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Commodore was one of ATI's first customer?
Posted on 25-Aug-2014 13:09:20
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interesting...

"Commodore was one of ATI's first customers and they were largely responsible for an infusion of money that kept ATI going in the early days."

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8417/amd-celebrates-30-years-of-gaming-and-graphics-innovation

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Re: Commodore was one of ATI's first customer?
Posted on 25-Aug-2014 15:43:05
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cool, did't know that.. do you think ATI had something too do with AGA or the unreleased AAA?

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Posted on 25-Aug-2014 16:08:28
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Could this be related the A2065 as well? This has the AMD Lwnce chip.

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Re: Commodore was one of ATI's first customer?
Posted on 25-Aug-2014 16:09:05
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@noXLar

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do you think ATI had something too do with AGA or the unreleased AAA?


No.

They'd have been supplying video chips for Commodore's IBM compatible line.

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Rob 
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Posted on 25-Aug-2014 16:11:18
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Could this be related the A2065 as well? This has the AMD Lwnce chip.


ATI wasn't bought by AMD until 2006.

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Re: Commodore was one of ATI's first customer?
Posted on 25-Aug-2014 16:28:14
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Nothing amazing Commodore/Amiga related stuff guys.

ATI supplied Hercules graphics cards for one/some of Commodore's IBM compatibles.

The one I know of is the PC-10III,

Commodore info's page of the PC-10III

Wikipedia specifically noted that the regular PC-10 has a ATI card as well
but Commodore info states that it has a CGA graphics card.
But the site isn't completely up to date.

(like the CD32 having a 16 mhz MC68E020FG16)

More Commodore PC's on C-info

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@Rob

Then it sounds like AMD is taking the ATI years and adding it to their own. Which wouldn't be exactly right. "Combined experience." I've read up on the history of ATI but have to admnit I haven't fully read this article yet.

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I can't remember the details, but when I read on the edge the rise and fall of commodore it mentioned that pc's used vic/pet chips for the chip on their display cards. we are talking for about a decade.i recall ferretting on the net for the details and coming up with confirmation.which i found funny. it may have been hurcules cga i cant remember. there was a bit of obsolete pet/vic in every pc right up to the late 80's.whilst the vic II had been in production since 82 :)

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