Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga.misc:3631 comp.sys.amiga.introduction:527 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!ucdavis!iris!zerkle From: zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.introduction Subject: Re: random A3000 questions Message-ID: <8974@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> Date: 15 May 91 09:05:27 GMT References: Sender: usenet@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu Reply-To: zerkle@iris.ucdavis.edu (Dan Zerkle) Followup-To: comp.sys.amiga.introduction Organization: U.C. Davis - Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Lines: 66 In article jms@vanth.UUCP (Jim Shaffer) writes: >Well, I decided to Power-Up, and I have a few questions about the 3000 >before it gets here. I know some of these might sound stupid, but the >local dealer doesn't have any 3000 systems on display, and in fact had to >order one for me. If you feel like it's a stupid question, put it on comp.sys.amiga.introduction. >(1) I'm sticking with my 1084S monitor because I can't afford a 1950 and >I really don't care about the new graphics modes anyway. Will the A3000 >support the weight of the 1084S safely? The non-flicker interlaced screens are really nice. You'll want the 1950 if you don't have it. The A3000 case is built solidly. It should be able to handle a heavy monitor. >Is it magnetically safe for >the floppy disk drive, since the 1950 is elevated a few inches but the >1084S won't be? The metal case should solve this problem. >(2) When the final 2.x ROM comes out, will it still allow booting 1.3 >(either from floppy or HD) if I need it? CBM would be making a big mistake if they don't, but I don't see what would stop them. >For that matter, will I get a set >of 1.3 and 2.0 floppies with the system? Yes, and it comes installed on the hard drive, too. >And why are there two sets of ROM >sockets on the motherboard? It takes bigger ROMS. >And a question I don't think I've ever seen >anywhere: Is it possible to plug in a 1.3 ROM to save RAM? Eeek. You don't want to do this. You really want the 2.0 ROM. >(3) Is there a manual for ARexx included, or will I want to buy one? ARexx is described with the rest of the stuff. I haven't looked at that section of the manual, but the rest is pretty good. >(4) Did the improved speech system (announced back when it was 1.4) make >it into 2.0 yet? Are there any improvements to the printer drivers? Yes. It still stinks. Of course, I have spent a lot of time working at Speech Technology Laboratory, and their stuff makes most thing sound bad. >(5) Is there enough memory left with Kickstart in RAM to do a one-pass >one-drive floppy copy? Well, let's see: 2 megs - 0.5 meg = 1.5 meg. Assuming you don't need 880k of contiguous RAM, you should be ok. I just copy the disk to RAM:, then copy it back to a blank floppy. -Dan Dan Zerkle zerkle@iris.eecs.ucdavis.edu (916) 754-0240 Amiga... Because life is too short for boring computers.