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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A2000, B2000, what's the DEAL!???
Keywords: Revisions, A2000, B2000...etc etc...
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Date: 14 Nov 90 14:39:43 GMT
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daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com (Dave Haynie) writes:


>The main difference is that the A2000b adds an extended Video Slot, Monochrome
                                                                     ^^^^^^^^^^
>video output, 

[Warning! Warning! The following message might sound like it's from -MB-, but
I am seriously curious to find out the reasoning behind why Monochrome video
was placed in 500's and 2000's]


That's something that always bugged me about the Amiga 500 and 2000's.

Why monochrome video out? It's nearly totally useless. CBM should have either
kept it color like in the A1000, or dropped it altogether and said, "go buy
a A520 (I think that's the right part number?) Video adaptor, It's only
$40".  Or just throw the durn thing in free. Or better yet, make the video
out color and just raise the price of the 500 and 2000 by $15.

I think the B&W video out does more damage to the Amiga's reputation than help.


A few years ago, there was a package deal where if you bought an Amiga 500, 
you got a cheap VCR free. But you did not get a genlock with it, 
or the A520,(did it even come with a monitor?) 

It was supposed to be a way to promote the Amiga as a video machine. 
It came with Zuma TV Fonts, I believe.  But can you imagine how disapointed 
the buyers were to find out that they could only record in Black & White? 
I bet that did wonders for Amiga's reputation. If it had at least color
video out, it would have been pretty useful.



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