Re: Question about the Apple IIc Plus

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edhel@LOSETHECAPITALWORDSapple2.com (Edhel Iaur, Esq.) wrote:

>supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) wrote:
>
>>     CPU has separate oscillator clock
>>     which can be changed to "clock chip" the computer to a
>>     faster Mhz.
>
>Does this mean the IIc+'s CPU can be swapped out for a 20 MHz WDC
>65C816, and if the oscillator is swapped with a 80 MHz one, you'll
>have a 20 MHz IIc+?

Almost.  The 65C02 is not pin compatible with the 65C816.  However,
WDC has a 14Mhz 65C02 now!  That means you can drop in the
14Mhz 65C02 and boose the IIc+'s speed with a faster oscillator.
May need to change the cache chips too, depending on the speed
you want the IIc+ to run.