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- From: oddhs@sn.no (Odd H. Sandvik)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Things cancelled
- Date: 23 Feb 1996 20:41:22 +0100
- Organization: SN Internett
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- William F. Maddock (wmaddock@icon-stl.net) wrote:
- : On 21-Feb-96 21:14:13 oddhs@sn.no Odd H. Sandvik wrote:
-
- : >Hombre was a multimedia chip designed for a set-topbox/gameconsole.
- : >It wasnt supposed to be AMIGA-compatible AFAIK.
-
- : HOMBRE *was* intended for future Amigas. It was not going to be AGA-
- : compatible. I believe it was refered to as a 3d-RISC setup. Beyond that, only
- : Ed Hepler knows for sure.
-
- You know, Ed Hepler himself posted an article concerning the
- HOMBRE chipset. I still got it. It's very interesting reading.
-
- Here's an excerpt:
-
- > Note that the Hombre design had a PA-RISC integer core included on the
- > controller chip. This core was designed by me and was intended as the
- > main cpu for low end implementations (game consoles, set top boxes,
- > and low end home computers). So no external processor chip was required
- > for low end systems.... In fact, not much beyond memory was required to
- > build the lowest end systems...
-
- : The opinions expressed are not necessarily
- : those of the Gateway Amiga Club,Inc. or its members.
- : William F. Maddock Editor in Chief GAC FLAK wmaddock@icon-stl.net
- : The Newsletter of the Gateway Amiga Club, Inc. www.icon-stl.net/~wmaddock
-
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