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PeterMail writes ...
> 
> Where can I find technical info of Apple ][ & /// series ?

     For Apple II techinical information see ...

Charles 'Dr. Tom' Turley's huge collection of Apple II info on GS Ed's
 ACN Florida site at ...
 ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/FAQs.and.INFO/

Gabriel Morales's Apple II Beginner's Guide at
 http://www.concentric.net/~Togega/Apple2/

Terry Allen's Home of the Apple II at
 http://www.educate.net.au/~apple2/


The Apple II FAQs

Ground and USENET MIT offer pure Text for downloading or Viewing via
  an FTP program.

  ftp://ground.ecn.uiowa.edu/apple2/Faqs/
  ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/apple2/faq/


Text on the ACN Florida and USA2WUG sites is line-length formatted 
  for on-line perusing via Netscape, etc..
 
  ftp://24.96.48.134:6502/Cabi_Archives/FAQs.and.INFO/A2.Csa2.FAQs/
  http://www.grin.net/~cturley/A2.FAQs.and.INFO/CSA2.FAQs/


HTML web site versions of the FAQs are available on
  II Computing and Apple II Help Page.

  http://home.swbell.net/rubywand/A2FAQs1START.html
  http://members.xoom.com/apple_II/faqs.html (under construction)


USENET FAQS and Universiteit Utrecht maintain HTML copies of the pure Text
  FAQs with no line-length formatting.

  http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/apple2/faq/
  http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/apple2/faq/.html


     For Apple III info, a good place to check out is Washington Apple Pi at
http://www.wap.org/info/ .


     There is really no substitute for having the technical manual for your
particular Apple II or clone. The manual for the ][ and ][+ is the Apple ][
Reference Manual. For the IIe and IIc you want Apple's Technical Reference
Manual for your machine. For the IIgs you will want, at least, the IIgs
Hardware Reference and IIgs Firmware Reference.

     Also look for manuals and materials covering DOS, ProDOS, BASIC, and
many other areas relating to your Apple II. Below is a decent 'getting
started' sampling:


Applesoft BASIC and Assembly Language

Assembly Lines: The Book  by Wagner
BASIC Programming Reference Manual  from Apple
Programming the 65816 Including the 6502, 65C02, and 65802
  by David Eyes and Ron Lichty
65816/65802 Assembly Language Programming by Fischer


DOS, ProDOS, and GS/OS

Apple IIgs GS/OS Technical Reference (Apple/ Addison-Wesley)
Beneath Apple DOS  by Worth & Lechner
Beneath Apple ProDOS  by Worth & Lechner
Exploring Apple GS/OS and ProDOS 8  by Little
ProDOS Inside and Out  by Doms and Weishaar
ProDOS Technical Reference Manual (Apple/ Addison-Wesley)
The DOS Manual  from Apple


General Apple II

Apple II Reference Manual  from Apple
Apple II User's Guide  by Poole, Martin, and Cook
Beagle Bros "Peeks, Pokes, and Pointers" (poster)  by Beagle Bros
The Apple II Circuit Description  by Winston D. Gayler
Understanding the Apple ][  by Jim Sather
What's Where in the Apple II?  by William F. Luebbert



     Some technical manuals and other materials can be obtained in original
or reprint form from Byte Works (http://www.byteworks.org/) and Kula Soft
(http://www.angelfire.com/hi/kulasoft/). Major book sellers, such as Amazon
(http://www.amazon.com)  list many Apple II books. Though most are out of
print, the sellers will search for and, with luck, locate the book you want.

     Apple II manuals and other books also turn up for sale on Csa2
newsgroups like comp.sys.apple2.marketplace, at used book shops, and at local
Users Group swap meets; and, some manuals are now available on-line at Terry
Allen's Home of the Apple II at http://www.educate.net.au/~apple2/. A few
items, such as Reference Cards and posters, can be downloaded in Text or HTML
form from Apple II archives.

     You may be able to find a local Apple II users' group or a group on-line
that you like. Besides knowledgeable users, you will often find a software
library stocked with useful software. (See Csa2USERGRP.txt.)
 
     Another good resource is a subscription to an Apple II newsletter or
magazine; and, don't overlook collections of major Apple II magazines
published through the 1980's (e.g. inCider, Nibble, Computist, etc.). They
are virtual encyclopedias covering many areas of II computing. For current
publishers and net sites which offer on-line copies of back issues see the
Apple II Publishers listing.




Rubywand