Source: A+, August 1984
A+ was a long running and probably the most popular Apple 2 magazine for most of that computers life. The August 1984 issue was 188 pages and includes:
Cover Story
- Go For The Gold – Helping U.S. athletes scale the heights in Los Angeles
Software Reviews
- PFS:GRAPH – A basic, no-nonsense tool for creating bar, line, and pie charts
- Words, Facts, and Figures – III E-Z Pieces, a superb Apple III package
- N-Squared Market Analyzer – A fine tool for investors who favor technical analysis
Hardware Reviews
- Apple Modems – Data transmission for any Apple
- Monitors In Color
- Color Monitors Chart – A listing of color monitors available for Apple computers
- The Number Nine Board – Ultra-hi-res graphics for your Apple
Face-Off
- Apple IIc Takes Aim at the IBM PCjr – High-tech battle in the home-computer cosmos
Telecommunications
- Jobs, Software, Shipping News – Specialized databases for information-hungry consumers
Education
- Electronic U – TeleLearning turns your Apple into a lectern.
Graphics
- Shaping Up, Part I – Part I of a two-part review of five shape-utility programs
Repair
- Home Repair Guide, Part Three – The last installment of a three-part guide to cutting down on your Apple II Plus repari bills
Programming
- A+ Programming Contest Winner – SPS: Simple population statistics for students, businesspeople, and researchers
Tutorial
- How To dBASE II – Part X in a tutorial series on dBASE II, a popular program for database management
The Macintosh Section
- The Mac Makes Music – Two basic programs that let your Macintosh generate four-part harmony and snazzy sound effects
- Launching The Macintosh Library – From a literary love song to a dentist’s office ‘snack-book’
- High-Fidelity Graphics – The George Lithograph SCREENS reproduction process
- Increasing Software Support for the Lisa – Beyond the Lisa Office System’s seven applications
- Pipeline – New products for the Macintosh
Departments
- Editorial
- Letters
- Dispatches
- Thoughtware – Circuitry and circumstance: The IIc balance of technology and psychology
- Applewords – Monitors and displays: a short glossary
- That’s Entertainment
- News +
- Rescue Squad
- Product News
- Coming Up
- Index to Advertisers
…and more!
