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From: barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Some errors
Message-ID: <5969@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU>
Date: 31 Jul 90 16:44:09 GMT
Organization: The Johns Hopkins University - HCF
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	There was an article posted recently about the Atari TT, and it
contained some errors.  I wanted to point them out.  I'm sorry that I lost
the original poster's name; I believe this info was typed in from an official
Atari flyer in New Zealand.

>                 Comparison of standard features
>                    Amiga 3000     Mac IIcx       Atari TT030
>Clock speed         16 Mhz         -              32 Mhz

	Misleading -- the Amiga 3000 comes in 16 and 25 MHz models.

>RAM                 2 to 17        1 to 32        2 to 26

	Wrong -- the Amiga goes from 2-18 MB internally, but up to 1.7
	GIGABYTES of RAM is addressable as standard.

>  Max resolution    1280 x 480     Optional       1280 x 960
>                    Interlaced                    Non-interlaced

	This is a very misleading comparison.  The 1280x960 Atari mode is
	listed as "Moniterm monochrome."  If so, you need a Moniterm
	monitor... right?

	The Amiga also has such standard graphics modes.  They go up to
	1008x1024 resolution with a compatible monitor.

>  Max colours       32 Colours                    256 Colours
>                    from 4096                     from 4096

	Wrong --  Max colours is 4096 from a palette of 4096 on an Amiga.

>  Max video RAM     1 Mb                          8 Mb

	Wrong -- Max video RAM (called CHIP RAM on Amiga) is 2 MB on an
	Amiga.

>Expansion           Proprietary    NuBus          VME

	Only partially correct.  Amiga has both proprietary and IBM AT slots.
	I might mention that these "proprietary" slots are 32-bit DMA,
	running at the full speed of the bus/processor.  The name of the
	Amiga expansion type is "Zorro III".

	Another omission is that the Amiga has a processor slot for
	plugging in a 68040.  The machine is ready for it; just plug it in.

                                                        Dan

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