Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!princeton!caip!topaz!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!eneevax!hsu From: hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu) Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: Future models of Amiga Message-ID: <684@eneevax.UUCP> Date: Wed, 28-May-86 14:37:06 EDT Article-I.D.: eneevax.684 Posted: Wed May 28 14:37:06 1986 Date-Received: Fri, 30-May-86 07:23:34 EDT References: <94@obelix.UUCP> Reply-To: hsu@eneevax.UUCP (Dave Hsu) Organization: Imperial Widget Research Center, Kingdom of Maryland Lines: 31 In article <94@obelix.UUCP> ulf-d@obelix.UUCP (Ulf Dahle'n) writes: >I think it is essential to know what Commodore's plans for the >Amiga and it's successors are. I wouldn't like to be an Atari 520ST >owner now then the 1040ST is out (especially as it's not possible >to upgrade the 520ST to a 1040ST; so I have heard anyway). >Apple has done the right thing with its Macintosh Plus: even if >it costs, it's possible to make a complete upgrade from the old Mac. Sorry to sneak Atari-ish messages back into this group, but the 520 and 1040 are functionally identical. The only differences now are 1) standard DS disk in 1040, while most 520s are still bundled with the SS drive; 2) possible RF modulator retrofit in the 1040, the 520 has a blank spot for a modulator but nobody's said anything about installing one; and 3) base RAM is 1M in the 1040. You could hack your 520 up to 1M if you like, but it's still a hack. If you're willing to bump the 520's memory up, they're identical. Future 1040's are supposed to get a socket for a blitter, but I've also heard rumors that the blitter will be piggybackable to the 68k. So how about it; will there be an Amiga successor? And when are they going to iron out the expansion chassis chaos? I'd hate to see the Amiga go the way of the Mindset. -dave -- David Hsu (301)454-1433 || -8798 Communication & Signal Processing Lab / Engineering Computer Facility The University of Maryland -~- College Park, MD 20742 ARPA:hsu@eneevax.umd.edu UUCP:[seismo,allegra,rlgvax]!umcp-cs!eneevax!hsu "You know, guys, people say your music is loud, obnoxious, and lethal to mice.."