Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!UPEI!JCUNNINGHAM From: JCUNNINGHAM@UPEI.CA (John Cunningham) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.i-amiga Subject: Bridgeboard query Message-ID: Date: 18 Jan 90 01:28:38 GMT Sender: Info-Amiga List Reply-To: Info-Amiga List Lines: 33 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway Comments: University of Prince Edward Island VAX/VMS V5.1-1 Mailer V2.3 From: Hello fellow amigos. I'm presently in the market for a new computer, and my choice is leaning (bending) toward an Amiga 2000. I have been amazed by the machines since I saw my first A1000 about 3 years ago, and I've been following the machines' development ever since. Two things are bugging me, tho. My worst computer nightmares have always been involved incompatability. I am wondering if this strikes the Amiga world much. The bridgeboards, for instance. I've heard conflicting rumors as to their compatability with the MSDOG world. I would be a very unhappy camper if I was to find myself in a situation where I absolutely *HAD* to have MSDOG (for whatever reason...), I go out and buy the $1700 A2286 AT-bridgeboard, plug it in, and *boom* it isn't compatable! My question is this: *ARE* the bridgeboards (A2088 & A2286) *TOTALLY* MSDOG (and/or OS/2 wrt the A2286) compatable with the big blue? Anyone have any major problems, and if so, what? I also am starting to hear problems with compatability between Amiga models. When the 1Meg enhanced chip set memory becomes the standard, does this mean new programs written on the 1Meg chip machine will not operate properly on the older 512k chip RAM machine (and vice versa?) If so, I forsee problems in the future! Finally, do any Canadians students on the list have any information of Commodore's student packages, if any? The Americans apparently have a very appealing package for students down there. I wrote Commodore Canada twice, but have received no reply or awknowledgement for some reason. Maybe they don't want new programmers??? Thanks in advance for any helpful information anyone can supply. -jc