Re: All this talk of a new GS...

[Frank Carney <frankc@cyberhighway.net>]

Phoenyx wrote:
> 
> Somewhere I must have lost the train of thought on this
> subject. I was thinking a complete motherboard replacement.
> Mainly because most PC parts are a dime a dozen. If you need
> older 386 or 486 parts, you can find them at most any PC
> repair shop. A few friends I know used to have a lot.
> 
> One benefit to a new motherboard design would the ability to
> use all the low cost PC hardware on the market. For instance,
> you can get a case for $20 including a 200 watt power supply.
> 
> It seems to me though, if you use the raw board, most of what
> you want to do can be done in software. With the proper coding,
> the PC board is very adaptable. In this case, it might be
> possible to use a flash rom type of system.
> 
> I remember a II clone I worked on a few years ago. It had a
> 6800 cpu (I think) and looked nothing like the II on the inside
> but it performed pretty well.
> 
> So this brings up another question, how close to authentic do
> you want this to be?
> 
> Phoenyx


I guess I am a IIgs purist.  I would still like it to look like a IIgs. 
However, if we build up a hardware and code base who is to say we do not
have ten different models to choose from?  I was not planning on
manufacturing anything more than ROM code and schematics for people to
build thier own.  If we have 10 different schematics then there will be
more people able to build them.