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Re: ADTPro beta available
In article <p_mdnYVl2aRfkCHZnZ2dnUVZ_oadnZ2d@comcast.com>,
Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
> Paul Schlyter wrote:
>> In article <1153104005.198830.233830@35g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
>> mdj <mdj.mdj@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Michael J. Mahon wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>No, you have to look at it with a time machine. The Apple II *was*
>>>>a big market, hence a big platform, and, to those who enjoy nostalgia,
>>>>that period is forever frozen in time.
>>>
>>>It was really three platforms in the end: 64k Apple II, 128k Enhanced
>>>IIe/IIc/IIgs, and IIgs.
>>
>> There were even more platforms than that:
>>
>> Up to 48K Apple II with Integer Basic in ROM
>> Up to 48K Apple II with Applesoft Basic in ROM
>
>>>And always problematic for Apple as well: The third party market
>>>extended the 64k platform and 128k platform in ways that later
>>>'official' Apple II platforms were not compatible with.
>>
>> ....yep .... Apple CP/M, Apple OS/9, DTACK grounded.... etc etc etc
>
> ...Apple II or II+ with lower-case adapter, with 80-column card,...
....and there were several different kinds of 80-column cards, some
of which could be switched to 132-column mode....
> -michael
>
> New, faster SUDOKU v2.0 solver for Apple II's!
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>
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