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Subject: Compute!'s goof + more info on A2000
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Date: Tue, 10-Feb-87 14:54:22 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 10 14:54:22 1987
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Compute! has sent its dealers three (so far) telegrams - gradually
becoming more insistent that they return all copies of the magazine,
or at least not sell them for a week or two until CBM formally
announces the A2000.  Meanwhile ...

EE Times has an article this week on the machine.  It says that
the A2000's graphics chips can do 640x400 w/o interlace - is
this for real?  I think not (since there's a new long persistence
monitor available).  It also says the parallel and serial ports no
longer carry power to the pins - is this for real?  If so, that
means you can't use Digi-View, the Mimetics Sampler, the MicroBotics
hard drive, etc. on the new machine.

One exciting feature is the slot (nine slots! wow!) for VIDEO.
Can you say real-time digitizer?  Custom (1024x1024x24) Graphics?
Upgraded Denise & Paula?  Sure.  I knew you could.

Thanks for the ST506 and SCSI controller cards!

The $500 A2080 long persistance monitor sounds like a great buy -
is it usable with the A1000 ?

EE Times reports that CBM is offering memory expansion because
they were fed up with third-party prices.  Unfair!  A1000 memory
manufacturers had to build a case, the board had to be custom
soldered on one side (unless you don't pass the bus) and has to
be FCC compliant.

Except for the incompatibilities (which won't affect 90% of existing
Amiga owners), this baby looks like a great machine.  The price is
fantastic.  With CBM providing memory, disks and Mess-DOS compatibility,
they could have a winner on their hands.  Let's hope they MARKET it
this time...

..Bob
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Bob Page,  U of Lowell CS Dept.      ulowell!page,  page@ulowell.CSNET