Re: Best 8-Bit Apple

[dempson@atlantis.actrix.gen.nz (David Empson)]

In article <D2pv7x.1zo@freenet.carleton.ca>,
Ken Creppin <ah929@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
> I am attempting to put together a collection of early computers. I have an
> "opening for an Apple. I need advice as to which 8-Bit Apple is considered
> the best example.

Do you mean the best computer in the family, or the most typical
computer in the family?

The IIgs is undoubtedly the best Apple II, but it probably fails your
8-bit test, assuming you mean 8-bit registers: the IIgs's processor
(65816) has 16-bit accumulator and index registers when running in
native mode.  Memory accesses are still 8 bits, though.

The most powerful 8-bit Apple II is the IIc+, which has an
accelerated processor.

The most common 8-bit Apple II is the IIe, with the latest model (the
enhanced IIe with numeric keypad) being the best of them.

The 128k enhanced IIe is probably also the baseline for current
software, to maximise compatibility without sacrificing too much.  For
older software, the 64k Apple ][+ is regarded as the next "base
machine" for compatibility with nearly every Apple II.
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David Empson
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