Apple II for into to microprocessors

From: Eric Chomko <chomko_at_greenbelt.com>
Date: Sat Jul 14 20:45:37 2001

Sellam Ismail wrote:

> 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? :)

Apple II and high school? Sellam, I'm older than you? Geez, I first saw an Apple
II
while in college. I was using an Interdata 7/16 in high school.

I'm looking foward to the VCF-East photos.

Eric

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