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From: rnf@shumv1.ncsu.edu (Rick Fincher)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Build in the VOC
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Date: 25 Sep 90 01:05:11 GMT
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shrinkit@pro-novapple.cts.com (Andy Nicholas) writes:

>I'm going to take a small poll here -- one of the things that I think would be
>cool to see in a new IIGS (this is very presumptuous, to be sure) would be a
>built-in Video Overlay Card.  Think about it -- something like that would give

>[stuff deleted]

Anyone love this idea?  Anyone hate it?  Anyone think I'm loony?

I think its a great idea, I don't know what it would add in terms of
cost but it would go a long way toward overcomming the graphics of the
GS.  If it were built in developers would know that everybody with the
new machine would have the capability and they would produce more
software for it.

>Part of the rationale behind this is that if apple can't give us the 100 Mhz
>GS the next time around, maybe they could make up for parts of its
>shortcomings by building in the VOC.

>Hmmm... gee, then you really -could- go a Dragon's Lair/GS or other Laserdisk
>type game.

Since probably everyone who has a GS has a VCR, I think you would see a
lot of VCR stuff.  A simple controller plugged into the VCR can be used
for GS control.  While its not as fast or interactive as a laserdisc,
its cheap.
>Rick

andy


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