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From: pdg@hpcupt1.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Re: A1000->A2000 Upgrade policy Q & A
Message-ID: <6080001@hpcupt1.HP.COM>
Date: Thu, 17-Sep-87 12:32:12 EDT
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Posted: Thu Sep 17 12:32:12 1987
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> >	What about expansion RAM?  I've got a Microbotics StarBoard,
> >	2meg, with a brand new multifunction board in it.  It obviously
> >	won't work in the 2000.  Do you think the dealer would give me a
> >	trade on it?  Is there some sort of official policy here or is
> >	it up to the individual dealers?  I'm interested in upgrading
> >	but I don't want to throw away my ~$700 investment in my memory!

>	Commodore's policy applies only to the A1000 computer.  You'll
>	either have to sell the memory card privately, or work out a
>	deal with the dealer, or of course, keep it.

I went to a little Amiga show in Palo Alto last weekend where A2000's
were being sold (and delivered!).  I asked this very question of the rep
from MicroBotics, and he showed me an A2000 with a StarBoard 2 in it.

He had taken a StarBoard with Upper Deck and Multifunction card (2Mb and
68881), removed it from it's metal box, snapped another board onto it
and put it into the first Zorro slot of the A2000.  Despite its
thickness, it didn't seem to block access to any of the other slots.
This new board was almost empty.  It just seemed to be there to juggle
the wiring.

Anyway, there it was (A2000 with 3Mb and 68881), working and impressive.
He said the card was expected to cost about $40 and be available (you
guessed it) real soon now.

Paul Gootherts
Hewlett-Packard Co
hplabs!hpda!pdg

Disclaimer: I'm not connected with MicroBotics, except as a customer.