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Interesting new platform- XGameStation (was 65186 is nice ...)
- Subject: Interesting new platform- XGameStation (was 65186 is nice ...)
- From: Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>
- Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 18:05:48 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2, comp.emulators.apple2
- Organization: SBC http://yahoo.sbc.com
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Bettykate writes ...
>
> Dr. Bruce R. McFarling wrote:
> > But I thought when I read this that the 65186 must be something else,
> > or a typo of something else, as graphics is not one of the things I
> > would think of for a 65816, unless it is as an upgrade to a legacy
> > 6502 system like the NES.
>
> Or a Super NES, which has a 65816 CPU also.
>
> -uso.
In fact, it looks like Mark may have been talking about the new
XGameStation platform. It's built around a 100 MHz 32-Bit ARM7 Processor
with a slot for a 65816.
http://www.xgamestation.com/about_gamestation.php
Specs look very nice as a possible migration path for IIgs-- i.e. a
way we might create a Super IIgs. Even the initials (XGS) are right.
Rubywand