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From: swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CAN I USE the originial AMIGA for something?
Keywords: amiga1000,upgrade
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Date: 10 Jul 90 19:29:07 GMT
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In article <24111@estelle.udel.EDU> new@ee.udel.edu (Darren New) writes:
(...Explanation that the A1000 is till useful deleted...)
                           [...]
>It's true that it would be almost impossible to upgrade it at this
>point, since the hardware has a different edge-connector than the newer
>models and companies are not making the old hardware any more.

No, the 1000 has the same expansion slot as the 500, it is just on
the other side (on the right instead of the left).  For a "useless"
computer, my 1000 seems remarkably useful right now...

>                                                          ...On the
>other hand, I think the A590 (memory and hard disk for the A500, which
>is a smaller version of the A1000) can be stuck onto an A1000 with the
>right setup.  (You have to turn it upside down, or something.)

No, it's just that because the slot is on the right side, the box when
plugged in faces toward the wall instead of facing you.  Makes it sort
of silly looking, but it is completely functional.  Plus you need to put
a book/board/shim under it on the 1000 because the slot is a little
higher up.

>                                                          ...Also,
>there are several commercial and home-made "kludges" for making the
>A1000 work as well as the newer models; I'm not familiar with them.

The Lucas is a 68020 board + Frances (32 bit memory) designed to fit
into the 1000.  It is a pretty slick board for a "kludge"; when it came
out everyone was asking $2000 for the commercial boards.  Lucas opened
the door for you to have an '020 for ~$200, and I think this helped
bring the commercial prices out of the stratosphere.

You should try to add the 256K module in the front; you can probably
find one pretty cheap now, and most software today will assume you have
at least 512K in your machine (although it may work fine in your machine,
then again, it might not).  I bought my 256K module new 5 years ago
(with my Amiga) for about $100.  You should be able to get a used one
a lot cheaper.

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