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From: ditto@cbmvax.UUCP (Michael "Ford" Ditto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: amiga 2500UX
Keywords: amiga-unix amix 2500UX
Message-ID: <5743@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 20 Jan 89 04:27:31 GMT
References: <10901@gryphon.COM> <974@cc-krs.UUCP> <11280@swan.ulowell.edu> <15088@cisunx.UUCP> <5732@cbmvax.UUCP> <8825@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU>
Reply-To: ditto@cbmvax.UUCP (Michael "Ford" Ditto)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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[ This article contains unofficial, preliminary information about
  unreleased products, subject to change, etc. etc., and represents
  my opinions, not Commodore policy.  But you knew all that, and
  the disclaimer-eater has probably eaten this paragraph anyway. ]

In article <10901@gryphon.COM> tsub@pnet02.cts.com (Tom Wang) writes:
>Will Commodore be releasing the UNIX software for Amiga(Amix) alone for those
>who want to upgrade from their 2000 (getting all the other necessary hardware
>of course)?

My understanding is that this is not planned immediately upon release of
the 2500UX, but will come shortly thereafter.  I beleive there have been
official statements from Commodore that A2000 owners will always be able
to upgrade to the technology of new Amiga computers.

In article <15088@cisunx.UUCP> ejkst@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu (Eric J. Kennedy) writes:
>Any idea whether it allows Unix and AmigaDOS simultaneously, or Unix and
>MS-DOS simultaneously?

Neither Amiga Exec nor Amiga Unix can share the CPU with another OS,
and either OS running "under" the other would lose much of its
usefulness.  In other words, this is really tricky, and we haven't
done it yet.  :-)

The BridgeBoard, having its own CPU, will work under Unix, but the
Amiga-side application (the "PC window") has not yet been ported to
Unix.  Eventually, there will be some sort of MS-DOS-in-a-window type
of facility for Unix.

In article <8825@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> amiga@athena.mit.edu (MITAUG Staff) writes:
>What kind of tape drive and can I find one for my GVP Controller????

The tape drive we are currently using is a QIC-150 format SCSI drive
which can also read (but not write) QIC-24 format tapes, such as used
by some other Unix workstations.  QIC-150 format gets 165 Megabytes on
a tape.  As far as I know, any SCSI controller should be able to access
such a drive if it had appropriate driver software.  I don't know of any
AmigaDos device drivers for SCSI tape drives, although I hear that work
is being done in that area.
-- 
					-=] Ford [=-

"The number of Unix installations	(In Real Life:  Mike Ditto)
has grown to 10, with more expected."	ford@kenobi.cts.com
- The Unix Programmer's Manual,		...!sdcsvax!crash!elgar!ford
  2nd Edition, June, 1972.		ditto@cbmvax.commodore.com