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From: kelso@mimsy.UUCP (Stephen Kelley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga 2000 + GVP I2000 w/1M forsale
Summary: That was a too quick weenie reply...
Message-ID: <18786@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 27 Jul 89 23:03:25 GMT
References: <8907261343.AA00882@neptune.aa.ab.com>
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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In article <8907261343.AA00882@neptune.aa.ab.com>,  writes:
> In article <18725@mimsy.UUCP> you write:
> >I just got a 2500 so now I *have* to sell my 2000. 
> >$1500 and I pay shipping.
> >-- 
> 
> Seems a little silly.  Did you know that a 2500 is just a 2000 with the A2620
> and A2090 boards and a 40 Meg hard disk added?  Since you already had a 2000
> and a hard disk, all you needed to buy was the A2620.  Maybe it is not too
> late to return the 2500 and buy the A2620.
> 
> By the way, unless you want UNIX support (autoboot to UNIX only works between
> the A2620 and A2090), the GVP
> controller with its Quantum SCSI drive is about 2.5 times faster than the A2090
> and ST-506 drive supplied with the 2500.
> 
> (Just a little friendly advice from your friendly neighborhood netter.)

A little lessson in addition of my own:

	2500 w/ DMA SCSI, obese Agnus, 1.3 ROMS, 6.0 board    $3300

	2000 (w/out 1.3 roms or obese Agnus) +GVP =         - $1500
                                  40MB drive (in 2500)  -   300
														-------
                                                           1500

    2620 (cheapest mail order price)                       1400
														-------
	cost of upgrade	                                        100


                                  
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Real:	Stephen Kelley, Welch Library, Johns Hopkins Univ.
Internet: stevek@welch.jhu.edu