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

[Exegete <millers@noneofyourbusiness.com>]

Bill Garber wrote:
> "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.

There wasn't (or so I've read) a 4 mhz version availible at the time of 
development.

Roy

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