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From: rich@documail.UUCP (Rich McCallister)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Help with inherited A1000 (1st gen)
Keywords: Greenhorn, antique
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Date: 5 Apr 91 14:46:59 GMT
References: <1991Apr3.182638.1817@oz.plymouth.edu>
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In article <1991Apr3.182638.1817@oz.plymouth.edu> troyb@oz.plymouth.edu (Troy Bennet) writes:
>
>.... My question is,"Are there any A1000 compatible external
>harddrives still being made?"  Also, I have an Alegra 512K Ram
>expansion module that is supposedly expandable to 2 meg.  does anyone
>know where I can get the Ram expansion for this Alegra unit?  

    Xetec still makes 1000 drive systems. They are at (913)827-0685 at
2804 Arnold Road, Salina, Kansas, 67401 USA. (They also make a CD ROM drive
that can be used with the 1000.)
    A firm called ICD in Rockford, Illinois, USA, makes an IDE hard drive
kit that can be installed in a 1000. Altho they are only about 140 km from
my house, I don't have their address at the moment.
    Most Amiga 500 drive adapters can be used on the A1000!  On the 500,
Commodore moved the connector from the right side (near the mouse and joy
stick ports) to the right side. So, most 500 peripherals can be used on the
1000. However, since you must put them on the right side, and they are meant
to be on the left, you will end up looking at the back side of the adapter
box. This in itself is not a problem. However, some of the peripherals designed
for the 500, because they are "backwards" and not designed with the 1000 in
mind, will cover up the joy stick or mouse ports on the 1000. You ought to
check that before you buy, or be prepared to go into the 1000 to solder in
a new mouse port connector in the back of the 1000, or whatever.
    By the way, I understand that some 1000 peripherals will not work on the
500 simply because the 500 has a more deeply recessed connector.
    The best list I know of for all Amiga products is the "AC Guide" (or
"Amazing Computing's Guide to the Amiga" or something like that), a publication
put out a couple of times a year by Amazing Computing magazine. Many, many
1000 products can be found in there.
    Good hunting!
- Rich McCallister (rich@documail.UUCP)