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From: chanst@atrium.UUCP (Steve T Chan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: expandability of a500 question.
Message-ID: <142@atrium.UUCP>
Date: 16 Jan 88 19:15:20 GMT
References: <510UD138985@NDSUVM1>
Organization: Atrium @ The Alamo
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Summary: Adding stuff to an A500..

In article <510UD138985@NDSUVM1>, UD138985@NDSUVM1.BITNET writes:
>   1.  How much memory can be added to the A500 and what extra items does it
>       take to add that much?  I know about the internal board that brings the
>       total amount up to 1 megabyte, but I would like to have a system with
>       4 to 6 megabytes eventually.
>      
>   2.  Also, I would like to add a hard disk to the system.  What disks are
>       available and how do they attach to the system.
>      
>      Less important, but nice to know, how do monitors hook up to the system
> cable-wise and do the cables come with the system or are they separate?  Can
> any monitor be connected, or does it have to be a Commodore monitor.  I
> bought a copy of Amigaworld and got some good info from that, but I would
> appreciate any info someone could send me.
>      
How much memory could be added to an A500?? First you can start by adding
the extra 512K + clock in the underside, thats brings it to 1 Meg total,
then you have eight megabytes more of external memory to go, but for now,
the only item available for expansion is the byte box from Byte by Byte,
thats a 2Meg board.

As for hard disk, I think Supra makes a 20 meg and 40 Meg hard drive for
the A500, the interface attaches to the expansion bus on the left side, it
has a pass-thru bus, so you can add more memory boards.

OK... for monitor cables, monitor cables goes to the 23-pin DIN RGB connector
at the back, the computer does not come with monitor cables, but if you get
the 2002/1080 or the new 1084 monitor, they come with cables.

Steve Chan
UUCP: gatech!petro!atrium!chanst