Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!dptg!mtune!rkh
From: rkh@mtune.ATT.COM (Robert Halloran)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Duet
Message-ID: <677@mtune.ATT.COM>
Date: 16 Jul 90 12:37:32 GMT
References: <3498@crash.cts.com>
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In article <3498@crash.cts.com> lbotez@pro-sol.cts.com (Lynda Botez) writes:
>The information that Declan supplied about the Duet is quite interesting.
>I understand that this product is actually being developed.  I'm sure
>we'll hear more after Kansasfest, since CirTech seems to be distributed
>exclusively by A2.Central.
>
>Not everyone is interested in having their Apple II run Macintosh 
>software, but I would imagine there are quite a number of people that
>such a device would appeal to, especially those who work on Macintoshes
>in the office.  I suppose it will all depend on how good a device the
>Duet is.  How will it handle the higher resolution of a Mac?   And how
>much is this card going to cost?  How compatible will it really be? 

My wife, a high school teacher, said if such a thing existed, her school,
at least, would be VERY interested, given a reasonable price.  The prospect
of taking their existing GS's and making them 'low cost color Macs' :-)
is very appealing.  I would suspect the K-12 market alone would keep
these folks rolling in bucks for some time, much less the hacker market.

>I'd rather see a Macintosh emulator for the GS, then a Mac that runs GS
>software.

AMEN!  I assume the old idea of Apple bringing out a Mac Plus emulator
board was squelched in the Mac fervor of the last few years.  The Duet
idea sounds real nice.  Any projected pricing yet?  Also, how would
something like this pair up with the ASIC '816 CPU?  Could make for one 
screaming machine.....

A2 4FR!

>Lynda

						Bob Halloran
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