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From: shawn@mit-eddie (Shawn F. Mckay)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: 2500UX/Purchase Query
Message-ID: <1989Nov29.233343.18061@eddie.mit.edu>
Date: 29 Nov 89 23:33:43 GMT
Sender: shawn@eddie.mit.edu (Shawn F. Mckay)
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Happy Holidays to all! I wonder if someone might be able to
help me answer a few questions I have been trying to get
help with for a little while now about the Amiga-2500 + Unix(tm).

With some luck, sometime within the next few months, I'm planning
to buy a Unix box of some type, from what I'v seen, I would REALLY
like it to be an Amiga-2500.

The things I need to know first however are as follows:

	1) Seems like CBM has been promising Unix for a while,
	   Does anyone have any idea just *HOW* close it is to
	   market? I simply must have a unix when I buy it, so
	   this is a major factor causing me worry. Are there any
	   options here?

	2) How much UNIX will CBM be giving us, I notice a lot of
	   companies chopping up unix into an ugly/expensive mess,
	   if so, or even if not, is there any idea what it will cost?
	   Or will they be sending it as standard? (Dream on, right? :-))

	3) How *Open* Is the 2500? I like to play, I mean I *Really*
	   like to play, at what level am I going to run into the 
	   wall of secrecy? Or is it 100% open like the old Apple II+'s
	   used to be? (Software excluded).

	4) From what I see the amiga comes with a nice amount
	   of memory, but what will be needed to make a busy system
	   "fast". (Busy = 2 active ports w/editors, + 4 or 5 daemons
	   active, maybe a uux?).

	5) It seems clear CBM won't be able to write drivers right off
	   at least for *ALL* the boards you can toss in the amiga,
	   being able to write a driver when supplied the right amount
	   of information, my question is will I be able to get the info
	   I need from CBM to toss a new device into the system?

	6) What's a minimum config look like? What's Max?

	7) If I recall correctly, the A2500 runs a 68030 primary, and
	   so the 68000 is left doing what? Will I be able to access
	   it through a driver or such?

	8) Can an individual get into the developer program? And if so, will
	   this ease the price of the system? (I.e., is this something to do
	   pre-purchase?). What kind of agreement does CBM make with you?

	9) Finally, I have been having lots of trouble from dealers
	   getting my questions answered, I hate to post questions that
	   have probably been asked, but I have been unable to find a
	   really good source of official sales information locally,
	   can someone recomend a good local sales rep? (To the Boston/
	   S. N.H. Area?)?

I know this has been drawn out, but thank you for any assistance.

			-- Shawn

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