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From: mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Mike Smithwick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Interesting bit of history from Jay Miner...
Message-ID: <15451@ames.arc.nasa.gov>
Date: 24 Sep 88 22:32:34 GMT
References: <3996@polya.Stanford.EDU>
Reply-To: mike@ames.arc.nasa.gov.UUCP (Mike Smithwick)
Organization: NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif.
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["I'm not a programmer, but I play one on TV"]

In article <3996@polya.Stanford.EDU> aozer@NeXT.com (Ali T. Ozer) writes:
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>Jay Miner, the designer of the Amiga chipset, was the speaker at
>September BADGE, held on the 17th. He took questions from the audience
>and told many fascinating stories about the Amiga's past and present. 
>A wonderful man!
>
[oops, giant-mutant line eaters from Mars got the rest of Ali's posting!]

Ali, Ali, Ali, you forgot the best part!! Jay was explaining
about the origins of HAM mode. He said that he asked the chip-layout guy 
to remove the HAM registers. The guy said "but it'll leave a blank spot on the
chip!". Ego, we have HAM. 

Who sez chip design isn't an "art"??



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			   *** mike (starship janitor) smithwick ***
"he's braindead Jim. . ."
[disclaimer : nope, I don't work for NASA, I take full blame for my ideas]