Re: RamDoubler on LC

[chrisw@eagle.ais.net (Chris Wicklein)]

: In article John_L._Graham@adbbs.antioch.edu writes...

: 	That's not quite true, especially in the case of the Apple IIgs.
: In terms of hardware they share a number of things in common: The 
: Apple Desktop Bus (ADB), Zilog 8530 SCC, mini DIN8 port connectors, 
: IWM or SWIM, Apple 3.5 or SuperDrive floppy drives, built-in AppleTalk,
: a Toolbox in ROM based on the Macintosh. Not too mention System 6.0.1 
: (GS/OS, Finder) shares a great deal with Macintosh System Software, in 
: fact they've both borrowed ideas and concepts from one another. 

	I've always taken the point of view that Apple used the IIGS to 
experiment with many of those hardware improvements as well as color 
QuickDraw before implementing them on the Macintosh.

: or a cousin to the Amiga which Apple Computer designed. I'm certainly

	Could you provide a note of explanation here?  I've only heard of 
Apple to swipe system designs, not do them for others.

--
Christopher Wicklein (chrisw@ais.net)
<A HREF="http://www.cl.ais.net/chrisw";>Chris's homepage</A>
Apple IIGS - AMIGA 1200  "You'd be molten."  "$FC58 on a train..."