Re: Check this out for a rumour...

[mportune@telerama.lm.com (Matt Portune)]

John Le Febvre (john@klatch.demon.co.uk) wrote:
> been busy extending the 65xxx family of processors and have a 65c16s (a 
> low power version of the 65c816 for hand-helds etc) and a 65c265 (a 
> 65c816 with built in I/O circuitry making a complete 
> computer-on-a-chip).  This chip will be in the new computer, called a
> 'Mensch' after the designer William D. Mensch.  Although this is not
> Apple compatable, it fulfills WDC's philosophy that the average 
> computer user does NOT need the Mb and Mhz of the modern computer.
> It should be available to the public now.

sounds kinda like the Avatar. :P

This IS interesting however.  Anybody else heard anything about it?

> How about a discussion here to say what YOU would want in a new Apple 
> II?  SS SVGA & RF SCSI as standard, max 4Gb RAM etc etc - the 
> possibilities are endless...

How about an OS with crash protection?  :)

> Think what a 33Mhz Apple II would run like. 8)

Already seen one.  rather smokey.  :)
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