Fantastic news indeed.
It may also put an end to the old 'that's impossible because blah blah chipset blah blah' statements too.
I think it would be really wonderful if backwards compatibility could be maintained, and further advancements be implemented as well. Doing largely the same things as older hardware, but faster, with more memory available, and good cheap graphics/sound card support would really be a treat.
There are several old proggies I would seriously consider revisiting with higher performance hardware. I'm sure it could still only be a hobby machine for me though.
Hats off to Schoenfeld and Kastl!!! :pint: I'll drink to them!!