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From: smaug@eneevax.UUCP (Kurt J. Lidl)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Ideas for New Custom Chips
Keywords: Forgot one! Fish & Chips.
Message-ID: <1566@eneevax.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jun 88 16:11:29 GMT
References: <3128@polya.Stanford.EDU>
Reply-To: smaug@eneevax.umd.edu.UUCP (Kurt J. Lidl)
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In article <3128@polya.Stanford.EDU> rokicki@polya.Stanford.EDU (Tomas G. Rokicki) writes:
:In order for the Amiga to compete in the current marketplace, the
:machine should have at *least* the following features:
:
:	* 4096 color registers, 16 million colors
:	* 2048x2048 resolution, non-interlaced, on a standard TV
:	* 12 blitters, one for each of 12 planes
:	* 88000 CPU, w/ 68020 emulation as fast as the 68020
:	* Matrix and clipping hardware built in
:	* 44Khz sampling rate, 16-bit DAC's on four channels
:	* Each channel with AM, FM synthesis and enveloping
:	* 16M memory standard, expandable to 4G
:	* Built-in ST506, SCSI, EDSI, fast HPIB interfaces
:	* At least four serial ports, capable of 2Mbaud
:	* Built-in Ethernet port
:	* A price under $1000

Gasp!  You forgot the MOST IMPORTANT one!  A machine just CANNOT
be taken seriously without a 4 (or more) button mouse.  Just
what kind of cruel hoax were you pulling anyhow?

:Without these features, the machine simply cannot be taken
:seriously as a home computer; they are absolutely essential to
:emulate a vt100 properly, let alone run video games.
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:    /-- Tomas Rokicki         ///  Box 2081  Stanford, CA  94309

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