Re: Apple II just won't die.

[stever@gate.net (Steve Reeves)]

In article <treiter-1503961022090001@10.0.2.15>, Toby Reiter
<treiter@comet.net> wrote:
>In article <4i83s2$cgv@news3.cts.com>, jamess@cts.com (Jim Stafford) wrote:
>>Will Baguhn (wbaguhn@nyx.cs.du.edu) wrote:
>>: In article <4i5gg1$1en@news3.cts.com>, Jim Stafford <jamess@cts.com> wrote:
>>: >What do I think? I think that someone should come out with a 32 bit 
>>: >(65832), 32 bit Esoniq chip, on board scsi2 and wide, GS clone mother 
>>: >board that you can just put into a tower case (to keep production costs 
>>: >down). I'm sure I left out quite a bit but I'm real tired right now.
>>: >
>>: >Just a dream,
>>: >
>>: >jamess
>>
>>: yup.  you left out the SecondSight compatible video overlay hardware
>(built in)
>>: that will connect to a composite monitor, "standard GS RGB monitor",
>macintosh
>>: monitor, (S)VGA monitor, etc...
>>
>>: 8 SIMM slots, compatible with whatever the high-end SIMM is nowadays
>(16 megs?
>>: 32?  128?  i can't remember.), and expandable up to that point.
>>: (yah, i could stand a 1 gig, 32 bit GS :) )
>>
>>: hmm, what other details... "standard" power connectors, that will
>simply attach
>>: to the P8 and P9 connectors of a "standard" power supply...
>>: 2 connectors for that SCSI2 bus (one internal, ribbon; one external D25),
>>: built in superdrive controller (with both ribbon and external connectors,
>>: so we can load up the insde of the tower with a few drives, AND stick a few
>>: outside)...
>>
>>: base clock speed of what... 40 Mhz?  that oughta flatten anything less than
>>: an Alpha or a Sparc.  hmmm... why not 2 SCSI2 controllers?  1 might be a tad
>>: restrictive.
>>
>>: also, can't forget ethernet, the 2 serial ports (both capable of...
>460k baud?)
>>
>>: that oughta just about cover all the dream machine features.
>>: <sigh> now if only we could finance it....
>>
>>Also left out the onboard math coprocessor, expanable doc ram, I think 
>>about this all the time now if only I could win the lottery! ;)
>>
>>jamess
>You also forgot:
>
>      Built in parallel port.
>       Built in VOC with 16-bit stereo a/v input/output.
>       Internal 28.8 modem (for those of us not on ethernet). 
>       A  new equivalent of PCTransporter with built in 486 or Pentium
>(just until the new GS software comes out :)
>      Macintosh emulation (why not :)      
>      Built in CD-Rom (6x)
>
>That's all I can think of more.  Anyone else?

How about a PMMU and a DSP (or three).

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Steve Reeves
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