Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!sundc!pitstop!sun!decwrl!labrea!agate!ig!uwmcsd1!nic.MR.NET!shamash!nis!ems!srcsip!shankar From: shankar@src.honeywell.COM (Subash Shankar) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Applefest & GS/OS Message-ID: <9164@srcsip.UUCP> Date: 23 Sep 88 19:24:07 GMT References: <17431@apple.Apple.COM> <592@umbio.MIAMI.EDU> <475NETOPRMS@NCSUVM> Reply-To: shankar@ely.UUCP (Subash Shankar) Organization: Honeywell Systems & Research Center, Camden, MN Lines: 19 In article <475NETOPRMS@NCSUVM> NETOPRMS@NCSUVM.BITNET (Michael Steele) writes: > > THANKS Keith! > > At least SOMEONE at apple is listening and Answering our numerous questions. > Another thanks from here. > [about using a chameleon chip to emulate other processors] > With GS OS we will be able to read and write to Mac disks, so logically > the GS+ will be equipped with a MAC "card" or beeter yet the Chamelon chip. > What do you all think about the idea? Too many problems. Different resolution, and more importantly different aspect ratio. Different hardware resources (ROMs, sound, etc.) It will slow down (probably stop) the development of native mode software. Numerous other minor problems to ensure compatibility.