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The UltraWarp is an accelerator board for the Apple II, II+, and IIe systems. It was conceived, created, and designed by Michael Mengel. | The UltraWarp is an accelerator board for the Apple II, II+, and IIe systems. It was conceived, created, and designed by Michael Mengel. | ||
[[ReActiveMicro]] worked together with Michael to help bring the project to the Apple II Community, and was released for sale on June | [[ReActiveMicro]] worked together with Michael to help bring the project to the Apple II Community, and was released for sale from the ReActiveMicro Store on June 13, 2017. | ||
<strong>Project Status:</strong> Complete. In production. Actively sold by ReActiveMicro. | <strong>Project Status:</strong> Complete. In production. Actively sold by ReActiveMicro. | ||
<strong>Support:</strong> Post on the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|Discussion]] page (link above) or email [http://store.reactivemicro.com/contact-us/ ReActiveMicro Support]. | <strong>Support:</strong> Post on the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|Discussion]] page (link above) or email [http://store.reactivemicro.com/contact-us/ ReActiveMicro Support]. | ||
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== History == | |||
Michael Mengel stated "Originally I designed the card on an Apple II+ and BASIS 108 to accelerate my favorite programs CHESS and CHECKERS, inspired by an article in creative computing 1982 ("New Processors for The Apple")." | |||
== Versions == | |||
IMG_20170527_121409-Fixed.jpg | IMG_20170527_121409-Fixed.jpg | ||
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POKE 49244,0 | POKE 49244,0 | ||
(without RESET) | (without RESET) | ||
== Manual == | |||
Revision as of 07:59, 31 August 2017
The UltraWarp is an accelerator board for the Apple II, II+, and IIe systems. It was conceived, created, and designed by Michael Mengel.
ReActiveMicro worked together with Michael to help bring the project to the Apple II Community, and was released for sale from the ReActiveMicro Store on June 13, 2017.
Project Status: Complete. In production. Actively sold by ReActiveMicro.
Support: Post on the Discussion page (link above) or email ReActiveMicro Support.
Sales: Visit the ReActiveMicro Store.
History
Michael Mengel stated "Originally I designed the card on an Apple II+ and BASIS 108 to accelerate my favorite programs CHESS and CHECKERS, inspired by an article in creative computing 1982 ("New Processors for The Apple")."
Versions
IMG_20170527_121409-Fixed.jpg
Controlling The Speed
There is NO need for RESET after the SLOW-POKE or FAST-POKE!
Like all accelerators for the Apple II, UltraWarp can also be controlled by softswitches.
Location Action Function
$C05D W Low speed (1 MHz) $C05C W High speed (set on power-up) $C05B W Disable
The following example in Applesoft Basic will slow the UW to the 1 MHz clock rate.
POKE 49245,0
Next example switches back to full speed.
POKE 49244,0 (without RESET)