Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!daver!ditka!mcdchg!laidbak!amiganet!dhansen From: dhansen@amiganet.chi.il.us (Dave Hansen) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: An open letter to C= Message-ID: Date: 14 Mar 91 07:10:56 GMT References: <91070.000848DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu> <1991Mar11.061707.3428@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> <91070.123408DXB132@psuvm.psu.edu><1991Mar11.222722.17507@agora.rain.com> Organization: Amiga Network Information Systems Lines: 25 >It was my understanding that some of the revsions of the A500 motherboard >may not accept 1MB chip mem. So it would not be a marketing decision, >but an engineering problem. So until C='s official scapegoat..... err, >solution/announcement, maybe we best lay off everybody about this one ( >except for the person who is suppose to make the decision about the >announcement). Boy does this one ever strike me as a rerun of the PC-Colt. Remember that? The smaller, less expensive one was only supposed to run at a slower speed than the more expensive model that touted the additional turbo speeds. But someone found that where CBM had omitted the direct software command to switch speeds, the keyboard equivalent was still there. A former CBM employee said that you better not switch the little Colt to the higher speed as you will damage something and a repair person can tell that you did. From what I recall talking to local dealers when the Enhanced Agnus was released, some A500s did require additional mods in order to accept the Enhanced Agnus, a few very old rev. boards were not easy to mod for that, but not until recently have I heard that the A500 wouldn't accept one. That sounds to be either: 1. A marketing ploy. (I doubt that, CBM has learned that customers aren't so gulable). or 2. Another of the rumor mills churning out drivel. Perhaps CBM marketing would care to end this thread? voice: (708)691-4747 Internet:dhansen@amiganet.chi.il.us