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From: slfields@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Scott L Fields)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Too good to be true?
Message-ID: <1990Nov13.191823.10854@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Date: 13 Nov 90 19:18:23 GMT
References: <5607@crash.cts.com>
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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In article <5607@crash.cts.com> critical.mass@pro-graphics.cts.com (Peter Altamore) writes:
>The December 90 issue of AmigaWorld contains a few mind blowers (ads, what
>else?) that are conspicuously absent from the net discussion.  So in lieu of
>another 'BrandX' computer post, here are a few tidbits I found that surprised
>the hell outta me (could be old news, but I just noticed them).
>On page 134 (lower right) The Grapevine Group is advertising Megachip 2000.
>This is something I thought was not possible, 2 megs Chip RAM on a 2000!?
>They say to call for the price (I haven't yet) and include a '2 MB Agnus,
>more RAM, PC board, full instructions.'  Anyone know what they're doing and
>if it's even slightly compatible with anything (they don't say either way
>in the ad)?  The 3000 gets 2MB Chip due to the 32-bit path, right?  About
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Well, to my knowledge, NO. The amiga chip set in the 3000 is about the same
as the set in the 2000 and 500 except for the super denise and the extra meg
of addressable ram by the agnus chip. The chips still see the ram as 16 bits
wide but the bus is set up so that the 68030 can access the rams at 32 bits
at a time. this can really speed up cpu intensive graphics. Unfortunately,
I don't think that the chips will ever do anything really exciting until they
go 32 bit. What was neat 5 years ago is mediocre today.