Re: 65816 in a IIe? (or, buddy, can you spare a 65802?)

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Cturley2 wrote:
> 
> Ron Kneusel <rkneusel@mcw.edu> wrote:
> 
> > Greetings all!
> >
> > I have been told that it might be possible to put a 65816
> > CPU (from a IIgs I imagine) into a IIe so that one would have
> > the functional equivalent of the rare 65802.  Does anyone know
> > for certain if this is possible and how to go about doing it?
> 
> For what it's worth, Dr. Hank Levinson sent me a rather rare
> AE 65816 - 16 Bit card that goes in the Apple IIe - along with
> the 'Software Developer's Guide and the AE card - Apple II software
> on 5.25" disk.
 ....

     Remember hearing about cards like back in 1985 when we were speculating
about the "IIx" (which turned out to be the IIgs).  What's funny is that,
even in late 1985, "industry analysts" were predicting that the new Apple II
would be 68xxx based.



Rubywand