Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!cbnewsl!saify
From: saify@cbnewsl.att.com (saify.lanewala)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CAN I USE the originial AMIGA for something?
Summary: Sure you can
Keywords: amiga1000,upgrade
Message-ID: <1990Jul11.144336.14515@cbnewsl.att.com>
Date: 11 Jul 90 14:43:36 GMT
References: <2697404b-25ffcomp.sys.amiga@vpnet.chi.il.us>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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In article <2697404b-25ffcomp.sys.amiga@vpnet.chi.il.us>, topgun@vpnet.chi.il.us (robert white) writes:
> I have the original Amiga,I believe it's called the 1000 model.
>   I went to my local AMIGA store and asked them what I would need to
> do in order to use the computer to communicate with online services
> and so forth. They told me that there is so little memory on this model
> that it's useless. They suggested I dump it since it would cost way
> too much to try and upgrade it.
>    Are they accurate? What would I neeed to do to be able to use it
> to get services such as Compuserve and various BBS.
>    Thanks....


I still have my trusty old A1000.  I have a 16 MHz 68020 accelarator
courtesy LUCAS, and I also have an additional 2MB RAM courtesy FRANCES.

There are hard disk interfaces available, there's lots of software (I guess
that's a judgement call 8-)).  It is fundamentally limiting, since it's
original design was not open-ended.  From that perspective, if it's going
to cost you a couple of thousand dollars to buy the additional memory, hard
disks and whatnot, then it makes more sense to upgrade to a 2000/3000.  I
have essentially relegated the 1000 for use by my kids.  My kids are 6 and
8, and do not need any supervision on the Amiga -- I guess that's a testament
to its usability;  I would not feel as comfortable allowing my 6-year-old
to play around  with my MSDOS machine!); 


Hope this helps.
Saify Lanewala'