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From: rehrauer@apollo.HP.COM (Steve Rehrauer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: New computer?
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Date: 14 Oct 90 16:20:00 GMT
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In article <3516@mindlink.UUCP> a976@mindlink.UUCP (Ron Tarrant) writes:
>> @ricevm1.rice.edu writes:
>>      I have a peer that has been telling me about a new system to be coming
>> out soon that runs OS/9.  It has/or is going to have a windowing type inter-
>> face.  It will have a 256 color display at some fairly high resolution out
>> of a total palette of 16 million colors.
>>      I have no idea about the sound capabilities, but it probably will be 8
>> bit
>> if not 16 bit sound.  The name escapes me at the moment.  He says this
>> fully multitasking/windowing wonder will retail about $1000 including the
>> monitor among other things.  It is supposedly running a 68070.  I have
>> neither
>
>I would say that your friend is either a total loony or is pulling your leg.
>Firstly, unless that is a typo, there is no such beastie as a 68070.

   Sure there is.  It's something like a 68000 with extra "glue" logic.
   Meant for embedded controller applications.  This is probably the CD/I
   box.  Wasn't this already discussed here a few months ago?

>So, unless your friend gets re-runs of the Beverly Hillbillies and spends all
>his time glued to the set, I'd say you should invite him for a nice drive in
>the country and when he accepts, drop him off at the loony bin.

   Such kindness.  Hopefully others will be equally kind in correcting
   your mistakes.

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