VERY SCARE Format-][ Word Processing System and 50 similar items
VERY SCARE Format-][ Word Processing System Kensington Microware Apple II / Plus
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VERY SCARE Format-][ Word Processing System Kensington Microware for Apple II / II Plus
Format-][ Word Processing system for 48K Apple II and II
PLUS DOS 3.3 release 1982 by Kensington Microware Ltd.
This is supremely rare, other than some scarce advertising and museum catalog listings this Word Processing System seems very, very obscure. Untested.
Included are 3 Format ][ 5.25" floppy discs, two program discs and utilities. A detailed manual in a three ring binder and a modification cable featuring "mini clips" and a chip which need to be installed within an Apple II or II Plus, described in more detail below, also photos of actual cable installed in an Apple II Plus as well as diagrams.
The user had to preform a manual "keyboard enhancement" inside the Apple II or II Plus housing in question and manually attach two miniature clips to the keyboard electronics outrigger and install a chip into a socket on the board (called the "Games Socket" in the literature) . Photos of this installed in an Apple II Plus are included, unfortunately the machine didn't power on so the software is untested, but the other software that came with this machine was well cared for and stored. the electronic component is also untested for this reason so must be offered AS-IS with no returns accepted.
Please have a look at the photos, with exaggeration may be the only example of the connectors and chip installed on an Apple board / keyboard back end. This may be a museum piece, hurry up and snatch it up before I figure it out. c4
Here's some ad copy about it found on the Internet Archive with a photo of actual ad included above:
The
word is out on
word
processors.
Format-II
ranked number one.
We've
always thought of Format-II
as
the finest, easiest to use word
processor
for Apple II + , lie and
Franklin
computers. We?re pleased
that
Peelings II magazine agrees.
They
judged Format-II best out of 18
leading
word processors. Here?s why:
Format-II
makes editing easy.
-There's
our unique editing process:
simple,
mnemonic commands log-
ically
relate to the task you want to
Derform.
To center text, you press
9}.
To delete, 0. To justify 0.
And
since what you see on
the
monitor is exactly what will
print
out, editing and formatting is
always
a breeze.
The
Peelings II reviewer said,
"
Format-II is one of the few word
processors
that is so comfortable
and
predictable, I would con-
sider
it as an addition to my small
library
of personal software. "
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