Softalk Magazine - Volume 3

Volume 3 of Softalk Magazine was published September 1982 through August 1983, chronicling a pivotal year in Apple microcomputing. In total, 3,350 pages of information-rich content was published in the magazine's third full year of publication.

September 1982

V3.01 Softalk Magazine cover, September 1982

Volume

3

Issue

1

Total pages

220

Binding

Stapled

Copies on hand

8

Workflow state

Ready for scanning

Cover story

The World's Fair: Apples Behind the Scenes

Issue highlights

Exec SofTech: Specialists in Portability. The Jeppson Disassembler for the Apple III. Apples Join the Jet Set. Heigh-Ho, Come to the Fair. Quick and Easy Animation. Word Processing: Sex and the Executive Secretary. Plus the usual Features and Departments including multi-category Bestseller lists.

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V3.01 Softalk Magazine cover, September 1982
V3.01 Softalk Magazine contents, September 1982

October 1982

V3.02 Softalk Magazine cover, October 1982

Volume

3

Issue

2

Total pages

268

Binding

Stapled

Copies on hand

2

Workflow state

Ready for scanning

Cover story

Woz Cranks It for Us

Issue highlights

Exec Infocom: Adventures in Excellence. Have an Apple Split - Split-screen on the Apple?. Word Processing for Movies and Popes. The Us Festival: Steve Wozniak Throws a Party. The Bank Shot That Always Scores. Apples in the Sun.

V3.02 Softalk Magazine cover, October 1982
V3.02 Softalk Magazine contents, October 1982

November 1982

V3.03 Softalk Magazine cover, November 1982

Volume

3

Issue

3

Total pages

304

Binding

Stapled

Copies on hand

2

Workflow state

Ready for scanning

Cover story

Thanksgiving Turkey - Raised on Apples

Issue highlights

Exec Software Publishing Corporation: In the Front File, Personally. It’s III O’Clock and All’s Well. A Dream of Walking. These Turkeys Are Raised on Apples. Apples on the Campaign Trail. The Magical Metamorphosis: DOS PIE to Apple CP/M. Plus the usual Features and Departments including multi-category Bestseller lists.

V3.03 Softalk Magazine cover, November 1982
V3.03 Softalk Magazine contents, November 1982

December 1982

V3.04 Softalk Magazine cover, December 1982

Volume

3

Issue

4

Total pages

336

Binding

Perfect

Copies on hand

1

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Cover story

Stocking Stuffers - Holiday Gift Guide

Issue highlights

Exec TG Products: A Merry Business and a Joystick Too. The New Levels of Applesoft. ha! A Visit with the Muppets. Stocking Stuffers - The Third Annual Softalk Holiday Gift Guide. Once Upon an Apple.

V3.04 Softalk Magazine cover, December 1982

January 1983

V3.05 Softalk Magazine cover, January 1983

Volume

3

Issue

5

Total pages

256

Binding

Perfect

Copies on hand

2

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Cover story

The Return of the Pterodactyl

Issue highlights

Exec SubLogic: On a Wing And a Player. What Was 1982’s Most Popular Program? Ptaming the Pterodactyl. Programmer for Hire: Have Apple, Will Travel. Apple on the Phone: Telecommunications in Toto. Plus the usual Features and Departments including multi-category Bestseller lists.

V3.05 Softalk Magazine cover, January 1983
V3.05 Softalk Magazine contents, January 1983

February 1983

V3.06 Softalk Magazine cover, February 1983

Volume

3

Issue

6

Total pages

256

Binding

Perfect

Copies on hand

4

Workflow state

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Cover story

Apple IIe, the Next Generation

Issue highlights

Exec Penguin: A Chilly Visit to Tuxedo Junction. The Cat That’s the Apple’s Meow. It’s Here: The New Apple IIe. Dial-Your-Match: The Heart of an Apple. Patching Apple III Pascal. Plus the usual Features and Departments including multi-category Bestseller lists. NOTE: The Lisa computer made its debut in a Feature in this issue.

