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From: perley@trub (Donald P Perley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga outclassed
Message-ID: <11886@vdsvax.crd.ge.com>
Date: 21 Mar 90 14:39:07 GMT
References: <90078.164636JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu>
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In-reply-to: JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu (JKT)

In article <90078.164636JKT100@psuvm.psu.edu>, JKT100@psuvm (JKT) writes:
>*sigh*  It looks like the A3000 has been outclassed even before it
>has been released:

> A/UX  2.0, a ground-breaking version of
>>Apple's implementation of the UNIX  operating system; 

So they are saying that the original A/UX didn't break any ground?


>>- A faster processor/memory subsystem:  The Macintosh IIfx incorporates a 40
>>MHz 68030 processor/68882 coprocessor combination, a built-in, 32K Static RAM
>>Cache and a new design called "latched writes";

Gee, sort of like the 40mhz GVP card... 


>>- An intelligent input/output subsystem:  The new system employs dedicated
>>input/output processors and a Small Computer System Interface/Direct Memory
>>Access Controller;

Gee, sort of like the amiga...


>>- Richer expansion capabilities:   The Macintosh IIfx includes an expansion
>>slot tied directly to the processor in addition to its six industry-standard
>>NuBus  slots.

It's not clear what they mean here... like a piggy back board on the '030?


>It just looks as if this thing with Multifinder really could go faster than
>any 25 MHz Amiga with an '030 on the board ... 

It sound to me that a lot of it is apple introducing things that are already
available on the amiga. On the plus side they actually have unix and some new
display cards.  On the other hand, they still sound a little light on the
coprocessors.


-don perley
perley@trub.crd.ge.com