Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!sdrc!crgabb
From: crgabb@sdrc.UUCP (Rob Gabbard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CEBIT Commodore Announcements (A2500, A3000)
Message-ID: <247@sdrc.UUCP>
Date: 21 Mar 88 14:36:06 GMT
References: <7735@oberon.USC.EDU>
Organization: Structural Dynamics Research Corp., Cincinnati
Lines: 41
Summary: Availibility ? Cost ?

In article <7735@oberon.USC.EDU>, papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) writes:
> AMIGA 2500AT will have the following specifications:
> 
> 		68020/68881
> 		286 Bridgeboard
> 		40 MG Autoboot harddrive
> 
> AMIGA 2500UX will be equipped with
> 
> 		68020/68881
> 		Autoboot Hardrive (with option of 100 MG harddrive)
> 		Unix 5.3 compatible operating system
> 
> The Unix included with the A2500UX is a proprietary high performance 
> windowing user shell. Also optional for the A2500UX will be a tapestream
> storage device.
> 
  Does anyone have any further info on this announcement ? 
I guess the biggest questions would be about availibility and cost. I was set 
to buy a 2000 next week until this.  

 - Is the windowing shell on the A2500UX (and A3000 I would suppose) based on 
   X Windows or NEWS ?  Commodore would be making a BIG mistake if it were not. 

 - Do the AT and UX have 68851 chips ?  I would think the UX would have to. 

 - Will UNIX be available for the 2000 with the x020 board since it has a 
   68851 ? 

 - Was any hardware shown or is all of this VAPORWARE for the moment ?

 - Is a 2000 upgradable to a 2500 ? (If so, how much ?)

And on and on and on .....

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