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From: root@sbcs.sunysb.edu (Systems Staff)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Introducing a DSP board for the Amiga (LONG) (REPOST)
Keywords: DSP ATT AT&T WE 32C AMIGA HARDWARE CADONA CRE
Message-ID: <5943@sbcs.sunysb.edu>
Date: 5 Mar 90 02:54:43 GMT
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Organization: State University of New York at Stony Brook
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In article <41152.25f147bf@drunivac.drew.edu> tlimonce@drunivac.drew.edu writes:

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>Implications:
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>The NeXT has a Motorola DSP 56001; which is inferior to the AT&T model.
>The AT&T chip is the chip-of-choice for serious research.  It's faster
>and it's floating-point.  This means the NeXT has one sophomoric DSP
>while your Amiga could have 2 superior DSPs.

	I understand your enthusiasm, but remember that the DSP56K used
	in the NeXT is not apples to apples comparison.  The DSP 56K is
	roughly same generation as the ATT dsp16 or so.  Motorola has
	a FP DSP called the DSP96000.

>AT&T/Bell-frobs can buy Bonsai boards because AT&T/Bell-frobs must all
>use the AT&T DSP chips.  This means it has a large potential market.

	The Motorola DSP is used in things like the latest Escort (?) radar
	detector.  Probably a bit market :-)

>This is the big one:  John claims "Best price/performance ratio of any
>FP DSP in the industry" with this board.  I believe him.

	This may be, but I question this since TI basically made this
	market and they have a FP DSP called the TMS320C30.  If I recall
	correctly they were in production before the DSP32C.

>Tom Limoncelli       The computer industry should spend more time in front of

					Rick Spanbauer
					State U of NY/Stony Brook