Ralph Glatt wrote:
Okay, folks, I have some news! The guy who wrote Hyperlink, the web browser for the Commodore 64, is willing to port it over to the Apple //. He says his main problem is the speed for the serial transfer feed. He needs at least 9600 bps. He has a GS with only 1 meg in it, no super serial card, which is what he thinks he might need to do it. Can he do it without the card, and if not, where can we get our hands on a super serial card for him? Ralph Glatt
In addition to the other replies I think I'll throw in my two cents. Maybe it'll be useful.
If he is going with an 8 bit program, what he has is more than adequate. The SSC would be useful if the program were to run on an //e as well.
If he wants to write it as a 16 bit program he would be better off writing it for the GS only. There are not all that many 65802 chips (the one compatible with the 65C02 machines) out there. There are additional features he can make use of by going this route (sound, video resolution, and a 16 bit instruction set). Unfortunately he would also need to get at least a 2Mb RAM card (4Mb would be better) and a hard drive for development under GSOS. The base program would be the same, but the tweeks would make it a little faster.
Fortunately the instruction set between the two machines is practically the same. The minimal changes would simply reflect the differences in addresses and ROM routines. If he can find the time the project should be fairly easy.
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