Re: 65816 coprocessor options..

["Roger Johnstone" <rojaws@es.co.nz>]

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In article <385D0AC5.6A1C4B6B@one.net.au>, Matt Jenkins <mdvj@one.net.au>
wrote:


>Hi all,
>
>Toms recent post showing the AE 65816 developers card got me to
>thinking.
>Over the years, there have been quite a few add-on's to supply 65816
>processing on a //e..
>
>The AE devel board.
>Checkmate made a similar product.
>The Transwarp II IIRC has a 65816 socket..
>AE Z-RAM Ultra for the //c also has such a port.
>
>Also, AE used to advertise a 65816 option in the RamWorks III
>ads, now whether this was an actual piggy-back board for the ramworks
>or simply the 65816 devel board I'm not sure.. (or maybe the devel board
>requires a ramworks...).
>
>Anyway, I got to thinking, surely there must have been 1 piece of
>software
>that actually used this ability, though I can't think of one (anyone
>help
>me out ?)
>
>If I could ever locate the programming information necessary to use one
>of these things,
>I'd love to track one down and have a play (if for no other reason than
>just to add more
>nostalgia to my beloved //e).
>
>Cheers,
>
>Matt

There was Isys Forth from Illyes Systems. It included versions for Apple II
and IIgs or Apple II with 65802/65816.


Roger Johnstone
Invercargill
New Zealand
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