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From: hrlaser@pnet02.cts.com (Harv Laser)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: expandability of a500 question.
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Date: 27 Jan 88 19:20:17 GMT
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jojo@astroatc.UUCP (Jon Wesener) writes:
>In article <2406@crash.cts.com> haitex@pnet01.cts.com (Wade Bickel) writes:
>>papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
>>>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.
>>>>...
>>>
>>>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
>>>...
>>        It did require a different power supply.  But then, what did you
>>expect?
>
>	I can see it needing a new power supply, but the next question is,
>doesn't a setup like that generate a lot of heat?  There's no fan in the
>A500 and I'd think that would be a problem.  
>
>comments?
>--j
>jon wesener
>... {seismo | harvard | ihnp4} ! {uwvax | cs.wisc.edu} ! astroatc!jojo
>
>"more jealous than a pair of professional beauties"


I ogled and diddled with the same A500 Wade did.  Over 9 megs of RAM
displayed on Workbench's menu bar.  Put my hand down flat on top of 
500's vent slots on top of the case - it was cold to the touch.  The
large power supply (which looked like a prototype) was down on the
floor with a muffin fan on top of it muffining. 

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