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From: sb@pnet91.cts.com (Stephen Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: LC's "Apple IIe Card"
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Date: 1 Nov 90 07:00:04 GMT
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In reply to message from Michael Tiernan (m.tiernan@pro-angmar.UUCP):

There are many ways that the IIe and IIc differ, above and beyond the physical
construction of these machines. For example, I'm 90% sure that the IIc's
mini-assembler supports the 65C02 opcodes, while the IIe's don't. There are
subtle differences in the firmware. Of course, the 'enhancement kit" (65C02 +
new firmware and character set ROMs) were designed to make the IIe closer to
the IIc.

But ROMs don't entirely define a computer. And EVEN if the LC's IIC emulator
card HAD exact duplicates of IIe's ROM (which I highly doubt!) the fact that
it lacks physical slots, has stuff already in its invisible slots, etc.
precludes it from being much like a IIe at all. (I wonder if its serial ports
are like an SSC, or totally strange.)Closed architecture is just that!

My point perhaps, is that Apple is calling it something that people can relate
to, ie. educators can relate to the IIe, even though the REALITY is that its
not a IIe, its not a IIc, but of anything, it EMULATES a IIc more.

 
Its a marketing tactic, which may be convenient in terms of selling computers,
but has little correlation with reality (or truth, for that matter). Hey,
something like Sculley's promise to release a 2 new Apple II CPU's... :-(


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