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From: phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: What does the TT Buy me??
Keywords: atari, unix
Message-ID: <13199@s.ms.uky.edu>
Date: 10 Nov 89 19:20:13 GMT
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Reply-To: phoenix@ms.uky.edu (R'ykandar Korra'ti)
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/* Line eater death from above */
 
Just a point of information. Skip if you don't care.

In article <2245@hudson.acc.virginia.edu> gl8f@astsun8.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Lindahl) writes:
>Few if any other vendors supply this sort of capability. [To upgrade the
>CPU in your computer]
     Several companies offer this solution, actually. Every maker of a
backplane-based system. Commodore-Amiga. Even (gasp!) IBM, if you're talking
about going from a 386 to a 486. Zenith had some very nice backplane units
with processor boards, some years ago; they stopped making them for several
reasons, most of which escape me right now.
     A company which shall remain nameless has already announced that they'll
have a 68040 board for current systems when the 68040 becomes available in
large quantities.
     I think offering a processor upgrade path would make the Atari line
more interesting to the buyer. Official memory upgrade paths would do the
same. I've seen more than one person turned off by "you mean, I have to go
third party to put in more RAM? I think I'll look at this other machine..."
                                             Just two cents worth
                                             (not counting inflation),
                                                  - R'ykandar.

                                                     - R'ykandar.
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