Re: 65c816 in a IIc

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On Apr 23, 11:27 pm, mdj <mdj....@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 24, 11:35 am, capknight <cepheusfi...@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Apr 21, 3:29 am, mdj <mdj....@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > > On Apr 21, 4:29 am, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:
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> > > > > I seem to recall some patch to some office program (the advertisement
> > > > > showed a pie chart - maybe some proto Lotus 1-2-3?) that could also
> > > > > use it.
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> > > > Maybe it was VIP Planner...
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> > > VIP Professional ...
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> > > > > And that's all I remember.
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> > > > > There was certainly never any patch or module that would enhance
> > > > > AppleWorks in any way, that's for sure.
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> > > > I think it's safe to say that a 65802 (or '816) in a IIc is about
> > > > as useful as a bicycle to a fish, unless you just like to play with
> > > > it in assembly language.
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> > > If you're a Merlin user, the big advantage is speed, and the Merlin 16
> > > editor is somewhat richer than the Merlin 8 FS.ED.
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> > > I no longer have a working Zip 8000, but my Transwarp I with an 816 on
> > > it is noticably faster for editing and assembling than my Zip 4000. So
> > > if you've no other acceleration options available and are developing
> > > in assembly language frequently, it's probably worth it if you can get
> > > it to work.
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> > > Other than that, yeah, it's fish and bicycles :-)
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> > > Matt
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> > Say a quick question for you. I have my Transwarp I up and running and
> > have read about the upgrade kit that was available at one time. Was
> > this
> > just a matter of plugging in a 65816 or were there additional
> > modifications
> > on the board?
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> Just plug in and go. If you've got a IIgs lying around you can use the
> processor from that; they seem to handle 3.6Mhz quite nicely.
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> Matt

SWEET!

Thanks! I'll try that this weekend!

ATF