Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!rutgers!ucsd!usc!samsung!rex!wuarchive!udel!mmdf From: "kosma@ALAN.LAAC-AI.Dialnet.Symbolics.COM"@alan.kahuna.decnet.lockheed.com Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: Amiga 1000 and 1.4 Message-ID: <4301@nigel.udel.EDU> Date: 17 Nov 89 02:54:14 GMT Sender: mmdf@udel.EDU Lines: 57 Received: from BLAISE.LAAC-AI.Dialnet.Symbolics.COM by ALAN.LAAC-AI.Dialnet.Symbolics.COM via CHAOS with CHAOS-MAIL id 6838; Wed 15-Nov-89 17:10:46 PST Date: Wed, 15 Nov 89 17:09 PST From: Montgomery Kosma Subject: Re: Amiga 1000 and 1.4 To: "eagle::amiga-relay%udel.edu"@KAHUNA.LAAC-AI.Dialnet.Symbolics.COM In-Reply-To: <5947@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> Message-ID: <19891116010949.2.KOSMA@BLAISE.LAAC-AI.Dialnet.Symbolics.COM> Date: Wed, 15-Nov-89 16:58:20-PST Date: 15 Nov 89 20:51:52 GMT From: Richard Moster In article <1989Nov13.204336.26531@NCoast.ORG> davewt@ncoast.ORG (David Wright) writes: > > During the life of a computer (if it is expected to survive for any >length of time) there must come a time where the new hardware has features >that the old machine did not. Every computer company recognizes this, or >their machines would become outdated. [....] >[....]As one of the first people to buy an Amiga >1000, I didn't feel left out when the A2000 came along, I simply took it as a >good sign in C='s faith that the Amiga line was strong enough to risk the >tremendous expense of developing a new machine. And about 6 months >later (during their special offer) I upgraded to the new machine myself. > You have to realize that the computer field is not static. If you stand >still (don't upgrade your machine), you WILL be left behind. [....] The reason that a company should not abandon a machine that is only a few years old is that it risks developing a negative reputation that can cause future potential customers to avoid buying into their product line. Apparently Commodore realizes this--the rumor that it would no longer support the 1000 was false. Version 1.4 will include a floppy-based version for 1000 owners. I'm sorry if you're disappointed that Commodore is still supporting the machine which you spent so much to replace. Richard Moster that's not the issue! When the *software* is upgraded (like a new OS release) every machine which runs the current operating system should be updated (with features like (for example) virtual memory which require an MMU, or new graphics modes which require enhanced chip sets, optional, of course). However, the issue being discussed here is HARDWARE upgrades. I don't think one can expect every hardware enhancement to today's amigas (or tomorrow's) to be available for yesterday's amigas (or today's). I don't ever EXPECT my A2000 to be a full 32 bit bus machine!! That would require all new custom chips, and probably an entirely new motherboard--essentially an all new machine. I'd rather be able to trade in my A2000 for one of the new machines. Similar arguments hold for some of the HARDWARE (not software) differences between the current A1000/A500/A2000. monty kosma@alan.kahuna.decnet.lockheed.com