Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!cimshop!davidm From: cimshop!davidm@uunet.UU.NET (David S. Masterson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: RISC Amiga Message-ID: Date: 1 Nov 90 09:13:04 GMT References: <1156@iceman.jcu.oz> Sender: davidm@cimshop.UUCP Distribution: comp Organization: Consilium Inc., Mountain View, California. Lines: 16 In-reply-to: cpca@iceman.jcu.oz's message of 30 Oct 90 03:48:37 GMT In article <1156@iceman.jcu.oz> cpca@iceman.jcu.oz (C Adams) writes: So what would we want a RISC Amiga to be based on, 88k? Sparc? i860? MIPS? What about compatibility with existing software? Isn't there already a RISC based Amiga? (based on the Transputer) Software may not be compatible, but at up to 120 Mips and 8Kx8K virtual screen graphics, who would care as long as there was software? -- ==================================================================== David Masterson Consilium, Inc. (415) 691-6311 640 Clyde Ct. uunet!cimshop!davidm Mtn. View, CA 94043 ==================================================================== "If someone thinks they know what I said, then I didn't say it!"