Re: Extended GS? was Re: IIGS 6.0.1 Source Code

[Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Steve Nickolas <usotsuki@buric.co> wrote:
> 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.

All good examples of fully compatible upgrades, with the exception of
adding a new graphics mode unsupported by any existing software. 

-michael - NadaNet 3.1 and AppleCrate II: http://home.comcast.net/~mjmahon