Re: for the tinkerers / hackers (in the orig meaning of the word)

[a2fan@hotmail.com]

1capybara@gmail.com wrote:

> 1. 40 pin IDE (now called parallel ATA or PATA)
> 2. USB  -    that doesnt stick 6"   [15 cm]  out of the back of the box
> 3. an ethernet card that doesnt cost $100

There are already at least 4 IDE controllers available now, and as many
as 6 or 7 if you count a few that aren't in active production.

I wish someone would give me a practical reason for USB on the Apple II
... everyone who wants it, wants to do something different with it.
Printers, thumb drives, keyboards and mice - the hardware is the easy
part, but the drivers and making everything compatible is where the
problem is.

I'd rather see a video option to use modern VGA monitors, or a better
accellerator.