Re: Modern A2 successor

[Dave Morrison <deth@idx.com.au>]

Just like to say that I know many of us really appreciate your ideas
and whether they come to fruition or not, the joy is in the planning,
ideas, positive discussion and anticipation :-)

One thing I havent seen talked about in this thread (sorry if i missed
it) is the actual casing for your new machine. What's great to me is
your devotion to the apple ][ and i always found that it was the look
and feel of the a2 that is so important. Its like playing some old game
you played in the 80's on a PC or Mac now on an emulator just doesnt
have the same feel. Sit down at your ][e and its as good now as it was
then. I just hope you'll try and keep the look and feel of it the same,
rather than just put it in a pc case. I'll be more than happy to help
you with the design and/or making of the case and im sure there are
many more on the group that will be happy to help too.

Dave


In article <39858d96$1@hal.grnco.net>,
  "Arkain" <rwking@no.usa.spam.net> wrote:
> Alright...
>
> I've read every post in this thread since the last time I posted, and
you
> know what? You've managed to frustrate me to the point of...
>
> <flame on>
>
> 1) While I did say that it may have the "potential" for reclaiming
some of
> the Apple 2 market, I *NEVER* said that I would sell it. This is my
project,
> and I thought I was sharing it with a few nostalgic people who would
like to
> hear about new A2 ideas. Instead, all I find is a pack of f@#king nay-
sayers
> trying to compare my idea with what's currently on the market. Go
jump! You
> decide where...
>
> 2) Why the hell would I wan't PCI slots in a machine that's supposed
to be
> "simple"? Do any of you have any idea of the complexities of the PCI
> architecture??? That costs money, and I be a f@#king idiot to try and
add
> them in!
>
> 3) I never said that this was supposed to be another Apple 2. That
just
> isn't possible!!! I said that this is an Apple 2 ***SUCCESSOR***. Get
the
> message? No one can replace the original A2 line. Not even Woz
himself. The
> best that any of us can hope for is a new system compatible with the
old,
> but more powerful in all respects.
>
> <flame off>
>
> Look... let me try to make this plain and clear. This is my project.
I have
> many others, some of which will be used to make me a profit. This is
not one
> of them. If anyone else ever becomes interested in it, it'll be
something of
> a surprise to me, and I will welcome it.
>
> I thought that this was an idea that the Apple community would
welcome... a
> way to preserve and advance an ancient but still viable system.
Aparently I
> was wrong. If this is going to be the result of sharing my ideas with
the
> community, then maybe I'd better just keep my ideas to myself.
>
> To those of you who think this is a waste of time because it's likely
> non-marketable, you can kindly go take a long walk off a short diving
board
> into the deep end of an empty pool for all I care. You obvously don't
get
> what the Apple 2 is about. Sure the PC is an Apple 2 knock-off
designed to
> support different hardware. Sure this II successor is a completely new
> machine that if marketed, would have to compete with PC's. All that is
> irrelevant. All I want is a new machine that keeps the spirit of the
old A2
> series while adding more capabilities.
>
> To those of you who offered suggestions to advance the idea... Thank
You.
>
>

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