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   Mark McDougall to turnkit@gmail.com   
   Re: New retro computers?   
   31 Jul 09 20:02:45   
   
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   From: msmcdoug@no.spam.iinet   
      
   turnkit@gmail.com wrote:   
      
   > oh, and btw, HDMI output... here are my other wants:   
   >  slim line case, can sit in the living room or be moved to office...   
   > external power supply,   
   >  -- this is heresy but: no 5.25 or 3.5 drive req'd, but leave the   
   > option available as an accessory.   
   > include 802.11b/g  -!  (don't ask, you'd figure out how to make it   
   > work usefully :)   
   >   
   > software wise -- include a bbs server as a turn-key option.   
      
   OK, I've made note of them... hold your breath now... ;)   
      
   Actually the plan was - as I described - to make a PCB that physically fit   
   in the Model I/III/4/4P, and be powered off the respective PS. It would also   
   have an option to be powered from a wall-wart, so it could be stand-alone in   
   a custom case with PS/2 keyboard.   
      
   And yes, legacy floppies were an option.   
      
   The nice thing is that it would also be capable of emulating say, an Apple   
   II or C64. Interesting to have a TRS-80 Model I keyboard unit running C64   
   Lode Runner in colour, playable on a wireless NGC Wavebird controller! :P   
      
   Regards,   
      
   --   
   |              Mark McDougall                | "Electrical Engineers do it   
   |     |   with less resistance!"   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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