Re: What is the quintessential Apple II?

["Alex Freed" <alexf@mirrow.com>]

"Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote in message 
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>>  The resistor for the variable time is read by the micro charging up a 
>> capacitor, then timing how long it takes to discharge it through the 
>> resistor.
>
> Yes, that's a favorite trick for cheap analog input.

Used in A2 to read paddles/joystick BTW. OK, it used external comparator
but the idea was much the same.


As for the subject question, if we are voting here my vote is clearly 
A2/A2+.
It was a quantum leap. I don't think there is a need telling this group how 
great
it was.

A2e and A2c were logical extensions. Didn't take a genius to come up with 
something
similar based on the original A2. In fact 2e was mostly about cutting cost 
rather than new
functionality.

And I'm not a great fan of 2GS. It is 2 computers in one. It's nice to have 
a faster mostly
compatible A2, but the other side of it - GSOS - IMHO is not very useful.
68000 in a Mac was much better for GUI. And for just about everything else 
short of
running old A2 software.

Just my $0.02.

-Alex.