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From: eve@ssc-bee.UUCP (Michael Eve)
Newsgroups: net.micro.apple
Subject: Re: Rumor II MAC (apple II upgrade?)
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Date: Wed, 5-Dec-84 13:28:33 EST
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Posted: Wed Dec  5 13:28:33 1984
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> 
> 	What if .. APPLE were to use the 16 bit version of the
> 	6502 as a companion processor to the 68020 ?

	Alas, Apple denies any plans to upgrade the IIe's to 16-bit
	era.  Woz told mis_Infoworld that he was working on such a project
	then retracted that statement the next week. (Sounds like some
	heavy arm twisting to protect Mac sales).

	Rumor has it that Western Design (???) who designed the 16-bit 6502
	was working on a plug in card for the IIe video slot.  This sounds
	like a good deal.  I would prefer a 68000 plug in card with (here
	I go again :-) 16 sockets to hold either 64k or 256k ram chips
	(jumper selectable -- someone tell me if this is impossible). The
	68000 should run at 8 Mhz or higher.

-- 
	Mike Eve     Boeing Aerospace, Seattle
	...uw-beaver!ssc-vax!ssc-bee!eve