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- From: root@rkamiga.UUCP (Rick Kelly)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: 68060
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <root.02xf@rkamiga.UUCP>
- References: <17592@mindlink.bc.ca>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 14:08:09 EST
- Organization: Rick's Amiga
- Lines: 38
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- In article <17592@mindlink.bc.ca> Lloyd_Sumpter@mindlink.bc.ca (Lloyd Sumpter) writes:
- >> Giancarlo Castrataro writes:
- >>
- >> Msg-ID: <BxsIHo.9ED@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu>
- >> Posted: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 03:46:3
- >>
- >> Org. : Indiana University
- >>
- >> Let's get one thing clear here:
- >> A 25mhz 68040 wipes the floors with a 25mhz 486, and can compete even with
- >> 486/33s (is somewhat faster). I'm not sure, but I think the 68040 is
- >> internally 50mhz. Also, I'd expect the floating point for the 68060 to be
- >> good (considering Motorola has always had superior FP). Let's not forget
- >> that if IBM had waited a few months to make their first PC, that they
- >> would be using Motorola chips, not Intel (the crap inside).
- >> -Giancarlo
- >
- > Actually, the problem was that Motorola (like CBM) didn't know how to Play
- >The Game. When IBM asked for a CPU, they said "here's ours. It's really
- >good." Intel said "Let's discuss this..." and when the doors of the
- >smoke-filled room opened, IBM agreed to use ALL Intel chips (including their
- >ageing 8-bit 8080 peripherals), and IBM owned 30% of Intel stock.
-
- Actually, IBM wanted to use the 68000, but the support chips weren't ready,
- while Intel had the 8088 and it's support chips available. The 8088 was
- released before the 68000.
-
- IBM felt that they had to move fast to get personal computers into the
- office, as they perceived a threat from the Apple II and CPM machines.
-
- I know accounting types who, back in 1980, were happily doing their
- spreadsheets using Visicalc on an Apple II or a CPM box.
-
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