Re: Unidentified IIe Card !!!

[Roy and/or Janet Miller <millers@inetnebr.com>]

David Empson wrote:
> 
> 
> > >There was also a 68000 card (I know, because I have one) that allowed
> > >you to run CP/M-86 aswell.
> >
> > I think I saw an ad for one of these long ago, but it was aimed more at
> > running MacOS than CP/M-86 (wasn't that an x86-based OS anyway?).
> 
> Yes.  CP/M-86 requires an 8088 or 8086, so a 68000 card would have
> nothing to do with it.
> 
> The 68K version of OS/9 seems a more likely prospect.  MacOS would be
> highly improbable.
> 
> Was there ever actually a 68K card which made it to the market?  I
> remember hearing about one being designed, but I don't remember it being
> released.
> 
> --
> David Empson

There was a CP/M 68K. I understand that it is the basis for the
operating system of the Atari ST. Which makes some sense, since Atari
used the GEM GUI and both came from Digital Research.

I remember seeing adds for 68000 (and 6800) cards for the Apple ][,
usually to do some scientific or engineering work. What that would
involve is beyond me though.

Roy