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From: CRONEJP@UREGINA1.BITNET (Jonathan Crone)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A2000 and CPU slot
Message-ID: <8803222026.AA06299@jade.berkeley.edu>
Date: 22 Mar 88 19:50:52 GMT
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With all the recent talk about the new amiga models and the discussion of
the 68020/68881 board from Commodore the same question keeps coming
to mind.

What happens to the A2000's 68000 when the 68020 goes in?

I know that the logic on the 86pin connector provides for the coprocessor
board to steal the system from the 68000 (I think thats right isn't it??)

but does the 68020 run everything in the system or is the
68000 run as a I/O processor like in some maxi-desktop systems that i've
seen running un*x???

does it not make sense to have the 68000 operating in this fashion????
after all if you're to be running AMIUNX <------- My nomination for the
                                                   name of the new unix...

it doesn't make sense to have the 68020 waiting on I/O
so why not have the 68000 as a I/O hound or something....
(I know that with the current Amiga O/S  the 68000 isn't stuck waiting on
I/O  but with two 68XXX 's under the hood the A2500 could sure make the
MacII look like a slug.

This of course is just my opinion....


jpc

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Jonathan P. Crone
Vice President, AURA,  (Amiga Users of Regina Associated.)
(Regina, Sask. Canada )    (eh???)

CRONEJP@UREGINA1.BITNET
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come on now....  does ANYONE give a damn about what i have to say?
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