Simon D. Williams wrote:
Michael J. Mahon wrote:Even if the processor is *infinitely* fast, the system will still have to run animations at a visible speed (tied to the refresh rate), accept keystrokes at human speed, and access real disks at standard speed. See what I mean?So you want to build an autonomous Apple II that will no longer be slowed down by its inferior human masters? I knew there was a dark side to AppleCrate!
Cool, but no. ;-) Just pointing out that Apple applications tend to be interactive, and that puts the human in the performance equation. -michael Music synthesis 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."