On Fri, Oct 28, 2005 at 09:00:11PM -0400, Steve wrote: > I think the #1 objective should be a low, low, low priced card. I have no > idea what it would take to remake a TWGS or ZipGS, but I think the cheapest > design (even if it doesn't look like a TWGS as we know ) should be the > target. With a low price, more units could be sold and etc. I don't know anything about the ZipGS, so I won't comment about it. The TWGS would be fairly expensive to reproduce though. As for designing a new card, one which has a lower price tag, you would need someone with the skill to do it, and the desire to do it without being fairly compensated for their labour.
> Say $75-$100 for an accellerator that does nothing but accellerate (forget > IDE connectivity or anything else). It doesn't even have to be super-fast. A > 6MHz IIGS with a lot of cache (or a 10MHz GS with very little cache) board > that anybody could swap into the CPU slot would be an easy sell for $75. I doubt there would be any difference in the cost of a similarly designed 6 MHz and 10 MHz model with modern components. The difference in price would come from the cache: you want a larger cache on a faster CPU (because the cost of fetching stuff from the IIgs's memory would be higher). 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
