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- From: Kim F Ong <kimmie@overman.demon.co.uk>
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- Subject: Re: Msg from Carl Sassenrath (VISCorp)
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- Date: Sat, 20 Apr 96 15:21:32 GMT
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- Ian W Parkinson (m95iwp@ecs.ox.ac.uk) wrote:
- : >That's the wrong URL, try http://www.vistv.com
- :
- : Having just looked there, I have to say VIScorp seem to be sending out
- : all the right signals. I'm encouraged. I've long thought the Amiga's
- : ultimate home should be as an interactive-tv controller.
- :
- : Has anyone heard anything about whether or not they'll continue to
- : develop a RISC-based system? Presumably they will, surely they can't
- : expect to get a decent 'future-proof' set-top box running off a CISC?
- :
- : Ian
- :
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- All VIScorp said on the recent press conference in WOA was
- that the set top box would be based on the 68k chip.
- This was in response to a question ask from the audience
- whether the set top box would feature PPC chip set.
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- Of course, they might chnage their mind...
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- kifo
- who can't figure out where did all the mindless optimisim comes from...
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