It can't be discounted that Apple's successful foray into the educational market resulted in schools countrywide brimming with Apple IIs, and social groups collecting around the labs after school hours. All manner of things happened there, some documented below.
These files range from explicit memory maps of the Apple II to long tutorials on how to "crack" games, that is, remove all copy protection and make the game easier to distribute between other pirates.
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ADCApple II Development Forum Conference Transcriptions (1988-1991) | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
ANATOMYDOS 3.3 Anatomy | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CRACKINGFiles about Deprotecting Software or Adding Cheats | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DOCUMENTATION"Soft Dox" for Apple Programs | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
GENIELAMPArchive of the Genielamp A2, the GEnie Apple II Roundtable | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PIRACYWritings, Rags, Messages and Lore of the Apple II Pirates/Phreaks | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
REVIEWSReviews of Apple II Software | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WALKTHROUGHSWalkthroughs of Apple II Specific Adventures | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6502.bugs.txt 3064 | A Collection of 6502 Processor Bugs
| a2img.fmt | 2791 | USENET: Description of the 2img Disk Format
| a2memmov.txt | 6360 | Memory Moves with an Apple IIe and Extended 80 Column Card Part I, by Hawkeye
| acat202mods.txt | 3833 | A Collection of Apple Cat 202 Mods by The Digital Knight
| acatexpanded.txt | 9797 | Expanding your Apple Cat II by The Ware-Wolf of the Hi-Res Hijackers/202 Alliance/WareBusters
| acatmods.txt | 1393 | Some Apple-Cat Mods by Mr. Houdini
| acatprogram.txt | 5750 | Advanced Programming Information for the Apple Cat by The Homer Brothers
| acatreference.txt | 4704 | A Quick Reference Sheet for the Novation Apple-Cat Firmware Rom by Captain Avatar
| acos.hst.mod | 6235 | How to get Speed out of your HST and HST Dual Standard Modem on an Apple IIGS
| aecomman.app | 1792 | A list of commands for Ascii Express
| aht.01.v1.1 | 11833 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1991): Pre-Apple History
| aht.02.v1.1 | 9884 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1991): The Apple I
| aht.03.v1.1 | 23548 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1991): The Apple II
| aht.04.v1.1 | 13580 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1991): The Apple II, Continued
| aht.05.v1.1 | 8477 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1991): The Disk II
| aht.06.v1.1 | 21745 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1991): The Apple II Plus
| aht.07.v1.1 | 24260 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): The Apple IIe
| aht.08.v1.1 | 23149 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): The Apple IIc
| aht.09.v1.2 | 27985 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): Disk Evolution and the Apple IIc Plus
| aht.10.v1.0 | 18021 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): The Apple IIgs
| aht.11.v1.0 | 18339 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): The Apple IIgs Continued
| aht.12.v1.1 | 33209 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): Peripherals and the Apple II Abroad
| aht.13.v1.0 | 29418 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): Peripherals, Continued
| aht.14.v1.0 | 22540 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): DOS
| aht.16.v1.0 | 22053 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): Languages
| aht.17.v1.0 | 22980 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): Languages, Continued
| aht.18.v1.1 | 41760 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): Software
| aht.19.v1.0 | 32116 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): AppleWorks
| aht.20.v1.0 | 30306 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): Magazines
| aht.21.v1.0 | 30618 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): Magazines, Continued
