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From: zippy@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Patrick Tufts)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Question: A500 vs A1000 as used computers
Summary: Choosing between A500 and A1000, compatibility w/current progs
Keywords: amiga, 500, 1000, used, price
Message-ID: <1990Oct02.185847.27741@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu>
Date: 2 Oct 90 18:58:47 GMT
Organization: Brandeis University Computer Science Dept
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I'm in the market for a used Amiga, and must choose between two
offers.  The first is:

	A500
	1Mb Ram
	1.2Roms
	Com. monitor


The second:
	A1000 w/Insider
	1.5Mb Ram
	Real time clock
	3.5" ext
	1080 Mon
	
What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?  Particularly, does
the A1000 run all the software that the (newer) A500 does?

I've heard the legendary A1000 power supply stories (we ran granpa's
Iron Lung off it during the great blackout of '29 :-), and am
unimpressed with the A500's.  What other differences can I expect.

Please e-mail your responses to me.

--Pat



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