Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tektronix!reed!percival!baer
From: baer@percival.UUCP (Ken Baer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: CMI Kickstart and 1.3 ROM's
Keywords: A1000, 1.3 Release
Message-ID: <1248@percival.UUCP>
Date: 21 May 88 18:28:28 GMT
References: <3071@leo.UUCP>
Reply-To: baer@percival.UUCP (Ken Baer)
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Organization: Funkytown Software International
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In article <3071@leo.UUCP> harald@leo.UUCP ( Harald Milne) writes:
>
>	Slap me if this is silly.
>
>	Does anybody know if the CMI kickstart eliminatir ROM's for the A1000
>are in fact the same type of ROM in the A500/A2000. If so, the ROM's
>could be replaced using the CBM ROM set as oppossed to CMI.
>
>	Anybody know if CMI is alive and kicking, and still willing to supply
>upgrade ROM's?

I saw the CMI guys a couple of weeks ago, and they were still smiling, so
I would say that they are indeed still in business, and doing quite well.
They said that they will have some kind of trade-in policy for the e-proms
to upgrade to 1.3 Kickstart.  I don't think the chip is physically the 
same as the KS ROM in the A500/A2000.  I have the CMI Kickstart Eliminator
in my A1000, and have been very happy with it.  
	Incidentally, CMI has a bunch of new goodies coming out that look
quite nice.  They have a couple of MIDI boxes that look good (I'm not really
a MIDI person though).  They also are coming out with a daughter board that
plugs into the 68000 socket, that has the new faster 68000.  They said that
it will increase CPU intensive operations by about 35%, and it will cost
$149.  The board will also have a socket for a Math coprocessor
(not included).  Looks like a good compromise for someone who wants more
speed but doesn't have the $$$ for a 68020 board.

Disclaimer: I have no financial relationship with CMI, they a just a bunch
of nice guys who make nice products.

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