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From: jpotter@ucs.adelaide.edu.au (Jonathan Potter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: A3000 Questions?
Message-ID: <3224@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au>
Date: 9 May 91 14:45:29 GMT
References: <1991May8.185513.14126@clark.edu>
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In article <1991May8.185513.14126@clark.edu> danr@clark.edu (Dan Reuther) writes:
>    1.   I know that the A3000 will support the 68040 but am I correct in
>       saying that the A2000 will not support the chip?

The 2000 should support the 040 as far as I know, but without the 32-bit
architecture of the 3000 you are really wasting what is currently a $1000+
chip.

>    2.   The 3000 has its hard disk controller on the motherboard, not in
>       an expansion slot, right?  Can you add other hard drives to this
>       controller or do you have to get a new controller and take up an
>       expansion slot?

The 3000's controller is SCSI, and as such, allows you to plug another 6
devices into it. If you want to run ST506 or IDE drives or the like you would
need another controller.

Jon
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