On Thu, 15 Oct 1998, Francois wrote:
> I am not familiar enough with both machines to make a judjement on which one
> is better but the franklin display some features that seem interesting:
> apple dos 3.3 compatibility, floating point basic, apparently could run CP/M
> or Pascal (OS?)(not much info on that), programmable function keysimpressive
> display capabilities (16 colors at 560 x 192), built in parallel and serial
> interfaces and memory expandable up to 576K.
The only difference between the Ace and the Apple //e is the programmable
function keys (nothing special) and the built-in I/O ports. Otherwise,
all the capabilities you outline are the specs they cloned from the //e.
All Apple clones were either simple copies or, in the case of the Franklin
clones, had added features included with the base price (which was
normally cheaper) that were extra cost options on the Apple.
Otherwise, its not like they extended the capabilities of the Apple since
no software company would support any non-Apple hardware extensions.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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