> > New machine, anyone? Yes please. Could I have mustard with that, please?
> > Fancy one that's totally hardware compatible with the SAM, yet has > these features *as well*? > > Separate keyboard processor, that also handles mice so that you can > have it in a PC case... > Sound processor with 4x8bit DACs and 256kb of memory > GFX processor with MiDGET graphics > Disc drive/hard drive processor with 256kb of memory... > > Accelerator built into the boards, most processors running at 20MHz, > keyboard one at 3Mhz... > > How's that sound? > Nae bad at all. Standard sound processor, or custom built? IDE HD interface? You know it makes sense - plug in two cheap hd's really easily. > I think it's groovy. > > It'll all be in a PC case, and called the S^2... anyone else got any > ideas what we should put in it??? > Pronounced "S squared", right? Standing for SAM squared, or any other reason? Full SCSI implementation? PCMCIA interface? Dunno, really. Proper parallel & serial interfaces, tho, are a must. Anything else is probably more money than its worth. High density drive? They usually cope with DD disks as well, of course, so SAM compatibility should be fine, and hd disks are _so_ much better than dd's. > BTW: this is a sort of half-way house between the SAM and the Entropy > ENGRAM machine... > > Simon > But will it ever happen? If so, when? Nige
