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- From: Mike_Noreen%cave@sweden.eu.net (Mike Noreen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: AA chipset in the A3000 -> I expect it!
- Message-ID: <Mike_Noreen.07m8%cave@sweden.eu.net>
- Date: 1 Sep 92 02:45:36 GMT
- Organization: The Misty Cave BBS +46 753 33132
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- In a message dated Mon 30 Aug 92 16:20, Cpca@marlin.jcu.edu.au (colin Adams
- wrote:
-
- CA> It may make some kind of sense though. Under the new systems you
- CA> have to enquire to find out whether there is 2x or 4x speedup.
- CA> Adding
- CA> the new chips to the A3000 would only gain 2x speedup due to the
- CA> different type of RAM chips needed for the 4x speedup. I doubt C=
- CA> would
- CA> cripple their new machines by using memory that would only give a 2x
- CA> speedup, so this may imply you can add the new chips to the 3000, but
- CA> just not get full utilization.
-
- Hm? What you need to get 4x speedup is a 32-bit bus and page-mode DRAMs
- chip-mem. The A3000 has both.
- IF the AA-chipset ever becomes available for the A3000, it WILL be able to
- use all the colours/resolutions available.
-
- CA> There will probably be some sort of Power-Up offer for people in the
- CA> States, but I doubt it will be available elsewhere.
-
- Very, very likely indeed. We europeans have never been able to rely on any
- C= support, and I don't think that'll change.
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