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Re: IIGS mass storage ideas
Sean Fahey wrote:
I see the need for the following products.
Scan-doubler or mirroring video card that allows GS video to be
displayed accurately on modern VGA monitors. The Second Sight card has
issues that keep it from being an option for cloning, and there isn't
really a need to add additional toolbox or higher resolutions because
the tradeoff to add those features versus the pool of available
developers willing to support them is minimal. However, GS monitors are
dying and getting harder to come by in some areas.
I agree with your analysis completly.
An alternative that deserves some consideration is a simple modification
to a widely-available, inexpensive VGA monitor that would allow it to
display 15.7kHz horizontal, 60Hz vertical, analog RGB.
An memory expansion card for Apple //c and //c+ that has 1MB RAM, a
no-slot clock and CF capability - OR, a CF to smartport implementation.
The smaller the better, more so if it's all internal. 64MB CF is all we
need.
Affordable acceleration option for the GS.
Nice list! I agree that an internal "CFFA" solution for the //c (and
//c+) would be a *great* addition.
-michael
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