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From: ejkst@cisunx.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 512K expansion for A500
Message-ID: <8273@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: 2 Apr 88 03:01:17 GMT
References: <3054@gryphon.CTS.COM>
Reply-To: ejkst@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu.UUCP (Eric J. Kennedy)
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys
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In article <3054@gryphon.CTS.COM> bilbo@pnet02.cts.com (Bill Daggett) writes:
>cmcmanis%pepper@Sun.COM (Chuck McManis) writes:
>>
>>Ahh but when you slip that new agnus chip in and swap that jumper, and 
>>your system boots up and says "980,684 bytes Chip RAM available" you
>>are going to love each and every bit of it. It is at this point that
>>I will consider getting a 500 or 2500 because I will see an improvement
>>over my 1000. 
>
>I still won't upgrade.  Not until I pick up an application software package I
>want and it won't run on the A1000.  Everyone seems to be jumping the gun by
>even thinking their A1000's are obsolete.  

Well, when it comes to Chip ram, sure, I wish my A1000 had more.  *But*,
With my Starboard II, I routinely run WordPerfect, Uedit, Superbase
Professional, a couple CLI windows, Handshake, and countless utilities
including a sizable vd0:, simultaneously.  Even with WordPerfect on a
seperate MWB screen, (Thanks, Matt!) and Superbase and Handshake on
their own screens, I can do all that and not run out of Chip ram.  So, I
for one wouldn't mind more Chip, but I'm not sure I see what all of the
fuss is about.

On the other hand, now that I think about it, I've had some trouble
running out of Chip ram with Sculpt-3D, but other than that, I usually
don't have problems.

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Eric Kennedy
ejkst@cisunx.UUCP