Re: Benefits of an Enhanced IIe?

[BLuRry <brendan.robert@gmail.com>]

On Jan 12, 10:50 am, Tempest <temp...@atariprotos.com> wrote:
> I've always had an enhanced Apple IIe since it came that way when I
> got it back in 1986.  For years I never really knew what this meant
> other than I had a cool little sticker that said 'enhanced' over the
> power light.  However now I've come to realize that the enhanced IIe
> actually has some disadvantages over it's unenhanced siblings as some
> games don't work because of the upgraded 6502 chip.
>
> What I want to know is: Is there any reason to 'unenhance' my IIe?
> Have all the non-working games been patched by now?
>
> Are there any reasons to keep the enhancement upgrade?  I've never
> seen a game that requires it, and to the best of my knowledge only
> certain business apps and copy programs made use of it.
>
> Tempest

There are a few programs out there (not many though) that rely on the
un-implemented opcodes or the index-addressing page bug.  I think
there was an old copy of Moon Patrol that was like that.  Otherwise,
I'd stick with the enhanced //e.  There are many more titles out there
that require an enhanced //e to work properly.

-B