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The '''Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange''' ('''A.P.P.L.E.''') is a [[users' group]] established in 1978 by [[Val Golding]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ksngAAAAMAAJ&dq=Apple+Pugetsound+Program+Library+Exchange&pg=PA37 |title=Microcomputer Software Policies in ARL Libraries |date=1986 |publisher=Office of Management Studies, Association of Research Libraries |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==

The group provided software, hardware and support services for the [[Apple ComputerInc.|Apple]]<ref name=Info1>{{cite journal |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=sy4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=Apple+Puget+sound+Program+Library+Exchange+32&pg=PA24 |title= Grapevine: A Bumper Crop |journal= [[InfoWorld]] |date= May 14, 1984 |volume= 6 |issue= 20 |issn= 0199-6649 |page= 24}}</ref> world until 1990.<ref name= GeekWire>{{cite web |url= https://www.geekwire.com/2018/can-renton-major-tech-hub-greater-seattle-tech-history-guide-approach-must-change/ |publisher= [[GeekWire]] |title= Can Renton be a major tech hub in greater Seattle? If tech history is a guide, its approach must change |author= Frank Catalano |date= November 2, 2018 |access-date= March 29, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181102215815/https://www.geekwire.com/2018/can-renton-major-tech-hub-greater-seattle-tech-history-guide-approach-must-change/ |archive-date= November 2, 2018 |url-status= live}}</ref> [[Val Golding]] left the group in 1984 and the group became a Co-Operative in 1985.

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From 1990 to 2001, the group existed as a user's group only providing support to local [[pacificPacific northwestNorthwest|northwestNorthwest]] computer users. In 2001, [[William Martens|Bill Martens]] began to look into the possibility of preserving the information associated with the company and in contacting many of the former writers, board members and staff, found that there was an interest in preserving and rebuilding the company. Thus inIn February 2002, this effort began in earnest with the production of ''[[Call-A.P.P.L.E.]]'' Magazine being restored once again.

== Purpose ==

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The [[A.P.P.L.E.]] is one of the oldest official [[Apple Computer|Apple]] Users Groups in existence and specializes in providing users with usable [[freeware]] and [[shareware]]. They also publish their magazine, ''[[Call-A.P.P.L.E.]]'', on a monthly basis in addition to online libraries.

While much of the current group is still based in the [[Seattle]] area, production is now handled in [[Japan]] and [[Canada]].

The purpose of the group is to provide information, software, hardware, documentation, and support to all levels of users regardless of the Apple computer that they are using.

The [[A.P.P.L.E.]] is one of the oldest official [[Apple Computer|Apple]] Users Groups in existence and specializes in providing users with usable freeware and shareware. They also publish their magazine, ''[[Call-A.P.P.L.E.]]'', on a monthly basis in addition to online libraries.

== Publications ==

A.P.P.L.E. has published numerous books over the years, most related to modifying or programming the [[Apple II]] and [[Apple III|Apple ///]] series of computers. The first book published by the group was from the personal notes of [[Steve Wozniak]] and [[Randy Wigginton]]. The 300 plus pages were photocopied and the "Wozpak" was produced complete with program tape. The book was later typeset and reproduced as the "Wozpak][" with floppy disk.

Other books included the "Call-A.P.P.L.E. In Depth" series and the "Call-A.P.P.L.E. Compendium" series which were primarily related to the source code listings from the magazines. Most of these books included floppies classified in the Anthology series. The Anthology disks were mostly [[Applesoft BASIC|Applesoft]] and [[Integer BASIC|Integer]] basic programs from the monthly issues of Call-A.P.P.L.E. magazine. The 1981 Pascal anthology was produced by current A.P.P.L.E. president [[William Martens|Bill Martens]]. Most of these books and software are still available today in CD or DVD format.

A.P.P.L.E. has produced 19 volumes of ''[[Call-A.P.P.L.E.]]'' magazine from 1978 to 1990 and 2002 to 2007. The magazine is produced on a monthly basis and contains information about all aspects of [[Apple Computer|Apple]] computers all the way from the [[Apple I|Apple-1]] to the latest [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] computers with [[Mac OS X]].

A.P.P.L.E. has also produced other publications over the years including ''/// Cheers!'' (1984–1985), ''32 Little Apples'' (1984–1986), ''Mac A.P.P.L.E.'' (1986–1988), ''Mac Horizons'' (1988–1989), ''The APDA Log'' (1984–1989), ''The Mac Tech Quarterly'' (1989–1990) and the ''Co-Op Spirit'' (1991–1994).

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* 1978–1994: Richard J. Hubert

* 1994–2001: Norman Dodge

* 2006–2006: [[Mike Pfaiffer]]

* 2001–2006: [[William Martens|Bill Martens]]

* 2007–2008: [[William Martens|Bill Martens]]

* 2006–2006: Mike Pfaiffer

* 2008–2009: [[Mike Pfaiffer]]

* 2007–2008: [[William Martens|Bill Martens]]

* 2010-Present: [[William Martens|Bill Martens]]

* 2008–2009: [[Mike Pfaiffer]]

* 2010-Present: [[William Martens|Bill Martens]]

== See also ==

* [[Apple User Group Connection]]

== References ==

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* [http://www.callapple.org/about/history/ Bill Martens "A History of A.P.P.L.E."]

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