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From: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: What's in a name (and who is "Fang")?
Message-ID: <2415@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Sep-87 02:01:31 EDT
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Posted: Tue Sep 29 02:01:31 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 1-Oct-87 02:47:31 EDT
References: <14218@amdahl.amdahl.com> <2336@cbmvax.UUCP> <14580@amdahl.amdahl.com>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
Lines: 31
Keywords: jumpers for 1 Meg of CHIP ram

In article <14580@amdahl.amdahl.com> kim@amdahl.amdahl.com (Kim DeVaughn) writes:
> 
> So, the West Chester design is officially known as the B2000.  Aside from the
> memory difference you noted above, my understanding is that the video slot
> of the B2000 makes available the 12 raw RGB signals.  Is that correct?

Nope, it's officially an A2000, the B2000 is just an internal designation
to confuse the issue.  The video slot does have all 12 bits of RGB and some
other signals useful for audio/video games, including the parallel port lines
in case you want some simple control functions for dedicated applications.
 
> And as to the jumpers mentioned in AmigaMail ... I recently heard the
> following *rumor* from a "reliable source":
> 
> "The West Chester 2000 (B2000) has a jumper that will enable 1M of chip
> memory.  There will be a new Agnes chip called Fang."
>  
> Sounds like this will a field upgrade option in the future.  Comments?

Well, there might be some jumpers... 8-)  But the Fang thing is just some
confusion - a contraction for the Fat Agnus chip as used in the A500.  When
I did some of the early A500 schematics I tried this name on, but it didn't
really stick.  The WC A2000 schematics were derived from these A500
schematics and I guess the name kind of got carried over.  I guess maybe
it wasn't such a bad name after all - White Fang!


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