Re: New Apple II (was Apple's next move ...)

[jamess@cts.com (Jim Stafford)]

Bill Scheffler (schefflr@news.msus.edu) wrote:
: 	Why doesn't someone make a "GS on a card" for the PowerMacs.  
: That way you don't have to worry about software emulation speed loss and 
: then you have all the facilities of the PowerMac to take advantage of.  
: Kinda like what the //e card should have been (I still think they could 
: make the //e card better).  Too bad they won't make one for the newer 
: PowerMacs...Imagine how fast //e software could go then (provided Apple 
: doesn't put things in there to intentionally cripple it -- Apple III 
: anyone?).

: 	I don't think a "brand-spankin'" new computer would survive in 
: the market.  Make an add-on for current macs or pcs giving them // 
: compatibility and you've got a market.  Imagine having a "GS in a window" 
: or maybe if it could be done, a mode where the GS takes over the full 
: screen of the mac, now that would be cool.  I think this is the only 
: realistic route to go.  Software emulation is just too slow (not to 
: mention the weird ways the apple //gs operates with it's sound ram and 
: such).  A card that had these things on it would make emulation so much 
: smoother.  While you're at it, have options in the "gs in a mac" control 
: panel where you can steal mac ram.  Imagine allocating 1 meg to the sound 
: ram or something like that.  Since it's most likely that most of us will 
: or already have another computer, why not build on that?  It's an idea, 
: whether it's good or not I leave to you guys...

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This would be cool as long as they make a GS card for the pc. I don't 
have a Power Mac but I have a pc.

jamess