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From: ajy2208@ultb.UUCP (A.J. Yarusso)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: TOS 1.4 vs NEODESK and UIS-II
Message-ID: <437@ultb.UUCP>
Date: 13 Mar 89 23:33:00 GMT
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Reply-To: ajy2208@ultb.UUCP (A.J. Yarusso (713ICS))
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology, Computer Science
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Chris,

  I highly doubt that the extra 4 sockets in my roommate's Mega ST2 are
for 'future upgrades' as Atari has apparently eliminated them in the
latest Mega motherboard redesign.  I am almost certain that all six
sockets are for TOS chips, and once Atari went to the 2 chip set, the
other four sockets were no longer used (hence, that is why they were
removed, although I would have liked them to stay for future 'upgrades'
that you spoke of).  

  As for the type of chips Atari is using for TOS, I am not sure.  If
both the 6 and 2 set TOS chips work with the Mega, perhaps Atari was
smart enough in the early days that a 2 chip set might work with the
older 520 motherboards.  Maybe someone at Atari can answer this?  

  Albert Yarusso

  Bitnet:  ajy2208@ritvax
  Usenet:  ajy2208@ultb.rit.edu