Re: Apple II just won't die.

[wbaguhn@nyx.cs.du.edu (Will Baguhn)]

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....