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

Face-Off

• Apple IIc Takes Aim at the IBM PCjr - High-tech battle in the home-computer cosmos

Telecommunications

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

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

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