This page lists the titles, authors and pertinent information on my growing collection of antique computer books. When all is said and done, there will always be antique computer hardware of some kind around but my experience tells me that the knowledge to use and configure that hardware is something that is slowly being lost. The reason for listing these books is twofold. The first reason is to somehow clarify the size of my collection for myself and visitors to my site. The second reason is to provide information to other collectors who may be looking for information which the books can provide.
NOTE : Along with all of the hardware I have, there is ample software. With the software there are ample manuals. I will list those on a separate sheet in the (near?) future.
Computer History/Education
The abc's of Computers - Allan Lytel - 1969 (!) - a SAMs Publication - lots of shots and information on the first computers, ones such as the IBM 2260, NCR 390, various Friden components, a Honeywell 400, the IBM 1410 RIMAC digital computer. Pretty interesting stuff.
Personal Computing 2ed. - Daniel R. McGlynn - 1982 - lots of info for the techies in the early 80's about the hot new micros and 'testboards'. Apple had brought out the Apple III by then and the rest of the world was slowly waking up to the new phenomenom of home computing. The IBM PC had just been announced, with an audio tape cassette player
Mac
Mac Classic Book - Mark K. Bilbo - QUE Publishing 1992
Inside Macintosh Volume 1 - Apple Computer Inc. 1985
Macintosh's User's Guide - Apple Computer, Inc. 1991
Apple
Using 6502 Assembly Language (Volume 1) - Randy Hyde 1981 - includes an introduction to Sweet-16
Apple II,II Plus Computerfacts - Sams Computerfacts - 1984? - schematics of mainboards, power supplies, etc.
GEOS for the Apple II series - Berkely Softworks - 1988
32 Basic Programs for the Apple Computer - Tom Rugg and Phil Feldman - 1981
AppleWorks : The Program for the Rest of Us - Michael L. Sloan - 1986/88
Apple II Super Serial Card Installation and Operating Manual - Apple Computer Inc. - 1981
The Creative Apple - edited by Mark Pelczarski and Joe Tate - 1982 - lots of programs and info from articles in Creative Computing
Apple to IBM Conversion Guide - Richard Steck - 1985 - notes from back cover state: "shows you how to adapt existing Apple peripherals to IBM PC use - gives step-by-step instructions for diskette and file conversion - helps you convert Apple BASIC to IBM BASIC."
Compute's Kids and the Apple - Edward H. Carlson - 1984
Hands-on Apple - A Beginner's Manual - from the TVO Academy on Computers in Education - Trudy Van Buskirk - 1982
Apple II Usr's Guide - Lon Poole with Martin McNiff and Steven Cook - 1981
The Best Apple Software - The Editors of Consumer Guide and Roe R. Adams, III - 1984
(to be continued.)