Microsoft open sources GWBASIC

[Eric Smith]

On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 2:54 PM Jim Brain via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:

> I see the 16A and the 12/16B as different sublines, as the II/16A used a
> passive backplane with cards, while the 12/16B/6000 had a motherboard
> with the z80 on it, and the card cage was for extensions (and the 68K
> card).
>
> Both sublines merged back together with the 6000
>

Merged in what sense? AFAICT, aside from branding, the only difference
between the 16B and 6000 was that the latter used the newer 8 MHz version
of the 68000 card, which was also available as an upgrade for the 16B.  If
you consider the II/16A as a "subline", I don't see how the 6000 "merged
back" with that subline in any way.