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| Posted by takemehomegrandma on 28-Jun-2003 21:48 GMT | In reply to Comment 44 (Oliver Hannaford-Day):
@ Oliver Hannaford-Day
I don't see your name on the "ColdFusion Accelerator" page, but it seems like you are one (*the* ?) developer of that project. First of all, I would like to tell you that you have my *deepest* respect for your effort!
:-)
Then I would like to thank you for taking the time to addressing my questions!
OK.
>> Perhaps it would make it better on "the market"
>> as a stand-alone computer than as a CPU upgrade for
>> classic Amigas?
> Naa, to many of them already. (Amiga wise)
Not really, there are only two (or rather one; the Pegasos), but they are quite similar. They both have one weakness though (from an Amiga "geek" point of view); they both are quite "PC" in their architecture. The only difference (Hardware wise) is the CPU. Traditionally, the Amiga is *far* from the "PC". Nothing wrong in using some core "x86" HW components for some purposes (I/O among others), but IMO the Amiga was much more than the *grey standard* CPU/NorthBridge/SouthBridge architecture.
>> Why don't you talk to Jeri and license her "Super VIC"
> Ermm... Im just doing a CPU upgrade, other things may come latter but its
> best not to think about them until this is finished.
I really think you should reconsider. Raise your ambitions! To me it seems you are only taking 3/4 of a full step, and the missing last quarter will/might prevent your project from succeding (stuck in the middle (not really this and not really that)). Why don't you initiate a conversation about this issue with Jens Schönfeld of Individual Computers (jens@ami.ga). Of course, the least possible demand for any "Amiga" version of the "Super VIC" would be a true colour display.
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