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From 1990 to 2001, the group existed as a user's group only providing support to local [[Pacific Northwest|Northwest]] computer users. In 2001, 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 ==

A.P.P.L.E. is an all-volunteer [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] / [[Mac (computer)|Macintosh]] users group with no paid staff. Much of the group is currently based in the [[Seattle]] area, production is now handled in [[Japan]] and [[Canada]]. The group provides information, software, hardware, documentation, and support for all Apple computers.

A.P.P.L.E. is one of the oldest official 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 Bill Martens. Most of these books and software are still available today in CD or DVD format.