Re: Tiger is loose

[rubywand@aol.com]

In article <1560791333-970216110500@rook.wa.com>, brian.hammack@rook.wa.com (Brian Hammack) cleverly observes:

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> Rubywand spewed forth:
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>Have seen the JCP catalog picture from Grind...  smooth!
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     Tiger LC looks a lot like an HP laptop-- pretty spiffy. Of course, Tiger's fold-up lid does not have a video screen; but, it is detatchable. Perhaps, later ...


>.... Tiger has an extra (top) row of Function keys
>   | (F1-F11).  The Open-Apple and Closed-Apple (with outline and solid
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>Hmmm, function keys?  Specialty software at work.
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     Yes. Most of the new features seem to be 'fitted in' as substitutes for old, little-used IIe functions. The 16-color hi-res "Non-Apple" display mode is especially interesting. It seems to have been swapped-in for double-lo-res.

     It will be much easier to try out Tiger capabilities once the Com package arrives and programs can be moved-in via NULL modem. (If it does not get here soon, I'll just key-in an I/O program which uses the Game port.)


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> The manual mentions a browser, email, and "internet software";
>   | so, some of the com applications wares may be fairly sophisticated.
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>Hey, I wonder if that browser and "internet software" (a.k.a. term
>program?) would run, if someone would port it out of cartridge medium,
>on an enhanced //e?  Now THAT would make my day.
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     Using the COM stuff, a Tiger LC owner should have no difficulty transferring files to/from his or her IIe, IIc, or IIgs. An alternative is adding a Tiger-compatible socket. You could quickly move stuff back an forth using Tiger's 128k RAM disk cartridge. Based upon the size of the Appleworks ROM disk, Tiger RAM disks could be 800k.

     In fact, Tiger is a hardware projects gold mine-- e.g. interfaces for flat screen, 8MB RAM-"Hard Disk", accelerator mods, MockingBoard-compatible sound module, ... . The same goes for software. My guess is that the target age 5-17 kiddie group will have to battle veteran II users to get one of the first batch of Tiger LC's. 


Rubywand