Re: 65c816 in a IIc

[mdj <mdj.mdj@gmail.com>]

On Apr 21, 4:29 am, "Michael J. Mahon" <mjma...@aol.com> wrote:

> > 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...

VIP Professional ...

> > 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.

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.

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.

Other than that, yeah, it's fish and bicycles :-)

Matt