Re: A2 vs C64

["Paul R. Santa-Maria" <paulrsm@buckeye-express.com>]

Linards Ticmanis wrote:
> I was actually thinking more along the lines of original IIe vs. C64,
> since they came out at about the same time.

"Michael J. Mahon" wrote:
> The design of the //e was essentially determined by the design of
> the Apple ][, plus common add-ons like the language card.  It was
> nothing like a "clean slate" design, and as a result it inherited
> the already-huge software and hardware base of the ][.

Agreed.  The original Apple IIe was an Apple II+ with the language
card, lower case, and a better keyboard.  The only new video mode
was 80 column text and you had to add a card to do that just like
the Apple II+.  Shortly after its introduction, Apple Inc. realized
that the Apple IIe could be modified to use the 80-column circuitry
to make double-hi-res graphics but you still had to plug in a card.

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Paul R. Santa-Maria
Monroe, Michigan USA