senrew
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I've decided I want to teach myself 6502 assembly. I've also decided I want to learn it on an Apple II vs any of the other home micros of the time. What I haven't decided is which II I would like to pick up for this purpose. I've narrowed my choices down to either a IIc+, a Platinum IIe, or a IIe card hosted by a quadra 605.
I found a tech doc on the Apple site listing the differences between the card and a real II in terms of hardware differences when it comes to programming for the machines, but it was geared more towards the peripherals. What I would like to know is, are there any differences when it comes to the use of assembly for the 65c02 in the full apple IIs I mentioned and the chip on the IIe card? As far as I remember, the IIe card has a real 65c02 on it along with the rest of the consolidated circuitry.
So, will I be ok learning on either set of hardware, or should I stick to the full machines?
I found a tech doc on the Apple site listing the differences between the card and a real II in terms of hardware differences when it comes to programming for the machines, but it was geared more towards the peripherals. What I would like to know is, are there any differences when it comes to the use of assembly for the 65c02 in the full apple IIs I mentioned and the chip on the IIe card? As far as I remember, the IIe card has a real 65c02 on it along with the rest of the consolidated circuitry.
So, will I be ok learning on either set of hardware, or should I stick to the full machines?