Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!remus.rutgers.edu!andrewsr From: andrewsr@remus.rutgers.edu (Rich Andrews) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations Subject: Re: Amax -> A1000 query Message-ID: Date: 2 May 91 20:29:27 GMT References: <1991Apr29.050914.20106@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1991May2.160009.20522@sbcs.sunysb.edu> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 54 In article <1991May2.160009.20522@sbcs.sunysb.edu> dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio) writes: > In article <1991Apr29.050914.20106@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> sharley@isis.UUCP (steve harley) writes: > >Does Amax work on a 1000? if not, skip the following... > > Yes, but you need at least 1 meg I think, and the kickstart memory can > be counted towards the 1 meg. I got my A-MaxII to work on a 512K 1000 (not including the 256K of kickstart memory that A-MaxII does use). > If you have an external SCSI port, you may be able to do it easily. I am > not sure if AMAX II reads mac-formatted hard drives, but I think it does. Sure does. > > >Will I have problems using my 1.5M Insider memory (which doesn't > >auto-config due to slow PALs (they're grounded))? > > It should work, but be sure to ask someone who knows for sure. Works fine with my 1.0M Insider. > >Can I use my modem & midi adapter from Mac mode? > > You can use your modem. I have used 19200 baud many times, although > sometimes I will gte lots of line noise bove 9600. I rarely get noise at all. However, the exact version of A-MaxII you are using makes a big difference. 2.0 had a bug in the serial code. 2.04 fixed this and 2.06 fixes many other bugs. Use 2.06!! > > AMAX II = $150 > floppy = $150 > 128k ROMs = $10-$120 Get the Fujitsu 800K floppy for only $99. I got mine mail order from MacDirect. 1-800-621-8461. > >Compatibility: PageMaker 4.0, Word 4.0, Freehand 2.02, FileMaker 4? > > It will run Pagemaker and Word. Haven't tried the others. Basically, it > will run almost anything except games. Works with Freehand and FileMaker too. (I tried them both successfully along with tons others such as Correct Grammer, Adobe Illustrator 88, etc). Check out the compatibility list I posted here a couple of weeks ago. Has anyone taken it upon themselves to keep it going? (I retired :-) -Rich -- // Rich | "If I spent as much time on my classes as I do reading \X/ Andrews | news, I'd graduate." - Brett McCoy