Re: RFC : SOME IDEAS FOR THE APPLE II FPGA'ers

["Simon D. Williams" <email@ld8.org>]

Jorge Chamorro Bieling wrote:
> Simon D. Williams <bb065@chebucto.ns.ca> wrote:
>
> > Sounds good, but will it run on 4 AA batteries?
>
> NiMH of course. We'll have to ask.
>
> > Build in a CFFA and you won't have to worry about the slot for the
> > MicroDrive (although an A2 expansion slot would be a nice feature).
>
> Either Henry S. or Rich D. may allow.

I'm curious as to where you guys see this thing going in terms of
physical design... are we talking about a naked board, or would you
like to see it in some sort of case to allow portable usage?
If so, are you imagining somthing like a PDA or UMPC that will be fully
stand-alone, or will keyboard and monitor be user-supplied.
My thinking on the matter (and I realize I'm really getting ahead of
things) is that it should be available as card only, for those who want
to use it to expand their existing Apple II,  but it would be nice to
have a PDA-like enclosure available for mobile use.
If the card fits into an A2 slot, as I think someone suggested earlier,
then it would just be a matter of running an extension cable from the
slot (3?) to the outside of the A2 to act as a "dock".
-s