![]() ![]() ![]() All the software titles collected during these 9 years were ![]() It was natural for the users to migrate to the IIGS from the earlier Apple II models which were first released at 1977 and began to age in 1986. This was a nice plus of the Apple II users in comparassion with the Atari XL and Commodore C64/C128 users which would hardly migrate to the Atari ST or the Amiga, taking into account they had to start their softwareĬollection from the beginning for the new machine. Thanks to the built-in 8 bit mode in the processor, the old software ran TheĬentral Processor Unit (CPU) utilized was 65C816 which was used before for Apple II accelerator boards, so it was not new technology for the Apple II enthusiasts. 8 bit software titles worked fine, and later native 16 bit games and utilities were developed taking full advantage of the raw power of the machine capable of many colours, enjoyable sound and faster speeds. The Apple IIGS was released at September 15th, 1986. This backward compatibility meant that the computer already have more than 5000 software titles available for it at the day of its release unlike the Atari ST and Amiga which were released around one year earlier than the IIGS release date. Unique feature of this computer is that while being 16 bit machine by design, it is backward compatible and runs without problem almost all the software of the 8 bit Apple computers with no additional effort. The Apple IIGS is a 16 bit computer produced by Apple as a successor to the legendaryĨ bit Apple II computers. KEGS is emulator of the Apple IIGS computers, running on many different platforms, including Amiga. ![]()
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