Re: All this talk of a new GS...

[Phoenyx <quazar@dcnet2000.com>]

Somewhere I must have lost the train of thought on this
subject. I was thinking a complete motherboard replacement.
Mainly because most PC parts are a dime a dozen. If you need
older 386 or 486 parts, you can find them at most any PC
repair shop. A few friends I know used to have a lot.

One benefit to a new motherboard design would the ability to
use all the low cost PC hardware on the market. For instance,
you can get a case for $20 including a 200 watt power supply.

It seems to me though, if you use the raw board, most of what
you want to do can be done in software. With the proper coding,
the PC board is very adaptable. In this case, it might be
possible to use a flash rom type of system.

I remember a II clone I worked on a few years ago. It had a
6800 cpu (I think) and looked nothing like the II on the inside
but it performed pretty well.

So this brings up another question, how close to authentic do
you want this to be?

Phoenyx