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Extended GS? was Re: IIGS 6.0.1 Source Code
On Tue, 15 Jan 2013, dagz wrote:
So back to BLuRry's question, because I find it really interesting
(sorry OP):
Is the Mark Twain a real IIgs that deserves implementation? I thought
it was more of a prototype, and not all Mark Twains may even be
identical (likely not). It was more of a incremental improvement to the
IIgs than any real new ground being covered, as was the case with all
the IIgs revisions. But the reason I find it interesting as a
philosophical question is because it leads me to wonder, "Where does it
end?" Should we be trying to extend the platform even further to
hardware that conforms, but does not exist (like adding a new display
card, for example) or go even further to make our own "new" Apple II
that is loosely based on the platform, but allows any number of
potential derivations (like adding a new display modes to the emulated
VGC, for example)?
Yes, this is a loaded question. I think we are a lot of purists, but I
really do think it's interesting as a question.
I'd like to see something a bit more gradual. Like maybe give the system
the ability to use the full functionality of the Apple Extended Keyboard,
and a 640x400 resolution, with additional colors. Faster CPU, more
memory stock. Superdrive. Hard drive. Small changes to bring it up to
about where other machines were like in 1991 or 1992. That would be
interesting to see.
-uso.