On Tue, 29 Dec 1998, Ward Donald Griffiths III wrote:
> > Things resulting from the fact that my views on design are not the same
> > as the designers. Things like the Apple ][ disk controller. I still don't
> > like it, but I'll agree it's a somewhat clever design. It's just not how
> > _I_ would have done it. The tradeoffs involved are seen differently by
> > different people
>
> The bit is how would _you_ have done it in 1975 with the parts
> available then without knowing what would show up soon after.
>
> The old saying "If I knew then what I know now ... "
>
> Hell, how would Woz redo it knowing evolution?
Woz was inspired by the minimalist design of the Data General Nova. He
designed in only what was absolutely necessary. His goal was to keep the
hardware as simple as possible.
Sellam Alternate e-mail: dastar_at_siconic.com
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