Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!thad
From: thad@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: 68020 Amiga??
Message-ID: <9897@cup.portal.com>
Date: 9 Oct 88 23:14:59 GMT
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The card for which you're holding-out is the A2620 (68020/68881/68851) from
CBM.  It was demo'd at a trade fair in Germany earlier this year; availability
in the USA is up to CBM.

The CSA (Computer System Associates) 68020/68881 cards and accessories (incl.
even a 68030/68882) have been available since early 1986; I checked my
depreciation tables and I actually paid for mine (for the A1000) in July 1986
though I had been using it for months ("on approval") before that.

Ronin Engineering (Berkeley, CA) also manufactures a 68020/68881 card for
the A1000 and the A2000; available are 68030 upgrades and up to 4MByte (16MB
when 1024Kx4 chips are readily available) 32-bit-wide RAM.

I have both CSA and Ronin cards operating in my systems and I'm pleased with
both, though I tend to favor the Ronin at this time.

It is NOT clear (to me) whether future CBM enhancements (e.g. Ami/UNIX) will
function with OTHER than the A2620, so if that's important to you, you may
wish to wait (or have someone buy it for you in Germany).

Summary: 68020 and 68030 with 68881 or 68882 plug-ins are and have been
available for some time for *ALL* Amiga models (CSA mfgs one for the A500 too).


Thad Floryan [thad@cup.portal.com (OR) ...!sun!portal!cup.portal.com!thad]