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- From: laire@uni-paderborn.de (Ralph Schmidt)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Next generation chips in A4000?
- Keywords: new chipsets, WOC
- Message-ID: <1992Sep15.124106.21338@uni-paderborn.de>
- Date: 15 Sep 92 12:41:06 GMT
- References: <1992Sep13.001854.21763@cco.caltech.edu> <1992Sep13.194027.9946@vlsi.polymtl.ca> <1992Sep14.201543.16050@cco.caltech.edu> <1992Sep15.071650.12652@marlin.jcu.edu.au>
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- cpca@marlin.jcu.edu.au (Colin Adams) writes:
-
- >In article <1992Sep14.201543.16050@cco.caltech.edu> andrey@cco.caltech.edu (Andre T. Yew) writes:
- >>>I would also like to know if the 4000 will be upgradable to that 'high-end
- >>>chip set' or if it will be part of a brand new machine?
- >>
- >> Louis Eggebrecht (the person who made the presentation) seemed
- >>to imply that the A4000 is modular to the extent that you will
- >>be able to upgrade your chipset. Perhaps a Commodore engineer
- >>could comment on the modularity of the A4000 (please)?
-
- >You probably won't get any reply from C= if you can't; they won't
- >want to hurt possible sales. Looking at the provisional specs. for
- >the next "high-end" chipset, IMHO there is next to no chance
- >you could put it in the A4000.
-
- >Reasons:
-
- >- The use of VRAMs
- >- The asynch nature of the system
- >- The fact that it is 4 chips. It is a mean feat to put 4 chips
- >into 3 sockets. Also some people have said the new chips are
- >surface mounted, which if true, removes the possibility of any
- >plug-in replacements.
-
- >Maybe if the AA chipset is on a daughter board like the processor
- >it might be possible, but I highly doubt it is.
-
- >The fact that another incompatible high-end machine may appear
- >later should not stop people buying an A4000. You either want
- >it, or you don't. Almost any computer you can buy today won't be
- >on the cutting-edge of technology in a year or so.
-
-
- You can see it also from another perspective. The A4000 motherboard
- is also a module for the 40 processor:-B.
-
-
- Regards..
- --
- Ralph Schmidt laire@uni-paderborn.de
- University of Paderborn (Germany)
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