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excerpt: "Jim Pitts describes a wish list for a hypothetical improved ZX-compatible computer, suggesting fully decoded I/O, multi-channel sound, interrupt servicing, high-resolution video, user-defined graphics, on-board 64K RAM, composite video out, joystick ports, 8255 PPI, ADC/DAC, real-time clock, floppy disk controller, enhanced BASIC, Apple-style expansion slots, and an improved keyboard."
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# Pipe Dream

Jim Pitts describes a wish list for a hypothetical improved ZX-compatible computer, suggesting fully decoded I/O, multi-channel sound, interrupt servicing, high-resolution video, user-defined graphics, on-board 64K RAM, composite video out, joystick ports, 8255 PPI, ADC/DAC, real-time clock, floppy disk controller, enhanced BASIC, Apple-style expansion slots, and an improved keyboard.