Accelerator hardware theory

[Olecranon]

On the subject of the Schoenfeld A600 accelerator.  My question is why bother?  Why not do an A500 accelerator instead?  First, you have the numbers.  There must be tens of thousands more A500's in the world than A600's.  Second, you have more room inside the case and you dont have to build something that is going to pop off the top of the chip everytime the system is moved.

I would think a nice 020/030 accelerator with simm module socket and simple IDE controller would sell pretty well I would think.  A500's are cheap to buy.

[Olecranon]

A600's are cheap to buy.

Maybe in the UK.  Here in the US they are pretty rare and tend to run 2x-5x the cost of an A500.  Of course if Jens doesn't really care about selling accelerators in the US, you got me on the argument.

The size of the A600 is it's best feature. It is small, easily tidied away, wife "acceptable".

Couple that with it's built-in IDE interface (for WHDLoad), PCMCIA interface (for networking) and video modulator for direct hookup to the TV makes the A600 better than an A500 hands down.

Shrug.. Toss a simple IDE interface and a clockport on the accelerator and your good to go.  The idea of connecting a computer via composite to a TV makes my eyes bleed just thinking about it.  Besides, it seems like they put SCART connectors on everything in Europe.  You probably have SCART connectors on your toaster ovens over there  :lol:  My point is, I dont consider composite video output a big winning argument for the A600 over A500 debate.  When your about to plunk down 100's of dollars for a CPU upgrade, you probably have the cash to connect your A600/A500 to a display with a better method than composite.

If you made one, you'd never make your money back.

So your saying an A600 accelerator would be profitable but an A500 (with it's vastly superior unit count) accelerator would not be profitable?  The only way I can see that is if the A600 version was significantly cheaper.