Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!cbmvax!daveh From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: The Amiga 2000 Keyboard. (Actually, A1000->A2000 stuff in general) Message-ID: <2059@cbmvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 30-Jun-87 18:26:41 EDT Article-I.D.: cbmvax.2059 Posted: Tue Jun 30 18:26:41 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 2-Jul-87 00:59:52 EDT References: <1032@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA Lines: 48 in article <1032@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU>, wpd@athena.mit.edu (William P Doyle) says: > > > > Along the same lines, (can the A1000 keyboard be hooked up to the A2000,) Sure, just build the reverse direction adaptor. > .. would [it] be possible to plug the daughter board of the A1000 in the > A2000? Nope. The layout of the WCS tower is designed specifically for the A1000. The sockets wouldn't be in the right place even if you didn't have to worry about things like circuitry differences between the A1000 and A2000, and the fact that there's a large 200 Watt power supply where you'd want to place the WCS board. > Anyway, the biggest thing that is keeping me from looking at these fancy > A1000->A2000 upgrades (other than lack of funds, which can be remedied,) is > the fact that I will be stuck with 1.2 in ROM. I personally have no complaints > with 1.2 now, but there has been enough discussion of "suggestions for 1.3" > that I could possibly want the upgrade in the future sometime. When the operating system gets revised, there will certainly be ROMs available in upgrade kits. This is no big deal, we're doing this with C128s and 1571s right now. And the A2000s only require one ROM, not three like the C128. Most people appreciate the faster bootup times, and don't mind trading daily aggrevation at having to insert Kickstart vs. aggrevation during new system releases (certainly less than once per year) in installing the new ROM. And it's easy enough to do, the ROMs are always socketed. > I am almost > afraid to ask how much Commodore would charge for the replacement of the ROMs > when they have already charged $15 for a simple update of the existing > operating system :-). Commodore, any comments? Wake up and smell the coffee, man! $15 is too much? The 1.2 upgrade should be considered one of the all-time software upgrade bargains. EA charges more for Deluxe Paint upgrades! Or for an unprotected copy of the protected thing you just bought! Lattice charges $100 for its C language upgrade! And Lotus charges a couple of hundred to upgrade a lousy, stinkin' spreadsheet written for an 8 bit computer! $15 was practically a give-away. > | Patrick Doyle wpd@ATHENA.MIT.EDU | -- Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga Usenet: {ihnp4|caip|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh "The A2000 Guy" BIX : hazy "Catch a wave and you're sittin' on top of the world" -Beach Boys