From fbf5d2c072e7b39d1ae240bb1028cef3f34d2c22 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Anthony Giacalone Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2022 22:09:16 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update readme --- README.md | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 0353bd0..dc60cba 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,13 @@ # AppleTrek -## a trek clone for the Apple ][ Home Computer +## A Trek Clone for the Apple ][ Home Computer +AppleTrek is a clone of the original [Trek](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek_(1971_video_game)) game written for the [Apple II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_II_series) family of computers. I have uploaded this source code mainly for preservation and historical reference, but I encourage anyone to hack away at the code and make something new. + +AppleTrek was written in [Applesoft BASIC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applesoft_BASIC), an early microcomputer BASIC intrepreter. The appletrek.bas file was ripped from the BASIC source code found on the included image file (appletrek.so) which was taken from [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/a2_Apple_Trek_1979_Apple). + +See my other repository, [Super Star Trek](https://github.com/agiacalone/super-startrek), for the mainframe version. + +### References for Applesoft BASIC +1. [Fandom](https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Applesoft_BASIC) +2. [Apple II History](https://www.apple2history.org/history/ah16/#04) +3. [Landsnail Applesoft Programmer's Reference](https://www.landsnail.com/a2ref.htm) \ No newline at end of file