5 Jun
2014
5 Jun
'14
1:23 p.m.
On 06/05/2014 12:17 PM, Eric Smith wrote:
In 1983 it was still a lot less expensive for them to
build a Woz
controller than to buy a 1793 or 765/8272. The entire Woz controller cost
less than just the support components needed for a 1793 or 765/8272. It
became even more cost-effective when they started using the IWM ASIC in
1984.
Even cheaper than a simple WD1770? Almost no external support needed.
Atari saw the wisdom of this in the ST. Since the 1770/1772 is in my
1984 databook and is not labeled "Preliminary" I'd assume it would have
been available in 1982 at least in early steppings to the likes of Apple.
I think your first explanation of "duh!" probably fits the picture better.
--Chuck