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- From: bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: The March Amiga?
- Date: 15 Jan 1996 18:37:59 GMT
- Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
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- George Noel (gnoel@morgan.ucs.mun.ca) wrote:
- : , why do you think it is so improbable for
- : them to work on one new chip now to do the same thing?
-
- I was commenting on the time you said it would be done in. Where did you see
- this mentioned btw?
-
- : Not significant? Revenue is revenue and I think AT could tell you how
- : significant it is. Why are developers making PPC boards for the A1200 if
- : they didn't think it was significant? What would you rather do pay $600 -
-
- You would compare a single chip to a PPC board?
-
- : $1000 to upgrade your A1200 or $30 or so? Which would have a lot more
-
- Even if the chip were that inexpensive, sending it off to a technician to
- install it would easily triple the price in shipping and labour. (CDN)
- If you are referring to that PPC board, that would be $1500 CDN thereabouts.
-
- : Software development involving a new Paula would NOT only involve games,
- : it would involve MIDI/Music programs also which creates a whole new niche
- : and spinoff benefits. Microsoft recently bought out Blue Ribbon
-
- Enough to drag people from machines which already have 16 bit as the low end
- standard with 32 bit as a coming standard?
-
- : That is what we need to keep up with the Jones until the Amiga can
- : surpass them! Advancement means better image in the view of the consumer
- : and more pleasing to the.. in this case, ear. Less floppy swapping is a
-
- Assuming they compare amigas to amigas and nothing else. If they can find an
- old amiga to compare the new ones to.
-
- : bonus and we still need removable media whether you think so or not.
-
- CDROMs are removeable media if that is what you are after. I guess what you
- mean is removeable and writeable media. I didn't say that anyway. I have
- mentioned elsewhere what I think AT should consider doing in that department.
-
- : >CDROMs perhaps it would be used but that doesn't mean it would be noticeably
- : >different or better. Right now the only way to play an AGA game from a CDROM
-
- : Have you even heard 16 bit audio yet? There IS a noticeable differences
-
- Every time I listen to a CD. That is not the point, 16 bit sound takes up room
- and games barely use 8 bit. The amiga is not a CD player anyway.
-
- : Sure it does, it could generate revenue for SMD [sic] and/or dealers
-
- Chuckle, surface mounted devices, not the company. :)
-
- : >is hardly a revolution in the software base. :) About the only significant
- : >thing this might do is to bring back a few musicians to the amiga.
- : And this ISN'T good? Look where this got the Atari ST.. that is NOT a
-
- Sure it is, never said it wasn't. Atari ST, yeah look. :)
-
- : I've been using a HD for ages and it doesn't eliminate the need for
- : floppies or should I say writable, removable media.
-
- On a c64, George, hardly the same thing. :) Anyway, you have to learn how to
- read, I never said there was no need for removeable writeable media.
-
- : >Basically, talk to me after you have used a hard drive on your amiga, better
- : >yet after you have used a terminal program with it.
-
- : Not even going to comment to the misinformed, I could also say to you
-
- Actually, it is accurate, if you finally have used a terminal program on your
- girlfriends a1000 it is still not your amiga. :) I do know that it was a least
- 3 years you had your a1000 and did nothing with it but play old games and
- instead used your c64 for everything. Which boggles the mind.
-
- : talk to me when you HAVE an Amiga and stoop to your level!
-
- Chuckle. :) Wouldn't have mentioned it if you didn't start advocating in misc.
-
- Regards,
-
- BM
-
-