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From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita)
Subject: Re: New baseline Amiga?
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References: <1991Apr12.155350.20444@convex.com> <20802@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Apr 1991 09:47:21 GMT

In article <20802@cbmvax.commodore.com> daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes:
>In article <1991Apr12.155350.20444@convex.com> swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren) writes:
>
>>I wish that Commodore would redesign the A500 motherboard to utilize a 68020
>>instead of a 68000.  Call it the A500+ or something.  Do the same with the
>>A2000.  Include a socket for a 68881 chip.  They wouldn't need to bump up the
>>memory bus to 32-bits; they could leave the motherboard memory just like it
>>is.  The idea would be to have the 020 as the baseline processor for the Amiga
>>line.
>
>What would this buy you?  A 68020 without 32 bit memory will, on the average,
>give you about 15% more speed than an equivalent 68000.  Many things will run
>slower, things that fit nicely in the I-Cache run faster.
>
	It seems to me the main costs with a mid-end system is
you have a choice between an A500 with an expensive HD or buying
more than you need in an A2000HD. The ideal mid-line computer
would have room for exactly one internal hard drive and one
internal floppy, plus 2MB internal, and ONE slot inline with a
Video slot. Such a machine would be a lot cheaper than a 2000 (no
9 slot system) and a lot more convenient for most people. You
could probably add a flicker-fixer in it (CBM one) for the same
price as the 2000HD is now.

>-- 
>Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Amiga 3000) "The Crew That Never Rests"
>   {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh      PLINK: hazy     BIX: hazy
>      "That's me in the corner, that's me in the spotlight" -R.E.M.


	-- Ethan

Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb
A: None. It's a hardware problem.
