On Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at 06:17 AM, Cameron Kaiser wrote:
>>> Ah, yes. The high performance 6502 like I have in my pre-Macintosh >>> Atari 800? ;-) The speed gain was from relieving the CPU of IO >>> housekeeping. >> >> The 6502 also ran both the most successful '2nd generation' personal >> computers, the BBC Mirco (mostly successful in UK and Austrailia) and >> the Apple // which I'm sure no-one here has heard of ;). I have only >> ever seen one Apple // in passing but I have 2 BBC Master 128 machines >> (the last and best BBC Micro) under my desk :). > > And don't forget the Commodore 64, which still holds the Guinness record > for the most successful single computer model of all time. > > really? damn didn't ever know what exact processor was in a Commodore 64, even though I had one way back (brand new in 1982 if I remember correctly, keep in mind I was only 6 years old than!) I do know that the SuperNES utilized the the same processor as the C64, But some how was 16bit. Two processors? or just a newer 16bit version of it... I donno, I just remember reading that some where First time I used a mac was in 1986, and never had anything elce since. Got my first mac, a plus in 1988 with one meg RAM and a Supermac XP/20 HD. Which I used up until 1994 ;) and I still have it! -sam -- Vintage Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Vintage Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/vintage.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
