Re: Super GS

["The Meikles" <action1@telusplanet.net>]

I want a new machine because I don't want to have to waste hard drive
space with another operating system, waste time having to wait for
that OS to boot and waste RAM that the OS needs to run.

I want a new machine that I can turn on and boot into GS/OS.

I want a new machine that will run everything faster and access my
SCSI peripherals faster.

I want a new machine that takes the great things about the IIgs and
expands on them without changing the feel of the machine too much.
Things like higher resolution graphics with more colours and better
audio.

>On the other hand, doing a PowerPC processor board that plugs into a IIgs
>slot would be a neat trick.

Jeff Blakeney

The only problem I see with doing this is that you run into the same
problem that you do with the ZipGSX.  The faster you go, the less
benefit you get because it spends more time having to slow down to the
IIgs' 1 MHz bus speed.

I've been thinking of a modular design where the processor would be a
plug in module so it could come in different designs offering
different speeds and features.  You could have a 65816 module or a
StrongARM module with ROM code to make it emulate a 65816 or whatever.

You could also create an emulated 65832 this way even though the real
thing never existed.
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And now I write

I think there is valididy in both approaches, but I like Jeffs approach of
creating a virtual 65c832. You could make the new chip set downwards
compatible with the gs and II's. heck there were enough 8 bit computers
based on the 65xx if you through support in for them as well you would
create a huge users base without even trying. I hope we can get this project
off the ground as I think the time is ripe right now for a project as even
alot of the diehard MSDos junkies are flocking to other platforms. If there
was a 32 bit "GS" available alot of these users would move our way. As far
as design goes if the Pentium series  can easily emulate the 65c816/32 why
redesign the motherboard, rather why not remap the isa and pci slots make an
adapter to allow the use of Apple bus cards nd go from there?

Sheane

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