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Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
- Subject: Re: If you could design a $300 homecomputer today, what would you choose?
- From: "T.J.T van Kooten" <thomas@-nospam-worldonline.nl>
- Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 00:15:36 +0200
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Vidar "Hawk" Olavesen <olavese@online.no> wrote in message
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> If I could get it to run DC, Saturn, Atari 8-bit, Jaguar and Lynx, that
> would rule. But, RISC processors are maybe to expensive ?
>
What you're referring is an 'Uber-Console' given processor power, dedicated
chips and proper emulators you could do that. But I'm afraid the $300
barrier would be broken if you include recent formats. For such a system to
be legal (software piracy) a HD storage wouldn't be advisable. Instead it
would have to support the various CD-formats, cartridge slots etc...straight
out of the box.
It's possible i suppose but the price would be far above $300.
Cheers,
Thomas