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- From: runehy@dhhalden.no (RUNE HYLDMO)
- Subject: Re: A1200 versus Falcon 030... FAQ...NOT
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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 09:34:49 GMT
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- In article <1jooboINN28i@escargot.xx.rmit.OZ.AU> s914534@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (UT) writes:
- >From: s914534@minyos.xx.rmit.OZ.AU (UT)
- >Subject: Re: A1200 versus Falcon 030 once again (FAQ?)
- >Date: 22 Jan 93 12:12:40 GMT
- >jornmoe@fredrik.atari.no (Joern Moe) writes:
- >
- >>These days the atari and amiga people are arguing which computer have
- >>the fastest cpu (Falcon 030 versus A1200). The 68030 have better performance
- >>than a 68020 when placed in an equal arcitecture. Additionaly the A1200 runs
- >>at 14.4 Mhz, wheras the F030 runs at 16Mhz (i realy think its 16.01xxxMhz)
- >>giving it a extra 10% over the A1200. Summing it all up, my bet is that
- >>this is a dead race!
- >
- >Shouldn't that be 16Mhz - 25% ?
- >
- >Also the Falcon doesn't have the custom graphics chips that the 1200 has,
- >so its going to be slower still. Remember the ST 68000 was faster than the
- >the 68000 used in the Amiga - yet most Amiga games ran faster than their ST
- >counterparts - because everything had to be done by the CPU in the ST.
- >
- >I can't see much changing - musicians will go for the Falcon, the general
- >public will go the 1200. In Europe its the games that sell machines, and
- >with its better graphics specifications, Atari marketing and the well known
- >Amiga name, the 1200 will wipe the floor with the Falcon (when/if it becomes
- >available).......NOT
-
- Games sell machines in Europe? Here are three questions for ya.
-
- 1. Have you ever been read a German computer-mag. Games what is that??
-
- 2. Do games sell machines in Europe just because they do so in England?
-
- 3. Did the IBM-PC have good games in the 80's? Did it sell anyway. Did it
- sell more than Amiga?
-
- 4. Is the A1200 any good without any Fast-ram? Does fast-ram cost money.
-
- 5. Does the A1200 have a DSP to make stunning zoom-effects.
-
- 5 1/2. Does the A1200 have 16-bit sound. Does a 16-bit A1200 card cost money?
-
- 6. Does the A1200 work properly? Is Amiga 1200 a quality product or a rush
- job?
-
- 7. Is it better to launch a product with lots of faults or wait untill the
- machine works properly?
-
- 8. Are there any "A1200 only" games out there yet. If not what's the use?
- Games sell machines don't they?
-
- 9. Are everybody sick and tierd of all this questions now?
-
- 10. Have anybody discoverd that I have written more than three questions?
-
- 11. Do everybody want me to stop now?
-
- 12. Do you think I will?
-
- To all those who answerd "YES" on question 12.... You were right.
-
- Party on dudes
-
- Greetings from
-
- Rune Hyldmo
-
-