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- From: dmeyer@tiac.net (David Meyer)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Multiple versions of the Walker?
- Date: 10 Apr 1996 17:52:33 GMT
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- JEFF WAHAUS, ISD NSG, TPA, EXT. 2643 (jeff_w1@sfov1.verifone.com) wrote:
- : In article <4ka6ov$rn0@aggedor.rmit.EDU.AU>, iorio@minyos.its.rmit.EDU.AU (Antony William Iorio) writes:
- : > Can anyone tell me if there will be more than one version of the Walker?
- : >
- : I sure hope so. In the US a new 030 based machine is not going to
- : do very well. If AT would just replace the 030 with a 060 on the
- : motherboard it would do much better IMO. And yes, I know it would
- : cost more but we will pay the money!
- : How much more would it cost? $100 $200 We'll pay it. If they
- : don't put the 060 on the motherboard then we'll be forced to pay $1000
- : for an 060 expansion board which will double the cost of the machine.
- :
- A 68030/40 with extreme expandability will certainly do better than
- a 68020/14 with minimal expandability. A 68040/40 would likely cost that
- $100-$200 premium you mentioned - and provide a reasonable power boost.
- Why would someone buy a 68060 Walker when they could get an A4000T?
-