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Post #8 by porter
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryHardware
Post DateTue, 3 Nov 2009 - 07:36
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/why-the-unusual-frequency.18919/
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The Apple II uses a 14.31818MHz crystal (4x color burst) which gives it the ability to generate pseudo-color video on a TV.
And so did the original IBM PC, it divided the clock by three ( with a two to one mark to space ratio ) to give the familiar 4.77Mhz.

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