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Re: Changing the ASCII ch
- Subject: Re: Changing the ASCII ch
- From: oaaland@aol.com (O Aaland)
- Date: 1998/04/20
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
- References: <jAA_.119$E6.555190@ptah.visi.com>
>In article <1669357247-980419084300@rook.wa.com>,
>Brian Hammack <brian.hammack@rook.wa.com> wrote:
>>You'd think there'd be an easier way than new chips...
>
> A time machine and some way of installing a less Dilbertian
>management at Apple? Oh wait, that'd mean going back to the 70s and
>having to put up with Disco and other garbage, which is why all time
>travellers with taste haven't messed with it. :)
>
>Nathan Mates
Keep in mind that this system, when designed in the 70's, was
designed to run with a total of 4k of memory. not a lot of room
to put anything extra there. I imagine at that time it was cheaper
to program a PROM than to provide more RAM