Re: Graphical WWW Browser for 8 bit Apple II computers

[rubywand@aol.com]

In article <57dck6$ocn@news.bconnex.net>, jefbla@bconnex.net (Jeff
Blakeney) writes:

[In article <hochstrasse-2511961440340001@hera.bothebel.unibas.ch>,
hochstrasse@ubaclu.unibas.ch (Urs Hochstrasser) writes:]
>>
>>Adalbert mentioned in another reply to my post that 8 bit programs are
>>faster than 16 bit GS programs. Hum, this revolutionizes the computer
>>industry! Let's go back to 4-bit machines... :-)
>
>Well, as long as you have multiple 4 or 8 bit processors running in
>parallel.   :) ....
>

     The comparison: 16 to 8 = 8 to 4 is not really valid. Most data a GS
processes is 8-bits wide and the 65C816 has an 8-bit data bus, just like
the 65C02 and 6502. A GS "16-bit program" of any size is going to include
a lot of "8-bit code"; because 8-bit reads and writes are more efficient
when dealing with 8-bit data.


Rubywand