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From: jabernathy@pro-houston.cts.com (Joe Abernathy)
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Subject: Re: 10 mhz chips
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Date: 12 Nov 89 09:18:45 GMT
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> Six or 7 mhz would be totally sufficient. I'd like to see this speed as
> standard on the IIGS.

I agree that six mhz would be an ideal speed for the IIGS, but it needs two
things more: faster I/O, and faster video, both of which are stuck at the old
1 MHz of the ][+. Personally, I sold my last ][+ several years ago and I'm
kind of tired of being hobbled today by its limitations. 

I don't really know that much about hardware design myself .. I'm just a
mouthpiece for people who do know. But they all say that a IIGS operating
around 6 MHz -- with 6 MHz video and faster I/O -- would be an ideal machine.
In fact, the rumor mill has it that AIIDTS is holding discussions on this very
undertaking.


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