Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!samsung!noose.ecn.purdue.edu!iuvax!valnet!joseph From: joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: questions, questions, questions Message-ID: Date: 15 Sep 90 23:23:09 GMT References: <46200125@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> Organization: Valley BBS Network Lines: 79 ragg0270@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > > I've 99% convinced my advisor to spend some grant money to but an Amiga! > Yea! > Macs are VERY big around here, but we need some color capability to vizualize > data sets we have produced and we have a limited budget. I wrote some > software and showed that the Amiga would be useful, especially at the price. > > However, there are a bunch of questions that I need to be able to answer, so > I'm turning to the knowledgeable folks of the net for help. > I would appreciate any responses by e-mail: > > Here goes: > > 1. Ethernet available? I see there is an ethernet card listed on the edu. > discount form. Is it available? Is the software available? Is there > a way to hook up an A500 to ethernet? No A500 EtherNet controllers yet from CBM. GVP has one though. > 2. Postscript support. We will have an Apple LaserWriter sometime soon. Can > the Amiga be hooked up to it? I assume the answer is yes, but what > software/hardware (if any) is necessary to use it. I assume the > answer is that the individual software package (WP, etc.) has to > support postscript printing, but I may be wrong about this. > For example, if I have a text file (say some source code), can > I > "1.> type foo.c > prt:" > to the LaserWriter? Not sure... > 3. Does the 2000HD come with the A2091 controller? Does it have sockets > for 2 Megs of expansion RAM? If so, what type of chips does it use. Yes..it does use the A2091 SCSI controller. It does have room for 2 megs or fast RAM. Just ask your delare to tell you what types or SIMM mdules you need for expanding your RAM. > 4. Is Appletalk available for the 2000? The 500? There is one company selling networking stuff just for AppleTalk. I forget the name, but thy advertise in AmigaWorld a lot. > 5. Does AmigaVision come with all CPUs on the edu. discount program now? AmigaVision comed with all Amiga with 1 meg RAM or more, unless someone has taken it out, which is illegal. > 6. Do the 2000s/500s have the ECS now? How much CHIP RAM are they shipping wi Not until 2.0 starts shipping for the A500/A2x00's. The A500C is shipping with 512k of chip RAM and no fast RAM. The A500P ships with 1 meg of chip and no fast RAM. The A2000 and A2000HD are the same. The A2500/30 ships with 1 meg of chip RAM, 0k of 16 bit fast RAM and 4 megs of 32 bit fast RAM. The A3000 has 1 meg 32 bit chip RAM and 1 meg 32 bit fast RAM. > 7. How about 2.0? How much will it cost to upgrade? 2.0 was supposed to be out soon, but it looks like we'll have to wait 'til Christmas. I don't know for how much. > > > Regards, > Richard > gerber@rigel.astro.uiuc.edu > :wq -Joseph Hillenburg UUCP: ...iuvax!valnet!joseph INET: joseph@valnet.UUCP ARPA: valnet!joseph@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu iana.edu