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Re: Amiga Ranger chipset
« on: March 26, 2018, 01:49:30 PM »
Quote from: Kremlar;837789
Was looking at the AA+ Wikipedia article linked in another thread, and clicked the associated link for the Amiga Ranger chipset article here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amiga_Ranger_Chipset

It says this:


I call BS.  Jay Miner told me that a 128 color chipset did not exist many years ago in a BBS chat.

Does anyone know where the info that a Ranger chipset was complete came from?  

I know a supposed Ranger prototype was in the possession of Dale Luck, but that was a system design prototype and not a chipset.

What that states is that the chipset was designed and tested, it doesn't say it was produced.
When Lorraine was first shown, it wasn't an integrated chipset yet, just a design implemented via discrete logic.
Design and testing of a chipset occurs BEFORE its implemented in silicon, as changes become much more difficult once its in dedicated silicon.
« Last Edit: March 26, 2018, 03:55:44 PM by Iggy »
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