Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!bellcore!decvax!decwrl!pyramid!pesnta!amd!amdcad!lll-crg!caip!cbmvax!randy From: randy@cbmvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: Orphaned Response Message-ID: <286@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-May-86 08:59:25 EDT Article-I.D.: cbmvax.286 Posted: Fri May 23 08:59:25 1986 Date-Received: Sun, 25-May-86 12:34:40 EDT References: <1096@amiga.amiga.UUCP> <45100045@infoswx> Reply-To: randy@cbmvax.UUCP (Randy Weiner) Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 28 In article <45100045@infoswx> bees@infoswx.UUCP writes: > >Why does the sidecar have a 8088 in it? Geez, how old tech. >I might have considered it had it been a 286 (AT compatible), >or even a fast 8086! ... but an 8088!!! Come on.... > Why not? The best, and easiest way to insure compatability is to use the same processor. Changing processors would mean a different crystal freq., ala different timing. Everyone has their criteria for what makes a PC 'IBM compatable'. In order to compete against IBM and other clones it makes sense to make it better. The purpose of the SideCar is provide added functionality to the Amiga. As an add-on, it would be silly to make it any more expensive than necessary. It serves its intended purpose as is. Who knows, if SideCar does well maybe there will be a SideCar-XT, or SideCar-AT :-). -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Randy Weiner -- Commodore Business Machines <> uucp: {ihnp4|seismo|caip}!cbmvax!randy arpa: cbmvax!randy@seismo (or) randy@cbmvax.UUCP@{seismo | harvard} TEL: 215-431-9180