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Re: modern Applicard?

aiiadict@gmail.com wrote:

On Nov 19, 4:38 am, Steven Hirsch <snhir...@gmail.com> wrote:

A rework of the CardZ180 as actual hardware would, IMHO, support:

- Use of dirt-common 30-pin SIMM memory
- Built-in SCSI (or serial ATA) disk support.  Software would permit the card
to act as a caching hard disk controller for the Apple host.
- Built-in CF card socket?


How about adding the functions of the OKS Cache card?

http://picasaweb.google.com/rick.hohler/OKSKachePlusCard#5218597663522231042

shows the card had a 64180 CPU, which is a Z80

I would definitely want a "modern applicard" if it had the OKS Kache
Plus abilities!
<sigh> That was on the "to do" list for the CardZ180! Rod Pederson (hardware guy) had a design ready to go for a SCSI daughterboard and I was planning to write code that would have the card act like a caching controller. We all ran out of money and interest at the same time.