dmg@ssc-vax.UUCP (David Geary) (07/01/88)
In article 3128, Tomas 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 > !!!!!!!!!!!!!!^^^^^!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >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. WOW! : * 16M memory standard, expandable to 4G * A price under $1000 Imagine the money you could make if you could make a 16M MEMORY EXPANSION that you could profitably sell for under $1000!! BTW, my A100, with 32 colors and 320x200 resolution has some pretty awesome arcade games... How about: * A price under $10000 (just another zero ;-) Then Commodore could take some business from Apollo and Sun... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ "... I live in hotels, tear up the walls. ~ ~ I have accountants pay for it all..." ~ ~ ~ ~ Life's Been Good, ~ ~ Joe Walsh ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- *********************************************************** * David Geary, Boeing Aerospace Co., Seattle, WA * * I disclaim all disclaimers.... * ***********************************************************