Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!watmath!att!att!iuvax!valnet!joseph From: joseph@valnet.UUCP (Joseph P. Hillenburg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: What's the difference???? Message-ID: Date: 31 Oct 90 21:10:38 GMT References: <7244@cica.cica.indiana.edu> Organization: Valley BBS Network Lines: 82 graham@venus.iucf.indiana.edu (JIM GRAHAM) writes: > Sorry for asking what's probably a stupid question, but.... > > Would someone please tell me the specific differences between > a normal A500 and an A500P? > > I have talked to two authorized dealers in this area, and > I got the impression that neither really knew what they were > talking about. > > For example: > > 1.) How much on-board ram does the 500P come with? 1 megabyte. The earlier versions just had an A501 cartridge in the trap door, but the current versions have all the RAM on the motherboard. > > 2.) What version of Kickstart is in the currently > shipped 500P's? Unfortunately, 1.3. > > 3.) What do I need in order to use AmigaVision on the > current 500P's? Nothing special. You can run AV in the base configuration. However, I HIGHLY recommend you buy more RAM. I would say hard drive, but you already have that. > > 4.) What do I need in order to run AmigaDos 2.0 on the > 500P? Just the 2.02 kickstart. However, the ECS (when it's out for 500/2000) is recommended for full 2.02 compatibility. > > 5.) Finally, what's the latest scoop on educational > discounts? I've been told that you must purchase > an initial "system" package in order to purchase > individual components. About $799 (approx) gets you an A500P, AmigaVision, a 1084S, and an extra disk drive. You must buy it in either a bundle or the CPU plus any Commodore stuff you want. > > I guess this means that if I don't need a monitor, > then I can't get an educational discount at all. > > Is this true? Yes. Also, I saw Digital Arts yesterday. GO SEE IT! They have as many games as SoftWare etc, but the amount of games pales compared to the applications and multimedia stuff. (which means graphics, sound, etc.) > > > Thanks, > -Jim > > > -> ->Disclaimer: I'm not ashamed of what I say. <- <- > Sorry if the above disclaimer is too long. > __________________________________________________________ > | Internet: graham@venus.iucf.indiana.edu | > | UUCP: dolmen!graham@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu | > | FIDO: Soon! | > | BBS: The PORTAL DOLMEN, (812) 334-0418, 24hrs. | > |__________________________________________________________| -Joseph Hillenburg UUCP: ...iuvax!valnet!joseph ARPA: valnet!joseph@iuvax.cs.indiana.edu INET: joseph@valnet.UUCP