Magnetic Pages Article | 1995-09-02 | 3KB | 36 lines
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& Amiga 1400
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> Hello there,) > some points of view and a few rumours.
>K > I've read that the a new baby is due out this autumn - called the A1400.
> Sounds good!J > yet another knife in the back for A600 and A1200 users? no, not really.
>H > Everyone was expecting a mid-range Amiga anyway...thats the A4000/030* > job.<and a very nice job it is too :) >
>8 > This A1400 is supposedly to run on a 28MHz `020 CPU .I > This is believable because Commodore did mention to me that they would. > probably upgrade it to a highr CPU one day.
># > So now the interesting thoughts.' > Release date of A1400 = Autumn `93' > Release date of AMCD = Autumn `93
H > could this mean that the cd console would also be operating with a 28K > MHz 020 ?? --It would REALLY be able to wipe the ground with the mega_CD
> then wouldn't it!!? :P
>2 > There is a follow up to all this of course.....K > C= have been designing there MPEG board and DSP board for a little while
> now.G > I believe that it is possible that we see the following in the A1400
> (reasonable)
> CPU = 28MHz 020> > DSP = AT&T3210 - replacable with AT&T3070 in V.near future? > SOUND = 16-bit 8 channel new ASA chip (named Julia possibly)A > GRAPHICS = same old AGA chipset but with 4MEG CHIP addressable
> (old? :) )' > SHAPE = This is the pizza box one!!!K > PORTS = SCSI MIDI FLOPPY MODEM(due to DSP) SERIAL PARALLEL VIDEO TV COMP
> etc? > + bonus of standard PCMCIA slot (the proper version)
>K > Interested in MPEG technology? well, before some rich smug gitt gets hisI > hands on a MPEG board to make you green with envy.....beat them to the
> post.
> get a software MPEG decoder.J > It is available from 17-Bit PD software under the guise of one of their
> "LSD legal tools" disk.I > The LSD disk number is out of my head right now, but i believe that it
> is one of the 70's ones.
>* > Where to get the MPEG animations? Easy.
< > FTP them from the following site: toe.cs.berkeley.edu2 > via anonymous ftp (enter name as anonymous :) )8 > they are in the /pub/multimedia/mpeg/movies directory
> some of them are amazingG > they run at 14 fps on an A4000 - so watch out! (it is software based
> after all)
>F > Now then...time to decide which 50MHz 030 card I'm gonna buy for my > A1200!9 > - I'm a bit stuck.....got any recommendations anyone?