Re: Apple IIGS Laptop Project announces bare-bones pricing

[magnusfalkirk <dean.phares@gmail.com>]

On Apr 8, 10:52 pm, "brad" <mrb...@ll.net> wrote:
> "What you probably don't realize is that this project is not done one
> person but by 7 different Apple II hardware manufactures. Each
> designing one part of the project.
>
> ok ..from the above quote and the price you mention am i wrong to assume
> that essentially you are trying to make a "real laptop" ie...something that
> more
> or less "looks" like 2010 camshell open the screen keyboard setup up laptop?
> a redesign on that scale?
>
> if that is the case ....and it looks like a laptop in form/function at
> todays laptop
> standards for design etc.the price is still not cheap ...but from that
> direction i can
> get my mind around the price...
>
> if it is just a luggable with a 8" screen etc ..well not so much
>
> clarify please for those of us not up to speed on the project details
>
> but again if it is a 'real deal" looking modern laptop design ..i guess i
> can sorta understand
> the pricing reality
>
> brad
> former sysop lost gonzo bbs
> (back in the day ..... applenet (dos) bbs, tpro 4.2f RPG bbs, fv/metal
> 4.1(xev) bbs, worldgroup 3.2 bbs with apple 2's
> available via serial connections via wg dialup module....majormud, tw2002 16
> node server, funeral quest server, spacer quest 2112 server,
> synchronet bbs game server with 16 bit doors runnable on fossil32bit
> drivers... on 32bit wg xp server all door games thus now
> multinode....ahh.the good old days
> when i knew what the heck i was doing...sigh)
>
> also...p.s. check outwww.enb-emulator.comwhere they are in last stages
> before release of the EA game "Earth and Beyond" mmorpg as a free
> emulator ....be nice to get 10,000 people on this beast again for free and
> as an emulator at no charge ....EA has little recourse .its free and open
> source etc as per the legal requirements of a emulator project abandonware
> ......are also available.....anyway its a hoot...presently open stress test
> and will continue to be playable till full release...

Here's a link to the website for the GS Laptop project: http://www.a2gs.com/
You can read all the details there that they don't have time to post
here.

Dean