From: "Aley Keprt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I can imagine very easy-to-use system, which can load any executable in any > of that 32 x 16kb pages > and run it there. The whole "basic" ROM of Sam is very obsolete, although > the Basic itself is good. > I think it would be much better to have some DOS & utils in 16kb ROM, and > load Basic into RAM. > This way Sam would be cheaper, since we don't need 32kb ROM. > Also, MGT could invest in good C compiler instead of Basic, which could > dramatically change the > state of the software ( = very little good software for Sam, compared to > other computers).
Certainly, if MGT existed any more, the SAM was still being produced, and anyone would buy a Z80 based machine today, certainly, they could invest in a good C compiler. Alternatively, if MGT existed, they could move to an ARM-based system with a 3D graphics card, a linux kernel, and sell it cheap. Simon
