Re: Overclocking an Apple ][?

[see_sig_for_valid_email@no.spam (Simon Williams)]

Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:

> The empty FOR loop is a better test, since it runs a lot of
> code from ROM and only updates a few interpreter variables.
> 
> In general, the part of a program that changes the screen will
> run unaccelerated, while the part that simply computes with
> relatively few stores will experience maximum acceleration.

Which means, in practice, that some programs will actually run slower on
the IIc+ @ 4MHz than on a IIgs :(
> 
> If you were taking the square root of I and then printing,
> you would notice the difference even with the scrolling
> overhead.

Has there ever been any diagnostic software that can determine system
speed, or does the Apple II's hardware preclude such a thing?
> 
> Glad your IIc+ is healthy!  ;-)

Me too, I'd hate to go looking for another one...

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