V3.06 Softalk Magazine cover, February 1983
V3.06 Softalk Magazine contents, February 1983

March 1983

V3.07 Softalk Magazine cover, March 1983

Volume

3

Issue

7

Total pages

280

Binding

Perfect

Copies on hand

3

Workflow state

Ready for scanning

Cover story

Pixelated Painter - Fine Artist for the Future

Issue highlights

Exec Adventure International: The Saga of Scott Adams. Apple on the Phone. DOS Be Nimble, DOS Be Quick. Can Computer Art Be Fine Art? You Bet! (AKA Pixelated Painter - Fine Artist for the Future on the cover) Modula-2: Blazing a Trail. Plus the usual Features and Departments including multi-category Bestseller lists.

V3.07 Softalk Magazine cover, March 1983
V3.07 Softalk Magazine contents, March 1983

April 1983

V3.08 Softalk Magazine cover, April 1983

Volume

3

Issue

8

Total pages

288

Binding

Perfect

Copies on hand

1

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Cover story

Pat Carroll on Tour with Her Apple

Issue highlights

Exec Business Solutions: Jumping with Jack. The Programs You Like Best. The Oakland A’s Are Pitching Apples. An Apple Is an Apple Is an Apple (AKA Pat Carroll on Tour with Her Apple on the cover). The Professor and His Micro Pals. Plus the usual Features and Departments including multi-category Bestseller lists.

V3.08 Softalk Magazine cover, April 1983
V3.08 Softalk Magazine contents, April 1983

May 1983

V3.09 Softalk Magazine cover, May 1983

Volume

3

Issue

9

Total pages

272

Binding

Perfect

Copies on hand

2

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Cover story

Herbie Hancock

Issue highlights

Exec Syntauri: Sounds of Success. State of the Art: Professional Music Systems for Apples. III Bits. Herbie Hancock: Future Music. IInd Grade Chats: Custom Menu Generator. Plus the usual Features and Departments including multi-category Bestseller lists.

V3.09 Softalk Magazine cover, May 1983
V3.09 Softalk Magazine contents, May 1983

July 1983

V3.10 Softalk Magazine cover, June 1983

Volume

3

Issue

10

Total pages

288

Binding

Perfect

Copies on hand

2

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Cover story

Kabor+++: Showing with Apples

Issue highlights

Exec Amdek: Window on the Future. By George, It’s a Computer! An Apple among the Champions (AKA Kabor+++: Showing with Apples on the cover). Syncopated Apple III. In Search of the Sixth Sense. Plus the usual Features and Departments including multi-category Bestseller lists.

V3.10 Softalk Magazine cover, June 1983
V3.10 Softalk Magazine contents, June 1983

July 1983

V3.11 Softalk Magazine cover, July 1983

Volume

3

Issue

11

Total pages

288

Binding

Perfect

Copies on hand

2

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Cover story

The Architecture of Good Games

Issue highlights

Exec Datamost: Growing Up in the Software Maze. The Continuing Adventures of Janek Kaliczak. The IIe’s Super-Res Secret. Great Games Are Good for You (AKA The Architecture of Good Games on the cover). The III That Thinks It’s a II Plus Plus. Plus the usual Features and Departments including multi-category Bestseller lists.

V3.11 Softalk Magazine cover, July 1983
V3.11 Softalk Magazine contents, July 1983

August 1983

V3.12 Softalk Magazine cover, August 1983

Volume

3

Issue

12

Total pages

290

Binding

Perfect

Copies on hand

1

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Cover story

Robots Come Home

Issue highlights

Exec Continental: In the Forefront of the Revolution. House and Computer. The Robots Come Home. Fly Me to the Moon. A Shady Business: Urban Forestry. Plus the usual Features and Departments including multi-category Bestseller lists.

V3.12 Softalk Magazine cover, August 1983
V3.12 Softalk Magazine contents, August 1983