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From: monty@sagpd1.UUCP (Monty Saine)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Death of the 1000 (was: Re: Transactor, Vol 1 Issue 3)
Message-ID: <304@sagpd1.UUCP>
Date: 22 Dec 88 22:22:05 GMT
References: <3363@cs.Buffalo.EDU> <5546@cbmvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: monty@sagpd1.UUCP (Monty Saine)
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Organization: Scientific Atlanta, Government Products Div, San Diego, CA
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In article <5546@cbmvax.UUCP> daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie) writes:
>in article <3363@cs.Buffalo.EDU>, jmpiazza@sunybcs.uucp (Joseph M. Piazza) says:
>
>probably more of a challange to design one that'll pass FCC certification,
>which is a concern of anyone selling finished commercial units.  The actual
>electronic design of a Zorro II compatible box is reasonably well detailed
>in the booklet "Schematics and Expansion Specifications" book, available from
>CATS.  More thinking would have to go in to also support a CPU slot, but I
>believe it's possible.  You're out of luck on supporting a video slot in
>such an expansion box, however.  
>
>The most difficult part, especially where the A500's concerned, is the 
>mechanical design of the box.  Like, where do you put the darned thing?
>
>Still, even if no commercial design can be done, it would certainly be 
>possible to do a kit type design, along the lines of LUCAS.  But again,
                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
	I hope Brad Fowles is reading this. That would really pep up
	the A1000 used machine market place. Just think two or three
	Zorro II slots laying on top of your 1000(or under it or next 
	to it).	Maybe throw in 1 Meg on the board????? Bare board
	less than $100.....

	Guess I'm just dreaming and wishing again. Sigh........


Monty
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