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From: mykes@3comvax.UUCP (Mike Schwartz)
Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga
Subject: Re: save your money
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Date: Wed, 8-Jan-86 12:58:11 EST
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Posted: Wed Jan  8 12:58:11 1986
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I blew it (sorry folks) and forgot to post Micro Forge's phone #.  I am
reposting the following article, in case it didn't make it to everyone
the first time.  

Micro Forge is located in Winston Ga, and their phone number is 404-949-5698.
I spoke with David Matthews there.  I plan to wait for his 40MB disks and will
get the 1 slot expander and power supply (required for hard disk).  His 
complete expansion system makes the Amiga into an awesome machine:
80MB hard disk, 8.5 MB Ram, etc. (it all fits in his 5 slot expander).

Someone sent me mail, saying what I wrote here is correct (prices), but that
Tecmar's products are available now.  Are they?

In article <325@3comvax.UUCP> mykes@3comvax.UUCP (Mike Schwartz) writes:
>In previous articles, some people may have thought my raving about the
>Tecmar prices was crazy, but....
>
>I spoke to David Matthews at MicroForge in Winston GA by phone this 
>morning.  You will be seeing ads for MicroForge in the next AmigaWorld
>Magazine.  Anyway, here is the scoop:
>
>MicroForge is going to be releasing (or already is ready to take orders
>for) the following:
>
>Developer	Non-Developer		Item
>$500		$716			5 slot expansion board with case
>					and power supply.
>$70		$100			Same as above, but 1 slot
>$1000		$1400			1st 10MB Hard disk system
>$1050		$1500			1st 20MB Hard disk system
>$1275		$1800			1st 40MB Hard disk system
>$947		???			2nd 40MB hard disk system
>$280		$400			Stereo Sound Digitizer w/software
>$25		$18			RamDisk software that works with
>					workbench.
>$70		$50			Full function editor with full
>					macro capabilities
>$700		$1000			2MB Ram expansion board
>
>These prices are much better than Tecmar's, so you CAN REALLY SAVE
>MONEY.  Just to refresh your memories, Tecmar wants $1000 for 1MB of
>RAM, and $2500 for a 20MB hard disk (plus 1MB of RAM).  Tecmar does
>give you some real useful other features with their RAM board, though,
>like another serial and parallel port, battery backed up clock, and
>the SASI controller required for the disk.  I realize you folks can add,
>but I will add it up for you anyway.  
>
>For $2500, you can get 1MB of RAM and 20MB of hard disk from Tecmar.  For
>developers, $2500 will buy the 5-slot bus extension, power supply, 2MB of
>RAM, and a 40MB hard disk.  My opinion that the best route to go is to
>buy the 1 slot adapter ($70), power supply ($150), and 40MB hard disk
>($1275) for a reasonable $1500 (approx.) price tag.
>
>David Matthews is very enthusiastic about the Amiga, and is a good person
>to talk with.  MicroForge makes products for the Macintosh, so they
>apparently know a little about making peripherals for 68K machines.
>I have no experience with their products, but I am very impressed
>with Mr. Matthews, and he seemed to be quite knowledgeable about
>the Amiga internals required to make these products.  IN MY OPINION,
>he is really doing the universe a favor by not taking advantage of
>a lack of competition for hardware products in the Amiga marketplace,
>and he will get my business.  I hope he gets yours, too.
>
>AVAILABILITY:
>MicroForge will be ready to take VISA orders in about a week (1/10/86),
>but not all of the above mentioned products are ready.  As of this 
>posting, the 5-slot expander will not be ready until mid-to-end of
>February (they have had to juggle their designs because the conventions
>for putting things on the Amiga bus is not quite finalized).  The 2MB
>RAM expansion will be available around the same time.  He also has no
>40MB disks in stock, but he has been told he will get them before next
>week.  Everything else is available NOW!!!
>
>PS:
>	Has anyone ever seen a Tecmar product (that works) for the
>Amiga that is available?  (I am just curious)
>