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From: perry@well.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Whither Zorro?
Message-ID: <2598@well.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 16-Feb-87 13:07:20 EST
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Posted: Mon Feb 16 13:07:20 1987
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References: <1136@spice.cs.cmu.edu>
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Summary: Six Months? Nah, Six Days!

In article <1136@spice.cs.cmu.edu>, mjp@spice.cs.cmu.edu (Michael Portuesi) writes:
> Forcing the Zorro standard into obsolescence only means that both
> A1000 AND A2000 owners will have to wait another 6 months before the
> third party manufacturers can re-work their product lines to produce
> A2000 compatible expansion boxes for the 1000 and develop A2000
> compatible boards.  Or does the 2000 have Zorro compatibility in its
> slots (I sure hope so)?
> Mike Portuesi / Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Department

A2000 slots are electrically Zorro. Consumers will not have  to wait six
months for A2000 products. For example, all existing ASDG board products
will be available for sale the same day as the A2000 is ready for sale.

Perry