First let me wipe the salavia from my keyboard. 9100.... Yes! That is what I'm looking forward to, a powerful PC based tester. My thoughts were use a 8255 controller to do something similar to what the 9100 is able to do.
I agree. I just don't see what you even "get" in the end by emulating the 9010A exactly. Figuring out the communication between the base and the pod is not dependant on getting a emulated 9010A setup on a PC.
True, once we can ding the 9000 pods from a PC then the world is open, emulate the 9100, custom software etc. How hard would it be for someone to emulate a 9100? Doesn't it have a boatload of I/O?
I don't consider this feature-creep at all. Just a better direction, in my opinion.
I'm glad to see Chris Toesland is active too! The Arcade ICE holds great promise too. Kev