| aht.22.v1.0 | 22904 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): Telecommunications
| aht.23.v1.0 | 44961 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): Renaissance
| aht.apndxb.v1.0 | 35200 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): An Apple II Timeline
| aht.apndxc.v1.0 | 10081 | The Apple II History, by Steven Weyhrich (1992): Genealogy
| aids | 1024 | Method for detecting the "Cyberaids Virus", by The Chemist
| alien.clues | 1448 | Passwords for Alien Mind, by The Undertaker and the Vandal
| alinto.txt | 12676 | An Introduction to Assembly Language Programming (on the Apple II) by Charles R. Smith
| ansi.spcs | 24911 | ANSI and VT100 Codes
| apple.app | 4157 | Combining Applesoft with Assembly Language
| apple.txt | 4189 | The Text of the Apple-Microsoft Agreement
| apple2.gs | 9388 | The Sad, True Truth of the Apple II GS (Stands for Goddamned Slow)
| applecat2mods.txt | 1380 | Apple Cat Mods, from Mr. Houdini
| applecatapi.txt | 11140 | The Apple-Cat Modem A.P.I. by The Tailpipe
| applecatf.txt | 3116 | Apple Cat Firmware Installation/Instructions
| applecatpatch.txt | 6994 | A Collection of Patches for the CATMSFT and CATCPI CP/M Applce-Cat II Modem Programs
| applefaq.txt | 9340 | The Apple Frequently Asked Questions List
| appleii.jok | 1384 | The Unofficial Apple II Brainwash Test by Fred E. Long
| applemouse.txt | 9734 | Applemouse Programming, by Z-Man
| applenet.app | 4096 | Advertisement for Apple-net software. Note feature list
| applenet.txt | 8468 | Getting AE/Catfur to Work with Apple Net, by The 0mega, Lord Vision and The Rock n' Roll Doctor (July 9, 1986)
| apples.txt | 8230 | Why the Apple II is Broken
| appleser.app | 11205 | Apple //c Serial Port Information
| applesoft.tips | 2320 | The Beagle Brothers Applesoft Tips Guide
| appletips.txt | 2049 | Small Collection of Apple II Tips
| appswitc.app | 2677 | Apple //e Soft Switch, Status, and other I/O locations
| assembler.txt | 5456 | The Best Apple's Assembly Tutorial Part 1: The Assembler by The Best Apple and Edited by Nowhere Man
| bigu_doc.txt | 86817 | DOCUMENTATION: Big U, by Beagle Brothers Software, Transcribed by Mike Spangler (2003)
| bin.ii | 18944 | Apple II Binary File Format, developed by Gary B. Little
| binaryii.txt | 18101 | The Binary II Protocol Information by Gary B. Little (November 24, 1986)
| binhex.txt | 2690 | Description of the .HQX File Format by Dave Johnson of Brown University Computer Science
| bitsbaud.txt | 11553 | Bits, Baud Rate, and BPS, by michael A. Banks, 1988
| bootl-6.hac | 102420 | Bootlegger Magazine Excerpts (Apple II Stuff)
| catfur.app | 7176 | Bit Blaster's Information on the Cat Fur Modem
| catstuff.app | 9818 | Expanding your Apple Cat // by the Warewolf
| centauri.alliance.txt | 4238 | Review of Centauri Alliance
| cf-ae-pokes.txt | 1942 | Locations in DOS for Poking the Apple Cat, by Philip F. Esterhaus
| champ.lode.runner.txt | 3119 | Review of Championship Lode Runner
| command.set.txt | 2122 | A Quick Cheat Sheet of ProDOS Commands
| coolcatinfo.txt | 9765 | Expanding Your Apple Cat II by The Ware Wolf
| correct.app | 5716 | Corrections to programming for the Apple Cat
| cr.adder | 1441 | How to add Carriage Returns to Appleworks Databases
| crackdos.app | 15403 | Introduction to how AppleDOS operates
| cramit.app | 5062 | An Introduction to Program Compression
| cramit.txt | 7040 | Some Tips on Cramming Data with an Apple
| crammin.app | 5071 | A simple compression scheme
| deathlord.txt | 4008 | Review of The Deathlord
| diskgo.txt | 613 | Getting Faster Apple DOS Speeds by Tamerlane of the Ring
| disksplitter.txt | 640 | DOCUMENTATION: Disk Splitter 2.5 by The Stack and The Atom
| dos.chart | 1678 | The DOS 3.3 Memory Access Chart
| dosless.txt | 1792 | Creating an Apple DOS-Less Disk
| doubletake.txt | 33268 | SOFTDOCS: Double-Take, 2-Way-Scroll Multiple-Utility Disk by Mark Simonsen of Beagle Brothers (1983)
| drelbs.txt | 2817 | SOFTDOCS: Drelbs, from The Ware Lords by Mr. Echo and The Intern (1984)
| dsk.img | 6446 | USENET: A Method for Using a Mac to Make a .dsk Image File Back into a Real IIgs Disk
| dskimages | 8354 | |