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From: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: WB2.0 for non-A3000
Message-ID: <824@cbmger.UUCP>
Date: 1 Feb 91 16:31:15 GMT
References: <1222@stca77.stc.oz>
Reply-To: peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY)
Organization: Commodore Bueromaschinen GmbH, West Germany
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In article <1222@stca77.stc.oz> peter@stca77.stc.oz (Peter Jeremy) writes:
>There has been a lot of smoke and heat generated in the net regarding the
>(lack of) WB2.0 for machines other than the A3000.  One question I haven't
>seen asked (or answered) is why can't the existing WB2.0 be used on the
>A500/A1000/A2000?

It actually DOES run on any Amiga. The only thing currently needed is Fast
RAM as first autoconfigured device plus a utility program only available
for registered developers and not for the public. But when it is in ROM,
then every machine should work with it.

>Contains 68030 specific code 

Not true.

>CATS are waiting for a real 68040 so they can test the 68040 support - this
>is possible, but only explains why it is still `beta' rather than a final
>release.

Not true.

>WB2.0 assumes the A3000 ECS chipset 

Not true.

It's simply debugging. When all bugs have been removed, then it
can go into ROMs and hopefully also onto the other machines.

-- 
Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
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