Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!cbmvax!daveh
From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CEBIT Commodore Announcements (A2500, A3000)
Message-ID: <3515@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 24 Mar 88 20:55:14 GMT
References: <7770@oberon.USC.EDU>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <7770@oberon.USC.EDU>, papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa) says:

>>Will the 2500 have a 32-bit bus?

> I doubt.  As I understan it is the current version of the B2000, plus the
> C-A 68020/68881 that has been floating at Commodore for quite a while, plus
> the new Bridgeboard, with an Intel 80286 instead of the 8088 in the original
> Bridgeboard.  As such it will probably be available as soon as those two boards
> go into production, which could be any time soon (if they haven't already).

Correct-a-mundo!  I was waiting for someone here to catch on.  The A2500 is
basically a package deal.  They did say it would ship with the new Agnus
and Denise.  But it's nothing you can't do with your A2000.  The A3000 will
be a new machine, no details yet other than 68030 based.  And that all of
your old A2000 cards will work just dandy in it.

> The 286 BridgeCard is basically an IBM PC AT clone on a single board.

There is actually a smallish daughterboard, but PC-AT in a single slot is a
good description.

> -- Marco
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