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From: mark@unisec.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Pal Jr.
Message-ID: <493@unisec.usi.com>
Date: Fri, 5-Jun-87 06:50:40 EDT
Article-I.D.: unisec.493
Posted: Fri Jun  5 06:50:40 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 6-Jun-87 20:08:16 EDT
Organization: UniSecure Systems, Inc. Newport, RI
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Keywords: Amiga hard disk expansion excellent product

Sorry if this is a duplicate posting, but I don't think it got out the
first time:


It's here!  My Pal Jr. arrived yesterday afternoon (Tue.) - about a week 
sooner than expected, according to my last conversation with folks at 
Byte-by-Byte.  No time for a full-blown review (I'll be happy to answer 
e-mail questions), but here's a quick rundown on my impressions:

The unit arrived in a rather large box, very well packed with foam supports.
It comes with Kickstart 1.2 and a special Workbench disk.  The physical
dimensions are almost identical to the Amiga 1000, less the "legs".  The
Pal Jr. "piggybacks" the Amiga.  A "staple" (neat name for a bus connector
assembly) is provided which slaps on the right side to connect the Amiga's
86 pin bus connector to the Pal Jr.'s 100 pin connector - very neat and easy!
An AC outlet is provided at the back into which you plug the Amiga's power
cable.  This insures proper cycling of power (Pal Jr. first) and also saves
me from having to buy a bigger outlet box :-).  Installation is really a
snap and everything went "by the numbers".  The unit is impressively quiet
in operation.

I did notice a few minor glitches with some software.  If I run Preferences
from the CLI, the CLI hangs upon exit from Preferences.  However, Preferences
works fine from the WorkBench which is now actually a feature of my Amiga
that I find appealing.  Those icons just snap into place!  I've also noticed
that I can't warmstart the way I used to - If I have a runaway situation,
I have to power off, then load Kickstart, then WorkBench.  I haven't attempted
to contact the company about this yet - might be something I'm doing wrong
though I can't imagine what.

I've installed Scribble!, Organize!, Aegis Draw Plus, DMCS and Dpaint II.
I'm having a little trouble with the Electronic Arts stuff - I'm not sure how 
they've hardwired pathnames for voices, fonts, etc.  I may take a little tour 
with FileZap later. 

That's all for now.  Oh yeah  - the price was $1495 plus Federal Express
shipping for a grand total of $1532.  Though I choked on the price
when first considering this product, I'm very pleased with it.  

Mark

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