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From: dalka@cbnewsc.att.com (kenneth.j.dalka)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Amiga 3500/4000?
Message-ID: <1990Sep4.134613.11940@cbnewsc.att.com>
Date: 4 Sep 90 13:46:13 GMT
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This is pure speculation on my part but.....

I was reading an article that said that the 68040 was a single chip
that contained both the Math coprocessor and the "regular" processor
in one unit. Because of this, the 68040 actually costs less to make
and will probably cost less to buy from motorola that a 68030 and the
matching math chip. Therefore CBM could save money on the A3000 by
just replacing the 68030 and math chip on the motherboard with a 
68040 arrangement. I've also heard that the A3000 motherboard has
hardware on it that only a 68040 knows how to deal with.

The rest is a marketing decision.
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