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From: Tabakal@UB.CC.UMICH.EDU
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Subject: More ASIC news
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Date: 20 Oct 90 01:29:22 GMT
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Well, Apple may have given up (to be determined) on the GS, but
some people haven't.  That's why I'm glad to pass on yet another
report from the field with Tony Fadell, the designer of the
25Mhtz 65816 chip.  This report was in response to Jawaid
Bazyar's (sp?) work on developing a multitasking OS:
 
 
     The algorithm and method sound great ... the only problem is
     that the '816 by Mensch.. the Abort doesn't work correctly
     for 4 instructions. So therefore no abort could be judged as
     correct with out alot a external logic to implement it
     correctly. AE tried using the pin but found the same
     problems we ran into with Mensch's 816. What Jawaid is
     asking for is not at all difficult. Here is an update... Our
     second rev. has been layed out.. and the masks are being
     made... Looks like we will have parts the first week of
     November to test.
 
     The other thing is that we added a new pin to the 816 to
     replace the E pin if necessary.. it is the Page mode pin.
     This pin alerts you when you will jump from aaaaxx to aaabxx
     or greater. This can give the GS tremendous speed increase
     because there is no need from extrnal bank select logic.
 
     Tony.
 
So, keep the faith.  If Apple is only interested in producing a slow
//e emulation card, the market will prove them wrong.  Supply and 
Demand -- basic Economics.  Schools can't afford to buy lots of LC's
with cards at $3K a piece, even at $1.8K, the probable discounted price.
And, the home market isn't going to be excited by the product.  The 
future for the Apple ][ is in upgrading current owners.  Apple
should realize this.  Obviously, not for free.  And, obviously,
the product will change over time.  But, super fast cpu's will keep
me from moving to a 386.
 
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