Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cbmvax!rutgers!apple!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!nosc!crash!pnet01!orb From: orb@pnet01.cts.com (Randolph Turner) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: TrumpCard 500 on a 1000? Message-ID: <6012@crash.cts.com> Date: 1 Dec 90 12:36:07 GMT Sender: root@crash.cts.com Organization: People-Net [pnet01], El Cajon CA Lines: 94 jeremym@chopin.udel.edu (Jeremy A Moskowitz) writes: >In article <5985@crash.cts.com> orb@pnet01.cts.com (Randolph Turner) writes: >> >> I hope someone can enlighten me on this, as I have already ordered a > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Ok.. that's yer first mistake... > >>TrumpCard 500 package w/ the Meta4 ram card for use on my 1000. I talked to > ^^^^ > Whoops! Mistake number two. > >>Louise (the tech rep at IVS) about this, and she seemed confident that it > ^^^^^^ > > Mistake number three. Adam Feurer is the *BEST* techie at > IVS. This guy knows *EVERYTHING!* > > >>would work just fine, but I want to know if anyone out here in "net-land" has > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > It'll wok just fine in a 500, and a 2000.. if that's what you > mean... but... let's take a look at the TC enclosure archatecture. > >If the 500 has the bus port on it's leftside, and the trumpcard >has female fingers on it's left side... it'll go right into the 500,right? >Right. That's what it was designed for. > >If the 1000 has the bus port on it's RIGHTSIDE, the and the TC >has the same setup, then how the hell are ya gonna get it in there? >Flip it and turn it around? WRONG! Even if you could do that, >It'll 1) be awkward > 2) not work anyway because WE'RE TALKING ZORRO here... > >does anyone follow my logic! > >Bottom line dude: 1) Should asked before ya ordered > 2) the product is named Trumpcard 500 > *NOT* Trumpcard 1000, so, take > a guess on the compatibility there, pal. > 3) Run to your phone, call the dealer you > bought this thing from and go buy yourself > a nice, slow, A1000 Supra-Board. It'll > work and it'll be just what a 1000 > user needs. > > >>attempted to use this setup on the 1000. I can't help but worry that I'll end >>up having problems, and I was hoping one of you out there could help quell my >>fear a bit. Also, since I don't have a SCSI drive lying around, it might be a >>while before I am able to put it through any tests other than the RAM >>expansion, the info would help there as well. >> >>BTW, my PAL chips are grounded, in case that would be a problem. >> >>Thank you much, >>Randolph Turner >> >>UUCP: {hplabs!hp-sdd ucsd nosc}!crash!pnet01!orb >>ARPA: crash!pnet01!orb@nosc.mil >>INET: orb@pnet01.cts.com > > >-- >E Pluribus // Contacts: jeremym@brahms.udel.edu or jeremym@chopin.udel.edu or > Unix // jeremy@freezer.it.udel.edu or jeremy@vax1.udel.edu > \\ // (line 1 = jeremym) (line 2 = jeremy) > \X/ 2001 Dalmations - My stars, its full of dogs... I entered the the above post hoping to get a reply from someone that is currently using, or has tried hooking the Trumpcard 500 to a 1000. I am pleased to say that a kind-hearted person has replied via E-mail that he had tried it, and it worked fine. What I didn't expect was someone basically calling me stupid for my actions, and looking down upon me because I use a 1000. Not exactly what I thought the nets were all about. And to clear up a few things with Mr. Moskowitz, I am not concerned with appearance, but rather functionality and the ability for my investment to move with me if and when I get a 500. I *did* check before I ordered, thus the two calls to IVS directly. BTW, both times I was connected with Louise for technical information. If Mr. Feurer is the "guru" at IVS, they sure don't put him on the phone much. I was merely looking for some re-enforcement, or a "second opinion" if you will, and that I have received (from someone that actually knew what they were talking about, I might add). Thanks for listening, Randolph Turner UUCP: {hplabs!hp-sdd ucsd nosc}!crash!pnet01!orb ARPA: crash!pnet01!orb@nosc.mil INET: orb@pnet01.cts.com