Re: What if...

[kelli217spam@crosswinds.net (Kelli Halliburton)]

>An appliance IIGS with 4MB of memory,
>20Mhz 65C816, color LCD screen, and AppleWorks GS
>plus Spectrum/SIS and music software built in for $99.
>In a palmtop of laptop case.  Sell them at WalMart.
>
>A new Commodore 64 is long overdue.

Sounds great.

I'm clueless -- I like to collect so-called 'obsolete' computers, and have a TI 99/4a, a couple of Commodore 128s, and even an old MS-DOS-but-not-PC-clone machine (Sanyo MBC-555). For a while, I had a Mac Plus. I have three Amigas. The last two platforms are only borderline obsolete, IMHO. :) But what makes me clueless is that the A2 line is one that I have no familiarity with. Well, not exactly *completely* clueless. I know the lineage, and some of the characteristics of each A2 model. I know what AppleWorks is.

So... what's Spectrum/SIS? Would that be something like "Spectrum Internet Suite"? Because I can see that net connectivity would be a necessity for any computer introduction or re-introduction.

Some thoughts: What would be the printer port? USB? Centronics? Apple serial? If you have a USB port, then would you still use ADB for the keyboard and mouse? Would a 56K modem be built in? How about 10Mb networking? That's the sort of thing that can drive your price up...