<description>&lt;p&gt;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.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Blog Post: &lt;a href= "https://www.userlandia.com/home/IIGS-MHz-Myth"&gt;https://www.userlandia.com/home/IIGS-MHz-Myth&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join the Userlandia Patreon at &lt;a href= "https://patreon.com/Userlandia"&gt;https://patreon.com/Userlandia&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;-=- Chapters -=-&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;0:00 - Intro&lt;br /&gt; 0:27 - The Myth, The Legend, the Apple IIGS&lt;br /&gt; 6:09 - The Apple IIx&lt;br /&gt; 12:21 - The Need for Speed&lt;br /&gt; 15:52 - The Birth of the 65C816&lt;br /&gt; 22:56 - Yields, Bugs, and Errata&lt;br /&gt; 33:56 - Accelerators, ASIC Inc, and Mark Twain&lt;br /&gt; 43:51 - Sanyo, Nintendo, and the End of Acceleration&lt;br /&gt; 47:41 - ARM, Möbius, and The Road Not Taken&lt;br /&gt; 55:25 - The End of an Odyssey&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;-=- Contact -=-&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow on Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@kefkafloyd&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kefkafloyd.bsky.social&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Visit The Website: https://www.userlandia.com&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Join The Userlandia Discord: https://discord.com/invite/z2jmF93 &lt;span class="Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Theme Song by Space Vixen: https://spacevixenmusic.bandcamp.com &lt;span class= "Apple-converted-space"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Follow them on Bluesky @SpaceVixenMusic: https://bsky.app/profile/spacevixen.bsky.social&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Userlandia

Dan Vincent

The Apple IIGS Megahertz Myth

AUG 5, 202459 MIN
Userlandia

The Apple IIGS Megahertz Myth

AUG 5, 202459 MIN

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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. Blog Post: https://www.userlandia.com/home/IIGS-MHz-Myth Join the Userlandia Patreon at https://patreon.com/Userlandia -=- 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 -=- Contact -=- Follow on Mastodon: https://bitbang.social/@kefkafloyd Follow on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kefkafloyd.bsky.social Visit The Website: https://www.userlandia.com Join The Userlandia Discord: https://discord.com/invite/z2jmF93 Theme Song by Space Vixen: https://spacevixenmusic.bandcamp.com Follow them on Bluesky @SpaceVixenMusic: https://bsky.app/profile/spacevixen.bsky.social