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From: dillon@CORY.BERKELEY.EDU (Matt Dillon)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amiga 1000 buy-back & changing standards....
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Date: Thu, 22-Oct-87 16:05:45 EST
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>I've previously pointed out that I don't believe that a simple slap in/on chip
>upgrade for the A1000 is technically feasible.  Some people feel that they've
>been left in the lurch by the direction that Commodore took with the A2000.  I
>merely note that Commodore has in fact extended an upgrade offer to those A1000
>owners.  It may or may not appeal the a particular A1000 owner, depending on
>their configuration, interests, loyalties, etc.

	And it should be noted that both run the same OS and correctly written
programs (read correctly written copyprotection or no copyprotection). 
Compatibility is much better, in fact, than either the ATARI(s), IBM(s), 
or MAC(s), where most programs depend on hardwired memory/hardware locations
to work properly.

					-Matt