Re: New Apple 2GS owner

[Blake Patterson <blake@blakespot.com>]

Eric Shepherd wrote:
> 
> in article p0s66.64732$ca6.1177726@news6-win.server.ntlworld.com, cp at
> christian.baillies@ntlworld.com wrote on 1/8/01 3:28 PM:
> 
> > I've recently aquired one of these machines, out of interest is it a true
> > 16bit machine or does it have an 8bit databus? Also is wolfenstien 3D
> > playable at 2.5Mhz??, I'd like to compare it to other versions. How does the
> > GS generate its graphics, planer or chunky pixels? I'd have thought planer
> > graphics would make conversion quite slow.
> 
> The Apple Iigs is sort of a hybrid 8-bit/16-bit system.  It performs better
> than you would expect given its processor speed because it's very cleverly
> designed.

	But to answer his question...it does have an 8-bit data bus.



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