Comments on: Apple II: Launched June 10, 1977 https://dfarq.homeip.net/apple-ii-launched-june-10-1977/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=apple-ii-launched-june-10-1977 David L. Farquhar on technology old and new, computer security, and more Sat, 11 Oct 2025 18:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: neo https://dfarq.homeip.net/apple-ii-launched-june-10-1977/#comment-57085 Mon, 16 Jun 2025 04:09:14 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35195#comment-57085 In reply to Dave Farquhar.

is Bank switching good or flaky

isn’t that similar to 8088 ems lim?

]]> By: Dave Farquhar https://dfarq.homeip.net/apple-ii-launched-june-10-1977/#comment-57082 Sun, 15 Jun 2025 17:20:42 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35195#comment-57082 In reply to neo.

Bank switching. They just address 64K at a time, but WHICH 64K can vary. The Commodore 128 and Atari 130XE used similar tricks.

]]> By: neo https://dfarq.homeip.net/apple-ii-launched-june-10-1977/#comment-57076 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 18:02:52 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35195#comment-57076 I convinced my mom to buy both a Tandy 1000sx from my local Radio Shack and a Diamond Trackstar board for Apple 2 compatibility. One issue though was the Tandy floppy drive had some difficulty reading Apple floppy drives.

]]> By: neo https://dfarq.homeip.net/apple-ii-launched-june-10-1977/#comment-57075 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:56:54 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35195#comment-57075 If 8-bit CPU can maximum address 64k how does Apple IIe/c address 128k to 1mb?

]]> By: Greg Mohney https://dfarq.homeip.net/apple-ii-launched-june-10-1977/#comment-56501 Mon, 10 Jun 2024 17:29:08 +0000 https://dfarq.homeip.net/?p=35195#comment-56501 I had a Laser 128 from Sears (Apple IIe-compatible), and with it got an Ultima game (Ultima 5) and a Sierra On-Line game (The Black Cauldron.) Thanks for the article.

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