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- From: hyc@hanauma.jpl.nasa.gov (Howard Chu)
- Subject: Re: 16-bit RAM Access on Falcon ?
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- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 04:22:51 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.192239.9654@rmece49.upr.clu.edu> raist@rmece02.upr.clu.edu (Ricardo Hernandez) writes:
- >In article <1992Nov16.152504.24848@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE>, seibert@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Ewald Seibert) writes:
- > So, I don't know about what the Falcon can claim, but at least on the
- >Amiga part of the statement, yes, major entertainment software producers
- >have pledged support.
-
- Most apps run fine on the Falcon, some games seem to trip up on 68030
- incompatibilities.
- >
- >|> |> I've got a 68040 in my A4000. Does a 68040 Atari even exist? Didn't think
- >|> so.
- >|>
- >|> there is a ATARI040 ready ...
- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- > | WHERE? Ready as a prototype or shipping? Or is it a CARD?
- > or is it the Jaguar? (he he)
-
- Well, there was no Falcon040 on display at Comdex. But several independent
- sources have already confirmed its existence, so I'm sure we'll be hearing
- more about it next quarter. I guess this is just one of many topics that
- you won't find more substantial discussion about, folks who have heard stuff
- aren't at liberty to repeat it.
- --
- -- Howard Chu @ Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
-
- All true wisdom is conveyed in one-line witticisms.
-