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  1. Xref: sparky comp.sys.amiga.graphics:6035 comp.sys.amiga.hardware:15345
  2. Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics,comp.sys.amiga.hardware
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!torn!cunews!nrcnet0!bnrgate!bcars6a8!keithh
  4. From: keithh@bnr.ca (Keith Hanlan)
  5. Subject: Re: CBM Discusses Future Amigas
  6. Message-ID: <1992Sep14.202637.6204@bcars6a8.bnr.ca>
  7. Sender: usenet@bcars6a8.bnr.ca (Use Net)
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: bcarh10f
  9. Organization: Bell-Northern Research Ltd., Ottawa
  10. References: <1992Sep13.161833.8545@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA> <1992Sep14.180411.90091@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au>
  11. Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 20:26:37 GMT
  12. Lines: 15
  13.  
  14. In article <1992Sep14.180411.90091@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au> bull@vaxc.cc.monash.edu.au writes:
  15. >        I have only 1 thing to say re: Amiga + RISC.
  16. >
  17. >        Please, please, please, please, please, please, ALPHA!
  18. >        (although MC88x00 is the more obvious option).
  19.  
  20. Forget it. Alpha is little-endian. It's one thing to merely have to
  21. recompile. It's another to render all data unusable.
  22.  
  23. I think its too bad that Alpha isn't big/little-endian switchable
  24. like the MIPS.
  25.  
  26. No, my preference would be HP's PA-RISC or IBM's RS/6000 risc chip.
  27.  
  28. Regards,
  29.