Re: trying to get an Apple II GS going for fun...

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wizard@direct.ca (Astro) wrote:

>GS/OS is a 16-bit OS?

Yup.  Remember, the IIGS is 16-bit native.  In order to run
8-bit Apple II software, the IIGS kicks into a built in IIe
emulation.  GS/OS is the native IIGS operating system and
is 16-bit pure.  The IIGS always functions optimally as a
16-bit unit and rather as a hack when running IIe software
in emulation mode.  I'd use 16-bit software when possible.
Some older ones ran on floppy disks, so hard drive or no
is not a limitation that restricts one to 8-bit software run under
emulation.

The IIGS does funky stuff, basically lobotimizes itself, when
running 8-bit emulation.  The clean 24-bit memory address
(16MB memory space, 8MB of which can be used for RAM)
is suddenly the hacked up banked switch IIe memory once
the emulation kicks in.  I always wince a little when running
8-bit emulation on the IIGS.  It seems such a waste of potential.