Softalk Magazine - Volume 1

Volume 1 of Softalk Magazine was published September 1980 through August 1981, chronicling a pivotal year in Apple microcomputing. Approximately 650 pages were published in the magazine's first full year of publication. The Project is currently missing the November and January issues. The available issues consist of 584 pages of information-rich content.

September 1980

V1.01 Softalk Magazine cover, September 1980

Volume

1

Issue

1

Total pages

28

Binding

Stapled

Copies on hand

2

Workflow state

Ready for scanning

Cover story

Apple Helps the Empire Strike Back

Issue highlights

Exec Apple: John Couch. Dealing with DOS. Meet the Man Who Conquered a Contract. The Basic Con Job.

V1.01 Softalk Magazine cover, September 1980
V1.01 Softalk Magazine contents page, September 1980

October 1980

V1.02 Softalk Magazine cover, October 1980

Volume

1

Issue

2

Total pages

28

Binding

Stapled

Copies on hand

1

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Cover story

Pirate, Thief. Who Dares to Catch Him?

Issue highlights

Exec Personal: The VisiCalc People. Disk Rebel: The Mystical, Magical Loading Machine. Pirate, Thief. Who Dares to Catch Him? Apples and the Handicapped: New Road to Independence. The Softalk Bestseller List of Software.

V1.02 Softalk Magazine cover, October 1980
V1.02 Softalk Magazine contents page, October 1980

November 1980

V1.03 Softalk Magazine cover, November 1980

Volume

1

Issue

3

Total pages

44

Binding

Stapled

Copies on hand

0

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Scanned

Cover story

Apples in Utopia

Issue highlights

Uniforms by Apple, Apple and a senior outfit the UCLA band; Blind Pathfinder in Alaska, Louise Rude holds a /ob usually reserved for the sighted, and an Apple can help; The All-American Apple Music Machine, An in-depth look at Apple as a synthesizer, and reviews of three music systems that make it one; Numbers Making Music, no hardware is required for this music program that is actually a complete language; Apples' Adventures in Utopia, Rock stars Todd Rundgren and Roger Powell talk about their Apples - one for art and one for music; Exec Mountain - Theirs is a Hard — and Now Soft — Life, Mountain Hardware becomes Mountain Computer and expands into software; The Ivory Keyboard: A Direct Line to Apple Music - A close look at the AlphaSyntauri keyboard music input for the Apple; plus the usual columns, departments, and Bestseller lists.

V1.03 Softalk Magazine cover, November 1980
V1.03 Softalk Magazine contents, November 1980

Sample PDFs

December 1980

V1.04 Softalk Magazine cover, December 1980

Volume

1

Issue

4

Total pages

36

Binding

Stapled

Copies on hand

1

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Cover story

Holiday Gift Guide

Issue highlights

Exec M&R: Pioneer in Peripherals for Micros. Intelligent Stocking Stuffers. An Eye for the Apple. Christmas Spirits for Holiday Hosts.

V1.04 Softalk Magazine cover, December 1980
V1.04 Softalk Magazine contents page, December 1980

January 1981

V1.05 Softalk Magazine cover, January 1981

Volume

1

Issue

5

Total pages

36

Binding

Stapled

Copies on hand

1

Workflow state

Scanned

Cover story

Apple in the Big Apple

Issue highlights

Big Apple Gives Little Apple the Business: Apples are selling like hotcakes in New York City—many to megabusinesses; Robot War: Strategy for Learning - Revolutionary concept in gaming software teaches logic and programming through fun; Softalk's First Annual Most Popular Software Poll - Readers have a chance to air their opinions of the all-time top ten in popular software; Disk Drive Doctor Moves East - A very special person, Mike Cornblith deals in Apple service and general good will; Exec California Pacific: Quiet, thoughtful Al Remmers has made his software company a howling success; plus regular monthly columms, departments, and Bestseller lists, etc.

