Re: Why no Apple II retro devices?

[Mitchell Spector <mitch2gs@hotmail.com>]

"julian814" <julian814@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Paul R. Santa-Maria wrote:
>> adric22@yahoo.com wrote:
>> > There seems to be a retro ...
>>
>> Tiger Learning Computer.
>
>Speaking of which, I can never seem to find one. Even posted ads on
>NYC's and San Francisco's Craig's Lists, but got no replies. These
>things would be ideal for making a laptop Apple //c, but I just can't
>find one anywhere, not even eBay!

    The Tiger Learning Computer was only sold in a small test market,
that is only one city in the US and for a short time. Nintendo did that 
with their original game console in the fall of 1985, before releasing it
nationwide in 1986. The Tiger Learning Computer only got one step 
beyond being a prototype, it never really went public.

    Speaking of an Apple II retro device, how about a wirst watch
version of the Apple IIe, complete with LCD screen? You could 
have a micro keyboard like those Casio calculator watches, and
a USB interface to get data on and off. I'm sure it could be done
with today's technology (the Mega II could be made small enough 
to fit into a typical watch). 

Mitchell Spector