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Re: MKII ON HOME SYSTEMS?

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From: pel... Mitch Burton
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1993 09:15
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>You appear to be a big Jag fan.  Well, I am undecided, but I dont like 
>how Atari claims its a 64 bit system when it actualy uses a 16bit 68000 
>(Same found in the Genesis and Macintosh) as its cpu.  Yes, it has a 64 
>bit data path and special chips for gfx and stuff, but that 68000 (Which 
>makes it a cheap system to produce) is going to hurt it in the long run.

Well hell.  I don't know WHAT to think about the Jag anymore.  I've
heard so much contradictory info on it it's simply not funny.  Here's
a quick list :

        1) two RISC chips
        2) one 64bit RISC chip and a 32bit DSP(?) chip
        3) a 68000 (16bit)
        4) 68000 for handling I/O, whateverthehell that means.

There's more, I'm not going to list it all..

Oh yeah : 

       If you think they still make Macs with 68000 processors,
          you just don't know what you're talking about.

I think the most recent mac with a 68000 is the Mac SE, or maybe the
Mac Classic.  (Dunno if the Classic II has 68000 or 68020, but in
any case noone buys those :) )

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