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From: svermeulen@Janus.MRC.AdhocNet.CA (Steve Vermeulen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: SEGA goes to 68000, news at 11!
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Date: 6 Feb 89 15:39:29 GMT
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  | From: Randell Jesup <jesup@cbmvax.uucp>
  |
  | In article <8511MSPINNER@POLYGRAF> MSPINNER@POLYGRAF.BITNET writes:
  | >
  | >  Well, I've been told by a friend that
  | >   a) Ninentendo and Sega system games are prototype on Amigas
  | >   b) and that these games are ported to their respective ROM's
  |
  |        Highly unlikely.  Nintendo is 6502, Sega is Z80.
                  ^^^^^^^^
                     |
                     +--------  HA, he says!!!!

  Reading this brought to mind an interesting bit of sales information
  that appeared in the December 1988 issue of "Electronics" on page 57,
  in the Pacific Rim Trends section...

      "SEGA ADDS A HO, HO, HO TO SIGNETICS' CHRISTMAS WITH A FIRST TIME
       CONTRACT

       A Japanese toy maker expects to make Christmas happier for
       Signetics Corp., the Sunnyvale, Calif., subsidary of Philips
       international NV, of the Netherlands.  Sega Enterprises Ltd.
       of Tokyo, a leading Japanese manufacturer of electronic games
       and toys, has announced that it will buy Signetics' version
       of the 68000 16-bit microprocessor.  This is the first time
       that a Japanese toy maker has contracted to buy its chips in
       the U.S.  Sega will buy one million pieces during the first
       year of the multiyear arrangement."

  So I wonder what they are going to use these for?  Probably a combination
  electronic toaster and bread maker :-)

  So Commodore, it looks like these guys are going to be interested in
  a high performance, 68000 compatible, video graphics chip set soon...


Stephen Vermeulen
Author: Express Paint
Newsletter Editor of AMUC
SVermeulen%Janus.MRC.AdhocNet.CA@Uncaedu.BITnet