Re: Overclocking an Apple ][?

["Bill Garber" <willy46pa@comcast DOT net>]

"Simon Williams" <see_sig_for_valid_email@no.spam> wrote in
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: Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
:
: > The empty FOR loop is a better test, since it runs a lot of
: > code from ROM and only updates a few interpreter variables.
: >
: > In general, the part of a program that changes the screen
will
: > run unaccelerated, while the part that simply computes with
: > relatively few stores will experience maximum acceleration.
:
: Which means, in practice, that some programs will actually run
slower on
: the IIc+ @ 4MHz than on a IIgs :(
: >
: > If you were taking the square root of I and then printing,
: > you would notice the difference even with the scrolling
: > overhead.
:
: Has there ever been any diagnostic software that can determine
system
: speed, or does the Apple II's hardware preclude such a thing?
: >
: > Glad your IIc+ is healthy!  ;-)
:
: Me too, I'd hate to go looking for another one...

I'd hate that too, since I'd probably feel sorry
for you and sell you mine.  8o(

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