{{Short description|American magazine editor (1930–2008)}} {{refimprove|date=February 2018}} {{primary sources|date=April 2026}} '''Val J. Golding''' (1930–2 July 2008) was an American magazine editor. He founded [[Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange]] (A.P.P.L.E) in February 1978 with fellow Apple II enthusiasts Mike Thyng and Bob Huelsdonk at the behest of Max Cook, the local [[ComputerLand]] store manager. The first meeting of the group had 15 people, and within a year, the group had grown to a couple thousand [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] computer fans. In 1984, he left the group and went to [[Shreveport, Louisiana]] to work for another Apple-related magazine.
Golding started [[Call-A.P.P.L.E.|''Call-A.P.P.L.E.'' magazine]] and published All About Applesoft,<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/all-about-applesoft/oclc/10009479?tab=details|title=All about applesoft|first=Val J|last=Golding|date=11 April 1981|publisher=Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange|oclc=10009479 |accessdate=11 April 2018|via=Open WorldCat}}</ref> All About DOS,<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/all-about-dos/oclc/10010068?tab=details|title=All about DOS|first=Val J|last=Golding|date=11 April 1983|publisher=Apple Pugetsound Program Library Exchange|oclc=10010068 |accessdate=11 April 2018|via=Open WorldCat}}</ref> and All About Pascal.{{citation needed|date=November 2010}}
Golding also published several software packages over that time and took A.P.P.L.E from the beginning well into the phase where the group became a global operation specializing in software for all levels of users.
In 2002, Golding returned to the group as a chairman of the board of A.P.P.L.E. He was also known for his historical documents related to the [[San Francisco]] [[street cars]] as well as his musical endeavors. Golding died after a long bout with cancer on 2 July 2008, at age 77.
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