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Re: Are there any 65816 card schematics?

Michael J. Mahon wrote:

> Tristan Mumford wrote:
>> Michael J. Mahon wrote:
> 
>>>>Fun fact: International postage usually works out a lot less expensive
>>>>than national postage over here.
>>>
>>>Ouch!
>> 
>> 
>> Yeah. It's rare I buy anything (besides groceries etc) in Australia. Even
>> sent airmail parcels work out a lot cheaper. And seem to arrive faster
>> than something sent from a couple of hundred km away. Never quite figured
>> that one out.
>> Example:
>> I Buy an item online from a store in HK. from purchase date to delivery
>> it's usually less than a week.
>> So I anticipate the bluetooth USB dongle (HK) to arrive before the TT3
>> (Melbourne) although I purchased them on the same day.
>> I've even had things Fed-Ex'd from the US in a week.
> 
> The US Postal Service is a traditional butt of jokes, but I have
> been very impressed with their combination of reliability and
> reasonable cost.  My favorite example is the Priority Mail "flat rate
> box" (actually two differently shaped boxes) each about 1/2 cubic foot,
> no weight limit, and $8.10 from anywhere in the US to anywhere else!
> For dense items, that is a *great* deal--I just sent 9 pounds of stuff
> that way across the country for delivery in 2-3 days!

That's really good! We have to deal with the horror of calculating cubic
weight and dealing with real weight and size restrictions on top of that.
Also there are true postoffices and subcontracted ones that charge
different amounts.
Then there's the different types of satchels and boxes that we are and
aren't allowed to post certain items in.

I was considering selling off some of my less-used 8-bitters so that others
can gain some real enjoyment from them (and I gain real enjoyment from
their $$$), but posting is a nightmare.
I hate to think of sending the CPC464 with accessories I have, let alone
something larger like the T1000.
The odd thing however is that I got complete lot of parts for the topend of
my 1800 VW sent via aussie post in two boxes, because its size met the
restrictions. Weight wise I could barely lift it.


> 
> Priority Mail doesn't offer tracking (just delivery confirmation), but,
> on the other hand, I haven't had the USPS lose any mail in literally
> thousands of cases.  On the other hand, both UPS and FedEx have lost
> items for me, and I've used them less than a hundred times--and they
> always try to blame me for their mistakes.  They *need* tracking, even
> when it doesn't help!

And even when it is tracked, things still go missing and nothing can be done
about it :(

> 
> Although this seems pretty off-topic, it has broad application to
> the shipping of Apple gear.  I wish more vendors just used Priority
> Mail.  ;-)

My mother is coming to visit from interstate. I asked her to dig out my old
apple ][ to bring with her, because there is no way I could have that
posted.

Semi applying to apple: The USB interface I was working on really needs some
parts. The only reall source I could find was farnell. The only way I can
get them is via courier. Not even standard post. I'm not willing to pay
courier costs for a couple of dollars worth of components with a total size
of an eraser.

> 
>>>>>On the other hand, perhaps you prefer designing a coprocessor!  ;-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I'd actually like it both ways! I've always wanted a IIgs, and a
>>>>processor board for one of the 6502 based apple 2s.
>>>
>>>Cool.
>> 
>> 
>> What can I say, I love the equipment of my memories, but I also love
>> mercilessly altering and upgrading things to my specs.
> 
> Completely understandable--and great fun!

Dare I mention my SMP idea? I see no reason why 2x 65816s cannot be used in
a multiprocessing environment. They are designed to be coprocessor friendly
anyway. I know it's a silly idea but I like the thought of a dual processor
apple ][. Time to drag out my concurrent systems textbook from wherever I
packed it.

Wow, I get a Palm, an apple ][, and a mockingboard for my //e. That is what
I call a good week, and a great way to start the new year.

Speaking of which (1 hour premature)...

Happy new year everyone. Let's make 2007 our best year yet!
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