August 1988 Issue of inCider magazine....

[jbcole@ix.netcom.com (JB)]

I was just flipping through this old issue of inCider and on page 17 I
found this spotlight by Babs Cringely:

"I hear that Apple's working on a new IIgs.  Apple wants Western Desing's
65832 microprocessor chip, a much faster version of the 65816; MS-DOS and
Macintosh coprocessor cards are also possible.
 The next video-graphics controller (VGC) chip will handle all improvements
in GS graphics.  Look for new super-high-resolution:  The best graphics
will be 640 by 400 pixels, just what you'd need to emulate the Macintosh. 
Sorry--only four colors at that high a resolution.  But you'll get 256
colors per scan line at 320 by 200 resolution, the current GS standard.
     If Apple can beg, borrow, or steal the chips, the next GS will have a
standard 768k of random-access memory (RAM) and 256k of read-only memory
(ROM). GS software will keep lots of software tools in ROM< which will
dramatically cut the time it takes to boot.
     Apple will devote 128k of RAM strictly to the Ensoniq sound
synthesizer built into the GS.  I hear it will be easier for software
developers to use and will eliminate some of the "buzzing" in the chip.
     Apple knows you want to be able to change slot assignements in the GS
without turning the machine off and on again, and I understand that the
next GS will allow that.  So many hard disk drives -- along with Apple's
compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM) drive--use the Small-Computer
Systems Interface (SCSI) that a SCSI port should be standard equipment in
the next Apple IIgs.
     AS always, we expect that Apple will offer an upgrade from existing
machines."
        --B.C.



When I saw this it just made me sick.   What a damn shame.

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