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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: A1200 with PPC?
- Distribution: world
- Organization: Nostromo
- From: damocles@nostromo.gate.net (Randy Vice)
- Message-ID: <damocles.33d4@nostromo.gate.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jan 96 13:29:47 EST
-
- On Thu 25-Jan-1996 10:26a, John McGinley wrote:
- JM> >1. Buy a used CBM A1200 + Accelerator+ SCSI controller + RAM
- JM> YEAH
-
- JM> >2. Buy a new AT A1200 + Accelerator + RAM
- JM> NOPE
-
- If you look at the cost of SCSI controller plus S&H, the difference between
- the two (399 v. 589) is about $90. That's not that much when comparing WB 3.0
- v. 3.1 upgrade cost.
-
- JM> >3. Wait for the AT A1200+ (aka March Amiga)
- JM> NO WAY, Jesus is coming too but I'm not gettting in line for that yet
-
- I'm willing to do a bit of waiting for a few months, but if it's going to be 6
- or more months, it's far less of an option.
-
- JM> >4. Suffer until the PowerAmiga is release.
- JM> HAHAHAHAH No Comment
-
- I know, it's not a pleasant thought.
-
- JM> >1. Will Phase V build a PPC accelerator for all the versions of the
- JM> A1200?
- JM> Already Happening
-
- I haven't heard anything stating from Phase V directly that this is true for
- *all* A1200 versions. And I've been unable to get Email or snailmail address
- for Phase V in order to find out directly. I consider this option the key for
- my near future purchase.
-
- JM> >2. What will the PPC accelerator do?
- JM> Nothing until the OS is finished....after that, "What's a Macintosh?"
- JM> heheh
-
- JM> >3. How long until software compatibility won't be a major problem?
- JM> The time on this question is directly proportional to the size and
- JM> brain matter of Amiga Technologies Marketing department
-
- I would rather think it's has to do with if AT buys Apple's 680x0 emulation
- source codes and improves on it. I don't know if this happens if it means a
- couple of months afterwards or are we talking 12-18 months?
-
- : damocles@nostromo.gate.net : Bruce Morrow,a man before and after his time:
- :"The Constitution shall never be construed to prevent the people of the :
- :United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." :
- : - Samual Adams : Morrow Project Recon: The Expendible Ones :
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