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Re: Questions about the 68000 card and 8" floppy setup.
- Subject: Re: Questions about the 68000 card and 8" floppy setup.
- From: "Paul R. Santa-Maria" <paulrsm@buckeye-express.com>
- Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2001 18:16:43 -0500
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
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Ernest <ernestls@home.NOSPAM.com> wrote:
> I have a question about the 68000 card. I am soon to add one of these to
my
> collection but the truth is... I'm not sure what to do with it. I know
that
> a lot of Apple II users would like to have one of these cards but I'm not
> sure why? What can you do with a 68000 card? It has the manual and setup
> disks but I'm not sure about what other software to use with it. Does it
use
> software other than the typical Apple II stuff, the same way a Z80 card
> needs CP/M software?
"The" 68000 card? There were several made. One of the, the DTACK Grounded,
was used to turn the Apple II into a high powered CAD system. Others were
toys. Some had a 68000, some had a 68008, some never got beyond vaporware.
Paul R. Santa-Maria
Monroe, Michigan USA