XPost: comp.sys.cbm   
   From: kingdurin@yahoo.com   
      
   But I want a C= 2003 GSX with the DVD+/-RW that has it's own Athlon 64   
   processor.  And of course it also doubles as an HDTV tuner because HDTV sets   
   are the target audience.  And I read last week that it's STILL eating XBox   
   for lunch no matter how much money Bill throws at it.  I bet he sure wishes   
   he never "gave" CBM their BASIC because 90% of the business apps are written   
   in Visual CBM-Basic, 64-bit edition (have been, ever since C= moved to the   
   MOS 65X6402 processor back in 98).   
      
   Of course, the cool thing is that when you replace your antique 1541   
   motherboard with the new C= 154X motherboard (even if it only uses a 333mhz   
   65x3210 processor) you get to use Super Burst 2k mode which loads the entire   
   disk into memory when you insert it and can load Mail Order Monsters in like   
   .04 seconds.  It's also cool how C= added USB 2 support to the 154X   
   motherboards, but it's a pain to cut the hole in the back of the drive case.   
   I'm glad Maurice started selling 154X case upgrades that include the 154X   
   motherboard, case and use a floor-brick power supply for $99.  I heard the   
   158X boards are killer too, but after the 1588 debacle I don't think they're   
   going to try to put 1 gigabyte of data on a 3.5" DD floppy again.   
      
   Of course, I'm sure they could drop native 64 support so they can clean up   
   all of the 8-bit legacy microcode in the processors and get rid of that   
   stupid 1mhz clock for the 64 compatibility mode.  Today's emulators are   
   faster anyways!  I heard the only reason it's still around is that Tramiel   
   likes some of the old NTSC demos that won't run correctly in the emulators.   
   As long as it play's M.U.L.E. it's alright with me!   
      
   I willl say, though, that VIC IX is pretty cool.  It looks great on my 42"   
   plasma.  I didn't know 64 bit color would make such a difference, but there   
   it is!  Too bad it's only a 256 bit GPU because they're continuing to let   
   ATI and nVidia sniff around the super-low end of the market.  I just hope   
   the rumors that they are still trying to sell a PC with the VIC IX aren't   
   true.  Don't they know that Hyptransport may be good for disk drives, it   
   just cannot fill the memory demands of the VIC IX???   
      
   I also heard that CBM finally won their patent suit against Creative and   
   that they'll be buying out Creative soon.  I just hope that judge in   
   California has enough sense not to try to break up the company like they   
   tried to when CBM bought Atari, Apple and Texas Instruments in 3 months back   
   in 95.   
      
   "Sam Gillett"  wrote in message   
   news:dYDVb.423$6i.183@nwrddc02.gnilink.net...   
   >   
   > "Payton Byrd" wrote ...   
   >   
   > > If there was ever a company that could use a good reboot of the   
   space-time   
   > > contiuum it would be CBM.   
   >   
   > If we twist the space-time continuum _just right_ we may suddenly find   
   such   
   > things as production C65's on eBay.  And the new C=1591 ZIP drive at the   
   > corner computer shop.    ;-)   
   > --   
   > Best regards,   
   >   
   > Sam Gillett   
   >   
   > Out of my mind.  Back in 5 minutes!   
   >   
   >   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)