug 1991, Category 2, Topic 16.
[61]   Weishaar, Tom. "Miscellanea", Open-Apple, Mar 1987: 3.12.
[62]   Geenen, Donald. "FORTRAN-77 Forever!", Call-A.P.P.L.E., Mar 1989: 20-26.
[63]   Platt, Robert, and Field, Bruce. "A.P.P.L.E. Doctor", Call-A.P.P.L.E., Nov 1987: 58.
[64]   -----. "The Marketplace", Call-A.P.P.L.E., Jun 1988: 23, 26.
[65]   Weishaar, Tom. "Miscellanea", Open-Apple, Mar 1987: 3.94.
[66]   Weishaar, Tom. "Apple announces file sharing, CD-ROM", Open-Apple, Apr 1988: 4.17-4.18.
[67]   Weishaar, Tom. "Mainframe genie at your service", Open-Apple, Feb 1988: 4.1-4.2.
[68]   E'Sex, Lunatic. GEnie, A2 Roundtable, Apr 1991, Category 2, Topic 16.
[69]   Weishaar, Tom. "Miscellanea", Open-Apple, Aug 1988: 4.50.
[70]   Weishaar, Tom. "Breaking the incompatibility barrier: An introduction to Apple's GS/OS", Open-Apple, Nov 1988: 4.75-4.78.
[71]   Suther, Kathryn. "The Inside Track", Call-A.P.P.L.E., Dec 1988: 9.
[72]   Weishaar, Tom. "Open-Apple becomes A2-Central", Open-Apple, Dec 1988: 4.84.
[73]   Doms, Dennis. "Farewell, Old Friend", Open-Apple, Jan 1990: 5.89.
[74]   Doms, Dennis. "Miscellanea", Open-Apple, Dec 1989: 5.83.
[75]   Doms, Dennis. "Apple acquires Claris", Open-Apple, Aug 1990: 6.50.
[76]   Doms, Dennis. "The Ides Of October", A2-Central, Dec 1990: 6.81-6.82.
[77]   Weyhrich, Steven. "And Another One Bites The Dust", M.A.C.H. News, Dec 1990: 3.
[78]   Doms, Dennis. "Miscellanea", Open-Apple, Dec 1990: 6.84.
[79]   Doms, Dennis. "The envelope, please", Open-Apple, Jan 1991: 6.90-6.93.
[80]   Doms, Dennis. "AppleFest Long Beach", A2-Central, Jan 1991: 6.89-6.90.
[81]   Doms, Dennis. "The Apple II as Mac peripheral", Open-Apple, Jul 1991: 7.43-7.44.
[82]   Weyhrich, Steven. "Beagle Bros Puts Apple II Phone Support On Hold", A2 News Digest, Mar 1992.
[83]   -----. "Morgan Davis Interview", GEnie Lamp, Nov 1992.
[84]   -----. "Designer of CP/M Dies", New York Times, 7/13/94: C17.
[85]   Paul Freiberger and Michael Swaine. Fire In The Valley. Berkley, Osborne/McGraw-Hill, 1984: 281.
[86]   Freiberger and Swaine: 13.
[87]   Freiberger and Swaine: 14.
[88]   Freiberger and Swaine: 22-23.
[89]   Freiberger and Swaine: 14-15, 137.
[90]   Freiberger and Swaine: 27.
[91]   Freiberger and Swaine: 28.
[92]   Freiberger and Swaine: 30.
[93]   Stephen Manes and Paul Andrews. Gates (New York: Doubleday 1993): 66.
[94]   Manes and Andrews: 71-72.
[95]   Manes and Andrews: 77.
[96]   Manes and Andrews: 83-84.
[97]   Freiberger and Swaine: 46.
[98]   Freiberger and Swaine: 140-141.
[99]   Freiberger and Swaine: 59-60.
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[107]   Manes and Andrews: 137-138.
[108]   Manes and Andrews: 182.
[109]   Freiberger and Swaine: 269.
[110]   Freiberger and Swaine: 47.
[111]   Freiberger and Swaine: 179-180.
[112]   Freiberger and Swaine: 116.
[113]   Freiberger and Swaine: 49.
[114]   Freiberger and Swaine: 148.
[115]   Freiberger and Swaine: 51.
[116]   Freiberger and Swaine: 53.
[117]   Freiberger and Swaine: 124.
[118]   Freiberger and Swaine: 77.
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[122]   Freiberger and Swaine: 193-194.
[123]   Freiberger and Swaine: 205.
[124]   Freiberger and Swaine: 209.
[125]   Freiberger and Swaine: 263.
[126]   Freiberger and Swaine: 269-275.
[127]   Freiberger and Swaine: 280.
[128]   Manes and Andrews: 207-209.
[129]   Manes and Andrews: 278-280.
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