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From: dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon)
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Subject: Re: A wierd thought...
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Date: Tue, 17-Jun-86 13:12:44 EDT
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	A 68020 Amiga running at 14Mhz does indeed blow away a 785... but only
in terms of processor speed.  The 785 still has:
	
	-virtual memory (doesn't crash when your program is screwed)
	-a bus bandwidth at least an order of magnitude faster,
	-a PDP11-something co-processor to handle all the low speed
		serial
	-most of the other hardware is intelligent and doesn't need the 
		CPU watching over it (for instance, the disk controllers).


	But then again, the cost difference and power requirements are
such that I would probably go with the amiga.

						-Matt