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From: andy@cbmvax.UUCP (Andy Finkel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A2000 serial port != A1000 (ackkkk!)(and 500 || <> 1000 ||)
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Date: Tue, 20-Oct-87 16:03:08 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct 20 16:03:08 1987
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References: <1962@ucbcad.berkeley.edu> <610@louie.udel.EDU>
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Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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In article <610@louie.udel.EDU> rminnich@udel.EDU (Ron Minnich) writes:
>Speaking of incompatibilities, the A500 parallel connector is female,
>the A1000 is male. 
>Why were they made different??? and the A500 serial <> A2000 serial?

This allows us to mate A2000s and A1000s to make A500s.  :-)

(oh, all right...it lets you use cables for PC Clones also)

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