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RE: filmscanners: OT: Co-processors & Amiga
> Austin Franklin wrote:
>
> >> Most people who never used one are confused completely about what
> >> Amiga was.
> >> No, it wasn't a grown-up Atari,
> >
> >
> > Hardware/architecture wise it sure was. The Atari was the first such
> > machine to have custom processors (four) designed specifically
> to handle
> > video and audio processing, as well as I/O. It was truly
> revolutionary at
> > the time. I agree the intended use was entirely different,
> but that does
> > not change the architecture.
> >
>
> Actually, you are both right, and wrong.
OK, Arthur, nothing you said contradicted anything in my statement, so I
don't get where I was "wrong".
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