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bradm@pro-grouch.cts.com (Brad Martin) writes:

| I have a friend who works for a company who makes 68030
| boards for 'other' computers who could have an '030 board out for the ST way
| before another well publisized project (Hi Dave :-) ).

68030 expansions that work on other computers may or may not work on the
ST - Jim Allen and Dave Small know this all too well.  The ST has some
unique hardware glue problems that make it tough to step into the 68000's
shoes (or pads, as it were).

Don't you think that if the STE were completely 68030 compatible, and
Atari could support it, that Atari would be crowing about that fact? 
What third parties can do with the machines shipped by Atari, and what
_Atari_ can support on its machines are two vastly different categories
of things.  It is obviously doable, or Dave & Jim wouldn't have
considered doing it.  If any other hardware developers believe it's a
worthwhile project, they are welcome to contact Atari developer
support, and Atari will give them as much help as possible.

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