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From: caldwell_t@darwin.ntu.edu.au
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Super Chip Set
Message-ID: <1990Sep18.014227.381@darwin.ntu.edu.au>
Date: 17 Sep 90 16:12:27 GMT
References: <4427@crash.cts.com>
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> What's wrong with this picture? [ asking for >'s ]
>  
> The idea is to add another (much updated) custom chip section and modify or
> add to the arbitration logic to deal with which is which.  The 16-bit
> section should probably be included on all motherboards so it'd be
> available to old/current apps.  But the 32-bit section should be on an
> expansion card which plugs into a motherboard slot providing easy
> upgradability to whatever the future may bring.  New software could use the
> 32-bit SCS by just asking for it (a shared library maybe?), and software
> that don't ask would use the 16-bit ECS by default.

Ok here are my ponderings on the matter of WE_WANT_24BIT ect.

I could well be wrong, but I think that C= are probably working on some 
kind of 24 bit board.  I don't think that it will be far off either.  Maybe 
in about 6 months.

The reason I think this is that C= are saying nothing about 24 bit boards 
ect.  They are not saying that it would be too hard, too high end or 
anything else.  They arn't responding to any amount of askings.

I think that it will probably be fairly much as you state.  The video slot 
allinged with the expansion slot is, in my opinion, a clue.

> Include the 32-bit SCS slot on ALL machines, sell it installed in a
> high-horsepower 50MHz 030 and 25MHz 040, and make it an option on 'vannila'
> 2000-3000s.  This is kinda what the IBM world does no? If you boot up your

I think that video is probably handled separately from other development

> STRATIFY THE PRODUCT LINE!  Commodore's vision seems to be a little too
> limitied.  The Amiga 3000/25 is wonderful, but where is the 3000/50?
> Does Commodore realize the massive press coverage Apple got for the 40MHz
> MacIIfx?  The headlines that Apple has the fastest PC available were
> deafening. Imagine the free press CBM would get for a 50MHz machine.  This
> strategy would probably sell more Amigas than spending $15 million to
> levitate houses did... this would be FRONT PAGE COVERAGE, for FREE.

Do you claim to know what commodore's vision is.  Commodore keep things 
fairly much under wraps these days until time for launch.  At least until 
close to launch when they can't help telling people.

>  
>     UUCP: crash!pro-graphics!pierre      |   Critical Mass Software
> ARPA/DDN: pro-graphics!pierre@nosc.mil   |   P.O. Box 23
> Internet: pierre@pro-graphics.cts.com    |   Short Hills, NJ 07078

I don't expect anyone from C= to respond to this.  But couldn't they just 
say YES or NO and stop all this mindless speculation?

It would seem that, if they are just keeping quite, that this issue is 
doing the amiga's image BAD.  People say - AMIGAS used to be the machines 
for graphics work, but now they don't compair to MACIIs ect.

So how about it commodore?  Could you please just give us the quick word?


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This article is pure speculation.  I have no real idea of any details of 
the existance or otherwise of anything at all.
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	Malcolm Caldwell	|   CALDWELL_T@DARWIN.NTU.EDU.AU
	Darwin Australia	|FIDO  3:690/648.3