Path: utzoo!attcan!ncrcan!ziebmef!mcp
From: mcp@ziebmef.uucp (Marc Plumb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Enhanced chips available for A1000? (question for CATS)
Message-ID: <1989Jun13.215742.5374@ziebmef.uucp>
Date: 14 Jun 89 01:57:41 GMT
References: <546@bnr-fos.UUCP> <11839@s.ms.uky.edu> <17633@usc.edu>
Reply-To: mcp@ziebmef.UUCP (Marc Plumb)
Organization: Ziebmef Public Access Unix, Toronto, Ontario
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In article <17633@usc.edu> papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>It has always been known that the ECS will NOT be made available for the
>A1000. The same is true for the "fat" Agnus (1 Meg CHIP).  Forget about
>any possible mods.

Actually, I know one hardware hacker who is toying with the idea - apparently
the big problem is in the clocks, which are provided to the A1000 chip set,
but are outputs on the A500/2000 chip set.  It requires cutting a lot of
traces on the board to dike out the old circuitry.

But it's still in the "probably never" category, so, like myself, you
are out of luck.  You can't expect *infinite* upward compatibility.
(I will post if, 6 months down the road or whenever, he does get it
working, but don't hold your breath.)
-- 
	-Colin Plumb

"Commodore made the Amiga.  I finished it." - Brad "Lucas board" Fowles