Re: new Brutal Deluxe game

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Whats you ideas for a Video card for the GS, Jeff?

Jeff Blakeney wrote:

> On 31 Aug 1998 01:29 EDT, spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector)
> wrote:
>
> [snip]
> >    Finally, I *like* the Apple II (in all forms) and because
> >of that fact, I like talking about and discussing the Apple II.
> >Unfortunately, I'm finding flames personally directed at me
> >a big turn off. I give up a lot of my spare time participating in
> >this group and all I get in return are having to look foward to
> >the latest insults from you. I basically feel like I'm wasting
> >my time here and could be doing better things with that time.
> >I'm not trying to make a cry for attention here, I am just stating
> >how I feel and why I think so many people have left this group.
> >Don't be surprised if I'm suddenly absent from comp.sys.apple2
> >one day very soon.
>
> This just throws the door wide open and screams for a promotion of
> Delphi and other alternative Apple II discussion areas.  :-)
>
> Delphi offers free web accounts and telnet accounts (you need your own
> ISP to access Delphi via telnet) for $35 US per year.  There are other
> dial-up accounts but the telnet account is definitely the best deal.
>
> Don't forget, Mitch, that if you decide to give up on comp.sys.apple2
> there are still other places to discuss the Apple II and still have a
> good time doing it.  I know, I for one, would miss your presence.  We
> may not have talked a whole lot but I do feel with a have a bit of a
> friendship.  Maybe it is just the fact that we are both Canadian.  :-)
>
> By the way, I agree with you on the faults of the Second Sight card.
> I always thought it was a mistake to make a video card that used the
> standard slots in a IIgs.  It slows down data transfer too much and
> requires that the video card have a processor to manipulate the data
> in that memory.  The basic design I came up with years ago and haven't
> had a chance to try to implement would work much better.
>
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>     Jeff Blakeney - Dean of the Apple II University on Delphi