Apple PugetSound Program library Exchange (A.P.P.L.E.) is an official Apple user group. The users group which provides support, information and software to its members is an all volunteer organization. All of the people associated with this users group are users of Apple computers themselves and provide this service in order to expand and share their understanding about Apple computers.
A.P.P.L.E. History
A.P.P.L.E. was initially established in 1978 by Val J. Golding. The company provided software, hardware and support services for the Apple world until 1990 when due to several problems the company reorganized into a users group once again. From 1990 to 2001, the group existed as a users group only providing support to local northwest computer users.
In 1999, 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 in February 2002, this effort began in earnest with the latest issue of the magazine being prepared for release even as this is written.
A.P.P.L.E. Today
While much of the current group is still based in the Seattle area, production is now handled in Japan and Canada. A.P.P.L.E. is an all volunteer Apple / Macintosh users group. None of the members of the board or of the staff are paid and are dedicating their time to this project for the love of the computer world.
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. For those members who wish to support our efforts can check the section below on volunteering. We always encourage the enhancement of the "user helping user" concept and continue to believe that this is the best way for those who need help to gain the assistance they need.
Our production control office in Tokyo Japan handles all issues with the magazine and the web site. This allows us to provide round the clock coverage and to deal with issues during off hours. This in turn allows us to have less downtime and to allow magazine production in a timely manner. Our Winnipeg office handles subscription related issues including CD replacement and subscription renewals
Call-A.P.P.L.E. Magazine
Call A.P.P.L.E. magazine was started with a single one page flyer in 1978 by Val J. Golding and eventually grew to a 60-80 page glossy. The magazine was produced on a monthly basis and was once the cornerstone of many peoples experience with the Apple II series computers.
Once again we have revived the magazine and produce the magazine on a monthly basis. In the new magazine you will find programs, articles, interviews and even the original founder's note to the group each month. While we know that the magazine was once one of the largest distribution magazines in the world, we are not resting on our laurels. We try to provide content which is fresh, informative and useful to our readers.
Volunteering
If you would like to help A.P.P.L.E., you can volunteer in one of several areas. We are always looking for people who would like to write and article for our magazine or persons with content that they would like to share with the Apple community. We are also looking for people who are experts in their area of Apple computing to act as consultants for the users group. You can volunteer by sending email to editor@callapple.org. When you email, please let us know what area or speciality you are volunteering for and your full contact information.