Re: Improve Video Counter???

[Jeff Blakeney <CUTjblakeney@sympatico.ca>]

On 15 Oct 2004 07:14:46 GMT, mjmahon@aol.com (Michael J. Mahon) wrote:

>Shucks, why not just a new _computer_ while we're
>at it.  ;-)
>
>I continue to press my opinion that a classic computer
>is interesting _because it's classic_, not because you
>can use it as a base for a nuclear powered time machine. ;-)
>
>Or, more to the point, if you want to design your own
>computer, feel free to do so without calling it an Apple II.
>I think that Woz did a _great_ job, including making it
>the most _natively extensible_ machine that had ever
>existed up until that time.

Well, I've wanted to create a new computer for ages but, like you say
here:

>A VGA card is interesting from neither point of view.  There
>is no application software to exploit it (as other than an
>emulation of standard Apple II video), so a user is unsatisfied;
>and the logical design of a VGA adapter is so over-wrought
>and expansive that there is nothing to delight an engineer.

Simply creating a new computer wouldn't be very interesting as there
would be no application software for it.  However, if I were to create
a new computer that was Apple II compatible, I would have loads of
software that can be used with it, some of which would automatically
benefit from some of the new features that were added.

I love my Apple IIs because of their design and the user interface and
openness to learn how it all works.  If my current PC were like this I
wouldn't have any desire for a new Apple II compatible, but it most
certainly isn't.

Besides, I was always leaning toward calling my Apple II compatible
"A2" as opposed to "Apple II".  :-)

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