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From: cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Wishlist for A3000
Message-ID: <33314@sun.uucp>
Date: Sun, 8-Nov-87 03:35:45 EST
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Posted: Sun Nov  8 03:35:45 1987
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References: <74@mithras>
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Keywords: Commodore A3000 Do it RIGHT!

[Apologies in advance if anyone is offended by this posting.]

In article <74@mithras> sims@stsci.EDU (Jim Sims) writes:
# This is not a lame, but an honest attempt to try to steer Commodore in the
# direction that Amiga owners want to go.
# So, my list looks like this:
#  (1) Use the 68030 CPU (sample quantities are available now)
    Would you settle for a 20Mhz '020?
#  (2) Incorporate changes in ADOS to allow VIRTUAL memory
    No problem, but it ain't ADOS.
#  (3) Use the NUBUS (I think apple made a pretty good choice and compatibility
#                     would only hurt IBM) (have you looked at uChannel? sick!)
    How about VME Bus?
#  (4) Built-in SCSI or ESMD controller (DMA, please)
    Got this one covered.
#  (5) 256 out of 16 meg colors (current industry standard IS good enough)
    Check.
# That's my top five. I don't think COST is TERRIBLY important. I'd buy the
# above if it cost comparable to the MAC II.
    What if it cost just a teeny bit more?
# P.S. Un*x support would be nice also. (notice I said nice, not req)
    This ones easy.
# Lets let Commodore know what we want and what we'll pay. Otherwise, we
# have only US to blame if they leave out YOUR favorite item.

You know where I'm leading don't you? You guessed it, we're talking 
workstation here, how about a Sun 3/60? $12K mono, $19K color? 4meg + ethernet
+ 19" monitor etc.

:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) 

Wishing won't make it happen, damn good engineering might, lower costs
definitely would. Anyway, workstations are getting cheaper so don't
give up hope it will just take a while longer...

Note I work for Sun so I am biased. 

--Chuck McManis
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These opinions are my own and no one elses, but you knew that didn't you.