Re: Apple Assenbly Cookbook now available as free ebook

[Greegor <greegor47@gmail.com>]

On Mar 21, 10:02 pm, a7yvm109gf...@netzero.com wrote:
> On Mar 21, 9:00 pm, Don Lancaster <d...@tinaja.com> wrote:
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> > On 3/21/2011 6:30 PM, a7yvm109gf...@netzero.com wrote:
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> > > On Mar 21, 7:49 pm, Don Lancaster<d...@tinaja.com>  wrote:
> > >>      <http://www.tinaja.com/ebooks/aacb1.pdf>
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> > >> Second half to appear shortly.
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> > >> Additional free ebooks at
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> > >>      <http://www.tinaja.com/ebksamp1.asp>
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> > >> Many thanks,
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> > >> Don Lancaster                          voice phone: (928)428-4073
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> > > Interesting. Have you got anything specifically for the IIgs?
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> > I have a whole warehouse full of IIgs computers and accessories.
> > Some are on eBay.
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> > Part of the reason for the IIgs failure was that the machine language
> > development was so awkward and complex.
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> Is that because of the custom chips that ensured Apple II compatibilty
> or because of the 65816 itself?
> Awkward and complex describes the Commodore 128 in 128 mode. Also a
> bit of a failure.
> I think the IIgs was put aside to make room for the Mac. Too bad, it
> was an awesome machine.
> I have one, but it's in storage.

It was commonly called the Apple 2 goat shit by
software coders back then in Minneapolis.

I always wondered why they were so harsh
about it, but your comments explain it partly.