On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Pete Turnbull wrote:
> It's well documented; the circuit diagrams are readily available, the
> service manual is reasonably easy to find, and includes circuit
> description, upgrade instructions, schematics, board layouts,
> mechanical drawings, etc. And other documents cover the systems calls
> in detail, how to build interfaces to the bus, how to write ROM
> software for it, and so on.
The original Apple ][ reference manual wasn't nearly as comprehensive but
still it included the schematics, ROM listings, and other tidbits of
useful info for understanding all the various subsystems of the basic
Apple ][. It was my "bible" throughout high school (how deliciously
nerdy, eh? :)
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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