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Subject: Re: A3000 upgrade offer..
Message-ID: <1991May8.145840.4599@vax5.cit.cornell.edu>
Date: 8 May 91 14:58:40 EDT
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In article <1991May7.232954.3789@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu>,
es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes: 
> In article <1991May07.224440.2764@ariel.unm.edu> kholland@hydra.unm.edu (Kiernan Holland) writes:
>>Those darn a**holes, I hate commodore forever now. 
>>I saw the deal too, about the VIC 20, CBM 64, Amiga 1000/2000/3000
>>upgrade deal. Shoot, I bought my Amiga 3000 (16/50) after selling 
>>my amiga 2000 off to some blood sucker. On student deal I got 
>>the piece of sh*t. And that is exactly what it is, 2.0 is a gas, 
>>only 10% of the software I have works with it. The acceleration 
>>isn't all that noticeable (unless you use 2.0). The hard drive is alright,
>>and pretty fast but where the f*ck is that 68040 upgrade. 
>>Fellow student deal buyers, Commodore is screwing us.
>>Screwing the general public too. The worse part about the deal (from 
>>a once optimistic view-point now turned evil) is that you get to keep 
>>your old computer. This is one outrageously funny deal, they are even 
>>offering this crap to VIC 20 users. I wonder if the deal includes 
>>the multi-scan (cost me 600 dollars). I'm buying a NeXT or IBM 486. 
>>To hell with you Commodore. And I know your employees and lines are on these 
>>networks. If I could sue you I would. 
> 
> 
> 	Thanks for the insightful, vague commentary. Now,
> everyone who agrees with Kiernan please follow up and let us
> know? <I love the deafening silence 8>
> 
> 	-- Ethan
> 
> "Brain! Brain! What is Brain?"

          He does point out some valid concerns.  What would I be giving up by
upgrading to the 3000?  I heard something about new 3000s coming along with 1.3 
ROMs in addition to 2.0 ROMS, but there are a lot of things (mostly games)
that won't work at all with the 68030 chip.  Also, the 3000 isn't as expandable
as a 2000.  I was thinking of upgrading to a system that would let me use an
AT bridgeboard and VGA card, but if I only have two slots, I'm probably not
going to be able to add on a video board, since the AT bridge takes up two
slots, am I?   And what about that 5.25" drive? Where does it go?  Will I be
able to use my 3.5" drive as an MS-DOS floppy drive?
          And what about floppy drives?  The power up ad I saw in the June
'91 AmigaWorld shows a 3000 with only one internal floppy drive slot, but the
June '90 AmigaWorld cover shows a 3000 with two slots.  What gives??

          In all, there's a lot of power to be had, but I can't see myself
using the same box for three or four years like I have with my 500 if I'm not
going to be able to expand cleanly.  Not for the kind of money I'd have to lay
out.

           MX8@VAX5.CIT.CORNELL.EDU