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From: mapjilg@gdr.bath.ac.uk (J I L Gold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A590 (hard drive)
Message-ID: <1990May29.120805.16935@gdr.bath.ac.uk>
Date: 29 May 90 12:08:05 GMT
References: <20329@snow-white.udel.EDU>
Organization: Bath University Computing Services, UK
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In article <20329@snow-white.udel.EDU> CCUCARD%indsvax1.bitnet@uicvm.uic.edu (Paul Cardwell) writes:
>
>
>        Looks like I'm going to purchase a A590 for my A500.
>
>        Questions:
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>        1. How good is the A590?

How good is good :-) The A590 makes floppies look pedestrian, which is
fast enough for me! It's a cinch to install, looks good next to Ami.
The extra memory is not what I'd call *easy* to fit, but I've done
worse. And, if it isn't big or fast enough, you can daisy-chain thro'
the built-in SCSI.

>        2. Is the A590 fast (well for the money)?

See point above. It's only 80ms access (cf Xetec 80Meg at 11ns) but it
*is* DMA, so the data goes where it's needed.

>        3. Can I purchase one, using Student Discount Price $518.00?
>           (i'm a student)
>

No idea, I live in the UK and we don't have 'dem fancy things in these
here parts :-)

>        Please reply!
>

Just did!

>        Paul.


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