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From: ed@plx.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: The Next Amiga
Message-ID: <594@plx.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 10-Apr-87 18:00:53 EST
Article-I.D.: plx.594
Posted: Fri Apr 10 18:00:53 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 12-Apr-87 01:08:03 EST
References: <3367@udenva.UUCP> <6248@ukmj.ukma.ms.uky.csnet> <15999@amdcad.AMD.COM>
Organization: Plexus Computers, San Jose, CA.
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Summary: Here we go again!!

In article <15999@amdcad.AMD.COM>, tim@amdcad.AMD.COM (Tim Olson) writes:
> In article <6248@ukmj.ukma.ms.uky.csnet> sean@ms.uky.csnet (Sean Casey) writes:
> >If Commodore really wants to STICK IT to Apple and IBM, they should develop a
> >68030 machine, not 68020.  Put a 64K cache on it and let it scream.  I don't
> Better yet, leap-frog *everyone* and put in an Am29000.  While all of
> the others are getting their 20% performance advantage over the 68020 by
> redesigning with the '030, we could be running our ray-tracers at 15 X
> VAX 11-780 speed ;-)

Oh Great!! now we can use an obscure CPU with our obscure operating
system and bizarre Bus standards.  Use your HEAD man! Do you realize
how much it costs to jump from one CPU to another?  How many Apple II's
do you see getting sold?  Do you have it *IN* for the existing AMIGA
product line?



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