This is a survey about the Apple II. I'm trying to get a feeling for why people bought these computers. I've heard varying reasons (visicalc being one of them). Your participation is greatly appreciated :)
This is how to do it. First click on "edit this page". Next select and copy the survey questions below. Paste the questions at the place that says "paste here". Then add your answers to the survey. Leave the original questions in place so the next person can repeat the process. That's it!
All questions are optional, don't feel obligated to answer the "how old were you" or "did you copy software" questions. Even partial responses are valuable.
Again, thanks!
Survey Questions (copy starting here)
1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs)
2. What year did you get it?
3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory?
4. How much, roughly, did it cost?
5. How old were you when you bought it?
6. Which country did you live in when you bought it?
7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives?
8. Why did you buy it? If your parents bought it, what did they plan on doing with it?
9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games)
10. What software did you use? Any favorite games?
11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"?
13. Did you stick with apples for later computers?
14. What is your relation to computers today? User, coder, wikipedia editor?
15. Any precious Apple II memories to share?
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1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs)
2. What year did you get it?
3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory?
4. How much, roughly, did it cost?
5. How old were you when you bought it?
6. Which country did you live in when you bought it?
7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives?
8. Why did you buy it? If your parents bought it, what did they plan on doing with it?
9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games)
10. What software did you use? Any favorite games?
11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"?
13. Did you stick with apples for later computers?
14. What is your relation to computers today? User, coder, wikipedia editor?
15. Any precious Apple II memories to share?
1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs)
2. What year did you get it?
3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory?
4. How much, roughly, did it cost?
5. How old were you when you bought it?
6. Which country did you live in when you bought it?
7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives?
8. Why did you buy it? If your parents bought it, what did they plan on doing with it?
9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games)
10. What software did you use? Any favorite games?
11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"?
1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs)
2. What year did you get it?
3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory?
4. How much, roughly, did it cost?
5. How old were you when you bought it?
6. Which country did you live in when you bought it?
7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives?
8. Why did you buy it? If your parents bought it, what did they plan on doing with it?
9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games)
10. What software did you use? Any favorite games?
11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"?
13. Did you stick with apples for later computers?
14. What is your relation to computers today? User, coder, wikipedia editor?
15. Any precious Apple II memories to share?
1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs) Apple ii+ 2. What year did you get it? 1981 3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory? disk drives 4. How much, roughly, did it cost? $2000 5. How old were you when you bought it? 30 6. Which country did you live in when you bought it? US 7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives? Had color. Recommended by other technologists. 8. Why did you buy it? If your parents bought it, what did they plan on doing with it? Convert PLATO computer-based law lessons 9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games) Became involved in programming and user groups 10. What software did you use? Any favorite games? UCSD p-System, Visicalc, 11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"? Yes in Applesoft Basic, UCSD Pascal, USCD Modula-2, I did PEEK and POKE 13. Did you stick with apples for later computers? I bought my first Mac in 1984 and have used them until this day. 14. What is your relation to computers today? User, coder, wikipedia editor? I still have a IIe, IIGS, Mac SE 30. I still attend monthly meetings of NovApple, the Northern Virginia Apple II users group. 15. Any precious Apple II memories to share? Best memory was co-judging a national science fair championship with Steve Wozniak.
1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs)
2. What year did you get it?
3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory?
4. How much, roughly, did it cost?
5. How old were you when you bought it?
6. Which country did you live in when you bought it?
7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives?
9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games)
10. What software did you use? Any favorite games?
11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the Apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"?
13. Did you stick with apples for later computers?
14. What is your relation to computers today? User, coder, wikipedia editor?
15. Any precious Apple II memories to share?
I now have (along with several other obsolete computers) 5 Apple II's: the //e, a pair of GS's (one a faded Woz), a //c and a //c+ (the last of which, i'm actually storing for my sister).
This is a survey about the Apple II. I'm trying to get a feeling for why people bought these computers. I've heard varying reasons (visicalc being one of them). Your participation is greatly appreciated :)
This is how to do it. First click on "edit this page". Next select and copy the survey questions below. Paste the questions at the place that says "paste here". Then add your answers to the survey. Leave the original questions in place so the next person can repeat the process. That's it!
