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From: dbl@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu (David Lawson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: (B) 68040 vs. gfx coprocessor <pipe(lined) dreams>
Summary: Real Pipe dreams
Message-ID: <677@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu>
Date: 1 Feb 90 05:44:24 GMT
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     If we want to talk about pipe dreams but stay in the realm of possibility,
how about the motorola DSP to handle sound (and other various and sundry stuff)
and add the TI 34020 to do the windowing, gfx, etc, and top these new players
off with an '030/040 running in the mid to low double digits (25-50 MHz).
The beauty of this (and the real complement to the system software designers)
is by replacing a library here and there this could work with CURRENT
applications that do not grab the hardware.  
    Replace graphics.library, audio.device, etc etc, and enjoy the speed
increases.  This should be doable if a wee tad expensive.  Maybe even
put these guys on a board for the 2000 owners (me in particular).
    Anybody know if this possible?  COuld the hardware be put on boards and
slipped into the video slot/cpu slot?

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Dave Lawson
dbl@h.cs.wvu.wvnet.edu    Amiga owner since June 1986, and #$%^ proud of it!