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From: rxtgep@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au (Glen Pill)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: System 2.0 on A500's
Message-ID: <6289@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au>
Date: 19 Nov 90 22:45:34 GMT
References: <90318.233614MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu>
Organization: RMIT Computer Centre, Melbourne Australia.
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From article <90318.233614MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu>, by MBS110@psuvm.psu.edu:
> There are nasty rumors flying around... one, will new A500's be shipped
> with 2.0 when it is released? A rumor stated that A500's will continue
> to be shipped with 1.3 Kickstart in order to keep it compatible with
> the video games (?!!) Two, when 2.0 is released, what is the likely
> cost of the upgrade? As I recall 1.2 -> 1.3 was something like $40,
> and that included new ROM chips as well as the new Workbench. Now
> someone has posted saying that the 1.3 -> 2.0 upgrade will cost
> "a couple hundred dollars." This is almost as bad as no upgrade at
> all; most A500 owners, and many A2000 owners, would probably be
> reluctant to pay such an exorbitant price. Please tell me it's just
> a rumor, and nothing more...
> 

Even if the new machines will be shipped with KS 2.0 & WB 2.0 it'll be a while
before anyone buying a new machine gets one because the dealers will want to
get rid of their old KS 1.3 machines.  I know it took months before dealers
would sell 1.3 machines.

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