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- From: bmontgom@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Byron Montgomerie)
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- Subject: Re: New Press Release!
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- Date: 21 Mar 1996 16:46:44 GMT
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- Michael van Elst (mlelstv@serpens.rhein.de) wrote:
- : >Sigh... That's exactly what I'm talking about. This is why I say that
- : >the machine should not include an MMUless processor.
-
- : So that everybody has to pay extra for the MMU that only some need ?
-
- I don't think it is a price thing, it is more because the EC030 can be
- clocked higher than the full 030. At $1000+ DM you are in the mid to high
- price range anyway.
-
- : >It reduces cost for whom? Certainly not for anybody who wants to put
- : >in an accelerator.
-
- : Even this is possible. The lower cost of the base unit will also lower
- : the cost of an expanded unit. Of course I cannot predict if this will
- : be correct, it depends on how the walker sells.
-
- The roomier design will at least reduce some add on costs (for the
- developer). But I recall that a2000 and a3000 cards weren't all that cheap
- either. And I think that you won't be able to move the walker into a PC
- tower case because the expansion boards will tend to be at right angles to
- the motherboard and longer due to the increased head room in the walker case.
-
- : >Just because all you do with your computer is "type",
-
- : Be assured. I don't just type. Then I'd just need a Z80 or something.
-
- Nah, just a dumb terminal. :)
-
- Regards,
-
- BM
-
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