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From: sneakers@heimat.UUCP (Dan "Sneakers" Schein)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: migrating from 1000 to 2000 (help request)
Message-ID: <8824.AA8824@heimat>
Date: 29 Jun 89 00:14:15 GMT
Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga
Organization: Sneakers Computing
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In Message <259@syteke.UUCP>, jim@syteke.UUCP (Jim Sanchez) writes:

>Now that I have just bought a new 2000 with a 2620 I would like to
>find out the differences between the old 1000 environment and setup
>and that of the 2000.  One thing I've already discovered is that my
>old faithful vd0: will not work in this configuration.  Anyone have
>any ideas as to why.

  I dont use VD0: - but have several friends who use it with A2000

>                      Another curious thing is that the A2620 does not
>boot up like it did in the store with the nifty yellow screen and the
>choice of 68000/68020 or AUX modes.  How does one make this happen
>with a dual floppy(until I get my hardframe) system.  I saw it work so
>I know there is nothing badly wrong.

  Just hold down both mouse buttons at boot time ;-)

>I am using setcpu to move my kickstart into 32 bit ram.  Is there no
>way to patch it so the drives do not click.  I sure appreciated that
>feature on the 1000.  Ditto for the font.

  You can actually use a disk based kickstart in that 32bit RAM rather
  than a copy of the ROM based kickstart via SetCPU V1.5  So hack up a
  disk based copy till its what you want, then use it.

>                                           I did not receive any docs
>on the 2620 and since I bought it in germany I'm not sure I could have
>used them anyway.  Do docs normally come with the card and if so where
>can I get english versions.  CBM - any help here?

  Last time I looked it came with some things besides the board ;-)
  Call CBM customer support and obtain the part number and price for
  ordering a replacement manual. (Of couse this will cost you)

>                                                   Although I am a
>touch typist, my wife is not and the weird keytops cause her a bunch
>of problems.  Since I use a modified version of usa0 keymap the keys
>are where I expect them to be but the tops are marked with the German
>characters.  Can I just pop the keytops off and move them around like
>on the 1000 or is there a trick to it.  Also, I would like to purchase
>the american keytops to replace the umlaut, ss, and other german
>characters.  Is this possible/easy?

  The easist thing might be to just buy a replacement keyboard from CBM.
  You can find out the price and part number when you call about that
  manual.

  Sneakers

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