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Re: 1985 machine spec...
- Subject: Re: 1985 machine spec...
- From: supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)
- Date: 23 Jan 2002 16:24:01 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: AOL http://www.aol.com
- References: <3C4E960D.7080008@coli.uni-sb.de>
- Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.sys.apple2:16763
Linards Ticmanis <ticmanis@coli.uni-sb.de> wrote:
>Paul Schlyter wrote:
>
>> In Apple IIe and
>> IIc though you could use both the 65C02 and the 65802.
>
>Is there any advantage to using a 65802? Do programs exist that use it?
>Or does it execute opcodes with fewer cycles used, thus making the
>system faster? Or is it just worthless in a IIe?
A few programs used it, most notably VIP Professional, a Lotus 123
clone (not only did it work just like Lotus 123 it loaded and saved
Lotus 123 files) and the Merlin16 compiler.
There was actually a whole line of VIP business software of which
Professional is simply one of.