Apple II Reference Manual
Apple II Reference Manual by Jef Raskinby Jef Raskin
Shares rank 38 of 115 programming books by recommenders
People recommend it as a useful reference for Apple II programming, with ROM disassembly included and a decent backgrounder on the machine. No critics were noted.
People recommend it as a useful reference for Apple II programming, with ROM disassembly included and a decent backgrounder on the machine. No critics were noted.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Useful reference for Apple II
“All of those are quite useful.”
Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Books to learn 6502 ASM and the Apple II” Includes ROM disassembly
“that includes the ROM disassembly”
Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Books to learn 6502 ASM and the Apple II” Decent backgrounder on the machine
“it's a decent backgrounder”
Comment from 27 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Books to learn 6502 ASM and the Apple II” Taught a lot back then
“Learned a lot from this book back in the day.”
Comment from 28 Jan 2026 in “Ask HN: Books to learn 6502 ASM and the Apple II”
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What people said
4 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Learned a lot from this book back in the day.”
“that includes the ROM disassembly”
“All of those are quite useful.”
“it's a decent backgrounder”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.