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- From: bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: The March Amiga?
- Date: 11 Jan 1996 18:28:27 GMT
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
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- George Noel (gnoel@morgan.ucs.mun.ca) wrote:
- : >: You can bet that either the A1200+ will have a complete new chipset
- : >
- : >Nope, they don't make themselves. :) The a1200+/1300 are what AT is going to
-
- : A company has been working on the chips already and Dr. P. K said a new
- : Paula could be ready by the time the next shipment of A4000ts happen.
-
- You said a complete new chipset for the a1200+, not just paula. :)
-
- : >: this short amount of time, they should at least have ONE new chip built!
-
- : >Heh, don't work that way. :)
-
- : Why not? They face a problem of not being able to use high density drives
-
- Not enough time. I was under the impression AT was working on an integrated
- solution to go on a PPC chip, makes you wonder. Perhaps just alice will be
- integrated with the PPC chip.
-
- : in A4000ts and want a "plus" version of their A1200.. what would solve
- : the problem better then working on a new Paula chip only for the past few
- : months which will enable 16 bit audio and the the transfer rates to use a
- : HD floppy drive standard? They then could ship new A4000ts with off the
-
- Kind of a backwards target if you ask me. HD floppies are obsolete and there
- isn't any software to support 16 bit sound for the amiga. 16 bit sound also
- increases storage requirements, HD floppies would just be able to maintain the
- status quo with games. Too bad the a1200+ will only have 2 megs of chip ram.
-
- : shelf HD drives along with A1200+s if they wish and all old Amigas could
- : upgrade their Paulas also generating more income. Don't forget these
- : machines are not being revealed until March and released afterwards, that
- : is still two to three months to finish the chip, test it and mass produce
- : it. They can then spend the rest of the year working on/finishing off
-
- Perhaps June, doubt if it would be March.
-
- : the new graphic chips which I am sure they are working on now also and
- : won't have to worry about the Paula chip, this will also be included on
- : the new Power Amiga also.
-
- I hope you don't take 97 to mean Jan 97. :) I'd be willing to wager big bucks
- that won't happen. :)
-
- : Also don't forget in an interview at a press/developers conference a long
- : time ago it came from one of the higher ups that a new model will be
- : released in March with improved sound and graphics.. people seem to have
- : forgotten that!
-
- Don't forget what everyone has said about it taking at least 18 months for a new
- chipset to be developed. 97 sure, but mid 97 in the best case, more likely
- xmass 97.
-
- : >: If any of these improvements are in there, it will be worth it and worth
- : >: upgrading to.
- : >
- : >Even from an amiga 1000, George. ;)
-
- : Especially from an A1000.
-
- Har! :)
-
- Regards,
-
- BM
-
-