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From: dclemans@mntgfx.UUCP (Dave Clemans)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: Re: Questions re. hard disks, clocks, and neil harris.
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Date: Thu, 25-Sep-86 13:24:10 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 25 13:24:10 1986
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Summary: new ST roms -> blitter upgrade

The rumors about a new set of ROMS for the ST might come from the work
being done on the blitter upgrade.  As part of installing that upgrade,
a completely new set of ROMS must be inserted to support the blitter.

At the San Jose Atari show, where a couple of 1040's in the Atari booth
were running with the blitter, Sam Tramiel announced that the blitter
chip was done (though I'm not sure whether his announcement implied that
the roms to support the blitter were also complete).  To upgrade existing
ST's, a version of the blitter is packaged as a 64-pin DIP.  That package
is piggy-backed on top of the 68000.

dgc