Re: Macintosh Apple IIe Card - How Good Is The Compatibility?

[D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com>]

Tempest wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 12, 2012 5:35:09 PM UTC-5, D Finnigan wrote:
>> Tempest wrote:
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>> >
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>> >  My
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>> > question is, how good is the game compatibility with the IIe card?  Is
>> > it
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>> > about as good as it is on the IIgs or is it worse?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The IIe Card uses the same Mega II chip as does the Apple IIgs.
> 
> Ok then it's pretty good then.  So I guess the Color Classic with a IIe
> card is the ultimate mini-Apple II then? :)

Except that it can't run IIgs software, it's better in most ways than a
IIgs. You get:

- ProDOS hard drive using the Mac's partitioned hard drive
- 800K and 1.44 MB floppy drive using the Mac's disk
- AppleTalk networking
- Real-time clock
- 1.0 or 1.9 MHz clock speeds


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