Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!uflorida!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!van-bc! From: lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca (Larry Phillips) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: 2 Ext. Floppies on A500? Message-ID: <1006@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca> Date: 12 Jan 90 17:21:53 GMT Lines: 34 Return-Path: To: van-bc!rnews In , dvp@crg3.UUCP (Dan Vander Ploeg) writes: >Since I received only 3 responses to this question from comp.sys.amiga, I'm >appealing to the mighty wizards of .tech and the high gurus of C=. >Come on, Commodore, you'd probably pick up some drive sales if you gave the >OK for this: > >>> Since the aftermarket drives claim to draw only 1/4 the power of the old >>> 1010, can I safely run two external drives on my 1-meg A500? The Master >>> drive specifically says you can't, my local Amiga dealer says you can't. >>> What gives? > > [ messages about success running more drives than recommended, deleted ..] > >This is not what I would call a statistically valid sample. > >I NEED INPUT! What exactly are you looking for? CBM specifically states their position in the documentation. You are free, as a user, to do anything you want with your system. CBM is free, as a manufacturer to tell you what they will or will not officially support. You now have all the input you need to make a decision as to whether you will add an unsupported peripheral or not. -larry -- "Cavett Emptor - Let the talk show host beware!" - Evan Marcus +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | // Larry Phillips | | \X/ lphillips@lpami.wimsey.bc.ca -or- uunet!van-bc!lpami!lphillips | | COMPUSERVE: 76703,4322 -or- 76703.4322@compuserve.com | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------+