Re: Got an Apple IIe system today, some questions for ya

To: nyder
nyder wrote:

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Cool, thanks for the info.

further checking shows that I have the older ][e, with the 6502, but
the board is the B version of the number they said wasn't upgradable
without changing the MB. So I guess that means if I can get a hold of
the chips, I can upgrade it to the later version.

Any info on that? I mean, how hard is it to get those chips now? Is
it worth it?

How about just swapping the cpu to a 65c02, any benefits in that?

Just curious mostly.

So far it's been pretty cool to mess with.



If you can find a //e enhancement kit, it contains everything you need (i.e. 65C02 and updated ROMs) - however, these are pretty hard to come by these days. They do occasionally appear on eBay though.

For a *very* good price, you can still buy brand new 65C02 chips from Western Design Center:
http://westerndesigncenter.com/wdc/w65c02s-chip.cfm

Combine the above with three EPROM chips containing copies of the updated ROMs, and you'll be running an enhanced //e.

Hope this is helpful.

cheers,
-p
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