Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!ucbvax!PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU!MQUINN%UTCVM From: MQUINN%UTCVM@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: new apple IIs... Message-ID: <9012010319.AA00460@apple.com> Date: 1 Dec 90 03:12:37 GMT References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 27 On Thu, 29 Nov 90 06:20:05 GMT Jabberwocky said: > >It it is translating the mac calls to GS.os calls it must be coping the GS/OS >calls into some sort of form that the 68000 can use. After all, the Duet >does use the 68000 chip, right? Is there any news on the release date yet? >An announcement yet (officail)? Well, the way it probably worked is, the 'mac' makes a toolbox call. The 'mac' card ROMs trap that call, change the info sent to the tool so a GS tool can understand it, then tell the GS to make the equivillent tool call with the 'modified' info the 'mac' card ROM's gave it. The GS actually executes the tool, then returns the output back. The 'mac' card takes the output, translates it back to what the 'mac' can understand, and the 'mac' does with it what any mac would do. At least, it sounded good to me :) > >-- >| kreme@nyx.cs.du.edu |Growing up leads to growing old, and then to dying, and| >|---------------------|dying to me don't sound like all that much fun. | >| Dad! It's three o'clock in the morning! Do you know where I am? Calvin | ---------------------------------------- Michael J. Quinn University of Tennessee at Chattanooga BITNET-- mquinn@utcvm pro-line-- mquinn@pro-gsplus.cts.com