Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!att!emory!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!uxa.cso.uiuc.edu!jb10320 From: jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: VLSI Apple II/laptop Message-ID: <1990Oct23.172357.17091@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: 23 Oct 90 17:23:57 GMT References: <2.apple.ii.csa2.net@pro-gateway> Sender: news@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (News) Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 30 In article <2.apple.ii.csa2.net@pro-gateway> bill@pro-gateway.cts.com (Bill Long, SysOp) writes: >In-Reply-To: message from cyliao@hardy.u.washington.edu > >> yeah, for sure! And I think it is ossible using VLSI to make >> a //gs on a chip! SEE, there are already companies working on >> AT on a chip, One of them already announced their AT-in-a-chip >> So why not //GS in a chip? > >Because there's already so much prejudice against anything called an Apple >II, that it wouldn't be nearly as profitable as something like AT-in-a-chip. Since Apple would never do such a thing, it wouldn't be called an Apple II. So no name-prejudice! Personally, I think this is a great idea. Have a 15-20MHz 65816 with corresponding VLSI for II emulation, plus memory management, and new FASSSSST i/o support. The IIf. I don't think model IDs can be protected, can they? I mean, there's the Camaro RS and the Capri RS (well, used to be anyway). I keep telling everyone that the first person who cracks the home market is gonna be $$$$$$ out the booty. Hopefully someone will listen. >ProLine: bill@pro-gateway | Pro-Gateway -- Jawaid Bazyar | Blondes in big black cars look better wearing Senior/Computer Engineering | their dark sunglasses at night. (unk. wierdo) jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu | The gin, the gin, glows in the Dark! Apple II Forever! | (B O'Cult) Comp.Sys.Apple2- Home of the Unofficial Apple II Developer Support Team (DST)