Re: Apple II just won't die.

[treiter@comet.net (Toby Reiter)]

In article <4icn5h$t82@seminole.gate.net>, stever@gate.net (Steve Reeves) wrote:

>In article <treiter-1503961022090001@10.0.2.15>, Toby Reiter
><treiter@comet.net> wrote:
>>In article <4i83s2$cgv@news3.cts.com>, jamess@cts.com (Jim Stafford) wrote:
>>>Will Baguhn (wbaguhn@nyx.cs.du.edu) wrote:
>>>: In article <4i5gg1$1en@news3.cts.com>, Jim Stafford <jamess@cts.com> wrote:
>>>: >What do I think? I think that someone should come out with a 32 bit 
>>>: >(65832), 32 bit Esoniq chip, on board scsi2 and wide, GS clone mother 
>>>: >board that you can just put into a tower case (to keep production costs 
>>>: >down). I'm sure I left out quite a bit but I'm real tired right now.
>>>: >
>>>: >Just a dream,
>>>: >
>>>: >jamess
>>>
>>>: yup.  you left out the SecondSight compatible video overlay hardware
>>(built in)
>>>: that will connect to a composite monitor, "standard GS RGB monitor",
>>macintosh
>>>: monitor, (S)VGA monitor, etc...
>>>
>>>: 8 SIMM slots, compatible with whatever the high-end SIMM is nowadays
>>(16 megs?
>>>: 32?  128?  i can't remember.), and expandable up to that point.
>>>: (yah, i could stand a 1 gig, 32 bit GS :) )
>>>
>>>: hmm, what other details... "standard" power connectors, that will
>>simply attach
>>>: to the P8 and P9 connectors of a "standard" power supply...
>>>: 2 connectors for that SCSI2 bus (one internal, ribbon; one external D25),
>>>: built in superdrive controller (with both ribbon and external connectors,
>>>: so we can load up the insde of the tower with a few drives, AND stick a few
>>>: outside)...
>>>
>>>: base clock speed of what... 40 Mhz?  that oughta flatten anything less than
>>>: an Alpha or a Sparc.  hmmm... why not 2 SCSI2 controllers?  1 might
be a tad
>>>: restrictive.
>>>
>>>: also, can't forget ethernet, the 2 serial ports (both capable of...
>>460k baud?)
>>>
>>>: that oughta just about cover all the dream machine features.
>>>: <sigh> now if only we could finance it....
>>>
>>>Also left out the onboard math coprocessor, expanable doc ram, I think 
>>>about this all the time now if only I could win the lottery! ;)
>>>
>>>jamess
>>You also forgot:
>>
>>      Built in parallel port.
>>       Built in VOC with 16-bit stereo a/v input/output.
>>       Internal 28.8 modem (for those of us not on ethernet). 
>>       A  new equivalent of PCTransporter with built in 486 or Pentium
>>(just until the new GS software comes out :)
>>      Macintosh emulation (why not :)      
>>      Built in CD-Rom (6x)
>>
>>That's all I can think of more.  Anyone else?
>
>How about a PMMU and a DSP (or three).
What are these?

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