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Date: May 06, 1987 17:09
From: KIM::ALBAUGH
To: @SYS$MAIL:ENGINEER
I'm attempting to put together a "generic" foundation/o.s./utility ROM for Motorola 680x0 based game hardware. The idea is to get something that is more-or-less standard from the programmer's (and operator's) point of view, and relatively easily "ported" to new hardware. In doing this, I have become aware of the following different hardware configurations for which games are being actively developed. I would very much like to hear from anyone who knows about the others that I know exist, with a description like that below: Hardware name Contact Description System I Ly/Albaugh The original Stamp/MO 68K hardware Comes in at least three flavors Gauntlet McCarthy/Flanagan Single-board/More M.O.s Catacombs Snyder/Flanagan Cost reduced, Single board "System I" Rasteroids Stempler/Rotberg Cost reduced/Interlaced/"med res" System II/68 ??/Harper? System II (med res) with 68010 CPU Tank...??? ??/Turner/Avellar Looks like Gauntlet so far? ??? ??/Kwinn/Salwitz? Dueling 68000's? System IV ??/Morris May not be applicable The most important info I need is the contact person for the hardware and software. Thanks in advance, Mike
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Date: May 06, 1987 17:18
From: KIM::MARGOLIN
To: ALBAUGH,MARGOLIN
System 4 exists but there are no plans to produce it. Instead, we will be using: GSP TURBO which is a 68010 based design that uses a Texas Instruments 34010 GSP for Graphics. The "TURBO" is because of a clever trick to get it to do Polygon Fills at 48 Mega-Pixels/sec. The hardware has an Analog Devices ADSP-2100 to do math. Jed
May 06, 1987