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

["brad" <mrbrad@ll.net>]

what i'd like to see is a bare bones empty card with a usb slot that i could
just plug my usb scandisk pen into...viola instant 128mb hd found..or
above....pop it into usb type port in back of apple // ..remove ..walk it
over to //gs usb card port...

would not have to be 'true' usb i'd settle for just guick and easy way to
swap these for use as neato hds....

but tech prob would not be feasable...but cool

brad
former sysop lost-gonzo.com

"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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