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From: grr@cbmvax.cbm.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 1000 Worries?
Message-ID: <2002@cbmvax.cbmvax.cbm.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 11-Jun-87 10:56:08 EDT
Article-I.D.: cbmvax.2002
Posted: Thu Jun 11 10:56:08 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 20-Jun-87 09:41:22 EDT
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Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <32200003@bucc2> bones@bucc2.UUCP writes:
> 
>                                    From the bits and pieces of the last
> issue of Amiga World, it seems the Amiga 1000 is either now out of production
> or will be very limited.  I guess this is to make room for the 500 and the
> 2000.  What happens if the 1000 needs service?  The 500 appears to have
> different (combined) custom chips.  So does the 2000 have all the same chips
> as the 1000?  Or am I just worrying for nothing?  I am no expert on chip
> availability or computer service.

Some of the chips are the same, or at least pin-compatible, some are not.  In
either case, Commodore is actually pretty good about stocking repair parts for
systems after they are no longer being actively marketed.  There are also a
number of firms specializing in Commodore repairs (C64 mostly) that buy old/
dead systems for parts and use these for repairs...

It's a legitimate concern, but I don't see a serious problem at this point.

-- 
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