Re: jeri's board - memory

From: Professor Dredd (profdredd_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 2001-03-13 02:31:24

No one has to throw out their SuperCPU. It's still a
good tool. It's just NOT the be-all and end-all of
Commodore hardware development.

If Jeri will include a 65816 option in the board, it
will make things easier for programmers who depend on
the '816. I'm hoping she will try it  :-)

Just as you said, even if the first SuperVIC board
doesn't answer our every desire, I still intend to own
one and have fun with it.

--- Robin Harbron <macbeth@psw.nu> wrote:
> I'd tend to think that most people really clamouring
> for the
> improved video have already bought (invested in) a
> SCPU, so
> a faster 65xx doesn't really appeal much.
> 
> The new OSes being developed are made with the 65816
> in mind -
> I really don't think these fellows would want to go
> back to
> the 65(C)02 when developing an OS.  All of Maurice's
> new
> devlopments *rely* on the 65816 - the web browser,
> his new
> assembler, and the new Wheels SC.  JOS and CLIPS
> also depend
> on the 65816.
> 
> We'd all like to be able to use VGA monitors with
> our computers.
> We'd all like a more flexible display - 16-bit
> colour, our choice
> of resolutions.  But I don't think any of us want to
> throw out
> our SCPUs - especially the 65816.
> 
> That said, I'm very interested in whatever Jeri
> produces - I'll
> buy one, and play with it.
> -- 
> Robin Harbron   macbeth@psw.nu
> http://www.tbaytel.net/macbeth
>       http://www.psw.nu/
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