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From: braner@batcomputer.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: 68881 for the ST + suggestion for Atari
Message-ID: <532@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu>
Date: Fri, 27-Mar-87 11:32:06 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 27 11:32:06 1987
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Summary: Sockets, sockets, sockets...

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I would second Simon's call for a 68881 socket on the blitter add-on.
Of course, that would not work if the blitter is just a chip and is
simply piggy-backed on the 68000.  That was one of the rumored ways
the blitter attaches.  And a great way to botch the blitter _and_ the ST,
if you goof the soldering job...

Atari: if you want to shoot yourself in the foot, sell the Mega-ST with
the 68000 soldered-in instead of in a socket.  "Loose chips sink ships,"
but look at what the Amiga people are doing with their socketed CPU's!

- Moshe Braner

PS: With the DMA port, the ST can send a 'dumb' laser printer the
    complete 300dpi bitmap for the whole page in about 1 second.