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From: cse0507@desire.wright.edu
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Build in the VOC
Message-ID: <1352.2708c380@desire.wright.edu>
Date: 2 Oct 90 21:42:40 GMT
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In article <1990Sep25.010511.17223@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>, rnf@shumv1.ncsu.edu (Rick Fincher) writes:
> 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.

The main problem I think would be the cost. I would hate to force everybody
to pay an extra $300 for something they may not use. Maybe offer 2 flavors,
one machine with VOC and one without.