V1.05 Softalk Magazine cover, January 1981
V1.05 Softalk Magazine contents, January 1981

Sample PDFs

February 1981

V1.06 Softalk Magazine cover, February 1981

Volume

1

Issue

6

Total pages

44

Binding

Stapled

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1

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Cover story

The Apple and Cable TV

Issue highlights

Exec On-Line Systems. The Pascal Path. The Apple and Cable TV: Growing Up Together. Computer Living: The Apple as Homemaker. The Miraculous Modem. Portrait of a Programmer.

V1.06 Softalk Magazine cover, February 1981
V1.06 Softalk Magazine contents page, February 1981
V1.06 Softalk Magazine page 14, February 1981
V1.06 Softalk Magazine page 15, February 1981

March 1981

V1.07 Softalk Magazine cover, March 1981

Volume

1

Issue

7

Total pages

52

Binding

Stapled

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2

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Cover story

Women in Microcomputing

Issue highlights

The Women of Apple. The New Look of Character. Exec Apple: Jean Richardson. Women at Work with Apples.

V1.07 Softalk Magazine cover, March 1981
V1.07 Softalk Magazine contents page, March 1981

April 1981

V1.08 Softalk Magazine cover, April 1981

Volume

1

Issue

8

Total pages

76

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2

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Cover story

The Mazatlan Regatta: Apple Aboard

Issue highlights

Profile of a Programmer: Nasir. The Most Popular Program Ever - Results. Where Does the Money Go? Exec Microsoft: Adventure with an Expanding Apple. A Seafaring Apple: The Mazatlan Regatta. A Self-Taught Programmer Insures His Future. The Newest Face at Summer Camp is Apple's.

V1.08 Softalk Magazine cover, April 1981
V1.08 Softalk Magazine contents page, April 1981
V1.08 Softalk Magazine page 13, April 1981

May 1981

V1.09 Softalk Magazine cover, May 1981

Volume

1

Issue

9

Total pages

76

Binding

Stapled

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3

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Cover story

The Schoolhouse Apple: From Pilot to Sesame Place

Issue highlights

[csf-folk:dude-happy-right]Exec Edu-Ware. Applefest '81. Where Does the Money Go? - Finale. Taking Apples for Granted. On Planting Seeds in Our Schools: An Essay. Sesame Place. A Flight Plan for Teaching. The Schoolhouse Apple: From Minnesota to Florida. Harley Software: A Family Affair. The Miraculous Modem, Part 2. Give Your Apple a Videotape Machine.

V1.09 Softalk Magazine cover, May 1981
V1.09 Softalk Magazine contents page, May 1981

June 1981

V1.10 Softalk Magazine cover, June 1981

Volume

1

Issue

10

Total pages

84

Binding

Stapled

Copies on hand

3

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Cover story

Exec Apple: Mike Markkula

Issue highlights

Exec Apple: New President Mike Markkula. Fair Days. At 3.3, VisiCalc Spawns a Family. An Apple for Leslie. Going Forth. Five more Features plus the usual Departments.

V1.10 Softalk Magazine cover, June 1981
V1.10 Softalk Magazine contents page, June 1981

July 1981

V1.11 Softalk Magazine cover, July 1981

Volume

1

Issue

11

Total pages

68

Binding

Stapled

Copies on hand

2

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Cover story

Chimney Sweeps with Broom and Apple

Issue highlights

Exec Strategic Simulations. The Shirter's Computer T Party. What Are Those People Doing with an Apple on the Roof?

V1.11 Softalk Magazine cover, July 1981
V1.11 Softalk Magazine contents page, July 1981

August 1981

V1.12 Softalk Magazine cover, August 1981

Volume

1

Issue

12

Total pages

92

Binding

Stapled

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2

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Cover story

Robots!

Issue highlights

Exec Southwestern Data Systems. Two Eggs, 1/2 Cup Milk, and a Large Scoop of Computer Science. An Apple Goes to Prison. Robots! Plus three Features and usual Departments.

V1.12 Softalk Magazine cover, August 1981
V1.12 Softalk Magazine contents page, August 1981