All questions are optional, don't feel obligated to answer the "how old were you" or "did you copy software" questions. Even partial responses are valuable.
Again, thanks!
Survey Questions (copy starting here)
1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs)
2. What year did you get it?
3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory?
4. How much, roughly, did it cost?
5. How old were you when you bought it?
6. Which country did you live in when you bought it?
7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives?
8. Why did you buy it? If your parents bought it, what did they plan on doing with it?
9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games)
10. What software did you use? Any favorite games?
11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"?
13. Did you stick with apples for later computers?
14. What is your relation to computers today? User, coder, wikipedia editor?
15. Any precious Apple II memories to share?
(stop copying here)
(paste your copy of survey questions here)
1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs)
2. What year did you get it?
3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory?
4. How much, roughly, did it cost?
5. How old were you when you bought it?
6. Which country did you live in when you bought it?
7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives?
8. Why did you buy it? If your parents bought it, what did they plan on doing with it?
9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games)
10. What software did you use? Any favorite games?
11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"?
13. Did you stick with apples for later computers?
14. What is your relation to computers today? User, coder, wikipedia editor?
15. Any precious Apple II memories to share?
1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs)
2. What year did you get it?
3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory?
4. How much, roughly, did it cost?
5. How old were you when you bought it?
6. Which country did you live in when you bought it?
7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives?
8. Why did you buy it? If your parents bought it, what did they plan on doing with it?
9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games)
10. What software did you use? Any favorite games?
11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"?
1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs)
2. What year did you get it?
3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory?
4. How much, roughly, did it cost?
5. How old were you when you bought it?
6. Which country did you live in when you bought it?
7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives?
8. Why did you buy it? If your parents bought it, what did they plan on doing with it?
9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games)
10. What software did you use? Any favorite games?
11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"?
13. Did you stick with apples for later computers?
14. What is your relation to computers today? User, coder, wikipedia editor?
15. Any precious Apple II memories to share?
1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs) Apple ii+ 2. What year did you get it? 1981 3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory? disk drives 4. How much, roughly, did it cost? $2000 5. How old were you when you bought it? 30 6. Which country did you live in when you bought it? US 7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives? Had color. Recommended by other technologists. 8. Why did you buy it? If your parents bought it, what did they plan on doing with it? Convert PLATO computer-based law lessons 9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games) Became involved in programming and user groups 10. What software did you use? Any favorite games? UCSD p-System, Visicalc, 11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"? Yes in Applesoft Basic, UCSD Pascal, USCD Modula-2, I did PEEK and POKE 13. Did you stick with apples for later computers? I bought my first Mac in 1984 and have used them until this day. 14. What is your relation to computers today? User, coder, wikipedia editor? I still have a IIe, IIGS, Mac SE 30. I still attend monthly meetings of NovApple, the Northern Virginia Apple II users group. 15. Any precious Apple II memories to share? Best memory was co-judging a national science fair championship with Steve Wozniak.
1. What was the first apple II model you bought? (e.g. Apple I, Apple II+, Apple IIgs)
2. What year did you get it?
3. Did you have any add-ons, like extra memory?
4. How much, roughly, did it cost?
5. How old were you when you bought it?
6. Which country did you live in when you bought it?
7. What led you to buy the apple over potential alternatives?
9. What did you end up doing with it? (mine ended up being used mostly for games)
10. What software did you use? Any favorite games?
11. Did you buy all the software you used, or was any of it copied? (I think we're past the statute of limitations on this)
12. Did you write programs on the Apple? Did you ever use "PEEK" or "POKE"?
13. Did you stick with apples for later computers?
14. What is your relation to computers today? User, coder, wikipedia editor?
15. Any precious Apple II memories to share?
I now have (along with several other obsolete computers) 5 Apple II's: the //e, a pair of GS's (one a faded Woz), a //c and a //c+ (the last of which, i'm actually storing for my sister).