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From: davem@hp-lsd.COS.HP.COM (Dave K. Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: MegaMidgetRacer and CSA's phone number
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Date: 22 Mar 91 16:22:48 GMT
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When I ordered my Mega-Midgit Racer (MMR), I was given the choice of a board 
with the 68030 and without.  The prices were something like $710 with, $630
without.  Since then the prices have dropped by about $150 or thereabouts.
Mine cost $530 with the 25 mhz 68030.

As I understand it, there are two versions of the dram daughter-board.  One 
for the A-500 and one for the A-2000.  Either will work in the A-1000.
The A-500 version has sockets for 1-meg dip chips.  The A-2000 version has
soldered in 1-meg zip chips and is much smaller so as not to overhang the 
video slot space.  The A-500 version is longer and extends out past the edge 
of the A-2000 cover.  If you don't want the cover on, then the A-500 board will 
work ok.  You can add chips to the A-500 version but have to buy the A-2000 
version with chips in the memory configuration you want.  Supposedly, there 
is an upgrade policy on the A-2000 board.  Buy a 2-meg board, then trade it
iin for a 4-meg (or 8-meg) when you can afford it.

This should not be taken as absolute fact.  It is what I have picked up from 
the reviews I have read and from reading the MMR manual.  I may be way out in 
left field (as usual :-) about all of this.

Hope this helps....

Dave (anxiously awaiting when I can afford a dram board for my MMR) M.