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Subject: Re: Sasquatch Print (ribbons cables
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Date: Tue, 9-Sep-86 21:19:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep  9 21:19:00 1986
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> Furthermore, the announcement of the A2000 or A2500 or whatever makes
> me suspicious as to just what the product life cycle of the A1000 is.
> the "New Amiga" is supposed to have a 68010 in it. Will the A1000 be fully
> software compatable with this unit? I doubt it.  Sure the 68010 includes 
> the 68000 instruction set but it also has a few instructions that are not
> in the 68000.   I'm almost sure that software developers will want to
> develop software that runs well on this new "Business Amiga"  What does that 
> mean to those of us with A1000's?? Do we have another PC-JR on our hands?
> runs SOME but not ALL the software available for it's big brother??

Geez.  Don't you think that you could put in a 68010 yourself or pay somebody
else to do it?  Nay, couldn't be done.  Besides, Commodore isn't stupid
(well, that stupid), they hopefully have learned the lesson Apple painfully
has and will offer upgrades in increments at reasonable price such that
any Amiga 1000 upgraded any way will be upgradable in steps like say
Motherboard - brand new or send in old and upgraded send back
Case        - metal one
Sidecar     - just like normal

or go the rout of Coleco with Adam, offer something that plugs in the side
that will make the computer 100% compatible with new computer
[read enhanced Sidecar with 68020/68881 and IBM and Zorro slots]

How 'bout it C-A?

Dan Wallach
...!ihnp4!convex!danny