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From: hcobb@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Henry J. Cobb)
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Subject: Re: Lotsa general A3000 questions
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Date: 5 Jun 90 14:41:55 GMT
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	Either Bridgeboard will work on the A3000 and block one of your Zorro
slots.

	I've been seeing 80$/MB for ZIP rams in the megabit size.  Figure $320
to fill out to a 6MB system (4MB fast, 2MB chip).  Personally I can almost
edit compile and dailup in a meg.

	That sounds about what I've been hearing for Amix, but you get a tape
drive to boot. (pun intended ;-)  Complain to "The Wight Choice" about pricing.
I wonder if Amix is going to be a two user licence?

	The Bridgeboard can drive a video card, but count slots.  (Wonder if
the SX bridge got's builtin VGA?)  Cross machine drives are fun, but slow.

	There is as yet no programs that allow bridge serial through the
serial device or bridge use of the Amiga serial port.

	I've gotten two upgrades for my machine, I bought one for $30 and got
the other through my local users group.

	There's no magic to the 1950, its just a good design.

	The SCSI is standard, but your mount list must describe the device 
before it can be used.

	There's a new graphics card on the way, good luck finding any software
that'll run on it.

	RULE #1: Before buying a computer, go to the local users group meeting,
sit and listen.

	Henry J. Cobb	hcobb@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu
	Tyrant of the SFB-tactics E-Mailing list.