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- From: kolstad@cae.wisc.edu (Joel Kolstad)
- Subject: Re: Possible projects for the 64
- Organization: U of Wisconsin-Madison College of Engineering
- Date: 13 Dec 92 18:35:45 CST
- Message-ID: <1992Dec13.183545.12898@doug.cae.wisc.edu>
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- In article <Bz82Bx.16o@news.cso.uiuc.edu> jlb31348@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Jim Brain) writes:
- >Just wanted to get some input:
- >
- >I have though about some cool (I think) prjects for the 64. It has been a while
- >since I had mine up and running, but more time next semester has led me to ask:
- >What do think about ...
- >
- >A cheap input/output board for the 64? (How cheap and what specs do ya want)
-
- Now that Schnedler Systems has died and stopped selling theirs, that might
- be useful.
-
- >LCD interface for the 64 ? (640*200*4 gray scales)
- >Multi CPU network ?
-
- Good hack value. :-)
-
- >Interface to the IBM
- >Intercface to the MAC
-
- RS-232? What else did you have in mind?
-
- >C64 Emulator for Windows in IBM ?
-
- Nah... all the best programs for the 64 (i.e., GEOS, good games) tend to
- really bang the hardware HARD, and you'd have to emulate the 1541 too.
- Lots of work, not much to be gained.
-
- >LAPTOP 64?
-
- I think a PCMCIA 64 would be really cool.
-
- >IBM keyboard interface (I know, Joel Kolstad already di one, but I never got
- >the source for the 8751 chip)
-
- Actually, mine was for the 8748. 8751's are a lot nicer to program, but
- cost more. If you do one, let it work with AT keyboards and C-128's --
- there was a lot of demand for this, but I don't have a 128.
-
- >Color for the PET series (and bitmapped graphics) ?
-
- Interface a SuperVGA card... not too hard. :-)
-
- >Serial port for the PETs ?
- >Anything for the PETS ?
- >Anything for the C16 ?
- >Anything for the +4
- >VIC to 64 hookup of some kind ?
-
- Interesting.
-
- ---Joel Kolstad
-