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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Multiple versions of the Walker?
- Distribution: world
- Organization: Nostromo
- From: damocles@nostromo.gate.net (Randy Vice)
- Message-ID: <damocles.3lnf@nostromo.gate.net>
- Date: Wed, 10 Apr 96 16:24:00 EST
-
- On Wed 10-Apr-1996 5:52p, David Meyer wrote:
- DM> JEFF WAHAUS, ISD NSG, TPA, EXT. 2643 (jeff_w1@sfov1.verifone.com) wrote:
- DM> : In article <4ka6ov$rn0@aggedor.rmit.EDU.AU>,
- DM> iorio@minyos.its.rmit.EDU.AU (Antony William Iorio) writes:
- DM> : > Can anyone tell me if there will be more than one version of the
- DM> Walker?
- DM> : >
- DM> : I sure hope so. In the US a new 030 based machine is not going to
- DM> : do very well. If AT would just replace the 030 with a 060 on the
- DM> : motherboard it would do much better IMO. And yes, I know it would
- DM> : cost more but we will pay the money!
- DM> : How much more would it cost? $100 $200 We'll pay it. If they
- DM> : don't put the 060 on the motherboard then we'll be forced to pay $1000
- DM> : for an 060 expansion board which will double the cost of the machine.
- DM> :
- DM> A 68030/40 with extreme expandability will certainly do better
- DM> than
- DM> a 68020/14 with minimal expandability. A 68040/40 would likely cost that
- DM> $100-$200 premium you mentioned - and provide a reasonable power boost.
- DM> Why would someone buy a 68060 Walker when they could get an A4000T?
-
- I think your missing the big picture. The 030 is ample enough for a base
- system. The big perk for the walker is the expandibility that the A1200 does
- not have. For those who need more power then the 030 can give, the PPC
- accelerator (which I will opt for) for those who want to have an Amiga that
- will expand into the next generation.
-
- I rather it have a 030 and drop the cost of the base Walker. Anything more
- then that, and I am going to be wasting money as I upgrade to a PPC as I no
- longer need the more expensive processor (ie 040-060) as it sits idle.
-
- : 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 :
-