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Re: Boarding pass: a work in progress.



Linards Ticmanis wrote:
BLuRry wrote:

Like the CPU, the video core is a timer-based object that works at a
pre-determined interval (1.023mhz).


Why 1.023? The real Apple runs at 1.020484-ish

Thank you, Linards!  The erroneous "urban mythic" clock speed of
1.023MHz or 1.024MHz for the Apple II has always bothered me.

But it's clearly a case of cognitive dissonance--2^10-1 or 2^10
are common numbers.

-michael

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