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From: richard@gryphon.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Wishlist for A3000
Message-ID: <2213@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Date: Mon, 9-Nov-87 13:24:03 EST
Article-I.D.: gryphon.2213
Posted: Mon Nov  9 13:24:03 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 12-Nov-87 02:36:22 EST
References: <74@mothra> <33314@sunnny.side.up>
Reply-To: richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton)
Organization: Trailing Edge Technology, Redondo Beach, CA
Lines: 81
Keywords: Commodore A3000 Do it RIGHT!
Summary: I didn't think it was lame...

In article <33314@sun.uucp> cmcmanis@sun.UUCP (Chuck McManis) writes:
>[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?

Only in a pinch. What I'd really like is the fastest 68030 available, or,
barring that, a reasonably fast 68030 in a *circuit that was spec'ed* to handle
the fastest 68030 available. Swapping chips is pretty popular, and if the
circuit can handle a faster CPU just by swapping one in, plus some pals,
memory, and perhaps *some* glue, that would be one hell of an upgrade
path.

Or a 25 mhz '020...
 
>#  (3) Use the NUBUS (I think apple made a pretty good choice and compatibility

 only hurt IBM) (have you looked at uChannel? sick!)
>    How about VME Bus?

No chance. Too expensive to buy cards for it. I'm really not crazy about
nubus, but the thought of walking into any apple dealers and buying some
of them cheap apple peripherals is a nice idea. Lets exploit their economy 
of scale.

>    Got this one covered.

Mandatory. Hard disks arn't a luxury any more.

>#  (5) 256 out of 16 meg colors (current industry standard IS good enough)
>    Check.

Not bad. But I'd like to see other configurations, like 16 Meg
simultaneous colors (optional) and higher resolutions available
as 'other' video modes. I think the NTSC compatability has done
wonders for the Amiga, and don't ever want to see it go away,
but, if you HAVE the monitor, it'd be nice to be able to tell
the darned thing to pump out 1K by 800 noninterlaced.

># 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?

Nahh. Mac ][ is overpriced.

># 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.
>
>:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) 

Apollo's are cheaper :-)

>
>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. 

Note I work for an Apollo HW/SW house and could'nt let Chuck get away 
with this :-)

>--Chuck McManis


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