Re: The Apple II Now and Forever

[philip@labtam.labtam.oz.au (Philip Stephens)]

Jay M. Krell writes:

>Hardware control for everyone breeds incompatibility and problems.

  Not really.  The hardware of the Apple // line has been upward compatible
from the year dot, and it's a snap to figure out which piece of hardware
your software is running on.  So it's no big deal if you want to flip a few
softswitches or directly access the video screens.  
  Besides, programmers have little choice if they wish to push an Apple //GS
to it's limits.  The toolbox routines are not quick enough for writing 
games with smart animation, for instance.  Controlling the hardware
directly is a fact of life for Apple //'s.

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