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From: jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Some observations
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Date: 30 Oct 90 02:39:42 GMT
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In article <14278@smoke.brl.mil> gwyn@smoke.brl.mil (Doug Gwyn) writes:
>In article <1990Oct29.203334.23768@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> jb10320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Desdinova) writes:
>>A //gs clone would be bloody simple to make, ...
>
>Not without stealing the firmware ROM, it wouldn't.  If you doubt that,
>try coding up a substantial fraction of the toolbox yourself and you'll
>see that it isn't at all "simple".

I figured it'd be you who noticed my "boo boo".
However, if Apple liscenced their Mac ROMs to a company that was going to
produce a portable, why wouldn't they liscence the GS ROM?
Plus- the System Disk contains almost all the tools, so not much of the 
code would need to be rewritten.  I've contemplated this many times,
it IS possible. If Apple is cooperative, GREAT! No sweat. If not, well,
something could be worked out.
(The whole point of the toolbox is to provide a transparent interface to
system functions, regardless of the implementation of those functions).

What I meant above is that the hardware would be pretty much a piece of
cake.  The hardest thing would be the old HiRes graphics, but once you
understand how it works it's no big deal. (Perhaps acquire some Mega 2s).


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