Re: SVGA PC on Apple IIGS

[ltchean@iss.nus.sg (Lim Thye Chean)]

Kurs-30 (fn0730@cd4680fs.rrze.uni-erlangen.de) wrote:

: Hello,

: In my personal opinion one major point where theIIGS has a lack against those
: MS-DOS machines is the graphic resolution (at least the vertical one) ,
: Speed isn't anymore a problem since there are TWGS and ZIP GS out rated
: at high speeds.

Not that fast really. But fast enough for me.

: So I'm working on a project in which I use ine of those PC ET4000 SVGA cards,
: to connect to my IIGS.

Good! Go for it!

: I know tha would be a poor (and for some of you even an pervert ) thing, but 
: it's easier to complete than to design an whole new powerful graphiccard (using an intelligent graphicproc.)

: I won't connect the PC card to any of the standard GS slot, since the 

: bandwidth is very limitet due the 1MHz signal, instead I thought about 
: using the Memoryexp. connector, and using the ROM area to get speed improvenmts

: What do others think about this p[roject, ... ????

Sounds great! It is better than nothing. Just do it. If you are selling it,
I might be interested.

: Alex.


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