On Mon, Aug 29, 2005 at 09:35:44PM -0400, Bill Garber wrote: > and maybe if more people had IIgs's that could handle it, there > would be more developers willing to create new software or port > over more from other platforms.
That's doubtful. Given that the platform has a few hundred active users, there is no financial incentive in it. Worse yet, there is a financial disincentive since you end up paying through the nose to do anything. For example, you want to develop software. Opus ][ is about $100, a 4 MB RAM card would be nice for Opus ][ (add $45), a hard drive is nice too (add $100 for the controller), then there is the documentation (the Toolbox reference is $135, plus additional books if you need more hardware oriented materials). We're already up to $380. Say $400 if the computer, monitor, and floppy drives were twenty bucks. Given the speed of the Orca compilers, you will probably want a TWGS/ZipGS or to host the developer tools on an emulator on another machine, costing $200 (accelerator) or free (emulator). You probably won't recover your costs, nevermind the value of your time, so you'll probably see more initiated project that never see the light of day than anything else. > Duh, read on my friend, the first, and only the first 4 MB of > IIgs ram is directly addressable. The rest has to be decoded by > means of loads of logic. Why is this? Does the memory expansion slot give you direct access to the address and data lines, and you have to make sure you don't interfere with system memory areas? > Better not mess with someone who has researched this in the past > several years. You don't think I'm doing this from 20 year old > memories, do ya? I'm not trying to mess with you in the hardware design area, but you are free to educate me if you wish. > Go hang with them then. I certainly don't need you. For the last five years, I pretty much have been because of this attitude. > Just kidding. I'm not. Byron. -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:apple2list@mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
