[SOC] Shud've kept that one

[Joseph B Cotton]

In 1981, I used an Apple II to create a Donors and Alumni database.  It was
an indexed database, written in Applesoft basic.  It used two floppy
drives.  One for the index, and one for the data.
We connected an IBM Selectric typewriter as the printer.  I wrote a
mailmerge program in Applesoft Basic and printed the letters on the
Selectric.  The letters looked like they were hand typed.  Really.  For an
$18 donation, you got a "hand typed" thank you letter. Of course, if you
donated a larger amount, you got a better adjective.  For 0-18 dollars you
got "thank you for your donation". Up to 100 bucks got "generous
donation".  Up to $400 you got "very generous donation".  Over 400 was
handed to the "Executive Director" (Funds Raiser) for personal reply.

On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 12:47 PM Brian Howie <brian at b-howie.co.uk> wrote:

> In message <e9c70433-982c-8cea-84ce-ff58547ef47b at hintlink.com>, "Paul
> Evans, W4/VP9KF" <w4vp9kf at hintlink.com> writes
> >You shud've kept that Apple ][. It's a time machine!
> >
> >The Apple ][ was launched in June 1977, didn't ship until November 1977
> >and didn't reach the UK until a little while later........
> >
> >I remember because it was University times and our supervisor bought
> >one. Wow! The BBC Micro was vastly superior (let flame war begin).
>
> We used the Apple II at work  in the 1980s to control test equipment and
> to develop equipment software. We had quite a lot of them. We used to
> hang around after work to play Wavy Navy on them . Other games were
> available but that was the most popular.
>
> Brian GM4DIJ
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