Re: Which 8-Bit system is "the most" gay ???

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

"ICS Softy" <icssofty@aol.commonality> wrote in message
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> >
> >In message <k2gekzooubd.fsf@legolas.mdh.se>, Anders Carlsson
> ><anders.carlsson@mds.mdh.se> writes
> >>In an attempt to bring this somewhat on-topic again; which computer,
> >>chip or peripheral do you nominate as the most "castrated"? I don't
> >>quite know, but my first thought is the 68008.
> >
> >Apple IIgs. Easily capable of 8Mhz, Apple knocked it back to 2.8 so it
> >was slower than the monochrome and more expensive Mac SE...
> >
> >Richard
>
> It >still< outran the MacSE.
>
> Apple settled on 2.8Mhz because that was the fastest available (and
reliable in
> quantity) 65816 at the time that would work (reliably) with all the other
> custom hardware in the ROM00 and 01 motherboards..

Actually I believe they used a 4 mhz 65C816 and cut it back due to
disk access and video requirements.

Bill @ GarberStreet Enterprises };-)
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