orcus@pro-lep.cts.com (Brian Greenstone) (02/06/89)
I hate to rain on everyone's parade, but I SERIOUSLY doubt if Apple will ever put a coprocessor or any of that other neato-hardware into the GS, because there is no "need" for it. Even though the GS is an outdated and slow machine, the Apple II market is oriented mainly around education, thats the only reason that the II still exists. Anyone who wants or needs co-processing and multitasking will be smart and buy a Mac. Were talking about 2 very different markets here, so I wouldnt keep my hopes up on anything so fancy for the GS. -Brian G.
hassell@tramp.Colorado.EDU (Christopher Hassell) (02/07/89)
In article <8902052256.AA00903@crash.cts.com> pnet01!pro-ascii!pro-lep!orcus@nosc.mil writes:
# I hate to rain on everyone's parade, but I SERIOUSLY doubt if Apple will ever
# put a coprocessor or any of that other neato-hardware into the GS, because
# there is no "need" for it. Even though the GS is an outdated and slow
# machine, the Apple II market is oriented mainly around education, thats the
# only reason that the II still exists. Anyone who wants or needs co-processing
# and multitasking will be smart and buy a Mac. Were talking about 2 very
# different markets here, so I wouldnt keep my hopes up on anything so fancy for
# the GS.
#
# -Brian G.
Education needs communication. Therefore better communication is useful
and therefore good graphics are useful and therefore anything improving
their use will be rather useful...for a cost.
The Amiga goes quite overboard in this area.
USE A COMPLETELY CAPABLE BACKGROUND PROCESSOR AND EVERYTHING WILL BE SPED UP!
<pant> <pant>...
At least that's my idea.
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