nsw@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (Neil Weinstock) (05/03/90)
I've been wondering. Since the A3000 has 32-bit chip RAM, and 14 MHz
bandwidth (if I've gathered correctly), the potential should be there for
future chipsets which take full advantage of that. The current ECS runs
in 16-bit mode; I believe there is external logic to handle the conversion.
So, my question is, what would be involved in adding a high-speed, 32-bit
chipset in the future? Is it as simple as plugging and chugging with the new
chips, or would some strap or jumper need to be set, or would it not be
possible to do on the motherboard?
I would assume that Commodore is at least thinking about a real killer chipset,
and am curious about what kind of provisions have been made. Given the speed
of the system as it is, it's almost frightening to think of what it could do
with a 32-bit blitter running at twice its current speed. Also, it should
be possible to do 8 bitplanes in hi-res, and all kinds of other neat stuff.
- Neil
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