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From: leavens@atari.UUCP (Alex Leavens)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Atari 68020 box
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Date: Mon, 9-Mar-87 15:05:44 EST
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Posted: Mon Mar  9 15:05:44 1987
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in article <1987Mar7.232932.23308@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>, pete@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Peter Santangeli) says:
> 1. Any guestimate (And I expect netters to treat it that way) of an arrival
>    date?

  Our projected date is now sometime early 88, but that's a guesstimate,
of course.  <grin>

> 2. Processor speed? Memory? Are the designs final?

  From what I understand, the designs are not final.  One thing that has
been holding us up is waiting for Motorola to finish their MMU that works
with the 68030.  We want that, so that the design can be made so taht you
can upgrade to a 30 if you want.  Speed?  real fast.  <grin>

> 3. Most important, how many bucks? Will the average person be able to afford
>    the beast?

  I expect so, although we don't have any prices.  Remember our slogan:
Power Without The Price <grin>.

  Yes, it will plug in the back of the current ST's, and use the ST as a
superfast supersmart front end.

--alex @ Atar

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