Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!lll-winken!lll-lcc!pyramid!cbmvax!jesup
From: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: A500 dream drive?
Message-ID: <6284@cbmvax.UUCP>
Date: 15 Mar 89 05:27:18 GMT
References: <10774@louie.udel.EDU>
Reply-To: jesup@cbmvax.UUCP (Randell Jesup)
Organization: Commodore Technology, West Chester, PA
Lines: 12

In article <10774@louie.udel.EDU> SS24766%UAFSYSB.BITNET@umrvmb.umr.edu (Bryan Stover) writes:
>BriWall of Kutztown, PA advertises a 'Trumpcard 500 w/3-1/2" 32 meg for
>$559.' Conversation with salesperson reveals that the drive is a Seagate
>ST138N, 40ms access time, autoboot Eprom, but *NO* power supply. The gent
>said 'twould work fine with A501 512k expansion and A1010 external drive.

	Uh, I do hope they're not powering it off the the Amiga.  Bad idea,
quick way to fry your PS.  The A500 PS has only enough power for 1 external
drive and the internal mem expansion.

-- 
Randell Jesup, Commodore Engineering {uunet|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!jesup