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From: seanc@pro-party.cts.com (Sean Cunningham)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A4000,Lotus,Microsoft,UNIX...
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Date: 3 Oct 90 20:36:13 GMT
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In-Reply-To: message from ckp@grebyn.com

 
The TT beats the A3000 by the numbers???  The only number I saw was the
32-33MHz clock speed.  Haven't you been around in the Amiga community long
enough to know that flat clock-speed when compared to an Amiga doesn't account
for didly?  Well, in some cases it would...but remember, we're talking about
an Atari box here.
 
The "industry-standard" VME buss, as you quote, is only 16bits, with less
through-put than ZORRO3.  A consideration for Atari users: What are you going
to stick in that slot?  Sure, a SUN or Apollo card would FIT, but you need
software.  And as you point out, the TT doesn't run UNIX, so what software
would be able to use the board anyway?  
 
Which brings me to another question...what ST software is there that would
even be able to take advantage of the '030?  I think DynaCadd might...will it
run on a TT though?
 
A hires, non-interlaced display mode, eh?  You left out something
though...that's a MONITERM mode, for use with the Moniter Viking I moniter. 
AmigaDOS supports similar resolution on the A2024 or Moniterm moniters.  No
point for Atari on that one either.
 
Hmmm, so what do we have now...oh, back to clock-speed.  Well, did Atari
incorporate any custom coprocessors into the TT?
 
Oh yeah, it does come with 4MB of RAM.  I'll give you that one...unless you
get the 100Mb HD version of the A3000, it only comes with two.  But would 2Mb
of RAM make me choose the TT...nah...I don't think so...I don't get it...I'm
not impressed.
 
Sean
 
PS>  While on the surface this might seem like just another flame and an ATARI
     bash-fest...but remember, I'm exercising my 1st amendment right to free
     speech :')  (and disregard all spelling mistakes!)

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