why VBXE instead of Atari 'SUZY' chip?

[fibrewire]

Long story short, SUZY chip is $20 from Best. I never knew that the Lynx uses 6502, although Gauntlet IV had that 8-bit Atari feel I wonder why a whole new chip was designed instead of using the readily available and well documented SUZY chip? Also is detailed documentation (including schematics) of the Lynx that shames our A8 documentation.

 

http://www.atariage.com/Lynx/archives/developer_docs/index.html?SystemID=LYNX

 

I hope that someday I can be a valuable asset to the 8-bit community

[Rybags]

VBXE works in parallel with Antic and GTIA without affecting the operation of either.

 

An existing chip wouldn't be able to do that.

 

Plus, can Suzy even generate a signal that a CRT would understand?

 

Finally, you'd probably be looking at $100+ pricetag anyway, once you add price of board, extra RAM and associated extra hardware.

 

And, what speed is Suzy? I bet somewhat less than 14 MHz.

 

And who'd want an "upgrade" that doesn't even match the existing resolution?

Edited April 17, 2011 by Rybags