On 14 July 2016 at 21:03, ben <bfranc...@jetnet.ab.ca> wrote: > * Lets add a brain dead cpu and run DOS.
Oh, come on, for the time, it was OK. DOS compatibility looked like it'd be a selling point, although it didn't actually prove to be a big one AIUI. The A2000 came out in '87, the same year as the 68030, so including that wasn't really viable. They probably should have used a 68020 (released 1984) but the performance and functionality gains over the 68000 were not that significant, I believe. And I think exploiting some of them would have broken binary compatibility in AmigaOS. -- Liam Proven • Profile: http://lproven.livejournal.com/profile Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk • GMail/G+/Twitter/Flickr/Facebook: lproven MSN: lpro...@hotmail.com • Skype/AIM/Yahoo/LinkedIn: liamproven Cell/Mobiles: +44 7939-087884 (UK) • +420 702 829 053 (ČR)