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- From: Gemini2@cup.portal.com (Gary Alan Peake)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: New Press Release!
- Date: 29 Mar 1996 06:00:05 -0800
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- >James McArthur wrote:
- >>
- >> G'Day Jason Compton, you wrote:
- >> : Jeff Grimmett (jgrimm@bitnova.com) wrote:
- >> : : >I believe neither one is often used by the average consumer. But an FPU
- >> : : Who says the MMU can't be socketed? I know it was socketed for use with
- >> : : the 020, and unless there are special signal lines required for MMU usag
- e
- >> : : AND the EC030 lacks them, I don't see this as a problem.
- >>
- >> : I think you'd be hard pressed to find a good supply of 68551s. And it's
- >> : just a stupid solution to what shouldn't even be a problem. AT has to be
- >> : willing to LEAD, not meekly follow where everyone else has abandoned. An
- >> : EC 030 is not a leadership statement.
- >>
- >> Wouldnt it be fairly pointless to "take the lead" on a system that will
- >> eventually be superceded by a more powerful PPC system in a matter of months
- ?
- >>
- >> : --
- >> : Jason Compton jcompton@xnet.com
- >> : Editor-in-Chief, Amiga Report Magazine (708) 741-0689 FAX
- >> : You know you're on the way out... it's just a matter of time.
- >> : Maybe some escape? No! Not even one!
- >> : AR on Aminet - docs/mags/ar???.lha AR Mailing list - Mail me
- >> : WWW - http://www.omnipresence.com/Amiga/News/AR, www.cucug.org/ar/ar.html
- >
- >I agree, but in that case why bother with any new computers before the
- >Power Amiga, except maybe a CPU upgraded A1200 and A4000.
- >--
- > Robert S. Iacullo
- > eagle@serv.net
-
- And where does the money to R&D these Power Amiga's come from?
-
- Gary Peake "Mystic Meg" Fellow AMIGA Users:
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