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Re: 65c816 in a IIc
Warren 'Llama' Ernst wrote:
On Apr 19, 6:02 pm, gids...@sasktel.net wrote:
That somehow adding a 65816 added "efficiency" to your computer,
somehow. There were less than 10 8-bit programs that could take
advantage of that chip, and I don't think any of them had anything to
do with AppleWorks.
Do you happen to have a list of those programs, Warren?
Rob
Rob,
Sorry I don't. I'm just recalling a conversation I had about 20 years
ago.
The only program I remember right now is the Merlin 816 assembler,
which could somehow take advantage of the chip.
I think that the S-C Assembler could use an '802...
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.
Maybe it was VIP Planner...
And that's all I remember.
There was certainly never any patch or module that would enhance
AppleWorks in any way, that's for sure.
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.
-michael
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