Re: Replacing the 6502 with a faster chip

[Jeff Blakeney <CUTjblakeney@sympatico.ca>]

On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 10:36:23 -0500, exegete@nunya.biz wrote:

>Years ago, in a Computer Shopper column, Don Lancaster claimed that the 
>IIgs was best used for 8 bit software. Faster, more memory, and the 
>video and sound improvements were accessible to ProDOS. That's why the 
>above does make sense.
>
>Proof?
>
>The IIgs version of PrintShop has vast improvements, and runs on ProDOS 8.

How about Appleworks using the extra memory in a IIgs?  There were a
number of programs written in ProDOS that were designed specifically
for the IIgs.  However, many, if not all, of them aren't completely 8
bit.  They switch into 16 bit mode to do the IIgs specific stuff.

>And then there is the company (Just Right something?) that produced 
>add-ons to AppleSoft that allowed you to use the IIgs color and sound in 
>an AppleSoft program.

I think you might be referring to So What Software which has released
its Apple II software as freeware.  Check out:

     http://www.sowhatsoftware.com/home.html

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