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From: jerry@truevision.com (Jerry Thompson)
Newsgroups: alt.sources.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga Blues
Message-ID: <344@epicb.com>
Date: 10 Aug 90 14:36:36 GMT
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Reply-To: jerry@epicb.UUCP (Jerry Thompson)
Organization: Truevision Inc., Indianapolis, IN
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>another system. 1000 -> 2000 -> 3000 -> 4000. Basically, I was told the
>Amiga 1000 would be a true, expandable, multi-user system. The fact that
>the expansions do not work unless they are the last one on the bus, and
>I have to reboot to run most of the programs that really use graphics,
>means that they lied. More importantly, they tried to cover up the fact
>that they promised more than they could deliver and then tried to blame
>it on everyone but themselves.
>
>heard of the Rejuvenator, but not until I told myself I wouldn't buy any
>more hardware for a computer that has no support. I suppose I owe it to
>myself to investigate this possibility.
>
>I do, I do. One of my favorite things to do in the world is point out
>bugs to software vendors....usually, it becomes real obvious who is good
>and who ain't by the way they handle the information.
>

Have you looked at the expansion boxes for the A1000 which provide ZorroII 
slots.  I know they aren't free, and it would have been preferable to have
had vendors make Zorro I products in the first place... but they didn't.  So
let's try and find the best solution for you.  The NET should be trying to
find answers for this problem.  I hope you don't get any "love it or leave it"
responses.  As consumers, we all need to remind vendors (both software and 
hardware) that compatibility does matter a great deal to Amiga owners.  I don't
think Commodore bashing is appropriate in this case either.

I bought my A500 over an A2000 on the HOPE that products would become available 
for the expansion slot.  My gamble has paid off.  I have had 2 Megs RAM, 
2 hard drives, and an Easyl all hanging off the slot.  Because Commodore 
provides the CAPABILITY to do all these wonderful things does not mean they
guarantee to provide all the additional gizmos we want.  We vote with our $$$ 
which products we want manufacturers to provide.  Granted Commodore could have
done some things to increase sales of the original A1000 (like taking out ads)
which would have made a more attractive market for vendors.  Other than that,
I think Commodore HAS made a real effort to make their products expandable.
The A1000 upgrade offer was a much more reasonable upgrade offer than Apple's 
Mac upgrades.  Hmmm, I can't seem to recall IBM's upgrade offers.