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Re: Accelerator / VGA Graphics card



On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 03:15:15 -0500, Jason Whorton wrote:

> Ummmmmm....  if people won't make a card with a 20MHz 85816 CPU, then what
> will get them to make one with that chipset?????  four hundred seventy-eight
> (478)  Breadboard that, hardware designers!  And cost??  Yikes!

Well I don't know what the cost would be. Do you? I do know that
boards of this approximate complexity are fairly commonly built
as custom designs for various products. There is PC software that
does layout and simulation. You arrange for parts and give the files
to a contract manufacturer and get completed boards back.

>     I love the Apple II family, but you might have been drunk when you were
> thinking up this week's latest Apple II SUPERCARD vapor/dreamware.

Don't I wish!

> Sorry to offend,
> Jason Whorton

No offense taken