Roger Johnstone wrote:
In <1149654333.235691.41800@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com> mdj wrote:aiiadict@gmail.com wrote:Cirtech was also rumored to have designed a card that went in the IIgs and emulated an early macintosh.The Duet.I remember that - I also recall wondering how it was they planned to solve the video issues - the Macs had almost twice the vertical resolution of a IIgsI think that's what really killed it.
It would have required an interlaced display, and that would have required longer persistence phosphor monitors, which in turn would have made for "smeary" cursors and animation. -michael Parallel computing for 8-bit Apple II's! Home page: http://members.aol.com/MJMahon/ "The wastebasket is our most important design tool--and it is seriously underused."