Super CMD 64 ============ Subject: Super CMD 64 From: Erik Hume Date: 1998/03/10 All of this talk of a C64 in a tower case has me wondering -- what if CMD made a new C64 with a SuperCPU, RamLink, Swiftlink & JiffyDOS built in? Now, I know this would probably not be a commercially viable product, but humor me for a second. Make a small cube-like case (no bigger than an Apple //gs) and redesign a Rev. E mobo to fit in it. Include internal slots (ala PC/Apple) on the mobo that are pin compatible with the expansion port. Make a SuperCPU card, RAMLink Card, Swiftlink Card, etc for these slots. Make an external keyboard for the machine. Keep all physical storage devices external (a la Apple) to keep costs down. I imagine any copyright issues could be easily circumvented by requiring purchasers to either provide original C64C roms or work them into the purchase price. Now I know that this would probably not be a commercially viable option for CMD (or any manufacturer at this point), but I think it would be a lot nicer than having 3 million peripherals hanging out the back of your machine to keep it updated. :-) Comments on my pipe dream? --Erik ---------------------------------------- Erik M. Hume University of Pittsburgh School of Law emhst21+@pitt.edu http://www.pitt.edu/~emhst21 ---------------------------------------- Pursuant to US Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, '227, any and all unsolicited commercial E-mail sent to this address is subject to a download and archival fee in the amount of $500 US. E-mailing denotes acceptance of these terms.