Re: Your input for the perfect computer!

["Chris Alaimo" <cpalaimo@excite.com>]

Yeah, but does it despense cheese puffs and ginger ale?  Mine does.

Chris


"Dosius" <steve@dosius.zzn.com> wrote in message
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> "John Kavanagh" <johnkavanagh@cpcoxygen.net> wrote in message
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> > Your input for the perfect computer!
> >
> > I'm the long time  user of the Amstrad CPC and runs a online
> > magazine called 'CPC Oxygen' at www.cpcoxygen.net which is totally free
to
> > view online which also contains past issues of Amstrad Action (with
> > permission
> > from Future publishing).
> >
> > What does this got to do with the Apple 2
> >
> > Well, we are currently working on a new article for the next issue
(Summer
> > 03) discussing what would be the perfect computer, in terms of operating
> > system, hardware, design, style, price etc. with current or near-future
> > technology etc and we like to get the input from as many users of
> > alternative computers and operating systems as possible.
> >
> > We're looking for anything from full blown thousand words essay to just
a
> > few lines or even a graphical drawing. Even just an innovative idea
(such as
> > having the OS on a ROM cart, with only drivers and other modifications
> > located on hard drive, allowing for easy upgrade and reducing piracy)
would
> > be great. Basically anything you want.
> >
> > It you that decides what direction the article takes, perhaps the
perfect
> > computer is already with us, if so why?
> >
> > So basically any input would be great :-)
> >
> > Once the article is put together it will pit not only onto the next
issue of
> > CPC Oxygen but any other online magazine/website/publication that
request it
> > (as long as credits remains) as it will be of interest to many fans of
> > alternative computing.
> >
> > Forward your ideas, text, drawings to johnkavanagh@cpcoxygen.net
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John Kavanagh
> > Editor
> > CPC Oxygen
> > http://www.cpcoxygen.net
>
> I'm working with someone else to design a 32/64-bit CPU opset, which I
> will call the 8132 and 81132.  It would combine the best of the 8086,
> 68000 and 65C02 processors.
>
> Add a gig or so of RAM, LCD display at 1280x1024x16777216, and a 'nix,
> perhaps with coprocessors for hardware emulation of the ][ and PC.
>
> -uso.