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From: gaspar@almsa-1.arpa (Al Gaspar)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: A590 at COMDEX
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Date: 21 Nov 88 13:49:34 GMT
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Marco Papa 'Doc' writes:

> I just picked up from BIX these Commodore Previews of the products being
> shown at COMDEX.  Thanks to Lauren Brown for making them available.

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> TITLE: Amiga(r) A590
> 
> 		Commodore(r) Technology Preview
> 		Amiga(r) A590 Hard Disk Controller and Expansion Memory
> 
> *	A complete 20 Megabyte hard disk system for the Amiga 500 computer.
> 
> *	Contains sockets for up to 2 Megabytes of expansion RAM.
> 
> *	Auto-configuring, and auto-booting with Kickstart 1.3.
> 
> *	Expansion socket allows attachment of MacIntosh(tm) style
> 	SCSI expansion devices.
> 
> *	Uses DMA for fastest possible operation.
> 
> *	Complete with hard disk system software drivers.
> 
> 	PRELIMINARY SPECIFICATION - SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
> 
> 		         NOT PRESENTLY FOR SALE

Does Commodore have any idea when this might be released and what the cost
might be?  Does anyone else?  The competition runs about $795.  Will the 
A590 be more or less?

Cheers--

Al

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