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From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: expandability of a500 question.
Message-ID: <3196@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 25 Jan 88 18:34:36 GMT
References: <6366@oberon.USC.EDU>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <6366@oberon.USC.EDU>, papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) says:

> In article <774@sdcc8.ucsd.EDU> cs178abu@sdcc8.ucsd.edu.UUCP (John Schultz) writes:

>>  I played with 68010/68881 9.5 megabyte Amiga 500 at AmiExpo.  The
>>whole board fits nicely inside the A500, and the rf-shield will
>>still fit.
>>  I think it was from Progressive peripherils & software.

> Where was it getting the power to drive all that stuff?  As I understand it
> that kind of arrangement is what C-A greatly discouraged.  Any comments from
> WestChester (Dave) ?

> -- Marco

I've never been that crazy about plug-in-the-box items at all, excepting maybe
a very simple 68020-tower to replace you 68000.  But I don't personally like
the idea of any extra RAM boards in any Amiga 'secpt the A2000.  I have heard
about the PP&S add-in, or at least what it was back at Comdex.  This board
had a better power supply included with it; I don't know for sure if it would
be sufficient for an extra 8 megabytes or not.  Also, adding boards like that
in an A500 may cause air-flow problems resulting in overheating of the A500.

In any case, if anyone's considering such a board... If it comes with a power
supply of it's own, it may work, but it worries me.  If ANY memory board for
the A500 DOESN'T have it's own supply (other than the A501 or clone plug in
the bottom card), whether internal or external, DON'T BUY IT or you may hurt
your supply.
-- 
Dave Haynie  "The B2000 Guy"     Commodore-Amiga  "The Crew That Never Rests"
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