#EE Times Article
03-May-86 17:43:22
Sb: #17073-#EE Times Article
Fm: Fadi Khulusi/MicroP Tech 72655,114
To: Steve Ahlstrom 76703,2006
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I can't imagine why a company like Atari who developed the 520ST in so little
time, would sell a project that they paid so much in R&D money on to another
company, knowing that they might "hope to sell it" in the future. Couldn't
they have hired one or two more designers to do the job, and wouldn't it have
been cheaper than paying a licensing fee for every chip that they sell with
their computers? So I don't think Atari will ever market it. How complete is
the chip now, and has anybody heard it in action? Is it only compatible with
the 6502 line of MPU's or is it a flexible design? And what does John's
company (I don't have any idea what it is called) plan to do with the chip?
Just curious! <Fadi>