Re: What if we built an 8-bit Apple II...

["John Van Winkle" <appleiieman@charter.net>]

Put me on the list for the Superdrive and Accelerator........



"Simon Williams" <bill_gates@microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> All the discussion lately about building a "super" Apple II has got me
> thinking (sorry...)
> It seems to me that many Apple II users (as opposed to _collectors_) are
> quite willing to pay good money for "modest" enhancements to their
> machines. I'm thinking specifically of the CFFA and Bill Garber's
> RAM4GS... neither of which expands the computer beyond it's original
> capabilities, but simply offers an alternative to paying big bucks on
> eBay for the same functionality in a more collectible form.
> With that in mind, here's a few suggestions for hardware folks who might
> desperately need something to do:
>
> - GS to Mac RGB monitor adaptor (old Mac monitors are readily
>   available and look much nicer than PC monitors)
>
> - Superdrive controller card. Almost every junked Mac has a
>   perfectly good superdrive in it. A superdrive controller
>   would make the problem of file transfer almost non-existent.
>
> - Combo accellerator and RAM card... for those whose hectic
>   lifestyle requires more than 1Mhz.
>
> Okay, that's all I ask...
>
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