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From: schur@isi.edu (Sean Schur)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.graphics
Subject: Re: Toasters in A3000's
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Date: 29 May 91 06:32:14 GMT
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In article <3950@beguine.UUCP> Viet.Ho@bbs.acs.unc.edu (Viet Ho) writes:
>This probably nothing new, but some fokes (ack del key ain't working_)
>may be interested:
>
>Century Computers, in La Habra, California charges $300 to have
>VideoToasters placed into A3000 w/ warrenty intact.   

Sorry Charlie. Newtek has stated expressly that if you put a Toaster
in a 3000 you void the warranty. Period. End of discussion. I should
know, I've done 7 of them now. 


>I hear you have to do a little cutting in the back for one of those
>protruding BNC connectors as well 

Exactly, which is why you also completely void the warranty on the Amiga.
Show me ANY commercial product that will honor a warranty when you cut
out a piece of the machine.

Be aware that to get the warranty honored on your Amiga (God forbid
something should go wrong) you are expected to bring it back to the 
original dealer, or return it to Commodore. Imagine doing that and 
either one saying, "Gee, what's this hole you've cut out of the back
of the machine?" "Oh" you say, "my cat did that". 

It is possible that if you buy your machine and Toaster from Century 
Computers that they are willing to lie to Commodore and Newtek if you
run into problems. But I sure wouldn't count on that holding up for
too long. And you certainly have no recourse when they say "sorry, they
won't let us do that anymore." 

>at least you get 18MBs 

Don't get too excited, especially those of you interested in Lightwave.
The current Lightwave software does NOT recognize memory over the standard
9MB allowed in a 2000. If you look at the amount of memory available
it will certainly show that you have 18MB, but the maximum number of
polygons allowed in a scene does not expand.

Sorry to bring you down. But I thought everyone should know "the rest of
the story" before you go rushing out to Century Computers. Reality,
what a drag.

Disclaimer: I do not work for Newtek or Commordore and have nothing
against Century Computers. As a matter of fact, even though I live
in the LA area, I've never been there.

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