Grimm1966 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) I can only go off of what my experiences were at the time. I didn't get much into games but I was more into 3D rendering (Sculpt 4D and Aladdin 4D). Except a game or two of Populous, Lemmings, and Stunt Car Racer (which was a 3D game). I upgraded my A1200 to a 68030 for the faster rendering, not for the games, although it did help there too. I didn't know or hear anything about the Archimedes (living in the US that is, Reno, NV). Edited January 2 by Grimm1966 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, leech said: To be fair, the 68000 was a 16/32 bit processor, which is why the ST was named the ST (Sixteen / Thirtytwo). Back in the 80s, it wasn't uncommon to see magazine articles refer to ST/Amiga as "32-bit computers", because the 8088 processor used in most 1980s PCs was an 8/16-bit hybrid, and the media referred to those as 16-bit, so following the same logic it was natural to call 68000 32-bit. And the same kind of bit inflation allowed Atari to call the Jaguar "64-bit" with a straight face. I suppose when full 32-bit variants of 680x0 showed up, then the original 68000 had to be put firmly in the 16-bit column... Edited January 2 by zzip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 38 minutes ago, zzip said: Back in the 80s, it wasn't uncommon to see magazine articles refer to ST/Amiga as "32-bit computers", because the 8088 processor used in most 1980s PCs was an 8/16-bit hybrid, and the media referred to those as 16-bit, so following the same logic it was natural to call 68000 32-bit. And the same kind of bit inflation allowed Atari to call the Jaguar "64-bit" with a straight face. I suppose when full 32-bit variants of 680x0 showed up, then the original 68000 had to be put firmly in the 16-bit column... Ha, yeah just in time for the 'bit wars' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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