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From: swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A Question, a problem and an offer.
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Date: 29 Oct 90 15:39:47 GMT
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In article <5331@crash.cts.com> orb@pnet01.cts.com (Randolph Turner) writes:
>
>  First the question:  It is to my understanding that the buss expansion port
>on an A1000 is virtually identical to that of the A500 with the exception of a
>7mhz clock line, and it's being upside-down.  What I wish to do is compile a
                                   [...]
No, the A500 does not turn the expansion port upside down.  It rotates it
180 degrees in the plane of the horizon.  This was necessary because the
slot was moved from the right side (on the 1000) to the left side.

Your A500 peripherals will have their fronts facing the wall when they
are plugged into the 1000.  The cables will come out towards you instead
of coming out towards the wall.

In addition, the motherboard sits lower in the A500 (no keyboard garage).
This means that A500 peripherals plugged into the 1000 will dangle above
the surface of your desk, like a child sitting in an adult's chair.

If you can find them you should try to purchase 1000 peripherals for a
1000.  Someone posted that there is a power-supply pin difference on one
of the pins of the bus extender (between the A500 and 1000).  If this is
true then it is possible on selected peripherals to destroy either the
peripheral or your CPU or both.

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