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- From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: Re: 4000
- Message-ID: <65763@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Sep 92 21:42:10 PDT
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <1992Sep12.214452.27040@spartan.ac.BrockU.CA>
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- >In article <1992Sep12.162639.1888@en.ecn.purdue.edu> bevis@en.ecn.purdue.edu
- >(Jeff Bevis) writes:
- >
- >>>>Unfortunately CBM left an equally important half of the "MultiMedia"
- >>>>equation off their list. The new machines still do only crappy 8 bit audio
- .
- >
- >>Well, this is the most disappointing aspect of the 4000 for me. I was
- >>really looking forward to great new graphics and sound. They got 1/2 of it.
- >
- >Aren't you guys being a bit presumptious, considering the fact that Jim Dionne
-
- No. Not from the facts presented in CBM's press release. The release didn't
- say anything about "6 months from now." Until it's official, it ain't.
-
- Remember, everyone on planet earth couldn't be at WOC.
-
- >indicated that a DSP board would be available within 6 months? A DSP
- >board is certainly much more versatile than a revised Paula and the
- >possibility is very strong that such a card will be available for the
- >existing Zorro-based machines (A2000/3000).
- >
-
- A faster revised Paula would not only benefit the audio, but also the disk
- drive speed. There NEEDS to be a better Paula.
-
- -Joel
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- / Joel E. Swan....Pres./...Media Specialties, Ltd., Oak Forest, IL.USA /
- / & Senior Producer..../...Moody Broadcasting Network, Chicago, IL. USA /
- / Portal ID: joeles..../...joeles@cup.portal.com /
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