CompuServe Thread

the following message (uploaded from another source) has had all names removed to protect the guilty (innocent) FORGET THE A3000…HERE'S THE SCOOP ON THE A4000 Well, as you know, the Amiga 3000 is near completion. So work has already started on the Amiga 4000. The new chip set for that one includes the chips you mentioned, but also the following ones: Ronald. He does a good supervisory job. This is the new MMU, which will bypass the 68551 internal to the 68030. As you know, an MMU's task is rather short and frequent, although the job is considered full-time. Ronald spends a lot of time napping during "wait states". Haig. This is the new superfast DMA channel control chip. It often interrupts other chips tasks to perform quick channel initializations. Haig is "in control". Oliver. Because the old chips were not initially designed to work with new ones, Oliver performs critical undercover operations, and then lies to the old congress of chips, making everything seem normal. Nancy. This is a timer and parity checker which makes sure Ronald makes the right decisions at the right time. Very often, she makes suggestions. Nancy often defends Ronald in his tasks replying "We're doing everything we can". George. This chip doesn't really do anything. It's been included just to make the list longer. With him, the total count comes to an eight, a number better understood in computerese. /ex