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From: mwm@eris.BERKELEY.EDU (Mike (My watch has windows) Meyer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CBM and upgrade paths
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Date: Sat, 7-Nov-87 10:23:42 EST
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In article <2189@gryphon.CTS.COM> richard@gryphon.CTS.COM (Richard Sexton) writes:
<So, Mike, say we concede all your points (which I do) what should happen ?

Thanx for being so conceding.

CBM should admit they made a mistake.

No, cancel that - that's asking to much.

CBM (*not* some third party) should come out with a nice, cheap gadget
to let people run hardware from an A1000 on an A2000.

Best would be an outside-the-2000 cable that would handle a *single*
SOTS device (more at your own risk). Eating one (or two, or maybe even
three) slots (especially if they are otherwise useless piece-of-crap
slots) would be perfectly acceptable.

This would also let users who've got money tied up in A500 SOTS boxes
use them if they decide to upgrade.

Basically, this would demonstrate that CBM understands the concept of
"family of computers."

Failing that, offering an optional top on the A2000 that would make it
possible to put Zorro I cards into it without running it with it's
underwear showing.

	<mike
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The Amiga 1000: Let's build _the_ hackers machine.	mwm@berkeley.edu
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