Re: Apple clone on an FPGA

["Michael J. Mahon" <mjmahon@aol.com>]

Simon Williams wrote:
> Michael J. Mahon <mjmahon@aol.com> wrote:
>
>
> > > A IIe that fits in a toddler size shoe box, uses a PS/2
> > > keyboard and VGA monitor, with USB. That'd be awesome.
> >
> > If it doesn't "materialize" an Apple II peripheral bus,
> > then, for me, it isn't an Apple II.  I have a lot of cards
> > I like to plug in from time to time.  ;-)
>
>
> Then I suppose a //c isn't an Apple II ;-)

Although I hadn't thought about it that way, it's true
that I don't find the //c and //c+ particularly useful
for myself.  ;-)

> I can see your point, but I still think the portability factor would
> make it more interesting to mobile programmers and gamers than hardware
> buffs... though I suppose a decent laptop/emulator is still the best
> bet.

Yes, I think that the best portable Apple II is an emulator
running on a five-year-old second hand laptop.  ;-)

-michael

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