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# apple-ii-matrix
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2012-10-09 18:59:15 +00:00
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2012-10-09 19:10:42 +00:00
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A BASIC program that produces a Matrix-like display on Apple II computers.
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2014-02-01 03:23:37 +00:00
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_Photo: [Scott Beale / Laughing Squid](http://laughingsquid.com/)_
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2013-05-06 07:38:47 +00:00
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If you don't have an old Apple machine or emulator handy, try pasting the source in Joshua Bell's
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[Applesoft BASIC in Javascript](http://www.calormen.com/applesoft/).
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If you do have an Apple or emulator, you need to get to the Apple's BASIC prompt, and then
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type in the lines as shown. There is no text editor; simply typing in a line preceded by a number
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adds it to the program buffer. Then type RUN.
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## history and sightings
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2012-10-09 19:10:42 +00:00
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2012-10-09 19:24:29 +00:00
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I first wrote this at Vancouver Mini Maker Faire, in June 2012. I saw an old Apple II running a lacklustre demo and I decided
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to bust out some quarter-century old skills. The owner of the machine graciously let me use it for a half hour or so, and
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with the help of some other bystanders we got this:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/brevity/7429579820/
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Next, I saw an Apple II at Panic Software in Portland, during the XOXO Festival in September 2012, and decided to
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type it in. It's been photographed by a number of people since then, including Scott Beale of Laughing Squid:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/8047518696/
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2012-10-09 19:11:44 +00:00
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2012-10-09 19:10:42 +00:00
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http://instagram.com/p/QSVgQkAT6H/
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