I'm thinking about buying the book as well. I
was never much into the
Apple ][ scene but I have a few machines here. I think it's time to dig
into them. :-)
Apple machines were interesting with a weak basic and a nice assembler
in ROM. Lots of productivity apps and nice games. I'd reccommend you "wings
of fury" in a //e with a Transwarp accelerator. It is lots of fun