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From: sterling@cbmvax.UUCP (Rick Sterling - QA)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Apple ripping apart Amigas ?!
Message-ID: <8573@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 15 Nov 89 15:56:46 GMT
References: <2308@cbnewse.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: sterling@cbmvax.UUCP (Rick Sterling - QA)
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Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <2308@cbnewse.ATT.COM> glweid@cbnewse.ATT.COM (gary.l.weideman) writes:
> I came across an interesting arcticle in ComputerWorld dated Nov. 16th.
> On the last page, a short article in the INSIDE LINES column
> read along the lines that "Apple is busy ripping apart Amigas these 
> days and employs a number of original Amiga developers. Apple is 
> interested in the Amiga's "Blitter" coprocessor" (indicating its
> usefullness in desk top multimedia presentations). The article states 
> that Apple is allegedly developing a series of coprocessors that will be 
> partially used to provide multitasking. There are unconfirmed rumors 
> that Apple is pressuring Motorola for custom versions or some 
> enhancements to the 68040 and 88000 chips that may delay their delivery 
> dates.
> 
> Anyone else heard about this ? 


They could just get United States Patent # 4,777,621 for a comprehensive
description of the system. ;-)