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From: [e-mail] (Pacarana)
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Subject: Re: Death of Amiga??
Date: 18 Apr 1996 22:21:24 GMT
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>> >Yes, i think they want more than just the chip-set - they had a license to
>> >use that anyway. I suspect they will develop it further. Maybe they will
>> >finish this AAA chipset (which is still very good for video/tv type work,
>> >and 'cheap'), and maybe the risc-3d project...

>Perhaps they could put the chipset on a removable board.  That way they could
> put out what they have for the launch of the PAmiga, then later we could
>upgrade  to something better when they have it.
 Quite possibly (I'm not sure how all the DMA channels running everything
at once works out this way) but if possible without hurting the Amiga
architecture then it would be very good in and of itself (it could probably
cut the frequency of the necessity of new motherboard purchases in half)
and probably essential since it sounds as if AT hasn't done a thing in the way
of chip development since the auction, such a delay on top of the auction
delay and CBM bumbling would be hard to instantly overcome, even customizing
some other chipset with some Amiga features would be rather tight for an early
next year PPC Amiga, although perhaps with a delay until fall it could be
managed.