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From: jwabik@uc.msc.umn.edu (Jeff Wabik)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Advice sought ..
Keywords: Disk Controllers, memory, and compatibility ..
Message-ID: <2505@uc.msc.umn.edu>
Date: 4 Sep 90 16:56:19 GMT
Organization: Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Minneapolis, MN.
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I've owned an Amiga for years, but, having millions of dollars worth of
toys to play with at work, I haven't used it for much more than a vt100
for the last few years..   In tune with this, my "keeping up" with this
rampant-running newsgroup has dwindled to 0..   

I'm at a point now where I'd like to start to use my machine (an A1000)
again.  I've gotten back into the swing of how to use the thing, but,
I'm sickened by the fact that my two-floppy 512K system is a total
performance pig.  I need to expand.  My subscription to AmigaWorld
has lapsed, so I'm short on good information about what's happening in
Amigaland these days.  This is where you come in.  8^)  

I'd like to expand to at least 1MB of memory (maybe 2MB), and attach
either an ST506 or SCSI hard disk.  While I dont have any problems with
spending money to get the hardware, I'd like to make sure that anything
I buy would be upwardly portable to new Amiga systems (hopefully the
ones that will run UNIX) as they become available.  Help?  What should
I do?  Is it worthwhile to bother with the 1000?  Is anything upwardly
compatible?  Who manufactures good memory and SCSI boards?  Why are they
"good?"

Since I probably can't keep up with the flow of this group, I'd
appreciate it if you could take the time to respond via e/mail.
I'm sure others have these questions, too, so I'll forward compiled
responses to anyone interested.

Thanks much!


	-Jeff

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