derringer3 wrote:
new motherboard with custom chips in an fpga.
Integrated sound,VGA,Lan,USB cards/ports
PPC CPU (Not surface mounted)
Fits in a standard atx case.
Os4 compatibility.
PCI/PCI express slots (or AGP at least)
I agree wholeheartedly. IMO, integrating everything on a board makes it..
- ...more relieable and predictable behaviour
- ...easier and more challenging to program for (hardware banging anyone?)
- ..more precise for classic emulation (68k)
Users may of course use, say, a different AGP VGA card instead, but then knows the risk and can switch back if necessary.
I have no interest in joining the hardware race going on in the PC/Vista world. I don't need 6 GHz, 256-bit surround or 2048x1536 32 bit resolution. I want a computer that's useable and fun to play with.
So someone, please build it. I'll buy it.
