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From: specter@disk.UUCP (Byron Max Guernsey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Summary: A1000 vs A500
Message-ID: <4250@disk.UUCP>
Date: 8 Oct 90 16:46:59 GMT
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Organization: The Alaskan Organization for Amiga Domination
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zippy@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu (Patrick Tufts) writes:



>	o not supported
>	   - if the keyboard goes, who ya gonna call?

Any electrician should be able to fix the keyboard. Sheesh, its only a mess
of contacts and a small board.

>	o OS 2.0 may not work, and what about 3.0, 4.0, etc?

OS 2 will probably not work unless you get yours rejuvenated. Its a trade off.


>	o can't display HalfBrite mode (but this isn't used
>	  except in the odd paint program)

Some of the later model 1000s did have halfbrite mode. 


>Byron			This .sig space for rent.