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From: rblewitt@sdcc6.ucsd.edu (Richard Blewitt)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: multiprocessing (030 + 040)
Message-ID: <19087@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>
Date: 7 May 91 08:40:41 GMT
References: <11890@uwm.edu>
Organization: University of California, San Diego
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In article <11890@uwm.edu> jonas@convex.csd.uwm.edu (Jonas K Manske) writes:
>After reading all the articles on turning the Amiga 3000 into a multi-
>processing machine, I had this thought.  Why not get the Mach kernel to
>run on the Amiga (the NeXT using the 040 has it).

I have heard of people working on this, but I don't know what point
they are at now.

>Wouldn't this be the most logical next step to getting a TRUE multiprocessing
>system?

It's *A* logical step, but is has drawbacks in that there is nothing
useful for it at the moment.

>BTW, does anybody know when commodore plans to come out with a 040 Amiga
>3000?

July would be my guess, and I can hear the complaints from the
power-upers now:  "First C= suckered us into buying these really
nice machines at a great price, now they are squeezing more  money
out of us by offering this fantastic board at a very reasonable
price"  :) 

Rick

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"Why can't I use the manual cover from my 3000 for the power-up
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