Re: Intel is lucky they have Apple

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In article <20060305201804952+1300@News.Individual.NET>,
 Roger Johnstone <news2006@roger.geek.nz> wrote:

> In <1hbqixe.1i8p7wy1v17kaoN%dempson@actrix.gen.nz> David Empson wrote:
> > 
> > I doubt they had any intention of using the 6800 in an Apple ][, but 
> > it might have been allowed for in the Apple I. I've never seen the
> > schematic or board layout (let alone a real machine). It would have
> > required a fair amount of alternative control logic or jumper settings,
> > but many of the signals in question can be ignored if not using DMA or
> > similar techniques.
> 
> It always shipped with a 6502 CPU, but it was designed to take a 6800 
> too. There were areas on the legend overlay marked '6800 only'. 
> 
> Applefritter has some info on the optional 6800 CPU.
> http://www.applefritter.com/node/4131

Cool, its nice to know my memory isnt gone, yet :)