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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Wishlist for A3000
Message-ID: <2782@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 15-Nov-87 06:49:53 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov 15 06:49:53 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 16-Nov-87 05:39:42 EST
References: <74@mithras> <2729@cbmvax.UUCP> <5888@jade.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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Keywords: Commodore A3000 Do it RIGHT!

In article <5888@jade.BERKELEY.EDU> mwm@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Mike (My watch has windows) Meyer) writes:
> 
> 	5) Going with a real 32-bit bus. This is the *serious* way to
> 	go. I'd suggest VME, not NuBus.

You're kidding, right?  Have you looked the prices on those VME bus cards?
Sure we could make all our own stuff, but you need DIN connectors, fancy
hardware and wierd protocol chips.  And when all is said and done, you
can't really put your memory on the bus cause its too slow.  Did you want
the normal dinky cards, or the Sun type double height/triple width jobs?

> 	                                            Of course, you'd
> 	get shot if you failed to provide some Zorro ][ slots in the
> 	box for an upgrade path.

The real choices seem to be between a plug compatible 32-bit extension
to the Zorro-II bus or a separate 32-bit memory area of some sort.
There are many arguments/tradoffs to be considered in either case.
 
> Ah, but *which* Unix? I want MACH! Or maybe V8 (V9?). None of the
> stuff that AT&T employees call Sh*tlix, or that's suffering from
> Berkeley Brain Damage.

I'll make you a deal:  If you can persuade AT&T to give us V9, I'll
try real hard to get it ported.  Unfortunatly, beyond that I'm not
permitted to comment at this point - the BSD vs. SVRx arguments are
pretty well known, even here...

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