Re: was Re: 200 apple II clones confirmed

[a2aviator@gmail.com]

The Basis 108 was a clone on the paperwork end of things. I like to say
about that one, that it's 100% 'compatible'. Too compatible.

It was worse than the Franklin in terms of compatibility.

It was a total clone based on the Apple II Reference manual but
contained none of the characteristics that really shouldn't have
happened circuitry wise that made the Apple II what it was.

Similar ot how some internal modems, mainly Apple Cat II and Micromodem
//e didn't dial properly in some Franklins'.

Timing was just ever so slightly different and that was enough to cause
the DTMF generator to be off.

The Laser 128 was that was that way too, similarly, though mostly with
it's BASIC. I had some BASIC stuff that would not run on a Laser.
Graphic demos that just produced crud on a Laser 128 system.

If anyone has a disk titled "David's Demo Disk" that boots up and does
a bunch of amazing stuff with BASIC, thats the disk. I lost my copy
after a user group meeting in late 80's. Someone stole a whole Mac
carry bag full of floppies from a bank parking lot after a meeting once
and probably thought it was a Mac, dumpstered it after the fact,
probably..