Re: Apple II to PC modding

[pausch@saaf.se (Paul Schlyter)]

In article <Pine.LNX.4.64.0610310833240.365@dosius.ath.cx>,
Lyrical Nanoha  <lyricalnanoha@dosius.ath.cx> wrote:
>On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, Paul Schlyter wrote:
>
>> In article <1162287128.411066.86720@e64g2000cwd.googlegroups.com>,
>> Polymorph <polymorph69@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I felt a little dirty installing a IIgs motherboard into my old (dead)
>>> //e case, but installing an evil IBM architecture board into an Apple
>>> case just seems *wrong* on so many levels.....  ;-)
>>
>> ...yep .... 16 bits instead of 8 bits --- and a numeric coprocessor
>> available too .... how EVIL!  SATAN - GO AWAY!!!  <g>
>>
>> Btw, what about installing an 8088 coprocessor card in the Apple II ?  :-)
>
>That's an idea that intrigues *me*, though, more so if some form of MS-DOS 
>can be run on it...

That was actually possible: for some time in the 1980's, MS-DOS ver 1.1
was available for this hardware configuration, on Apple II format
floppies.....




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