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From: fnf@mcdsun.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Expansion product woes
Message-ID: <278@mcdsun.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 1-Apr-87 10:50:18 EST
Article-I.D.: mcdsun.278
Posted: Wed Apr  1 10:50:18 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 4-Apr-87 11:02:26 EST
References: <269@mcdsun.UUCP> <142@tahoma.ARPA>
Reply-To: fnf@mcdsun.UUCP (Fred Fish)
Organization: Motorola Microcomputer Division
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In article <142@tahoma.ARPA> bakken@tahoma.ARPA (Dave Bakken) writes:
>In article <269@mcdsun.UUCP>, fnf@mcdsun.UUCP (Fred Fish) writes:
>> 	   changes, has had the additional PAL ground modification,
>> 	   and has had the plastic 68000 replaced with a ceramic version.
>
>How much does the ceramic 68000 help (Fred or anyone who knows)?

I just replaced it on the hunch that it might have slightly better
electrical characteristics.  If it costs more it must be better, right :-)
It did seem to help some though.  I've heard that if you can find a CMOS
version of the 68000 it helps even more.

>> 	o  If you plan to expand your Amiga but do not already have
>> 	   a large investment in existing products, wait for the A2000.
>> 	   On this system, every vendor will be competing on more
>> 	   "even ground", and those that choose to produce high quality
>> 	   products at a fair price will be rewarded rather than
>> 	   penalized by the market prices and finger pointing confusion.
>
>Fred, are you saying that the coming of the A2000 will give the A1000
>owners a better selection of quality peripherals, or, as it seems to
>me, suggesting that the A1000 owners should consider getting rid of their 
>A1000s and buy A2000s?  

The difference in price between a cheapo slap-on-the-side expansion product
and a quality board in a quality expansion box is significantly greater
than the difference between a cheapo board and a quality board.  Thus
the incentive to by cheapo boards for the A2000 will be greatly reduced.
This may help the A1000 owners also, if venders like ASDG can produce their
expansion boxes, that allow use of A2000 cards on an A1000, in a timely
manner.

-Fred
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