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From: wagner@pucc.Princeton.EDU (John Wagner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Questions from a new owner
Message-ID: <9500@phoenix.Princeton.EDU>
Date: 19 Jul 89 16:04:09 GMT
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I just bought a IIGS for  my children (why? because they have apple IIs
in the school district) and being a mainframe type I have no idea what
sources of info exist (except for this list).  I'm looking for suggestions
for:

1.  What magazines(s) should I subscribe to? (The kids are simply users, I       want to play).

2.  Where do I find documentation on ProDOS(8/16)?  I thought IBM was bad
    but the lack of documentation for the GS is astounding (IBM provides 1 
    set of technical manuals with the operating sytem, the most technical
    manual with the GS was the BASIC overview and it doesn't even include
    the full syntax).  Which manuals do I need to understand the GS and          which ones are really only useful for someone doing assembler level          code?

3.  I have a Hayes 2400 modem (and the cable needed to make the external 
    connection to the modem port).  Where can I find a reasonable
    free/shareware terminal emulator?  I'll be dialing into a protocol
    converter so the terminal type that is emulated is less important
    than the robustness of the code.

4.  I current have 512K with 1 3.5 and 1 5.25 drive.  Given this                 configuration would you add a hard disk or add another 3.5 and
    expand memory (or some other combination)? 

5.  How do you handle making a backup of copy protected disks?

6.  What programming language (other than assembler, I do enough of that at
    work) would you recommend?  And from which vendor (if more than 1 
    supports it)?  Is there a single standard for the format of the compiled
    code or is this proprietary from vendor to vendor?

Thanks in advance for any answers you can provide.