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From: userPUB1@mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA (UACS Publicity Director)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: AMIGA Fading?
Message-ID: <650@mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA>
Date: 22 Nov 89 00:48:10 GMT
References: <3932@nigel.udel.EDU> <32321@auc.UUCP>
Organization: University of Alberta (MTS)
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In article <32321@auc.UUCP>, rar@auc.UUCP (Rodney Ricks) writes:
>In article <3932@nigel.udel.EDU> WDV91@ccvax.iastate.edu (NetMonster) writes:
>>   Yes, the Amiga's image is fading.  But Commodore can resurrect the Amiga's
>> image very easily.  Here is what Commodore needs to do: IT IS TIME FOR
>> COMMODORE  TO TOTALLY ABANDON THE 68000 MICROPROCESSOR, FOR ALL MODELS
>> OF THE AMIGA.
>
>Yeah, right.  Watch most games break, and many other programs, and prices
>shoot throught the ceiling.
>
>Great move.  Then people will be talking about about how buggy it is ("look
>at all of these programs that don't work!").
>
 
Commodore's current solution to this (on the 2000 and up) is
to allow you to select which CPU you want to use.  When you
reboot, hold down both mouse buttons, and you will be presented
with a menu asking you whether you want to work with AmigaDOS
running on the 68000 or 68020, or if you want AmigaUX (which is
not yet available...)
 
I don't think Commodore should drop the 68000 line at all, but
should really start pushing computers with both 68000 and
68020 installed.
 
-= Scott =-