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From: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: A3000UX - Born to run UNIX SVR4
Message-ID: <18893@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 13 Feb 91 00:15:41 GMT
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Reply-To: daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie)
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In article <43939@ut-emx.uucp> greg@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Greg Harp) writes:
>In article <1512@pdxgate.UUCP> hal@eecs.UUCP (Aaron Harsh) writes:

>>What makes you think that an '040 Amiga will be competitive with a '040 
>>NeXT when the Amiga with an inferior processor costs the same?

>Two reasons:
>  1)  The 040 should cost about the same as the current price of an 030/882
>      combo.

Not really, though over the long haul, you would expect this to become true.
The 68030 was originally much more expensive than the 68020/68851 combination,
but about two years after it was introduced, the '030 cost less.  If Moto
gets good yields on the '040, it should follow a similar cost curve.

>  2)  The A3000 is basically an 040 motherboard adapted for the current 
>      release version running an 030/882.  Rumor (mind you -- rumor) has 
>      it that some hardware will be _removed_ when the 040 goes onto the 
>      motherboard.

Not quite.  The A3000 is an '030 motherboard designed to support an '040
coprocessor or replacement processor.  There are some features on in the A3000
architecture that will only be used by an '040.  But an '040 doesn't simply
drop into the A3000 without glue, some interface logic is necessary.  That
won't substantially affect the price of '040 cards, however.

-- 
Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Amiga 3000) "The Crew That Never Rests"
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