The Apple IIGS Megahertz Myth

I love the Apple IIGS. It’s a great computer, but could it have been greater? The legend goes that Apple purposefully underclocked its CPU during development to avoid competing with the Macintosh. But is this actually true? Join me for a deep dive into the IIGS architecture, the life of the 65816 CPU, and the ghosts of keynotes past.

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= Chapters =

0:00 - Intro
0:27 - The Myth, The Legend, The Apple IIGS
6:09 - The Apple IIx
12:21 - The Need for Speed
15:52 - The Birth of the 65C816
22:56 - Yields, Bugs, and Errata
33:56 - Accelerators, ASIC Inc, and Mark Twain
43:51 - Sanyo, Nintendo, and the End of Acceleration
47:41 - ARM, Möbius, and The Road Not Taken
55:25 - The End of an Odyssey

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