I like the way this is shaping up:
BasicATOMPRO, naturally! (Been there, done that.)
Optional display, yes!
Optional MIDI, yes!
Input attenuators, yes!
Careful consideration given to voltage references and I/O levels and
scaling, yes!
Allowing for future expansion, yes!
MBASIC, sure!
A SpeakJet option would be fabulous.
Any display will be better than none at all, so I'd be happy with a 2x8.
Dave, I assume that you mean MOTM horizontal units when you refer to 1U and
2U. (BTW, the 0.5U MOTM format was recently born on the MOTM list. It's
still just a concept but it seems likely to become real.) We can't forget
the Frac Rack folks, though.
Caution: OT comments, ahead.
Speaking of MOTM, y'all may know that Paul Schrieber's manufacturing
partner, Paul Haneberg, has suffered a stroke. The prognosis seems pretty
good (it was presumably a mild stroke), but please send your good energy,
prayers, magic spells, etc., his way -- whatever works for you.
> Just spent some time on the phone with John Loffink discussing ...
What's a "phone"? ;-)
> I'm waiting for someone to suggest FOCAL. Anyone here that old?
> Probably could still write it.
Don't know that one. We had a FOCUS programmer in our department once, but I
assume that it's something else (was mainly for report generation, AFAIK).
--
john