Re: A Challenge to all takers...

["Ranando King" <rk@magictouchcorp.com>]

The purpose is simple. I want to build a new kind of computer, one with
capabilities approaching that of modern PC's while still maintaining the
ease of use and programmability as the venerable Apple II series. I also
want to design a new processor and test a custom bus architecture I dreamed
up a few years back. Let's just say this project will scratch a lot of
itches.

R.

"mspangler" <mspangler@gemsi.com> wrote in message
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> I read this, then ran across an ad for a Rabbit processor in Nuts &
> Volts.
> see   www.rabbitsemiconductor.com.
>
> using one of these as a base would cut out a lot of work. If you can
> live with a text display, you can probably get one of the serial ports
> to drive a monitor in much the same way the Apple II does. Then all you
> need is a decent Basic.
>
> That comes to the next question; what's it for? If for gaming, there
> are lots of game consoles already. If for the fun of programming, it's
> frankly easier with a modern IDE. If you want to do digital I/O and
> control stuff, or data logging, (my personal interest), then an Apple
> II is still cheaper. Once you define the purpose, the solution should
> be easier to see.
>
> Mike S.
>