Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cbmvax!daveh
From: daveh@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Haynie)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: amiga 2500UX
Message-ID: <5827@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 26 Jan 89 23:22:11 GMT
References: <5804@cbmvax.UUCP>
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
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in article <5804@cbmvax.UUCP>, thomas@cbmvax.UUCP (Dave Thomas QA) says:
> Keywords: amiga-unix amix 2500UX

> In article <214@corpane.UUCP> sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks) writes:
>> I may be a bit slow here.... Let me get this straight...
>> the Amiga 2500UX is an amiga 2500 running Amiga unix. but...
>> it can't run AmigaDOS ?!?!?!?! 

> Of course it can runAmigaDOS. The 2500UX will boot UNIX by default, but
> the user has the option of which operating system to run.

As a matter of fact, all A2620 boards have the option of autobooting into
either Amiga OS or UNIX, this feature being controlled by a PCB jumper
(in fact, J304).  Now, if there's no UNIX present, you will of course not
be able to autoboot into it.  No matter the preset, holding down both
mouse buttons at boot time will get you a menu that lets you select the
Amiga OS controlled by either the 68020 or the 68000, or UNIX if you have
it on your hard disk.

The reason the A2500 UX systems have 4 megs is that the UNIX folks have
determined that a 4 meg system is quite nice, while a 2 meg system will
page too much, and you really won't be happy with it.  Having used some
Apollo machines with 1 or 2 megs of real memory, I'd tend to believe
this.

>   Dave Thomas
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