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- From: jeremyn@nj5.injersey.com (Jeremy )
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Theese Specs are crud!
- Date: 15 Mar 1996 22:17:04 GMT
- Organization: Asbury Park Press
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- Michael McClay (MikeMcC@barlib.dnet.co.uk) wrote:
-
- > >The main processor used will be the 680EC30 / 40 MHz.
-
- > This is when it all began to go sour for me. I thought the days of EC
- > crap were over with Commo'Lame C= but it appears the disease which is
- > economy proccessors has reared it's ugly head once more.
-
- > ARE YOU LISTENING AMIGA TECH, the full 030 proccessor is SOOOOOO
- > cheep that there is NO reason for not having one, the price for the
- > computer would only be a few รบ's dearer at the MOST.
- [snip]
- > >The new AMIGA will be shipped with a revisited version 3.2 of the AMIGA-OS.
- > >New features and many enhancements will give the system more power and
- > >flexibility.
-
- > But thanks the the short sightedness that has afflicted Amiga Tech the
- > new version of the O.S. will not have Virtual memory because of the
- > BLOODY EC030.
-
- > WAKE UP!! Amiga Tech EVERY current day computer under the sun has
- > virtual memory, so get with it and chang that to a full 030, EC
- > proccessors are a sickness that NEEDS stopping, it's not too late to
- > change your mind
-
- > Michael McClay (MikeMcC@barlib.dnet.co.uk)
- > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- Um, I've got 18 megs of RAM in my A500, and I've never come close to
- running out. I certainly don't see the need to slow things to a crawl
- with virtual memory. If the EC030 makes the machine more affordable, I
- say go for it, as long as there's a possibility of a processor upgrade.
-
- Jeremy
- jeremyn@injersey.com
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