Date   : Tue, 14 Mar 2006 21:46:36 +0100
From   : John Kortink <kortink@...>
Subject: Re: Model B compatibility on a Master

On Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:57:44 +0000, "Paul J" wrote:

>Have heard there was an upgrade you could get for a Master, possibly by vine
>micros, to make it more compatible with earlier software written for model
>B.
>
>Can anyone provide any more info on this, or on any other options available
>to help with sotware compatibility on the Master.

I think I saw a picture of it once (8bs?). A header
board with at least an extra socket for a plain 6502
to switch between that and the 65C12 (and, no doubt,
to make all the extra Master hardware invisible and/or
relocate it as appropriate in the memory map.

Recreating that could have practical uses even now. ;-)


John Kortink

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