Re: Mench Computer

[billh@lsid.hp.com (Bill Harris)]

fsdlb1@aurora.alaska.edu wrote:
: In article <1994Mar3.031233.5941@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>, jmaricon@nyx10.cs.du.edu (Jim Maricondo) writes:
: > I wouldn't hold my breath for the Mensch Computer.

: Actually, I wouldn't hold my breath for it OR the Avatar.
:  
: > But personally I am not expecting a thing..
: Not only am I not expecting anything, I am _hoping_ that it never happens...

: Seriously, I think that it is a Bad Idea for us to try to reinvent the wheel by
: creating the Mensch/Avatar machines.  Why should we limit ourselves to early
: 80s technology?  If the new PowerPC can emulate a Quadra or a x86 at darn near
: full speed, there is no reason why it can't emulate a //gs.  I know that this
: has been brought up before in cba2, but I strongly believe that trying to
: design new hardware to fit the quirks of our machines is a severe waste of
: time.  As much as I love my gs, I am definitly going to get a PowerPC as soon
: as I can afford one.  It would be so cool to be able to still run my gs stuf on
: the new machine.

I agree with the idea.  If anyone wants to run GS software in the future,
they'll have a lot easier time doing it that way than on something custom,
and the old hardware won't last forever.

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Bill Harris
billh@lsid.hp.com