Re: Vintage Computing Advice

[sicklittlemonkey <Nick.Westgate@gmail.com>]

On Apr 28, 9:03 pm, Steven Hirsch <snhir...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Jason wrote:
> > Is there anything analagous that will work on a //c?

No, though there is talk of a Carte Blanche for //c (someday).
The current version of CB (due soon) will solve the //e VGA problem,
as well as mass storage and other interesting possibilities.
http://www.applelogic.org/CARTEBLANCHE.html

Mass storage for //e & IIgs machines:
http://dreher.net/?s=projects/CFforAppleII&c=projects/CFforAppleII/main.php
http://www.reactivemicro.com/

> The SVD is designed to connect directly to a Disk ][ controller.  AFAIK, the
> //c has a different electrical interface that's closer to a SmartPort (is this
> correct, or am I getting mixed up with something else?)

The old version doesn't seem very spacious, and the there hasn't been
any news for some time:
http://www.thesvd.com/SVD/update.php

There is a //c-specific memory expansion and mass storage solution "in
development":
http://www.a2retrosystems.com/blog/

>  From everything you've said, I suspect you'd be happier with a //e (although
> that does not solve the video issues).

//e video is solved with CB. (Also a IIGS is like a //e + ports.)

For //c VGA there are 2 projects "in development":
http://ferdimh.homelinux.net/a2/a2vga/devel/
http://www.torlus.com/index.php

Cheers,
Nick.